The winner is picked! Blog candy drawing is over. Check the newest post! Thank you!
Girls…I can’t believe I hit 60,000 already. I am having a small candy for you to celebrate! Bigger candy will be handed out once I hit 75,000.
This candy is good for those of you who don’t have all the scallop punches yet. The winner will receive
3 punched out giga and mega circles, ovals and squares in following colors:
Apricot Appeal
Chocolate Chip
Bashful Blue
Cool Caribbean
Regal Rose
Basic Black
Certainly Celery
Always Artichoke
You will also receive matching ovals and circle punchouts in white cardstock as well as three of my favorite chewing candy strips from Germany. Think starburst!
Please only one comment per person! I will pick a winner tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. central time. Let me know what is your favorite technique, or what technique do you use the most.
For me, I think it is Faux Stitching and Paper piercing. I am addicted to poking holes!!! LOL
Beate
Stay at Home Mom of Three, Splitcoast Team Member and Copic and Spellbinders die Lover.245 Responses to “Scallops anyone?”
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My favorite technique..OH MY..I have to think about this one, I love trying out new techniques, I guess I would have to say sponging would be my favorite, as I sponge on most everything, that and coloring with my ink pads and aqua painter. I swear I have the watercolor pencils, the watercolor crayons, prismas, twinkling H2O’s, pearl-ex and just about every other coloring medium and I still go back to my trusty aqua painter and ink pads, craft ones are my favorite for coloring with now, as the colors are so much bolder! I keep telling myself to use other mediums and still I go back to my favorites!
Those punches look so pretty all stacked up! I think my favorite technique is watercoloring. I don’t think I’m very good at it, but every time I do it I get great big oohs and ahhs!
I love to faux stitch and paper pierce also. I seem to have to sponge chocolate chip on the edges of everything too. I’m not sure if that is considered a technique, but, it is very addictive. Almost as much as poking holes!
Great blog candy – don’t have those punches…yet. My favorite technique would probably be paper piercing – I love that it is free.
My favorite technique would have to be cracked glass. I just love the way it looks although i burnt a hole in my couch doing it! 🙁
Hmmm…is using pastels a technique? I just learned how to stamp in versamark and then brush pastels over it with a cotton ball. Ends up with very pretty colours!
Beate,
I just love your website. You have the greatest creations! Thank you for all the wonderful ideas! This Blog Candy is perfect since I can’t get my hands on those scallop punches!! I love the faux stitching!!
P.S. The Sandy Claws, I think is a play on “Santa Claus” and the “Pinch to grow an inch” is used on birthdays for little kids.
What great blog candy! I love your blog and find it so informative, I so enjoy your tutorials.
My favorite technique is crayon resist. It is such a wow effect that is so easy. I also like paper piercing and use it often on almost every card I make.
Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Jennie
Ooooo! Love the scallops!
My favorite technique right now is Cuttlebugging! If you can call that a technique. If not- any type of resist techinque.
I ALSO LIKE THE PAPER PIERCING I HAVE ALL 3 OF MY 4 KIDS HOOKED ALSO. WE GATHER AROUND THE TABLE AND POKE AWAY.
What a great idea for those hard to find punches! Who wouldn’t want some scallops? My favorite technique…sewing and sponging…they are techniques right?! I hope! LOL
Beate, I just love all of your great ideas! I am new to this blogging thing but have been a demonstrator for 10 years, I wish I would have got into this sooner! The ideas are overwelming! My favorite technique is watercoloring.
My favorite technique at this time is faux stitching and paper piercing also. I just finished 60 baby shower invites using both techniques. Love your blog. Keep sharing. Mary
My favorite technique would have to be sponging…I do it on everything! I just love the effects on different papers and how it changes the whole look of each project!
Love your blog – look forward to it every morning! Take care. Alex
Love those punch outs!! I don’t have my punch yet…hopefully soon.
I don’t really have a favorite technique. I like to try new ones all the time. But
I would say that embossing is a big one. Either heat embossing or dry embossing on
my Cuttlebug.
Do you know how hard it is to find those punches???!!!!! I think I may resort to spending a small fortune for them online *lol* You never cease to amaze me with your beautiful creations and talent Beate!!!
Alli
I think my favorite technique right now is future floor polish and pearl ex. I love how shimmery it is.
My favorite technique is faux stitching (and even real stitching really!). WOW — this is really blog candy!! Looks so beautiful all together!!
Cheryl
OOh, I love those and would love to get them. I really ought to consider getting the punches someday. Too bad money doesn’t grow on trees huh? Anyway, my favorite techniqe is an oldie but goodie. Two step stamping. I’m starting to grow on the rock n roll technique though. Thanks for the opportunity to join your contest. I absolutely love your blog and check it every day.
Heather Stevens
Hi Beate!
Congrats on 60,000 hits – your blog is awesome, and it is well deserved. 🙂 You rock!
Megan
I am just salivating over that blog candy! I don’t have those punches yet, darn it!
I have so many favorite techniques. But I guess I would have to say my fave is brushless watercolor. I just love that look!
Great blog……I just keep coming back here for more.
Hi Beate! Great blog candy! I need to get some of those punches! My favorite technique is paper piercing! Fun stuff!! Steph
I love to distress everything! Your blog is awesome! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
Lesa
I think my favorite technique would have to be white crayon resist. I love the endless color combinations and no two designs ever turn out the same. Paper piercing has got to be a close second – I have to stop myself from making too many holes sometimes! (PS: a “pinch to grow an inch” is a very common birthday wish in Canada; “Sandy Claws” just makes me think “Santa Claus” but what seashells and sand would have to do with him leaves me puzzled.
Hey Beate…you are a wild woman…hee hee! My fav technique is probably paper piercing too…I like to thread various items through it like metallic threads, raffia, yarn, etc. as well!
Well I haven’t tried many techniques yet but I really like sponging the edges of my paper, stamping backgrounds with versamark for that subtle touch, and using my new edge distresser. I need to get a new heat gun so I can start trying embossing. Guess I’ll just add it to the (already long) list?!
~Melissa
I love these scalloped punches – hope I win, because I don’t have the punches yet. My favorite stamp store is trying to get them in, but they are backordered.
My favorite technique – geez – this like asking a mom to name her favorite child. But I guess if I’m pinned down I would have to say destressing with inks.
Hello! My favorite technique (today!!!!) is Faux stitching and using my paper piercing tools….I just can’t stop putting holes in cardstock!!!!! I think every card and scrapbook I have made in the past month has holes in it!!!! Thanks for the topic! You rock!!!
I’m with you, I love doing faux stitching, and doodling and also Paper piecing instead of piercing. I love paper piecing with the Bellas.
Hi Beate!
My favorite technique right now is just heat embossing. I love the rich look and try to add it to everything! Of course, that could change next week, when the next bug bites.
Thanks for the ideas!!
Beate!
Guten Morgen! My favorite techniques right now are paper piercing, faux stitching and the frayed grosgrain ribbon.
Bis bald!
Becky
My favorite technique-hmmmm…KISSING OF COURSE!!!!!! And I like to think I’m a good one. HEE HEE. I really do love the kissing technique. Especially with the alphabets-Headline, Big Deal, Letterpress, and the canvas and linen stamps. Adds so much visual interest and is always a WOW when demonstrated. Thanks for the great blog!!!
Kat
Wowoozzzy.. what an awesome prize. My favorite technique is the cracked glass… but mostly I just emboss… Love how it gives your projects that extra ohh lala’
My favorite technique lately is watercoloring. And paper piercing is my second fav!! Congrats on 60K!! ~Crystal M.
My favorite techniques right now are resist techniques and using my prismas with OSM and stumps.
I have the mega punches but patiently waiting for the gigas.
Can’t wait for you to hit 75K. I visit 1-2 times a day.
Another fun giveaway! Congrats on the hits!
I think my favorite technique right now is distressing. I have the sanding block and the distressing ink pads and am sanding and sponging away. I think I need a lot of practice on this technique though!! 🙂 I love the prismacolor and gamsol technique too. Just started playing around with it. There are too many fun things to try~ I need to focus!
WOW! I’d love to get that blog candy. My favorite technique is gamsol and Prismacolor pencils. I love it to add color to my cards.
Love the Candy!
My favorite technique is embossing.
-Cher
My favorite technique? Watercoloring – I love using pencils, crayons, markers, anything to create a watercolor effect.
I have so many favorite techniques it is hard to pick just one…but I do love paperpiercing and using stickles (is that a technique?)! Thanks for the fun giveaway!
My favorite technique is paper piercing. I just love the look.
Definately watercoloring….. especially with the crayons.
None of our lss have the punches….they are always sold out. I am going to have to get them online. I am trying to hold out for SU and hoping they will have something similiar in the new cattie… nice candy
Holey Moley! This is the next best thing to having one of the scalloped circle punches! My favorite technique would have to be paper piercing. It just adds a little something to whatever your project is! Thanks Beate!
Congrats on 60,000 hits! This is one hoppin’ blog.
My favourite technique is watercolouring, whether is be with ink and blender pens or WWC and aquapainter. I love to colour.
Well–the technique I am learning is using gambsol with colored pencils. I am just waiting for a little free time to try it out. I love how it looks when other people use it.
I do love the triangle card though–I have big plans for that style.
Thanks, Janet B
Painting w/pearl ex is my new favorite technique. I ahve been in search for these punches forever! Still not found. I always just miss them on the online stores too. 🙂 Someday!
GREAT CANDY!!! (Can you tell I don’t have any of the scallop punches???) I think my fave technique would be watercolour. Whether it’s using chalks and blender pens, inks and aqua painters, or (my fave) the Watercolor Wonder Crayons, I seem to use this technique the most.
Congrats on 60,000!!!
Cate
Hmmm… I guess I would have to say watercoloring is my favorite.
Congratulations Beate! You’re a Stamping Queen! My latest favorite technique is polished stone.. I love how unique it looks! 😀
I would have to say that my favourite technique is layering. That’s why these ovals would come in handy! I have ordered these punches, but as everyone knows, it may be some time before I get them.
my fave techinque is anything that involves GLITTER!
I love using Sakura glaze pens to give my projects some dimension. Fun!
My favorite technique is to emboss on white cardstock with clear embossing powder and then sponge over the embossing with all different colors so that the embossing pops. I’m sure this technique has a name – I just don’t know what it is.
I vote for paper piercing but I also like paper piecing.
This is my first comment made to anyone’s blog so I hope I’ve entered everything correctly! My favorite would have to a mix of sponging and direct to paper with the ink pads. I’ve just recently discovered all these cool blogs and yours is checked every morning! Your work is flat out fantastic.
Hi Beate,
My favorite technique (right now) is bleaching using the Aquapainter on an embossed image.
Thanks for offering the blog candy, some day I will get those scallop punches!!
Have a GREAT day!!!
Barb
I love your blog!!! Now, it is a tie with techniques I love. I am new at free handed doodling, but I love it!!! I also love faux stitching!!!!!
Terri
wow! Congrats on the 60k!! =) Well, I like trying new techniques, but I would have to say watercoloring is my favorite! I love doing it and love the final result!
Love your blog and congrats again!!
-Lauren
My favorite technique…mmm I would have to say distressing, ’cause I distress everything!! And love the punches as I don’t have those ones yet, but would love them!!
Kelly S
My favorite is anything that has to do with applying color.
Poppin pastels, sponging, emboss resist, watercoloring and so on….
Hello! Love your site! I love to Water Color right now with pecils or paints! Keep up the wonderful work! Have a great day!
My favorite technique is paper piercing. Thanks for offering blog candy. Someday I will get the scallop circle and oval punches. I have the square already and love it!
WOW …this is awsome blog candy.My favorite technique is still the shaving cream technique ,It always gives me a diff look and i love it …I NEED to get some of those punches …TFS!!!Shannon
I love your blog! You make so many wonderful cards,your techniques are amazing. I love stopping by your site to see what your up to 🙂
I enjoy reading your blog, I wish I was half as talented as you are! There are so many techniques I enjoy, my favorite, I would have to say is Diamond Dust (I think that’s what it’s called) where you embossing an entire image with dazzling diamonds EP. I love it! Thanks for the opportunity to win your blog candy! I’ve been trying to get my hands on those scallop punches without success!
My favorite technique is an oldie but a goodie — embossing. I emboss EVERYTHING! I especially love using the detail embossing powder in silver. FUN!
my favorite technique is paper piercing. I love how it gives you a little accent or embellishment without going over the top.
I still love the way heat embossing looks and just “pops” the image.
I really like the crayon resist technique. It really changes the way a stamp set looks. I was making swap cards using the technique in a hospital ICU waiting room after my mom’s lung transplant when I met one of my best customers, she couldn’t believe how easy it was. I love your blog!
You are such a fun blogger! I been big into kissing lately! 😉
I hope I win!
Cool Blog candy 😀 i was actually lucky to find the giga and mega scalloped square punch at our M’s (it was the old style that i have to stand on to get a punch lol) and last i heard teh rest of my punches are supposed to be coming sometime in april ;-D
Umm my favorite technique (brain not working lol) you say? umm like it was said this is like a mom saying which of her kids is her favorite!
my favorite would probably be masking or watercoloring.
~chelsey
Oh, my!! That’s some serious punching!!!! I would love to have a shot at those. I’m having a very difficult time finding those scalloped punches. :o(
I love to punch and poke as well!!
makes it look so purty (southern accent!)
Great blog candy! I haven’t gotten been able to get those punches yet 🙁
My favorite technique would be faux stitching.
Right now I am into faux stitching as well!
My favorite technique to show is how to personalize candles. This amazes people.
WOW, you are busy here today! LOL!!! I like to sponge around a colored image (the edges of the paper). I tend to do this more than anything else. I also really love my edge distresser. Makes a mess but the look is awesome.
Jen
I don’t know the name of my technique but I like using a baby wipe (after it’s dried) to make my own “ink pad” with re-inkers to use several colors in my image (I use this technique instead of markers because I have no markers).
Hmmmm, my favorite technique is sponging. I love the softness the technique lends to the finished card.
My favorite techniques would have to be paper embroidery, spirelli and paper pricking. I can’t wait to find some of those scallop punches available in my area.
I’d have to say that my favorite technique would be anything involving the heat gun (did you know that it makes great roasted marshmallows?!)
However, I probably use my paper piercer more than any other tool, so I’d say faux stitching for my most used technique.
My favorite technique would have to faux stitching and poking holes also. It’s addictive! Thanks, Crystal Nixon
Pick me!! Pick me!! I’ve been trying to find the punches for so long!!
My favorite technique lately has been Polished Stone. I love the different color combination you can come up with. Secondly, I’ve been having so much fun playing with my punches!!
My favorite technique is CASING you!!!!!!!! I love your style and can’t wait to see what you come up with next! And I am soooooooo jealous of the oval and circle punches! The only ones I have been able to find are the square ones! You certainly created a monster and should have stock in Marvy!
Hugs,
Joan
ok……so you should’d feel so bad about Sandy Claws! I couldnt’even spell my own last name right in my post! Now how is that for embarrasing! Geez Louise!
I can’t believe I didn’t know you had a blog. I’ve always admired your work. Now I can drool even more.
Hmm…maybe dry embossing & I also love poking holes too & the chalkboard technique is pretty cool too.
My favorite technique is faux stitching right now, but tomorrow that could change (it does almost every day!) I would love to get these, as I have none of these punches. They’re all still on my “dream list!” :o) Shannon
Hi! I am another faux stitch and paper piercing lover! and REAL candy what more could a girl ask for? lol I am another who is waiting to get those giga scallop punches . . . and to get them already punches and in such pretty colors would be wonderful ! thanks for offering such great blog candy!
Tina
WOW! Not surprised you’ve got that many hits. You’ll be at 100K before long. I know I come back to visit at least twice a day! I am having trouble thinking of my favorite technique. I so go in spurts. Lately it’s been dry embossing though, I’ve been cheating a little with my cuttlebug folders, but still I really like the deimension dry embossing adds to cards! And I don’t have those punches yet…do you want my address now???
I am terribly new to faux stitching but already terribly addicted! And…I really really love dry embossing….and bling? Did I mention bling? Of course, bling is NOT a technique…but you couldn’t tell by looking at my cards!!! LOL!!!!
I would say that I use watercoloring more than anything. And when I need an extra bit of something, I love to do cracked glass. 🙂
Great candy! I think right now I’m into paper piercing and paper piecing! I love “dressing” my bellas with cute clothes!
Wow- what a lot of comments! I would say that my favorite technique is faux stitching.
Hello,
The techniques I use the most are paper piecing, sponging, and ink layering. Thanks for asking!
~Nancy Grant
My favorite technique. I don’t really use alot of techniques, but i do like piercing and I like to use glitter.
Jamila
Hmmm, favorite technique??? Is trying new techniques count? LOL! Right now I think using my Cuttlebug is my favorite, that and using punches. I think I use some sort of punch on every card I make!
THanks for the blog candy, you are the Beate-ist! 😀 (Okay, I’ve been watching too much Noggin with my DS!)
DTP with cats eye chalk inks and tsukineko dew drop pads make great backgrounds! Thanks for offering the blog candy!
…love those stacks! My fave technique is direct to paper…every single card lately has to have ink on the edges of the paper! My other fave is the same as yours…LOVE poking holes and connecting the dots!!! Thank you for all you do!! Chelle
I love to distress with sponging and the distressing tool from Stampin up. I also like to do paper piecing not to be confused with paper piercing 🙂
Michelle
I am new to stamping but so far my favorite technique has been using watercolor crayons. Watercolor wash, and wet watercolor crayons are a lot of fun. I also learned crayon resist last night and love the look….I am new so I love it all! LOL
My fav technique…oh I don’t know..I love EVERYTHING..I think I am going to go with the go old embossing. It’s simple..it’s easy and it makes everything POP! I can’t wait for scallops! I am trying to find these in stock!
Faux stitching is probably my favorite technique too!
I just got my mat pack from SU, and have been busy trying to figure out paper piercing and faux stitching. Also, on someone’s blog I saw paper Piecing and must give this a try. Love your blog, Beate!
Looks so yummy!
Those scallops are nice!! Lately my favorite thing to do has been sponging…I love how it softens and adds dimension, but remains subtle!
I am a piercer too! So many fun things to do with it! Thanks,Crystal
I’m so excited I finally stumbled onto your blog site…I’ve admired your work from Splitcoaststampers…you are amazing! I’d have to say lately, I’ve been using the heck out of the little tool set from Stampin’ Up called the Cutter Kit…it’s amazing what you can do with those lttle blades and how much easier it is to rough up those edges of cardstock when you layer…so that is my new “thing!” Again, I’m so excited to be a part of your blog and can’t wait to keep up with your ideas…
My favorite technique is probably faux stitching. It’s just so easy to add and it really can make a card stand out. Thanks for sharing your wonderful work with us. I look forward to reading your blog every day!
Britiney
Hello,
WOW! Those stacks of pretty punched out paper sure look yummy.
I have been loving dry embossing with my Cuttlebug. I also love to sponge the edges of layers to give them more dimension.
I know it’s not a technique but I LOVE to add ribbon to my projects. There are so many beautiful ribbon out there now to choose from.
I enjoy coming to visit and seeing your beautiful work.
Blessings,
Diane
just getting into this blogging world. What a wonderful give away! I don’t have any of those punches yet but they are on my wish list. My favorite tech. is distressing, with ink and sandpaper and rough edges. I haven’t had a good card day till my fingers are full of ink! Thanks!
I seem to be doing a lot of glitter windows the past few weeks. It’s a bit messy but who doesn’t like a bit of sparkle. I also love watercoloring with my aqua pens.
Charmaine G
Hey,
Read you blog daily and have learned a lot from your tutorials. My fav technique is still the same one that hooked me into stamping — heat embossing! I just never seem to tire of it.
Virginia
I sure like those scallops – they add so much to a card. My favorite is always the punches – such a variety to give some character and depth to a project – piercing is fun too.
My favorite technique, hands down, is dry embossing! Thanks for rewarding us doubly for reading and viewing your work!
Wow – Those scallops are beautiful!! My favorite techniques are watercoloring and kissing. I am loving your blog – thank you for sharing your creativity and talent with us!!
I love paper piercing also, it just gives everything a little something. Thanks for your inspiration! BTW I have been searching for scalloped punches and they are out of stock, so these are a great blog candy!
I love watercoloring…..especially with SU watercolor crayons……I’m spreading the word to stampers in my area about your wonderful blog……..75,000 hits will be here before you know it!!
I love the Dazzling Diamonds technique. I also love, love. love all the scallop shapes!
Lynda
I have looked everywhere for those punches. I would love to winning some punched out shapes! Thanks so much for sharing so much of our time with us!
Right now, I’m truly enjoying watercoloring. I like using the watercolor crayons, scribbling them on my stamp set case and then using the Aquapainter to apply.
Keep up the great work!
Oh that is me me please I am in love with these punchies, I keep having to borrow my MIL’s circle scallop punch, but you try trying to find a slightly smaller regular circle to fit inside in the UK!!!! I had to get somebody on UKScrappers who has a cricut to specially cut me some!! he he I love watercolouring and paper piercing and so need to get hold of the SU Mat Pack to help me with that
My favorite technique is always the one that I just saw on someone’s fantastic card but that I haven’t yet tried!
My favorite technique is to color. Is that really a technique? I love to color with the markers mostly. Coloring is a great stress reliever for me. I just find it so relaxing!
I was at Michaels today intending to buy a scalloped punch of some sort with my 40% off coupon. Low and behold they had the crop-i-dile! I was more excited about that considering I have two young children and refrain from eyelets because of the noise it makes. I can’t wait to dig into my eyelet stash tonight. I would have to say that my favorite technique would be watercoloring with the wonder crayons.
I love the cards that are displayed using these punches. They just add alot to them. I am just finishing up 4 of the large file folder photo albums they demonstrated at the Houston Regional. they are such nice gifts. I made one for my niece and nephew to highlight their trip to my home in Texas and they loved them. Thanks again for all of the ideas you share with us!!!
Water coloring! Thanks for the candy, continuing inspiration and tutorials!
frannyb
I paper pierce just about everything, but I like flipping it over so the rough edge is up. Then, I rub whisper white classic ink over top the circles to distress them and make them stand out a bit more.
Great offering! I love those scallops. My favorite technique is heat embossing. I think it makes cards look “richer”. Ashley
Favorite Technique – that’s a hard one to answer as it changes regularly. Right now I would say distressing and paper piercing. I also love the cracked glass technique – can look so antiqued. You will be at 100K before you know it. As always, thanks for the inspiration you always give via your blog.
Kris
I love paper piercing and water coloring. Thanks for all of the cools ideas.
Raquel
WOW what can I say….such a candy giver….Makes a person “want it all”!! LOL! My favorite technique is crayon resist. I don’t do it alot but when I do it, the results are always awesome. THanks Beate, YOU DA BEST!!!
congrats for making it to 60K! i love glitters so obviously my fave technique is dazzling diamond dust that you did awhile back.
Congratulations on the wonderful blog!
Claudia F.
WOW! You are very popular, and with good reason! I enjoy reading your blog! Thank you for sharing with us!
I don’t know if I have one favorite tech. I love paper piercing, cracked glass, distressing, crayon resist…
As usual, I love your work, Beate! When I grow up and be a great stamper, I want to be just like you. Right now my favorite technique is….faux stitching, I think. I like the crisp look when used with the white gel pen.
Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
I think right now my favorite technique is paper piercing. It adds so much with out any cost!
My favorite technique right now would be braying. there are so many different looks you can create with a handle and a roller! amazing!
thanks for the chance to win!
Wonderful blog site! You’re such a talented stamper. My favorite technique would be to highlight everything in a scalloped punch but since I can’t get my hands on one … lol! my current favorite techniques are paper piercing and a hint of glitter. Thanks for sharing your artwork and congratulations on hitting 60,000.
You make everything so fun! Those punches look so inviting!! I think my favorite technique is heat embossing. I especially love using iridescent ice to make an image sparkle!!! Thanks for making your blog so fun to read!
Congrats on 60,000! There’s a reason you’re so popular! I’m a pretty simple (aka lazy) stamper, and if I can’t call “ribbon” a technique, I would have to say paper piercing. I poke a lot of holes too!
Mine has to be faux stitching and especially with my white gel pen. I also like piercing and want to try more paper piecing.
Congrats on the success of your site, Beate. I’m one of your daily lurkers!!! Love to see what you’re up to. 🙂 Great blog candy. Gotta love scallops! 🙂 For my favourite technique, I think I tend to like embellishing the heck out of things. I love love love ribbons, can’t get enough of it! I also like adding brads in different ways. I also just bought a paper piercer and template, think I’ll play with it tonight.
Well, I’m off to play…
I think I’m with the majority – it has to be paper piercing!! Adds lots of texture with zero cost!! ;O)
Thanks!!!
Hi Beate! Hmmmmm, my favorite technique……right now I think it is re-inkers and the delightful non-stick craft sheet on background paper, technique. If this already has a name easier than that, I sure would like to know it. I just love the results!! The craft sheet is made by ranger. http://www.rangerink.com
thanks so much for the great eye candy! Can’t wait to get those punches!!
barb hendrickson
Congrats on 60K! Neat blog candy – and with actual candy in it too 🙂
It’s so hard to pick one favourite technique. I once tried doing Acetate and Tissue and I really liked that. The one I use most often is sponging, but I also love my Twinklings. Really I just like trying new things all the time and I’m not at the point yet where I have run out of new things to try.
Those punched pieces look like candy! Such pretty colors. Well, my favorite technique at the moment is using punches, mainly corner punches, as borders. Take off the edge guards (or whatever they are called) and punch along the edge of a piece of cardstock – makes some pretty borders!
Right now my favorite technique is using my aquapainter with my sparkly new H2O’s — so pretty!
What fun blog candy! I would have to say that at the moment, my favorite technique is watercoloring. I am trying to learn to shade better.
how fun!!! my favorite techniques right now are watercoloring with Prismacolor pencils & Gamsol Magic, sponging & using Stickles
I LOVE your stuff, it’s always so “fresh and fun!” 🙂
I always leave inspired by something I have seen here, and try and create something Beate worthy. 🙂
What an awesome give away! I haven’t been able to get my mitts on any of those punches yet, so I would LOVE to get those.
Anyway, As for Favortie techniques, well if favorite means most used, then I love to watercolor, second is a toss up, I use faux stitching, on a lot of things, I love masking, and bleaching, although hard on your stamps, a totally cool outcome!
Amy
Oh those are nice to look at! In Canada those punches are VERY hard to come by. Joann’s doesn’t mail to Canada either 🙁
I’m just learning to use the watercolour crayons so I’d have to say it’s my fave technique right now! Although I wouldn’t say I’m very good…lol
Favorite technique would be watercoloring. I just love coloring and have since I was a kid. Something so relaxing and calming about it and the finish product is always pleasing.
Gotta love those scallops!!! 😉 I think my favorite technique would have to be watercoloring! I just love my WWC’s!!!!! 😉
Hi Beate,
Love your site. You got wonderful ideas and a great sense of humour. My favourite technique is sponging or using the daubers to do my cards. I don’t have any of these punches so I’d really like to win this blog candies. Have a good day.
Beate –
My favorite technique is Faux Stitching too! I love to make all sorts of stitches with my white gel pen! Thanks for sharing the Crayon Resist today, it’s nice to try an old technique again!
Happy Blogging!
Judy
First time visiting your blog tonight….what took me so long? LOVE your creations…they are so inspiring…
my favorite technique is sponging/distressing anything to give something an aged look!
Wow , such a deserving blog too! Love it!!!
My fav technique is probably watercoloring…even though I stink at it. lol
~Lana~
Hmm, favorite technique – it would probably be watercoloring right now – I’ve just taken a couple of classes on different water color techniques and I’m a little bit hooked on it!
Thanks for a great blog!
Congratulations on 60K! My favourite technique is kissing. Such cure result from this every time.
Wonderful blog! Would LOVE to own some punches!! I’m fairly new at stamping but thus far I have used heat embossing,(would love some dry embossing folders too), paper piercing (finally!)and sponging. I like it all and yet have so MUCH to learn. Thank you for your generous offer Beate!!
My most used would probably be paper piercing, but my favorite is speckling.
Love the blog candy!! Right now, I seem to be using a lot of the prismas and Gamsol. I still need to work on the shading, but it is still fun.
Hi,
Thanks for offering this great blog candy. My favorite technique is dry embossing. I hate SU didn’t have more in their catalog this year. I just got the cuttlebug and love to use the embossing foders with it.
Thanks,
Christina Vertefeuille
WOW 60,000 already! That’s wonderful! Thanks for offering the great blog candy again! My favorite technique is watercoloring. I have been using my WC wonder crayons so much recently, I am addicted! Congrats!
Oh my goodness, that’s a really tough one. At the moment, I’m into making the scalloped edges with the slit punch, but perhaps sponging comes a close second, because it’s easy, looks classy, and it’s quick. Watercolouring is up there too, because it looks so good, and I love colouring in!
My favorite technique is watercoloring by coloring the stamps with the watercolor crayons.
What thoughtful goodies! I NEED these! LOL My favorite technique at the moment is also piercing those little holes on anything I can!
Congrats! I have to say my favorite technique right now is heat embossing! Thanks
Tracy H.
I just learned how to do faux metal and I am digging it.
Thanks,
Heather B
I love paper piercing also. Easy but a great look! Love your site!
Malissa
My two favourite techniques – crayon resist, and rock and roll. If I had to pick one it would be rock n roll.
Love your blog.
-Stephanie
Hello, I totaly love the shaving cream tech……not only is it VERY messy (which I love doing with the kids), but it never turns ou the same twice 🙂
Thanks for the great blog candy
Tanya
I love my Aquapainter and my watercolor paper!
I need scallops….can’t find these punches in stock anywhere!
Lisa
My favourite technique changes everytime I learn something new. I just did Polished Stone so it is my current favourite. One of the things I love about stamping is that there is always something new and wonderful, and that there are always people willing to share inspiration and ideas!
Yummy blog candy. I enjoy your blog. Favorite technique? I guess my current one is dry embossing. Linda SS
What yummy candy! I would guess I use sponging/distressing most often, but also enjoy emboss resist and other types of embossing.
My fave technique is probably……um…..man it is so hard to just pick a favorite…. okay my favorite is “flicking” – you know that whole “flicking” the edges of the cardstock on the top of an ink pad…does that qualify as a technique? Well for me it does because I do it ALOT! LOL! tee hee hee
Oh my Beate! I don’t have ANY of those awesome punches yet so this would be very yummy candy to receive! Love the photo of them all stacked up. You were B-U-S-Y! 🙂 Ok, my current fav technique is “cuttlebugging”, but I’m also very fond of coloring with prismas/gamsol. Love your blog and read it daily! Smiles 2 U, Pam 🙂
What a creative giveaway! I would so love these, those punches are showing up everywhere. I think my favorite technique has to be emboss resist. It’s so fun to watch your stamping come to life as you sponge on the colour. Thanks for sharing!
My favorite technique is probably watercoloring and adding Dazzling Diamonds– a girl’s best friend– you can never have enough diamonds!
I’m jumping up and down here saying, “Pick me! Pick me!” because I don’t have those great scallop punches yet…. Anyway, a favorite technique is hard to pick because they are really all so fun, aren’t they? I’ve been teaching a lot of new stampers lately so I’ve been doing lots of heat embossing, which is really an impressive technique to a newbie!!! Beauty and ease, what more could you want? Thanks for all your wonderful cards and tutorials!
Oh, my gosh!!! I want this so bad! It’s like the lottery, though. I never win. There’s always a first time. XOXO and thanks for the GREAT blog!
Beate, Thanks for all the beautiful artwork and inspiration you share! I love lots of techniques, but I use the simple ones the most like embossing, watercoloring and crayon resist. Love faux stitching too!
Margaret
My favorite technique is using watercolors to color in stamped images. I want to try the faux stitching idea too, and just bought the mat,piercer and brass template.
DeniseB
What a great idea for a blog giveaway. I have been just dying to get my hands on the scallop punches. This is just dandy candy! I love dry embossing, my husband swears I love my Cuttlebug more than I love him. LOL Thanks for the continued inspiration!
My favorite technique is watercoloring. Thanks for sharing all of your beautiful creations with us!
My favorite technique right now would be faux stitching. There are so many I would like to try but I’m new and need LOTS more products!!! I’ve also tried to find these scallop punches! I was just looking for your tutorial on the trifold card and thought I would try to win your great candy!
I think I’m like you, Beate! I love the faux stitching, ’cause it looks so finished and nice. I also love the sponging too though. I use ’em both a lot!!
WOW!! Love the ideas here!
Hey that candy is sweet!
I would have to say paper tearing and chalking. Love how that can add so much to a card.
Karen G
Favorite technique would have to be brayered layers from the Technique Junkies website.
My fav technique is direct to paper…it is soo easy & produces such quick results. I don’t have any of those punches yet so I would be estatic to get punch outs…thanks for the offer!
Gosh I have to pick just ONE favorite technique. I really love using punches to layer our images. Lately I’ve just been using punches for paper piecing (I also like paper piercing), but I love using the tag punches and the word window punch in different ways. Punches! yup!!
My favorite technique would definitely be watercoloring. Faux stitching runs a close second.
I like to watercolor, but I would like learn how to watercolor using Gamsol and colored pencils. I hope that is clear.
I’ve been dragging edges on everything! If that’s a technique, I love it… LOVE your blog and tutuorials too – thanks!
I think my favorite technique is heat embossing. There is something exciting about using a heat gun and seeing your image transform. Embossing is so versatile – You can add pearl-ex powders, heat and stick and add flock, add layer after layer and create cracked glass, add several layers of a metallic embossing powder and make “fake medal”. You can mix glitter into your embossing powders if you are a glitter girl. Heat embossing has something for everyone.
Right now my favorite technique(s) would be embossing especially with my Cuttlebug and distressing the edges of the paper with my edge distresser by Heidi Swapp.
Thanks for giving away the blog candy!
Ashley
My favorite technique is using microbeads. What a great give away. We don’t have those punches out here!
my favorite technique…. dry embossing, it always makes a card so elegant 🙂
I have a few that I am having fun with right now. Doodling, using my cuttlebug and paper piercing. I guess not unlike others I have read. It’s so much fun. Thanks for the candy.
I ordered 5 punches from a company in early Feb and they charged my card. But the punches are backordered. but they still charged my card-100 dollars-and I am still waiting and had to contact them and they say I am on the list. so pissed off. wont buy anything from them again. and am thinking of contacting them once more and then the cc to complain. you dont charge people until you actually have the stuff to ship, I would think.
my favortie technique-is making a mess a technique? I have to trash my area for anything to look good.
I’m loving embossing with my Cuttlebug. Thanks for all the great blog candy lately!
Is punching a technique??? I am acquriring more and more punches……if it’s not a technique, I’m using paper piercing more and more—it’s fun. LOVE your blog—I have been a fan on SCS, but I love hearing your stories, too! Thanks for being so generous!
I LOVE the 2 stamping technique….
and i LOVE those punched out Cardstock
I don’t know that mine actually has a name, but I love taking any of the people stamps that have clothing on and stamping them on different DP to jazz up their outfits a bit more then just coloring them in……………..Thanks for sharing!
Been looking for those punches for a while – everyone is in back order…
So in the meantime, would love your candy.
Carol
St-Lazare
I have to agree with you, Beate, I’m loving the whole faux stitching thing. Such a simple thing to do, but it packs some punch! Congrats again on your blog success!
Lois H
My favorite technique is masking! I just think it really gives a complete image! Love the bog! Keep it coming! Oh happy day!
Right now, my favorite technique is the poppin’ pastels. But, things change fairly often. 🙂 Congrats again on your blog success. I love your work on SCS & now I can read a blog, too! Thanks!
Tiffany P.
I love watercoloring, you can acheive so many different subtle colors!
I am trying to get better at watercoloring. So right now that is my favorite.
Love your blog! My favorite techniques are faux stitching and watercolouring. I’ve looked for scalloped punches but can’t find them here…so the blog candy looks great!
Greetings from Bogota, Colombia! My favorite technique is watercoloring. Congrats on reaching 60,000 hits….75,000 isn’t too far away! Heather
WOW COOL CANDY…MY FAV TECHNIQUE WOULD HAVE TO BE DOODLING AND SECOND FAUX STICHING…..
Congrats on reaching 60,000! It’s not surprising why! I love reading your blog everyday and seeing your wonderful creations! My favorite technique is watercoloring, I just love how you can achieve different looks with it! Thanks so much for offering this great candy, especially for those of us who haven’t been able to find those punches yet!
WOW! GReat blog candy – who couldn’t use those!!
Are coasters considered a technique? I have caught the coaster bug.
I guess I responded to the wrong reply spot earlier, sorry. Just love your tutorials! The blog candy punchies is a great idea. Its so hard to locate these punches anywhere! Thanks! debra rogers
Love those punches, and I don’t have any yet. I think the technique I use the most is probably watercolor pencils with the blender pen.
Fav technique(s) are embossing (heat and dry) AND watercoloring (any variety).
I have been trying to get ALL the scallop punches and no one has them all! ARGH!
I drooled all over my keyboard with this blog candy – now I need a new one of those too! LOL
Thanks for sharing all that you do, Beate!
Nancy
I love faux cloissone’, but it is messy! and cracked glass…. and, well I love ’em all! I think I distress edges more than anything, so shabby sheek! Thanks for sharing your creativity and for the chance to win some amazing stuff! Lorrie Simons
Hi Beate! I think my favorite technique is sponging. I seem to use it almost every time (inadvertantly!).
Great Site…My favorite technique is the faux sewing. I just love making the little stitches with my white gel pen.
Hello! I just came across your blog. I’m new to this blogging thing but really enjoying seeing what you’re posting. Right now I’m using chalks – haven’t gone any further than that. Love those punches. Have a great day!
My favorite technique is distressing with chalk ink on the edges of my paper embellishments. Love the look that gives a card!
Pick me!! Pick me!! I’d love to put chalk ink on those scallops!
Connie H.
You are such an inspiration to me!
Oh my! I don’t have any of these and I’ve been drooling!
My favorite technique has to be…
Watercoloring. I use it on everything. It is so pretty!
Thanks for sharing!
Sarah
I absolutely love to color! Water coloring, markers, colored pencils, you name it, I’ll give it color! 😉 Probably stems from my coloring book days as a kid.
Have a great (stamp-filled) weekend Beate!
Sandra
What a great idea for a give away! Right now I am loving watercoloring. A close second is paper piercing.
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
I love the two step stamping. It’s clever, easy and you don’t always have to get inside the lines. I do like the faux stitching with a white gel pen too! Love the scallops, wish they could come to my house. I get a kick out of your blog too! Have a good day…
Beate, congratulations on another milestone!
Winning your blog candy today would be a birthday gift for me…yes, today is my birthday 🙂
Pat S.
At the moment I love to watercolor and use my H2O’s. I love faux stitching as well.
I love using the Prisma pencils with gamsol. Thanks so much for sharing you creativity with us. Keep up the good work!
Awesome idea. I haven’t been able to get the punches yet and this would give me the resources to case or create cards using these materials. Thanks for the wonderful site. Love visiting it.
Forgot to add my favorite technique – embossing. Love the results.
My favorite technique is paper piercing and I like any movement card–I think the hidden slider is the ultimate kids’ card to send.
I love your blog and visit daily. You do such a great job.
I love these scalloped punches! My favorite technique? Anything Pearl ex! Janet in NC
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Oh Beate!!! PLEASE!!!! I have searched everywhere for the Giga Punch & I am lost as to how the make the circle insert!!?? So a stack of templetes from you would be incredible! I am so bored & lost with our move to a nnew city! I really don’t know how you do it!? Anyways…………I would have to say I love embossing!!! As it raises I get excited & a great feeling of success!! Have a Happy Stampin Day!
Thanks for such a great prize offer. I have gotten stuck of shaving cream but am combining it with using some of our great punches.Barbara Edwards
I don’t have too many techniques in my bag of tricks but I do like the gamsol and prismas!
Pick just one??
Well first off I love anything you do or any of the other greats.. What’s easiest for me is the cracked glass, I’m definitley addicted to the cracked glass technique . Cool candy k
I absolutely love your blog candy! I have been wanting to get the punches, but have been unable too, so this would be great!!!! My favorite technique would have to be “antiquing” edges whether it is tearing or using chalks or stamp pads to add that extra umph! It really gives a nice dimensional quality that I love!
Thanks for considering me!
Stampingly yours,
Ann
My favorite technique would be watercoloring. I just got my first Bellas and I’m having a lot of fun these little beauties in. Great blog candy!