Bash Day 21 - Fancy Gatefold

Welcome to Day 21 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter 10 year Birthday Bash!

Today's card is a Fancy Gatefold Card from the 3D and Fun Folds CD. I love this fold -- it is so pretty in person! I colored the images with Copic Markers. Here is what it looks like closed:

I used the Angle Butterfly Stamps from Class Act/Chapel Road Art Stamps, and they are the stamps we are giving away today:

To take a chance to win these stamps, simply leave your name and email address and as a comment on this post. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October 22. Good luck!

Congratulations to Melody Moore, the winner of these stamps!

A month of Giveaways - Day two!

Today is day two of our month-long birthday celebration. Because it is the beginning of the month, we have a new issue, and I thought it might be fun to celebrate that, too. 

The card above uses the In the Middle Technique from the October 2012 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter . I think the technique helps you make quick and easy cards with big impact. 

The stamps used here are from Chapel Road Art Stamps -- and they are the stamps we are giving away today. Here is a picture of this lovely stamp set:

To win the set and the card, simply leave a message of this blog post. Make sure I have your email address so that I can contact you. My trusty random number generator will select one lucky winner tomorrow. I will update this blog post with the winner's name.

Make sure you come celebrate with us every day during the month of October!

The winner of this givaway is PattiB! Please email me with your address and I will get the stamp set and card right out to you!

Chapel Road Artstamps Giveaway

Isn't there something beautiful about a stamp that says "May all your weeds be wildflowers"?  I think there is. I think it is a great wish to bestow on someone -- the ability to see beauty in life around us.

The card above uses the some of the Chapel Road Artstamps that are being offered for today's giveaway. I used the Masked Spellbinders Technique (from the April 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter) to highlight the dandelion stamp. The stamp itself was colored with pastel pencils -- and I smeared them a bit for effect before sealing them. I think my scanner might be going though -- this is not as pretty in the scan as it is in real life!

Here is the gorgeous stamp set being given away today:

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on my blog with your name and email address. My random number generator will select a winner on Monday, April 12th. Good luck! You do NOT need to be a Technique Junkie Subscriber to enter this giveaway.

Congrats to Shauna Brom, the winner of this giveaway!

Weekly Giveaway: Pearl Earring

I am thrilled to have these gorgeous stamps to giveaway this week. Our Sponsoring Giveaway vendor is Chapel Road/Class Act Stamps. This stamp company is two combined -- Chapel Road Artstamps, and Class Act Stamps. Carol Harrison owns them both -- make sure to take a peek at both websites for some great stamp eye candy!

The set above, Girl with a Pearl Earring, is a representation of the painting by Johannes Vermeer. This stamp set is on the Chapel Road site. With these stamps, you can start your own "museum" of stamped images : ) The original painting is on display at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, though!

The card I made with these beautiful stamp uses the Dragged Madras Technique from the April 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I have to tell you, when I developed that technique, I had envisioned it as a accent background for "fun" style stamps. And yet here, with more somber colors, it works pretty darn well with these elegant stamps, doesn't it?

Okay, just for fun, when you leave your comment to enter the drawing for these stamps, let me know ONE of two things: take a browse through the Chapel Road site and tell me which stamps you love most OR let me know what museum in the world you are dying to visit : )

Carol at Class Act has a great offer for you, too: If you purchase 2 Chapel Road Artstamp sets, you will receive a 10% discount OR If you purchase 3 or more sets, you receive a 15% discount. Make sure to let Carol know that you found this from the Technique Junkies!

Here is how you enter:

To enter this giveaway for the card and stamp sheet, place a note in the comments section with your entry. Enter by 11:59pm EST on Tuesday, April 28th. 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" - or you just enter with your first name, 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. Enter today -- good luck!

Congratulations to Alice Arterburn, the winner of these stamps and the card!

Technique Blitz: Painted Pigments

Today's Technique Blitz card uses a Painted Pigments background, a technique from the August 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I stamped a collage stamp over the pigments with a dark grey inkpad and added a cuttlebugand greeting layer to finish the card.


Stamps: Chapel Road Artstamps.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Technique Blitz: Layered Collage

I specifically bought these stamps at a stamp convention in JUNE and I figured it was high time I used 'em! These pretty stamps are from Chapel Road Artstamps. I just love this style of stamp - I find them elegant, yet strangely soothing. Kind of like a good cup of tea, if you know what I mean.

In any case, today's card uses the Layered Collage Technique from the August '08 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. This is a collage technique that should appeal to both experienced and new stampers alike. Have you tried it yet?

Hope your day was fun and full of new stamping techniques -- oh wait! That was my day!