Welcome to the May Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, we are featuring sneak peeks of products from the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog, which will be going live on June 3, 2020. Demonstrators have the opportunity to pre-order select items, and I just got my first shipment last week!!! I can’t wait to share these awesome new products with you! Whether you’re just come from Wendy Weixler’s blog, or you’re… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!!! I’m Tami Hewlett, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from California, USA, and I’m so glad you could drop by. This month, the theme of the blog hop is favorite retiring products. While it’s hard to let go, I’m excited to have another chance to play with these awesome products!!! My projects feature two retiring… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the May Color Fusers Blog Hop! If you’re just starting out or already following along, thanks for dropping by, and I hope I can inspire you. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find links to continue on through the blog hop for even more creative projects!!! This month, we have a color combination that includes two of the retiring 2018-2020 In Colors: Call Me Clover… Read More »
Hello and Happy Friday!!! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge!!! This week, we have a beautiful color combination that makes me think of Spring and warm weather, including Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, and Daffodil Delight. When I initially designed my card, it was before Stampin’ Up! announced the retiring products list. (See links to retiring lists HERE.) Now, I’ve realized that I used a whole bunch on this… Read More »
Hello Stampers! Happy Friday! Today, I have a sweet baby card to share with you using the Butterfly Gala and So Sentimental stamp sets. Some dear family members are having their first baby soon! It’s very exciting!!! So, I wanted to make them a card. I have to admit that I had to put a lot of thought into coming up with a concept for this card. I don’t have… Read More »
Hello Stampers! It’s TGIF Challenges time!!! This week, we have a technique challenge to create projects with belly bands. Belly bands work great for wrapping around cards or boxes to secure them closed. What’s even better is that they slip off easily, so upon opening, your lovely artwork stays intact. My favorite use for belly bands is wrapping boxes. On this gift box, I cut a strip of Bird Ballad… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is celebrations using products from the January to June Mini Catalog. What perfect timing, because my daughter’s birthday is this month!!! She always inspires me to create my best work. For this blog hop, the designers have a choice to design either: A card and a 3D project or, A beginner, casual, and avid card. This month,… Read More »
Easter is coming soon! So last weekend, I worked on finishing up my Easter cards. I really didn’t buy any Easter specific stamp sets this year, but flowers always work well. Plus, I really wanted to play with my new Ornate Garden Suite products some more. I used both the Ornate Style and Ornate Thanks stamp sets on the two cards I’m sharing today. The Ornate Style stamp set has… Read More »
Happy Monday and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2020! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of blues and greens, my personal fav! I designed a card using several new products from the Ornate Garden Suite! This suite is part of the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog coming out in June, but Stampin’ Up! has made these products available to order right now, so you can… Read More »
Hello and Happy April! It’s Friday, and you know what that means! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we have a Rainbow Color Challenge. How fun is that? I LOVE challenges, because they often make me think of something entirely different from my normal routine. It’s so easy to get in a creative rut. I NEVER would have thought of this card without this challenge. But, I’m… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week at TGIF Challenges, we have an inspiration challenge including the whole Best Dressed Suite! I have to be honest, this suite didn’t originally appealed to me much. But then, I bought a couple items when I saw this challenge was coming up, and the more I used them, the more I fell in love. Now, I’m completely crazy about the whole suite! Those little purse dies… Read More »
Hello Friends! Hope you’re doing well and staying healthy. Wow, what a crazy time, right? I’m simply trying to keep abreast of the rapidly changing news, laying low as much as possible, and trying to keep a positive outlook. This weekend, I got a little time to craft. Life goes on, and I think now more than ever, it’s important to focus on the bright side of life. I’ve had… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. This month’s hop is SO EXCITING, because it features my absolute FAVORITE suite of products — the Tropical Oasis Suite. When I first saw the January to June Mini Catalog, that entire suite was the first item on my order! I love everything about this suite, because I’m a So Cal girl at heart who loves… Read More »
Happy Friday! We have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges this week including Lovely Lipstick, Basic Black, and Old Olive. When I saw this combo, I immediately thought of flowers and coloring. So, I decided to get a jump on Mother’s Day:) I thought it would be fun to use the Dressed To Impress stamps and All Dressed Up Dies for this challenge. (Purchase in a bundle to save… Read More »
Welcome to the March Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are thinking of Spring and have a nice, Earthy color combination including Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Soft Suede. When I first saw these colors, I immediately thought of the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set and coordinating Garden Gateway Dies. (Purchase in a bundle for 10% off!) The pale greens and soft neutrals seemed perfect to design… Read More »
Hello! It’s Friday and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, the challenge is to use either the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP) or the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP). You can earn either one of these fantastic paper packs for free during Sale-A-Bration with a qualifying purchase of $50. I love them both equally as much!!! Please remember that Sale-A-Bration goes through March… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, the theme is to let our imaginations go and create something “out of the box.” That happened to coincide with a very special wedding that’s coming up at the end of this month, so I decided to use my imagination to come up with a killer wedding card. If you’re already following along the hop, then you’ve just… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop!!! I’m so glad you could join us! This month’s theme is to combine a stamp set from the January to June Mini Catalog with other supplies from the Annual Catalog. Well … I totally misread that one. Whoops! I did manage to combine supplies from the two catalogs, but I forgot to start with a stamp set from the Mini.… Read More »
It’s Friday and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge including Pool Party, Smoky Slate, and Melon Mambo!!! I decided to break out some new products including the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch. You can save 10% by purchasing these two items together in a bundle! I’m on a mission to make Valentine’s Day cards and noticed that… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, all the designers are creating projects with the following colors: Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, and Early Espresso. If you’re already following the hop, then you just came from Jo Anne’s blog. I always LOVE what she comes up with! Be sure to continue by following the links below. I’ve got to tell you, I really love… Read More »