Technique Junkies - Beautiful Lavender Collage

Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I am showcasing another stunning stamp from the August 2021 new release from Technique Junkies!  This stamp is the lovely Lavender Collage and I created two cards that accentuate this stamp's collage style.  This stamp, and all of the New Release August 2021 Stamps, are 15% off until August 8, 2021. And, you can use my coupon code TJ10Tracy for 10% off everything else in your order.

For my first card (above), I used a card panel that I made a few months ago and a die cut butterfly from my stash. Here are the steps I took to create the card:

1. I cut a piece of 4.25 x 5.5 inch Hammermill Premium Color Copy  Paper. This paper is as smooth as Bristol Smooth and less expensive. It come comes in both 80 and 100 lbs. I prefer the 100 weight for ink blending and coloring with alcohol ink markers. Paper is available at Amazon: Hammermill Premium Color Copy Paper

2. I blended these colors of Catherine Pooler Ink, using domed foam blending tools from Scrapbook.com : Scrapbook.com: https://shrsl.com/2pnd: Serenade, Sea Glass and Bay Breeze. I love the deep rich jewel tones of this color blend combo. Catherine Pooler Inks:https://shop.catherinepooler.com/?aff=111

3. I dipped my paint brush in some Iridescent Shimmering Bliss Spray from Technique Junkies, that I sprayed into a small cup. I added a few drops of water to get a clear, iridescent water color. I used my round tipped paint brush to drop some of this iridescent water color on my panel. The water reacted with the ink, forming round drops in the background.

4. I stamped the Wonder sentiment, taken from the Technique Junkies "Dream, Hope, Wish, Wonder," Set of 4 stamp set (SDX-018) and used Tranquil Ink by Catherine Pooler to color the sentiment panel.  This is a very light blue color ink. I used a piece of purple mirror cardstock as my mat. I trimmed both the sentiment and the mat using the Deckle Edge Trimmer. I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the foil mat. 

5. I die cut the butterfly shadow layer using a piece of lilac colored Tim Holtz foil cardstock. I die cut the butterfly using a contrasting color of purple foil card stock. This gave me a two toned foiled butterfly, which I glued to the bottom right corner of the panel.

6. I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5.25" and adhered it to the top of a black A2 top folding card base. 

For my second card, I again used a panel from my stash that I created a few months ago. This card panel also accentuates the slightly grungy style of Lavender Collage stamp from Technique Junkies. 

 

Here's how I made my second card:

1. I cut a piece of 4.25 x 5.5 inch Canson Cold Press Watercolor cardstock. I sprayed a very light mist of water on this paper, making it slightly damp. 

2. I blended the background panel using a variety of yellow and orange gelatos. I used a moist baby wipe to blend the gelatos.

3. I splattered black acrylic paint on the background. This was done several months before I ever received this stamp, yet the ink splatters go so well with this stamped image. 

4. I stamped the sentiment stamp "There is Always Hope" from Technique Junkies (SD651) onto a piece of white cardstock, then ink blended it with Catherine Pooler Catching Rays Ink. I used the Deckle Edge Trimmer to cut the sentiment and a black mat layer of card stock behind the sentiment. I used Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink to ink blend the edges of the sentiment, giving it a grunge look. I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment to the black mat.

5. I used the Deckle Edge Trimmer to trim the panel then adhered it to an A2 top folding black card base. 

 Here is a look at the entire new stamp collection:

There is a discount price for the "Gotta Have it All" bundle and don't forget, 

all new stamps are 15% off until August 8, 2021. Plus, you can use my coupon code 

TJ10Tracy for 10% off everything else in your order.

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