Happy New Year! The design team at TGIF Challenges is starting off the year right with a gorgeous color challenge including Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, and Highland Heather. Soft pastels work so well for winter cards, so I immediately thought of the Snowflake Kisses Bundle for my project. I also decided to bring back an… Read More »
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones! I hope you have a wonderful day!!! I created this card with Joyful Days Memories & More Cards. I love the watercolored images. I fussy cut one tree to layer over a larger image and added die-cuts and elements from the Delicate Pines Bundle. The sentiment is… Read More »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is a sketch! I love a good sketch to get my creative juices flowing. I decided to make a last minute Christmas card using the Ornamental Christmas Bundle. It’s a beautiful bundle with gorgeous coordinating Modern Christmas Designer Series Paper that’s printed in dramatic black, white, and gold.… Read More »
It’s the first Friday of the month, so that means a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, we have a festive color combo including Real Red, Coastal Cabana, and Granny Apple Green. Love this! I love any combo with bright, happy colors! I thought it would be fun to use the Snowflake Kisses Bundle and… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for December 2025! This month, our color combination includes Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, and Strawberry Slush. I never would have thought of this combo on my own, but it’s so pretty! It also makes a lot of sense, because it’s all In Colors and whether they’re from the… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. It includes lots of Fall elements such as leaves, worn wood, and warm, cozy colors. For my project, I decided to use the Gathering Moments Bundle to create an anniversary card for my son and daughter-in-law. I love… Read More »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is “Holly Jolly Christmas.” All the designers are creating holiday cards. For my card, I decided to use the Traditions Of Christmas Suite Collection. It’s one of my favorites from the SD Mini Catalog, and I was so excited to use it again after taking Stampin’ Up!’s Traditions… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s a new month and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges! This time, our combo includes Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, and Old Olive — great colors for Fall-themed cards. I designed this card for a sweet friend’s birthday using the Thankful Garden Bundle (an online exclusive.) I love images that… Read More »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge is to use the Regals Color Collection. I love all Stampin’ Up! colors, but I’m frequently drawn to both the Brights and Regals Collections. I love bright colors in the Spring and Summer and the rich, jewel tones of regals in the Fall and Winter. Definitely during the… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for October 2025. Our theme this month is “Joy To The World.” We’re all in full holiday cardmaking mode! With all the fantastic holiday products to choose from in the SD Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives, I bet the designers have dreamed up some amazing projects.… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge and this week, we have a sketch. I love jump starting my projects with a great sketch. For my project today, I made a retirement card for my dear sister!!! She just recently retired from her job as an optometrist and I’m so happy for her.… Read More »
Welcome to a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! For the month of October, we have a very earthly color combination that I thought would be perfect for the Branching Out Bundle. I just recently purchased this set and was dying to give it a try. I love the pine dies and great labels! I decided… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »