Welcome to the January Stamping Sunday Blog Hop and Happy New Year! I’m Tami Hewlett from California. The Stamping Sunday designers are starting the year out with a bang, by showcasing our favorite Sale-A-Bration products! This is Stampin’ Up!’s biggest sale of the year, when you can earn FREE Sale-A-Bration products every time you place… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Favorite Sale-A-Bration »
Hello Stamping Friends! This week at TGIF Challenges, we have a new sketch challenge. I LOVE sketch challenges, because they inspire me to think outside the box. I decided to break open my new Tropical Oasis Suite of products!!! It’s about time:) I absolutely fell in LOVE with everything about this suite when I first… Read More: #TGIFC246 – Sketch Challenge »
The TGIF Challenge this week is a product spotlight focusing on Fancy Foil! Stampin’ Up! carries several colors of metallic foil sheets, which are very reasonably priced at only $5.00 for a pack of two 12″ x 12″ sheets. In addition, you can purchase the beautiful Noble Peacock Foil Sheets pack (149495) for $10.00, which… Read More: #TGIFC244 — Fancy Foil »
Merry Christmas To You All! I hope you’re spending a wonderful day with family. This year, we are home with my husband’s family. My daughter is here with us (which I cherish every moment!) My son is with his girlfriend’s family, and my mom and sisters are at their respective homes with their families and… Read More: Christmas Wishes! »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for December! You may have just come from the blog of our fabulous leader, Wendy Weixler. I’m sure you enjoyed her amazing creativity. Be sure to continue on through the blog hop using the button at the bottom of this post. This month, we are showcasing… Read More: Control Freaks — Technique Junkies »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, the design team is focusing on our Holiday Favorites. Favorites??? Oh my gosh, it’s so hard to choose … there are so many! However, when I look back at all my holiday projects, one suite really stands out … the Peaceful Boughs Cling Stamp Set and… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Holiday Favorite »
Happy Friday! Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge!!! When I first saw this sketch, I was drawn to the pretty filigree in the background. In fact, the whole sketch looked very elegant to me, so I decided to stick with that theme and create an entire card just using white and gold. I used… Read More: #TGIFC242 – Sketch Challenge »
Welcome to the December Color Fusers Blog Hop! You may have just come from the talented Bonnie O’Neill. Be sure to continue on using the links at the bottom of this post. This month, we have a “frosty” color combination that includes Silver, Seaside Spray, and Blueberry Bushel. These cool colors are perfect for holiday… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop for December 2019 »
Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! Hope you enjoyed a great celebration yesterday with friends and family and are recovering from too much turkey and pumpkin pie. It’s Black Friday here in the states. I’m not much of a shopper … honestly, I’d rather shop online and stay in my craft room away from all the crowds. Ha!… Read More: #TGIFC240 – Autumn Leaves »
I have something fun to share today! It’s a preview of one of the new stamp sets from the upcoming Mini Catalog (products available to purchase January 3 to June 2, 2020!!!) I won this stamp set indirectly through prize patrol. The actual winner, Kimberly Morris, received two stamp sets and was instructed to pick… Read More: Sneak Peek – New Breathtaking Bouquet »
Hi Friends! Today, I’m sharing a baby card that I made for a sweet family member. In fact, she was the flower girl in my wedding 29 years ago!!! She and her husband just recently had their second son, so I wanted to make a special card to celebrate. I don’t make a lot of… Read More: Baby Card – Case the Catalog »
Hello Stampers and TGIF!!! Today, a bunch of the designers from the TGIF Challenges Blog Design Team are in Las Vegas hosting our big VIP Pre-Party Event! (Tomorrow is Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage Event.) I’m so excited to see these wonderful ladies in person, as well as to meet many of my demonstrator friends from all… Read More: #TGIFC238 – So Grateful »
Hello, and welcome to the November Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin! I’m Tami Hewlett from Central California, and I’m so glad you stopped by today. This month, the theme of the blog hop is the Brightly Gleaming Suite of products starting on page 30 of the Holiday Catalog. I decided to focus… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Brightly Gleaming Suite »
Welcome to the November Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have an absolutely gorgeous color combination of Copper, Pretty Peacock, and Cherry Cobbler! I am currently obsessed with Pretty Peacock. I think it’s one of my all-time favorite Stampin’ Up! colors. For my card, I used a couple holiday products from the Annual Catalog,… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop for November 2019 »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge that includes Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, and Calypso Coral. It just so happens that my 29th wedding anniversary is coming up in a few days! We were married at the little chapel in Yosemite Valley, and one of the things… Read More: #TGIFC236 – Color Challenge »
Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! I’m Tami Hewlett, an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from California, USA, and I’m so happy you could drop by. This month, the blog hop is focusing on a cool new product — Snowfall Accents Puff Paint!!! You can find it on page 19 of the Holiday Catalog.… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Snowfall Accents Puff Paint »
Hello and Happy Friday! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge with a combination perfect for Fall! It includes Pretty Peacock, Grapefruit Grove, and Crumb Cake. At first, I wasn’t so sure I was going to like this combination, but once I started playing with it, I was hooked! If you think about it,… Read More: #TGIFC232 — Color Challenge »
One of my favorite suites in the Holiday Catalog is Feels Like Frost on pages 40 to 42. I seriously love everything about this suite, especially the gorgeous Frosted Frames Dies and Feels Like Frost 6″ x 6″ Specialty Designer Series Paper. The beautiful, photographic images are so inspirational! Creating with these products makes designing… Read More: Feels Like Frost »
It’s Friday and that means a new TGIF Challenge! The product challenge for this week focuses on either the Mosaic Mood or Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. You can find both of these gorgeous paper packs on pages 166 and 167 of the Annual Catalog. I hope you can join us for this week’s challenge.… Read More: #TGIFC230 — Perennial Essence »
Our son turned 25 yesterday!!! No way … a quarter century? It’s crazy how quickly the years go by! I’m super proud of the young man he has become, but I can’t help missing that sweet little boy too… My sister took this precious photo during a vacation in Maui just after Samuel had turned… Read More: Party ‘Til The Cows Come Home! »