Category Archives: Artisan Design Team

Artisan Design Team – A Fond Farewell

As the Artisan Design Team wraps up their assignments for 2022, the entire team is looking back to reflect on an amazing year and picking our favorite projects. I’m so incredibly grateful to Stampin’ Up! for the opportunity to serve on the Artisan Design Team these past two years. It has been the experience of a lifetime and I have cherished every moment, especially all the amazing crafty friends I’ve… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Spritzed Watercolor Background Technique

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today I’m sharing a quick and easy way to create a watercolored background with stamps and a spritzer. I love easy techniques that have a great “Wow!” factor, and this one definitely qualifies. It’s even better when it’s easy to do and comes out every time. As part of the Artisan Design Team, we have the opportunity to submit these tips &… Read More »

Artisan Design Team — Celebrate With Tags Bundle

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my December Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Celebrate With Tags Bundle. This is a fantastic bundle that’s great for lots of occasions including holidays, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and anniversaries. It also works great for cards, tags and even scrapbooks! Check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ amazing projects featuring this versatile bundle. The… Read More »

Sweet Citrus Bundle – Onstage Presentation Coconuts!

This is my last post in a series of three to share projects created for my OnStage presentation featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle. This bundle will be part of the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. While this bundle was designed to create citrus fruit, when I first saw the rind stamp, I saw the outline of coconuts! So I decided to design a tropical card… Read More »

Sweet Citrus Bundle – Onstage Presentation Part 2

Welcome back! This is the second post in a series of three showing samples I created for my OnStage presentation featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle. This bundle is part of the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. Today, I’m sharing some fun treat/gift wrapping ideas!!! At the end of my post tomorrow, I’ll include a link to a PDF tutorial of all the projects. I created… Read More »

Sweet Citrus Bundle – Onstage Presentation Part 1

I felt so honored when Stampin’ Up! asked me to pre-record a presentation for its big 3-day OnStage Event in Vienna, Austria held earlier this month! My presentation featured the new Sweet Citrus Bundle, which is included in the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. Over the next three days, I’ll be sharing all the projects I created for my presentation. While I wasn’t able to… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my November Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection. This is such a cute and fanciful collection of products. The more I work with them, the more I love them. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ creative projects featuring this festive collection. The Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Leaves of Holly & Creative Backgrounds

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA. Today, I’m sharing some holiday cards featuring the Leaves of Holly Bundle that I designed for the for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook and Instagram Pages. As a member of the Artisan Design Team, I occasionally get this wonderful opportunity to contribute to their corporate social media sites. This time, I decided to demonstrate some creative ways to use the Fabulous Frames Dies to… Read More »

7 Days of Christmas – Christmas Lights

7 Days of Christmas : Day Seven My seventh project features the Christmas Lights Bundle and a lot of watercoloring. I die-cut the images from paper that I pre-watercolored with Shaded Spruce, Parakeet Party, Coastal Cabana, Pale Papaya, Sweet Sorbet, and Polished Pink ink for a non-traditional look. I used Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper to paint rainbow stripes of each color. When it dried, I embossed the stamped images in… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Spruced Up Bundle

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my October Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Spruced Up Bundle. This is a super cute bundle with images and dies that provide great options for holiday cards and gifts. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ creative projects featuring this festive bundle. You can find the Spruced Up Bundle on… Read More »

A Secret Santa CASE

My 2022 Artisan friends and I are having a Secret Santa CASE today on Instagram! We thought it would be fun to start off the Christmas season by creating holiday projects inspired by fellow Artisans. So we all drew names and have kept it a secret until right now for the big reveal! Isn’t this fun? CASE means Copy And Selectively Edit, so in other words pick your favorite elements… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Boughs of Holly Suite

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my September Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Boughs of Holly Suite. This is an absolutely GORGEOUS suite, definitely one of my favorites from the JD Mini Catalog! I literally love everything about it and was so excited when I received this assignment! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ beautiful… Read More »

Artisan Design Team — Decorated With Happiness

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my August Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Decorated With Happiness Bundle. This bundle is super versatile and includes beautiful watercolored images and a variety of great dies. I really enjoyed working with it! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ amazing projects featuring this awesome bundle. You can find the… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Stampin’ Blends Underwater Background Technique

Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today I’m sharing a fun background technique that I created with Stampin’ Blends Markers for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook and Instagram pages. Here’s my completed project featuring the Friends Are Like Seashells stamps and coordinating Seaside Seashell Dies and Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I also used Deckled Rectangle Dies for the main panel and sentiment. As you… Read More »

Artisan Design Team — Lovely & Lasting Bundle

Hello and welcome. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the July Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Lovely & Lasting Bundle. This bundle includes images with big, beautiful flowers, as well as a great coordinating punch. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this awesome bundle. The Lovely & Lasting Bundle includes… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Texture Chic Suite Collection

Hello and thanks for visiting. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the June Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Texture Chic Suite Collection. This collection is absolutely fabulous! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this gorgeous suite of products. The Texture Chic Suite Collection includes the Season of Chic Photopolymer Stamp… Read More »

Creativity Now – Sweet Candy Canes Bundle

I know it’s the first day of Summer, so it feels a little strange posting Christmas cards already. But there’s a reason why. Last weekend, Stampin’ Up! hosted a super fun event called Creativity Now for demonstrators. It included four fun-filled hours of crafting featuring new products from the upcoming July-December Mini Catalog. I was thrilled to be asked to present during the event! My projects featured the new Sweet… Read More »

Artisan Design Team– Wisteria Wishes Bundle

Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the May Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Wisteria Wishes Bundle. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this gorgeous bundle. The Wisteria Wishes Bundle includes the Wisteria Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set and Wisteria Dies (purchase in a bundle to… Read More »

Artisan Design Team – Flowing Flowers

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. Today, I’m sharing projects I designed for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook Page. As a member of the Artisan Design Team, I occasionally get this amazing opportunity!! It’s such an honor, so I try to put forth my best effort. I designed two slimline cards featuring the Flowing Flowers Stamp Set and Slim Card Dies. Both can… Read More »

Artisan Design Team — Artfully Composed Collection

Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the April Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Artfully Composed Suite Collection. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this gorgeous collection. The Artfully Composed Suite Collection is located on pages 32-34 of the January-June Mini Catalog. It features beautiful,… Read More »