TJ Inkspirations: Ink Blended Dancing Sprigs

 

I love to use the ink blending technique over Shimmering Bliss Backgrounds. In today's tutorial I am using the Dancing Sprigs Stencil (Colorful Life Designs). Today I am also offering a kit (while supplies last) so that you have everything you need to make it yourself!  Here is the artwork piece made from the tutorial: Thankful Ink Sprigs The kit may be found here: Dancing Sprig Kit And here is how we made these: Ink Blended Dancing Sprigs by Technique Junkies

I hope you are a little inkspired by today's issue. See you next week!   Sincerely,   Pat Huntoon Technique Junkies LLC

July Release Blog Hop - Last Stop on the Hop!

Welcome! Today is July first and we have new stamps at www.techniquejunkies.com! To celebrate, we have our monthly blog hop...and this is the last stop. If you came here from Chris' blog, you are in the right place, but if you started here, you might want to restart at the Design Team Blog - there are so many yummy things to see!

Before I show you a few things I made from the new stamps, keep in mind that all of the July New Release stamps will be 15% off through July 8th. Simply place them into your shopping cart and the discount will be automatically applied.

Ready for some art?
First, in my salute to the holiday weekend and the multitude of barbeques and picnics dedicated to the celebration, I have the this colorful Watermelon piece from the Watermelon Set. The watermelon square stamp comes with two sentimentss that are perfect for celebrating summer! I colored my watermelons with Copics and kept them bright and lush...looks like you can just take a quick bite, right?

Second,  I had fun coloring the Filled with Wonders stamp with Copics, too:

The Simply Shells background stamp was a perfect pairing for the Something Beautiful Remains stamp, too (previously released). I colored it in tones of brown, tans, blues and greens - pure ocean colors! 

And one more, in case you missed the sneak preview yesterday...you can read about how the Seagrass Mat was colored with Distress Oxide Inks HERE.  This uses the Seagrass Mat stamp with the Joy and Laughter stamp (colored with Pastel Pencils):

I hope you have enjoyed today's eye candy! Make sure to take advantage of the 15% discount on the July stamps before July 8th, too.

Enjoy the celebration this weekend, too!

April New Release Blog Hop

Today is April 1st and this is the last stop on the TJ Design Team Blog Hop. Today we introduced 15 new stamps for you with some ideas to inspire your creative muse. If you are STARTING here, you might want to restart the hop from the beginning, on the TJ Design Team Blog. Here is the order, in case you missed it:

Design Team Blog: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com

Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com 

Cheri Weston: http://stampnboomer.blogspot.com

Kathy Stacy: https://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com

Jeanne Streiff: http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

Ro Donner: http://rodonner.blogspot.com/

Beth Norman: http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca

Judy Jackson: http://judysstampart.blogspot.com

Pat Huntoon: http://patstamps.blogspot.com

Today was also the first Blog Hop that our new Design Team Co-ordinator, Jeanne Streiff, managed. I feel so lucky to have her on our team! Wasn't her work just spectacular?
As usual, you will receive 15% off any April 2017 New Release Stamps through April 8, 2017. Just place any of the new stamps in your shopping cart and they will be discounted at checkout.

Ready for a couple more pieces?

 I love this little gem of a stamp, called Flower Square. I stamped it with London Gray Memento Ink, then did some simple coloring with Pastel Pencils (I LOVE those things -- they blend like a dream!). Out of all of the April stamps, this one was my lovely surprise - it turned out exactly as I would want!

Next, I used the Row of Birds stamp. I stamped them with Timber Brown StazOn ink and colored the birds with Pastel Pencils. The birds are layered over a maroon panel stamped lightly with the Vintage Music Stamp (previously released) and paired with the Always Find a Song (also previously released) sentiment. I love the way my birds turned out, but did you see Jeanne's? Divine!

Finally, I used the Mom Anchor stamp. This stamp tends toward the masculine, so to feminize it, I stamped it with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink. I sponged both Warm Lipstick and Wilted Violet around the edges (my lord these things blend like a dream!). The background is Fresh Chevron (previously released) that has been swiped with the same two colors of the Oxide Inks and sprayed with Art Anthology Gilded Gold Fairy Dust. This has AMAZING gold sparkle!
I hope you have enjoyed our hop this month. Go shop! Remember, the 15% off the new stamps ends April 8th, and if you picked up a discount code from one of the Designer's Blogs, you can use that for 10% off the other stamps, too.

Thanks for joining us today!
Pat Huntoon