The Perfect Pair Once Again!

You cannot go wrong when you pair Paper Temptress paper with a Technique Junkie Tutorial.The card shown uses the Cut Away Embossing technique, and what fun it is! I have used my Cricut as well to cut out the bridge and the laterns. Paper Temptress papers cut beautifully in the cricut and also give a nice crisp impression in embossing folders.

TFL and see you again soon!

3D And Fun Fold TJ Blog Hop With Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps

Hello and welcome to day FIVE of the Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop. Today Sweet And Sassy Stamps joins with the Technique Junkie Newsletter to showcase our new 3D And Fun Folds CD. This is the LAST DAY TO HOP, so if you are just getting started and you want to be eligible for the prizes you need to go to the start point for each day listed below and follow the instructions there. First go to my card below the list to see another great card fold from the 3D And Fun Folds CD that I made for today's hop.

• Monday


• Tuesday


• Wednesday


• Thursday


• Friday TODAY'S HOP STARTS HERE
  

My card for today's hop uses SWEET AND SASSY's digital stamps Cornflowers and Butterfly and Everyday Miracles. using the Map Fold Card Technique from the 3D And Fun Folds CD. If you look closely, just behind the card front, you can see how it folds and then my second picture shows it open. A great card to send or give to someone with a wonderful surprise inside!

CORNFLOWERS AND BUTTERFLY

EVERYDAY MIRACLES

You need to visit each blog on the list above in order to be eligible for the prizes to be awarded. You have until December 2nd to leave comments on as many blogs as you can for the daily prizes. The winner for each days give away will be announced on Pat Huntoon's Blog on Saturday, December 3. The grand prize winner will be announced on Monday, December 5th! All of the prize winners will be chosen randomly.

***The 3D and Fun Folds CD contains 70 step-by-step technique tutorials in pdf format – which includes perfect dimensions, perfect directions and great pictures for every step. The convenience of being able to print each technique out makes it so easy to complete your projects and cards. Visit the Technique Junkie Newsletter site for more details about the CD and the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

Below is a list of the days and companies that have participated in the Joint Blog Hop with Technique Junkies this week:

• Monday – Classy Cards ‘n Such
• Tuesday – Rogue Redhead Designs
• Wednesday – Paper Temptress
• Thursday – Mark’s Finest Papers
• Friday – Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps

Below is your list of blogs for the hop today:

• The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog
• Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog
• Cathy McCauley
• Jackie Kalchert YOU ARE HERE
• Ann Clack
• Monika Davis
• Holly Brown
• Jane Bosi
• Chris Dickinson
• Pat Huntoon

Thanks for stopping by everyone, and good luck in your quest for the prizes too!

3D and Fun Folds Joint Blog Hop With Paper Temptress - Day Three

Hello and welcome to day THREE of the Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop. There will be 2 more days to HOP after this one, so don't miss any. Today the Paper Temptress joins with the Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop to showcase our new 3D And Fun Folds CD. I am quite certain that after you see all the fun cards and projects created from this CD, it will be a MUST HAVE! Below is the card I created using the Tee Pee Technique from the 3D And Fun Folds CD, and Paper Temptress papers and ribbon.

TEE PEE TECHNIQUE

The Technique Junkie Newsletter has been publishing rubber stamping technique tutorials since 2002. The 3D and Fun Folds CD contains 70 step-by-step technique tutorials in pdf format – which includes perfect dimensions, perfect directions and great pictures for every step. The convenience of being able to print each technique out makes it so easy to complete your projects and cards. Visit the Technique Junkie Newsletter site for more details about the CD and the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

If you missed DAYS ONE and TWO, you will want to go back and check out all of the beautiful projects everyone has already created. It is a SHORT AND SWEET HOP, so if you have a little time you can ENJOY the projects by clicking on the links for those days. If this is where you started for today's hop, you need to go the the Technique Junkie blog HERE to start and follow the instructions from there.

There will be different opportunities for you to win a prize each day and at the end of the hop, by just hopping along! All you have to do is HOP through and comment on each of the participating blogs and you will have a chance to win! There will be some wonderful opportunities available at Pat Huntoon's Blog.

The winner for each days give away will be announced on Pat Huntoon's Blog on Saturday, December 3. The grand prize winner will be announced on Monday, December 5th! All of the prize winners will be chosen randomly. Please stop through EVERY DAY and take your time visiting each blog! You have until 11:59 pm EST December 2nd to leave comments on as many blogs as you can for the daily prizes.

Below is a list of the days and companies participating with Technique Junkies:

• Monday – Joint Blog Hop with Classy Cards ‘n Such

• Tuesday – Join Blog Hop with Rogue Redhead Designs

• Wednesday – Joint Blog Hop with The Paper Temptress

• Thursday – Joint Blog Hop with Mark’s Finest Papers

• Friday – Joint Blog Hop with Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps
  

Below is your list of blogs for the hop today:

• The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog
• The Paper Temptress Blog
• Donna Duquette
• Mel's Crafty Clips
• Jackie Kalchert YOU ARE HERE
• Gloria West
• Chris Dickinson
• Kristie Taylor
• Pat Huntoon

Thanks for stopping by everyone, and good luck on the prizes too!

3D and Fun Folds Joint Blog Hop Day TWO

DOUBLE TWISTED EASEL TECHNIQUE From the 3D and Fun Folds CD using Rogue Redhead Design stamps.

Hello and welcome to day 2 of the Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop. There will be 3 more days to HOP after this one, so don't miss any. Today is the Rogue Redhead Designs and Technique Junkie Newsletter joint Blog Hop! The Technique Junkie Newsletter is excited to showcase their new 3D and Fun Folds CD. I am quite certain that after you see all the fun cards and projects created from this CD, it will be a MUST HAVE!

The Technique Junkie Newsletter has been publishing rubber stamping technique tutorials since 2002. The 3D and Fun Folds CD contains 70 step-by-step technique tutorials in pdf format – perfect dimensions, perfect directions and great pictures for every step. The convenience of being able to print each technique out makes it so easy to complete your projects and cards. Visit http://www.techniquejunkies.com/ for more details about the CD and the Technique Junkie Newsletter.

A fantastic group of design team members from both Rogue Redhead Designs and The Technique Junkie Newsletter, have helped put together this fabulous Blog Hop to kick off the 3D and Fun Folds CD.
We have a Blog Hop happening each day with an opportunity for you to win many prizes from some of our wonderful advertising companies.

Please stop through EVERY DAY and take your time visiting each blog! You have until 11:59pm EST December 2nd to leave comments on as many blogs as you can to win the Grand Prize.

Monday – Joint Blog Hop with Classy Cards ‘n Such

Tuesday – Join Blog Hop with Rogue Redhead Designs
Wednesday – Joint Blog Hop with Paper Temptress
Thursday – Joint Blog Hop with Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Company
Friday – Joint Blog Hop with Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps
On Saturday, December 3, Pat from the Technique Junkie Newsletter will announce the winners from each company. Be sure to hop along on each day! There will be FIVE WINNERS! On Monday, December 5th, Pat will announce ONE LUCKY WINNER with a GRAND PRIZE with a bundle of prizes from all of the participating businesses.
If you have been following along already you should have come from Rogue Redhead Designs Blog. If you are only starting here, please head back to the Technique Junkie Blog and go from there. You won't want to miss any stops along the way – in order to win you will need to comment on everyone’s blog AND Pat Huntoon’s Blog. There will be an additional chance to win by playing along in her Blog Hop!

The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog
Rogue Redhead Designs
Jackie Kalchert You are here
Beverly G.

Jean Franks Beck

Holly Brown
Jane Bosi
Laura Liddell
Joanne Wardle
Chris Dickinson
Stephanie Severin
Sharon Briss
Pat Huntoon

Thanks for stopping by and Good Luck!!!!

Technique Junkies Stampbooking CD

This card uses the Tagged Background Tecnique. It is fun, fast, easy and effective. There are so many great techniques on this CD you don't want to miss. All paper is from The Paper Temptress. So yummy!

And the WINNER is!!!!!!

By random integer the number 2 was chosen. The second comment was left by Julie Steele. CONGRATULATIONS Julie! You are the winner of the newest Technique Junkies CD ; 3D and Fun Folds. The CD will be mailed directly from Pat at TJ's.

You Can Win This CD!!!

Both of these cards were made from projects on the new 3D and Fun Folds CD from Technique Junkies. There are over 70 gifts, cards and projects on the CD. It retails for $17.95 US and Canada,$19.95 for overseas. You can win it here just by leaving a comment. The winner will be chosen by random drawing on November 10th. Leave some love and good luck!!!

Sneak Peek from 3D CD Twisted Easel

What a fun and interesting card this was to make. The focal image and verse are from I Brake for Stamps. The background image is from All Night Media. This CD is so versatile. It offers fun and different cards for all occasions as well as projects for gifts .
A gentle reminder...you can order the 3D CD right from here. Just look to the right side of the page and there you go.

Enjoy!

Perpetual Calendar from 3D CD!!!

This was a really fun project and will make a lovely gift for a teacher, secretary or anyone for that matter.

There are over 60 projects on the CD, and as it is still being edited probably much more than that.

You will notice an ordering button on the right column that will allow you to get the CD from right here and pay for it too! What could be easier? Get yours today, you won't be sorry.

Framed Nesties

This is a technique I developed for Technique Junkies. It appeared in the August newsletter. You can see in the first two photos that the window area is raised, giving it a lovely dimension. I hope you like them.

I am off for a weeks vacation to Oregon to spend time with my youngest son Ian and his family. I am really looking forward to it. It will be a relief to get out of this Arizona heat for awhile. I only wish it were going to be winter here when I return next week! LOL!

I hope all is well in your little corner of the world.

Tie Dye Chic

There is a challenge over at Bella Creations. It is called the Bella Unique Challenge. This challenge is technique based and the Design Team at Technique Junkies have all done the Tie Dye Chic Embellishment technique from the Stampbooking CD. You can see all of the other design team members' beautiful creations at Technique Junkies Blog. The prize to be awarded by Bella Creations is the Stampbooking CD and a years worth of TJ online newsletters!! Good Luck!

That is my beautiful granddaughter Grace in the photo.

Another Great Technique from Technique Junkies

This technique is called Spray Away. It is in the July issue of the
Technique Junkie newsletter What fun this technique is! It lends itself to all kinds of stamps and many compositions.

You Can Make One Too!!

I always want a way to showcase the many cards I get as I consider each of them a work of art. Several years ago I purchased a wire thing from Pottery Barn that is used for photos. I have it above my desk. I like it, but not how much I had to pay for it, LOL! I have been on the hunt ever since. Well, I hit pay dirt and by that I mean DIRT CHEAP. I purchased a wire garden fence (those short ones you put around a flower bed) for $4 at Big Lots. $4 can you believe it? I must say it was a really nasty green color, but it was only $4!!!! I took it home and spray painted it black, used wire cutters and cut off the wires that stick into the ground. I then dismantled part of it, according to where I wanted to place it on my walls. I even had a large piece left over to give to my daughter to use for family photos. What a perfect and nice to look at display of my stamping friends art. No more having piles of cards here and there. Now they are just a glance away.

I hope this inspires you to make one yourself. Please leave me a comment if you make one , and tell me what you think. Have fun!!

My son Shane in the news on Channel 12

To say I am proud of my son would be such an understatement.He is kind beyond measure, thoughtful,loving, generous and did I mention handsome? LOL! He is a HUGE blessing in my life. Truth be told, I am in awe of him and his abilities. He is a great son, a fabulous man, and an all around wonderful human being.
You make me proud Shane and I love you more than words can say!

She's Gonna be Famous!!!!

You can read all about my granddaughter Ashlee's latest accomplishments HERE.
I love you Ash!

My sister turns 74!

She is a mouse addict and saves all kinds except the real kind. So...what better a birthday card than House Mouse? No special techniques just a fun, simple and well appreciated card. BTW, my sister's name is Mickey (funny hey?) and she is no ordinary 74 year old. She is awesome and a very busy and active lady. Happy Birthday Sis!
Gotta love the Martha Stewart mouse edge punch. It's a "good thing." Sorry, couldn't help myself, LOL! All paper is from The Paper Temptress.

Ink to Paper in the name of Love

It has been quite awhile since I have put ink to paper. Hearts in Touch had a challenge for Valentine cards and I found myself eager to participate. All images are from Hearts in Touch. I hope this is the beginning of many Inky Fingers!

Snow in the Desert

This is something I have only seen one other time in the 25 years I have lived here.It snowed December 30th on and off all day. It didn't stick but it was a sight to see in contrast to the desert. No snow on the Superstitions but I guess you can't have everything. The winter isn't over yet!