Greetings Ink Friends!

I'm back today to show a couple Halloween cards using the September New Releases!

I used both the Pumpkin Tree Guy and the Happy Halloween stamps

for both cards just done a little different on each!

For this first card, I heat embossed the Pumpkin Guy with black embossing powder and then painted him in using Art Anthology Paints. I used my finger to paint a moon in the corner too.

After drying, I sprayed the piece with the Colorations sprays and the painted piece resists the sprays! I used a piece of printed paper from the Spooky Prints stack and heat embossed the Halloween greeting in White embossing powder. I die cut a Bat from my Snapshot Frames set and

popped him off the corner to finish off the card.

For the next card, I treated the Pumpkin Guy the exact same way as above, except

I used Cosmic Grape & Blue Lagoon Splashes for the background. I sponged River Rock ink

around the edges and splattered Sour Lemon Silk to create a starry night. I popped him off another print from the Spooky Prints pad. I inked the Halloween greeting in Whip Cream and heat embossed with Clear Powder this time to give a more ghostly effect.

I simply LOVE how the images over at Technique Junkies work so well with all the other supplies we own! Makes them SO versatile! Be sure to hop on over and check them out!

Until Next Time...
Happy Creating!!
~ Tonya    ~oxoxox ~

Spooktacular September!

Greetings Inky Friends!!

Or should I say FIENDS since we're 'celebrating' Halloween? ;)

It's September 1st already and that means another Blog Hop and wonderful

NEW RELEASE from Technique Junkies!! And don't forget, order your September New Releases by the 8th and receive 15% OFF!!

If you are already hopping along, you came from the Miss Talented Judy Jackson!

Now for my shares...

I first cut 2 panels of watercolor paper and sprayed them with a few Art Anthology Colorations sprays. I wasn't totally digging the results so while the paper was still wet, I dripped some Minx inks onto the paper and spread/blended it out with my fingers and misting with more water as needed to achieve the look I wanted.

Disclaimer: I didn't REALLY KNOW what look I was going after! LOL

I loved the look of both as it turned out.

One reminded me of a spooky fall night sky and the other,

a weird sunset glow begging for a Spooky House!

On the first card, I heat embossed the Bats with black embossing powder on top of my shimmery Minx sky. I then used some silver Pan Pastels to create the silver moon glow. I really wanted to add some kind of phrase/wording/title like "Bats about you" but I owned NOTHING of the sort and I thought about printing something like that from the computer but then was worried about covering up too much of that glorious shimmer! I mounted it on a silver shimmer card base too. It really is gorgeous IRL!

Next, I simply stamped the Spooky House with black ink on the other panel and then stamped just the bat in the corner on anther piece of paper, trimmed him out and popped him up. I masked off the rest of the words, leaving only the Scary behind, wrapped some black twine and popped it off that. I then used some Journey Glaze to add dimension and shine to the bat and word. Thanks to the Minx, the sky has some shimmer in the sky as well!

Well I hope you enjoyed the cards I shared and find some inspiration in them! 

Next up on the hop, TJ's fearless leader and owner, Pat Huntoon!  Enjoy!

Until next time...

Happy Creating!

~Tonya :) -xoxox-

Three Amigas!

Greetings Inky Friends!

Today I want to share a Birthday Card of these lovely Three Amigas who got together

to sing a song for you!  I used the IKAT Background to add to the western feel.

The background was colored using Distress Crayons and Inks and the ladies were colored with Distress markers and edged with blending some Distress Ink as well.

I stamped the Birthday Song greeting twice and punched it out with a 2" circle punch.

I colored one with Distress Crayons and cut the words only from the second inking,

popping it up on the colored greeting.

I love how so many of the TJ stamps can be intertwined with each new release!

So be sure to check them out!

Until next time...

Happy Creating!

~ Tonya oxoxox

You ARE STRONG!

Greetings Inky Friends!

I was SO excited to see THIS SET come out
in the May Release !  

It's a smaller grouping of 3 large images from

the Let's Face It Series of Palettini stamps.

For the background, I used a technique called

Criss-Crossed Washi from the Washi Tape & Ribbon CD. 

If you're like me and bought (hoarded?!?) lots of Washi tape,

this CD is a MUST HAVE for fun, new ideas!!

The CHEVRON punched pieces uses the

awesome PUNCH SYSTEM from Fun Stamper's Journey!

Here are a few more samples using techniques from that CD and lots of TJ Stamps!

 BIRDS and Hope Is the Thing

 Both star cards uses SIMPLE SENTIMENTS

 The card and tea light box sentiments come from the PROVERBS set

and the background on the tealight box is Breath of Nature.

Well I hope you enjoyed this post on the "wonders of washi" and consider adding the CD to your next order!  June is right around the corner which means another New Release Blog Hop!! 
So until then...

Happy Creating!!

oxox ~ Tonya :)

Greetings my Inky Friends!

Today is my turn to share on the Design Team Blog
and I'm here to show you a couple more of the January Releases!

Remember the TJ January New Releases are 15% OFF if you order by January 8th!!

I'm going to start with this fun little puppy called Perfect Companions.

It's hard to see the shimmer in the background but I used Perfect Pearls and clear embossing powder in a technique from the Emboss or Die CD! So many fun step-by-step tutorials if you like to heat/dry emboss, use a die cutting machine and so much more!

Next up is this sassy little card to send to your main squeeze!

The SENTIMENT cracked me up and well, I can kinda relate! ;)  I was so happy to have already owned the Fan Girl stamp and thought she fit perfectly with the saying!

For this background, I used alcohol inks and a stencil from the Sensational Stencils CD and then I also ran it through the Big Shot with an embossing folder.

I will be sharing again over there on the 18th, but make sure and bookmark that BLOG
 to see the others inspiring ideas with the new releases!!   {{{Inky Hugs}}} ~Tonya :D