It’s the last Friday of the month and that means Designer Take Over at TGIF Challenges! This time, it’s Breelin Renwick’s turn to pick the challenge and she chose Stampin’ Blends!!! She’s such a wonderful lady and you can see all her incredible creations on her blog at Craft-somnia Momma. All I can say is great choice, because I LOVE coloring with Stampin’ Blends. It’s almost June, so I thought… Read More »
Hello and welcome! I’m Tami Hewlett from the United States and today, I’m sharing my May Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Flowers of Friendship 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 Flowers of Friendship Bundle is so pretty! It includes the Flowers of Friendship Cling Stamp… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a sketch challenge that’s really different. I particularly like the strips in the background with their varying heights. I don’t think I would have thought of a layout like that on my own, so it really makes me appreciate these types of challenges. For my project, I used my absolute FAVORITE suite in the entire new catalog: Expressions In Ink. I love EVERYTHING… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for May hosted by Sara Levin. We have a special treat for you today! We are focusing our projects on the new 2021-2023 In Colors! I seriously LOVE all five, so I can’t wait to see what the designers create. Be sure to follow the links at the bottom of this post to continue on through the rest of… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May! This month, we have a beautiful color combination that includes Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and Bumblebee. These colors immediately made me think of lovely, bright Spring flowers!!! I decided to create a Mother’s Day card for my Mother-In-Law using the In Bloom Bundle. This is one of those bundles that has grown on me the more I’ve used it.… Read More »
Hey Friends, it’s Friday and that means TGIF Challenge day! This time, we have a “Designer’s Choice” challenge, brought to you by the fabulous Charlet Mallet. She is such a talented artist! I had the pleasure of meeting her in Orlando at the Stampin’ Up! Convention a couple years ago, and she’s just the nicest person! Charlet’s choice is “Oh My Ombre’.” I love creating ombre’ backgrounds, but you could… Read More »
Hello! Today, I’m sharing a card I made with the new Etched In Nature stamp set which is featured in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. I created this card for a virtual swap during a recent demonstrator OnTour Event. We all got the same stamp set and had the opportunity to share our swaps with each other. This stamp set has some really pretty images with fine detail that reminded me… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m Tami Hewlett from the Artisan Design Team and today, I have my first official Tip & Technique post. Stampin’ Up! shared this project on its Facebook Page today, so this is super exciting! I chose to share one of my favorite techniques, which is “watercolor stamping.” I use this technique a lot on my projects and in my classes, so it seemed like… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is Flower Garden. The weather is starting to get warmer and flowers are blooming everywhere. At least they are in California, where I live. I’m so ready for the heat and Summer. In fact, I think my pool is ready for the first swim of the season!!! Yippee! If you’re already following the blog hop, that means… Read More »
Hello and welcome! I’m Tami Hewlett from the United States and today, I’m sharing my April Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Kangaroo & Company Bundle and Playing With Patterns 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper! 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 Kangaroo & Company Bundle includes… Read More »
It’s Friday and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is “Very Vintage.” That’s right up my alley, because I adore the vintage look. In fact, it was a great excuse to use two of my favorite stamp sets: Positive Thoughts and Very Versailles. Both coordinate beautifully together. It’s funny how a card evolves. My original vision was nothing like the way it turned out.… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is “Last Dance,” which means we are focusing on retiring products. If you’re already following along, then you just came from Vicki Boucher’s blog. Be sure to continue on by clicking the link at the bottom of this post. In a little over three weeks, the new 2021-2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog will be going… Read More »
Hello and Happy Friday! Today, I have some fun projects to share with you using the March Paper Pumpkin Kit called Here’s To You. I love mountains and nature, so this kit really called to me. Plus, it included a free stencil set! Here’s a photo of the contents of the kit: And here’s the stamp set that was provided in the kit. It also included a Calypso Coral Stampin’… Read More »
Welcome to the April Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a color combination of Seaside Spray, Old Olive, and Real Red. I absolutely ADORE Seaside Spray, but I have to admit that I usually only use Old Olive and Real Red together around Christmastime, so that threw me for a loop. Then, a lightbulb went on, and I thought STRAWBERRIES!!! Weather you just started here or arrived from… Read More »
Hello and welcome! Today, I’m sharing my March Artisan Design Team projects using the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick Bundles! These bundles are SO FUN and include a huge variety of coordinating elements that are sure to spark your creativity. I had a blast playing with them. To see the entire March Artisan Design Team Showcase, see yesterday’s post on the Stampin’ Up! FaceBook page! Have a Happy Day!… Read More »
Happy Friday! Time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge based on the photo below. For these types of challenges, you can use take inspiration from anything in the photo, including the images and/or colors. I decided to take inspiration from the watercolor wash background and general layout. My nephew is having a birthday this month, so I thought I’d try to turn this challenge… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for March! I’m so glad you stopped by. Our theme this month is “Easter Parade,” which is perfect because Easter is right around the corner on April 4th! What’s more Easter-like that sweet little lambs, bunnies, and chicks? I decided to use the Springtime Joy Cling Stamp Set for my projects. It’s absolutely adorable! For this blog hop, the designers have… Read More »
The new Butterfly Bouquet products are here! They include two early-release products from the 2021 Annual Catalog, the Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set and Brilliant Wings Dies (purchase in a bundle to save 10%), and two exclusive papers available while supplies last! You are going to love them! Last month, I shared a scrapbook page that I had made with these products, and today, I’ll be sharing a coordinating card.… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge including Just Jade, Gorgeous Grape and Daffodil Delight. These colors immediately made me think of Spring and butterflies!!! For my project, I used the GORGEOUS new Butterfly Brilliance Bundle. This bundle is part of the Butterfly Bouquet Suite, a whole suite of early-release products that are available right now to purchase. You can download the… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for March! This month, we have a really “cool” color combination of Seaside Spray, Gray Granite and Early Espresso. When I saw these colors, I immediately thought of designing something masculine and rustic. So, I dug out the Campology stamp set. This is a stamp set that I’ve really admired, but unfortunately it’s been sitting on my shelf for way too… Read More »