Technique Junkies March Blog Hop

The  Technique Junkie Design Team is celebrating  MARCH with our monthly 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 March release stamps will be on SALE (15% OFF) until the 8th!  Be sure to check them out and take advantage of the sale!

For today's project I used the Coffee Beans Background Stamp along with the March release Coffee Barcode.  This is such a clever stamp-I just love it!!

I added a Sizzix Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed die cut for some interest as well.

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
Kathy Stacy
Ro Donner
Beth Norman
Pam DeChellis -YOU ARE HERE
Judy Jackson
Pat Huntoon

Wake up...and Smell the Coffee!

Happy Wednesday all- and Happy Thanksgiving eve...hope everyone is able to spend time with their loved ones and celebrate all they are thankful for!

I am so thankful for my wonderful fiancee, my family, friends and amazing pups!  And for those of you that know me-I am thankful for COFFEE, lol!!

Today's project features three of the Just for Fun coffee themed stamps, these are just the best!!

Coffee Background

Coffee Pot

Wake Up

And I also made a set of note cards using the Coffee Background.

For all these cards, the Coffee Background was stamped onto manila card stock using Ranger Java Bean paint! Yes, paint- a technique called paint resist.  Over top I applied Ranger Distress stain Antique Linen.   I love the artistic feel of these stamps and this technique really showcases that.

The coffee pot stamp was stamped in Versafine Black, embossed with clear embossing powder and colored with silver Wink of Stella.

Thanks so much for joining me today and again I wish everyone a very Happy Turkey Day!

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam

Frothy Concoctions!

Happy Tuesday all! I am here today to share another fun project using Paper Wings Productions fantastic stamps!

Fall is here in New England and there is a crispness in the air-great fall days for hiking and of course my favorite: lattes!

So I thought I would create a project this week using the Frothy Concoctions stamp set:

To create this card I did a lot of stamping,fussy cutting and paper piecing-giving each portion of the latte cup some texture. White woven paper was used for the lid, cork for the sleeve and patterned paper for the cup itself. 

This is one of two fabulous coffee themed sets from PWP, the other is Play With Your Coffee - be sure to check them out online at the store!

Nothing like coming in from a cool fall walk outside and having a yummy latte!

Thanks for joining me again this week and be sure to check back often for more DT inspiration with the PWP stamps!

Paper Wings Productions Design Team Blog Hop!

Happy Monday everyone! I am so excited for the first blog hop from the 2015-2016 Paper Wings Productions Design team.  The team has some fantastic projects for you today-showcasing the incredible Paper Wings Production stamps!

You should have arrived here from Larissa's blog and if you need to start from the beginning- check out the line-up below and be sure not to miss any of the talented designers.  And we all love your comments, questions and feedback so please share!

For my first project I HAD to start with the Play with your Coffee  Stamp set.

I started by creating a stencil mono print background with distress inks/water and Tim Holtz Burlap stencil which I thought would create the perfect texture for a coffee card.  Over top I stamped the "coffee" and the beans in a random/repeating array and colored the beans with Distress markers to make them pop. 

The cup was stamped onto Neenah Desert Storm card stock and inked with Vintage Photo Distress. Topping off the cafe is the steam heart -covered in glossy accents. 

I LOVE coffe and I just love creating coffee themed cards and projects!

To get to know the design team a little better we are all going to answer some questions for you!
So here goes:


What is something you would like to learn to do?
Play the guitar

What is your most used art tool?
Distress ink and a blending tool

3 things that inspire you
my dogs-Tanner and Nathan
nature
the ocean

What are you looking forward to?

Our vacation on the beach at the end of summer

What's your favorite color?
BLUE

Tell us something random about yourself.

I love the outdoors as much as creating-hiking, biking, kayaking, stand up paddle boarding- you name it!

From here you will be visiting Ashley's blog - you won't want to miss it!

Blog Lineup:
Steph
Larissa
Pam -YOU ARE HERE
Ashley
Paper Wings

Join Me For a Cup of Joe! Technique Junkies Showcase

Happy Saturday Junkies! I can't think of a better way to start my Saturday or any day for that matter than with a nice cup of joe!  I am a coffee-aholic that is for sure, so of course when I saw the Coffee Beans Background stamp from TJ I just had to have it!

For this card I use the background stamp to alter the script patterned paper by stamping in Versamark Ink, embossing with clear embossing powder and inking over with Gathered Twigs distress ink. 

This is a perfect background to compliment the Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed die cut that I used for the focal point.

This past weekend I got to visit with Pat and Sally Lynn at the Heirloom Rubber stamps shows.  What an incredible display of stamps they had on hand and I was able to add to my collection of TJ goodies.  So of course this week I wanted to play with them all....here are a few bonus tags I made while playing and experimenting with my new stamps!

The stamps used above are Big Bee and Be Silly (right) Rain Dance (left).

 Thanks for joining me today and be sure to check out all these great stamps and soooo many more at the TJ store! 

Embrace Imperfection!

Pam