Category Archives: Handmade Cards

#TGIFC386 — Inspiration Challenge/Perched In A Tree

Happy Friday! For today’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration below. It was the perfect opportunity to try out the Perched In A Tree Bundle. I particularly love the Aspen Tree Die background and have been dying to use it. I had a lot of fun with this card, because the Perched In A Tree… Read More: #TGIFC386 — Inspiration Challenge/Perched In A Tree »

Crafty Carrot – Spruced Up Bundle Sneak Peek

This October, the Crafty Carrot Collective has invited me to be a Guest Designer! Participants will be able to access five live Facebook tutorials throughout the month featuring the Spruced Up Bundle. There’s also Sneak Peek inspiration and participant sharing for even more inspiration! You can sign up at https://craftycarrotcollectiveblogspot.com. My presentation will be on… Read More: Crafty Carrot – Spruced Up Bundle Sneak Peek »

He’s The Man Birthday

Happy Birthday to our baby boy and first born! (He’s definitely not a baby anymore, but he’ll always be ours!) He loves to barbeque so I think he’ll get a kick out of this card. I used the He’s the Man Suite Collection. It’s chalked full of coordinating stamps, dies, papers and embellishments making it… Read More: He’s The Man Birthday »

Color Fusers Blog Hop — September 2022

Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September 2022. This month, we have a color combination of Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss, and Pale Papaya. Wow, aren’t these great colors?!! I never would have thought of this combination on my own, but it’s so pretty! Whether you just started here or are already following along,… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — September 2022 »

#TGIFC384 — Color Challenge

Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge is a color challenge including all the 2022-2024 In Colors. I LOVE these colors, so this is going to be a fun one. They include Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Tahitian Tide, Parakeet Party, and Sweet Sorbet. If you’re new to Stampin’ Up!, let me explain In Colors. Each year,… Read More: #TGIFC384 — Color Challenge »

Artisan Design Team — Decorated With Happiness

Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my August Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Decorated With Happiness Bundle. This bundle is super versatile and includes beautiful watercolored images and a variety of great dies. I really enjoyed working with it! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page… Read More: Artisan Design Team — Decorated With Happiness »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Sketch Challenge

For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we had a sketch challenge designed by Jennifer Frost. I love sketch challenges, because all I need to do is pick a stamp set and a color combination and I’m ready to go! I thought this sketch was really unique with its three focal points and scattered nature. To… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Sketch Challenge »

Artisan Design Team – Stampin’ Blends Underwater Background Technique

Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today I’m sharing a fun background technique that I created with Stampin’ Blends Markers for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook and Instagram pages. Here’s my completed project featuring the Friends Are Like Seashells stamps and coordinating Seaside Seashell Dies and Seashells 3D Embossing… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Stampin’ Blends Underwater Background Technique »

#TGIFC380 – Color Challenge

Welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, we have a bright, beautiful color combination of Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie, and Melon Mambo. I love bold, happy colors like this, they just put a smile on my face:) My card is fairly simple, but sometimes that’s what you need to do! It features the… Read More: #TGIFC380 – Color Challenge »

Color Fusers Blog Hop — August 2022

Hello, and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for August 2022! Do you ever need a little crafting inspiration? Color challenges are a great springboard! I know I tend to gravitate to the same colors, and these challenges really push me to break out of the mold. I NEVER in a million years would… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — August 2022 »

Artisan Design Team — Lovely & Lasting Bundle

Hello and welcome. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the July Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Lovely & Lasting Bundle. This bundle includes images with big, beautiful flowers, as well as a great coordinating punch. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to… Read More: Artisan Design Team — Lovely & Lasting Bundle »

#TGIFC378 — My Favorite Things

Our TGIF Challenge for this week is “My Favorite Things” so I chose to create a card with watercoloring (perfect for World Watercoloring Month!), blue tones, florals, and a pretty feminine style. I had so much fun with this one!!! To start out, I decided to watercolor a pretty background on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper.… Read More: #TGIFC378 — My Favorite Things »

Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Flower Power

Hello and happy Friday! For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is Flower Power! I LOVE floral stamp sets, so this is right up my alley! For my card, I chose the Season of Chic Bundle. This bundle has elements for all four seasons, including great florals, and I adore all the dies for… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Flower Power »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Paper Perfection

Welcome to the July Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is paper perfection. Don’t you just love pretty papers? One of my favorite things is perusing the beautiful designs in a new catalog and thinking of all the possibilities. What’s funny is that I end up ordering a bunch and then wanting to… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Paper Perfection »

Color Fusers Blog Hop – July 2022

Happy Independence Day to everyone in the USA, and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for July! This month, our color combination includes Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, and Smoky Slate. I have to admit that it was a bit of a challenge for me. At first, this combo made me think of Valentine’s Day… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – July 2022 »

Creativity Now — Sweetest Christmas Suite Collection

I’ve heard of Christmas in July, but Christmas in June? I know it seems early in the year to be sharing Christmas projects, but I recently had the amazing opportunity to present these projects during Creativity Now, a Stampin’ Up! crafting event for demonstrators. My presentation featured projects designed with the Sweet Candy Canes Bundle… Read More: Creativity Now — Sweetest Christmas Suite Collection »

Artisan Design Team – Texture Chic Suite Collection

Hello and thanks for visiting. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing projects I designed for the June Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Texture Chic Suite Collection. This collection is absolutely fabulous! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ projects featuring this gorgeous… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Texture Chic Suite Collection »