Season's Givings Blog Hop

Hi everyone!

Technique Tuesday here, and we are excited to be joining the papercrafting community for the Season's Givings Blog Hop.

We love papercrafting and love the supportive, encouraging nature of the community so we are thrilled to be part of this blog hop. We are excited to share a little something with one of you to make something with.

Leave a comment on this post by midnight EST on Sunday, Jan. 4th.

We''ll be pick one of you to score our Big Thanks stamp set and two packs of our printed Story Cards. 

The lucky winner will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 6th.

By the way, are you wondering where you might some great ideas for our products? Our gallery is packed with cool products made with Technique Tuesday's clear stamp and steel dies. And we've "pinned" more than 1,800 projects and techniques on Pinterest. We also have a YouTube Channel with lots of inspiring videos.

And be sure to check out the entire Season's Givings Blog Hop. These are a lot of good folks taking part in the festivities.

 

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

 

https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/blog 

 

Lawn Fawn

 

http://lawnfawn.blogspot.com

 

Spellbinders Paper Arts

 

https://spellbinderspaperarts.com/Community/Blog.aspx

 

Reverse Confetti

 

www.reverseconfetti.com/blog

 

Clearsnap

 

blog.clearsnap.com

 

Ice Resin

 

iceresin.com/icequeen

 

My Favorite Things

 

http://www.mftstamps.com/blog/

 

Technique Tuesday (<------ you are here)

 

http://techniquetuesday.typepad.com/ 

 

Paper Smooches

 

http://papersmooches.blogspot.com

 

Sweet & Sassy Stamps

 

http://sweetnsassystamps.blogspot.com/

 

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

 

http://notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

 

Avocado Arts

 

www.avocadoarts.blogspot.com

 

A Jillian Vance Design

 

http://blog.ajillianvancedesign.com/

 

Latina Crafter

 

http://latinacrafter.blogspot.com

 

Die-Versions

 

http://www.die-versions.com

 

Unity Stamp Company

 

http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com

 

Splitcoaststampers

 

www.splitcoaststampers.com

 

Verve Stamps

 

‪www.vervestamps.blogspot.com

 

Latisha Yoast

 

http://crafteebee.blogspot.com

 

AJ Otto

 

http://thewillowgarden.blogspot.com

 

Vera Yates

 

http://lingshappyplace.blogspot.com

 

Julia Stainton

 

www.juliastainton.com/blog

 

Judy Hayes

 

http://judyhayesdesign.blogspot.com

 

Kim Watson

 

http://kj-starre.blogspot.com/

 

Yana Smakula

 

http://www.zrobysama.com.ua/?lang=en

 

Chari Moss

 

www.mossymade.com

 

Taheerah Atchia

 

http://littlemisst-papercraft.blogspot.com/

 

Shemaine Smith

 

http://shemainesmith.blogspot.com

 

Emily Spahn

 

http://justem.typepad.com/

 

Kimberly Crawford

 

http://kimberly-crawford.blogspot.com/

 

Lee Murphy

 

http://www.luvleestamper.blogspot.com/

 

Lovely Linda

 

http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com.au/

 

Laura Williams

 

http://www.lauralooloo.blogspot.com

 

Lori Tecler

 

http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com

 

Chaitali Narla

 

http://cutscropscreativity.com

 

Darsie Bruno

 

http://craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/

 

Lydia Fiedler

 

http://understandblue.blogspot.com/2014/12/one-last-gift-for-2014.html

 

Giovana Smith

 

http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/

 

Teri Anderson

 

http://terisplace.wordpress.com/

 

Beth Pingry

 

http://bethpingry.com

 

Dina Kowal

 

http://mamadinis.blogspot.com

 

Daniela Dobson

 

http://danieladobson.blogspot.com

 

Lisa Adametz

 

http://papergrace.com

 

Piali Biswas

 

http://touchofcreation.blogspot.com/

 

Kelli Green

 

http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com

 

Keri Lee Sereika

 

www.pinklemonade.typepad.com

 

Jocelyn Olson

 

http://redballooncards.blogspot.com/

 

Julee Tilman

 

http://poeticartistry.blogspot.com

 

Michelle Woerner

 

http://stopandstamptheroses.blogspot.com/

 

Lori McAree

 

http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com/

 

Theresa Momber

 

http://craftingtheweb.blogspot.com

 

Anita Autore

 

http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com/

 

Melody Rupple

 

http://apapermelody.blogspot.com

 

Sean Fetterman

 

http://fettermandesigns.blogspot.com/

 

Bunny Vance

 

http://www.bunnyrunswithscissors.com/

 

Tricia Traxler

 

http://simplystamping.blogspot.com/

 

Lisa Arana

 

dahlhouse-designs.com

 

Lorena Cantó

 

http://paperella.typepad.com

 

Amy Tsuruta

 

http://tsurutadesigns.blogspot.com

 

Jodi Collins

 

www.stampingalatte.blogspot.com

 

Tenia Nelson

 

Http://jazzypaper.blogspot.com

 

Kelly Klapstein

 

www.kellycreates.ca

 

Jill Cornell

 

http://jillcornell.blogspot.com/

 

Emily Leiphart

 

http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.ca

 

Becky Williams

 

http://onescrappinmama.blogspot.com

 

Margie Higuchi

 

http://www.margieh.blogspot.com/

 

Lee Ann Barrett

 

www.greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com

 

Lisa Hoel

 

http://creativejuicefreshsqueezed.blogspot.com/

 

Heather Campbell

 

parkermolly.blogspot.com

 

Lisa Henke

 

http://mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com

 

Sheri Holt

 

http://www.myshericards.blogspot.com

 

Michele Kovack

 

http://chelemom.blogspot.com

 

Ashley Harris

 

ashleyharris.typepad.com

 

Sharon Harnist

 

http://paperfections.typepad.com

 

Lori Craig

 

www.loricraig.com

 

Nicole Nowosad

 

www.justnicks.blogspot.com

 

Laurel Beard

 

www.laurelbeard.org

 

Michele Boyer

 

http://papercuts.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/

 

Christiana Reuling

 

http://christygetscrafty.blogspot.com/

 

Laurie Schmidlin

 

www.justgivemestamps.typepad.com

 

Jennifer Priest

 

Hydrangeahippo.com

 

Stacey Schafer

 

http://stampinwithstacey.blogspot.com

 

Heidi Blankenship

 

http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/

 

Heather Pulvirenti

 

http://heatherpulvirenti.blogspot.com

 

Anita Madden

 

http://www.anitasdesigns.blogspot.com/

 

Gloria Stengel

 

http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/

 

Sarah Gough

 

www.thinkingstamps.com

 

Rachel Kleinman

 

www.rwkrafts.com

 

Natalie Dever

 

www.dougnat.blogspot.com

 

Lorine Mason

 

www.lorinemason.com/blog

 

Loretta Lock

 

http://lovetocreate.blogspot.ca/

 

Meihsia Liu

 

http://meihsia.blogspot.com

 

Sarah Martina Parker

 

www.sarahmartina.com

 

Angeline Choo

 

http://scrappyscrappy.blogspot.com

 

Christine Emberson

 

hope-chances.blogspot.co.uk

 

Karen Hightower

 

http://karenscreativemess.blogspot.com

 

Sabrina Alery

 

www.sabrinaalery.com

 

Debbie Seyer

 

http://www.debbieseyer.com/my_weblog/

 

Dana Joy

 

http://www.gotjoycreations.blogspot.com

 

Cat Tidwell

 

http://catdidit.blogspot.com/

 

Deborah Saaranen

 

http://deborahlynnesdreamincolor.blogspot.com

 

Ceal Pritchett

 

Simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com

 

Lisa Lara

 

http://lisaslifelines.blogspot.com/

 

Colleen Schaan

 

www.distinctivetouches.com

 

Anabelle O'Malley

 

www.anabelleom.blogspot.com

 

Megan Hoeppner

 

http://www.meganhoeppner.com/blog

 

Monika Davis

 

www.stampnmad.typepad.com

 

Marisa Ritzen

 

http://rosemary-reflections.blogspot.ca

 

Wanda Guess

 

http://www.ablogcalledwanda.com/a-blog-called-wanda/

 

Jenny Peterson

 

http://mylittlestampinspot.blogspot.ca

 

Annette Allen

 

http://myclevercreations.blogspot.com

 

Gracie Chavez

 

http://gracielliedesign.blogspot.com/

 

Christina Griffiths

 

http://flowersribbonsandpearls.blogspot.co.uk

 

Niki G.

 

http://notjustgreetingshawaii.blogspot.com/

 

Kristi Schurr

 

http://kristispapercreations.blogspot.com/

 

Jennifer Ingle

 

http://justjingle.blogspot.com

 

Karolyn Loncon

 

http://www.karolyns-paperkraft.blogspot.com/

 

Camille Robinson

 

http://cammierobinson.blogspot.com

 

Lindsey M-P

 

http://bashfulblogging.blogspot.ca

 

Kathy Clement

 

http://www.kathybydesign.com

 

Maria Levine

 

http://riacreations.blogspot.com

 

Savitri Wilder

 

www.scrapbit.com

 

Savannah O'Gwynn

 

www.savannahland2.blogspot.com

 

Teresa Horner

 

www.victorianpaperqueen.blogspot.com

 

Laurel Seabrook

 

http://want2scrap.blogspot.ca/

 

Libby Hickson

 

http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com/2014/12/seasons-givings-blog-hop.html

 

Yvonne Van de Grijp

 

‪www.phoebeez.blogspot.com

 

Alice Wertz

 

‪http://aliceslittlewonderland.blogspot.com

 

Leigh Penner

 

‪www.leighpenner.blogspot.com

 

Lisa Lee

 

‪http://inchiearts.typepad.com/_

 

Tina McDonald

 

‪www.tinamcd-mysanity.blogspot.com

 

Nina Yang

 

‪Http://waffleflower.com/blog

 

Angel Johns

 

‪www.mywholestampinworld.com

 

Happy blog hopping,

Something for New Year's Eve

Here's a fun way to spruce up a bottle of sparkling cider, wine or champagne for your New Year's Eve celebration: Add a festive tag to it. 

This was tag came together in just a few minutes.

I cut a 3" x 6" piece of cardstock. I rounded the corners and scored a line about 2 1/2" down from the top.

I used Technique Tuesday's Circles steel dies to cut a hole out of the top of the tag. And then I used the Good Times - Fresh Cut Studio dies to create the clock face. I layered the clock on top of a circle cut from gold paper with the Circles dies. 

I just love that gold + black + white combination! It's perfect for New Year's!

The sentiment was created with the help of the Say It - Happy stamp set. 

This stamp set is one of my go-to stamp sets because it covers a lot of different occasions. Love that! 

Wishing you a safe and happy New Year's Eve,

5, 4, 3... Counting Down with Another Sneak Peek from Our Winter 2015 Release!

As we are counting down the final days in 2014 and preparing to celebrate the New Year, it seems like a good time to share something old and something new.

Today's sneak peek features one of the new border stamp sets (debuting on January 11th) plus the very popular Pull Strip die from our Fall release.

The new border stamps are designed to fit on the Pull Strip die or be stamped along the edge of a layout or card. 

While you're waiting for the new release, check out this video about the Pull Strip die and how you can use it to create a gift pocket. Or visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages, where we will be sharing sneak peeks every few days!

Story Card Sunday: The Best Week

Hello again!

I'm back with another installment in our Story Card Sunday series.

This pocket page-friendly Story Card was fun to make with Technique Tuesday's clear stamps and steel dies. Let me give you the scoop on how you can make one like it.

Start by cutting four base cards with the Story Card steel dies. You'll also want to cut one medium star with the Nested Stars steel dies. 

Die-cut a circle with the Circles dies out one of the base cards like so.

Set that card on top of a second base card. Set the medium star die on it and run the cards through your manual die-cutting machine.

You'll get something like this. 

Set a third card under the die-cut base cards. Set the small star from the Nested Stars dies onto it like so.

Run the cards through your die-cut machine and you'll end up with something like this. 

Set the fourth card under all the cards. Adhere all the base cards together.

Place the circle you cut from the first card over the cut-out circle. Spritz some mist onto the Story Card.

Remove the circle and stamp a sentiment onto the card. The one I used is from the Everything Pocket Page stamp set. 

Finish the Story card off by adhering a die-cut card and gem or pearl to it.

And there you have it! I'll be back again next week with another Story Card. Hope to see you then!

Greenhouse Society: December Project Parade

And here we go! December's Hibiscus - Greenhouse Society stamp set is now shipping.

And lucky us! We've got a couple fun cards from the Technique Tuesday Creative Team to celebrate!

(By Birgit Edblom)

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(By Teri Anderson)

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(By Tobi Crawford)

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 Like what you see?

We've got you covered! The Hibiscus - Greenhouse Society stamp set is available for purchase by non-Greenhouse Society members for $12.99.

The stamp set consists of nine clear stamps on a 3" x 4" storage sheet.

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 website for more details on joining the Greenhouse Society.

We'll reveal the next Greenhouse Society stamp set on January 15th. We hope to see then!

Last Minute Gift Ideas!

Are you having trouble finding just the right gift for a crafting friend? Is someone in your life a last minute shopper and looking for ideas for you?

Give the gift of choice!

A Technique Tuesday e-Gift Card may be just the answer. You can have us email a gift card to the lucky recipient immediately, or you can print it out and wrap it up. Either way, an e-Gift Card is so easy to give and even easier to receive!

Time for Something Tree-mendous

Hi friends! 

Looking for a last minute gift for a friend? Check out this little tree I put together the other day.

It was tree-mendously fun to make! Get it? Wink!

Seriously, I think this little tree would fun to give to a friend or co-worker as a small Christmas gift.

The tree was so easy to make. I cut two hearts with Technique Tuesday's Nested Hearts steel dies and adhered them together. 

I then added a small heart (also cut with the Nested Hearts dies) and a small star (cut with TT's Nested Stars steel dies). 

I flipped the tree over and then adhered a toothpick to it. 

Because I didn't want anyone to see my tape, I cut two more hearts and used foam tape to place them over it. 

The base of my tree is a chunk of wood I found at a big box craft store. I glued a little piece of cork onto and then stuck the tree inside it. 

To finish my tree off, I added a little texture paste and glitter to the base. I also tied a bow toward the bottom of the tree and placed some enamel dots on the tree.

If you didn't want to use enamel dots, gems or pearls would also work.

Story Card Sunday: Me + You

Hi everyone!

It's Story Card Sunday once again so please give it up for this week's Story Card.

Like many of the Story Cards we feature, this one is pocket page-friendly! It would also look swell on a traditional scrapbook page or greeting card.

Let me show you how to make one like it.

Start by cutting two base cards with the Story Card steel dies. Cut eight banners with the banner die, which is included with the Story Card dies. 

Adhere six of the banners to one of the base cards like so.

Take the remaining banners and place them over the middle banners like so.

Trim the excess off the banners. Trim the bottom of the base card.

Adhere the banners to the other base card. Poke holes through the card and then sew a line of floss or twine through them.

Finish the Story Card off by stamping a sentiment onto it. The one I used is from Technique Tuesday's Cloud 9 stamp set. 

So there you have it! 

I'll be back again next week with another installment in our Story Card Sunday series.

Season's Greetings from Jaclyn

Hello again, Technique Tuesday fans! 

Christmas is so close! Still trying to put together some holiday cards? 

Jaclyn Miller has your back. Check out this inspiring card she put together!

Is it fun and festive or what?!

Jaclyn created the base for all those flags with our Flair Maker steel dies. She then stamped the patterns on top with the Little Banners stamp set.

I sure love how Jaclyn added a stitchmark at the top of each banner. It makes it look like the banners are just hanging off the card. Love that! 

And the sentiment from the Christmas Cheer stamp set is the perfect phrase for this card. I sure like how Jaclyn stamped one word in blue and then stamped the second word over the top with black ink.

Nice work, Jaclyn! 

A Jar of Holiday Treats for Someone Sweet

Hi all!

Teri here, and I've got a fun holiday gift idea for you today.

Fill a jar with holiday treats and then tie on a super cute tag!

Hee! So I might be a little biased on that super cute tag thing! Wink! 

But can you believe I made the tag for my treat jar with Technique Tuesday's steel dies and clear stamps? It was easy.

I created the tag base with the Story Card steel dies. And then I made the snowman by cutting a couple circles with Circles dies, a heart with the Nested Hearts dies and some red scarf pieces with the banner from the Story Card dies. I also freehand cut a triangle to serve as the snowman's carrot nose and a couple strips of paper to make the snowman's hat brim and arms.

I cut the green circle in half. I placed it on top of the snowman's head and then added a strip of white cardstock that I drew some black marks on.

I drew a face, added the nose and then adhered the head to the scarf pieces and the body (aka: the larger circle). I fashioned a couple arms for my snowman with the strip of kraft cardstock.

I finished him off with a couple enamel dots and wiggle eyes. I also hung the heart off one of his arms.

After that, I added my snowman to my base card. I popped a hole in the top of it and then stamped a sentiment.

You might be wondering about the words I used on my tag? They are from the Merry Day stamp set. I think so many phrases in the set would have worked good on this tag.

I also added a few pom poms to look like snow is falling down.

 Fun, huh?