Technique Tuesday - Ideas and Inspiration Blog

Beautiful Floral Cards by Barb Engler

Hi all! You are in for a real treat today! We've got some beautiful cards from special guest, Barb Engler!

Barb is an incredible stamper with a knack for adding details to her cards. She's also a master at using color. You can find her handmade cards on her blog, as well on her Instagram account. Her body of work is fantastic! By the way, she's also the host of the Simon Says Stamp! Flickr challenge and is just a very kind, big-hearted crafter! We are so happy to share some of her work with you today!

This first card from Barb is sure a stunner.

The Coreopsis flowers looks beautiful in purple! Such a great color choice for them! And check out how she gave the flowers some extra dimension by adding a little bit of detail with a white gel pen. Absolute perfection! 

Her card also has some beautiful movement going on with the addition of the three stamped bees (also from the Coreopsis stamp set) and the strategic placement of the five sequins. Awesome!

If you liked that card, you are going to love this second one!

Talk about a beautiful job coloring! Barb once again used a white gel pen to give the flowers (from the Hi Bouquet stamp set) a little extra pop. LOVE that. Anyone else anxious to give that a try on their next handmade card?

Another fun idea from Barb is she made her own background paper for this card! She took a gray piece of cardstock and then stamped one of the individual flowers from the Hi Bouquet stamp set all over it. That's a great idea! 

Let's give Barb a big hand!

Be sure to tune in tomorrow! We have one more beautiful card by Barb to share with you! I think you will find it to be a real hoot! Wait. I said too much! Wink! See you Tuesday!

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Like Botanical Stamps? Check This Out...

Do you like pretty stamps? Like foliage? Check out Technique Tuesday's Greenhouse Society! We release a new stamp set (and coordinating die) every month as part of the Greenhouse Society.

If you would like to receive these stamps each month, consider joining the auto-ship program. Members enjoy discounts, exclusive gifts and special offers, plus free shipping on additional products. You can learn more about the program here. 

 

 

PS... July's a good month to join the program! New members who join by the end of the month receive a You Are A Star stamp set for free with their first auto-shipment.

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Now Showing: Cards That are a Real Hoot!

Hi all!

You might say we've on a bit of an owl binge lately. We've released an owl-themed stamp set every month since January.

First came the It's Owl Good stamp set. Then came the Lucky Owl and Great Day Owl stamp sets. Flying into our owl line-up this month is the Proud Owl. 

The cool thing about the four owl stamp sets? They are just $2.99 each. Woo-hoot! Not to mention that they are totally cute. I mean, they look so cute on cards! Don't believe me? Well, I'd like to present to you Exhibit A, B and C. Just check out these fun cards some of the members of the Technique Tuesday Creative Team put together with the Proud Owl stamp set.

 

 

Aww! Talk about cards that are a real hoot! 

Have you made anything with Technique Tuesday's owl-themed stamp sets? We'd love to see your projects! Share them with us on our Facebook page and through Instagram. Be sure to the use the #TechniqueTuesday hashtag.

A Card for Mom from Mary Dawn

Hi everyone!

Do you like to make cards for Mother's Day? Are flower stamps your favorite? Today's your lucky day because we've got special guest Mary Dawn Quirindongo here again with a pretty card that's right up your creative alley!

2... 4... 6... 8! Get ready to be amazed!

Cool, huh?!

Mary Dawn created this stunning card with the Today Flower stamp set.

She started by partially die-cutting the flower with into the white panel with the coordinating Today Flower dies. She stamped the flower and then colored it in with markers. Isn't it beautiful?!

She created her own custom sentiment by combining stamps from a couple stamp sets, including the Mom's Day set.

Tune in next Thursday. We've got another awesome card by Mary Dawn to share with you. In the meantime, check out this picture she shared! Talk about doing fun stuff with the Great Day Owl stamp set!

Handmade Card Inspiration from Mary Dawn

In need of some stamping inspiration? Like pretty cards? It's your lucky day! We've got special guest Mary Dawn Quirindongo here today with a pretty card just for you!

Mary Dawn in a few words? She's a talented, versatile paper crafter. Her cards feature lots of stamping and color. Throw in some techniques and cleverness, and you've got her work!

On your mark. Get set. Here we go!

Talk about a beautiful card! You like?

Mary Dawn created this stunner with the Hyacinth stamp set. That gorgeous field of Hyacinth flowers was created with masking. And then she added color to each flower. Don't you love how they aren't the same color? It just adds to the richness of this pretty scene.

To round out her scene, she die-cut a couple dragonflies with the Hyacinth dies and then stamped on top. Again, she colored each of them with a different color.

For more inspiration from Mary Dawn, tune in on Thursdays. We'll be sharing her work over the next few weeks. Here's a sneak peek from Mary Dawn at something else she's made with the Hyacinth stamp set that we'll be sharing soon!

Make Your Own Patterned Paper

Here's a fun idea: Create your own patterned paper like Daniela Dobson did!

Repeatedly stamp the small flower stamps from the Garden of Life by Cath Edvalson stamp set onto cardstock with different colors of ink. Keep going until your paper is covered with flowers. You'll end up with a gorgeous paper to use on a card or scrapbook page.

 

PS. Looking for some more inspiration for the Garden of Life stamp set? Don't miss these cool cards Kimberly Crawford made with it (and the Garden Flowers dies) for our recent blog hop.

PSS. Who are the winners from the Celebrating Cath Edvalson and Technique Tuesday Blog Hop? The winner of Cath's products is Karen Ladd (posted on Jaclyn's blog on 9/14 at 5:24 p.m.). And the winners of the $25 e-Gift Cards are Detra Faulkner (posted on Laurel's blog on 9/14 at 6:22 a.m.) and Carey Nusbaum (posted on Julie C.'s blog on 9/15 at 6:36 p.m.). Congrats to the winners. Winners, check your inboxes for a message from Teri about your goodies.

Now Available: Agapanthus

Like flowers? Agapanthus, the newest Greenhouse Society stamp set, from TechniqueTuesday.com is now available. 

With this versatile new stamp set, you'll be able to make gorgeous cards to let your friends know you are thinking of them, wishing them a happy birthday or wanting them to know how sorry you are.

Giving a Gift? Tie on a Pretty Tag!

Looking for a quick and pretty way to spruce up a gift? Tie on a pretty tag like these ones from Tobi Crawford.

Tags like these are easy to make with Technique Tuesday's Agapanthus - Greenhouse Society stamp set. 

Lightly apply some subtle shades of color with watercolors or ink pads to shipping tags. Let the ink dry and then stamp the flowers and a sentiment on top with a brown ink.

Finish the tags off by tying some ribbon and twine to the top. Embellish them with some trims, Washi tape and flowers or buttons.

Greenhouse Society: February Reveal

February is here, and we've got a brand new Greenhouse Society stamp set.

Please meet the Dogwood - Greenhouse Society stamp set. Isn't it lovely?!

The Dogwoood - Greenhouse Society stamp set consists of six clear stamps on a 3" x 4" storage sheet. The stamp set starts shipping around February 25th to Greenhouse Society members.

Not a Greenhouse Society member yet? We have you covered! It's available for purchase by non-members for $12.99.

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.

Just what can you make with the set? Check out these fun cards created with it.

(By Michelle Woerner. Created with the Dogwood stamp set and the Straight Talk - Hello steel die.)

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(By Birgit Edblom)

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 (By Teri Anderson)

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Thanks all!

The crew will be back again on the 25th with more great ideas for this stamp set! We hope to see you then!

A Card from Teri

 Hi all!

Teri here, and I'm excited to share a card with you today.

I just love Technique Tuesday's Butterfly Collage stamp. It's so easy to work with. Whether you are scribbling a background with color pencils and stamping the Butterfly Collage on top or stamping it and coloring the butterflies in, you can get some really stunning results with this stamp.

For this card, I stamped the image with black ink and then colored the butterflies and label with colored pencils. 

By the way, can you believe that most everything on this card was stamped? Yep. From the butterflies to the yellow background, I stamped most everything (other than those black gems next to the label)!

The background paper was easy to create with Technique Tuesday's Scritch Scratch clear stamp.

So all I did was ink the stamp up and stamp on a piece of cardstock. Then I repeated those steps again and again.

Have you made anything with Technique Tuesday stamps lately? We'd love to see it. You can share your projects through Technique Tuesday's Facebook page and on Instagram. Be sure to add the #TechniqueTuesday hashtag to your photos.