Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge with Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, and Granny Apple Green. I have to admit this is was a CHALLENGE! It’s definitely not a combo I would have come up with on my own … I like all the colors individually, but together,… Read More: #TGIFC580 – Color Challenge with Fern & Flora Bundle »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June 2026. This month is super exciting, because we are featuring the five 2026-2028 In Colors! Every year, Stampin’ Up! introduces five new colors that are only available for two years to coordinate with its standard color palette. This gives the overall color palette a fresh, trendy… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — June 2026 »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have the inspiration photo below as our theme. I decided to focus on the colors and general layout with the four watercolored sections for my card featuring the Heirloom Boutique Bundle. This is a beautiful new bundle with pretty florals and great sentiments… Read More: #TGIFC578 – Inspiration Challenge with Heirloom Boutique Bundle »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for May! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Bold & Beautiful.” This could be interpreted as the color, imagery, or even the project itself. When I think of… Read More: The Stamping Station – Bold & Beautiful with Sunset Coast »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our May theme is a color challenge. We can use any of the Stampin’ Up!’s colors including old, existing, or new. The goal is to come up with some great combinations to inspire your paper crafting! To see all the designers’ projects using this month’s… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Colors Challenge »
Hello Friends! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the sketch below. I decided to use the new Untouched Landscape Stamp Set from the May-August 2026 Catalog to create a birthday card for my future son-in-law. He loves the mountains, and last summer, we met his family during a vacation in Crested Butte, Colorado. In… Read More: #TGIFC576 — Sketch Challenge with Untouched Landscape »
Happy Day, the the new Stampin’ Up! May-August 2026 Catalog is live! You can now order all the new products and new Online Exclusives too! So exciting!!! This catalog is one of the best I’ve seen and I know you’re going to love browsing through all the pages and dreaming of all the pretty things… Read More: Newsletter – New Products, In Colors & More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2026. This month, our color combination includes Strawberry Slush, Bubble Bath, Granny Apple Green, and Basic Black. This is a stunning combo that’s perfect for florals, so I decided to use the new Fern & Flora Bundle from the May-August 2026 Catalog (going live tomorrow!) to… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – May 2026 »
Hi Stamping Friends! Great news!!! The Rolling Waves Bundle is back in stock and available to purchase at my online store. With that in mind, I’ve decided to reschedule my online class to May 21 & 22, 2026. I want to make sure everyone has a chance to order and receive the bundle in time… Read More: Rolling Waves Online Class Rescheduled »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspirational photo below. I don’t have any book related stamp sets, so I decided to focus on the flowers, colors, and wood grain. I also noticed the pretty square window panes in the background and decided to recreate them. For my card, I used I… Read More: #TGIFC574 – Inspiration Challenge with Gallery Blooms »
I have a new online class featuring the Rolling Waves Bundle. The class will be held via Zoom on Thursday and Friday, May 21 & 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM PT. (We’ll make two different cards each evening for a total of four.) This is one of my favorite bundles of all-time! I’ve been having… Read More: Rolling Waves Bundle Online Class »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for April! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Simple Joys.” This could be interpreted to mean the style of the design or the theme. Typically, I don’t make… Read More: The Stamping Station – Simple Joys »
Hi Stamping Friends! In case you haven’t heard, Stampin’ Up! is offering double rewards for qualifying purchases made from April 15 to 17. The minimum order to qualify is only $20 USD! Purchases can be made online or by phone. This is an awesome deal that you don’t want to miss! New Online Class Coming… Read More: Newsletter – Double Rewards & New Online Class »
Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge! Sketches are always a great way to start a project. Just pick a favorite or in this case new product and fill in the spaces. Today, I’m showing a preview of a bunch of new products from the Moonlit Flora Suite Collection – #167749 of the May-August 2026… Read More: #TGIFC572 — Sketch Challenge with Fern & Flora Bundle »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our April challenge is to use the sketch below. I love a good sketch, because it’s a great starting point, plus I can choose any products and colors I want!!! For this card, I decided to create a Bon Voyage card using the Rolling Waves… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Sketch Challenge with Rolling Waves »
Welcome to the April Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Secret Sea, Shy Shamrock, and Petal Pink. OK, am I the only one, or is this a REALLY different color combo? I had to seriously think about this one! I never in a million years would have come up with this… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – April 2026 »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have a technique challenge called a “One Sheet Wonder.” The goal is to efficiently cut up one sheet of designer series paper so you can use the pieces on multiple projects. I’ve never used this technique before, but as luck would have it, during… Read More: #TGIFC570 — One Sheet Wonder with Garden Poetry Designer Series… »
Hi Stamping Friends! I had so much fun at OnStage in Long Beach a couple weeks ago that I wanted to share some of the top moments including news of great things to come in the Stampin’ Up! world. It was such a whirlwind of activity with presentations, sneak peeks from the new May-August Catalog,… Read More: OnStage Long Beach »
Last week, I attended Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Long Beach, California. OnStage is a three-day event for demonstrators to gather together, share ideas, learn business practices, previews new products and watch demonstrations. It’s a total blast and something I look forward to every year! One of my favorite things about OnStage is seeing old friends… Read More: Onstage Swaps — Rolling Waves »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for March! This month, our theme is “Inspired by Texture.” Inspiration could come from nature, fabric, home decor or even embossing folders. Bring on the texture! For my project, I used the Nature’s Symphony Bundle. It’s a favorite of mine and I really love the large textured leaves.… Read More: The Stamping Station – Inspired By Texture »