Technique Junkies Friday the 13th Halloween Inspiration Hop

Ahead of Halloween next month, September has a Friday the 13th !! According to Western superstition, it is considered an unlucky day . Many people avoid their regular routines, do not fly or take trips and are extra careful to avoid accidents on that day. You can read more about it online here . The Technique Junkies Design Team decided to make this Friday the 13th your LUCKY day with a card hop of their Halloween creations . It's  safer than walking under a ladder or risking breaking a mirror and getting 7 years of bad luck !! You can check out all of our creations from the safety & comfort of your own home . 

Each Design Team Member has made a Halloween card using Halloween stamps - new and previously released - with the hope that we inspire you to start making your own Halloween cards. Links to their cards are below and we hope you can hop on over to each one and check them out. Each Design Team Member also has a code on their posts that you can use to save 10% on the Technique Junkies website.

I used 2 of my favorite new Halloween stamps for my card today -Resting Witch Face  and Halloween Paintstroke .

• I stamped the Resting Witch Face image on white Mixed-Media paper  using Memento Dew Drop inks - Tuxedo Black, Tangelo and Grape Jelly .
• The image was cut with a Big and Little Pierced Chain Round Die.
• I adhered a scrap piece of fun Halloween paper to a Kraft card base.
• The completed stamped panel was adhered to the patterned paper with foam tabs.
• The Halloween Paintstroke image was stamped with Tangelo ink. on the inside of the card - see picture below .
• 3D Bat stickers were placed on the front of the card and inside for added dimension.

Use the links below to check out all of the Halloween inspiration from my fellow Design Team members .

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Debra - you are here

Michael

Pam

Jeanette

Christine

Pat

Patti

Faith

Shalana

We hope you enjoyed all of our Halloween card inspiration !! All of the Halloween stamps at Technique Junkies are 13% off September 13-15 with no code needed.  And if you use my cde TJ10Deb, you can save an extra 10% . Thanks to Michael Trent for coming up with this fabulous Friday the 13th Inspiration Hop idea. Until next time, stay creative AND stay safe today !!

Debra Davison / Meticulosity

There's Boos Inside

My friend Michael Trent is doing 30 Days of Halloween/Autumn Cards for the month of September . I decided to surprise him today and join in on the fun with him . And since he frequently tortures me by using googly eyes on his cards ( which I am not too fond of ), I decided to make a card with them - just to show how much I value our friendship !! And if I am being honest, I'm actually really thrilled with  the card I made.I think my love of all things coffee has made me more tolerant of the googly eyes on this card ..

• I stamped the 3 Coffee cup images from the Ellen Hutson stamp set - Boos Inside -  ( now retired ) on white, yellow and orange designer paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
• The cups were cut out with matching dies.
• On Kraft card bases, I adhered strips of Halloween Fun Designer paper from Impression Obsession .
• I stamped the sentiment from the Boos Inside stamp set with green inks on scraps of paper from my stash.
• I adhered the sentiment panel next to the Halloween paper on the card base,
• The coffee cups were adhered in a stack above the sentiment.
• And last, but definitely NOT least, I placed glow-in-the-dark googly eyes on the ghost and cat coffee cups !!

You can follow along with Michael's month long Halloween inspiration at his blog - World of Michael Trent . Thanks for stopping by today ... Stay tuned for more Halloween fun tomorrow from the Technique Junkies Design Team.. It's getting spooky around here !!

Technique Junkies Stamp Release / September 2024

It's time for the new release from Technique Junkies - 14 new stamps to celebrate Fall, Halloween and Nature . And of course, a few fun,snarky images too !! All new release stamps are 15% off through September 8. I know you will definitely find a few to add to your collection .

I'm doing an ATC coin swap with a friend so I decided to use the Bare Branches stamp for today . It's a large background stamp that I paper punched into 2 ATC coins - each 2 1/2 inches.

• I stamped the Bare Branches image on Toned Tan Mixed-Media paper with Memento Espresso ink  and again on Toned Grey Mixed Media paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink .
• I paper-punched the 2 1/2 inch circles for my ATC coins .
• The  3-D stickers on each coin are from PaperHouse Productions .
• These ATC coins are so fun and easy to make and a great way to swap with your creative friends !!

I hope you will take some time to see the projects from my teammates at their links below .

TJ Blog

Jeanette

Debra - you are here

Michael

Pam

Christine

Darlene

Pat

Patti

I will be posting new projects in the coming weeks with the fabulous September Release stamps . You can use my code - TJ10Deb - to save 10% off all other stamps/supplies .The new releases are 15% off through September 8 - no code required. Thank you for stopping by to check out the new release stamps !! 

Debra Davison / Meticulosity