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 »
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… Read More: Control Freaks Blog Hop – Sketch Challenge »
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… Read More: #TGIFC334 — Sale-A-Bration »
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… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop — Celebrate »
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… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – September »
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… Read More: #TGIFC332 – Color Challenge »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Sweet Little Stockings »
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,… Read More: #TFIGC330 — Mini Catalog Inspiration »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Watercoloring with Pastels »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team — Sweet As A Peach Bundle »
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… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – July 2021 »
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… Read More: Stampin’ Up! – Coloring Artistically Inked Stamps »