I'm Back and it is time for a Hop!

My huge Car event is done (see the story about it below) and I've dug into my stamp room just in time to have some fun with a Blog Hop!!  I hope that you enjoy the samples from the newest Technique Junkie CD series called Bodacious Background Stamp CD.  Our Technique Junkies Design Team has a fabulous Hop planned for you showcasing lots of great samples from this CD.   I've got a little drop down link on my sidebar that makes it easy for you to order!

 

This CD contains 30 ways to use your background stamps in fun and creative ways!  Learn how to color, stamp and transform your background stamped images.  Twenty brand new tutorials plus ten techniques from the TJ archives.  All 30 tutorials are in step-by-step pdf format - compatible for Macs and PCs alike.  All the tutorials are printable to 8-1/2” x 11” paper. 

It is available for order TODAY using the dropdown on the side bar.  The CD will be shipped in less than 2 weeks!

You should have arrived here from Hetty's blog.  Hetty is our designer from the Netherlands and her samples are always wonderful!   You really don't want to miss any of the designers so please start at the beginning with Judy on the Design Team website by clicking HERE.

 

Now for my projects!  My first card uses a technique called Irresistible Rainbow.  If you look close you can see the lighter image in the background (easy to see on the blue side).  It was a really fun technique and easy to use with so many different backgrounds!  The background stamp is from Stampin' Up and the Words are from Wordsmith.

 

 

 

My second card showcases a technique called Outlined Resist.  This technique gives you that Decorated Paper look.  The background stamp is from Technique Junkie Stamps (formerly Stamp Camp) and the Words are Stampin Up.

 

 

 

Your next stop is Tricia's blog.  Click Here

If you get lost, you can always refer to the list below.   You can click HERE to see the table of contents for the CD.  You can click HERE to read more about the CD and to order.  OR you can order from my link in my sidebar.

Thanks for hopping along with us today!! We look forward to seeing your fabulous creations!

 

Judy Jackson      http://www.techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/

Hetty Sanders   http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/

Ann Clack            YOU ARE HERE

Tricia O’Bin          www.thepassionatestamper.blogspot.com

Shelly Schmidt   http://shellymc2.blogspot.com/

Holly Brown        http://www.glitterstampsandink.blogspot.com/

Nancy Dawson  http://creativewishes.blogspot.com/

Pat Huntoon      http://www.patstamps.blogspot.com/

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Now for some extra news about my big car event.  Some of you may remember that my car club was trying to break a Guinness world record for the Most Mustangs/Fords in a Parade in order to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Ford Mustang.  Well, our event was on April 12, 2014 and we had a fabulous turnout!!  The old record was 620 Mustangs/Fords in a Parade.  Our paperwork is going off to Guinness soon and if they accept it, our attempt broke the old record!!  We had 829 cars on our parade that started AND returned.  Of those, 766 were Mustangs!!!   It was a wonderful event and counting the Mustangs in spectator parking (we had to close registration) we had well over 1000 Mustangs at our event site.  It was a lot of eye candy for car buffs!!

 

Sweet N Sassy Stamps & Technique Junkie Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and Technique Junkie Newsletter joint Blog Hop!  The Technique Junkie Newsletter is excited to show case their new 3D and Fun Folds CD (remember you can get it right from my sidebar!!)

“The Technique Junkie Newsletter has been publishing rubber stamping technique tutorials since 2002. The 3D and Fun Folds CD contains 70 step-by-step technique tutorials in pdf format – perfect dimensions, perfect directions and great pictures for every step. Visit www.techniquejunkies.com for more details about the CD and the Technique Junkie Newsletter.”

A fantastic group of design team members from both Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps and the Technique Junkie Newsletter, have helped put together this fabulous Blog Hop to kick off  the 3D and Fun Folds Cd.

We have a Blog Hop happening each day with an opportunity for you to win many prizes from some of our wonderful advertising companies! Please stop through EVERY DAY and take your time visiting each blog!  You have until 11:59pm EST December 2^nd to leave comments on as many blogs as you can to win the Grand Prize.     Go to Tuesday's post for the links to the other days of the blog hop!

On Saturday, December 3, Pat from Technique Junkie Newsletter will announce the winners from each company. Be sure to hop along on each day! There will be FIVE WINNERS! On Monday, December 5^th, Pat will announce ONE LUCKY WINNER with a GRAND PRIZE with a bundle of prizes from all of the participating businesses.

If you have been following along already you should have come from Jackie Kalchert's blog.  If you are only starting here, please head back to the Technique Junkie Blog and go from there.  You won't want to miss any stops along the way – in order to win you will need to comment on everyone’s blog AND Pat Huntoon’s Blog. There will be an additional chance to win by playing along in her Blog Hop! (you can read about how you can play along on my post from Tuesday.) 

Here is what I created for today's hop.........

I really love Cocoa........Well......I like hot cocoa but this Cocoa is Cocoa the Mouse.  Korin, owner of Sweet n. Sassy Stamps has Cocoa doing many different and fun things.  I thought this image was just wonder for this little Table Basket.  It could hold a packet of hot cocoa along with a baggie of marshmellows.  I wanted to stage my photo with a packet of cocoa but, alas, none to be found in the house!  Cocoa was colored with copic markers and completely cut out to mount on the front of the basket.  I must confess that I didn't use the same dimensions that were in the CD for this project.  Reason?  Well......I don't have the Grand Caliper Spellbinders dies or cutting machine......so.......I just made it a little smaller!  Quite easy.  I used the largest circle and scallop circle I had and decreased the size of the holder between the two.  Other than that, the directions are the same.  Hope you like my little cheat!

Your next stop on the hop is Monika Davis, but just in case there are any hiccups, here is the whole list of celebrants on this Blog Hop!

The Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog 

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Cathy McCauley

Jackie Kalchert

Ann Clack

Monika Davis

Holly Brown

Jane Bosi

Chris Dickinson

Pat Huntoon

It's a weeklong blog-hopping extravaganza!

Let me tell you about the Technique Junkie Newsletter Blog Hop!  All week long we will be hopping in conjunction with our favorite vendors to show case our new 3D and Fun Folds CD. Every day there will be new designers, new prizes, new artwork -- tons of fun! At the end of the week, we will have a grand prize basket for one lucky winner too!

Each day you will have an opportunity to win prizes from some of our wonderful advertising companies! Please stop through EVERY DAY  and take your time visiting each blog! You have until 11:59pm EST December 2^nd  to leave comments on as many blogs as you can.   

Monday –Joint Blog Hop with Classy Cards ‘n Suchwww.classycardsnsuch.com

(Monday's hop is done but you can still hop there and make comments for the grand prize!)

Tuesday –Join Blog Hop with Rogue RedheadDesigns

Wednesday –Joint Blog Hop with  Paper Temptress

Thursday –Joint Blog Hop with Mark’s Finest Papers a Heinrich Company

(I'll be posting a project for this one!)

Friday – Joint BlogHop with Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps

(I'll be posting a project for this one too!) 

On Saturday,December 3, Pat will be announcing the daily winners from each company. Be sure to hop along on each day! There will be FIVE WINNERS! On Monday, December 5^th, Pat will announce ONE LUCKY WINNER of a GRAND PRIZE which includes a bundle of prizes from all of the participating companies.

In order to win you will need to comment on the Technique Junkie blog AND the blogs of the participating designers (usually around 6)  make sure to leave your email address. Every day that you enter, you are eligible for that day's prize, plus you get an entry for the grand prize for every comment on the TJ blog you submit (up to one per person, per day) -- that is five opportunities to win the grand prize basket! And the grand prize includes not only prizes from our vendors but ALSO... A "Technique Junkie Newsletter Subscriber for Life" prize!

(In other words, your daily comment make your eligible for a prize from the company featured that day, plus you will have one entry for the Grand Prize)

NOTE: Play along with us for an extra entry for the Grand Prize!

Make a project using the Double Twisted Easel Card, post about it on your blog or in another forum and mention this blog hop and link up your post to the Blog Hop below by Sunday, December 4th at 12 am EST.   

The Double Twisted Easel Card tutorial HERE is a real exampe from the 3D and FUN FOLD CD. 

Join in on the fun!!   Make sure you link your post to the blog Hop to get the extra entry.

DON'T FORGET.....YOU CAN PURCHASE THE 3D AND FUN FOLDS CD RIGHT FROM MY SIDEBAR!