Thursday, April 19, 2018

Life is a Fairy Tale...

I am not a "cute" stamper, but even I love the sweetness from the Fairy Tale Flowers background combined with the Sweet Fairy Tale sentiments from my Technique Junkies line of stamps. The background just SCREAMS for glitter marker coloring, and since I am a little addicted to my Nuvo Glitter Markers, this satisfies that itch a bit. You can buy them separate, or as a bundle (saves you $$), too.

Second, the entire Fairy Tale sentiment set came right from my heart. The sentiment "Every once in a while, in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a Fairy Tale" is especially close to my heart- it is how I feel about my husband (yes, even after 30 years of marriage! I am a sap!).

In any case, I hope today's little Fairy Tale makes YOU happy.
Have a great day -
Pat Huntoon

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Distress Oxide Poppy Bouquet


Oh, the Poppy Bouquet. I have to say, this is one of my favorites from the www.techniquejunkies.com April 2018 release. It is pretty with all of the coloring mediums I have tried on it, and very versatile. Last week several of the Technique Junkies Designers colored it as a background, so I decided to show you today what it looked like fussy-cut.

To color the Poppy, I used Derwent Inktense pencils, then I cut it out with scissors. The background was created by embossing the Love Script background in white, on white paper, then colored with Distress Oxide Inks using a blending tool. I have to say, the Emboss Resist Technique works particularly well with Distress Oxide Inks; not only do they blend well, but they wipe right off the embossed areas, leaving a crisp image behind.  

To finish, I used pop-dots to raise the image off the background and to give it dimension.

I hope today fills you with inspiration!
Pat Huntoon

Sunday, April 1, 2018

April New Release and Blog Hop


Happy Passover and Easter!

Today is April 1st and, no foolin', we have a new release! 

We are celebrating the release of 15 new stamps today with our monthly blog hop.  If you arrived here from Lynda's blog, you are in the right place. If not, I urge you to start at the TJ Design Team blog - we have a great line up of bloggers with TONS of inspiration!

All of the April 2018 Release Stamps are 15% off through April 8th, too! Just add your selection to your shopping cart, and they will be automatically discounted at checkout.

Ready for some inspiration?

The first two cards today using the Changing Things stamp. I like to create stamps that encourage woman strength and empowerment.  I love the versatility of this stamp - it is great with so many ethnicities. Here are two:


The next card is more fun - I used the Frenchified Clouds stamp with the Soul to Dance sentiment, and added some Party Chicks to lighten things up. To create this, I stamped and silver-embossed the background used Art Anthology's Frost Dimensional Paint on the clouds After the paint dried, I sprayed Art Anthology Coloration Sprays over the top.


And I just couldn't help myself - I had to use those birds again, with this creation that uses Party Chicks and  the Time to Celebrate stamp (this one was colored with Copic Markers:

 Finally, I used Niji Pearlescent Watercolors to color the Fairy Tale Flowers Background, and added a sentiment from the Sweet Fairy Tale set to top it off. The two match perfectly -- and I you can get them as A Bundle with considerable savings, too!

I hope you have enjoyed today's hop. Make sure to go take a look at all the new stamps and take advantage of the 15% discount, too!

Have a Happy and Blessed Holiday.
Pat Huntoon