October 2019 New Stamp Release!

I am so pleased to present the October 2019 new stamps from Technique Junkies! This is our holiday release and I really love the stamps we have in store for you.

First, you should know that all of the October 2019 New Release Stamps are 15% off  through October 8th. Simply add them to your shopping bag for the discount; it will be automatically applied.

Second, the entire team is participating in the release celebration. I have included their links below; please take a few minutes to visit their blogs to view their fabulous work.

Ready for some inspiration?

First up, I have a litle confession. I am obsessed with Holly. We have a beautiful bush right outside our front door...and I just am in love with it. So when I saw this close-up from JanTink from #mittenstatestamps, I knew exactly how I wanted my berries to look.

So this is a close-up of my Close-up.  The berries were colored with Copic Markers and then covered with Diamond Glaze for the wet, textural look.

The full card is here. I colored the rest of my Holly Berries card with Copic Markers, too, and added the Merry Christmas Sentiment from the Victorian Greetings Set. 

 Next up, I went in a totally different direction. I used the Feliz-Naughty Dog set to create this adorable card for puppy lovers.  The dog portion was colored with Copic Markers, and the background is the Festive Stripes Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs Stencils (available from Technique Junkies).

 Next up is also fun! The Santa Checks Stamp has been layered over a Pinwheel Illusion Stenciled Background. I colored her with markers, too:

This next card uses two from the release. The Mistletoe Background was colored with Nuvo Glitter Markers and the focal image, Under the Mistletoe, was traced over with Kaisercraft 
Glitter Gel Pens.

The final inspiration I have for you is this Scratched Tree. This image has been floating around in my stamps-to-be-made file for years - and I am so glad I finally made it. It is a negative-style image - very dramatic, I think. I hope you like it!

Ready for more: Here are the links to the Technique Junkies Designers who are celebrating with us today:

Technique Junkies Blog

Beth Norman-Roberts

Ceal Pritchett

Giovana Smith 

 Holly Brown

 Janine Tinklenberg

Jeanne Streiff

Judy Jackson

Kia Gibson Clapper 

Lee Ann Barrett

Lynda Pleckan

Pat Huntoon

Ro Donner

Stephanie Severin

I hope you inspired today -- Happy shopping!

Pat Huntoon

Apples and Blessings

I just love the Apples Background from artist JanTink at #mittenstatestamps that was created for Technique Junkies! It is such a beautiful background. Covering it even a little was hard, so I made the sentiment a little transluscent.

After I colored the apples with Copic Markers, I painted a piece of acetate with a light layer of gesso on the back. The Blessings greeting from the Autumn Framed Sentiments Set over the top with Timber Brown StazOn before attaching it to the apples background.  I love the effect!

Both of the stamps used in the example are from the Technique Junkies September 2019 release.

Hope you are having a great day full of blessings, too!
Pat Huntoon

Lovely Lovely Lilacs

One of my favorite flowers in the world are Lilacs. When we first moved to our house in Connecticut 24 years ago there was a lilac tree (way too big to be a bush) outside my bedroom window, and in the early spring the lovely fragrance of fresh lilacs would fill my heart with happiness. I will forever love the smell of fresh lilacs because of that. Not to mention  their glorious purple color ...purple just makes me happy.

In light of this, no other floral design in the Technique Junkies stamp line this year has made me happier than this Lilac Background Stamp designed by JanTink from #mittenstatestamps (offered exclusively for Technique Junkies). Every time I color it, I think of my Lilacs...you can almost smell them, can't you?

I colored these stamped lilacs with Copic markers, then added the Best Wishes Sentiment from the Wreath Wishes Set. The white piece was edged with an Urban Graphite Glitter Marker, just to add a shimmering edge to the focal image piece.

Now all we have to do is wait for those Lilacs to bloom...just a few more weeks.
Pat