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.

Greenhouse Society: May Reveal

Here's something fun! Just look what is coming up in the Greenhouse Society garden this month!

Meet May Day. We think you will find this stamp set is perfect for birthday cards, everyday moments or simply saying thank you. 

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

Not a Greenhouse Society member yet? We have you covered! It's on sale for a limited time to non-members for $12.99 (plus shipping and handling).

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!

(By Birgit Edblom)

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(By Teri Anderson)

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(By Tobi Crawford)

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Plan on stopping back by the Technique Tuesday blog on the 25th. We'll be back with some more incredible projects made with this new stamp set.

PS. Who won the $25 e-Gift Card for commenting during the May Studio AE Blog Hop? Well, that would be Vanessa Babin, who commented on Ashley's post (5/12 @ 3:02 p.m.). Congrats! Teri just sent you an email about your prize! A big thanks goes out to everyone who commented during the hop.

A Watercolor Card for Spring

Hello all!

Spring's here so I thought It would be fun to make something with one of my favorite nature-themed Technique Tuesday stamp sets. Let me introduce you to the One Of A Kind stamp set.

Pretty, huh?

And here's the card I made with it.

I think the hardest part was making that colorful background.  

Here's how I did it:

* I die-cut a base from watercolor paper with Technique Tuesday's Story Card steel die.

* I scribbled some color with watercolor crayons onto a clear stamping block.

* I added a few drops of water to the color.

* Finally, I set the block onto the watercolor paper panel and pulled the color downward.

(If you are curious to how that process looked, check out this video on Instagram. Keep in mind it was shot with my cellphone so it's cellphone quality, but it will give you an idea of how I got the watercolor look.)

I finished the panel up by just stamping on top with black ink. By the way, the sentiment strip was created with Technique Tuesday's Label steel die. I just love that fun shape! 

Fun stuff! See you again soon!

Ps. Looking to add a few watercolor crayons to your collection? Technique Tuesday has more than 40 different watercolor crayons available. They are just $1.99 a piece.

Springing Into Spring with Tobi

Hooray for the first day of Spring!

And hooray for pretty flower cards like this beauty from Tobi Crawford.

Ooh la la!

Tobi stamped the flowers (from the Chrysanthemum - Greenhouse Society stamp set) with watermark ink and then dusted them with color. 

She created the custom sentiment by mixing together a couple words from the set.

Check out Tobi's blog to learn more about her creative process.

The Chrysanthemum - Greenhouse Society stamp set is on sale now and begins shipping around the 25th. We release a new stamp set every month as part of the Greenhouse Society. 

PS. Get $20 off registration for True Stamp 2014 when you use coupon code NOW20 through March 31st. Go here to sign up and to learn more about this fun-filled "stamptastic" event. Technique Tuesday's Bev Grey is one of the teachers!

Greenhouse Society: February Project Parade

Let the shipping begin!

The 25th is here, and our Poppies - Greenhouse Society stamp set is now shipping!

Hooray! And guess what? Our Creative Team has even more great ideas to share with you for the stamp set. Take it away, ladies!

(By Birgit Edblom)

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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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What great cards!

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

Not a Greenhouse Society member yet? We have you covered! It's on sale for a limited time to non-members for $12.99 (plus shipping and handling).

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.

Visit our blog again on March 15th to see the next installment in the Greenhouse Society!

 

Greenhouse Society: December Reveal

December 15th means we are revealing a brand new Greenhouse Society stamp set.

Please say hello to Clematis!

And here's a quick video I put together to show you the stamp set and how to make a cool patterned paper with it and watercolor crayons!

The Clematis - Greenhouse Society stamp set starts shipping around Dec. 25th to Greenhouse Society members.

Not a Greenhouse Society member yet? We have you covered! It's on sale for a limited time to non-members for $12.99 (plus shipping and handling).

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, Creative Team members Birgit Edblom, Tobi Crawford and Tanis Giesbrecht are here with some fabulous cards. Take it away, ladies!

(By Birgit Edblom)

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(By Tobi Crawford)

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(By Tanis Giesbrecht)

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Thanks, ladies!

Tune in on the 25th for a few more beautiful cards made with the stamp set!

Ps. Who won the $25 e-Gift Card for commenting during December's Studio AE Blog Hop? Well, well! That would be Christina Purvis, who commented on Daniela's hop post! Congrats, Christina! Teri just sent you an email about your prize!

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!