TJ Inkspirations: Embossed Colored Pencils

Dear Patricia, Since we brought the Chameleon Color Tone Color Pencils into the store last week, I think it's appropriate to show you another technique you can use with them or any other set of colored pencils. I love the look of embossing - it is such a nice textural sheen to add to a finished project. Today we will be adding heat embossing to our colored pencils to achieve that pretty, shiny texture. Here are the stamps and pencils we are using today: Chameleon Color Tones Colored Pencils Rose Doodles Different Flowers Row of Birds Together Faint Scratches Beautiful Birds     You can use any colored pencils for this technique. Of course I recommend the Chameleon Color Tone Pencils for their superior blending, though.    To start, I stamped the Rose Doodles  and Different Garden stamps on white cardstock. Then I selected the first two colors -- the perfect match for each is on one pencil.   I The roses were colored with the first colors and blended using their perfect match and different pressures.    Continue with other pencils to finish coloring the whole piece.   For the embossing portion, you will need either a VersaMarker or an Embossing pen. Either will work well. Color over the entire image with the embossing marker. Note that the marker may blend the colors somewhat. Cover the entire image with Detail Clear Embossing Powder and heat emboss.    Embossed Birds      Just another example for you. I love how pretty these are in person!

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

Life is a beautiful ride

Hello friends!! Giovana here sharing my first post as a Design Team Member, super excited. So today I have a card using a couple of new stamps for May release and this beautiful background image.

Here are the details:

• Stamp "Flower Tapestry"  background image on a piece of Kraft cardstock in Glue Inkpad using your MISTI. (Keep your image on your MISTI)
• Let the ink (glue) get tacky and apply gold gilding flakes, brush away any excess.
• Position your image back on your MISTI and ink some areas of  the stamp with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
• Stamp "Beautiful ride" sentiment in Jet Black Ink.
• Stamp bicycle image from "Bicycle set" on a piece of vellum in Black Ink, add clear embossing powder and heat set.
• Color some areas of the image, die-cut image as well as a piece of white cardstock and adhere it behind the vellum piece.
• Adhere a piece of white cardstock behind background piece and add stitches, then adhere piece to card base.
• Finally add sequins and a bow.

Hope you like it and give it a try!

Now, you can use my code to get a 10% discount on the Technique Junkies store (excludes May release, Distress Oxide and Clearance) like this beautiful background stamps ;)

Have a fantastic day!

Thanks for stopping by.

It's a Beautiful Day for a Bike Ride...

Sunday...a day for breakfast in bed, gardening, and bike rides (well, at least in my fantasy land). Actually, I think Sundays should be for doing whatever makes us the happiest, whether that is exercising or crafting. 

Today's card celebrates the bike ride! I am using the Bicycles set for the main images, with the Explore-Dream-Discover sentiment from the Road Trip set. The Bicycles set is part of the May 2017 release, which means that it is 15% off through the end of tomorrow, May 8th. Simply add it, or any May release, to your shopping cart before midnight May 8, 2017 to receive the discount.

I stamped the three bicycles using my MISTI for perfect alignment. The bikes were colored using neon, metallic and glitter fine-tipped markers. Then I stamped and cut the Explore-Dream-Discover stamp and placed them next to the bikes.

I hope you have a happy Sunday and can find some time to do whatever makes you relaxed and happy!

XO,
Pat Huntoon

Life is Beautiful Tag

Hello All Lanette Here!

I just wanted to share a fun mixed media tag that I created using a couple of this months new release stamps and my current addition Distress Oxide Ink.

Don't forget you have until the 8th to save 10% on May's New Release!!

If you would like to see my process you can watch it over on my YouTube Channel 

A close up just for fun..

Here is a better look at the stamps I used today...

  

Life is Beautiful

Lollipop Flowers

But don't forget Pat has an awesome

 deal for the complete set of Distress Oxide Ink!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

I hope that I have inspired you in some way!

TJ Inkspirations: Chameleon Color Tone Pencils

If you are like me, you have a plethora of coloring tools and mediums from markers to pastes to inks.  One of the reasons we have so many is our desire to have the best tool available for the job. Today I am introducing you a new coloring tool (yes, I am an enabler). Chameleon Color Tone Colored Pencils are new to the art and paper crafting world, and I have to say, I am smitten. Each set contains 50 colors - 25 pencils that have perfectly matched colors on each end. They blend beautifully, and you can achieve multiple color tones depending on the amount of pressure you apply to the pencil. Chameleon Color Tones Colored Pencils The pencils come in a beautiful - and functional - box that folds open to allow you access to the pencils. They are numbered and indexed with a color/shading chart showing the variations that can be achieved with each pencil.     I added the pencils to the www.techniquejunkies.com website under the May releases, so you can get 15% off the pencils from now through May 8th. Just add them to your shopping cart; they will be discounted at checkout. Ready to see them in action? I colored a nature scene first, then show you how pretty and appropriate they are on skin tones - both Caucasian and Ethnic alike.

Beautiful Birds

Since spring is finally here, I thought a little nod to the Robins and Lilacs I am seeing would be appropriate.First, I stamped the Watercolor Birds image in black StazOn ink on white cardstock, then started coloring...:   Each of the pencils are numbered, and are also labeled with the numbers 01 and 02.  I started with pencil 20, side 02 to colored my the first leaves. After, I went back over the leaves with 20-01, blending as I colored.   I continued coloring the leaves until I had the first layer of color on them, then moved onto the robins.   Robins are a mixture of reds/oranges in the breast and greys/brown on their wings, tails and bodies (yes, I googled Robin images to double-check my color choices before I started). I used the color tones on each pencil for perfect blending to layer the colors.Notice that I kept track of which pencil I used on a separate piece of paper in case I needed to pull one out again,   Finally, I went back over the piece, adding highlight and shadow colors where appropriate.

Skin Tone Coloring

One of the things I am really impressed by with the pencils is the ability to color skin tones beautifully,  To color the Don't Lose Faith piece above, I used one pencil to color the skin tone:     First I used the #6 pencil, on the 02 side (light coral) add the darker tones to the hands. The second color for the skin tone was added using #6, 01 (soft shell) to blend and add the remaining color to the skin   Chameleon Color Tone Pencilsare also great on ethnic skin tones,also, as you can see from Chris Dayton's work with the Big Dreams stamp: This is how Chris' piece turned out - she's fabulous, isn't she?   You can read Chris' entire blog post using the pencils HERE. Welcome to the team, Chris! Thanks for joining us today! Pat Huntoon