Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. This month, we are featuring one of my favorite products, the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper! These beautiful laser-cuts are so versatile, you can use them year-round. I think they look especially beautiful on holiday cards. The Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper includes 6 sheets (3 each of 2 designs.) Each laser-cut is gold foil on one side and… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for November! This month, we have a bright and beautiful color combination including Bumblebee, Poppy Parade, and Shaded Spruce. It immediately made me think of Christmas!!! Whether you just started here or came from Melissa Kerman’s blog, be sure to continue on through the rest of the blog hop by clicking on the links at the bottom of this post. The beautiful projects… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! It’s the last Friday of the month, so that means a new “Designer Take Over” at TGIF Challenges. This month, the super talented Tammy Wilson from Stamps, Paper, Scissors came up with the challenge, and she chose “Going In Circles.” This is going to be a fun one! Next week is our 30th wedding anniversary, so I decided to make a card for my loving husband. We were… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for October. This month, our theme is “Gratitude.” What a perfect theme! In these crazy times, it’s nice to sit back and think about all the things we are truly grateful for … for me, it’s family and friends. Whether you just came from Cindy Elam’s inspiring project, or you’re starting here, be sure to continue on through the rest of the blog… Read More »
It’s TGIF time! This week, TGIF Challenges has an inspiration challenge using the photo below. I have to say that I really love challenges like this, because I know that I NEVER would have dreamed up this card on my own without the inspiration, and I absolutely LOVE how it turned out When I first saw this challenge, I was a little stumped. It’s definitely not my typical style. At… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. I’m Tami Hewlett from Stockton, California USA, and this month’s theme is Holiday Designer Series Paper (DSP). The August-December Mini Catalog has so many gorgeous designer series papers that it was hard for me to pick just one! I ended up choosing the Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Papers, because I LOVE the vibrant color… Read More »
Good Morning! It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Cinnamon Cider, Crumb Cake, and Cherry Cobbler. When I first saw these, I immediately thought of Christmas. Even the names of the colors make me think of the holidays — cinnamon cider wafting from the kitchen, yummy cakes in the oven, and cherry desserts. Yum! Be sure to follow through the blog hop… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge that’s perfect for Halloween including Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black. I was in the mood to zone out and just sit and color with my Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I pulled out my Flight of Fancy stamp set.. Does that ever happen to you? I find it very calming, like returning to my childhood. This sweet little witch… Read More »
Hi Everyone! It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge, but this one is a little different, because it’s “Designer Take Over” and it’s my turn to be the designer!!! We started this new type of challenge last month, and I think it’s really fun. My challenge choice is ink blending, because it’s BEAUTIFUL and one of my favorite techniques! Ink blending is a technique using Stampin’ Sponges or… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for September. This month, our theme is Fall/Autumn. It’s still fairly hot here in California, but the mornings are starting to cool down a bit, the temperature of my pool is slowly dropping. And, I can tell those beautiful crisp days of Autumn are right around the corner! 🙂 If you’re already following the blog hop, then you just came from Cindy Elam’s… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have the beautiful inspiration challenge below. I absolutely love the soft, subtle pink and green colors against the bold, black background! And who doesn’t love a pretty wreath? For my project, I used the Arrange A Wreath Bundle. I had stashed it away for the perfect moment, and this was it! The bundle includes the Arrange a Wreath Photopolymer Stamp Set… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for September! This month, our theme is texture and ribbon! I love adding texture to my projects; in fact it’s one of my favorite ways to step-up projects and give them the WOW factor. And, it’s so easy! Add some ribbon, embellishments, heat or dry embossing, crystal effects … the list is endless. For this blog hop, the designers have a choice of… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September 2020! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, and Melon Mambo! I love blue tones, so this is right up my alley! Bright pink makes me think of flowers, so it was an obvious choice to pick a stamp set with beautiful flowers, such as Prized Peony. I stamped the flowers with Jet Black… Read More »
It’s a new month, and that means a new color challenge over at TGIF Challenges! September’s challenge includes the following color combination: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, and Soft Suede. While being far from the obvious choice, I decided to use this color combination for a birthday card for my son. I know … normally I never would have considered using Blushing Bride for a masculine card, but I think it… Read More »
Happy Friday! Time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we have an inspiration challenge from the sketch below. Inspiration challenges are fun, because you can take any part of the sketch … the colors, the layout, the flowers, the jar, the heart … and use it to inspire your project. I decided to use the colors (pink and black) and general layout of the sketch (center focus with symmetrical… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for August. This month, our theme is “In Color Highlights.” If you’re already following along, then you just came from Cindy Elam’s blog. Isn’t her project pretty? Be sure to continue on by clicking the button at the bottom of this post for even more inspiration! Each year, Stampin’ Up! introduces five new In Colors to coordinate with its standard colors.… Read More »
Welcome to the August Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, our theme is favorites from the new August-December Mini Catalog. (Products available to order now through January 4, 2021.) It was SO hard to choose a favorite!!! There are so many beautiful products in this mini catalog! I ended up picking two favorites: the In The Pines Bundle (consisting of the In The Pines stamps and Pine Wood Dies) on… Read More »
It’s a new month, and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges!!! August’s color combo is super bright and vibrant, including Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay, and Gorgeous Grape. For my cards, I decided to play with a couple background techniques. I trimmed down some Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and used Stampin’ Write Markers to create this first one. The marker technique is SO FAST & EASY. I simply… Read More »
Hello, and welcome to the August Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of Purple Posy, Gorgeous Grape, and Granny Apple Green! Wow!!! These colors are just STUNNING. Whether you just started here or are already following the blog hop, please be sure to continue by clicking the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post. I know you’re going to love the great ideas… Read More »
Happy TGIF Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a fun “Paper Scraps” challenge. If you’re like me, you have LOTS of paper scraps in your craft room, so I’m super excited to see what the designers’ come up with this week! Be sure to check out their creative projects on the TGIF Challenges Blog. I decided to try a new technique (for me) on this card. I took at stab… Read More »