Herringbone One of a Kind

Almost every time I am at a trade show or  teaching a class, someone will ask me what my favorite technique is. Usually, one of the techniques from an upcoming issue holds that spot in my heart temporarily, but I do have to say that the Herringbone Technique (December 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter) is certainly in my top 10 all time favs. I would even say that it is in my top 5!

This example uses the new in-colors designer paper from Stampin' Up with the Background Basics Stamps and matching die cuts. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up also. The flower was colored using marker blending.

What is YOUR favorite technique?

Washi Tape or Stamps? You decide!

OHHHH I just LOVE playing with my supplies! I had so much fun with my Washi tape and a few new stamp sets I recently acquired. One of these examples of the Snippets Technique from the April/May 2013 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter uses stamps for the Washi tape, and the other is real tape.

The coffee cup stamps, and the tape stamps, are from Stampin' Up. The actual Washi tape is from Recollections.

Of course, the bright-colored sample is Washi Tape - but the other one looks pretty darn close!

Hope you find time to play with YOUR toys supplies.

Triple Embossing - Technique of the Week

The Triple Embossing Technique, from the June/July 2013 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, is the current Technique of the Week! I intended on posting this on Monday, but life got in the way!

I love this easy technique. The combination of textures is wonderful! I chose to change mine up a bit -- using cardstock instead of Designer Paper. I colored the individual areas with a combination of ink and chalks to highlight the embossed areas. The stamp is from Stampin' Up!

Hope you are playing along with us this week!

Stencil collage - Technique of the week

This is the post that was supposed to happen on Monday, when I announced the Technique of the week. Well, now it is Thursday, and although I wasn't able to post Jackie Kalchert announced the technique for me on the Design Team blog.  After two  consecutive weeks of busy trade shows, I haven't had much of a chance to create! I did set some time away today, though, since I was pining for stamp therapy. The Stencil Collage card (June/July 2013) above is the result of my endeavors. 

I used a background collage stamp from Stamp Out Cute and a sentiment from Stampin' Up!, along with the mesh stencil from Club Scrap. (Sorry that there are not any links, I am posting from my iPad and haven't yet figured that out!) I stamped, inked  and cut out extra butterflies from the main image, too, but they are hard to see from the picture. Their wings were pinched up for dimension.

I hope you have had fun with the Technique this week, and love to see all the posts on the ergo up. If you haven't tried it yet - DO! Simple and easy and lovely. It doesn't get better than that!

Pat

Layered Color Collage - Simple and Easy

This card was made using the Layered Color Collage -- one of the techniques from the new Simple and Easy Inking Techniques - Remix CD. the tutorial is one of the 30 on the CD for $9.95 (plus shipping). The CD shows you how to create stunning artwork using a minimum of supplies -- and as the name suggests, they are all easy techniques! It is a great CD to have in your arsenal when looking to create the wow factor quickly.

The card uses all Stampin' Up! stamps, inks and paper -- I love the color combo. It is so different and unique! It pops at ya' doesn't it?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Final Anniversary Giveaway - TJ for Life!

Today is the final day of the Technique Junkie Newsletter month-long 10 year anniversary giveaway and it is the biggest prize yet!  Today it is all Treat and no Tricks!

First, about the card...I used Stampin' Up! Stamps on a Herringbone Background (December 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter issue). I had a blast creating this card -- I found these fun brads in my stash and couldn't help piling them on the card!

Okay...now for the big prize.

One lucky winner will become a Technique Junkie for Life. What that means is that every product I have produced to date will be sent to you right away (anything you do not already have, of course). Then EVERYTHING I produce for the Technique Junkie Newsletter -- CDs and Newsletters alike -- will be shipped to you automatically as I produce them. You will be a TJ for Life!

One lucky winner will be selected on Friday, November 2 (Hurricane Sandy and Power Outages providing) from my random number generator. MAKE SURE to leave your email address in the body of the comment. Blogger does NOT send me email addresses with comments in every case. Good luck!

If you have followed along all month -- thank you. I have really enjoyed reading all of your comments and have loved the opportunity to be able to provide 31 days of gifts for you. Want to do this again in 5 or 10 more years? Renew your subscription! That is the best appreciation I can think of :)

Congratulations to Gail Akister -- our newest TJ for life winner!
 

Two Tag Easel - Day 23

This is Day 23 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter's month-long 10 year Birthday Celebration - thanks for joining us today!

Today I am showing you a Two Tag Easel from the Stampin' Companion CD. The CD contains 70 tutorials which use Stampin' Up! materials exclusively; as you can see from my Easel, the techniques are easily translated to other stamps, too. The stamps I used above are from Impression Obsession. Of course, if you are a Stampin' Up! purist, then this is definitely for you, too!

Today, I am offering the Stampin' Companion CD as the giveaway (or, if you are so inclined, you may choose a different CD, or an additional year on your subscription). To enter the giveaway, simply leave your name and email address on this blog post and my random number generator will select one winner on Wednesday, October 23. 

Good luck!

Judi Markel is the lucky winner of this giveaway!

Double the fun Birthday Bash Day 8

Welcome to Day 8 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter Birthday Bash! Today is "double day". Double - because not only is it TJ's birthday, but it's mine, too!

So...our artwork is a Double Slider (from the 3D and Fun Folds CD). And yes, it IS a birthday card; but it is a birthday card for all of us!

Today's giveaway is a gift for YOU. It's winner's choice today! One lucky winner can choose any Technique Junkie CD, renewal for a year, or a year's subscription. Your choice!

To enter today's giveaway, leave a comment and your email address on this blog post. I will use the random number generator on October 9th to select one lucky winner -- who gets to pick their own prize. Good luck!

All stamps and paper on the Double Slider are from Stampin' Up!

The winner of this Giveaway is Rachelle Emigh -- Congrats, Rachelle!

Markered Rainbow Resist

Just a little sample from the August Technique Junkie Newsletter issue. This is an example of the Markered Rainbow Resist Technique. I used water based markers on this card -- from Stampin' Up!. The image is from Hampton Arts.

Hope you are enjoying this issue!

Zagged Newsprint for Dad

I make a lot of cards every year, and every year my husband gets one of the cards I made for a newsletter issue or a CD. Although I am still making them by hand, I always feel guilty about them because I feel that I am not making them for him in a personal way. This year, I made him his "own" card!  It does use a technique, of course -- the background is the Zagged Newsprint technique from the Stampin' Companion CD. The CD is only 17.95 for 70 tutorials using all Stampin' Up! products in step-by-step, pictorial format in pdf format -- a bargain! You can see the complete list of tutorials and Order the CD HERE. Just select the Stampin' Companion CD from the pull-down menu of CDs.

I just received new stamps, inks and die cuts from Stampin' Up!, and I couldn't wait to play with them with his card. I was delighted to use one of the papers from the Fan Fair DSP pack to layer over my newsprint. Here is a list of what I used:

All Items, Stampin' Up! :

Stamps: World's Greatest, Family Reunion

Ink: White Craft, Not Quite navy, Crumb Cake

Paper: First Edition, Fan Fair DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy

Dies: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits

Other: Essentials Paper Piecing Pack, Basics Glimmer Brads

Hope you had a great Father's Day!

Colorful Stripes

When I filmed this tutorial, I was concerned that the background it creates would be simply too crazy to be used effectively. What I found is that keeping the top image simple was the best way to use the Colorful Stripes Technique (April 2012 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter). 

I chose this pretty Parisian image from Prickley Pear, using water based markers to color the image in selected areas. The I used the Out-of the-Box technique from October 2004 to showcase the image, and to allow the bottom flowers to melt into the bottom of the stripes. The sentiment and some of the background images are from Stampin' Up!; other of the background images are from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

You should try this one -- it is easier than it looks and the results can be really pretty!

Mini Album Mania Blog Hop!

Welcome to the last stop on the Mini Album Mania Blog Hop. If this is where you started, please take a moment to go to the Design Team Blog and start at the beginning. If you arrived here from Allie's blog, you have arrived at the final stop!

All of the participants in this hop created albums using tutorials from the Mini Album Mania CD. The CD contains 35 Mini Album tutorials in pdf format, created to print on 8-1/2"x 11" paper. The ideas are wonderfully creative and come in all shapes and sizes!  You can order your CD right here:

The album I am showing you today is the Gatefold Accordion Album. This neat album does not need any sort of binding tool -- you create your own! The pages fold into one another, creating a gorgeous flap-type effect. Here are some more views for you (click on any of these images to see them close up).

The front:

The album, top view:

 

More of the inside:

I hope you enjoyed the hop! Take a minute and leave a comment here; one random winner will receive her very own CD! Make sure to leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win.Thanks for joining us today!

Pat

Stamps: I Brake for Stamps, Stampin' Up!, Rubber Stamp Plantation

One thing leads to another...

Did you ever start out to create one thing, then end up with something completely different? That's what happened here. I was going to create a card using the Stencil Stamped Background Technique from the Stampin' Companion CD -- and I ended up with a completely different card! In between, I discovered something new and filmed a tutorial with my discovery. Go figure.

Today's card uses two techniques. First, the turtle was colored using the Marker Blending Technique from the Stampin' Companion CD (70 Tutorials exclusively using Stampin' Up! Products - only $17.95!). I layered Mr. Tortoise on a background using the Back-to-Back Tutorial from the August 2011 issue of the TJ Newsletter. I'll have to share the other card another time!

Ingredients:

Stamps: Nature's Nest, Wonderfully Worn, French Filigree, Woodgrain, Tiny Tags

Ink: Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Basic Black

Cardstock: Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Blender, Stampin' Up! Markers, SU Twine, Tiny Tag Punch, Square Lattice Embossing Folder

All about Texture: CB Smoosh

It has been a LOOONNNGGGG time since I have been creative just for the fun of it. It seems like I am always working on a new issue of the Newsletter or a New CD and I just run out of time to keep up with creating things that just make me happy. Well, I just finished a new CD --  to be announced later this week -- and the newsletter is in great shape, so I allowed myself some unfettered creative time!

I decided to play along with the Late Night Stampers weekly challenge #166: Texture. This is how I challenged myself: I opened my Emboss or Die CD and selected a technique randomly, then worked out my card! I wanted to use a color combination that I normally wouldn't, and I really like how this Peach/Tangerine/Limeade combination works. 

I am so happy to have created this card! I hope you enjoy it. If  you would like the directions for the background, it is on the Emboss or Die CD: 79 tutorials using Embossing folders and Die Cuts, for $17.95. I think I will spend part of my week opening CDs and picking tutorials out randomly!

Ingredients: All Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Creative Elements, Word Play, Growing Green

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait

Ink: Basic Black, Peach Parfait, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch; Lucky Limeade Ruffled Ribbon, SAB Brads, Basic Black Dotted Ribbon,; Clips Assortment, Flower Embossing Folder

Can I interest you in coffee and the paper this morning? 

This little card uses two techniques from the new Stampin' Companion CD: 70 Tutorials exclusively using SU products (order HERE). Many of you have been getting them in the mail over the weekend and the rest who ordered so far will get them early this week!  

The three techniques I used were the Zagged Newsprint, Watercolor Pencils and Wisped Framelits Techniques. I love way my sweet little card turned out!

Hope your coffee is strong and your news is good -- have a great day!

Recipe:

All Stamps and Materials: Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Morning Cup

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight

Other: Scallop Border Punch, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Label Framelit

Stampin' Companion Blog Hop!

Welcome to the last stop on the Technique Junkie Newsletter mini blog hop celebrating the release of the Stampin' Companion CD! I hope you have enjoyed the hop so far. If this is your first stop, I suggest starting at the Design Team blog (http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com) so you don't miss anything. 

My project today is an example of the Notes Corkboard Tutorial from the CD. I love this sweet little memo board! With the note cards attached right to the board and decorated push-pins, it is a great item to hang in the kitchen or office. And it takes just minutes to make, too.

The Stampin' Companion CD contains 70 tutorials that exclusively use Stampin' Up! products. The CD is only $17.95 to US/Canadian addresses, or $19.95 for overseas addresses. The first wave of CDs are being mailed today. If you haven't ordered yours yet, you can order it directly from my blog, or from the Stampin' Companion webpage.

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Thank you for coming to the hop -- I hope you enjoyed our preview!

Vintage Collage from the Stampin' Companion

This Vintage Collage card is an example of one of the 70 tutorials from the new Stampin' Companion CD (70 tutorials exclusively using Stampin' Up! products). I love the aged, Chic look of this technique.

I just hear from my printer, too -- the CDs will be here tomorrow, so if you have not yet ordered yours, do it today so you receive yours with the first of the CDs mailed!  You can see a full list of the tutorials and order your CD HERE.

Card Recipe:

Artist: Pat Huntoon
Stamps:   Artistic Etchings, Word Play, Established Elegance
Paper: First Edition Specialty Paper, Basic Black, Whisper White, Calypso Coral
Ink:  Basic Black, Basic Gray, Craft WhiteMarkers: Basic Black
Other:  Scalloped Border Puch, Stampin' Write Markers, Basic Pearls
©1998-2012 Stampin’ Up!®

Blended Marker Free Tutorial!

As you might have heard, Technique Junkie Newsletter has just released a brand new CD: Stampin' Companion: 70 Tutorials exclusively using Stampin' Up! products.*  

One of the easy tutorials on the CD is how to blend Stampin' Write Markers to get a watercolored, or a more subtle, look.  On the example below, I wanted to create shadows and contrast to a "white" image; using the markers by themselves would have resulted in hard lines -- not the soft blended look that I wanted to achieve. I used the Blended Marker Technique (FREE tutorial below the image) to create the look I wanted.

This is one of the 70 tutorials from the Stampin' Companion CD. The Techniques on the CD range from easy, like this one, to more complex. Every tutorial uses ONLY Stampin' Up! products, from the trimmers to the stamps and everything in-between. It is only $17.95 (US and Canada) ($19.95 for overseas addresses)  and all of the tutorials are in this format: http://www.techniquejunkies.com/blended-markers.pdf 

(Note: If you cannot get the link to work, copy and paste it into your browser).

To order this awesome CD, go to the Stampin' Companion Page, order from my blog directly, or order from the Technique Junkie Newsletter home page. A list of the 70 tutorials is also on the Stampin' Companion page.

If you are a demo, this CD is wonderful for workshop ideas. If you are just a fan, like me, you will love knowing what to do with all of your wonderful Stampin' Up! products!

Happy Stamping...

Card recipe - All Products used from Stampin' Up!:
Paper: Night of Navy, Pool Party, Basic White, Island Indigo Attic Boutique DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Pool Party
Stamps: Zoo Review
Other: Stampin' Write Markers, Blender Pen, Framelits Labels Collection, White Pen, Isaland Indigo Baker's Twine, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals

*The Technique Junkie Newsletter, and the products and services it provides, are not affliated or endorsed by the Stampin' Up! Corporation.

Announcing: Nirvana for SU Fans

Do you love SU? If so, you will love our brand new CD:

Stampin' Companion - 70 tutorials exclusively using Stampin' Up! products.

This CD has a terrific blend of cards, projects, and other ideas. Every tutorial uses current Stampin' Up!* products, including items from the current mini catalog and Sale-a-Bration. The CD is a collaboration between Pat Huntoon and Jane Bosi and uses all of the products -- including the dies, sizzlits/framelits, smooch paints, inks, stamps, paper, etc., from the current Stampin' Up! catalogs.

If you are a demonstrator, this CD will provide you with workshop ideas for many months to come....and if you are just a fan (like me), you will enjoy using your SU Products with these tutorials.

This CD -- with 70 step-by-step tutorials -- is only $17.95. Order HERE (or from the TJ home page, or from my blog directly:

Location

United States $17.95 USD Canada $17.95 USD Overseas $19.95 USD

You will love this CD! 









The Technique Junkie Newsletter and the products and services it providess, are not affiliated nor endorsed by the Stampin' Up! Corporation.

Top Note Die Box

Another one of the 70 tutorials from the new 3D and Fun Folds CD -- the Top Note Die Box. I love this little box! You can order your CD HERE -- it ships next week! 70 tutorials for $17.95 -- can you beat that?

Stamps: Stampin' Up! Frostwood Lodge DSP and Christmas Lodge Stamps