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Weekly Giveaway - Paper Temptress!

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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!

Brayered Brilliance Valentine

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This is the last Valentine for me this season...

I used the Brayered Brilliance Technique for the background (from the February 2010 Technique Junkie Newsletter). The flourish I used is from the Rustic Artsy Swirls Set from Innovative Stamp Creations.  This background is gorgeous and has a subtle shimmer that is not showing up, unfortunately.

The image is from Twisted Papers. I colored the black and white image lightly with colored pencils. I love having the ability to alter these images however I choose. (Make sure to check out their awesome discount on my sidebar, too!) The flowers are Decorated Pretties (October 2009 Technique Junkie Newsletter). I layered those two items over a purple piece that I stamped with a Stampin' Up! Stamp in white, then misted with a silver shimmer spray. It's a pretty piece all on its own!

I hope you are having a great Valentines Day!

Sweet Cupid Wisped Frame

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How can I resist giving my youngest son a sweet football cutie pie? The images on the Cutie Pie set from Artistic Outpost are just too cute for words!

And my son will HATE it. But it is nothing against the stamps or the card itself -- he just thinks all stamps are stupid these days. Gotta love 14. It was better when he "helped" me do techniques when he was 8. . So I guess you can say that I made this card for me! LOL

In any case, my card uses the Wisped Frames Technique from the current February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter to highlight my football dude. I have a really cool frame stencil sheet from Impression Obsession that has decorative edged rectangles, and that is what I used for the wisped frame.  I also used the Paper Tole Technique from the June 2003 Newsletter on the football (I haven't added the Crystal Effects yet, but I will). It's hard to see the dimension in the scan, but it is there, and it really makes the "Be Mine" on the football stand out.I colored my dude with Gamsol Pearls, too (June 2006 TJNL -- I am really spanning the years here!).

Happy pre-Valentines day !


Starving Artistamps - buy one get one set of sentiments free!!

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Hey! When I posted the giveaway yesterday, I neglected to post the special offer from Starving Artistamps! I would hate for you to miss out on this deal! Basically, for every full sheet of Starving Artistamps or DoodleFactory set you purchase, you will get the coordinating Sentiments for FREE!  The details are in the blue box on the right. Have fun!

Valentines Mono Die - Blogger's Challenge

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Today I am in the process of making Valentine Cards for the three men in my life. Today's card uses the Mono Dies Technique from the February 2010 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter as a background. I used my new "I {heart} Hearts" Stampin' Up set on the white and pomegranate panel and the   Well Scripted and Best Holidays sets on my other hearts. I love the way this one turned out -- this will be for DH for sure! I usually try to be more syrupy with him, but I think he will like this none-the-less.

I will post the other two over the weekend.

If you follow Blogger's Challenge (the link to the other players is on my sidebar), I am sorry I haven't played for weeks -- my intentions have been there! This week the theme was Valentines, so I actually was able to play. Thanks for stopping by today!

Weekly Giveaway -- Starving Artistamps!

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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!

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