I'm in technique-trying-supply-buying heaven!

The latest issue of the Technique Junkies Newsletter came out a couple of weeks ago, and I've been in heaven ever since.  Normally, there are several techniques I want to try, a few I like but don't have the supplies for, and a few I really don't care for.  This latest issue is one of those really fun ones...I like just about every technique AND I have most of the stuff I need.  Most of the stuff, not all of the stuff, which to me is the perfect situation.  I can do plenty of playing with what I have, but I still "need" to make a trip to an art supply shop, or even better, a rubber stamp show which just happened to be nearby last weekend.  Just doesn't get any better than that!

On this card, I tried out the Antique Wallpaper technique and I'll be darned if it doesn't look just like a piece of antique wallpaper!  The image, a Hero Arts stamp that I've had forever, is stamped with Adirondack Pesto Ink onto cardstock that I first airbrushed with a light green Copic marker.  I then colored the carnation with more Copic markers. 

I hope you've found a little crafting heaven of your own this week!  Bye for now...

Technique by Design

I made this card for the Technique Junkies Technique by Design challenge.  The challenge gives a sketch along with the added requirement to use a TJ technique in at least one of the background panels.  On my card, I used Dabbed Shimmers on the left and upper right, Metallic Parchment on the middle right, and Polished Stone on the bottom.  I colored the flower (Hero Arts) with colored pencils, masked it, and then stamped the text background (Inkadinkado).  The card seemed a bit unbalanced so I added a few Dew Drops and some Barbara Trombley's Earth Elements Tailings, which added just the right amount of sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you bright and early Thursday for the next Divine Diva Inspiration challenge!