Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for July 2024. This month, our theme is Kaleidoscopic Depths — colors from under the sea. Our focus is on color and where we draw inspiration. When I think of the sea, I think of snorkeling and scuba diving. Some of my fondest memories are from trips to… Read More »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is Christmas in July! It’s sooo hard for me to think of Christmas already. I LOVE Summer and the warm weather, even when it’s super hot like it has been lately. My pool was 91 degrees the other day when I went… Read More »
This month, our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday is color combinations! Inspiration is everywhere including the beautiful samples in the Stampin’ Up! catalogs, nature, advertisements, social media, … literally anything. All the designers are selecting color combinations and telling what inspires us. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s a new month and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges. This time, we have a color combination of White, Black, and Real Red. It’s funny how I’ve had two color challenges in the same week with black and white! What a crazy coincidence. I tried to think outside the… Read More »
Wahoo, happy day! There are tons of new Online Exclusives available to order today including the new Glass Mat (#163987)! I was able to preorder this fantastic product a few months ago and love it. It’s especially great for watercoloring, because my grid paper doesn’t get warped. Online Exclusives are available while supplies last and… Read More »
A little over a week ago, I had the opportunity to attend Creativity Now. This is a super fun online event that Stampin’ Up hosts annually for demonstrators. It includes lots of hands on crafting, sneak peeks, and behind the scenes presentations. And what’s even better is that my mom drove into town to join… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for July 2024. This month, we have one of my favorite color combinations: White, Black, and my choice! I actually added two choice colors, because I wanted to use the background sheet of Full of Life Designer Series Paper. I absolutely LOVE that paper, because I… Read More »
Hello, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is using the chalkboard technique. I haven’t used this technique for quite a while, and it’s one that has always been a favorite, so it was fun to be reminded. I also happened to watch a Crafty Carrot Collective tutorial by Susan Wong,… Read More »
I have a new online class featuring the Seaside Wishes Bundle. The class will be held via Zoom on Thursday and Friday, July 18-19, 2024 at 6:00 PM PDT. (We’ll make two different cards each evening for a total of four.) You know how much I love ocean-themed products, so I had a lot of… Read More »
Welcome to the June Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is CASE the Catalog. (CASE means to Copy And Share Everything.) The Stampin’ Up! catalogs are great inspiration to jump start your creativity! The current annual has a bunch of great templates on page 22, as well as color theory information on pages… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is Annual Favorites. My immediate favorite was the Seaside Wishes Bundle. I love any ocean or water-themed products, and these are simply gorgeous with the realistic-looking sand dollars and intricate dies. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the… Read More »
Hi friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge. This week, our color combo includes Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, and Azure Afternoon. Hmm … I’m afraid it’s not a combo I would have ever selected on my own. I had to put A LOT of thought into this one!!! But then it occurred to… Read More »
Exciting news! Starting today through the end of the month, you can get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles! (That’s a total of 20% off!) What a great opportunity to get those bundles on your wish list. (This offer excludes suite collections, stamp and punch bundles, and any other bundles.) The sale… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June 2024. June is always a fun month, because it’s when we feature the new In Colors!!! The 2024-2026 In Colors are so bright and beautiful; I absolutely love them! I ended up pairing four of the new In Colors with the Country Flowers Bundle… Read More »
Happy Friday! We have a new inspiration challenge at TGIF Challenges this week using the photo below. Since I’ve been creating a lot of flower cards lately, I decided to switch things up and use the basic layout of the sketch below, but with leaves. My card features the Leaf Collection Background Stamp as well… Read More »
Yippee! Stampin’ Up! is having free shipping tomorrow on all orders of $75.00 USD or more!!! The free shipping offer is for 24 hours only; therefore, to qualify you must open and close your order on May 21, 2024 (Mountain Time.) Ordering DeadlinesPhone: 21 May 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)Online: 21 May 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)… Read More »
Welcome to the May Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Something Old, Something New.” We can interpret that to mean old and new products or even a wedding-themed project. So this should be fun! I decided to mix old and new products, because I have so many fun, new things to play… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is CASE a Fancy Friend! CASE means Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, pick a project you really admire, copy certain elements that inspire you, and add your own twist or style to make it different. We have this challenge once a year and I… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day!!! I’m posting this a little late, because I didn’t want my Mom to see it before she opened the actual card. I made it for this week’s TGIF Sketch Challenge below, featuring the new Flowers of Beauty Bundle. It’s a gorgeous bundle that you’re going to love! Isn’t this sketch darling? I… Read More »
Welcome to the May Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Pebbled Path, Bubble Bath, and Moody Mauve. All these colors are on the cool side of the color wheel, which I confess is the opposite of the warm colors I typically gravitate towards. But that’s the beauty of challenges! They push… Read More »