Introducing Studio AE by Technique Tuesday | Monthly Stamp Club + Giveaway

I'm excited to formally introduce you to Studio AE by Technique Tuesday.

Studio AE by Technique Tuesday is a monthly auto-ship stamp club that delivers a brand new, exclusive set right to your door. A limited number of sets are being made each month and they'll only be available online or through select retailers. For more information on commitment (minimum 6-month) and price ($16.99/month) please check out the Studio AE Membership Agreement and FAQ. Read below for a special offer that includes July, August, and September stamps.

If you're a retailer and would like more information on how this program can work in your store please contact Bev at Technique Tuesday for more information.

You can view my entire collection of stamps for Technique Tuesday here.

PEEK AT THE PROCESS | I knew three things for sure when I started the creative process for the layout featured above:

1. I wanted to use the photo of Simon reading in the tree and I wanted it to be bigger than 4x6.
2. I wanted to use the July 2010 stamp set.
3. I wanted to use elements from the Studio Calico September 2010 kit.

I started by cutting out the strip of numbers from the Jenni Bowlin pattern paper. At this point in the process I wasn't too sure what the end layout design was going to look like but I had a general idea to use that number strip as an anchor along the bottom of the main content.

After stamping the Capture Life rectangle above on the cream cardstock I decided to repeat that basic shape using pattern papers (sometimes I just stamp and go for it). I love the technique of repetition.

To give the design a bit of variety I mixed up the height of the rectangles.

Each of the pattern paper rectangles was adhered to the cream cardstock. I added a bit of stitching around two of them. These rectangles would make great homes for additional embellishments if you were creating a page similar to this and wanted to add more.

As you might notice I ended up cutting out this whole area with the cream cardstock background and adhering it to white cardstock.

My initial plan was to have the chipboard title just along the top. I ended up adding "& Read A Book" towards the end of the process. Because that all happened at the end I trimmed some white cardstock off the top to make the margins between the edge of the chipboard letters and the cardstock even.

To complete the page I adhered it to the dark navy lined pattern paper and added zig zag stitching and a little bit of journaling.

SUPPLIES : Studio AE by Technique Tuesday July 2010 and Studio Calico September 2010 kit

DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKER? A similar digital version of the stamp set used in this layout is available from Designer Digitals: Hello Life Labels

SPECIAL OFFER

A special bundle is available only through September 15th: purchase July, August, and September kits all together for $59.97. Get all the details here (purchasing this bundle begins your monthly membership). After September 15th the July and August sets will no longer be available.

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this new launch I'm giving away a 6-month Studio AE by Technique Tuesday membership. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below letting me know of a stamp theme or design you'd like to see from me in the future. Comments will be closed on Friday at 8pm with the winners posted shortly after.