Hi Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Inspiration Challenge. This week, our inspiration is all about Halloween, and one of my favorite things about Halloween are Jack-O’-Lanterns! I have such fond memories of carving pumpkins with the kids and creating a whole spooky, fun display in our entry hall. The obvious choice for my card was the Pretty Pumpkins Bundle. It includes so many fun elements, such as the… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for October. This month, our theme is “As The Season Turns.” This is going to be very interesting, because we have designers from all over the world, so each of us will be interpreting the theme in our own way. I live in Stockton, smack dab in the middle of the great central valley of California in the USA. Even though… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for October 2021! This month, we have a color combination that’s just perfect for Fall, including Just Jade, Evening Evergreen, and Cajun Craze. Whether you started the blog hop here or just came from Jo Anne Hewins’s blog, be sure to continue on by clicking the navigation buttons below for lots of great inspiration!!! I have a bunch of masculine birthday… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge. This week, our colors include Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Blackberry Bliss. When I first saw these colors, I initially thought of Halloween, but then I decided to try something a little different and design a Christmas card instead! To create my card, I used the Whimsical Trees Bundle. It’s definitely my one of my favorite holiday bundles from the July-December… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for September! This month, we have a fun sketch challenge. I love sketch challenges, because I can use them for any occasion, and they’re easy since the bulk of the designing is already finished. Whether you’re just starting the blog hop here or hopped over from Cindy Elam’s blog, be sure to continue on through the entire blog hop by using the navigation… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s the end of the work week, and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our inspiration challenge is Sale-A-Bration! Use a Sale-A-Bration product or take inspiration from one of the projects in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. It’s your choice, just come join the fun! Speaking of Sale-A-Bration, there’s only a couple weeks left! From now until September 30th, you can earn free Sale-A-Bration products with… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September. This month, our theme is “Celebrate,” which is just perfect, because my family has four birthdays this month including my son, husband, nephew and myself (lots of Virgos!) For this blog hop, the designers have two choices. We can design 1) three versions of a card for beginner, casual, and avid stampers, or 2) a 3D project and a… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the September Color Fusers Blog Hop! We have a fun color combination this month, which includes the Designer’s Choice of ANY color along with Basic Black and Basic White!!! I had a wedding card to make for my niece Katie, who got just got married on Saturday, so I picked Blushing Bride:) My card features the Hand Penned Petals Bundle, including the Hand Penned Petals Photopolymer… Read More »
Hello and Happy September! I can’t believe it’s already September; the summer has flown by!!! A new month means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges. Our latest color combination includes Cherry Cobbler, Cinnamon Cider, and Mossy Meadow. I immediately thought of Christmas when I first saw these colors, but because I’m still clinging to the last days of summer, I decided to ease into the changing seasons by creating… Read More »
Hello and welcome! Today I’m sharing projects I created for the August Artisan Design Team Showcase. This month, the entire showcase features products from the new July-December Mini Catalog, so be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page for lots of great inspiration! I was thrilled when I found out I was assigned the Sweet Little Stocktings Bundle. These stamps and coordinating dies are absolutely adorable and include… Read More »
Hi Friends!!! I’m starting to craft again!!! Wahoo, what a relief. I’m slowing putting my house back together, but in the meantime, I decided to take a well deserved break and make a quick card for the latest TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge from page 24 of the July-December Mini Catalog, which is one of favorite suites — Whimsy & Wonder. I decided to take inspiration… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m Tami Hewlett from the Artisan Design Team, and today I’m sharing a fun Pastel Watercoloring technique. Stampin’ Up! shared this project on its Facebook Page yesterday, so I’m super excited to demonstrate how I accomplished this simple technique. It’s WAY easier than it looks. I love experimenting with new coloring techniques, so when I got the new chalk pastels I started looking for… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, U.S.A. and today, I’m sharing my July Artisan Design Team Showcase projects featuring the Sweet As A Peach Bundle. This month’s showcase features loads of amazing, inspirational projects, so be sure to click over to the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page and check them all out! This bundle includes the Sweet As A Peach photopolymer stamps and Peach Dies for 10% off. Both the stamps… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the July Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a very elegant color combination that includes Basic White, Basic Black, Petal Pink, and Gold. It’s a combination I would never have thought of on my own, but when I used it, I absolutely LOVED it! Whether you just came from my friend Brenda Nelson’s blog, or you’re starting here, be sure to continue on through… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from the United States and today, I’m sharing projects I designed for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook Page featuring the Artistically Inked Stamp Set. This stamp set and the entire coordinating Expressions in Ink Suite is my absolute favorite in the catalog! It’s such an honor to be part of the 2021 Artisan Design Team, especially when I have the opportunity to contribute to the Stampin’ Up!… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for June. This month, we are celebrating “New Catalog Goodies.” There are so many that it’s hard to choose, but if you know me, you know I love anything aquatic themed, so I decided to try out the new Seascape Bundle and Layering Diorama Dies. How fun! Whether you just started here, or you’re already following along the blog hop and… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from the United States and today, I’m sharing my June Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Art In Bloom Bundle. These projects were shared by Stampin’ Up! on its Corporate Facebook page yesterday in the Artisan Design Team Showcase. Click over to that sight for loads of inspiration! The Art In Bloom Bundle includes the Art In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set with gorgeous line imagery and… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for June! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and this month, our theme is “Ombre’.” Ombre’ patterns are so soft and pretty! I love using them on my projects, whether I create them myself with Blending Brushes or Stampin’ Blends Markers or use one the many ombre’ products currently available to purchase from Stampin’ Up! For this blog hop, the designers… Read More »
Happy Friday Everyone! You know what that means, it’s time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have a sketch challenge and I decided to use the new Plentiful Plants Bundle. This bundle includes the Plentiful Plants Photopolymer Stamps and Perfect Plants Dies. You can purchase them together in a bundle and save 10%! This stamp set makes me think of my sister Jill. When we were growing up,… Read More »
Happy Friday everyone! Tonight is my Color & Contour Bundle Online Class!!! It’s so fun to teach these Zoom classes and connect with crafters across the country, including my mom and sister. One big benefit of the pandemic was that it forced me into trying online classes. I had procrastinated for so long, and it ended up being a real blessing to my business. Sign-ups for tonight’s class are closed,… Read More »