I have a new online class featuring the Delicate Forest Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM PST. This bundle is really beautiful with silhouette stamped images, thoughtful sentiments, and great coordinating dies including a peek-a-boo arch! I had so much fun designing the cards, and they came together so easily! I love it when that happens! The four class projects… Read More »
Welcome Stamping Friends! For this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, we have a beautiful color combination of Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, and Gorgeous Grape. I love it, especially because it includes three 2022-2024 In Colors. Those In Colors have got to be some of my favorites of all time. I’m going to have serious withdrawals when they retire! If you’re a fan of them like me, I advise… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! It’s a new month, so that means we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges, including Bubble Bath, Real Red, and Very Vanilla. Doesn’t this combo make you think of Valentine’s Day? It sure did for me! In fact, I realized that Sale-A-Bration is already half over, so I decided to pull out a bunch of the cute Sale-A-Bration products I’ve been collecting and use them to… Read More »
Hello and Happy February!!! There’s lots to share day, so I thought I’d write a quick newsletter. First, Stampin’ Up! added more products to Sale-A-Bration! These are in addition to the products listed in the Sale-A-Bration flyer. You can earn these products with qualifying purchases of $50 or $100 from now until February 29, 2024. Please note that some of the new items below are from the Annual Catalog. Be… Read More »
Welcome to the January 2024 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, our theme is manly or mainly monochrome cards!!! I love monochrome projects, so that’s what I picked. Additionally, I LOVE blue, so my card focuses on blue tones, including Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, and a little Blueberry Bushel. To see all the designers’ project this month, see the blog roll at the bottom of the post. We are starting… Read More »
Hi stamping friends! I’m back and feeling better. For our TGIF Challenge this week, our theme is cakes! What a fun idea! I love the new Cake Fancy Stamp Set, with it’s watercolor style stamps. You can use it to build all sorts of delicious looking goodies. Plus, it’s got lots of fun decorating elements. I decided to build a lemon cake, one of my favorites. I stamped the cake… Read More »
I have a new online class featuring the Adoring Hearts Bundle! The class will be held via Zoom on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM PST. This bundle is super fun because, it includes the Adoring Hearts Hybrid Embossing Folder (a 3D embossing folder and coordinating dies that work together or separately.) I thought this folder would be perfect for demonstrating cool techniques with the new Stampin’ Brayer, so… Read More »
Hello Stamping Friends! In case you missed my last post, I’ve been a little out of sorts recovering from an infection in my leg that started over the holidays. I’m definitely on the mend, and my leg is feeling better every day. My energy level is also returning. It’s amazing how much an infection zaps your will to do anything!!! Ha! Anyway, I’m slowly getting back to my old routine,… Read More »
Today is the day! The new January-April Mini Catalog goes live. Wahoo!!! Download the PDF by clicking on the photo above. Here are a few of my favorite things from the new catalog: Sale-A-Bration: It’s also the beginning of Sale-A-Bration, when you can earn FREE products with qualifying orders. Sale-A-Bration runs from January 4 to February 28, 2024. During that time you can choose FREE Sale-A-Bration products while you SHOP… Read More »
Hello Friends! I hope you had a fantastic 2023 and are looking forward to the New Year! Speaking of 2023, here’s my top 9 posts on Instagram (@tamilhewlett) for the year!!! I received more “likes” than ever and wanted to thank all my followers both there and here on my blog. Your support and encouragement means so much! A Personal Note: I also wanted to write a quick message to… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a technique challenge to use your Christmas scraps. If you’re like me after the hustle and bustle of making Christmas cards, tags, treats, you have LOTS of scraps laying around, so this is the perfect challenge. Look around and use them up! To come up with a concept, I thought of two things. First, I love patchwork backgrounds, so I… Read More »
Welcome to the December Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Simply the Best” or clean and simple cards!!! Believe it or not, I was a little freaked out about this challenge! Ha!!! Clean and simple really isn’t my thing. I figure if I’m going to make the effort to design a handmade card, I’m going to put forth my best effort. Typically, I start with a simple… Read More »
Paper Pumpkin all-inclusive kits are great! The monthly subscription box provides easy, time-saving ways to create beautiful, handmade projects. Subscribe now to receive the three kits below. (You can also easily manage your subscription to only receive the kits you like.) Learn more about the subscription on the Paper Pumpkin tab on my blog. As with all Paper Pumpkin kits, each box includes a unique photopolymer stamp set and Stampin’… Read More »
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Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we are using the sketch below. I think it’s perfect for showing off beautiful patterned paper, and what’s more beautiful than the Shinning Brightly Specialty Designer Series Paper? I mean, it’s absolutely gorgeous with all the gold foil accents against navy and vanilla backgrounds!!! I decided to pull out a carry over bundle from last Christmas … the Cottage Wreath… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for December 2023! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of Pool Party, Orchid Oasis, and Fresh Freesia. It immediately made me think of glistening snow and beautiful winter skies. So, I decided to use the Forever Forest Bundle. Believe it or not, this is the first time I’ve used the stamps in this bundle! Previously, I’ve been obsessed with… Read More »
Our theme for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday is patterned paper. My current favorite is the Meandering Meadow 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, which is part of the Meandering Meadow Suite Collection — an Online Exclusive. Each sheet in this paper pack is an absolute work of art! I couldn’t pick a favorite, but that worked in my favor, because I needed to make a bunch of sympathy cards.… Read More »
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 »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our theme is Christmas music. Yay, I love Christmas music!!! I always start decorating over the long Thanksgiving weekend, and I love listening to Christmas carols while I work away. I have many favorites, so I couldn’t pick just one. Instead, I simply looked through my stash and found the Merriest Trees Bundle with this great sentiment. There are lots of music… Read More »
The September–December 2023 Mini Catalog will be retiring soon! It’s bittersweet to say goodbye to a Stampin’ Up! catalog, but I’m looking forward to all the new products on their way—and I hope you are, too! From November 21, 2023 January 3, 2024, you can stock up on your favorite seasonal products and save up to 60% on essential craft supplies! Last Chance Products are only available while supplies last.… Read More »