Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is BEACHES!!! Yay, I’m such a California girl at heart and love the beach. I love smelling the salt air, walking in the sand, listening to the waves, and feeling the warm breeze … literally everything about it. So when I saw this challenge, I jumped for joy! I’m featuring one of my favorite stamp sets from the JD Mini… Read More »
Hello, and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for August 2022! Do you ever need a little crafting inspiration? Color challenges are a great springboard! I know I tend to gravitate to the same colors, and these challenges really push me to break out of the mold. I NEVER in a million years would have picked this color combo on my own, but I ended up loving it in… Read More »
Our TGIF Challenge for this week is “My Favorite Things” so I chose to create a card with watercoloring (perfect for World Watercoloring Month!), blue tones, florals, and a pretty feminine style. I had so much fun with this one!!! To start out, I decided to watercolor a pretty background on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. It was very random and included the following colors: Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Tahitian Tide,… Read More »
Welcome to the July Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is paper perfection. Don’t you just love pretty papers? One of my favorite things is perusing the beautiful designs in a new catalog and thinking of all the possibilities. What’s funny is that I end up ordering a bunch and then wanting to keep it in my stash just to look at it!!! I have to force myself… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge! Today’s sketch is one I use quite often, so it wasn’t a big stretch for me. Haha! I think it’s my “go to” sketch. In fact, I frequently need to remind myself to do something different so I’m not too boring. 🙂 Because this sketch is so simple, it leaves a lot to imagination. So, I decided to really dress it up with… Read More »
7 Days of Scrapbooking – Day Seven! My page today features a fun selfie my daughter took of us when we were in Las Vegas. She had traveled there with the LMU Cheer Team to perform during March Madness and I flew out to meet her and watch the team. Unfortunately, right before my plane landed, LMU lost and was out of the tournament. But, we got to spend a… Read More »
7 Days of Scrapbooking – Day Four. My page today features some of my favorite photos of my son Samuel and his finance, Josie. (They are newly engaged!) These beautiful photos were taken by Heather Jean Photography back when he graduated from CSU East Bay in 2017. I love the Artfully Layered Bundle and coordinating products from the Artfully Composed Suite in the JJ Mini Catalog. Sadly, these products are… Read More »
It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a sketch challenge. I decided to use the Uniquely Artistic stamp set. It’s a brand new one that I hadn’t used yet, and I really love the delicate lines and detail. Plus, I thought the shape of the long floral stamp would work perfectly with this sketch. I stamped the images on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and embossed them… Read More »
Hello and Happy TGIF! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, our theme is Mother’s Day!!! I love making Mother’s Day cards for several reasons. First and foremost, I adore my mom and my mother-in-law. Also, they both truly appreciate my cards and it’s a great excuse to make ultra-feminine cards, which are my favorites. I purchased the Flowering Tulips Bundle specifically for Mother’s Day. Tulips are my favorites, and I absolutely… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is to CASE a fancy friend. CASE means to Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, we are finding a project created by another Stampin’ Fancy Friday Design Team member that inspires us, and then creating our own version. This is a great way to get inspiration! The important thing is to switch up some things to make it your own… Read More »
Happy April Fool’s Day! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge and that’s no joke:) This month, our colors include Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, and Coastal Cabana. These are all colors from the Brights Family, which is definitely my comfort zone. I love bright, happy colors especially for watercoloring. My daughter’s birthday is coming up, and while she’s a successful, grown up young lady, she’s still my baby… Read More »
It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Rich Razzleberry. I LOVE this elegant combination! Whether you’re starting here or just came from Melissa Kerman’s Blog, be sure to continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop by clicking the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post. A week ago, I watched a great… Read More »
Hello Friends. Today I’m sharing my first project created for Stamping Fancy Friday! I was invited to join the group after my first year as Artisan, as the entire design team is made up of Artisan alumni. Talk about pressure to measure up! Haha. Hopefully, I’ll do a decent job. I encourage you to follow Stamping Fancy Friday on Facebook and Instagram, as you’ll find almost daily inspiration. Our February… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge focuses on a beautiful and elegant color combination, including Night of Navy, Gold, and Blushing Bride. Ohhh, I absolutely LOVE it! I really played up the gold on my card and I’m so happy with the results. I designed this card for a good friend who’s going through a really tough time right now. I’m hoping it brightens her spirits a little to know… Read More »
Hello Friends and Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Color Fusers Blog Hop for 2022. This month, our colors include Night of Navy, Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, and Soft Suede. It’s a different color combination that I never would have imagined on my own, but I ended up loving it! That’s the beauty of these monthly challenges. I decided to choose the Seascape Bundle for my project and created… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today, I’m sharing my projects from the December Artisan Design Team Showcase. They feature one of my favorites, the lovely Inspired Thoughts Bundle! This bundle just speaks to my heart because it’s all about the beauty of nature and trees. Be sure to check out the entire showcase on the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page. This is the 2021 team’s last showcase, and… Read More »
Welcome to the December Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a truly elegant color combination including Cherry Cobbler, Petal Pink and Evening Evergreen. When I first saw this combination, my heart skipped a beat; they are so beautiful together!!! I can’t wait to see all the designers’ projects. Be sure to continue through the entire blog hop by following the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post.… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the November Control Freaks Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Thanks and Gratitude. Well, I have A LOT to be thankful for, especially this week, so the theme is just perfect! I imagine that this is going to be a great blog hop, so be sure to follow along by clicking the button at the bottom of this post. If you’re already following the blog… Read More »
Hello! Today, I have two more 2022 desktop calendars to share. I’m slowly trying to catch up before Christmas. I usually make these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages throughout the year (a year in advance) so I have eight full sets to give out as gifts during the holidays. However, I fell behind this year because of my home renovation and extra Artisan commitments. Since I was pressed for time,… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for November! This month, we have a color combination that includes Merry Merlot, Misty Moonlight, Cinnamon Cider, and Early Espresso. This color combination was a challenge for me. I had to put a lot of thought into my project The Merry Merlot made me think of Christmas, and I have a lot of Christmas cards to make. It was the browns that sort… Read More »