October Treasure Hunt - Final Stop!

Welcome to the October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter Treasure Hunt! If this is your first stop, you may want to start on the TJ Design Team Blog HERE to start following the clues to the Treasure Chest below.

If you have followed the hunt -- you are looking for your final clue here -- and that is the letter G. Now you should have a completed word for the Treasure Hunt and can win the drawing prize!

The card on the right features a Rubber Thwamping Background (October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter) with a Block Collage Foreground (February 2009 TJ Newsletter). I added some Diamond Glaze (Crystal Effects) over the word "pumpkin" to make it pop, plus a flower, a Cuttlebugged piece covered with fibers, and a button to top it off. All of the fabulous stamps on this piece are from Club Scrap (Use tjstamp on the Club Scrap website for 25% off unmounted rubber, too!).

We have a great "Treasure Chest" of prizes in this hunt. I hope you can see them all in the picture below, but if you can't, I have included links to the actual prizes in the descriptions where I could -- and, of course, it is hard to take a picture of the TJ items I am giving away, too:

About the prizes (in addition to the card):

• October a special birthday month -- the first issue of the TJ Newsletter was published in October 2002. In celebration, there is a huge set of Birthday Stamps from Inque Boutique.
• Autumn is the time of harvest, so it was right to include the Happy Harvest stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. (I just noticed that Korin has this on sale now, too!)
  
• One of my favorite techniques in the October newsletter is Burnished Backgrounds -- and you will love using the Batik Flower Background from Innovative Stamp Creations to try the technique! (Remember, use TJ10 for 10% off at ISC, too).
  
• You will also receive a pack of 25 glorious Salsa papers from Club Scrap. There is a nice mix of 12" x 12" and 8-1/2" x 11" papers there for you to have fun with!
• And finally -- the winner of the hunt will receive a free year of the newsletter OR any CD from the Technique Junkie Newsletter collection. Woo Hoo!
  

To enter the hunt, leave me a comment below with the "key" to the treasure box (the word you collected along the way). Note that your comment will NOT show up -- I have comment moderation on because of the "key." Make sure that you leave enough information so that I can contact you to let you know you won. Just a reminder that Blogger does NOT leave me your email address. A great way to do this is to leave your email address in a spelled-out way, such as "p huntoon at optonline dot net." I will use my handy random number generator to pick the winning entry. You do NOT need to be a TJ subscriber to win. Comments must be entered by 9am EST Friday October 30th. Good Luck!

Wonderful Wednesdat Giveaway -- Inque Boutique!

Today, I am pleased to bring you a GREAT giveaway, PLUS a sneak preview for the August 2008 issue!

The stamp set I am giving away this week for the Escape set from Inque Boutique. These fun stamps are great for cards and wonderful for scrapbooking...I am finding the scale of the stamps perfect for page embellishments.They are flourish-y, current, and so much fun! I am sure that you will enjoy using them. Inque Boutique has a list of retailers on their site to purchase them - make sure to check it out!

These stamps are perfect for the technique shown in the card above, too. This card uses the Bandanna Technique, which one of the techniques that is in the August 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The newsletter will be mailed in less than a week! Be prepared to have a blast...it is one of my favorites of all time.

Okay now, want to learn how this fabulous stamp set can be yours?

Note that the sign-up time for the giveaway is much shorter -- I go on vacation Saturday morning and want to pop these in the mail to the lucky winner on my way out the door!

ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 8:59pm EST on FRIDAY, July 23rd. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every Wednesday -- come play!

Congratulations to Sandra Bonagura (and Tori) the winner of this stamp set!

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway - See D's Sugar Shoppe!

This week I have some great stamps to give away -- plus a sneak peek for the upcoming June Newsletter, too!


Inque Boutique has contributed the stamps for today's give away. Stephanie Barnard, a stamp designer for Inque Boutique, is a new Technique Junkie -- watch for more stamps coming in future newsletters from this wonderful stamp company with such a fresh and current style.




Let me tell you a bit about these stamps! These See D's Stamps are from the Sugar Shoppe Line. They are die cut rubber with the image pre-stamped on the back. The rubber is backed with self-adhering cling, and come with a case for easy storage. To use, simply take the stamp out of the case and place on an acrylic block . Place the paper over the cushion that is enclosed and stamp! The cushion truly is a "secret weapon" for stamping great images -- it is a cushy stamping mat that gives you clear, wonderful images every time you use the stamps. The picture on the left shows how the stamps come -- but take a look at the card I made above -- it is resting on the case filled with the stamps. The compact space is great for storage, too!



Inque Boutique has a list of all the stamps they offer on their site, plus a retailer finder so that you can find these stamps at a store near you. I know that you will be seeing alot of these stamps from me!





Now, about the card and the sneak preview. The card above comes with the stamps. It uses a brand new technique that was filmed and contributed to the Newsletter by TJ Writer Beth Norman called Textured Watercolors. It is part of the new June issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, being mailed today! Check out the subscriber-only pages tomorrow -- the link to the new issue will be LIVE, and you can make some Textured Watercolor Cards of your own!



Okay, want to know how these stamps and card could be yours?

ANYONE can enter this give away.One entry per person, per give away, please. To enter the give away for today, simply leave a comment on this blog entry telling me that you would like to enter by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, June 1st. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered a valid entry. When you leave the comment, make sure to put your NAME in the comment -- if you enter your comment as "Anonymous", I cannot give you the prize! Blogger does NOT record your email address for me, so you will need to check back to find out if you have won or include your email address in your comment so that I can notify you. A good way to do this is like so: phuntoon at optonline dot net -- it will help protect your privacy! I will have a random number generator pick one number from the comments to select one winner. Each give-away is separate, so to be eligible for a specific item you must enter that day's contest on the post where it is listed. Enter today -- good luck! I have blog give aways every week -- come play!