Hi Stamping Friends! Did anyone else watch the Metallic Magic Craft Class presented live by Stampin’ Up! ® yesterday? If not, you can still watch the recording, and what’s even better is that the class is free when you purchase the new Hot Foil System. The “system” is actually a specialty plate built for the… Read More: Hot Foil Craft Class Projects »
Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for July! 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 to CASE the catalog. CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything. So in other words find something that inspires you… Read More: The Stamping Station — CASE the Catalog with Shimmering Scenes »
Hello and Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration photo below. I can’t say I have many farm or animal related products, but I did grab the Product of the Month in June which was the Wild Bunch Stamp Set. It has adorable little sketched animals, and I thought it would… Read More: #TGIFC586 — Inspiration Challenge with the Wild Bunch »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our July theme is “Emboss It!” We’re creating fancy projects using ANY embossing technique including heat embossing with powders, dry embossing with embossing folders or even specialty dies that add detailed embossing lines. To see all the designers’ projects using this month’s theme, keep an… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Emboss It! Challenge with Fern &… »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for July 2026! This month, we are creating projects with a color combination of Cloud Cover, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Poppy Parade. This is such a pretty combination that I never would have picked on my own. When I grabbed all the ink pads, it occurred to me that… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – July 2026 »
It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge using Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, and Basic Black. The black made me think of the beautiful Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper (DSP), which is printed in black and white and perfect for coloring. Stampin’ Blends Markers would be the… Read More: #TGIFC584 — Color Challenge with Scalloped Blooms »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is the inspiration photo below. The first thing I noticed was the gorgeous sunset. I LOVE sunsets!!! They’re so peaceful and colorful; I just want to sit and stare at the beauty. The inspiration photo made me think of the Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite. The… Read More: #TGIFC582 – Inspiration Challenge with Beautiful Ordinary Life Suite »
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… »