Luxurious Paper -- Day 22

Wooo Hoo! Today I am so happy to celebrate the Technique Junkie Newsletter 10th Anniversary Bash with one of my favorite companies -- Paper Temptress. Day 22 of our 10th year anniversary bash brings us a $25.00 shopping spree in the Paper Temptress Store! 

To celebrate, I made the Double Tea Bag Holder, one of the 70 Tutorials on the 3D and Fun Folds CD.

All of the papers I used on the Teabag Holder are from Paper Temptress. Although all of the papers are exceptional, I especially love the Khaki Crepe Ruched Paper. I have made several items using the Ruched Paper and they are some of the most coveted I have made. The Laser White Glossy that the Sentiment (Kolett Hall Stamps) was stamped on is to-die-for too. And how can you overlook the Spring Larch Glimmer Paper? So very luxurious!

If you have never purchased from Paper Temptress, now is your chance (plus, if you look in my sidebar, you will see a 10% discount for Technique Junkies!). And you can try your luck withe the drawing for the $25.00 shopping spree, too, just by leaving your name and email address on this blog post. I will leave the comments open until Wednesday, October 24th, when my Random Number Generator will select one winner. 

What luxury! Good luck. 

Jackie Smith is the lucky winner of the gift certificate!

Paper Temptress at the HOP!

It is Day Three of the TJ Blog Hop, and we are celebrating today with Paper Temptress! What could be better than having a partner who is all about paper when you are creating 3D  Paper Crafts?  And to make it even better, Paper Temptress is offering a $25.00 gift certificate for today to one lucky winner, and another $25.00 gift certificate for the gift basket drawn on Monday.

Today, I made the Tri-Fold Out Card from the 3D and Fun Folds Paper Crafts CD using luxurious papers from Paper Temptress. The card at the top is closed, and the two pictures below show the card with each of the flaps open:

In person, this card is shimmery, textural, and just plain pretty as a picture. The base of the card uses Alpine Aster Glimmer, and I used Cappuccino Mica/Metallic, Green ruche and Khaki Ruche to compliment it with the layers. You can see hints of the texture and glimmer on the pictures above! 

Want ot win the $25.00 gift certificate from the Paper Temptress? Just leave me a message on today's post -- you will be entered to win today, then you will also have an entry for the grand prize basket, too. 

Make sure that you visit the rest of the hop, too:

The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog 

Donna Duquette

Mel's Crafty Clips

Jackie Kalchert

Chris Dickinson

KristieTaylor

Pat Huntoon

You can also play along with us! Feel free to post your artwork using the Double Twisted Easel Technique, or any of the techniques on the 3D and Fun Folds CD. Then add your work to the blog hop below!

  

Inspired Sunflower

I love a brilliant idea. When Holly Brown brought me the Distressed Fuzz Technique (August 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter) used on the card above, I was very excited! After all, Flower Soft can be pricey -- and who doesn't love custom colors made from an item that EVERY stamper has in their Stash? GREAT idea, Holly.

My Sunflower was colored with Smooch inks to give it an ethereal glow. I also used some gorgeous shimmery paper from Paper Temptress for the card base and for the yellow cardstock portions. I wish you could see how shimmery this is IRL!

Have a great weekend.

Herringbone Kittens

Yes, you read that right. Kittens. If you know me, you know that I am not a cat fan (Dogs Rule!). I was in a swap a couple of months ago and I had made this card to represent the letter K. If you look closely you can see that the brads letters spelling  "Kittens" on them.  

The card uses the Herringbone Technique from the December 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The stamps are from Rare Image Rubber Stamps and are available through I Brake for Stamps.  The brads with the letters have been in my stash for at least 6 - 7 years...I have no clue who made them!

The designer paper is from Basic Grey and all the solid Paper is from Paper Temptress. Enjoy your Saturday!

Pastel Pecil Blending Owl

I love my Pastel Chalk Pencils. I just love them. They blend so beautifully and have gorgeous, rich, intense color. My first experience with using them was when I bought a set of 10 on sale -- I think I paid $4.00 for them a few years ago -- and I was hooked. I have since purchased a huge set to expand my color palette. If you buy nothing else, think about buying them for coloring skin tone -- they are sublime! They are in my top three favorites of all of my coloring tools.  The June issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter has a tutorial for you on how to blend with them, too.

The cute owl above was colored with my Pastel Chalk Pencils. It is a digi from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps (when you order, use tjnrocks for 10% off!). I love this guy, and his matching saying. The background paper is Basic Grey, but the copper metallic and the other rich, lush papers are all from Paper Temptress.

Have a great day!

Blended Blotches Java

I needed to make a card representing the letter J -- and all I could think about was Java. It was actually the only word that I could think of using the letter J! While I was making it, I was thinking of Hetty Sanders the whole time -- she loves her coffee (we are kindred souls in that regard). So this morning, while sipping my own coffee, I thought I would share this card.

The background uses the Blended Blotches Technique from the April 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I layered that over a piece of Torn Paper Frames (December 2008 TJNL). That piece is layered on a piece of walnut colored paper that I LOVE. I made a wonderful discovery when I made this -- I used Paper Temptress Vintage Silver Lustre Paper and rubbed Distress Ink over it -- I have to tell you, this paper is exceptionally beautiful in real life. I will be coloring all my Lustre paper like that from now on!

Stamps: Club Scrap; Cardstock: Paper Temptress.

Bird by the Inch

This By the Inch Card (Technique from the December 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter) was a challenge card for the letter "I". I love this technique- so easy and such cool results.  Plus I get to use up pieces of technique from long ago! The base of the inchies was a piece of Pigment Scrunch (February 2009 TJ issue). Yes, a piece that I made two years ago! I don't know whether to be proud to have used it or ashamed that I kept it so long!

Stamps are newly acquired from Stampin' Up!. The gorgeous paper is from Paper Temptress -- it is duo toned Ice Blue and Grape, and just fabulous in person.  Hope you enjoy your weekend!

Paper Temptress Giveaway!

I Love Great Paper.  I think I need a button to wear on my chest with that saying!  Paper Temptress, our giveaway sponsor this week, is all about GREAT paper. I tend to horde it, but Patricia is trying to break me from that habit! It is a habit one lucky winner can break, too -- with the $25.00 gift certificate to Paper Temptress as our giveaway prize.

The card above uses Paper Temptress papers. The fun thing about this card is that the beautiful paper used for the teal and the orchid are the same paper! One side is teal, on orchid -- "blue ice" and grape" double sided paper. It is just luxuriously beautiful!

I used the Tissued Color Technique (February 2011 issue of the TJ Newsletter) and layered that on the Grape side of the paper, then layered that on the teal piece that was done using the Cuttlebug Highlights Technique (Emboss or Die CD). All-in-all a simple card, but Paper Temptress paper just makes it pop! Stamps: Close To My Heart, Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up!

Go take a look at the gorgeous papers on Paper Temptress' site and dream about what you would order -- and don't forget -- use TJ15 to take 15% off of your order, too.

To win the card and the $25.00 gift certificate, simply leave a comment on this message on my blog and make sure to leave me your email address. I will have my random number generator select a lucky winner on Monday, March 14th, at 9am.  Good luck!

Gesso and Gold Flowers

I love the saying on this card. The stamps -- both the flowers and the saying -- are from  from smARTworks. We all need friends to overlook our broken parts...and just love us for who we are, right?

This card uses the Glossy Gesso Technique from the December 2010 issue of the TJ Newsletter. The gold cardstock is from Paper Temptress.This is such a pretty card in person -- the gold and white against the black glossy just "works" for me : )

Thanks for taking time to admire my flowers!

Blogger's challenge: Sketch challenge

Yoo Hoo! I am finally playing in the Blogger's Challenge again. Today's challenge was a sketch challenge, and it was a simple one to boot! the sketch is on the right - give it a try!

My submission for the challenge uses Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps on a piece of Newsprint Reveal from the April 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. That piece is layered over a piece of gray paper that uses the Texture Duet Technique (October 2010 issue of the TJNL). All papers are from Paper Temptress.

If you have a chance, click on the Blogger's Challenge link on my blog to see the creations from the other players. It is always a feast for the eyes!

Have a great weekend!

Christmas? Already?

I know it comes the same day every year, but this year it snuck up on me! That is why I am just posting my cards now... because I spent all weekend making Christmas cards. I have a short attention span sometimes and get very bored when I make more than 15-20 of one kind, so I have made three different cards so far this year.I need 65 cards total, so I need to design and execute more today! Maybe next year I will get my act together and make them early. But heck, we just put our tree up this weekend, too...so I probably will get those cards done next year right around the same time.

This card was inspired by a card I saw on the internet...but I cannot remember who posted the original. Please give me a shout if it was you so I can credit you with the design! The punched "evergreen" is a fern stamp, and they green was spritzed with Glimmer Mist, so it is sparkly in person. The bird punch, silver waffle paper and the greeting are  from Stampin' Up!.  The silver bow got smooshed on my scanner bed, but it is pretty in person. The paper used on the bird and the greeting is a luscious striped lustre paper from Paper Temptress. It is gorgeous in person!

I don't know why I feel compelled to make such labor-intense cards...but these took a ton of time!

CD8 preview and a giveaway!

Today we have a great giveaway for you -- a sample card from the upcoming CD8, and the gorgeous stamp set from Artistic Outpost below.

First, about the card: This card uses the Wild Webbing Technique -- one of the 10 bonus techniques from the soon-to-be-released Technique Junkie Newsletter CD8.  This technique was develop by the fabulous Kathie McGuire (you know it has to be good!)-- and I have to tell you, I have had a blast making these cards. Trust me when I tell you that the picture of this card does not do justice to the webbing or the extreme coolness of this technique! This is one of these uber-cool, must-learn-how-to-do techniques. Still need to order the CD? $14.95 for subscribers in the US ($29.95 for CD/renewal in the US). Email me for an invoice from PayPal.

The stamps are all from the Artistic Outpost stamp sheet that is part of our giveaway this week. I adore these stamps -- they are some of the most beautiful and elegant stamp sets in my stash (as all of the AO stamps are!).  The images were stamped on White Lustre paper from Paper Temptress. The bird just POPS off that paper!

Here is the Artistic Outpost sheet we are offering:

 To enter this giveaway, leave a comment on this post with your email address. Entries without email addresses will NOT be eligible for this giveaway. The recipient of the card and stamps will be selected on Monday, August 30th at 9am by my random number generator. You do not need to be a TJ subscriber to enter or win.  I do NOT use your email address for any other purpose than the giveaway and I delete them after the winner is selected by my random number generator. Good Luck!

The winner of this giveaway is Ardis Smith -- congratulations, Ardis!

Weekly Giveaway: Rubberstamp Ave

There's nothing like a tropical paradise to brighten your day, is there? Today's giveaway will do that for one lucky winner. The stamps for the giveaway this week are from Rubberstamp Ave. -- and everyone can share in the fun, because RSA is generously offering a 10% discount for TJ members, too!

The card above uses the tropical paradise stamps with a Glimmer Mist Marbling background (June 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter). The image itself is stamped on luscious Cryogen White Iridescent paper from Paper Temptress. I colored the image with Copics AND colored pencils, and used an airbrush to add wisps of color to the background. (The Crygen white paper is amazing -- it keeps the integrity of the image while providing a gorgeous satin shimmer.) The punched leaves on the sides have also been spritzed with Glimmer Mist.

Here's a look at the 7"-9" stamp sheet being given away:

How's that for paradise?

No, it is easy enough to enter to win this stamp sheet and card. Simply leave me a comment with your email address, and let me know how YOU would use this sheet. Naming a technique to use with it is also good! My trusty random number generator will select a winner from all the entries on Monday, June 21st at 9am est. You do NOT need to be a Technique Junkie to enter or win. Good luck!

Weekly Giveaway - Paper Temptress!

Butterflies in the spring... they lift your heart high, brighten your day, send your spirit soaring. Not much is better -- EXCEPT the $25.00 Gift Certificate from Paper Temptress that is our giveaway today!

Patricia from Paper Temptress has generously offered a $25.00 shopping spree to one lucky winner today. The winner will receive the butterfly card above, and be able to choose $25.00 of Patricia's glorious paper from her store. 

The butterfly card uses the Kissed with a Twist Technique from the April 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter on the wings of the butterflies. These creatures are ready to fly off the beautiful paper from Paper Temptress, don't you think?

Remember, Paper Temptress always offers 15% off to Technique Junkies with the code tj15 at checkout! If you are a Copic Marker lover, you MUST try the Crygen Iridescent white paper -- it is dreamy with Copics. The whole iridescent line is 30% off this month, too!

To enter this giveaway for the gift certificate and card, simply leave a comment on this post. Make sure to leave enough information -- specifically an email address (try this format: p huntoon at optonline dot net) so that I can reach you. I will pick a winner on Monday, May 10th! You do NOT need to be a TJ subscriber to win this giveaway. Good luck!

Congratulations to Beth Cutwright, the winner of this giveaway!

Weekly Giveaway: Twisted Papers

Confession time: Never in a million years did I think that I would use digital images in my stamped artwork. Never say never -- because I do now, and I AM A BELIEVER! If you have not yet tried it, you should take a step forward and try it yourself -- you will be SOLD. I am here today to enable you to give it a try!

The card above uses Twisted Papers Images (our giveaway sponsor this week). I created the background using the Vintage Lace download. I printed it to full size, then used it for the Peeled Paper Technique (April 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter).  I love the way this turned out! The lady is from the Vintage French Postcard images -- again I just resized her and cut her out to layer over my Pigment Scrunch (purple) mat (from the February 2009 issue of the TJ Newsletter).  The stamped saying is from Inky Antics, and the luscious white paper is from the Paper Temptress.

Today's giveaway is the Advertising and Art Design CD from Twisted Papers  along with the card above for one lucky winner! This CD contains 250 full-sized images. You can print this images in any size -- they are so versatile! The images on this CD are fabulous -- you will have a blast with it.

Don't forget --YOU can pick your own CD for free from Twisted Papers. Simply place a $25.00 order and put the name of the CD you would like for FREE in the Special Request Box. Folks, that is 250 images for free! I think that is a huge windfall...

To enter this giveaway, leave a comment on this post and let me know if you have ever used a digital image -- and if not, why not?!  (I am giving you permission today to use them in your artwork!!) Make sure to leave me enough information so that I can contact you, something like this: p huntoon at optonline dot net  for the email address phuntoon@optonline.net. (DO NOT email me your entry -- I will not count it for the giveaway). You do NOT need to be a Technique Junkie Newsletter Subscriber to win. I will use my handy random number generator to pick a winner for the CD and card on MONDAY, April 26, 2010 at 7:00 am EST. Good Luck!

Congratulations to Tina Finnegan, the winner of this CD and Card!

Airbrushing and cleaning

On Saturday I decided to clean my desk. among the many things I found was negative from a leaf punch I had, and I happened to be putting away a new stash of Paper Temptress paper (had to caress it first!). Somehow, somewhere, a few Copic markers forced themselves on me and I stopped cleaning and started creating!

My Airbrushed Markers Card (Technique from the February/March issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter) was made using the Paper Temptress Poison Ivy Iridescent paper. The butterfly is from Innovative Stamp Creations. I colored it very lightly -- I wanted it to have a translucent effect.I think I am a little stuck on greens and blues this month -- it is one of my favorite combinations.

And yes, eventually I did clean my desk on Saturday -- but I messed it up on Sunday again! Ah, the creative process...sometimes it is NOT pretty. But I DID come up with a cool technique for June!

Whoa! The Paper Temptress is offering MORE!

Patrica Dunbar, the owner of Paper Temptress, is so warmed by all of your comments that she wants to offer a SECOND $25.00 Gift Certificate to her site as part of the giveaway this week!

I will also offer the card above to the winner. I made this card for the Rainbow Collage article I wrote in the Tips and Technique column for RubberStamp Madness last year. The didn't use this piece, so I am sharing it here! The paper is lustre from The Paper Temptress, and the stamps are from I Brake for Stamps. 

All you need to do is comment on THIS post for the second giveaway. Leave me enough info so that I can "find" you and I will use the random number generator to pick a winner on Monday, February 22. The best way to do that is to leave your email like this: phuntoon at optonline dot net (phuntoon@optonline.net). That foils any internet "bots". You do not need to be a Technique Junkie Newsletter Subscriber to win.  Good Luck!

Oh, and if you have not yet entered for the first post, click here to see it and enter!

The winner of this Gift Certificate is Lori Reinholz! Congrats!

Blogger's Challenge - sketch challenge

Today's Blogger's Challenge was to create a card using the sketch on the right for inspiration. A very easy sketch, really. My interpretation is above. I chose to be very literal with this one!

My card uses the Glassy Embossing Technique from the February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter for the floral designer paper portion. It's too bad that you cannot see the embossing very well in the scan -- it is really pretty in real life! The images used are Glamour Girls from the Time to Stamp Collection at I Brake for Stamps (use code TJ10 for 10% off, junkies!). The gorgeous striped lustre cardstock is from the Paper Temptress.

A list of the other Blogger's Challenge players can be found here.  Enjoy!

Weekly Giveaway - Paper Temptress!

Ah, the joys of beautiful paper. For those of us who like to caress our cardstock, it is Nirvana. Today, I am bringing you a little of that Nirvana with a $25.00 shopping spree from The Paper Temptress!

The card I made to go with today's giveaway uses all Paper Temptress stock. I have to tell you, airbrushing the stars onto the Poison Ivory Incandescent Cardstock was a breeze, and it has the most beautiful lustre I have ever seen! The Airbrushed Markers Technique from the February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter has never looked better! (All Stamps: Stampin' Up!)

The incandescent paper is perfectly complemented by the Blue Raspberry Poptones cardstock and the subtle shimmer of the Sparkle Vermilion cardstock. 

One lucky winner will receive the card and a $25.00 shopping certificate from The Paper Temptress. Take a look on the website and then leave me a comment about which papers you would buy if you won! I dare you to - I know I would have a hard time choosing!

To enter:

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment by Monday, February 22nd at 9am EST.  The winner will be selected on Monday morning (02-22-10). 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. Good Luck!

The lucky winner of this giveaway is Kim Eckert! Congrats, Kim!

Weekly Giveaway -- Starving Artistamps!

 

Sometimes, two things just go together. Take, for instance, the Pieced Zines Technique from the February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  It just SCREAMS for stamps that have large open areas. Then take Starving Artistamps Boudoir Stamp set (below). That just SCREAMS for paper piecing.  So let's give them away together!

A match made in heaven, wouldn't you say?  The curtains in my baby's boudoir were cut from a Prima flower ad. The rest of the pieces were colored with copic Markers and they were all layered on cardstock from The Paper Temptress. The Baby and the saying are from the "Oh Baby" Starving Artistamps Doodlefactory set. 

Starving Artistamps always has free shipping on orders over $65.00 to the US and Canada -- some restrictions may apply (they are HERE). There are so many sets here that just call out for the Pieced Zines Set. Go take a look at the Doodlefactory line -- they are ingenious!

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment by Monday, February 15th at 9am EST. Let me know which of the sets inspires you to try the Pieced Zines Technique! The winner will be selected on Monday morning (02-15-10). 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. Good Luck!

The winner of this set is Susanstamps! Congratulations!