TSSC 39 - Glitter Masking and Cuttlebug Highlights

I missed the Technostamper Sketch Challenge this week, so today's post is here to make it up...and boy did I have a good time doing this!

The front panel on this card uses the Glitter Masking Technique from the October Issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The Spiders, and Circle and the orange square are all glittered! That panel is layered over a spiderweb piece of Cuttlebug Highlights, also from the October issue.

The Boo stamp is from The Angel Company.

BC: What's the Word, Bird?

Today's Blogger Challenge was to use a color combination of Riding Hood Red, Really Rust and Old Olive. I think this is a pleasing palette and I had fun with it!

To make my card, I watercolored the owl using the dye ink pads (from the three colors above) and layered it on a panel using the Polished Wrinkles technique from the October 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. Believe it or not, the polished wrinkles layer was done with the colors assigned to the challenge -- it just fades a bit with the water and with heating. It has a great shimmer to it, though!

I love the quirky saying! "What's the Word, Bird?"

All Stamps by Inkadinkadoo.

Have a nice weekend -- and make sure to check out the work from the other Blogger's Challenge players. Just click on the logo on my sidebar to access their sites.

Foiled- Web - Sneak preview

Today's card is a sneak preview from the newest issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter coming out tomorrow! This card uses the Foiled Webbing Technique from the October 2008 issue as a background. I love how it looks with my Expressionistic Watercolor panel!

These are new stamps from the newest catalog from Stampin' Up! These are my favorites from this catalog -- they are just so elegant.

Thanks for stopping by!

CD 6 and a Free Sample Tutorial!

The 6th edition Technique Junkie Newsletter CD is here! In fact, pre-orders were shipped last Thursday : )

There are 83 Technique Tutorials on this CD! All of the tutorials are in step-by-step, pictorial format. Here is an example of one of the tutorials : Waxy Cuttlebug Tutorial

Eighty three tutorials -- all in the same format. Eighty Three.

The CDs are $14,95 for subscribers or $19.95 for non-subscribers (US Addresses). Renewal or one year subscription and the CD is only $29.95 through October 1st. What are you waiting for? Email me today for your copy and/or renewal.

Technique Blitz: Designer Tiles

For Today's card in the Technique Blitz, I present to you a 15 minute card. This card is a Designer Tiles Card from the August issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I love quick and easy cards, don't you?

All stamps and paper by Stampin' Up!.

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway -- Firecracker Designs by Pamela

I have another sneak preview today for the Technique Blitz, using these wonderful giveaway stamps from today's giveaway sponsor, Firecracker Designs by Pamela.


The sample card shown on the right uses a variety of techniques (what is the point of publishing over 400 of them if I don't use them, right?). First, and foremost, the "Dig It" tag uses the Glimmer Mist Technique from the soon-to-be-released CD 6th Edition (click for details -- pre-orders started this week). Sally, our garden girl, was colored using the Gamsol Pearls Technique from the June 2006 TJ Newsletter; she is standing in front of a fence that was colored using the Pencil-over-Ink Technique from the March 2005 issue. I layered all that on the green Simple Green Spritz background (April 2008 NL). THAT is layered on top of a Painted Pigments background from the current August 2008 Newsletter.



Enough techniques for ya'? I think I counted 5. Whew.




The set I took all these wonderful stamps from is our giveaway set (on the left). These fun stamps from Firecracker Designs by Pamela gave me a ton of options! I even made those two little Glimmer Mist Tags in front of the card -- those will be given to the giveaway winner, too.




Of course, Pamela has alot going on, too!

• FIVE new sets for August!! Daisies, Karaoke/Singing Star, 2 Silhouette Sets: Bridge of Thoughts, and Flowers, and a 8.5x5.5 set called Teen Chat!!To see them all click here.To see some wonderful new art with these sets, click here!
• For a limited time, when you buy Bridge of Thoughts, you will get a special offer to buy Silhouette Flowers at 30% off, at check out!!
• New Acrylic BLOCK SIZE! 2x2 inches! SO easy to hold, perfect for small hands, and small stamps! Click here
• CD cases are back in stock!! Click here!
• Design team search continues!!! Click here for info
• Of course, TJer's always have a discount coupon!! Just type in ILOVETJS in the coupon box, and save 10%!!

Make sure to stop by Pamela's website or her gallery and blog to thank her for generous support with the giveaway!



Want to know how to win this set, the Glimmer Mist Chips and the card?
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, August 10th. 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!

Congratulations to Lori Stilger, the winner of this giveaway!!!

Wonderful Wednesdat Giveaway -- Inque Boutique!

Today, I am pleased to bring you a GREAT giveaway, PLUS a sneak preview for the August 2008 issue!

The stamp set I am giving away this week for the Escape set from Inque Boutique. These fun stamps are great for cards and wonderful for scrapbooking...I am finding the scale of the stamps perfect for page embellishments.They are flourish-y, current, and so much fun! I am sure that you will enjoy using them. Inque Boutique has a list of retailers on their site to purchase them - make sure to check it out!

These stamps are perfect for the technique shown in the card above, too. This card uses the Bandanna Technique, which one of the techniques that is in the August 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The newsletter will be mailed in less than a week! Be prepared to have a blast...it is one of my favorites of all time.

Okay now, want to learn how this fabulous stamp set can be yours?

Note that the sign-up time for the giveaway is much shorter -- I go on vacation Saturday morning and want to pop these in the mail to the lucky winner on my way out the door!

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 8:59pm EST on FRIDAY, July 23rd. 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!

Congratulations to Sandra Bonagura (and Tori) the winner of this stamp set!

Wonderful Wednesday Give away - Stamp Attack UK

Elegant Fun. That is how I think of this week's cool giveaway from Stamp Attack UK. The card you see on the left was made from the cool stamp sheet above (our giveaway this week). Whether you are based in the US or abroad, you MUST check out this company! There is a plethora of wonderful, elegant, classy stamps on this website...and the best part is that Carol is offering FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE this week for you! Just mention that you are a Technique Junkie when you order and the postage will be refunded to you.

The card I made for the giveaway this week uses a variety of techniques. The child was stamped with chalk ink and colored with pencils to give her more color and oomph. (I was impressed -- these Stamp Attack UK stamps are thick rubber, and make perfect images!) The triangle along the side uses the Cuttlebug Smoosh Technique from the October 2007 TJ Newsletter; the background uses the Distress Dragging Technique from the February 2007 issue of the newsletter.

All those techniques, and you know what took me the longest? Stringing the dang beads! They do look cool when the card is picked up, though -- I guess ONE of you will find that out when they win this giveaway!

Okay, want to know how you can win these stamps?
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, July 20th. 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 blog candy was Sandy Wisneski! Congrats, Sandy!

It has been a few weeks since I have been able to participate in Blogger's Challenge, so I am really excited to play this week!

The theme this week was insects & bugs, and I took the easy way out with a butterfly image. This beautiful insect and the paradise stamp are from Rubber Stamp Plantation. The background of this card uses the Faux Handmade Paper Technique for the background -- I ran it through my Cuttlebug, put white ink on the embossed parts, then swiped Pearl Ex over it to make it shimmery : ) The butterflies where made using the Metallic Foil technique. Both of these techniques are from the current issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

Sometimes you get lucky in life. My friend Erin had a stamping playdate a few weeks ago and invited me, and her friend Debra from Hawaii. Well, it just so happens that Debra is the co-owner of RSP...and she is, by far, the most interesting person I have met in years. She and I hit it off and chatted for hours!!! She was also generous with her stamps and you will see more of them here, and on the TJ site. They are a little slice of paradise... If you would like to see some gorgeous pictures and have a few minutes, go take a look at the RSP Blog, too -- read about the Vetiver farm and stamping there, too.

When you have a moment, check out the beautiful creations from the other Blogger's Challenge players. Simply click on the logo on my sidebar to access an up-to-date list of the other players.

Have a beautiful weekend!

Blogger's Challenge #53: Resist

This week's Blogger's Challenge was to use any resist technique. That sounds pretty simple, doesn't it? This challenge has been rolling around in my head forever...I actually thought about it all week long. I just couldn't decide what to do...

Now Friday rolls around and I am backed into a corner. I have only 45 minutes left in my day to make the card and post it to blogger.... So what's a stamper to do? I just grabbed the stamps that were already strewn on my messy desk, and started with those. This Joseph's Coat/Emerging Color card came out of the mix. Both are really old techniques from the TJ Newsletter... Although this card is funky, I really like it! I'm sure it pales in comparison to my other BC partner's artwork, though.

To make the background, I brayered two colors of ink over a matte white cardstock randomly. Then I stamped the medallion with VersaMark, Clear Embossed it, and let it cool. Then I brayered burgundy ink over all that, and wiped the excess ink off the medallions. A few dots of Silver Stickles, and the background was done!

I hope you enjoy my "because it was on my desk" resist card...if you have a few minutes, take a look at the other cards from the rest of the BC players (in my left sidebar).

All stamps, Stampin' Up!; the Silver medallions are from Club Scrap.

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway - Rare Images

Rare Images, indeed! Nancy Judd, Technique Junkie designer and stamper extraordinaire, is the maker of this fine piece of rubber. Nancy was looking for good dog and cat stamps and couldn't find any that she was happy with. So what is any self-respecting designer/stamper/TJ-er to do? Why, you make your own stamps! At least, that is what Nancy did. I am thrilled to offer these stamps from Rare Images for the Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway this week.


The winner of this Rare Images stamp sheet will receive the 8-1/2" x 11" sheet above that is filled with dog, cat and mice images. If you would like to purchase the stamps directly, go to Nancy's Blog and click on the sheet in the right column -- it will take you to her store.


In addition to these great stamps, the winner of the giveaway will receive the card above. The dog is colored using the Marker Water Coloring Technique from the June 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. (You thought I used my Copics to color him, didn't you? Look at that! Regular ol' markers -- if you subscribed, you would know the trick to doing this...) The purple/green/gold background was made using a technique called Faux Handmade Paper, also from the June issue. Finally, all of those pieces are layered on a piece of Textured Pearl Ex from the December 2006 issue of the Newsletter.



Okay, want to know how the stamps and cards 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 11:59pm EST on Sunday, June 22nd. 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 these stamps is Sandi Figura!

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway - I Brake For Stamps!

Today is a "times 2" giveaway -- We are giving away these two wonderful women from I Brake for Stamps. The two stamps today's lucky winner will receive are Mona Lisa, and the Geisha, along with the two cards shown here. Each of these images are bigger than they appear here -- Mystic Smile is 2-3/4" x 4-3/4", and The Geisha Collage is 3-1/4" x 4-1/4".

...And because I Brake for Stamps is so generous, these stamps are on sale for us this week at 40% off -- plus there is so much more there on sale for 25% - 35% off, too... Click here for the sale page. It just so happens that there is a terrific technique coming in the August issue that woks best with these collage-style images, too.

Since today kicks off the Technique Junkie Newsletter "BOGO Sale" (Buy One, Get One Half Off), I thought it was fitting to show some new art using older techniques, and to show some with new techniques, too. The best thing about this is that all of these techniques are TIMELESS -- you can use them today and your artwork is still current!

The Mystic Smile Card card to the right features the AI Float Technique (June 2008 Technique Junkie Newsletter, courtesy of Ann Clack) in the background. The main image is colored with Markers, Gamsol Pearls, and Sakura Glaze Pens (I have been using this ALOT recently). She's a little sparkly, too, since I popped some glitter pen around her edges.

The other card to be given away takes us WAY back. The geisha image on the left was colored with a combination of stippling and markers. The Out of the Box Technique (October 2004 NL) was used to highlight the image. To really time travel, I used the Saran Wrap Technique on the background of this card -- its one of the online-bonus techniques on the 1st edition CD, published in 2003. Why not add that CD to your BOGO list!?!

Okay, want to know how the stamps and cards 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 11:59pm EST on Sunday, June 15th. 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!

Congratulations to Shirley Wilson, who is the winner of this Giveaway!

TSSC21: Doodle Factory Urban

Take me to your leader.....

I have to tell you that the entire time I was making this card, that was going though my head! These outrageously fun stamps are from the DoodleFactory: Urban stamp sheet from Starving Artistamps. I was at a stamp show on Saturday and got this -- I just love this sheet and couldn't wait to play with it!

I colored my robot scene using the Marker Water Coloring technique from the June 2008 edition of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I think it is remarkably similar to the look achieved by coloring with Copic Markers (I have more of those, now, too, thanks to Saturday's shopping spree). It's alot easier, and alot less expensive, with regular markers, though!

The strips on the background were done using the Polished Rainbow technique from the April 2007 issue of the newsletter, and I did a little Rainbow Strip Flip Technique on the pieces (from the June 2005 issue of the newsletter). The spaceship is popped up, and the robot is popped higher than that -- it is very dimensional in person. It's a tiny bit glittery, too -- I added accents with a gelly glitter pen -- but they didn't up with the picture.

One last thing. The original sketch is in a different orientation. This is how I see it:

And this is how it was originally planned:

One of these days I will do them as they are intended...Check out Mary Jo Price William's site for the other players -- she updates it all week.

TSSC 20: Faux Handmade Paper

I feel so guilty! I haven't participated in a Technostamper Sketch Challenge for a few weeks and I feel like I have been letting my friend Mary Jo Price-Williams down. Now this one is late! Oh well, we all do our best, right?

I love this sketch. Very easy! It also showcases the Faux Handmade Paper background off really well, too. The Faux Handmade paper technique can be found in the newest edition of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

All stamps used for this card are from Stampin' Up!. The medallion is from the True Friend set, and the words are from my cut-up Happiness background. If you need more info on how and why I cut up the background, and what I mounted it on, click HERE.

For information & to see this week's sketch, check out Mary Jo's BLOG.

Blogger's Challenge #49 - Animals

I am back for Blogger's Challenge Friday! Today's challenge was make creations featuring animals. I just couldn't decide what to do, so I made two cards today!

The first uses a Stampin' Up! set called Bronc Buster. The main image is layered on an Aged Parchment Background. Aged Parchment is a technique from the newest June issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

This was the first time I pulled out the "Build-a-Brad" set that I bought in January! As I was making these custom brads I immediately thought that I should order more...can't run out now that I used them! Stamping is a disease, I swear! They sit there for months, then I use them once, now I want more! YIKES!

On to the second sample. This one uses Close To My Heart stamps. The main image is surrounded by greens and blues from the Marker Water Coloring Technique from the June issue. This card is a captured beads card -- again, a technique from the June issue. I show the outside here, then the inside below... Love this card! It is so adorable...

So here are three techniques from the newest June issue -- 3 out of 12. If you are not a subscriber, shouldn't you be? You can see all of these techniques, plus the OTHER 60 that will be published this year, for just $9.99. What are you waiting for? (Sorry about the shameless plug -- someone has to do it!)

Hey, do you like the props for the photographs, or do you prefer them "bare bones?" I can do them either way -- let me know your opinion, if you have a minute.

Make sure to check out the other Blogger's Challenge cards from the other players -- they are listed in my sidebar.

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway - See D's Sugar Shoppe!

This week I have some great stamps to give away -- plus a sneak peek for the upcoming June Newsletter, too!


Inque Boutique has contributed the stamps for today's give away. Stephanie Barnard, a stamp designer for Inque Boutique, is a new Technique Junkie -- watch for more stamps coming in future newsletters from this wonderful stamp company with such a fresh and current style.




Let me tell you a bit about these stamps! These See D's Stamps are from the Sugar Shoppe Line. They are die cut rubber with the image pre-stamped on the back. The rubber is backed with self-adhering cling, and come with a case for easy storage. To use, simply take the stamp out of the case and place on an acrylic block . Place the paper over the cushion that is enclosed and stamp! The cushion truly is a "secret weapon" for stamping great images -- it is a cushy stamping mat that gives you clear, wonderful images every time you use the stamps. The picture on the left shows how the stamps come -- but take a look at the card I made above -- it is resting on the case filled with the stamps. The compact space is great for storage, too!



Inque Boutique has a list of all the stamps they offer on their site, plus a retailer finder so that you can find these stamps at a store near you. I know that you will be seeing alot of these stamps from me!





Now, about the card and the sneak preview. The card above comes with the stamps. It uses a brand new technique that was filmed and contributed to the Newsletter by TJ Writer Beth Norman called Textured Watercolors. It is part of the new June issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, being mailed today! Check out the subscriber-only pages tomorrow -- the link to the new issue will be LIVE, and you can make some Textured Watercolor Cards of your own!



Okay, want to know how these stamps 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 11:59pm EST on Sunday, June 1st. 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!

Wonderful Wednesday Giveaway -- The Stampsmith

This week we are lucky to have a gorgeous stamp plate from The Stampsmith as our Wednesday giveaway. The retro feel of these stamps are wonderfully zany and just so much fun to use!

The winner of the stamps today will also receive this card. The card was stamped on smooth white cardstock, and the image was colored with colored pencils. The main colorful layering piece used on this card uses the Createx Creations Technique from the April 2008 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The inside of the card uses one of the phrases included on this stamp sheet: "Friends Forever."

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 11:59pm EST on Sunday, May 25th. 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!

Congratulations to Linda Aschenbach, the winner of this giveaway!

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!

TSSC - A bit late!

Usually I post my TSSC entry on Mondays, with everyone else -- and even though this card was done, I just had to set it on the back burner so that I could finish a few other things. This is one of those weeks I call my "creative weeks" -- a full out blitz and attack on my stamps and supplies to cook up new techniques and try techniques submitted by other people. I try not to get distracted by my computer on these weeks so that I can just pop out stuff!!!

I thought I better get this on here today, before the week slides away from me, though. I am eating my lunch (worried now, because I have over 400 emails waiting for me to look at -- how does it get so high in 24 hours?) so I thought I would post this.

I did not do the traditional rectangle from the original sketch, found on Mary Jo Price-Williams Technostamper Blog. I changed it a bit, using the diamond-shaped giraffe from Wood-'n-Paper Ink as the focal point (thanks, Dee!). The background on the chocolate paper is from Stampendous, and the circle words and background is from The Angel Company.

The giraffe was colored with Gamsol Pearls (June 2006 Newsletter). Now, I need to go get inky, so if you will excuse me....