Good Morning! It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Cinnamon Cider, Crumb Cake, and Cherry Cobbler. When I first saw these, I immediately thought of Christmas. Even the names of the colors make me think of the holidays — cinnamon cider wafting from the kitchen, yummy cakes in the oven, and cherry desserts. Yum! Be sure to follow through the blog hop… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge that’s perfect for Halloween including Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black. I was in the mood to zone out and just sit and color with my Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I pulled out my Flight of Fancy stamp set.. Does that ever happen to you? I find it very calming, like returning to my childhood. This sweet little witch… Read More »
This October, select Designer Series Papers are on sale for a 15% discount! It’s the perfect time to fill your wish list and stock up on favorites! Click HERE to download the flyer below: There’s no limit, so happy shopping!!! Click on the items below to go straight to my online store, where the sales prices will appear. Product List Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper [152495] $11.50 ‘Tis The Season… Read More »
I’m pleased to announce that I’ve designed a new online class featuring the beautiful Love of Leaves Bundle! I’d love for you to join me on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 6:00 PM (PDT) for a Zoom meeting, where we can make four class projects together! (See details below.) This bundle includes the Love of Leaves Photopolymer Stamps and Stitched Leaves Dies, and you can see it on page 49… Read More »
Hi Everyone! It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge, but this one is a little different, because it’s “Designer Take Over” and it’s my turn to be the designer!!! We started this new type of challenge last month, and I think it’s really fun. My challenge choice is ink blending, because it’s BEAUTIFUL and one of my favorite techniques! Ink blending is a technique using Stampin’ Sponges or… Read More »
Today is the day! A select number of cling and photopolymer stamp sets from the 2020–2021 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog are available for purchase at a 15% discount!!! You don’t want to miss it! Date: Wednesday – September 23, 2020 Time: 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM (MT) online and 7:00 AM to 6:50 PM (MT) by phone Click HERE to download a PDF flyer listing all the stamps on sale.… Read More »
For one day only, a select number of cling and photopolymer stamp sets from the 2020–2021 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog will be available for purchase at a 15% discount!!! You don’t want to miss it! Date: Wednesday – September 23, 2020 Time: 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM (MT) online and 7:00 AM to 6:50 PM (MT) by phone Click HERE to download a PDF flyer listing all the stamps on… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for September. This month, our theme is Fall/Autumn. It’s still fairly hot here in California, but the mornings are starting to cool down a bit, the temperature of my pool is slowly dropping. And, I can tell those beautiful crisp days of Autumn are right around the corner! 🙂 If you’re already following the blog hop, then you just came from Cindy Elam’s… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have the beautiful inspiration challenge below. I absolutely love the soft, subtle pink and green colors against the bold, black background! And who doesn’t love a pretty wreath? For my project, I used the Arrange A Wreath Bundle. I had stashed it away for the perfect moment, and this was it! The bundle includes the Arrange a Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September! This month, our theme is texture and ribbon! I love adding texture to my projects; in fact it’s one of my favorite ways to step-up projects and give them the WOW factor. And, it’s so easy! Add some ribbon, embellishments, heat or dry embossing, crystal effects … the list is endless. For this blog hop, the designers have a choice of… Read More »
Do you enjoy scrapbooking? I used to do it all the time when my kids were younger, and I still love turning special photos into artistic memory pages when I get a chance. There’s such a sense of accomplishment , and then later, I love flipping through all the wonderful books I’ve accumulated over the years. My daughter recently graduated from college and had a bunch of amazing photos taken.… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September 2020! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, and Melon Mambo! I love blue tones, so this is right up my alley! Bright pink makes me think of flowers, so it was an obvious choice to pick a stamp set with beautiful flowers, such as Prized Peony. I stamped the flowers with Jet Black… Read More »
It’s a new month, and that means a new color challenge over at TGIF Challenges! September’s challenge includes the following color combination: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, and Soft Suede. While being far from the obvious choice, I decided to use this color combination for a birthday card for my son. I know … normally I never would have considered using Blushing Bride for a masculine card, but I think it… Read More »
Happy September Everyone! It’s an exciting month, because starting today, you can order the new Stampin’ Up! Standard Cut & Emboss Machine (149653 for $120.00) and the optional Magnetic Platform (149656 for $24.00)!!! (A mini Cut & Emboss Machine will also be available in the near future!) I ordered mine last month, and I absolutely LOVE it! What makes it so different? Well, here are a few of the great… Read More »
Happy Friday! Time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we have an inspiration challenge from the sketch below. Inspiration challenges are fun, because you can take any part of the sketch … the colors, the layout, the flowers, the jar, the heart … and use it to inspire your project. I decided to use the colors (pink and black) and general layout of the sketch (center focus with symmetrical… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for August. This month, our theme is “In Color Highlights.” If you’re already following along, then you just came from Cindy Elam’s blog. Isn’t her project pretty? Be sure to continue on by clicking the button at the bottom of this post for even more inspiration! Each year, Stampin’ Up! introduces five new In Colors to coordinate with its standard colors.… Read More »
I have two more 2021 Desktop Calendar pages to share today! I try to design these throughout the year so by the time Christmas comes around, I have eight sets to give away as gifts. They measure 4″ x 6″ and fit individually in a standard frame. I package them in an over-sized, decorated envelope. The September calendar features the Prized Peony stamp set and the October calendar features a… Read More »
I’m so excited to announce that I have a new online class scheduled for August 27, 2020 at 6:00 PM (PDT) featuring the Nothing’s Better Than Bundle! This bundle includes the Nothing’s Better Than Clear Mount Stamp Set and Love You More Than Dies seen on page 91 of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Both are so fun and perfect for cards and gifts. I LOVE the projects for this… Read More »
Welcome to the August Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, our theme is favorites from the new August-December Mini Catalog. (Products available to order now through January 4, 2021.) It was SO hard to choose a favorite!!! There are so many beautiful products in this mini catalog! I ended up picking two favorites: the In The Pines Bundle (consisting of the In The Pines stamps and Pine Wood Dies) on… Read More »
It’s a new month, and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges!!! August’s color combo is super bright and vibrant, including Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay, and Gorgeous Grape. For my cards, I decided to play with a couple background techniques. I trimmed down some Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and used Stampin’ Write Markers to create this first one. The marker technique is SO FAST & EASY. I simply… Read More »