Welcome to the May Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, we are featuring sneak peeks of products from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, which will be going live on June 3, 2020. Demonstrators have the opportunity to pre-order select items, and I just got my first shipment last week!!! I can’t wait to share these… Read More: Control Freaks – New Annual Catalog Sneak Peek!!! »
Our TGIF Challenge this week is my all time favorite, E V E R … watercolor!!! Watercoloring is my “go to” coloring technique. Maybe it’s because I love water so much (being a So Cal gal and swimmer), but I just love the look, the artistry, everything about watercoloring. So when I saw this challenge,… Read More: #TGIFC264 –Watercolor!!! »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!!! I’m Tami Hewlett, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from California, USA, and I’m so glad you could drop by. This month, the theme of the blog hop is favorite retiring products. While it’s hard to let go, I’m excited… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Favorite Retiring Products »
It’s time for two more 2021 Desktop Calendars! I design and make these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages throughout the year, so by the time December rolls around, I have eight full sets to give out as gifts to family and friends. They love getting them, and it’s one more great excuse to use my… Read More: 2021 Desktop Calendars – May & June »
Hello and welcome to the May Color Fusers Blog Hop! If you’re just starting out or already following along, thanks for dropping by, and I hope I can inspire you. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find links to continue on through the blog hop for even more creative projects!!! This month, we have… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — May 2020 »
Hello and Happy Friday!!! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge!!! This week, we have a beautiful color combination that makes me think of Spring and warm weather, including Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, and Daffodil Delight. When I initially designed my card, it was before Stampin’ Up! announced the retiring products list. (See links… Read More: #TGIFC262 — Color Challenge »
Hello Stampers! Happy Friday! Today, I have a sweet baby card to share with you using the Butterfly Gala and So Sentimental stamp sets. Some dear family members are having their first baby soon! It’s very exciting!!! So, I wanted to make them a card. I have to admit that I had to put a… Read More: Hello Baby Butterfly »
The new Stampin’ Up! 2020-2021 Annual Catalog will be coming out soon on June 3, 2020, including lots of inspirational new stamps, die-cuts, and embellishments!!! It will also include five new 2020-2022 In Colors, which is one of my favorite things! But as you know, when new products come in, old products get retired. Yesterday,… Read More: Last Chance – Retiring Products »
Hello Stampers! It’s TGIF Challenges time!!! This week, we have a technique challenge to create projects with belly bands. Belly bands work great for wrapping around cards or boxes to secure them closed. What’s even better is that they slip off easily, so upon opening, your lovely artwork stays intact. My favorite use for belly… Read More: #TGIFC260 — Belly Bands »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is celebrations using products from the January to June Mini Catalog. What perfect timing, because my daughter’s birthday is this month!!! She always inspires me to create my best work. For this blog hop, the designers have a choice to design either:… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Mini Celebration! »
Hello and Happy Friday! Today, I have a quick post to share two Easter gift boxes I made for my kids. I love creating pretty gift boxes, and Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy… For both boxes, I started with Stampin’ Up! Mini Shipping Boxes. These are good sized boxes. I fit an entire bag… Read More: Easter Gift Boxes »
Easter is coming soon! So last weekend, I worked on finishing up my Easter cards. I really didn’t buy any Easter specific stamp sets this year, but flowers always work well. Plus, I really wanted to play with my new Ornate Garden Suite products some more. I used both the Ornate Style and Ornate Thanks… Read More: Easter Cards with Ornate Garden »
Happy Monday and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2020! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of blues and greens, my personal fav! I designed a card using several new products from the Ornate Garden Suite! This suite is part of the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog coming out in June,… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — April 2020 »
Hello and Happy April! It’s Friday, and you know what that means! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we have a Rainbow Color Challenge. How fun is that? I LOVE challenges, because they often make me think of something entirely different from my normal routine. It’s so easy to get in a… Read More: #TGIFC258 — Rainbow »
Today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration! That means it’s the last day to earn free products with qualifying purchases of $50 or more. To see which Sale-A-Bration products are still available to earn, the best source is my online store. (Click on the Sale-A-Bration catagory under Home.) A little lower, you can also see… Read More: 2021 Desktop Calendars – March & April »
Great news!!! Stampin’ Up! just announced a Third Release of Sale-A-Bration products that you can earn for free with qualifying purchases of $50 or more. Click HERE to download the Third Release flyer or go to the Catalogs Tab at Swimming In Stamps to download all three Sale-A-Bration Catalogs. Products are available to earn from… Read More: Sale-A-Bration Third Release! »
Happy Friday! This week at TGIF Challenges, we have an inspiration challenge including the whole Best Dressed Suite! I have to be honest, this suite didn’t originally appealed to me much. But then, I bought a couple items when I saw this challenge was coming up, and the more I used them, the more I… Read More: #TGIFC256 — Best Dressed »
Hello Friends! Hope you’re doing well and staying healthy. Wow, what a crazy time, right? I’m simply trying to keep abreast of the rapidly changing news, laying low as much as possible, and trying to keep a positive outlook. This weekend, I got a little time to craft. Life goes on, and I think now… Read More: More Sale-A-Bration Choices! »
Hello and welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. This month’s hop is SO EXCITING, because it features my absolute FAVORITE suite of products — the Tropical Oasis Suite. When I first saw the January to June Mini Catalog, that entire suite was the first item on my order! I… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Tropical Oasis Suite »
Happy Friday! We have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges this week including Lovely Lipstick, Basic Black, and Old Olive. When I saw this combo, I immediately thought of flowers and coloring. So, I decided to get a jump on Mother’s Day:) I thought it would be fun to use the Dressed To Impress… Read More: #TGIFC254 — Color Challenge »