Great Gifts Super Blog Hop

It's a super hop! Today we have a joint blog hop between The Technique Junkie Newsletter, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and Eclectic Paperie. We are celebrating the three companies with what each of us does best! We are using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and paper/embellishments from eclectic Paperie to make an item from one of the 40 tutorials on the Technique Junkie Newsletter's Great Gift CD.

My post shows an example of the Flapped Matchbook Gift Box from the Great Gifts CD. The gift box is one of the 40 step-by-by-step tutorials on the CD, and is only $14.95 .  I love this box; is is a great size and holds quite a bit. Decorating it was easy, too, with Baby's Circus Stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. The Lily Bee Design - Persnickety Paper and all the gorgeous flowers, buttons, and other embellishments are all from eclectic Paperie. (click on either image to enlarge it).

In addition to all of the beautiful artwork from the 16 people participating, we have prizes!

 Each of the companies will be giving away a prize randomly drawn from their designers' blogs as follows: 

• EP: 25% discount on a future order 
• SNSS: $15 store credit 
• TJN: Great Gifts CD or any TJN CD of winner's choice

The winners will be posted on each company's blog by Sunday, December 9th.  To be included in the prize drawings, please comment by midnight Friday, December 7th. 

A little about each of the companies participating:

eclectic Paperie is an online boutique for all who love paper crafts. We have an eclectic assortment of products, supplies, tools, and materials to assist you in your quest for creative expression.  We know you will find something to "feed your creativity".

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is a small, family-owned, Christian company offering exclusive images and designs in both clear and digital stamps.  We also carry a small number of exclusive die designs, some of which coordinate with our stamps.

 Technique Junkie Newsletter is a bi-monthly publication with step by step tutorials which encourage you to use your supplies in fun and creative ways. TJN also produces tutorial CDs with printable PDFs in a variety of themes.

Click on any of the links below to check out the hop and all the great projects. You will be amazed at the quality of work in this hop! And make sure to leave comments as you go - remember that there are three prizes in this hop!

Did this ever happen to you?

Did you ever have a bolt-upright-in-bed moment? I had one last night!

I realized that although I had the prizes set aside, I had not announced the last 4 winners of the giveaways for the October Anniversary giveaways.  Here are our last few winners:

TJ for Life: Gail Akister
Guest Designer for an issue: Beth Parker
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps: Susan Guzy
One year of the newsletter: Bonnie Sherwood

That is all the winners -- Congrats to everyone who won during the month of October. And just a reminder -- if your subscription expires with the December issue, would you kindly renew now? I hand insert all those renewal notices...please save my poor hands from inserting yours :)

Here is the link for renewals:
 http://www.techniquejunkies.com/newsletter-renewals.html

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!
 

Welcome to the HOP!

Welcome! Today is Day 30 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter 10 year Anniversary Bash, and we are celebrating today with a Blog Hop! The TJ Design team is joining in today with a very special prize. If you arrived here from Holly's blog, you are in the right place - the final stop of the hop. If you STARTED here, take a minute to go to the Design Team Blog and follow our hop back to here. The artwork is worth it!

Our idea today was to show our favorite techniques with the hop. Holy cow -- with over 1000 techniques published, asking me to pick my favorite is like picking a favorite child! Instead, what I decided to do was to pick my favorite fold -- The Tall Accordion Card from the Fancy Folds and Motion CD. I love this fold because it is so easy -- and since it stands up so nicely, it is lovely to display, too.

 I have two cards here to show you. The first is one (above) that I designed for Make and Takes for our Trade Show booth during 2012. It uses Close To My Heart Stamps and one of my favorite color combinations: black, white and red.

The second, on the right, uses Club Stamp papers and stamps. On this sample, I also used two more techniques. First, the peacock feather in front was colored using the Brush Wash Technique from the October 2011 issue. The center portion uses the Cuttlebug Highlights Technique from the October 2008 issue, with a bit of gold embossing to match the gorgeous gold paper.

So you are probably wondering what the prize is today, right?

One lucky winner will have the opportunity to become a Guest Designer for an issue! The winner will have their artwork published on the TJ Artwork site, and at least one piece will be published in the paper issue. You will see the issue two months before everyone else, too! Oh yes -- I will add a year subscription to your prize, too.

To win this giveaway, simply leave your email address and a comment on this blog post. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Thursday, November 1st (Hurricane Sandy/Power Outages Permitting). Good luck and thank you for coming to the hop!

Congratulations to Beth Parker, the winner of the Guest Designer Prize!

Day 29 - Pop-up Gift Card Holder

Today is Day 29 of the month-long anniversary bash for the Technique Junkie Newsletter. Today we have a couple of stamp sets to giveaway from our dear friends at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

First, about the card you see above. I used the Pop-up Gift Card tutorial from the 3D and Fun Folds CD to make this fun gift card holder. I love this tutorial -- the gift card is such a pleasant surprise when the card is opened! The main image uses the Emboss around the Image technique from the October 2012 issue, too. Of course, I used Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for this; these are the two sets one lucky winner will receive:


To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this blog post with your name and email address. My random number generator will pick one lucky winner on Wednesday, October 31st. Please note: we are expecting Hurricane Sandy to wipe out our power for several days; if this happens, the winner will be selected as soon as our power is restored.


This winner of these stamps is Susan Guzy - Congrats, Susan!

Day 28 - Double Deal Day!

Today is Day 28 of the TJ Newsletter month-long10th Anniversary Bash. We are giving something away every day during the month of October 2012.

Today I am showing you a Scrapbooked page that uses two techniques from the Stampbooking CD: Glimmer Masking and Inked Masks. I included closeups of both areas on the sides.

So before we get to the giveaway, I have something for you! For the next 24 hours, you can purchase the Stampbooking CD and the Mini Album Mania CD together for only $29.95! That is a savings of 10%. This offer ends on Thursday, November 1st - order today using the code below:

 

Now for the giveaway -- one lucky winner will receive one free year of the newsletter! To place your entry for the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this blog post and my random number generator will select one winner on Tuesday October 30th. Good luck!

The winner of the free year is Bonnie Sherwood - Congrats, Bonnie!

Day 27 - Quilted Framed Nesties

Welcome to Day 27 of the 10 Year Anniversary Bash for the Technique Junkie Newsletter. We have been giving something away every day during the month of October.

Today's card uses two techniques: The Framed Nesties Technique from the August 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter, and the Quilt Technique from the June 2006 issue of the Newsletter. I love the dimension of this technique! 

The adorable little girl stamp is from Rare Image Rubber Stamps, and it is on the huge sheet of stamps being given away today:

To enter this giveaway, leave a message on this blog post with your email address. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October 29th. Good luck!
Congratulations to Carole R-B, the winner of these stamps!

Vellum Sentiments - Day 26

 

Welcome to Day 26 of our month-long Technique Junkie Newsletter 10 year anniversary bash! Today we are giving away several stamp sets from Firecracker Designs by Pamela, who sent them to me to give away when she decided to pursue other interests.

Today's card uses the Vellum Sentiments Technique from the August 2011 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter. The swan in the background was colored using Copic Markers. This is the stack we are giving away:

To win this stack of stamps, simply leave a comment with your email address on this blog post. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October 29th. Good Luck!

Congratulations to Nancy Potkay, the winner of thes stamps!

Layered Goosebumps - Day 25

Welcome to Day 25 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter month-long 10 year anniversary celebration. Today we are celebrating with a BIG giveaway!

A little about today's card. I used the Layered Goosebumps Technique from the October 2012 issue of the Technique Junkie Newsletter on this gorgeous image from Innovative Stamp Creations. I love how the Goosebumps mimics snow!  I added a little Liquid Applique on the treetops, too, for added dimension.

The tree image is only one of today's giveaway. We have a whole grab bag of images to give away:

To win these wonderful stamps, simply leave a comment on this blog post with your email address. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Friday October 26th. Good luck!

Congratulations to Christina Davey, the winner of this giveaway!

Day 24 - Snow Fairy

Alas, it is day 24 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter month-long birthday celebration...only one short week to go. It has been so much fun giving something away every day, I loathe that it is ending. But...it's not over yet!

Today's card uses two techniques from the Emboss or Die CD. The focal image uses the Out of the Box Nesties Technique; the background uses the Mono Dies Technique. It has been rather dreary here in the last 24 hours, so I have been unable to get a great photo of the background -- I used sparkly paper for the snowflakes and it is really pretty in person. Maybe the little picture will help you visualize it!

The stamps used here are from Rubber Stamp Avenue, and they are the stamps we are giving away today. They are beautiful stamps in a snow fairy theme (B-53):

To win the stamps and the card, simply write a comment on this post with your email address. My random number generator will select the winner on Friday, October 26th. Good Luck!

Congratulations to Sue Erickson, the winner of this giveaway!

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!

Luxurious Paper -- Day 22

Wooo Hoo! Today I am so happy to celebrate the Technique Junkie Newsletter 10th Anniversary Bash with one of my favorite companies -- Paper Temptress. Day 22 of our 10th year anniversary bash brings us a $25.00 shopping spree in the Paper Temptress Store! 

To celebrate, I made the Double Tea Bag Holder, one of the 70 Tutorials on the 3D and Fun Folds CD.

All of the papers I used on the Teabag Holder are from Paper Temptress. Although all of the papers are exceptional, I especially love the Khaki Crepe Ruched Paper. I have made several items using the Ruched Paper and they are some of the most coveted I have made. The Laser White Glossy that the Sentiment (Kolett Hall Stamps) was stamped on is to-die-for too. And how can you overlook the Spring Larch Glimmer Paper? So very luxurious!

If you have never purchased from Paper Temptress, now is your chance (plus, if you look in my sidebar, you will see a 10% discount for Technique Junkies!). And you can try your luck withe the drawing for the $25.00 shopping spree, too, just by leaving your name and email address on this blog post. I will leave the comments open until Wednesday, October 24th, when my Random Number Generator will select one winner. 

What luxury! Good luck. 

Jackie Smith is the lucky winner of the gift certificate!

Bash Day 21 - Fancy Gatefold

Welcome to Day 21 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter 10 year Birthday Bash!

Today's card is a Fancy Gatefold Card from the 3D and Fun Folds CD. I love this fold -- it is so pretty in person! I colored the images with Copic Markers. Here is what it looks like closed:

I used the Angle Butterfly Stamps from Class Act/Chapel Road Art Stamps, and they are the stamps we are giving away today:

To take a chance to win these stamps, simply leave your name and email address and as a comment on this post. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October 22. Good luck!

Congratulations to Melody Moore, the winner of these stamps!

Dimensional Tag Box - Day 20

Today is Day 20 of our Birthday Bash month of giveaways! 

The little box you see above is a Dimensional Tag Box from the Fancy Folds and Motion CD. The box was a little hard to get a good picture of, but I think you'll get the idea!

I used Artistic Outpost stamps on this box - the stamps we are giving away today:

If you would like to win these stamps, just leave a comment on this post. Make sure to leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October 22. Good Luck.

The winner of this giveaway is Pamela Palm - congratulations!

4 Drawer Easel Box - Day 19

Welcome to Day 18 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter 10th Anniversary Birthday Bash! 

Today I am showing you a 4 Drawer Easel Box from the 3D and Fun Folds CD. I love this box -- it is so dimension between the easel, and the drawers on each side. The stamps I used on this easel box are from Sweet Pea Stamps - and they are the stamps we are giving away today:

If you would like to take a chance to win these stamps, simply comment on this post with your email address. My random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October  22. Good luck!

Congratulations to Karen McAlpine, the winner of these stamps!

Bash Day 18 - Rogue Reader

Today is Day 18 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter birthday bash. Thanks for joining us as we celebrate our 10th year anniversary!

The card you see above was made from several techniques, all from the Emboss or Die CD. The grey background was done with the Resist and Reveal Technique - I just love the vintage look it conveys! I also used the Sanded Core'dinations Technique for the aqua piece.  They are two of the 79 techniques on the Emboss or Die CD ($17.95).

The stamps I used are from Rogue Redhead Designs -- they are the stamps being given away, too. I love these reading themed stamps! There are an incredible number of stamps on this sheet,too:

To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment with your email address on this blog post and my random number generator will select one lucky winner on Monday, October 22nd. Good luck!

Congrats to Emilie B, the winner of these stamps!