Unconditional Love! Technique Junkies Showcase

Happy Thursday all! Today I am not only showcasing Technique Junkies here on my blog, but I have another post on the TJ Design team blog as part of the 30 Days of Christmas celebration- be sure to check it out. 

As many of you know I have 3 dogs that are very near and dear to my heart so I made this card using one of the fantastic Dog stamp sets from TJ: Dog Quotes. 

I used one of my favorite quotes from the set in a repeating pattern for the background of this fun and simple card for any dog lover! 

A large paw print, cut with a thin die (Paper Smooches) from textured black card stock, was added to the corner for a bit of interest!

There are so many quotes in this set that you could even make a set of notecards as a gift for the dog lover in your life, using a different quote or multiple quotes for the background image.

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to stop by the TJ blog also for my Christmas post!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

I see skies of blue...Technique Junkies Showcase

Happy Wednesday all! Today I wanted to share a project featuring the Technique Junkies November release sentiment stamp Wonderful World. 

This stamp pairs perfectly with this simple background, created by running a piece of watercolor card stock through a "clouds" embossing folder and inking over with Distress inks (several shades of blue).

The sentiment itself was  stamped in black Versafine ink onto watercolor paper as well and "popped" onto the center of the background.

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to stay tuned to the Technique Junkies Design Team blog for the entire 30 days of Christmas going on now! 

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Technique Junkies November Blog Hop

The  Technique Junkie Design Team is celebrating November with a blog hop showcasing all of the new designs for this month.
If you are following the Technique Junkies Blog Hop, you have arrived here from  Beth Norman's blog.  Isn't her work incredible? If THIS is your first stop, please take a moment to start at the Design Team’s blog at techniquejunkies.blogspot.com so that you don’t miss any of the great artwork!

 You can SAVE during these celebration days as well.  The November release stamps will be on SALE (15% OFF) until the 8th!  Be sure to check them out and take advantage of the sale!

For my project I am featuring the stamp Coffee with Friends.

The background piece was created by using Alcohol Inks on a special paper called Yupo- then it  was dry embossed using a Tim Holtz Texture Fade folder. Such a unique look for the background and a great way to showcase this sentiment stamp!

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to continue on the hop and don't miss any of the great inspiration from these talented artists.  Your next stop on the hop is the super talented Judy Jackson!

Below is the entire blog listing -be sure to check them all out and return to the TJ website where you can find and purchase all these fantastic stamps!

Design Team Blog
Lanette Erickson
Cheri Weston
Karen McAlpine
Ro Donner
Kathy Stacy
Beth Norman
Pam DeChellis -YOU ARE HERE
Judy Jackson
Tonya Davidson
Pat Huntoon

Oh and don't forget to check out the "30 days of Christmas" from 11-15 to 12-15 featuring all things Christmas and Technique Junkies! Stay tuned to the Design Team Blog and mark your calendars!

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Halloween

Happy Monday all!  I am so excited to share some of my Halloween creations for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge! I love this time of year and I love creating all kinds of spooky projects for Halloween.  

For this challenge, I have created a Graveyard scene, using a ton of Tim Holtz products and of course Ranger ink!

Some of the Tim Holtz Sizzix alterations dies used were: 

Headstone

Branch Tree

Bat mover and shaper

On the Edge -On the Fence

On the Edge-Graveyard

Coffin Box

The headstone was created using a technique I learned from Ranger a while back, using tissue paper and Distress Paint to obtain the worn look. All of the pieces were cut from grungeboard with the exception of the coffin-which was cut from heavy card stock. 

Distress paint was used to color the fences and trees, giving them a spooky and "old crickety" look.

This project was so much fun to create!

I am entering this project into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Halloween, be sure to check it out and join in too! And stay tuned for more of my Halloween projects this week!

Technique Junkies October Blog Hop

The  Technique Junkie Design Team is celebrating October with a blog hop showcasing all of the new designs for this month.  You should have arrived here from the amazing Beth Norman's blog. if not be sure to start there so not to miss all the great inspiration!

 You can SAVE during these celebration days as well.  The October release stamps will be on SALE (15% OFF) until the 10th!  Be sure to check them out and take advantage of the sale!

I created 3 Holiday cards using the Merry Christmas Wishes stamp.  It was stamped with Versamark ink onto watercolor paper and then embossed with white embossing powder.
Over top I applied Distress Ink using a technique I learned from  Jennifer Mcguire.

Distress ink was applied to my craft sheet and then sprayed with pearlized water.  I then used my finger to actually paint this background.  This allows you more control than using a brush.

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to continue on the hop and don't miss any of the great inspiration from these talented artists.  Your next stop on the hop is the super talented Judy Jackson!

Below is the entire blog listing -be sure to check them all out and return to the TJ website where you can find and purchase all these fantastic stamps!

Design Team Blog
Lanette Erickson
Karen McAlpine
Kathy Stacy
Beth Norman
Pam DeChellis -YOU ARE HERE
Judy Jackson
Tonya Davidson
Pat Huntoon

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Merry Christmas!

Welcome back Junkies!  I am back today to share another project featuring  a few of the holiday themed stamps from Technique Junkies: 

Christmas Trees

Simple Sentiment 1b

Circle Date-o-Matic

I created the background by randomly stamping one of the Christmas trees from the set onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock with Ranger Dye Inks.  Then I applied distress markers over top using the Distress Marker spritzer by Tim Holtz to create the soft mist.  I added the circle Date-o-Matic and the sentiment to finish off the piece.  What a fun and festive- and quick Christmas note card!

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to join the Technique Junkies Design Team tomorrow for the October Blog Hop!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Merry & Bright- Stretch your Stamps!

Hello all! Thanks for joining me today- I am doing a two day series featuring Technique Junkies stamps leading into our October 1 blog hop-so I hope you will join me for all!

For today's project I decided to use a background stamp-one from the October "early" release called Baubles.  However I decided to use it in a different way.  I did indeed make a background with it- but then used the piece to die cut some carved ornaments (from Tim Holtz/Sizzix).

I started by stamping the entire background Baubles stamp onto Neenah White card stock using Versa Mark ink and covering with WOW silver embossing powder.  To give the piece a stained glass look- I colored the inside of each bauble with Zig Brush Markers.

Then I used distress inks and spray stains to color the entire piece (one in blues and one in greens).  Once colored and heat set the piece was use to die cut out the matching ornaments.

The card was finished by cutting the sentiment from corrugate card stock using Tim Holtz Christmas words thinlit dies and of course adding a little vintage grunge!

Please stop back by Friday for another feature of the TJ stamps and of course join us on Saturday for the Design Team Blog Hop!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

At the Movies...

Hi all! Just wanted to share with you a really fun project I created for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- At the Movies and for the September Vintage Journey Challenge-Create with a Frame.

I started by grabbing all the Tim Holtz's movie related stamps, dies, idea-ology etc that I have and then just pieced this creation together.

I started out to make a card but it then turned into a mixed media dimensional project which I set into a box frame.

I even made a little film reel from a wooden sewing spool and Tim Holtz's Idea-ology film strip ribbon.

I used one of my favorite stamp sets At the Movies CMS081 for the popcorn box and also the Ticket Collage wood mounted stamp for the background. I added 2 cut-out from the Picture Wheel Bigz die which I cut out of foil card stock, painted with Distress paint and place atop frosted film to give the look of a true negative reel,

I added the "at the movies" theme phrase using Tim's Letterpress Wood blocks- painted to coordinate with the red and yellow from the popcorn box.

Thanks for joining me today and check out the SSS Monday Challenge for some great inspiration from their super talented designers!

12 Tags of September...with a twist

Hey y'all! We have a tropical storm in our midst today so I have hunkered down in the studio and got an early start on my September 12 Tags!  

I started by created a bunch of  Paint Patina backgrounds on manila tags.

Then for the second background I used Black and Mushroom Alcohol inks on Yupo and then stamped in various colors of Archival Inks to create the "negative" technique (as seen in Creative Chemistry 103). 

For the TWIST I sprayed a couple of the backgrounds with Isopropyl Alcohol- creating a droplet effect that when dried turned into a cool blue splotchy background.

 I added a bit of hand "stitching" to two of the three tags and will be entering these in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  It's a Stitch Up

I love how the twist on this technique provide the perfect halo for my umbrella man! 

Thanks so much for joining me today! Hope everyone who was/is in the path of the storm stays safe and sound! 

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Technique Junkies September Blog Hop

The  Technique Junkie Design Team is celebrating September with a blog hop showcasing all of the new spooky designs for this month.  You should have arrived here from the amazing Beth Norman's blog. if not be sure to start there so not to miss all the great inspiration!

 You can SAVE during these celebration days as well.  The September release stamps will be on SALE (15% OFF) until the 8th!  Get them while their hot!!

So many of the designs from this month pair so well with one of my favorite "spooky" background stamps: Spider Webs so of course I decided to pair them up for this project.
My first card uses a fun paint resist technique for the background and the main focus is the new release sentiment: Happy Halloween.

For my second card I chose the Witchy Moon stamp. This is a great silhouette stamp and just perfectly paired with the Spider Web background and the Happy Hallowen sentiment.

Thanks for joining me today and be sure to continue on the hop and don't miss any of the great inspiration from these talented artists.  Your next stop on the hop is the super talented Judy Jackson!

Below is the entire blog listing -be sure to check them all out and return to the TJ website where you can find and purchase all these fantastic stamps!

Design Team Blog
Lanette Erickson
Karen McAlpine
Kathy Stacy
Beth Norman
Pam DeChellis -YOU ARE HERE
Judy Jackson
Tonya Davidson
Pat Huntoon
Robin Redd

Go Fish! Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Hello everyone! Hope y'all had a fantastic weekend.  I just finished my project for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge and I am so excited to share it with you.  The theme this week is Go Fish so I decided to use some of my favorite Sand and Sea elements from Tim Holtz and of course my favorite Ranger Distress Inks.

I started by creating a background onto watercolor card stock using Distress Inks and water.  I added additional stamped elements in the background as well as some texture with stencils and Ranger matte texture paste.

The Sand and Sea elements were cut from grungeboard- painted and then the seahorse was covered with Rock Candy Crackle paint. Once dry I added a bit of distress stain, this is a technique I learned in one of Tim's s12 tags of 2014-july. i also created the "sand" using the technique from the same 12 tags lesson. 

The entire panel was place atop a Tim Holtz Canvas Panel- covered in tissue wrap and lightly sprayed with Distress stains.  - and as a final touch I added the fish netting prior to attaching the main panel to the canvas.

Thanks so much for joining me today, I had so much fun with this challenge- be sure to check out Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge each week for some fun and inspiration!.

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Crazy Dogs Mini Canvases

Happy Monday y'all! I want to share with you today a really fun project that was inspired by a fantastic video by the fabulous and talented Nina-Marie Trapani (for Simon Says Stamp)  using Tim Holtz's Crazy Dogs stamps.

These are such cute little canvases, stamped with Archival Black ink and colored with Distress Crayons and water. See Kristina's video here!

I decided to make them into magnets by running them through the Xyron Creative Station loaded with the magnetic cartridge.

 The Distress Crayons leave such a great texture on the canvases (covered with a layer of gesso first).

The colors are so vibrant-not washed out like with other water coloring tools.

 Thanks for joining me today and be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp Blog and Nina's video for more great inspiration!

Alcohol Ink Abstract Tim Holtz Blueprints

Happy Thursday everyone! Today I wanted to share with you a really fun project using Ranger alcohol inks. I started off making multiple backgrounds with alcohol ink and a can of spray to create the Alcohol Ink Splatter backgrounds (a technique I learned from Tim Holtz of course).  

I used Ranger Specialty Stamping paper and created a couple of each color combo, stamping my favorite Tim Holtz Blueprint on each.  I used one to cut out the main image and place it on the other to "pop". 

I love the look of the abstract main image atop the abstract background.  These were so fun to create. I added a few embellishments and/or sentiments  to each to finish out the card design.

I am entering this fun summery card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge-Summer Fun.

Thanks for stopping by today and please leave a comment below and share your thoughts!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 July

As promised I am going back in time and completing all of the 2016 Tim tags thus far.  For July the technique remix is a combination of Watercolor Resist (July 2015) and Layered Words (April 2015).

Love the fall colors in this tag: Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Peeled Paint  and Walnut Stain Distress Markers were used with a Distress Water Brush to color.

The watercolor resist technique uses the Distress Microglaze which is an amazing product for creating a watercolor wash over a stamped image! 

The watercolor wash I used over this Blueprint "Cuppa Joe" was Squeezed Lemonade Distress Stain-what a gorgeous yellow that complements the greens in the coffee cup so well.

Thanks so much for joining me again for another sample of Tim's technique remix 12 tags! If you have not joined in the fun-stop on by to his blog-it's so addicting!

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2016 August

Hey y'all! I am so excited to finally be settled into my new studio in our new home in South Carolina! And finally I am organized enough to be able to spend lots of time in the studio creating. 

After finishing Creative Chemistry 103 I have been super motivated to go back and create all of Tim's   tags from this year that I have missed. So I am starting backwards and beginning with this month's.  This year's 12 tags is based on what Tim calls Technique Remix- where he takes two of his previously used techniques and combines them-what a fantastic idea- so many possibilities.

For the August 2016 tag- the technique combo is Brayered Stain (July 2013) and Frameworks (April 2014).

I chose to create 3 different tags this month-just for some variety. To start off I created my tags using the Brayered Stain technique.

I used various colors of Distress Stain- Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover and Broken China.  For the edges and accents with Distress ink I used Mermaid Lagoon, Faded Jeans, Walnut Stain and Ground Espresso.

 Love the way these backgrounds came out!

For the Frameworks I used Honeycomb and Courtyard and various textures- patterned paper, burlap,cork, mirror, and corrugate.

Tropical Thinlits

I am entering the Palm Tree and the Sea Horse into this week's Simon Says stamp Monday Challenge-Summer Fun. 

Woodlands Thinlits

I finished off each of the tags with a different silhouette.

Sand and Sea Bigz Die

Be sure to check out Tim's blog for this month's tag tutorial-the remix is so much fun!

Thanks for joining me today! 

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

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