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October Treasure Hunt - Final Stop!

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Welcome to the October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter Treasure Hunt! If this is your first stop, you may want to start on the TJ Design Team Blog HERE to start following the clues to the Treasure Chest below.

If you have followed the hunt -- you are looking for your final clue here -- and that is the letter G. Now you should have a completed word for the Treasure Hunt and can win the drawing prize!

The card on the right features a Rubber Thwamping Background (October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter) with a Block Collage Foreground (February 2009 TJ Newsletter). I added some Diamond Glaze (Crystal Effects) over the word "pumpkin" to make it pop, plus a flower, a Cuttlebugged piece covered with fibers, and a button to top it off. All of the fabulous stamps on this piece are from Club Scrap (Use tjstamp on the Club Scrap website for 25% off unmounted rubber, too!).

We have a great "Treasure Chest" of prizes in this hunt. I hope you can see them all in the picture below, but if you can't, I have included links to the actual prizes in the descriptions where I could -- and, of course, it is hard to take a picture of the TJ items I am giving away, too:

About the prizes (in addition to the card):
  • October a special birthday month -- the first issue of the TJ Newsletter was published in October 2002. In celebration, there is a huge set of Birthday Stamps from Inque Boutique.
  • Autumn is the time of harvest, so it was right to include the Happy Harvest stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. (I just noticed that Korin has this on sale now, too!)
  • One of my favorite techniques in the October newsletter is Burnished Backgrounds -- and you will love using the Batik Flower Background from Innovative Stamp Creations to try the technique! (Remember, use TJ10 for 10% off at ISC, too).
  • You will also receive a pack of 25 glorious Salsa papers from Club Scrap. There is a nice mix of 12" x 12" and 8-1/2" x 11" papers there for you to have fun with!
  • And finally -- the winner of the hunt will receive a free year of the newsletter OR any CD from the Technique Junkie Newsletter collection. Woo Hoo!
To enter the hunt, leave me a comment below with the "key" to the treasure box (the word you collected along the way). Note that your comment will NOT show up -- I have comment moderation on because of the "key." 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. Comments must be entered by 9am EST Friday October 30th. Good Luck!

Look, Ma - no layers!

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Today's Blogger's Challenge was to use no layers on our cards.

No layers. Hard for paper fanatics! Luckily for me, I know one or two techniques to pull me through this "crisis." And I love COLOR, so no plain white card for me!

I decided to use the Mono Masking Technique from the February 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I am so happy with the results! I love these "From the Crypt" Stampin' Up! stamps, too.

Hmm...who'd ever think that I could use the words "Love" and Crypt" in one sentence?

Weekly Giveaway: Cracker Jack!

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Take me out to the ball game...

As the World Series approaches what could be more appropriate than a baseball-themed giveaway? Our giveaway this week is this wonderful rubber stamp sheet from Artistic Outpost:

In honor of the series, I made the vintage card, at top, using some of the images from the stamp sheet. The background is Embossed Crayon Resist using one of my shimmery copper Moonglow mist sprays (technique from the October 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter). I just love how these stamps look with the background!


Artistic Outpost is now carrying Neenah Solor White, Neenah Ivory and Kromekote Coated Glossy Card Stock - click here for more details.

Stop by our Gallery for Inspiration using our images

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So how do you become the lucky winner of this giveaway? To win this card and the stamps, simply leave a comment by Monday, October 26th at 9am est. If you are so inclined, tell me who your are rootin' for in the series!

The winner will be selected on Monday morning. 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!

Weekly Giveaway: ISC Autumn Leaves

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I am such a sucker for fall. I love the brilliant colors of autumn -- the glorious blaze of the trees really makes my heart full of joy. I consider myself lucky to live in New England! This weekend is "prime time" for the leaf peepers, too...

To celebrate nature's most beautiful painting, this week we are giving away these awesome stamps from Innovative Stamp Creations. They are some of the loveliest leaves in my collection -- and are fabulous to color with Copic Markers, Watercolors, Chalks, Watercolor Crayons, Colored Pencils...you name it!

The example I made with the stamps that will be given away with the stamp set below uses a variation of the Crinkle Technique (October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter). I layered a Shape Spotlight (December 2005 issue) of the Copic-colored oak leaf and then cut it out so that it has an Out-of-the Box feel (October 2004 issue). I guess after 7 years and 550 unique techniques, it gets easier to use alot of them on one card!!

Okay, here is the set:
Don't forget that Innovative Stamp Creations is a Featured Vendor -- Technique Junkies receive 10% everything with the code dec09tj. Have you seen the new Christmas sets from Betsy? They are wonderful! Can't you just see that ornament in the middle of the Joyful Christmas set done with Paper Piecing?

In any case, I will stop my rambling now and tell you how you can win the card and stamps...
So how do you become the lucky winner of this giveaway? To win this card and the stamps, simply leave a comment by Monday, October 19th at 9am est. If you are so inclined, tell me how you would use these stamps or the Christmas stamps on the ISC site.

The winner will be selected on Monday morning. 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 of stamps is Candy Meyers - Congrats, Candy!

Do you live near Stamford?

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On Saturday, 10-17 I am having a tag sale -- and I am selling tons of stamps and scrapbooking supplies, along with other personal items. If you are close to Stamford CT and would like to stop in and say hello, please email me for my address and I will send it to you.

Lots of deals on my stamps -- I really just need to make more room! Hope to see some of you there...

Blogger's Challenge - Sketch

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It's Friday and I am just sliding in with this submission for today's Blogger's Challenge. Today the challenge was to use the sketch below as inspiration for our card.

I chose to use a Decorated Pretty with a Faux Turquoise Stone Center. Both Techniques are from the October 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The saying stamp and stamp on the flower are from Stampin' Up!, the stamp on the pink Faux Turquoise is from Stampendous.

One of the things I did with this card that doesn't show in the scan (and that I could not get a good picture of) is that I outlined each of the embossed areas with glitter pen. Holy cow, this is a gorgeous card in person! I did not put the extra brad-like things on the top and bottom of the vertical panel, either -- they just seemed superfluous with my design (although they look great on the cards from the other players!).

I hope you have a great weekend. If you have a few minutes, check out the artwork from the other Blogger's Challenge players -- the link to each of them is on my sidebar.


My Birthday Giveaway!

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It's my birthday, so let's have a giveaway!

Yes, my birthday. Not something I like to talk about normally, but today, since I am giving something away to celebrate it, I don't mind so much!

A little about the card:
The card uses the Angelina Fiber Under Glass Technique - one of the Bonus Techniques on the new CD (7th Edition) from the Technique Junkie Newsletter. In addition, I used a variation of the Gel and Acetate Technique (August 2004 edition) to color my image. The stamps are from Sweet Pea Stamps (more about Sweet Pea below). It is gorgeous in person! It has dimension AND shimmer. If you notice, I did not over-embellish this card, because I used Paper Temptress's Laser Lustre Paper in the background -- believe me, it is so beautiful I didn't need anything else!

Now to the giveaway...

This week I am thrilled to bring a new-to-TJ giveaway sponsor! Today's giveaway is from Sweet Pea Stamps, with this wonderful set of Birthday and Thank You stamps:


To celebrate their debut with us, Sweet Pea Stamps is offering a free mini grab bag of stamps with every purchase. There is also a sale going on right now -- through the end of the week -- and free shipping to the US and Canada. Just make sure to write "TJ Order" In the comments with your order to receive the free stamps.

I have to tell you that I personally just "discovered" Sweet Pea Stamps. I saw Lynette post on some images on another egroup, followed the link, and fell in love! Well it seems that Lynette has been in the stamping world since 1999, took some time off, and opened Sweet Pea Stamps in April. There are some really cool stamps on the Sweet Pea site -- from the "Gum Drop Gang" to the "Sweet Pea Pals" to the elegant stamps above. I love "finding" new providers for my "fix"!

So how do you become the lucky winner of this giveaway? To win this card and the gift certificate, simply leave a comment by Monday, October 12th at 9am est. The winner will be selected on Monday morning. 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 Barbara Washington. Congrats, Barbara!

A Sepia Apology

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I am a huge believer that you should give credit where it is due. That is why I am writing this blog post with my tail between my legs!

I owe a HUGE Sepia apology to Jan Tinklenberg. Jan Tink was responsible for creating the Sepia Technique, which she featured on her blog earlier this year. The Sepia Technique is featured in the October/November 2009 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, and acknowledgment of Jan as the technique originator was not included in the newsletter. For those of you wondering, Jan Tink has long been a TJ subscriber and has contributed many of her techniques to us over the years.

I am so sorry, Jan! You are a Stamping Goddess and I bow deeply at your feet in apology. Please forgive me! (All kidding aside --- I am truly sorry!)

The card on the left uses Jan's Technique with Stampin' Up!'s Autumn Treasures stamp. I hope I did your technique justice, Jan!

Announcing...the PK Glitz Contest!

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Are you a TJ Subscriber? If so, the PK Glitz Contest is for YOU!

To enter, you simply need to make an ornament or other item* using the directions from the tutorial in the October 2009 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. PK Glitz will even send you the Wonder Film to make your creation with! Here are the full details:

Rules for Entry:

  1. To enter, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: PK Glitz, P.O. Box 7, Rocky Hill, KY 42163 for a sample of Wonder Film to use on your creation.
  2. Make an ornament, card, altered art piece, home decor item, etc. using the directions from the PK Ornament tutorial. We want to see how creative you can be using the PK Glitz Wonder Film. Post a photograph of your artwork online in one of the following ways:
  • To the Technique Junkie Newsletter egroup
  • To any online forum, with the link emailed to phuntoon@optonline.com, or
  • With the link posted as a comment on this post
3. Contest entries will be accepted from Oct 15 through Nov 15, 2009.
4. Prize will be awarded by random drawing.
5. Technique Junkie Team Members and PK Glitz Designers are not eligible for entry.

*Note: the original printed contest details limited the entries to ornaments; we have modified the contest to make it even easier by allowing other items!

That's it! How much easier can a contest get when we are giving you the base material?

Now, a little about MY creation! The item above is a simple triangular candle holder. I have simply followed the tutorial directions (HERE, if you are a TJ member with a password) to make it (PK) glitzy! All three sides have the leaf design on them in different colors of PK Glitz glitter. I was going to add more to it -- but honestly, it is just pretty enough as it is!

Okay, now, come play with us with this contest, Technique Junkies! Let's see what you can do!

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