Clear Ornament Tutorial

The TJ Holiday Blogstravaganza continues! Today, I have a tutorial for the ornament above -- and a challenge for you, too! Although this idea for ornaments is not new, it is always nice to remember old favorites! All stamps: Artistic Outpost
Supplies

*Acetate or Transparency

*Clear Glass Ornament

*Circle Cutter or Circle Punch Larger than Image

*Stamp with Image smaller than ornament

*Sharpies, Copic Markers, Gel Glaze Pen or Watercolor Crayons

*StazOn Ink

*Glitter

Step One:

Stamp the image with StazOn ink over the acetate or transparency. I use Inkjet transparencies, and I stamp the image on the smooth size.

Step Two:
Turn the image to the back and color with copic markers, sharpies, watercolor crayons, acrylic paints or Gel Glaze Pens.











Step Three:
Use the Circle cutter or punch to cut the image out.












Step Four:
Roll the image into a tube, with the colored area on the inside of the image. Make the roll slightly smaller than the whole in the tops of the ornament. Slide the acetate into the ornament. NOTE: If the image does not drop into the ornament straight, use an eraser from the end of a pencil to move the acetate into place.






Step Five:
Place a teaspoon of glitter into the ornament.













Step Six:
Replace the top and tie a ribbon around it.

Easy, right? Okay then, here is the challenge:
Create an ornament by Monday, November 17th. You can create any style ornament using any technique or idea of your choice (just use rubber stamps and/or paper crafting supplies). Then send it to me via email, post it to the TJ group OR place it on your blog or gallery elsewhere and leave the link in a message on this post.

I will collect all of the images and I will place them in a post next week -- and will pick a winner from them randomly. The winner will receive a $10.00 gift certificate from Technique Junkies, to be used on any TJ product of your choice. Come play!

Today, I also have several of the TJ Designers who have posted for the Blogstravaganza:
Lisa Somerville at Splendiferous Creations
Deb Lovett on the TJ Design Team Blog
Jane at Jane's Addiction

Check back every day for the TJ Blogstravaganza - right through Christmas!

Holiday Blogstravaganza & TSSC #43

The Technique Junkie Blogstravaganza continues! Today's card uses the sketch from the Technostamper Sketch Challenge (TSSC#43). this was an easy sketch, and I really enjoyed making this card! I dug deep into my magic drawer of unused backgrounds until I found this gorgeous piece of Cling and Scrunch (from the June 2007 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter). The image was colored with the Gamsol Pearls Technique (June 2006 issue).
Stamps: Stampin' Up!

Stop by the blogs of the other design team members participating in the Blogstravaganza today:

Lisa Somerville at Splendiferous Creations

Kimm Bennington-Thompson at Artful Sentiments by Kimm

Connie Piotter at SoDakStamper

Judy Jackson on the Technique Junkie Blog

Nancy Judd at Inkblocks

Gerrie Johnnic at the Queen of Grunge

Remember to join us everyday through Christmas for Holiday Inspiration!

We Three Kings...

Sometimes you see a beautiful stamps and wonder how in the world you can do justice to it. that is how I feel about these stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs -- almost reverent.



I decided to color the kings using the Marker Watercoloring Technique from the June 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I layered it several pieces of cardstock, and then used a piece of Veined Marble background (August 2007 TJNL) to set it off. That is layered on cardstock stamped with the star.


I hope I did justice to the stamps and to the subject matter.

Waiting at Winter's Door

Dear Santa:

Won't you come in? My holiday door is all decked out and waiting for you... I am ready to give and to receive. My heart is full of joy and love for the holidays...

PS: My stamps are from Artistic Outpost, and I used Gamsol Pearls Technique from the June 2006 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter to color my door. The background pine cones were colored using the Pastel Pigments Technique from the June 2005 issue of the TJ Newsletter.

P.S.S. Santa, more creations for the blogstravaganza can be found on these blogs, too!

Lisa Somerville at Spendiferous Creations
Gerrie Johnnic at Queen of Grunge
Nancy Judd at Inkblocks
Vada Schutz on the NEW Technique Junkie Design Team Blog!

Jane Bosi on Jane's Addiction

Blogger's Challenge and Holiday Blogstravaganza

Today's Blogger's challenge is called "The same but different." We could use the same stamps or the same layout, or the same technique etc, to create two cards. One of the reason I love doing BCs is because there is so much creativity and free reign -- the topic is meant to inspire, not a hard-and-fast guideline...

So, because I have to do my own thing, I decided to use the same stamps (all from Stampin' Up!)AND the same layout to create two cards. Oh heck, I even used the same COLORS! But my cards are not the same...not even remotely. Because both cards use different techniques. It is quite amazing to see how VERY different these same cards are!

The first card uses the triple dimension Technique for the background snowflakes (February 2006 TJ Newsletter), with the trees and saying done with the Burnished Embossing Technique from the December 2007 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

The background on the second card uses the Watered Tintz Technique (December 2006 TJNL), with a Poppin' Rub-on's (February 2004 TJNL) Tree on the front panel.

so the same...but different! Check out the other Blogger's Challenge players in my sidebar.

For today's Holiday Blogstravaganza, the following designers are playing along - check out their blogs, too, for a dose of holiday inspiration!

Lisa Somerville at Spendiferous Creations

Gerrie Johnnic at Queen of Grunge

Nancy Judd at Inkblocks

Judy Jackson on the NEW Technique Junkie Design Team Blog!

TJ Holiday Blogstravaganza -- Designers, too!

The following Technique Junkie Designers are participating today in the TJ Blogstravaganza - pop on over to their blogs to take a look!

Lisa Somerville at Splendirferous Creations

Gerrie Johnnic, the Queen of Grunge

Jane Bosi at Jane's Addiction

Kimm Bennington-Thompson at Artful Sentiments

Rainbow Cuttlebug Variation & the Challenge winners

On Tuesday I posted a tutorial for the Rainbow Cuttlebug Technique and posed a challenge to you to create a card using the technique. There are 9 fabulous entries in the slideshow below -- and one of you has won 3 issues of the Technique Junkie Newsletter! In addition, I had a chance to create one more card (on the right) and came up with a slight variation to the technique. Since we are in the midst of the TJ Holiday Blogstravaganza, it is a Holiday-themed card, of course!

I used the same technique, but I "changed it up" it a little bit. First, I started with WHITE cardstock, ran the embossing folder and cardstock through the CB, and then flipped it over, to work on the "wrong" side of the embossed piece -- the holly is debossed, instead of being raised. That was brayered with a "fruitcake" Kaleidacolor pad.Then the leaves were colored with marker, then painted with crystal effects so that they are shiny (like the real thing). The berries are colored with Stickles. It is the same technique, but I think the effect is VERY different. (Stamp: Artistic Outpost)

Here is the slideshow for the cards entered in the contest -- all were fabulous!

And the winner of the contest is....Celina Loyer! Celina's name was randomly chosen to win three additional issues of the TJ Newsletter. Congratulations!