Check The Technic

I must apologize for posting this two days late. I have been having technical difficulties!  With no further ado, allow Me to announce the winners of the Blog Hop!

First, the daily winners:

Monday's winner of the Classy Cards 'n Such Gift Certificate: Maria Daubert

Tuesday's winner of the Rogue Redhead Designs Stamps sheet: Darlene L

Wednesday's winner of the Paper Temptress Gift Certificate: Vicki Kertz

Thursday's winner of the Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Corporation Stamp Set: Stamping Sue W

Friday's Winner of the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Stamp Set: Manna C

and finally...the Grand Prize winner of the huge package of stamps and the TJ FOR LIFE prize is.....Shelly Schmidt!

Congratulations, ladies, I will be contacting each of you individually about your prizes. Thanks for playing along to all of you, and to everyone else who joined us... And a special thank you to our vendors for supplying so many great prizes, too!

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:

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!

  

Today is Day 2 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop, and we are partnering with the folks at Rogue Redhead Designs today!  If you missed reading about the hop yesterday, please read the post HERE for details on the prizes and to see what you have missed.

For today's hop, I made the Double Twisted Easel card from the 3D and Fun Folds CD using the Candy Kisses stamp set from Rogue Redhead Designs. It is the same set that RRD is  giving away to one lucky winner of today's prize!!

All week long we are celebrating the arrival of the 3D and Fun Folds CD. The CD contains 70 step-by-step tutorials in pdf format, with pictures for each step. New to TJ CDs? Here is a tutorial direct from the CD for the Double Twisted Easel card as shown above:

I know I am not supposed to have favorites (it is like picking your favorite child), but in this case, I do. This 3D Gift Card Box is my favorite (okay, ONE of my favorites) from the newest TJ CD: 3D and Fun Folds.  The Cd has 70 tutorials on it, all in pdf format, step-by-step with pictures for each step -- and multiple finished-piece examples.  And...it is only $17.95 (US/Canada - $19.95 for Overseas). Go to the link above to see all of the tutorials on the CD.

The cool thing about this particular project is that it is a box - until the lid is removed. Then it is this really cool 3-D gift card holder. Even my 16 year-old son is impressed with this one!

And the directions for this are remarkably easy - even the most folding-impaired can follow the directions. Try the CD -- you will not be disappointed!

The 3D and Fun Folds CD is here! All pre-ordered CDs were mailed today -- have you ordered yours yet? 70 Tutorials for $17.95 (US and Canada, $19.95 for overseas). You can't beat that price!!

The Card Drawer Box shown above is one of the 70 tutorials from the CD. I also happen to be teaching this tutorial at the Greater New York Art Stamp Show in Queens next weekend -- if you are in NY, NJ, or CT,  come and sign up for the class! If you can't make it to the class, don't worry - there are step by step directions, with pictures for each step, for this project on the CD.

And that is only ONE of SEVENTY. A complete listing of all the tutorials is HERE -- you can order the CD there, too.  

Come fold with us!

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

Spooky scary Halloween....skeletons and rats and brains oh my! I love this time of year -- remembering how happy my kids were, how excited, brings back warm and happy memories for me. So today, for the Stamping Queens Sketch Challenge #9, I bring you my spooky skeleton to wish you a Happy Halloween season.

I used the Curled Corners Technique (February 2011 issue) and the Torn Frames (December 2008 issue) from the Technique Junkie Newsletter on my card. After all, it just wouldn't be one of my cards if it didn't have a technique on it, would it?

Make sure you visit the Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge Blog to see the other creations from the other designers -- so much variety and fun! And don't forget, you can play along, too!

Here is the original sketch:

While I deviated a little, the basics are still there...and I love how this turned out. I had to twist the skeleton's arm a bit to convince him to hold up the sign, but the dead aren't phased by things like that!

 I have been seeing these fantasy boxes for a while now and I never thought I could make one. Well, guess what? I did -- and you can too!  This box is one of the 70 -- yes SEVENTY -- projects that are on the new 3D and Fun Folds CD being released the week of October 31st. Our CD contains all 70 techniques in Step-by-Step, pictorial format -- so you can follow along with the pictures when you are creating. They are formatted as pdfs, too, so you can print them out as you need them. 

And the CD is only $17.95 (for US/Canada -- overseas it is $19.95).  It amazes me that I see people offering 15 projects for much more than that -- you are getting SEVENTY projects on one CD! You can click on the link above to see  a list of what is on the CD, too.

If you have never seen a TJ CD, here is a real example from the Fancy Folds and Motion CD (the format is the same, but ALL of the techniques are different!) of the Vertical Accordion Card:

So what are you waiting for? Place your order today -- you can make this box, too -- I promise!

The Sketch for this weeks Stamping Queens Sketch Challenge was deceptively easy:

In reality, I struggled! How to incorporate such simple elements and still keep my card balanced....and still use my beloved techniques?

I decided to use the color theme from this week's LNS Challenge: Use Night of Navy, River Rock and Cajun Craze for the card. This makes me happy because my beloved Well Worn Paper using some of those colors, too. I decided to use the Glassy Embossing Technique (in the February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, and on the Emboss or Die CD) on one of the designer papers, and use that as my base. I layered on the sentiment, papers and ribbon and didn't move the elements around too much:

Make sure to stop by the Stamping Queens blog to see the other creations this week!

I guess it is no longer Friday -- and I missed Blogger's Challenge a little -- but I can still play along! I have these wonderful stamps from Mark's Finest Papers, after all, and I just couldn't resist using them, since the theme was Falling for You.

My main image uses the Out of the Box Nesties Technique from the Emboss or Die CD, layered using the Stacked Nesties Technique from the October 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I just love this technique! It is so grand and it really sets off the main image.  Try it!

All of the stamps and paper used on this card are from Mark's Finest Papers. I love the fox peeking out -- just so sweet!. Don't forget that you can get 15% off anything in the MFP store, too, by using the code WEEKENDER. You will love all the new fall and winter sets!

You can still join in, too -- at least until Thursday -- by entering your Falling for You themed card. Play along!

I loved these trees so much yesterday that I made more for today! It is Wednesday and time for the Stampin' Queen's Sketch Challenge.  Here is the sketch we were following this week:

I have to admit, I struggled with this one a bit, Eventually I did settle on my card, and I 

think it's cute!I hope you like it too. Make sure to check out the Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge blog to see what the other ladies have made -- they are very talented!

My card uses 2 Technique Junkie Techniques: Curled Corners and Torn Frames. Enjoy!

I am so woefully behind -- but I am happy to serve out my last week as a guest designer on the SU LNS group as a Guest Designer. This week's theme is "Fall is in the Air" - and I rediscovered this cute set from Stampin' Up Called Trendy Trees.  

I was out today and noticed that they trees are just starting to change color...as much as I love fall in Connecticut, I am a little sad about the lush summer green going away. 

For this card, I used Pumpkin, Daffodil, Cherry Cobbler and Espresso papers with a vanilla base. I also used the Word Window Punch for the "sunken greeting."

Bird stamps just, well, sing to me. This one is particularly pretty, mainly because of all of the many ways I imagine coloring her in my head. I couldn't wait to use this for today's Stampin' Queens Sketch Challenge card! I used the Watered Watercolor Pencils Technique from December 2003 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. I recently rediscovered the technique and it is my new favorite again! Look at that coloring -- so pretty and so intense. 

Here is the sketch we were working from:

I think I was pretty close to the original, right? Why don't you stop by the Stampin' Queens blog and play along with us?

Have a great day!

I NEVER have a baby card ready when I need it. Ever. Nothing could have made me happier than this LNS Challenge! LNS 139 is Ohh Baby Baby! so I am happy to have made this for my stash (now I just hae to make one for a boy LOL).

I used the Out of the Box Nesties Technique from the Technique Junkie CD: Emboss or Die for my main image. I took my color inspiration from the Cheerful Treat DSP. Don't those dots work perfect with the balloon the elephant is holding? I colored the main piece with chalks, and added some pen work for whimsy. I also popped up a couple of the layers in back and front, they are a little hard to see from the photo, but fun to look at!

I hope you like it, and will play along!