Technique Tuesday - Ideas and Inspiration Blog

Say Hello with Tanis

Today's all about the pretty on the Technique Tuesday blog.

That's because we have one really pretty card from Tanis Giesbrecht!

Check out how Tanis created the flowers with our Petite Posies stamp set.

She stamped the flowers with blue ink six times on cardstock. She fussy cut them and then colored in three of the flowers. Then she really kicked things up a notch, stacking the flowers up and then stitching them together with floss.

So cool! Got to try that.

Have you made something with our stamps lately? We'd love to see it. Share it with us through our Facebook page or Twitter. You can also submit you projects for consideration in our Customer Gallery.

A Pretty Card from Daniela

It's Friday, and Daniela Dobson is here today with a pretty card.

She used the Saying Hello by Ali Edwards and Fabulous by Ali Edwards stamp sets to make it.

To enhance the yellow patterned paper, she stamped the larger flower from the Fabulous set on it again and again. What a great way to customize patterned paper!

She created the scene of flowers by stamping the flowers, stem and leaves repeatedly on cardstock and then fussy cutting them and assembling them together.

Ps... Have you had a chance yet to check out our Summer release? Head to this page on our Web site to see all our new Story Cards and stamps. Check with your favorite retailer to see if they have them in stock or to ask them to get them in. You can also order the new products through our Web site. Orders start shipping on Aug. 7th!

Stamp Spotlight: Birds & Bees

We are talking about the birds and the bees today.

Well, in stamp form that is. (Wink!)

We are spotlighting Technique Tuesday's Birds & Bees stamp set with some super clever projects and totally adorable projects from our Creative Team.

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

Tobi Crawford

Jaclyn Miller

Tanis Giesbrecht

Tanis Giesbrecht (again)

Tanis Giesbrecht (again)

Charlene Austin

Have you made anything with our Birds & Bees stamp set lately? If you have, we'd love to see it! Share it with us through our Facebook page or send us a link through Twitter. You can also submit your project for consideration in our Customer Gallery.

Stamp Spotlight: Summer

Summer means trips to the beach, picnics, sunshine and lots of fun.

And we've got Summer on our minds today in a big way.

And we've got Ashley Harris and Jaclyn Miller here with some projects they made in honor of the season with our Summer stamp set.

First up is Ashley with this sweet Summer scene.

Talk about a card that feels like the beach! Ashley created the entire scene with the Summer stamp set.

Stamping the umbrella and beach ball on patterned paper is such a fun touch. And I love how she created the look of sand with tan cardstock.

Next up is Jaclyn with a card that is perfect to send to a friend or loved one from the beach.

Those adorable flip flops just scream Summer. So cute!

Jaclyn created the sentiment using the Summer set, as well as stamps from Belle on a Bike and Petite Posies.

Thankful for Mom

Let's hear it for all the moms out there.

They are there for us at every stage of our lives when we need them. From when we are little ones just needing to be cuddled to adults needing someone to talk to, Mom is there for us.

Kris Chirhart has come up with a great way to thank one of the moms in her life.

Kris created the tiles for her beautiful card by coloring a strip of cardstock with watercolor crayons. She spread the color with water. She let the strip fully dry and then stamped the flowers from Growing Wild repeatedly with black ink on top. Once she completed the stamping, she cut the strip into tiles.

She stamped the sentiment with our Swanky Sentiments stamp set.

Looking for another way to thank Mom? If she's a crafter, consider giving her a gift certificate from Technique Tuesday. Gift certificates start at $25.

Make a Canvas for Mom with Daniela

Hello!

This is Daniela, and here is a Mother’s Day gift I created using Technique Tuesday's watercolor crayons and stamps.

 

1. I started by painting a small canvas with watercolor crayons.

Watch this video to see how.

2. I created a box in Silhouette Studio to fit my little gift. This box is 3.5" x 5.5”.

(You can download for yourself for free by going here: Mother’s Day Gift Box by Daniela Dobson.)

3. For the top of the box I stamped a patterned piece of paper with a tree branch from the Tree-mendous stamp set. I added little butterflies from the Amazing by Ali Edwards stamp set.

4. I stamped a circle from Family Circle by Ali Edwards and then used a scalloped punch to punch it out. I added a flower and some twine. I stamped “Happy Mother’s Day” and a frame from Swanky Sentiments on white cardstock, cut it out and tucked it under the flower.

5. I added tissue paper to the inside of the box.

The “Spring” Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Come one. Come all. It's Blog Hop time.

Our Stamping Techs are up to their inspiring ways again. They have worked up some incredible Spring-themed projects with Tuesday Tuesday stamps to share with you today!

Please check out the blogs of:

• Tobi 
• Ashley
• Charlene
• Linda
• Sharyn
• Teri
• Tanis
• Daniela
• Kris
• Laura
• Jaclyn

You'll find lots of cards, a scrapbook page and a pretty vase of flowers!

Comment along the way and you might win! We'll pick one person who comments during the hop to win our Fly stamp set.

The winner will be announced here on May 3rd.

April Showers Bring... (You Could Win)!

What is Spring like where you are? And which of the new Greenhouse Society stamp sets do you like best? If you tell me, you could win your favorite set!

This Spring here in Oregon the weather has been such a mix. It snowed several times in March - which is so unusual here. When April arrived, we had a couple of days where it was sunny and beautiful. The last few days it's been mostly sunny until about 4pm when thunderstorms and hail roll right on in. Then 20 minutes later the fine gray mist that usually signals that it is Springtime in the Pacific Northwest comes back. But I'm enjoying Spring... and the flowers that it brings. (I don't really have a favorite flower but I am partial to purple ones!)

To Enter:
To enter this giveaway, just answer the following question in the comments section of this blog post.

Which of the Greenhouse Society stamp sets do you like the best?

Leave a comment here by midnight on April 26th. (One entry per person, please.) We will pick a winner the next day!

The Power... Of Flowers!

Today we are going to mix scientific research with paper crafting. Sounds kind of weird, right?

Did you know that scientists have found that flowers really do make people - both men and women - feel good? According to research conducted at Rutgers University, flowers increase peoples' feelings of happiness, their sense of enjoyment, and their overall life satisfaction. The research shows that flowers are a natural and healthful moderator of moods. (Not convinced that scientists really studied this? You can check it out here.)

With that research in mind, plus my love of flower and botanical stamps, we decided to design a new collection called the Greenhouse Society. Each month this year, we will release a new Greenhouse Society stamp set featuring the best botanicals of the season plus classic sentiments. The images and sentiments from each of the different sets are sized to work well with all the other Greenhouse Society stamps. If you get them all, you will have a collection of botanical images and sentiments that you can mix and match on your cards and scrapbook pages.

You can see the first 3 Greenhouse Society stamp sets on our website. (The first set is featured on all of the cards in this blog post.) If you would like to make sure you get all the Greenhouse Society stamp sets, go to our website and sign up to become a Greenhouse Society member. We will only make a limited number of each of these sets - enough for the people who are Greenhouse Society members plus a few extra sets. If you'd rather not become a member, on the 15th of each month we will reveal the latest Greenhouse Society stamp set and make the extra sets available for purchase. Whether you become a Greenhouse Society member or just purchase some of these sets, you can bring the positive power of flowers to your handmade cards, layouts, and other paper craft projects.

Visit our website to learn more!

Easter is Coming!

It's true. Easter almost got away from me this year.

It hit me just this week that it is next weekend and I haven't sent out a single card yet. Eek!

My family has labeled me as the resident card girl. Believe me, if I didn't send cards out, some of those family members (cough cough...Grandma... cough cough) let me hear about it.

So I found a fun stamp set from Technique Tuesday to make some Easter cards with. I think the rabbit and the words in Funny Bunny are perfect for Easter cards and for Easter scrapbook pages.

In fact, the set worked well for this card.

I gave the rabbit just a touch of color by lightly coloring him with a light pink marker. I haven't seen any pink bunnies hopping around lately, but I think a pink bunny makes for a great Easter card a family member.