Technique Tuesday - Ideas and Inspiration Blog

Photo Inspiration Challenge

We at Technique Tuesday always love a good challenge!

So we tossed this picture out to some of our Creative Team members and asked them to make something inspired by it.

We think you will find the results to be colorfully fun!

On your mark. Get set. GO!

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(By Ashley Harris. Made with Happyville - Cars.)

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(By Laura O'Donnell. Made with Hello by Ali Edwards.)

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(By Teri Anderson. Made with Banner Up.)

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What a nice batch of cards!

We'd love to see how you are inspired by our Inspiration photo! We'd like to challenge you to use your Technique Tuesday stamps and to take a crack at making something inspired by it. Share your completed project with us through Twitter and our Facebook page!

Greenhouse Society: May Reveal

It was once said that everything's coming up roses.

In fact, you might think that when you take a look at our newest Greenhouse Society stamp set.

Say hello to the newest stamp set from the Greenhouse Society collection. This clear stamp set consists of five clear stamps on a 3" x 4" storage sheet. It starts shipping on May 25th to Greenhouse Society members.

Not a Greenhouse Society member yet? You are in luck! This set will go on sale for a limited time to non-members for $12.99 (plus shipping and handling). Watch for it to arrive today on the Technique Tuesday Web site.

If you like botanical-themed stamps, you may want to consider joining the Greenhouse Society. We release a new stamp set every month as part of this collection. Members get the Greenhouse sets for $9.99 each (plus shipping and handling) and enjoy other benefits. Check out the Membership Agreement and FAQ page on our Web site for more details on joining the Greenhouse Society.

In honor of the new set, we've got our Creative Team here today with some awesome projects made with it!

(By Kris Chirhart)

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(By Birgit Edblom)

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(By Tobi Crawford)

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(By Teri Anderson)

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(By Linda Barber)

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(By Tanis Giesbrecht)

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Nice work, ladies!

Tune in on May 25th for another round of inspiring projects made by our team.

Ps. Who won the $25 gift certificate for checking out the May Studio AE Blog Hop? Well, that would be Denise Bryant! Denise's lucky comment is the one she left on Laura's blog post (5/10 a 11:57 p.m.). Congrats, Denise! Teri just sent you an email about your prize.

Know someone who is getting ready for a graduation or celebrating something big soon? Check out the Graduation and Celebration page on our Web site to see a variety of stamp sets perfect for inspiring and congratulating that someone who has accomplished something noteworthy!

Let's Go to Happyville

We are shining the spotlight today on our Happyville collection of stamps.

Not familiar with them? The seven stamp sets in this collection are how we imagine a small little town called Happyville to be. There'd be buildings, clouds, people and the cutest little bike imaginable. The Happyville sets can be used on their own or combined to build countless scenes.

Here are a few of the sets from the collection.

(Happyville - Home)

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(Happyville - Sunshine)

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(Happyville - Balloon)

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You can see the entire collection on the Happyville page on our Web site.

In honor of these stamps, we have some clever projects our Creative Team has made with them.

Take it away, gang!

(By Tobi Crawford. Made with Happyville - Home and Happyville - Sunshine.)

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(By Linda Barber. Made with Happyville - Travel and Happyville - Home.)

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(By Tanis Giesbrecht. Made with Happyville - Wheelie and Happyville - Cars.)

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Nicely done, team!

Ps. We've got a special deal this month! Join our Greenhouse Society or Studio AE monthly auto-ship programs by May 9th, and we'll automatically add our Lilies stamp set (for free) to your next shipment. You can find more about our Greenhouse Society stamps here. And you can find more about our Studio AE stamps here.

For the Moms

They were there when you are an itty bitty baby.

They are there when you headed to school for the very first time as a child.

And they are there for you now when you need a hug or a sounding board, just to make it through the day.

They are our mothers.

And, today, we are celebrating them with some super cards our Creative Team made just for the moms out there. Take it away, ladies.

(By Jaclyn Miller. Made with Mama = Love by Ali Edwards and Wildflowers)

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(By Daniela Dobson. Made with Say It with Circles and Mama = Love by Ali Edwards.)

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(By Ashley Harris. Made with Mama = Love by Ali Edwards.)

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(By Charlene Austin. Made with Thank You.)

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(By Teri Anderson. Made with Happyville - Family.)

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What a great batch of cards.

Thanks for the inspiration, ladies!

PS. Looking for some stamps to use to pay tribute to your mom and the other special women in your life with? Check out the It's All About Her page on our Web site.

Celebrate Grads

Celebrate your favorite graduate by making something special for him or her, like a handmade graduation card or a mini album that features pictures from over the years.

Through Sunday (April 28th), you can get free shipping on orders in the USA that include the featured celebration and grad-themed products on the Graduation and Celebration page on our Web site. Be sure to use coupon code Ship4Grad at check-out.

PS... Looking for a sneak peek of May's Studio AE stamp set by Ali Edwards? Here's one from Laura!

Head to her blog to get a better look at it! We'll reveal the new set on May 1st.

Greenhouse Society: April Project Parade

The 25th is here, which means we are ready to start shipping the newest Greenhouse Society stamp set to Greenhouse Society members.

 Not a member of the Greenhouse Society yet? That's alright. We still have some Greenhouse Society - Tulips - April 2013 stamp sets available.

They are on sale for a limited time through our Web site and some retailers. Check with your favorite store to see if it has it in stock or to ask it to get it in.

If you like botanical stamps, you may want to consider joining our Greenhouse Society. Members get a new Greenhouse set shipped directly to them every month for the reduced rate of $9.99 (plus shipping and handling) and enjoy other benefits. Check out the Membership Agreement and FAQ page on our Web site for more details on joining the Greenhouse Society.

In honor of the new set, we've got our Creative Team here today with some pretty cards made with it.

On your mark. Get set. Get ready to be inspired.

(By Birgit Edblom)
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(By Kris Chirhart)

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(By Ashley Harris)

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(By Teri Anderson)

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(By Birgit Edblom)

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(By Tobi Crawford)

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Thanks for the inspiration, ladies!

We'd love to see what you make with the stamp set. Share it with us through our Facebook page or Twitter. We also love it when folks submit projects for consideration in our Customer Gallery!

Ps. We are celebrating the women in our lives. See the "It's All About Her" section on our Web site. We've put nine mother and family themed stamp sets on sale. These sets are great for letting the woman in your life know how much you care for her.

The "Be Kind to the Earth" Type of Crafting

It is Earth Day, and we have got an Earth-friendly project from Laura O'Donnell to share with you today.

In honor of Earth Day, Laura recycled a coffee sleeve and used it to the make the house. She flattened the sleeve and then die-cut it into the house shape with a die from Sizzix.

She completed her scene with images and words from Technique Tuesday's One of a Kind stamp set.

Nicely done, Laura!

Be kind to the Earth today!

Create a Patterned Paper with Irony

We just brought our popular Irony stamp set out of the vault and put it back in production.

We have Technique Tuesday's very own Michelle here today to show you how to tile some of the set's stamps together to make a pattern paper.

 

And we have also got Technique Tuesday's Bev here with her own twist on Tiling with Irony.

 

Irony is on sale now through our Web site and some retailers.

(Re)Introducing Irony

Ten years of Technique Tuesday means a year-long party!

And to celebrate the anniversary, we are bringing back some of our popular products from the past throughout 2013. (So far, we've brought back Adored by Ali Edwards, Hash Tags & More, and Petal Power.)

And we are happy to share with you the latest addition (or re-introduction) to our line-up: Irony.

This "fresh from the vault" clear set makes consists of 10 clear stamps on a 3" x 4" storage sheet.

These stamps look fabulous when used on their own as single stamped elements on paper crafting, memory keeping and home decor projects or when stamped together multiple times to make pretty patterns. We think you'll find this set to be handy for making cards, tags and scrapbook pages.

Irony is on sale now through our Web site and through some retailers. Check with your favorite retailer to see if they have it in stock or to ask them to get it in.

In honor the Irony's return, we've got some fantastic projects our Creative Team has made with stamp set.

On your mark. Get set. Grab your party horns. Ok. Just kidding! Take it away, team!

(By Ashley Harris)

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(By Jaclyn Miller)

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(By Tanis Giesbrecht)

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(By Tobi Crawford)

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(By Sharyn Tormanen)

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(By Kris Chirhart)

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(By Charlene Austin)

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(By Laura O'Donnell)

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Thanks, ladies!

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