It’s Friday, and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, the challenge is to make a shaker card!!! How fun is that? I love shaker cards, and I’m so excited to see what all the designers come up with! Shaker cards can include all sorts of fun elements, such as sequins, trinkets,… Read More »
Do you like to color? I was crazy about it when I was a kid, and I don’t think I’ve ever grown out of it. In fact, one of my favorite things to do on the weekend is to sit in my craft room, listening to music and coloring. It’s my happy place. Today, the… Read More »
Welcome to the July Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! I’m Tami Hewlett from Stockton, California, and I’m so glad you dropped by to visit my blog today. This month, we are featuring the Above The Clouds stamp set! You can find this stamp set on page 89 of the 2019 Annual Catalog, and it coordinates with… Read More »
Happy TGIF Friends! This week, the TGIF Challenge Blog has a great sketch that’s perfect for layering and florals!!! I’m still obsessed with Pigment Sprinkles. They are so bright and beautiful. I particularly love how one color of sprinkles turns into multiple coordinating colors when mixed with water. Until now, I had only used Pigment… Read More »
Today, I’m playing with the Royal Peacock stamp set. This stamp set coordinates with a whole suite of GORGEOUS dies, designer papers, and embellishments on pages 24 to 26 of the 2019 Annual Catalog. The Royal Peacock stamps and coordinating Detailed Peacock Dies are so versatile. There are numerous ways to stamp and color them,… Read More »
Welcome to the July Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are using a beautiful, soft color combination, including Soft Seafoam, Seaside Spray, and Purple Posy! For more inspiration using this color combination, be sure to use the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post to continue through the whole blog hop. This color… Read More »
Hello! It’s Friday, so that means a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our focus is on a type of card we all need — sympathy cards. I don’t know about you, but I tend to make lots of happy occasion cards and forget about the ones like this that come up suddenly. I seriously NEED… Read More »
I love discovering new coloring techniques! This weekend, I was playing around with the new Pigment Sprinkles. You can find them on page 179 of the Annual Catalog. They come in a box of six colors, and they are highly concentrated color crystals in powder form. To activate, just add a little water and watch… Read More »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a fun sketch, so I decided to break out my brand new Above the Clouds stamp set! Wahoo!!! The challenge sketch layout is below. It’s nice and simple, leaving room for interpretation. I decided to change the layout to landscape, size down… Read More »
Welcome to the June Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, we are focusing on the new 2019-2021 In Colors!!! I was so excited to see this theme, because I absolutely LOVE the new colors. The more I use them, the more I realize how beautifully they work together. I can’t wait to see all the… Read More »
Welcome to the June Color Fusers Blog Hop! Each month, we have this blog hop with a different color combination. It’s so fun to see what all the designers come up with using the same colors!!! So be sure to follow along. You can see a list of all the blog hop participants at the… Read More »
Good Morning and welcome to a new What Will You Stamp? Challenge! This week, we are featuring the Tropical Chic stamp set. This is definitely one of my favorites, and what’s better is that it will be carrying over to the new catalog tomorrow! Yay!!! If you would like to purchase this beautiful stamp set… Read More »
Are you excited about the new In Colors? They are one of my favorite things about a new Annual Catalog. I mean, who doesn’t love to play with new, beautiful colors? Each year, Stampin’ Up! introduces five new, trendy colors that will only available to order for two years. They coordinate with all the longstanding… Read More »
Happy Memorial Day! This week the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Timeless Textures stamp set. This is a great stamp set for creating unique backgrounds and textures. It will be retiring in a few days on June 3rd, so I was excited to have another opportunity to play with it! For… Read More »
Hello and Happy Mother’s Day!!! Best wishes to all the lovely moms out there. Hope you have a wonderful day!!! Today is also the May Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, the designers are featuring our Retiring Favorites! It’s a bittersweet time of the year, because we’re excited about new products coming out in the… Read More »
Does this ever happen to you? You finally get some time to yourself to craft, but you’re too tired to think, let along design? I had one of those day last Saturday. I spent two-thirds of the day cleaning and doing chores. When I finally sat down, my brain was mush after a long work… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the May 2019 Color Fusers Blog Hop! If you are already following along, then you’ve just come from the fabulous Barb Mullikin. If you’re just starting, then be sure to continue on for more color inspiration! All the projects feature the following colors: Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, and Grapefruit Grove.… Read More »
Hello and Happy Friday! We have a very beautiful color challenge at TGIF Challenges this week, including the following colors: Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, and Pool Party! I love these pretty pastels! My mind immediately went in two directions, a basically pink card with blue accents or a blue card with pink accents. (It reminds… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we are challenging you to use paper piercing. Paper piercing is a great way to add interest to your projects. It’s usually quite subtle, because it’s tone on tone. But it also adds a great wow factor. There are many ways to use paper… Read More »
Happy Monday! It’s April 15th!!!! Wahoo! That’s cause for celebration in my family, because it means tax season is over, and we can finally see my husband again! Yay!!! This week the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Flourishing Phrases stamp set from the Annual Catalog (p. 18). This stamp set coordinates… Read More »