NEW Catalog!

Greetings Inky Friends!

My how the time flies!! My goal is to be more active in

blogging all the fun things I've been doing and creating!

Today I want to share the release of the NEW FunStamper's Journey Catalog!

It's over 300 pages of inspirational fun with:

6 NEW COLORS;

3 NEW COLLECTIONS: (Colorful Journey, RSVP & The Good Life);

PLANNER Fun;

WASHI TAPE Galore;

PARTY Planning (FOOD SAFE Containers)...

and SO MUCH MORE!

What's your new favorites???

Here's a card I recently made - though - not new to this catalog,

it was the first time inking it for me!

I used the Hello Love Bundle in the colors of Black Licorice, Whip Cream, Lemon Drop & Candy Apple. I splashed some Sparkle Silk and used Candy Apple Sparkle ribbon for some added shine!

Be sure to check it out and LIKE my FB page too! 

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

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-

Card Class Share!

Greetings Inky Friends!

Today I wanted to share the cards we made in August's card class. They use a variety of Fun Stampers Journey products like our fabulous cling-mount stamp sets w/matching dies, PanPastels, Journey Silk, Journey Splashes and so much more!

The bottom left Butterfly card was originally designed by Deb Valder

but I added my own slight twist by adding the die-cut popped up sentiment that came with the stamp set!

To order any of these products or to learn more,

please contact me or visit my website!

I look forward to hearing from you! 

P.S. You only have a few more days to take advantage of the wonder pricing on these Holiday Bundles!!!

Until next time...

Happy Creating!

~Tonya oxoxox

Peach Blossoms!

GREETINGS INKY FRIENDS!

Today I wanted to share a quick and easy card

I made using the Peach Blossom set (SS-0342).

The images offer a fun 2-step stamping process that

makes stamping super easy with beautiful results!

I love the colors of pink and green together! 

Don't forget the amazing deals we have going on through

the end of August on Holiday Bundles! They are priced right to get you going for holiday preparations!

If you have any questions please contact me or visit my website!

Until next time...

Happy Creating!

~Tonya oxoxo

Be a Lifesaver!

Greetings Inky Friends!!

Stopping by today to show you a a card made with a few items from

the Spring Into Summer Fun Stamper's Journey catalog!

This DON'T SINK ATS set comes with a matching DIE that

you can choose for FREE when you spend $50!!

I paper pieced the nose of the float using Fun Filled Prints and set the float in water

using paper from the Nautical Adventures Pad.

I inked up the Above The Clouds embossing folder with Whip Cream True Color Fusion

Ink Pad on the cloud side and ran it through giving the card stock a letterpress feel.

I colored the float using the Blender solution and Blending brushes 

along with the Candy Apple ink.

The NEW catalog is about to release on JULY 1, 2016 and

will be 100 PAGES larger than our current 220 page catalog!! How amazing will THAT be??

I'm so excited to see all the new and fabulous goodies!! 

If you'd like to pre-order and reserve your copy,

please let me know!

Local pick-up is $7.00 and

mailing priority is $12.00. You will also receive

the NEW HOLIDAY CATALOG as well!!!

Until next time...

Happy Creating!!

oxoxo ~ Tonya ;) 

Greetings Inky Friends!!

Today I'm here to show off some wonderful ideas using products from Fun Stampers Journey!

For this card I used some products from our Spring Into Summer Catalog!

I used the World Map stamp and stamped it with our Clear Pigment Ink onto Nautical Adventure Prints and sprinkled Journey Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it.

I layered that piece onto Denim Days Card Stock and used another pattern from the

Nautical Adventure pad all adhered to a Denim Days card base.

The word Relax & Dolphin is in a fun set of wooden Summer Fun Chips!

I used our Natural Journey Thread to braid  for a rope-looking embellishment!

NOW ~ Hop on over to check out some more

Spring Into Summer goodness from these talented gals:

Alex Gomez

Lauren Taylor
Sheree Dilley 

Until next time...
Happy Creating!

~Tonya :)
oxoxo

All Ears!

Hello Inky Friends,

Just a couple more minutes before Easter is over for another year!
This year Easter fell on my birthday! So it was a wonderful day from beginning to end with a beautiful church service and dinner and time spent with family and friends. I am truly blessed!

I wanted to share a card I made with the All Ears Bundle. This set was so popular it quickly became on back order! He's so cute, I can see why!

I used the Yummy Dots Embossing folder for the background and the Spring Parade Paper from the Spring Mini catalog!  You only have one more week to purchase from this catalog so let me know how I can help! That cute little Pom Pom is from a pack that you can earn FREE when you place a $50 order!

You also have a week left to order from the LUCKY ME, LUCKY YOU campaign where there's a TON of "green" items reduced 20% OFF! There's inks, cardstock, dies and  so much more!

I hope you take the time to browse my website and get a feel for our products. They really are top-notch! And drop me a line to find out how you can get your hands on the hard copy if you'd like! :)

Make sure and stop by my side-line, Sheree Dilley Blog to see what she created with the same "All Ears" set!

And my upline, Alex Gomez took advantage of the Luck You Lucky Me promotion and made some cute St. Pat's cards!

Until next time...

Happy Creating!
oxoxo
~Tonya :)