Faux Denim Cowgirl Giveway!

This is the final week of sponsoring month of the  Gingersnap Creations Blog. Our Cowboys and Cowgirls theme ends with the color theme of Denim, Dust and Rust -- and what better way to celebrate a fun month than to giveaway some terrific stamps?  

I have this HUGE 8-1/2" x 11" Cowgirl Blues Rubber Stamp sheet from Oxford Impressions. I love this sheet and use mine over and over -- it is jam-packed with 27 cowgirl-themed stamps. And with Memorial Day this weekend, what is more American than Cowfolk?  In any case, here is the stamp sheet:

And of course, the card comes with it...featuring the Faux Denim Technique from the December 2007 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. Make sure you visit the Gingersnap blog for more of the TJ Design Team artwork -- we had fun with this one!

Entering this giveaway is simple. Leave a comment for me on this blog post with your name and email address, and my handy-dandy random number generator will select a winner on Tuesday, May 31st. Anyone can enter! Good luck!

Congratulations to Becky Benson, the winner of this Stamp set and Card!

Saddle up, partner!

The month of May brings big things...first, the Technique Junkie Newsletter is sponsoring the Gingersnap Creations Cowgirls and Cowboys Challenge this month. If you have not frequented the blog, go take a look -- we are sponsoring prizes all month there! One of the items we are giving away is the Emboss or Die CD. The card above uses the Faux Tooled Leather Technique from the CD. Other techniques used include the Out of the Box technique from October 2004 and the Torn Frames Technique from December 2008.  Stamps from Oxford Impressions.

The other Big Thing -- and this is a BIG THING -- is a new announcement I will be making on Saturday. Let's just say that making this announcement on National Scrapbooking Day is not a coincidence! You may have noticed that I have been a bit MIA for a while -- especially these past few months. You will know why on Saturday!

So Saddle up, partner! Take a look at the Gingersnap Creations blog (today features the work of some of the TJ designers!) and get ready for Saturday's big news.

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway -- Oxford Impressions

Today's Wonderful Wednesday giveaway offers one of my favorite stamp sheets to work with. These Country Girl stamps from Oxford Impressions are great whether you are creating a collages or using individual images, as I did with these two pieces. These two cards were made using the Metallic Stone Background -- one of the ten Bonus Techniques from the new Technique Junkies 6th Edition CD. If you are a regular on my blog, you know that normally I only have one card to give away with the stamps...today is a bit different.
I have two cards here. The winner of this giveaway will receive the stamps below, plus their choice of cards...

The second card will be given away to one of the people who order this week from Oxford Impressions. To make it easy for you, you can take 20% off all unmounted stamp plates and collage sheets through Sept. 10th. Simply use the discount coupon code: pat20good to receive your discount.

Suzanne will also send a free Halloween inchie circle collage sheet - a $4.00 value - to anyone who uses the discount code. After September 10th, the card will be mailed to one of the people who orders Oxford Impressions (drawn randomly).

Did you know that Oxford Impressions was just featured by Stampington's Take Ten Magazine? How awesome is that?

Okay, so how do you enter this giveaway? 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, September 7th. 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!

The winner of this giveawy is Barb Oliver!

Technique Blitz, TSSC and Blogger's Challenge!

Today is a "three-fer". As in, three things in one. Well, in two, actually! Aw heck, let me explain. Here is how I get three from all this...

First, the sketch used here was the Technostamper Sketch Challenge 29 from Monday -- which I am just a few days late on...

Second, today's Blogger's Challenge (59) is called "the same, but different" -- were we challenged with using a sketch of our choice to make two different cards with two diverse colors and stamps. I used MJ's sketch!

Finally, We are in the midst of a "Technique Blitz", so both of today's cards use techniques from the August 2008 issue of the TJ Newsletter. The first card, top, uses the Stenciled Collage Technique (8-08 TJNL) done on a Faux Denim Background (12-07 TJ). The stamps used here are from Oxford Impressions. I used an open-lined stamp over the stenciled area, and just lightly colored it in with colored pencils. I have a friend who loves horses, you see...

The second card, on the left, uses the Bandanna Technique from the 8-08 TJNL. These stamps are from Innovative Stamp Creations. Just love this stamp with that technique!

Okay, 'nuff for today... Check out the other Blogger's Challenge players by clicking on the logo in my sidebar. Have fun browsing!

Blogger's Challenge #47 - Layout challenge (x2)

Today's Blogger's Challenge was to use the dog layout on Page 21 of the Stampin' Up! Occasions Catalog as inspiration for our creations. When I first saw the layout, I was a bit taken back -- the tear diagonally across the main panel not a look that I normally do on purpose with my artwork. Guess that's why it's called a challenge!

I started my creative process with the card on the right. The beautiful stamps on this card are from the same delicious stamp sheet from Oxford Impressions that I am giving away this week (to enter the giveaway, go to THIS post). I used the Embossed Watercolor Crayon Technique from the June 2006 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter for coloring the bird. (A close-up of what the bird looks like from a different angle is on the left). This turned out fabulouso in real life! A couple more touches with the punches and the ribbon, and this was a pretty easy card.

Okay, so now I am liking this layout! What else can I do? That is how the card on the right came to life. This uses the Penciled Twinks Technique from the February 2008 issue of the Newsletter to color the flower. These stamps are from Stampin' Up!. I admit it, I did change the layout just a touch, but I had to for balance's sake. I even managed to throw some Cuttlebug embossing in the mix.

I love having so many techniques at my disposal! I have produced OVER 475 step-by-step tutorials for 475 different rubber stamping techniques in the last 5-3/4 years. Without question, the Technique Junkie Newsletter has more technique tutorials than any -- ANY -- other resource on the Internet or in print. I think that is pretty cool!

Sorry about the shameless self-promoting commercial -- guess I am just in a celebratory mood today!

Wonderful Wednesday Give Away - Oxford Impressions

I am thrilled to have these beautiful stamps from Oxford Impressions to give away this week! This absolutely stunning sheet of stamps will knock your socks off. Deeply etched rubber with beautiful images are always a great combination.... But I have to say that every stamp on this sheet is delicious! "The Bird's Nest" is an 8-1/2"x 11" rubber stamp sheet with 20 images. These stamps give fabulous impressions and offer so many possibilites for so many techniques -- I can't wait to use them with the Color Collage Technique!

The card shown above that the winner of the giveaway will receive with their new stamp sheet uses the Aged Tiles technique from the April 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I LOVE how this card turned out. I just love this card -- it is hard for me to give it away! I think I may have to make a second just to look at!

In addition to generously contributing the stamp sheet, Suzanne Melvin, Owner of Oxford Impressions, is offering Technique Junkie members 15% off the price of all unmounted rubber stamp collections. The discount applies only to Oxford Impressions rubber stamp collections - not single stamps or supplies. This offer is good from now until next Wednesday, May 22nd, so members will have 1 week to take advantage of this special offer. A new rubber stamp collection will be released at weeks end with a masculine theme - just in time for Father's Day! Two new collage sheets will also be available by the end of the week, so this is a good time to shop Oxford Impressions! The coupon code is: TJunkies and should be entered during the check out process.

Okay, want to know how this sheet 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 11:59am EST on Sunday, May 18nd. 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 give away is Barb Hendrickson! Congrats, Barb!