Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our June theme is “Inspired By Water.” We could interpret that to mean products with water themes or even watercoloring. As soon as I read “watercoloring,” I knew that was what I wanted to do since it’s my favorite coloring technique. To see all the… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Fern & Flora Watercolor »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge with Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, and Granny Apple Green. I have to admit this is was a CHALLENGE! It’s definitely not a combo I would have come up with on my own … I like all the colors individually, but together,… Read More: #TGIFC580 – Color Challenge with Fern & Flora Bundle »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June 2026. This month is super exciting, because we are featuring the five 2026-2028 In Colors! Every year, Stampin’ Up! introduces five new colors that are only available for two years to coordinate with its standard color palette. This gives the overall color palette a fresh, trendy… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — June 2026 »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have the inspiration photo below as our theme. I decided to focus on the colors and general layout with the four watercolored sections for my card featuring the Heirloom Boutique Bundle. This is a beautiful new bundle with pretty florals and great sentiments… Read More: #TGIFC578 – Inspiration Challenge with Heirloom Boutique Bundle »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for May! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Bold & Beautiful.” This could be interpreted as the color, imagery, or even the project itself. When I think of… Read More: The Stamping Station – Bold & Beautiful with Sunset Coast »
Hello Friends! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the sketch below. I decided to use the new Untouched Landscape Stamp Set from the May-August 2026 Catalog to create a birthday card for my future son-in-law. He loves the mountains, and last summer, we met his family during a vacation in Crested Butte, Colorado. In… Read More: #TGIFC576 — Sketch Challenge with Untouched Landscape »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2026. This month, our color combination includes Strawberry Slush, Bubble Bath, Granny Apple Green, and Basic Black. This is a stunning combo that’s perfect for florals, so I decided to use the new Fern & Flora Bundle from the May-August 2026 Catalog (going live tomorrow!) to… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – May 2026 »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspirational photo below. I don’t have any book related stamp sets, so I decided to focus on the flowers, colors, and wood grain. I also noticed the pretty square window panes in the background and decided to recreate them. For my card, I used I… Read More: #TGIFC574 – Inspiration Challenge with Gallery Blooms »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for April! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Simple Joys.” This could be interpreted to mean the style of the design or the theme. Typically, I don’t make… Read More: The Stamping Station – Simple Joys »
Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge! Sketches are always a great way to start a project. Just pick a favorite or in this case new product and fill in the spaces. Today, I’m showing a preview of a bunch of new products from the Moonlit Flora Suite Collection – #167749 of the May-August 2026… Read More: #TGIFC572 — Sketch Challenge with Fern & Flora Bundle »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our April challenge is to use the sketch below. I love a good sketch, because it’s a great starting point, plus I can choose any products and colors I want!!! For this card, I decided to create a Bon Voyage card using the Rolling Waves… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Sketch Challenge with Rolling Waves »
Welcome to the April Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Secret Sea, Shy Shamrock, and Petal Pink. OK, am I the only one, or is this a REALLY different color combo? I had to seriously think about this one! I never in a million years would have come up with this… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – April 2026 »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have a technique challenge called a “One Sheet Wonder.” The goal is to efficiently cut up one sheet of designer series paper so you can use the pieces on multiple projects. I’ve never used this technique before, but as luck would have it, during… Read More: #TGIFC570 — One Sheet Wonder with Garden Poetry Designer Series… »
Last week, I attended Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Long Beach, California. OnStage is a three-day event for demonstrators to gather together, share ideas, learn business practices, previews new products and watch demonstrations. It’s a total blast and something I look forward to every year! One of my favorite things about OnStage is seeing old friends… Read More: Onstage Swaps — Rolling Waves »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for March! This month, our theme is “Inspired by Texture.” Inspiration could come from nature, fabric, home decor or even embossing folders. Bring on the texture! For my project, I used the Nature’s Symphony Bundle. It’s a favorite of mine and I really love the large textured leaves.… Read More: The Stamping Station – Inspired By Texture »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the sketch below. The black and white flowers immediately caught my eye. So I thought why not change things up and leave the flowers black and white and only color the background? Mixing things up is a great way to inspire your creativity and I love… Read More: #TGIFC568 – TGIF Sketch Challenge with Simply Beautiful »
Hello Stamping Friends and welcome to the March Color Fusers Blog Hop. This month, our color combination includes Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, and Berry Burst. It immediately made me think of flowers, so I decided to use the Fragrant Layers Bundle and some watercoloring techniques! The Fragrant Layers Bundle is unique because it… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – March 2026 »
Our January Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is “Shades of Purple.” How fun! I love purple, but it’s not typically the focus of my attention, so I have to say that I really enjoyed this challenge. It also helps that an idea immediately popped into my head! (I LOVE that when that happens!) To see all… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Shades of Purple »
Welcome to the new Stamping Station Blog Hop! The designers from the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop and the Creation Station Bog Hop have joined together to create a bigger, better group of designers. And, that includes a new name and logo! The name is a fun combination of both groups. We’ll be posting inspirational projects… Read More: The Stamping Station – Layers of Love »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have a sketch challenge. I decided to create a Valentine card for my husband using the Nature’s Symphony Bundle. I really love that bundle!!! It’s beautiful for both masculine and feminine cards. For this one, I chose a non-traditional color combo to make… Read More: #TGIFC564 — Sketch Challenge with Nature’s Symphony »