Technique Tuesday: February Studio AE Blog Hop

Hey there! It's Technique Tuesday's Studio AE Blog Hop time. This month, the featured set is this beauty, Best Banners:

Super cute, right? I love that it has a solid stamp, so you can add background color to the flags. Or, as I did in this layout, I used the solid flag stamp alone to create those little colorful ones below the photo.

materials: stamp: Technique Tuesday / inks: Colorbox Pigment Ink and Tsukineko VersaFine / patterned paper: Lawn Fawn / enamel dots: My Mind's Eye / adhesive: 3L / thread: DMC

And of course, there's a prize involved! Technique Tuesday is giving away one $25 Gift Card to Technique Tuesday shop to someone who comments during the hop. To be eligible to win, all you need to do is comment on any of our blog posts! The lucky winner will be announced on the 15^th on the Technique Tuesday blog.  

So leave me a comment here and then off you go blog hopping and commenting some more! Thanks for coming by!

Ali

Lisa

Daniela

 you are here > Linda < you are here

Nichol

Laura

Jaclyn 

Sharyn

Teri

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Technique Tuesday: Studio AE August Blog Hop

Happy Saturday! I can't believe it's been almost two months since I last posted. I wish I could say I have been busy with fun stuff, but alas, I've been mostly driving around, moving kids from point A to point B. Boring, right? I did vacation a little, and I'll share those photos soon. Meanwhile...

Woohoo for the August Technique Tuesday Studio AE Blog Hop. If you don't know what Studio AE is, please go here to find out. Long story short, it's a monthly club with stamps designed by the awesome Ali Edwards. They are so very useful for cards, layouts, Project Life, everything!

This month's stamp set is called Leaving On A Jet Plane. This is right up my alley. I so love traveling. Like a lot! And these stamps are pretty much perfect. Check them out:

For my layout, I used the the Leaving On A Jet Plane set with Travel With Flair.

stamps: Technique Tuesday / ink: Clearsnap Colorbox Pigment Ink Cat's Eyes, Tsukineko Versafine / embossing powder: American Crafts Zing in White / patterned paper: Lawn Fawn / wood veneer: Studio Calico / 1" punch: EK Success

ETA: I've had a few questions about how the layout was put together.

The base of the layout is digital. I edited my photo (I use Photoshop), added a white layer to the right, adjusted transparency, and typed the journaling at the bottom. It was printed on matte photo paper at home (I use a Canon Pixma MG5220). The print is slightly smaller than 8.5"x11". Then I matted the photo onto the Lawn Fawn patterned paper, which is cut to letter size. The title is stamped directly onto the photo with Versafine (which is my go-to black ink for images I don't color.) The white heart swirls were stamped in white ink and then heat embossed with white powder. The circles were stamped onto white cardstock, punched out with an 1" punch, then added with pop up adhesive. Wood veneers were added last with Scotch Tacky Glue (my fave for adding not-too-heavy 3D embellies.) 

If you are not a digi person, I'd print the journaling onto some vellum and then add that to a large photo. Make sure you are using inkjet printer vellum or the ink will smear. And even so, give it a little time to dry before working with the vellum. You might want to hide the adhesive (Tombow makes a great vellum adhesive) by applying it sparingly in the corner or just use some staples (which would be my choice.)

Please leave me a comment and a $25 gift certificate will go to someone who comments during the hop. The winner will be announced on the 15^th on the Technique Tuesday blog. 

Don't forget to stop by the other blogs on the hop and leave a comment on each.

Ali

Ashley

Daniela

Nichol

Laura

 you are here > Linda < you are here

Sharyn

Teri

Thanks for coming by today! Hope you are having a great weekend.

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Technique Tuesday: June Studio AE Blog Hop

Happy Monday! Welcome to Technique Tuesday's June Studio AE Blog Hop. This is a super exciting time of the month, when we share our projects using this month's stamp set designed by Ali Edwards. And let's not forget about the nice prize...  

This month's set, Fun In The Sun, is perfect for right now! These adorable banners drawn and handwritten by Ali make a great addition to layouts, cards, and other fun projects.

For this layout, I stamped them on bright neon colored cardstock (DCWV Silky Smooth Brights), and embossed them with white powder (American Crafts Zing). These would also be perfect stamped on patterned paper, filled with watercolor or markers, or just on plain cardstock. And of course, they are awesome for Project Life!

For lots more ideas, please visit these other blogs along the hop! And don't forget to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a $25 Technique Tuesday gift certificate.

Ali

Ashley

You are here ---> Linda

Daniela

Nichol

Laura

Sharyn

Teri

Again, leave a comment for a chance to win! The winner will be announced on the 15^th on the Technique Tuesday blog.  Thanks for stopping by!

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Today we are celebrating the release of Elle's Studio's two new lines for Autumn and Christmas: Spooky Tales and Be Merry ! They are hitting the stores this week and you can also get them at their website now!


The Spooky Tales line works great for Autumn/Fall AND Halloween! And, the Be Merry  line is perfect for Christmas layouts, cards, and would work great for your December Daily! And, as a bonus, with both lines they've also worked in tons of tags that are perfect for Project life! 


I've been an Elle's Studio fan for a long time, and my favorite Christmas item every year is any item that has numbers! Yes, I am a fan of using numbers in layouts. Check out this year's! So good, right?

I'm also a sucker for anything Halloween and/or Thanksgiving. They are actually my two favorite holidays. My fave Elle's Studio products in this line? The pennants. I think they add just the right amount of fun and whimsy to any project. 

I used both in this layout (just a peek today) about the Halloween costumes I make for my children every year. This layout came together quickly because with Elle's Studio's products, you don't have to hunt down all the perfect embellishments. They ARE the embellishments. Totally simple and awesome. The October gallery will debut on October 1st . 

Yes, that's a googly eye you see.

Now the best part! I get to giveaway two of my favorite items from the new release to one lucky winner! Leave a comment to be entered to win my faves: the Be Merry Numbers and the Spooky Tales Spooky Pennants. I'll draw one winner on Saturday, September 29th, so make sure you check back to see if you've won!

And, don't forget to keep going! There are different prizes and winners at every stop in the hop - you have 13 more chances to WIN:

Elle's Studio

Angela  

Becky 

Diana 

Jill  

Jen 

Jenni

Jennifer

Kay  

Linda  < you are here!

Michelle  

Sophie  

Valerie 

Waleska 


Thank you for dropping by today!

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Technique Tuesday: July Studio AE Blog Hop

Welcome to July's Studio AE blog hop! Ali Edwards's stamp set for this month is called Summer Rocks.

And she's right. It does! I adore summer. I love having my kids around, and doing a lot of nothing together. We also take day trips to local museums, gardens, libraries. We read, craft, watch movies, and make food together. But we also love to take longer trips. One of our favorite places is Palm Springs. It's close enough so the traveling part is not overwhelming. About 2.5 hours. Traffic included. Because this is Southern California. Traffic is always included!

stamps: Technique Tuesday Studio AE Summer Rocks / inks: Clearsnap Colorbox Pigment Ink, Tsukineko Versafine / embossing powder: American Crafts Zing, Ranger Super Fine Detail / cardstock: Bazzill, DCWV / patterned paper: Bella Blvd / tags: Elle's Studio / page protector: Avery / alphas: American Crafts Amy Tangerine Goodness

I started my own Project Life mid-May, and I only have two weeks done. I haven't progressed much, but I'm not really worried about it. I'll get back to it eventually. But one thing that I've really enjoyed putting together is an overview of our weekend trips. These are 8.5"x11" size inserts that'll go with the appropriate week. There's no journaling in these pages, because I'll most likely write about the trip more extensively using either the Project Life pages or on other layouts.

Adore the new Elle's Studio summer line!

I use these slide pages that hold 20 photos per side. Five down, four across. I got mine here. But if you do a quick google of slide pages, you'll get a bunch of other options.

The white ink is Clearsnap Colorbox Pigment Ink in Frost White, embossed with Ranger's Super Fine Details in Clear. BTW, in case you are wondering, my favorite heat gun is this one. It gets super duper hot, and melts the powder in seconds.

I printed all the photos teeny (the slide pockets are 2"x2"), twenty to a 8.5"x11" sheet of photo paper, and then I trimmed them out (tedious!)

This is the flipside. The adorable yellow chevron paper is from Bella Blvd new line coming out this Summer CHA.

These Summer Rocks stamps are perfect for my Palm Springs photos. We left the afternoon the kids got out of school, so we mostly definitely had all those feelings of school being out, loving summer, needing relaxation!

Sorry about the weird photos. I haven't figured out how to take photos in page protectors yet. Let me know if you have any good tips!

I don't usually like glittery, gold-ish, silver-esque stuff, but I really love gold embossing powder. Weird, huh? This one is American Crafts Zing in, uh, Gold. Of course.

Don't forget to visit the other lovely ladies in this blog hop:

our guest for July:

Kim Kesti

you are here --> Linda Barber <-- you are here

Ali Edwards

Daniela Dobson

Nichol Magouirk

Laura O’Donnell

Sharyn Tormanen

Teri Anderson

Please leave me a comment here for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to TechniqueTuesday.com. One person will be chosen randomly from all the comments received during the hop. So don't forget to leave comments on all the blogs!

Tune into the Technique Tuesday blog on 7/13 to see if you are the lucky winner.

Thanks so much for dropping by today!

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"Spring" Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello there! Happy Monday! This is a Spring-themed Technique Tuesday hop! My fellow Stamping Techs and I are sharing Spring-inspired projects made with Technique Tuesday stamps.

I know I'm an overuser of butterflies, but they are so spring-y, aren't they? I used the stamp from Wingin' It to create the three butterflies, and filled a few spots in with alcohol markers. The small background dots stamp are from Passion For Polka, and the word "celebrate" from Ali Edwards' Kids Are Cool set. "Celebrate" is stamped on some Narrow White Twill. I really love that I can personalized my own ribbon. I used it a few times before (here and here).

Stamps: Technique Tuesday Wingin' It, Passion For Polka, Kids Are Cool / Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Ink Mid-Tone Green Hills and Bubble Gum + Stampin Up Green Galore / Ribbon: Technique Tuesday Narrow White Twill / Rhinestones: Doodlebug / Markers: Pantone ProMarkers + Triart / Cardstock: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

And of course, this wouldn't be a blog hop without a prize! Technique Tuesday will pick one person from all the comments received during the hop to win the Fly stamp set. Leave me a comment here and visit the other Techs' blogs to leave more comments!

The winner will be announced on the Technique Tuesday blog on May 3^rd.

Now off you go to check out the other Techs' fabulous creations! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Tobi 

Ashley

Charlene

Sharyn

Teri

Tanis

Daniela

Kris

Laura

Jaclyn

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July Studio AE from Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Technique Tuesday's Studio AE's July blog hop. So excited to be a part of this!

This month's stamp is the very versatile Get Outside by Ali Edwards. You can get your very own set here. For a peek of the stamp and my other layout using the fun stamps, go here.

Today's layout is the companion story to my last project. It tells about our love of the outdoors. Specifically, it's about a nature trail we visited regularly in Pennsylvania. It was tucked away in the middle of a residential neighborhood, next to an elementary school, and totally magical. Beautiful light filtering through the leaves, interesting looking weeds with strange flowers, a swishing creek running through it, flat rocks waiting to be skipped, and a monumental climb to the top of what my kids called "Monkey Rock." At the top is where I, breathlessly, promised myself (many times) that I'd start exercising. Ha.

Supplies: patterned paper: Lily Bee Design; stamps: Technique Tuesday; punches: (butterfly and dragonfly) Martha Stewart + (flower) Fiskars; ink: Tsukineko; thread: DMC; font: Helvetica Neue Thin

For this project, I used the stamps as they were. (I cut some apart for the other layout.) I printed the photos in strips, then added some journaling, some punched elements, some stamping, some grey and yellow, and some sewing. I really enjoy hand sewing on my projects! For the flower, I used a Fiskars flower punch, creased it a bit between the petals and added french knots in the middle. I also sewed some freehand swirls for the bugs. And that is it!

Be sure to check out the other blogs taking part in the Blog Hop today:

Ali

Nichol

Laura

Jaime

Sharyn

Teri

And don't forget to leave me a comment today for a chance to win Smooch by Ali stamp set.

From all the comments received during the hop on all 7 blogs, Technique Tuesday will pick two people to win the set.

You’ll also want to stop by the Technique Tuesday blog  to see a special project from Bev, Technique Tuesday’s founder and CEO. Leave a comment about the blog hop there. Bev will pick someone who comments on the Technique Tuesday blog to win the A Date with Ali stamp set. So fab. I want it!

All comments must be made by midnight PST on July 12^th.

Tune into the Technique Tuesday blog on July 13^th to see if you are one of the lucky winners.

Thanks so much for coming by! I'll be sharing another Studio AE project later this month.

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