I'm a little Mermaid...

Greetings Inky Friends!!

This card I found a tutorial from the April/May 2013 Technique Junkies Newsletter called Watercolor Crayons Tutorial.  I began by coloring in blocks of color with watercolor crayons and then using an AquaBrush to blend each color.  I then dropped some water onto the piece and immediately blotted with a tissue picking back up some of the color creating additional texture - which of course the new Pebble Beach stamp covered up! LOL Oh well!

 

I stamped the background using Black archival ink and the mermaid

from By The Sea in blue. Trimmed her out and added a pearl in her shell

popping up both the mermaid and the banner sentiment with foam dots.

Don't forget! You only have until June 8th to SAVE 15% on
ALL the JUNE NEW RELEASES and there are
SO MANY wonderful beachy - summer images this month !!
Perfect for card making, journaling, scrapbooking,
home decor and so much more!!

Until next time...
Happy Creating!
xoxox ~ Tonya :)

Mermaid Tag

I enjoy making cards that will surprise the person who receives it.  This one has a  vellum pocket and a tag behind inside it.  I used several Technique Junkie stamps to create this card: By the Sea SS060 - www.techniquejunkies.com/by-the-sea-set-of-6/ , and Sea Waves S628 - http://techniquejunkies.com/sea-waves/. 

I tore thin strips of a pale blue vellum and adhered those strips on the backside of thin white vellum.  The narrow blue panels at the top and bottom of the card help to create the pocket for the tag to slip in and out of.  I stamped the words from the Near the Sea  from the set By the Sea repetitively on the front  of the vellum pocket.  The base card is stamped with Sea Waves.

The Tag is also stamped with Sea Waves and then the mermaid is stamped over the waves.  It was inked with black Versafine ink, covered with detail black embossing powder, and heat set. The focal verse is also from the stamp set By the Sea.  Ribbons were tied to the tag to pull the tag in and out.

Have a wonderful day -- may the beach be in your future this summer!  And get inky! 

June 2016 Release - Welcome to the hop!

Welcome! Today is June 1st, and Technique Junkies Stamps has 14 brand new stamps for you! This month we have a great beachy-seaside theme that I hope you will love as much as I do. To celebrate,the TJ design team has a blog hop for you to follow to introduce you the to new stamps, show you what we did with them, and to inspire you to create your own art.

PLUS -- all of the June Release Stamps are 15% off through June 8th. Just add them to your cart and the discount will be added automatically at checkout.

Before I take you to the sea, Here is the hop line-up - you can leave this window open and follow along as you go, if you would like:
Design Team Blog: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com 
Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com
Karen McAlpine: www.dreamingncreating.blogspot.com
Kathy Stacy: https://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com
Jane Bosi: http://janembosi.blogspot.com
Beth Norman: http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca
Pam DeChellis: http://journeyawakensthesoul.blogspot.com/
Judy Jackson: http://judysstampart.blogspot.com
Tonya Davidson: http://stampintonya.blogspot.com
Pat Huntoon: http://patstamps.blogspot.com
Robin Redd: http://robinredd.typepad.com/reddrobinstudios/
Marilyn Hughes: http://dollsetc.blogspot.com/

The art above uses the new Fishing Boat background stamp. I used brown ink to stamp the background, then colored the image with pastels. The sentiment is one from the By The Sea (set of 6).  I love this boat; it reminds me of summer vacations spent in Cape Cod (MA).

This second piece uses the Seagrass Lighthouse stamp paired with the By the Sea sentiment. Believe it or not, I made this stamp from a photo. I just loved the perspective, and thought it would make a great stamp (I think it did - what do you think?).

I hope you liked my artwork today -- and have fun at the hop. Onward to the fabulous blog of Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com for your next inspiration!

Enjoy, then get your 15% discount!

Pat Huntoon

Moo Cards

Good morning Junkies!  As usual, I had to try something just a little different.  This time it was Moo Cards.

Yep, those little bitty cards that are 1-1/8" x 2-3/4".  Just a little bit of a challenge, but I like those. So, here are three I created:

For this card, I stamped one of the lanterns from the Lanterns stamp and colored it in with Art Anthology Vegas Gold and Ferrari Sorbet.  I masked off the center section of the card and then sprayed it with Art Anthology Plush Colorations.  I stamped Be Honest using the Be Silly stamp and masking off the part I didn't want.  I used the Misti on both the lantern and the sentiment to make sure I got a good image placed exactly where I wanted it.

I stamped the smallest stamp from the Batik Elements Set of 6 set with Versamark ink and embossed it with LSG Terra Cotta Plum EP.  I then sprayed the entire card with Art Anthology Siesta Key Colorations and stamped Classy and Fabulous in black Versafile ink.

For this last Moo, I stamped the top part of the lady from The Rules and embossed her with LSG Razzleberry Plum EP.  I then sprayed the entire card with Art Anthology Glorious Colorations.  On another sheet of paper that I had sprayed with Art Anthology Plush Colorations, I stamped Goofy Stuff and then trimmed the words until they fit the card.  

Until later....................

Marilyn

America!

Happy Memorial Day!  Today we celebrate and remember those who have fought and died for our freedom!  We do live in an awesome country.

This card is created with a couple of Technique Junkie stamps - Falling Flowers http://techniquejunkies.com/falling-flowers/, and America Beats True - http://techniquejunkies.com/america-beats-true/.

I used red Art Anthology Gel Medium to paint the flower petals. I allowed that to dry well and then sprayed a light blue Art Anthology Colorations spray over the card. Then I quickly wiped off the excess.  Since the  gel medium resists the Coloration spray  the spray wipes up easily off of the red petals.  I mounted it on red then blue stock before adding the embellishments - except for ribbon being tucked around the red layer.

The focal image was colored with Copic markers and a matching blue was sponged on the surrounding areas of Lady Liberty. After this imaged was layered with red and blue card stock, Little white stars were adhered to the center of the flowers and under the word America!

This card shouts patriotism!  Have a great day and get inky!

Inspirational Tag Set

Hello Junkies!
Karen here today to share a set of tags I made using two of the New Releases.  I stamped onto DP and punched edges. And, of course, added lots of pretty ribbon. Take a look.

Materials List:

Stamps: Measure Herself and Falling Flowers both from Technique Junkies

Ink: Regal Rose (Stampin' Up)  and Jet Black Archival

Markers - Memento

CS: pale green

Decorative paper

Corner and Edge Punch

Ribbons

Make It:

• Cut tags from the pale green CS 
• Stamp the Falling Flowers stamp with rose ink on DP
• Cut the DP to fit onto the tags
• Stamp Measure Herself image onto DP
• Color the dress with markers

• Punch the corners and edges of the DP and add to the tags
• Punch holes in the tops of the tags and add the ribbons
• Glue a piece of lace to the side edge of one of the tags

Aren't these fun!!  Love the falling flowers in the background too.  The tags would be cute on a gift bag or tucked inside an envelope with a little note on the back.  Would be a cute bookmark too.  Okay, see you again soon.  Have a great day!
Karen McAlpine
Dreaming and Creating

Keep Calm

Hi fellow stamp artists, it's Beth Norman here with a Joseph's Coat technique card for you.  Recently I did a tutorial on how to do this technique which you can find here.

I fell in love with these two stamps and knew they would look good together.  I used Pom Pom Swag and Behave Yourself from the May release.

Have a great week!