Category Archives: Handmade Gifts

Christmas Classics – Customer Appreciation Tags

It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas! I’m having so much fun with the Joy of Christmas Suite Collection. I designed a whole class around the Joy of Noel Bundle. Then, as a thank you for signing up for the full class, I made these cute little tags to add to everyone’s supply packets. Before I go any further, I want to thank Cindy Schuster, Stampin’ Up! Concept Artist,… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Stocking Fillers

Welcome to the November Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is stocking fillers! Christmas is getting closer, so it’s the perfect time to start making stocking fillers and small gifts for friends and family. These bags could qualify as both; they’re small enough to fit in a stocking or perfect for hand delivery. My bags have similar designs. but different color combinations. They all feature 2023-2025 In Color… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Super Fancy Christmas

For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is super fancy Christmas! One of my favorite things is making super fancy gift boxes for family and friends, so they feel special and loved. To me, “super fancy” means a little more effort and lots of layers and dimension. I love not having to worry about fitting my project in an envelope, so the sky is the limit! To see all… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Celebrating Good Times

Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is celebrating good times! I’m currently focusing on making lots of holiday projects, and so what’s better than celebrating Christmas? Family and friends, beautiful decorations, delicious food and good times … it is truly the most wonderful time of the year. I designed two projects, a card and a tag, mainly focusing of the Traditions of St. Nick… Read More »

#TGIFC440 – Halloween Treats

Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge is Halloween Treat packaging! It’s almost October, so time to get ready for your favorite Trick or Treaters!!! I decided to use the Night of Flight stamp set. It’s a Host set, and I figured that with the right colors, it might just work for this challenge. My color combo includes Blackberry Bliss, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat, Basic Black, and a little Old Olive.… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Shimmy & Shake

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September 2023. This month, our theme is shaker cards! How fun! I love interactive cards and shaker cards are my favorites. For my card, I used both the Joy of Christmas and Christmas Classics Bundles. They are both part of a fabulous mega suite in the new September-December Mini Catalog (pages 28-31), which includes all sorts of beautiful coordinating products. I immediately… Read More »

A Special 100th Birthday

My Mother-In-Law, Antionette (Toni), just celebrated her 100th birthday! Isn’t that amazing? You’d never guess. We are very blessed. To celebrate this momentous occasion, my sister-in-law and husband arranged a big surprise party. We filled a whole restaurant with friends and family. My sister-in-law’s decorations and attention to detail were amazing, and the birthday girl felt like a queen. She even got a key to the city! One of my… Read More »

Easter Bunny Treats

Happy Good Friday! Last weekend, I used my Easter Bunny stamp set to create a bunch of fun treats for family members. This stamp set is so cute and it’s carrying over to the next Annual Catalog! It’s also super fun to color with Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I thought I’d share all my projects with you for a little Easter inspiration. Easter Bunny Photopolymer Stamp Set – 160272 –… Read More »

#TGIFC404 — Inspiration Challenge

Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge from the photo below. I decided to focus on the pretty layout and use one of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products, the Favored Flowers 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. You can earn this paper for FREE with a qualifying purchase of $50 through the end of February, while supplies last. The Favored Flowers DSP is so pretty,… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Hostess With The Mostest

Welcome to the December Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is the “Hostess With The Mostest.” I decided to make some hostess gifts, so I’d have a bunch on hand and could grab one or more when the occasion arose. I used Stars Treat Bags for all my gifts. They come in a package of 10, and I had 9 left to decorate! To hide the contents (which… Read More »

Sweet Citrus Bundle – Onstage Presentation Part 2

Welcome back! This is the second post in a series of three showing samples I created for my OnStage presentation featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle. This bundle is part of the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. Today, I’m sharing some fun treat/gift wrapping ideas!!! At the end of my post tomorrow, I’ll include a link to a PDF tutorial of all the projects. I created… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Tags

Our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday this month is tags, which is perfect timing for the upcoming holidays! You never know when you might need a special tag for a loved one. To see all the designers’ tags, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the month. We’d also love to see your creative tags! Be sure to “tag” them with @stampinfancyfriday so we can find and admire… Read More »

7 Days of Christmas – Cottage Wreaths Bundle

7 Days of Christmas : Day One My Artisan alumni friends and I are kick starting our holiday crafting with seven days of inspiration on Instagram. To see the daily projects, go to Instagram and search for #sevendaysofchristmas. My first project features the Cottage Wreaths Bundle, one of my favorites! It’s fairly simple but great for making multiples. In the background, I layered strips of Gingham Cottage Designer Series Paper… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Treats Not Tricks

Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Treats Not Tricks” or packaging for any occasion. I decided to break out the Cottage Wreaths Bundle and create a bunch of Fall-themed treat bags! Stampin’ Up! has such a great collection of gift packaging products; I had a lot of fun picking different ones for each project. Whether you’re already following along or just starting here,… Read More »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Boys To Men

Our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday this month is “Boys To Men.” We are celebrating all the great guys in our lives! Perfect timing, because I have LOTS of guy birthdays to celebrate this month, including my wonderful husband. To see all the designers’ “Boys to Men” projects, go the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages. We’d also love to see your creative projects! Be sure to tag them with @stampinfancyfriday so we… Read More »

Artisan Design Team — Decorated With Happiness

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my August Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Decorated With Happiness Bundle. This bundle is super versatile and includes beautiful watercolored images and a variety of great dies. I really enjoyed working with it! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ amazing projects featuring this awesome bundle. You can find the… Read More »

Creativity Now — Sweetest Christmas Suite Collection

I’ve heard of Christmas in July, but Christmas in June? I know it seems early in the year to be sharing Christmas projects, but I recently had the amazing opportunity to present these projects during Creativity Now, a Stampin’ Up! crafting event for demonstrators. My presentation featured projects designed with the Sweet Candy Canes Bundle and Sweetest Christmas Suite. (Both are in the new July-December Mini Catalog going live on… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Texture Chic Suite Collection

Hello and thanks for visiting. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the June Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Texture Chic Suite Collection. This collection is absolutely fabulous! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this gorgeous suite of products. The Texture Chic Suite Collection includes the Season of Chic Photopolymer Stamp… Read More »

Artisan Design Team — Artfully Composed Collection

Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the April Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Artfully Composed Suite Collection. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this gorgeous collection. The Artfully Composed Suite Collection is located on pages 32-34 of the January-June Mini Catalog. It features beautiful,… Read More »