It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is the gorgeous Gathering Together Suite Collection. It’s perfect for Fall-themed cards with beautiful leaf artwork and colors. But what I love the most are the huge leaf dies that have optional holes for stitching. As a person who loves sewing and embroidery, these… Read More: #TGIFC544 — Gathering Together Suite Collection »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September 2025. Our theme this month is to be inspired by nature’s palette. Since our group of designers reside all around the world, I imagine there will be a wide variety of interpretations. Some of us are experiencing the the end of Summer or beginning of Autumn,… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Nature’s Palette »
I have a new online class featuring the Inspiring Imperfections Bundle. The class will be held via Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday, October 15 & 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT. (We’ll make two different cards each evening for a total of four.) This is such a beautiful bundle. It centers around “Kintsugi” — the… Read More: Inspiring Imperfections Bundle Online Class »
I’m so excited to share all the fun things happening at Stampin’ Up! ® this month and coming up in October! Get ready to save, craft, prepare for the holidays, and even learn some new tricks and techniques. September 18 – 24-Hour Sale Coming On September 18, Stampin’ Up! is having its once a year… Read More: September Newsletter »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is Sparkle & Shine! We’re creating projects with lots of sparkle and shine to celebrate this wonderful time of year! September is when I start kicking my holiday card making into gear, so I don’t have a mad dash in December. (I could start earlier, but I just… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Sparkle & Shine »
Happy Friday! We have a fun new sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges this week with multiple diamonds. You could also substitute the diamonds with another shape… I stuck with the diamonds and featured the new Snowflake Kisses Bundle from Stampin’ Up!’s Online Exclusives. For the diamonds, I used the Stylish Shapes Dies. I pre-painted Fluid… Read More: #TGIFC542 — Sketch Challenge »
Today’s the day! The new September-December Mini Catalog in live! Plus, there are loads of new Online Exclusives available today! (Psst — I frequently love the Online Exclusives even more than the items in the catalog, and that’s saying a lot.) They’re definitely worth checking out. Want even more great news? Water Painters (#168253) are… Read More: New Products Available Today! »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September 2025! This month, we have a great color combination for Fall including Cajun Craze, Garden Green, and Basic Beige. I also thought it seemed like a great combo for masculine cards and I have a lot of September and October birthdays coming up. Before I start,… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – September 2025 »
Hello and Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have a theme of “beautiful arches.” That made me think of the wonderful vacation my husband and I just took this July. Part of it included several days hiking in Arches National Park! It’s one of our favorite places in Utah, and while it’s super… Read More: #TGIFC540 — Beautiful Arches »
Hi Friends. I want to share some important product updates from Stampin’ Up! regarding cling stamps and Stampin’ Write Markers, as well as some exciting news about new coordinating packaging for stamps and dies. Cling Stamps (Red Rubber)Stampin’ Up! has decided to discontinue the cling stamp line due to key raw materials becoming increasingly difficult… Read More: Newsletter — Important Product Updates »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we are showcasing the FANTASTIC Country Woods Designer Series Paper! It’s one of my all time favorites, because it’s so versatile!!! You can use if for backgrounds, stamping, techniques … the list goes on. For my card today, I used it in the background, along with a… Read More: #TGIFC538 – Country Woods Product Challenge »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is to create projects using any of the Stampin’ Up! In Colors. I love the In Colors! In fact, each time there’s a new annual catalog, they are the first thing on my wish list, because there’s nothing like new colors to inspire my creativity. Each year, Stampin’… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – In Colors »
Welcome to the August 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combo includes Darling Duckling, Basic Gray, and Basic White. Wow, this is the month for super challenging color challenges for me. Two in a row, where I looked at the combo and initially felt no interest whatsoever. But, I have to say… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — August 2025 »
I have a new online class featuring the Scenic Adventure Bundle. The class will be held via Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday, September 3 & 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM PDT. (We’ll make two different cards each evening for a total of four.) This bundle is available in the Online Exclusives section of my online… Read More: Scenic Adventure Bundle Online Class »
Happy Friday! It’s a new month and that means we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges. Oh boy, this one was a BIG stretch for me. I initially looked at the colors and thought oh my goodness, what am I going to do with this? It’s a combo I never would have picked… Read More: #TGIFC536 – Color Challenge »
This month, our theme at Stampin’ Fancy Friday is to create a project using any of the fantastic Online Exclusives! I picked the new Floral Charm Suite including the Charming Day Bundle, Floral Charm Designer Series Paper, Petal Pink Braided Trim, and Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots! It’s so pretty!!! To see all the designers’ projects… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Online Exclusives »
Welcome to the July 2025 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. We have another fun theme this month! The designers are picking a favorite project from the Annual Catalog for inspiration, and then switching it up by designing a completely different type of project. So for example, I found a card on the cover (lower right) but… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – CASE & Switch »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our challenge is to use white gel pens to highlight our stamped images. I have to admit that my white gel pen was old and dried out, so I had to improvise! But, I figured out another way to get the same effects with current products! Simply… Read More: #TGIFC534 — Inspiration Challenge »
Welcome to the July 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, and Night of Navy. The colors seemed perfect for a masculine project, so I decided to use the Scenic Adventure Bundle to create a birthday card. I also realized that I had some brand new Need… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — July 2025 »
Happy Friday and Happy 4th of July!!! This week, we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges including Coastal Cabana, Berry Burst, and Pumpkin Pie. I decided to use the Extraordinary Flora Bundle to create my project. It’s super fun, because you can stamp and die-cut numerous small images with one stamp and one… Read More: #TGIFC532 — Color Challenge »