Hello Friends and Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Color Fusers Blog Hop for 2022. This month, our colors include Night of Navy, Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, and Soft Suede. It’s a different color combination that I never would have imagined on my own, but I ended up loving it! That’s the beauty of… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – January 2022 »
Happy Christmas Eve and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, the team is focusing on the masking technique. I think this might be the very first stamping technique I ever learned as a beginner, so it brings back good memories:) The concept is fairly straightforward. Stamp the item you want to show “in… Read More: #TGIFC348 – Masking »
Hello and welcome to the December Control Freaks Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Shine On.” So basically that means use ANYTHING shiny, such as foil papers, gilded leafing, jewels, Wink of Stella, … you get the drift. I love it, especially around the holidays. If you’re already following the blog hop, then you… Read More: Control Freaks — Shine On »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today, I’m sharing my projects from the December Artisan Design Team Showcase. They feature one of my favorites, the lovely Inspired Thoughts Bundle! This bundle just speaks to my heart because it’s all about the beauty of nature and trees. Be sure to check out the entire… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Inspired Thoughts Bundle »
Happy Sunday! Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for December hosted by Sara Levin. This month, we’re doing things a little different! All the designers are getting “sketchy” by creating projects based on the sketch below! How fun!!! Peaceful Cabin Card: I’m working on my last few Christmas cards today for my nephews. This… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Get Sketchy »
Welcome to the December Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a truly elegant color combination including Cherry Cobbler, Petal Pink and Evening Evergreen. When I first saw this combination, my heart skipped a beat; they are so beautiful together!!! I can’t wait to see all the designers’ projects. Be sure to continue through… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – December 2021 »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today, I’m sharing projects I designed for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook Page. The members of the Artisan Design Team occasionally get this opportunity, and I have to say it’s a real honor!!! So, I try my best to come up with something unique and inspirational. Since the… Read More: Artisan Design Team — Classic Cloche Bundle »
Hello Friends, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we are showcasing Soft Pastels! These vibrant chalks are fun to use as coloring tools and great for a variety of techniques. You can find them on page 126 of the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. When I first started stamping (decades ago!) I remember being… Read More: #TGIFC344 — Soft Pastels »
Hello and welcome! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today, I’m sharing my projects from the November Artisan Design Team Showcase. They feature the lovely Peaceful Place Suite! I have a soft spot in my heart for this collection because it reminds me of numerous trips to the Sierra Nevada to visit my family… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Peaceful Place Suite »
Hello and welcome to the November Control Freaks Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Thanks and Gratitude. Well, I have A LOT to be thankful for, especially this week, so the theme is just perfect! I imagine that this is going to be a great blog hop, so be sure to follow along by… Read More: Control Freaks — Thanks & Gratitude »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Challenges. This week, we have a lovely sketch challenge. It’s clean and simple and open to creative interpretation. I decided to design a Christmas card using the Sparkle of the Season and Christmas To Remember Bundles. It’s that time of year when I have LOTS of Christmas… Read More: #TGIFC342 — Sketch Challenge »
I have exciting news! The Eden’s Garden Collection of products is now available to purchase!!! This is an early release promotion of a new bundle that will appear in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog, along with some exclusive coordinating products. To kick off this promotion, the Artisan Design Team has created an amazing showcase of… Read More: Eden’s Garden — Exclusive Early Release Collection »
Hello, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenges! This week, we have a “Mash Up” of all the October challenges. We’re supposed to pick at least two of the past challenges and mash them up. I decided to use the sketch and the alcohol ink blending technique. Sketch challenges are one of my favorites, and… Read More: #TGIGC340 – Mash Up! »
Hello! Last week, Stampin’ Up! shared a great tip on how to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) the Catalog. Simply pick a project you love from one of the catalogs, and then use the colors, layout, embellishments, stamping technique, or any other favorite aspect of the project to inspire your own, unique project. Today, some… Read More: Case The Cattie – Christmas Pinecones »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for October. This month, our theme is “Holiday with a Twist,” so in other words something non-traditional. That leaves A LOT of room for interpretation, so I’m excited to see what all the designers come up with! Whether you started here or just came from Debbie… Read More: Control Freaks – Holiday with a Twist »
Hello and welcome! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today, I’m sharing my projects from the October Artisan Design Team Showcase. They feature the incredibly gorgeous Whimsy & Wonder Suite Collection! Be sure to check out the entire showcase on the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page. The team has truly outdone themselves this month, there… Read More: Artisan Design Team — Whimsy & Wonder Suite »
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… Read More: #TGIFC338 — Inspiration Challenge »
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… Read More: Stamping Sunday — As The Season Turns »
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… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — October »
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… Read More: #TGIFC336 — Whimsical Trees Color Challenge »