SDC25: Faux Barnwood Technique (Group 3)

Scroll down to see details of challenge and Group 3's creations for this challenge.

Our hostess this week, Monique challenged our team to use a technique on their creation.  And, we decided to take it a step further and what better place to turn than Pat Huntoon of the Technique Junkie Newsletter?  

Stampotique is teaming up with the Technique Junkies team to create using the Faux Barnwood Technique.  We want you to join us this week and you can use the Faux Barnwood Technique or any of the techniques Pat uses on her website.   Please make sure to link within your post which technique you are using.  If you are a Technique Junkies subscriber and using a technique out of the newsletter, please highlight the name and issue you are creating from.

What are you playing for this week?  Oh.....good question!  How about we give away 2 prizes this week along with 2 winners???  Pat Huntoon has been very gracious and is giving away one of the Fancy Folds and Motions CDs PLUS a two year, online only subscription (2010 and 2011 issues) for one winner and the other winner will be receiving a $30 gift certificate towards stamps to the Stampotique store.  We will randomly draw 2 winners for the prizes before our next challenge on March 9th.

Make sure to stay tuned to the website as both the Stampotique design team AND the Technique Junkies design team participated in this challenge and we will be sharing some wonderful creations using the Faux Barnwood technique over the next 2 weeks here.

So, what are you waiting for?????  Get out some papers, some inks, some stamps and join us!

Please remember the following rules when entering this challenge:
1.  This is a STAMPOTIQUE ONLY stamps week
2.  You must LINK to the Faux Barnwood Technique or a technique from Technique Junkies that you chose to use within your blog post
3.  Please link directly to your challenge post, not to your general blog
4.  Contest will close at March 8th at 5 p.m. EST
5.  HAVE FUN CREATING!!

Enjoy Group #3's creations 

Maria Sabina Raita

Jo Capper-Sandon

Kim Howard

Nellie van Leeuwen

Vicki Garrett

Jane Bosi- Technique Junkies Newsletter Design Team

Nancy Dawson-Technique Junkies Newsletter Design Team

Vicki Romaine-Technique Junkies Newsletter Design team

Please link up here with your challenge cards

SDC25: Faux Barnwood Technique (Group 2)

Scroll down to see details of challenge and Group 2's creations for this challenge.

Our hostess this week, Monique challenged our team to use a technique on their creation.  And, we decided to take it a step further and what better place to turn than Pat Huntoon of the Technique Junkie Newsletter?  

Stampotique is teaming up with the Technique Junkies team to create using the Faux Barnwood Technique.  We want you to join us this week and you can use the Faux Barnwood Technique or any of the techniques Pat uses on her website.   Please make sure to link within your post which technique you are using.  If you are a Technique Junkies subscriber and using a technique out of the newsletter, please highlight the name and issue you are creating from.

What are you playing for this week?  Oh.....good question!  How about we give away 2 prizes this week along with 2 winners???  Pat Huntoon has been very gracious and is giving away one of the Fancy Folds and Motions CDs PLUS a two year, online only subscription (2010 and 2011 issues) for one winner and the other winner will be receiving a $30 gift certificate towards stamps to the Stampotique store.  We will randomly draw 2 winners for the prizes before our next challenge on March 9th.

Make sure to stay tuned to the website as both the Stampotique design team AND the Technique Junkies design team participated in this challenge and we will be sharing some wonderful creations using the Faux Barnwood technique over the next 2 weeks here.

So, what are you waiting for?????  Get out some papers, some inks, some stamps and join us!

Please remember the following rules when entering this challenge:
1.  This is a STAMPOTIQUE ONLY stamps week
2.  You must LINK to the Faux Barnwood Technique or a technique from Technique Junkies that you chose to use within your blog post
3.  Please link directly to your challenge post, not to your general blog
4.  Contest will close at March 8th at 5 p.m. EST
5.  HAVE FUN CREATING!!

Enjoy Group #2's creations 

Jane Wetzel

Gez Butterworth

Valerie Wilson

Willy Anderson

 Hetty Sanders-Technique Junkies Newsletter Design Team

Donna Duquette- Technique Junkies Newsletter Design Team

Deb Lovett

Pat Huntoon

Please link up here with your challenge cards

SDC25: Faux Barnwood Technique

We are so excited today at Stampotique Designer's Challenge!  Have we got the ultimate challenge for you today!

Our hostess this week, Monique challenged our team to use a technique on their creation.  And, we decided to take it a step further and what better place to turn than Pat Huntoon of the Technique Junkie Newsletter? 

Stampotique is teaming up with the Technique Junkies team to create using the Faux Barnwood Technique.  We want you to join us this week and you can use the Faux Barnwood Technique or any of the techniques Pat uses on her website.   Please make sure to link within your post which technique you are using.  If you are a Technique Junkies subscriber and using a technique out of the newsletter, please highlight the name and issue you are creating from.

What are you playing for this week?  Oh.....good question!  How about we give away 2 prizes this week along with 2 winners???  Pat Huntoon has been very gracious and is giving away one of the Fancy Folds and Motions CDs PLUS a two year, online only subscription (2010 and 2011 issues) for one winner and the other winner will be receiving a $30 gift certificate towards stamps to the Stampotique store.  We will randomly draw 2 winners for the prizes before our next challenge on March 9th.

Make sure to stay tuned to the website as both the Stampotique design team AND the Technique Junkies design team participated in this challenge and we will be sharing some wonderful creations using the Faux Barnwood technique over the next 2 weeks here.

So, what are you waiting for?????  Get out some papers, some inks, some stamps and join us!

Please remember the following rules when entering this challenge:
1.  This is a STAMPOTIQUE ONLY stamps week
2.  You must LINK to the Faux Barnwood Technique or a technique from Technique Junkies that you chose to use within your blog post
3.  Please link directly to your challenge post, not to your general blog
4.  Contest will close at March 8th at 5 p.m. EST
5.  HAVE FUN CREATING!!

Last week was a fun challenge and Kim had fun picking out her three favorites:

#14 Mamapias

#19 Debra

#2 Jetty

and



Congratulations to #8 Barb Cady
for winning the $30 gift certificate for stamps at Stampotique

Check out the first group of our design team's creations and we'll be having some special guests this next week as some of the design team from Technique Junkies Newsletter joins us as well:

Alberto Gava

Kaz Boughton

Monique Verbeek

Gerrie Johnnic- Guest Designer

Beth Norman- Technique Junkies Design Team

Cathy Yamashita- Technique Junkies Design Team

SDC24: Valentine or Love (Group 4)

Welcome back to Stampotique Designer's Challenge this morning.  In preparation for the upcoming love themed day many of us will be celebrating, I thought it only appropriate to challenge you with a Love or Valentine's theme this week.  I don't know how it is in your house, but in mine, we don't celebrate Valentine's Day as much as we celebrate my husband's birthday.  And a little birdie told me that the main man, Jim, at Stampotique also celebrates a birthday that day, so make sure to leave him a little birthday wish in the comments section. 

We are going to do things a little differently since our design team has grown, we will be splitting up our design team posts into 4 groups to be shown today, Saturday, Monday and the following Wednesday.  That way we share inspiration between the challenges.

Up for grabs, a $30 gift certificate for stamps at the Stampotique store.  This week feel free to use any stamps.


We are now featuring Group Four of our design team:


Kate Crane

 

Hels Sheridan

Joanne Wardle

Lisa Somerville

Sue Roddis

Hope you got some inspiration from the design team and will join us by linking up here with your creation.

SDC24: Valentine or Love (Group 3)

Welcome back to Stampotique Designer's Challenge this morning. In preparation for the upcoming love themed day many of us will be celebrating, I thought it only appropriate to challenge you with a Love or Valentine's theme this week. I don't know how it is in your house, but in mine, we don't celebrate Valentine's Day as much as we celebrate my husband's birthday. And a little birdie told me that the main man, Jim, at Stampotique also celebrates a birthday that day, so make sure to leave him a little birthday wish in the comments section.

We are going to do things a little differently since our design team has grown, we will be splitting up our design team posts into 4 groups to be shown today, Saturday, Monday and the following Wednesday. That way we share inspiration between the challenges.

Up for grabs, a $30 gift certificate for stamps at the Stampotique store. This week feel free to use any stamps.

We are now featuring Group Three of our design team:

Maria Sabina Raita

Jo Capper-Sandon

Kim Howard

Nellie van Leeuwen

Vicki Garrett

Hope you got some inspiration from the design team and will join us by linking up here with your creation.

SDC24: Valentine or Love (Group 2)

Welcome back to Stampotique Designer's Challenge this morning.  In preparation for the upcoming love themed day many of us will be celebrating, I thought it only appropriate to challenge you with a Love or Valentine's theme this week.  I don't know how it is in your house, but in mine, we don't celebrate Valentine's Day as much as we celebrate my husband's birthday.  And a little birdie told me that the main man, Jim, at Stampotique also celebrates a birthday that day, so make sure to leave him a little birthday wish in the comments section. 

We are going to do things a little differently since our design team has grown, we will be splitting up our design team posts into 4 groups to be shown today, Saturday, Monday and the following Wednesday.  That way we share inspiration between the challenges.

We are now featuring Group Two of our design team:

Jane Wetzel

Gez Butterworth

Jenn Shurkus

Valerie Wilson

Willy Anderson

Hope you got some inspiration from the design team and will join us by linking up here with your creation.

SDC24: Valentine or Love

Welcome to Stampotique Designer's Challenge this morning.  In preparation for the upcoming love themed day many of us will be celebrating, I thought it only appropriate to challenge you with a Love or Valentine's theme this week.  I don't know how it is in your house, but in mine, we don't celebrate Valentine's Day as much as we celebrate my husband's birthday.  And a little birdie told me that the main man, Jim, at Stampotique also celebrates a birthday that day, so make sure to leave him a little birthday wish in the comments section. 

We are going to do things a little differently since our design team has grown, we will be splitting up our design team posts into 4 groups to be shown today, Saturday, Monday and the following Wednesday.  That way we share inspiration between the challenges.

This week feel free to use ANY stamps at your chance to win a $30 gift certificate for stamps at the Stampotique store.

First, thanks to all who played in our challenge this last time to use orange and turquoise.  There were so many great submissions and Willy narrowed down her top 3 favorites to the following:

(contact Kim for blog button khowardga@gmail.com)

Fiona: 

What a brilliant idea! Love all those circles and flowers.

Paulien:  

Fabulous and funny card with a great background.

Silvia:  

Wonderful tag! Great combination of stamp and embossed background.

and the random winner of the $30 gift certificate for stamps at the Stampotique store is:

(contact Carol for gift certificate carol@stampotique.com)

#38 Hazel

Congratulations Hazel!

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Here is some eye candy from group one of our design team, we hope you will join us with the Valentine/Love theme!

Alberto Gava

Tasha Beasley

Kaz Boughton

Monique Verbeek

Gerrie Johnnic- Guest Designer

Congratulations to our Challenge Winner!

Reminder:  We have several challenges going on right now, so if you would like to play along with us, please see the links below for the current challenges we are sponsoring: 
SDC23: Orange & Turquoise (1/26-2/8/11)  
The Altered Alice sponsored by Stampotique (1/30-2/25/11)  
CPS203 sponsored by Stampotique (1/30-2/5/11)

Congratulations to our challenge winner for the spot of Stampotique's March Guest Designer!

Gini Owen

Stampotique is every excited to have Gini joining us in March!  Be on the look out for future challenges in which you too could earn a spot as one of our Guest Designers.

Thank you to everyone who welcomed our new design team!  The creations were amazing and we always love to see you play along with us!

Welcome our February Guest Designer

*scroll down to next post for the current challenge*

Help us welcome our February Guest Designer-we are so excited to have Gerrie be with us for February!  Here's a little introduction from Gerrie:

Hi, I'm Gerrie Johnnic or some may know me as Queen of Grunge (my blog) or my email addy , Iwork4Stamps .  I love getting inky, and having fun in my work,   I think that's what stamping should be all about.... fun! and of course sharing.  What did I read somewhere, it all started out with just one stamp, and look at me now!  I design for Artistic Outpost and the Technique Junkie Newsletter.  I've been with both companies from the beginning, first as a subscriber for the TJNL and then joining the team, and Artistic Outpost since they opened the store.  

 I love doing backgrounds and techniques in all my art.  I've recently branched out into some altered art, and of course it's all grungy.  I live in SW Florida, far from my DD and stamping gives us something to share together, at least that's the excuse we use.  I adore all the designer lines that Stampotique carries.  The variety of stamp artists just excites me every time I see something posted.  Thanks for having me as a guest artist this month.

And along with that, Gerrie created this fabulous card to go along with our current theme of Orange & Turquoise.  Gerrie will have some info on the background she created for this card over at her blog Queen of Grunge, so leave her some love and welcome her for February.

Stamps used:

Smile & Two Hearts are Better than one from Stampotique