Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2022. This month, our color combination includes Pacific Point, Balmy Blue, and Crumb Cake, which seemed very nautical to me. So, I decided to pull out the Let’s Set Sail Bundle, which includes the Let’s Set Sail Photopolymer Stamps and coordinating Sailboat Builder Punch. The Let’s Set Sail Bundle makes it so easy to stamp the boat and then… Read More »
Hello and Happy TGIF! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, our theme is Mother’s Day!!! I love making Mother’s Day cards for several reasons. First and foremost, I adore my mom and my mother-in-law. Also, they both truly appreciate my cards and it’s a great excuse to make ultra-feminine cards, which are my favorites. I purchased the Flowering Tulips Bundle specifically for Mother’s Day. Tulips are my favorites, and I absolutely… Read More »
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 »
Happy Friday! Our TGIF Challenge this week is to use decorative masks. This is perfect, because it’s something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time, and this challenge prompted me to do something about it. I decided to pull out the beautiful Butterflies & Flowers Layering Decorative Masks from the JJ Mini Catalog and have some fun. As a demonstrator, I have the awesome opportunity to purchase items… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I have the pleasure of sharing a couple projects I created using the new All Together Collection! The Artisan Design Team was divided into groups and has been featuring different products from the All Together Collection during the past couple months. My group was tasked with showing creative ways to use the new Natural Tones Stampin’… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is to CASE a fancy friend. CASE means to Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, we are finding a project created by another Stampin’ Fancy Friday Design Team member that inspires us, and then creating our own version. This is a great way to get inspiration! The important thing is to switch up some things to make it your own… Read More »
Welcome to the April Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a lovely color combination of Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, and Bumblebee. The first two colors immediately made me think of the ocean, so I decided to pull out a stamp set I’ve been wanting to use for a while called Oceanfront. Whether you just started here or are already following the Color Fusers Blog Hop, be… Read More »
Happy April Fool’s Day! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge and that’s no joke:) This month, our colors include Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, and Coastal Cabana. These are all colors from the Brights Family, which is definitely my comfort zone. I love bright, happy colors especially for watercoloring. My daughter’s birthday is coming up, and while she’s a successful, grown up young lady, she’s still my baby… Read More »
Hello and thanks for visiting my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing cards from the March Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Seas The Day Bundle. Be sure to go to the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ inspiring projects featuring this beautiful, underwater-themed bundle. The Seas The Day Bundle is in the January-June Mini Catalog on page 38. It includes the… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from the Artisan Design Team and today I’m sharing one of my favorite stamping techniques. Occasionally, Stampin’ Up! asks the team to contribute these ideas to its Facebook page and Instagram feed and today is my turn! My favorite style is watercoloring so I love any technique that makes that process easy. I think you’re going to love technique and be amazed at how easy it… Read More »
Happy Friday, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week our theme is Simple Stamping. Umm, simple stamping? That is seriously not my thing. In fact, my thing is totally the opposite; lots of layers and fun stamping techniques. This challenge was HARD for me. Laugh if you will, but no matter the challenge, I always strive to create a project I would be proud to give to a… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for March. This month, our theme is creative ways to use ribbon! This is going to be a fun one!!! I’m still having so much fun playing with the Waves of the Ocean Suite Collection that I decided to challenge myself to find fancy ways to add ribbon! I say it’s a challenge because this isn’t the first suite of products that would… Read More »
Hello. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m thrilled to be sharing projects I created for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page and Instagram Feed using the new Waves of the Ocean Suite Collection! When I first saw this collection, my heart stopped! I absolutely love the stamps, dies, colors, and gorgeous designer series papers. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it all. When I learned that… Read More »
It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Rich Razzleberry. I LOVE this elegant combination! Whether you’re starting here or just came from Melissa Kerman’s Blog, be sure to continue on through the rest of the Color Fusers Blog Hop by clicking the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post. A week ago, I watched a great… Read More »
Happy March and welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, our color combination includes Magenta Madness, Soft Suede, and Bumblebee. I have to be honest, when I first saw this color combination, I wasn’t thrilled. It’s definitely not one I would have selected on my own. But, I have to hand it to Mercedes Weber, who creates our TGIF challenges. She’s really knows what she’s doing, and I… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing cards I designed for the February Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Flowering Rain Boots Bundle. Be sure to go to the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page and check out all the artisans’ projects featuring this fun bundle. The Flowering Rain Boots Bundle includes the Flowering Rain Boots Cling Stamps and Rain Boots Dies. The stamps are what I call… Read More »
For this week’s TGIF Challenge, our theme is Sale-A-Bration. I love Sale-A-Bration because, it’s when you can earn free items with each qualifying purchase of $50 or $100 USD. It goes through the end of this month and there are so many great choices. Two of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products are the Island Vibes and Special Moments stamp sets. I love anything tropical and adore stamp set with lots of… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for February. I’m so glad you could drop by. This month, our theme is Soft Pastels. They’re fun to work with and can be used with a variety of techniques, so I’m super excited to see what all the designers create. You can find Soft Pastels on page 126 of the Annual Catalog. They come in an assortment of bright colors.… Read More »
Hello Friends. Today I’m sharing my first project created for Stamping Fancy Friday! I was invited to join the group after my first year as Artisan, as the entire design team is made up of Artisan alumni. Talk about pressure to measure up! Haha. Hopefully, I’ll do a decent job. I encourage you to follow Stamping Fancy Friday on Facebook and Instagram, as you’ll find almost daily inspiration. Our February… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are using a color combination of Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, and Calypso Coral. I LOVE anything blue, so this combo is right up my alley. In fact, the combination immediately made me think of the ocean, because Calypso Coral is a perfect accent color for shells, coral and fish. For my project, I selected the Awesome Otters… Read More »