Sparkly Day 7 - Two ways to win

Welcome to Day 7 of our 10th Anniversary bash! The Technique Junkie Newsletter is giving away something every day. Anyone can win -- to enter, just leave a comment!

Today we are going Sparkly. The card above uses the Abstract Texture Technique (Alluring Impressions Stamps) from CD10 -- the newest TJ Annual CD (released in September).  This was one of the 10 Bonus Techniques on the CD. There are a whopping 100 Tutorials in pdf format on the CD! I had a hard time capturing the sparkle in the picture, so I took another little shot so you might be able to see it better.

Today's giveaway has TWO parts:

First -- everyone wins! If you order anything today and add CD10 to your order, I will take $2.00 off your total! This means you must order TWO things -- a renewal, a subscription, any other CD, etc., AND CD10. If you have been waiting to renew, or to order the Great Gifts CD, now is your chance to save some money! Just place your order like normal and I will refund the $2.00 when I process it. Orders must be placed between 12:01am EST on Sunday, October 7th and 1pm EST  on Monday October 8th to qualify for the discount. Remember, you have to order CD10 AND another item to be eligible for the $2.00 refund. Note that I have included links at the bottom of the post so that you can find the order areas easily.

Second, one lucky winner will not only receive the card and Alluring Impressions stamps used to make it; they will receive a big pile of stamps from Alluring Impressions! I can tell you that the pile has angels, ladies and saying galore -- the winner will NOT be disappointed! Won't it be fun to open each bag and see what is in them? A little like stamper's Christmas!

So there are a lot of things to win today -- and all you have to do to play along is to leave a comment on this blog post. My random number generator will select a winner on Monday October 8 at 1:00pm EST.  Make sure to leave an email address on your comment so I can contact you if you win.

Here are some quick ordering links so that you can take advantage of the savings:

Order the Great Gifts CD or any other TJ CD HERE: http://techniquejunkies.com/great-gifts-cd.html

Renew your subscription HERE: http://www.techniquejunkies.com/newsletter-renewals.html

Start a new subscription HERE: http://www.patstamps.com/Newsletter-Order.html

Order CD 10 HERE: http://www.techniquejunkies.com/newsletter-renewals.html (scroll to bottom of page for CD10 area)

UPDATED: the winner of these stamps is Darlene L! Congrats, Darlene!

Glassy Embossed Horse

  I was in a 1-on1 swap this month and had to make a card representing the letter "H". This card, using a Horse from Alluring Impressions, was my submission. I colored my Horst image using the Sepia Technique (October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter) and mounted it on a Torn Frame (December 2008 TJNL). That was placed on a Glassy Embossing Background (February 2010 TJN).

The Glassy Embossing Technique is also on the new Emboss or Die CD. There are 79 step-by-step pictorials on the CD -- including 49 new techniques and 30 from the archives,  It is a library of embossing, die cutting and electronic cutting ideas, complete with the how-to and examples of what the design team has done. You can order it HERE for $17.95.

An Alluring Pirate!

Ahoy, matey! I think I have found the PERFECT card style for swaps. This card -- the Short Graduated Accordion from the Fancy Folds and Motion Paper Crafts CD --is it! These are very easy to make, put together, and they fit into a regular-sized envelope. Plus you get two cards from every piece of paper! 

My Short Graduated Accordion Card uses paper from Mark's Finest Papers and features pirate images from Alluring Impressions. A great kids card, to be sure.

If you need to still order the CD, you can order it directly from the link above, or from the Technique Junkie Newsletter home page.

Okay, off to go swap the decks. Have a great day!

Alluring Impressions Giveaway

Call me crazy, but I can't stop adding this webbing to my cards! Today I used the wild webbing technique, one of the Technique Junkie Newsletter  Bonus Techniques from CD8, to accent these stamps from Alluring Impressions, our giveaway sponsor this week.  This week's winner will receive the card above, a sample of Alluring Impressions's Stamp Storage sheet, and the stamps below:

If you haven't been to the Alluring Impressions website lately, go take a peek -- and when you start to fill up your cart, remember to use the code TJAUG10 to get 10% off of your order!a

To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite Alluring Impressions stamp is, and make sure to leave your email address. My random number generator will pick a winner of Monday, September 13th at 9am. Good Luck!

Congratulations to Kathy Jo Connors, the winner of this giveaway!

Try that Technique: Fossil Stone

Today's Try that Technique is Fossil Stone from the April 2006 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. Try that Technique is a feature started by Beth Norman and Diana Enns; each week a technique from a past issue is spotlighted and we encourage you to try it.

Fossil Stone is such an easy technique! If you have the 2006 issues or the Purple CD4 (2006), I encourage you to Try that Technique this week!  Post your work on the TJ egroup or the TJ Design Team blog on Beth's post with a link HERE. You could win a week on the TJ home page!

A little about my card...first, the background is Fossil Stone, and it has been stamped with a definition background stamp from Innovative Stamp Creations. The gorgeous butterfly collage is from Alluring Impressions (make sure to enter TJAUG10 for 10% off at Alluring Impressions!), and was colored using the Ink Wash Technique (April 2007 Technique Junkie Newsletter). The card also has a bit of Wild Webbing, one of the 10 bonus techniques on the soon-to-be released CD8.  Now, I didn't originally intend on adding the webbing to this piece, but I was looking for an accent...and it was sitting on my desk...and it just kind of attached itself to my piece.  The colors were just too perfect together!

Don't forget to order your CD!

Oh - one more thing...after I finished making the card and photographed it, I realized that it is the exact same layout as yesterday's card. How could I not realize that until I was ready to post this?

August Sketch and Blog Hop!

Hi! Welcome to the final stop of the August 2010 Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop. I hope you arrived here from Chris Dickinson's blog (and I hope her gorgeous Zig-Zag Accordion Card Inspired you!) , but if you didn't, take a minute or two to join us at the beginning of the Hop on the TJ Design Team Blog HERE. You won't want to miss all of the stunning artwork the designers have in store for you!

My card on the final leg of this stop uses the sketch from the August issue, of course. I used the Pencil and Ink Technique (also from the August Newsletter)  for the top panel. I also used the Soft and Sparkly Technique in the middle of the flower on the front of the panel, too! I love how soft, pretty and feminine this card turned out! The Background with the Pencil and Ink uses the Engraved Flower stamp from Alluring Impressions. I think it is one of the most versatile backgrounds I have in my stamp studio! All of the other stamps are from Stampin' Up!.

Okay, now are you ready to try the design? If you do, I will enter your name in a drawing for the following:

 This Package includes:

• Two Rachelle Anne Miller Stamps, a collection of colored brads and matching Prima flowers courtesy of Beth Norman and Sunflowers and Dragonflies;
• The Art Parts Stamp Set from Stamper's Anonymouse by Wendy Vecchio Courtesy of Croppinsville;
• The Forest Life Stamp Set from Two Nancys Art Stamps; and
• The Artsy Mini Book Shape Series - Circle  from Innovative Stamp Creations.

PLUS the winner will be featured from September 15th through October 1st on the Technique Junkie Newsletter Artwork-Only home Yahoo home page!

To enter, simply email your submission to me at phuntoon@optonline.net.  You do need to be a Techique Junkie to enter, and you need to use ONE technique on your submission to be eligible. Submit your entry by September 14th.

Thanks for playing -- I can't wait to see your interpretation of the sketch!

 

Alluring Gypsy Woman...

I was just playing around with these cool gypsy images from Alluring Impressions and thought I would share this creation. I used the Out of the Box Technique (October 2004 issue of the TJ Newsletter) for the wagon portion, and the Torn Frames Technique (October 2008 issue) for to highlight my creation with turquoise. Everything was colored with Copic Markers.

Hope you are having a creative day!

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway -- Alluring Impressions

I am on vacation this week. This post is scheduled to appear on my blog on Wednesday, April 16th. I will answer any questions about its contents upon my return.

Ahoy Matey! This is the best pirate sheet of stamps EVER! I am proud to have this Alluring Impressions Set to give away on my blog today. Fifteen pirate-themed images in deeply-etched red rubber. Shiver Me Timbers, you will want to win these, land lubbers!

I love these stamps! I have to tell you, there are some mighty good stamps on their website, too, Matey!

The card that the lucky winner will receive with their Alluring Impressions Stamp set uses the Burnt Edges Technique from the February 2007 edition of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. Nothing says Yo-Ho-Ho better than this!

Now, here is how you can win the giveaway this week:

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 11:59am EST on Saturday, April 19th. 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!

The winner of this set is Keri Parrish!! Congrats, Keri!

Give Away a Day - Day 30

Day THIRTY of the Technique Junkie Newsletter Give Away a Day -- and again we have two great items to give away. Thank you to those of you who have been following the Give Away this month to celebrate the Technique Junkie Anniversary. Yesterday I asked junkies to talk about what they liked best...thank you all for your kind words!

If you have enjoyed seeing the blog entries this month, I encourage you to sign up for email feeds of this blog -- they will be emailed to you as I post them. I normally don't post EVERY day, but I do try to post some eye candy as often as possible. If you look on the left sidebar, you will see something that says "Subscribe to the Technique Trail". Just enter your email and follow the instructions for completing the subscription to sign up. Okay, on with the give aways...

Our first give away is from Bella Rosa Paper Arts. The lucky winner of this part of the Give Away will have their choice of ONE stamp sheet from the Bella Rosa Paper Arts website. I love the beautiful images on the Bella Rosa site -- you will too!

In addition to being able to pick a stamp sheet, you will receive the card on the left. This card was made using Bella Rosa Paper Arts stamps, of course. You may not remember, but the last time Bella Rosa sponsored the give away, I mentioned that I was clicking right over to get the floral sheet just released by Linda on her site -- and I wasn't kidding! I saw these stamps and all I could imagine was the Expressionist Watercolor Technique (from the December 2004 issue of the TJNL). Well, I did buy it and made this card. I was right - the stamps are perfect for the technique! The background is made with the Watered Tintz Technique from the December 2006 issue of the Newsletter.



Our next give away is sponsored by one of our most generous sponsors, Alluring Impressions. I know you ladies love these piles o'rubba! There is nothing like a pile of unmounted stamps -- and one lucky winner will receive this pile of beautiful, deeply-etched stamps from our wonderful sponsor Alluring Impressions.


The card candy for the Alluring Impressions winner is this Cottoned Color (April 2007 issue) angel card made with Alluring Impressions stamps. The angel was colored with Gamsol Pearls from the June 2006 issue of the Newsletter.

Here is how you can win one of these two give aways...Remember, there will be two winners chosen from the entries - one for each prize. Good luck!

ANYONE can enter. One entry per person, per daily 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 Wednesday, October 31th. 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. I will have a random number generator pick two numbers from the comments to select two winners. 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.Check back every day during the month of October for the daily giveaway -- you can enter EVERY day! A fabulous Grand Prize will be offered on the last day of the month, too. Enter today -- good luck!

Congratulations to Crystal French, the winner of the Bella Rosa Stamp Sheet Choice, and to Holly Young, the winner of the Alluring Impressions Stamps!

Piles of Stamps -- Giveaway Day 23

This amazing pile of rubber was donated by our friends at Alluring Impressions. I didn't count the pieces, but your eyes don't deceive you -- there is a huge pile there for some lucky winner! These stamps are outstanding! Deeply etched with beautiful designs...what else does a stamper need? Alluring Impressions is GREAT.

Along with the stamps, you will receive the eye candy on the left. All of the stamps used are by Alluring Impressions, and the background technique is Faux Flocking from the June 2007 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

We should all have a little sparkle in our life, right?

Here is how to enter the give away for today:

ANYONE can enter. One entry per person, per daily 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 Wednesday, October 24th. 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. I will have a random number generator pick a number from the comments to select the 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.Check back every day during the month of October for the daily giveaway -- you can enter EVERY day! A fabulous Grand Prize will be offered on the last day of the month, too. Enter today -- good luck!

The winner of this Give Away is Shelly Banghart! Congrats, Shelley!

Give Away a Day - Day 15

Today's give away is AWESOME. Alluring Impressions has donated this HUGE pile of gorgeous rubber stamp images that have to be seen to be believed! Someone is going to improve their stash of rubber stamps in a serious way!

Amy and Kerri from Alluring Impressions have been long-time supporters of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, and their generosity with this Give Away shows it! If you have never visited this website you are in for a treat when you discover them...great stamp images, lots of accessories, easy ordering -- it doesn't get much better than this!

Your give away will include everything you see here -- the big pile o'rubba, the fibers, and the eye candy below. Just take a look at the card swallowed by all that rubber to get an idea of how good this really is!!

Today's eye candy uses Alluring Impressions stamps to make this fun Flap Fold Card from the June 2007 Technique Junkie Newsletter. Look at how beautifully these images stamp! The three images are in this bag, too : )



Here are the details on how you can win today's Give Away:


ANYONE can enter. One entry per person, per daily 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 Tuesday, October 16th. No other entry methods will be included in the give away. If you email me to enter, your entry will NOT be considered as 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. I will have a random number generator pick a number from the comments to select the 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.Check back every day during the month of October for the daily giveaway -- you can enter EVERY day! A fabulous Grand Prize will be offered on the last day of the month, too. Enter today -- good luck!

The lucky winner of this pile o'rubber is Carole Miller! Congratulations, Carole!