Welcome to the May Color Fusers Blog Hop. This month, we are celebrating the new 2023-2025 In Colors! These five colors will be available for the next two years, and they are designed to complement Stampin’ Up!’s 40 Core Colors to keep the entire color palette fresh and on trend. For my project, I decided to focus on two of the In Colors — Moody Mauve and Pebbled Path. They… Read More »
This week’s TGIF Challenge was inspired by the picture below. While it didn’t necessarily need to be a baby card, for the first time in a VERY long time, I actually had a reason to make one! My nephew and his wife are expecting!!! It’s all very exciting, because they are the first of their generation in our family to have a baby. I wanted to choose colors that the… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are using the sketch below. I particularly love the rainbow background, which inspired me to create an underwater “rainbow” of blues and greens. This card features the Beauty of the Deep Bundle (#161237) from the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalog available to purchase on May 2, 2023. It was a must have for me being an ocean and water-lover. I paired it with… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we are designing projects with characters, including animals, people, and basically anything with a face. I didn’t really have a lot of choices. My stash doesn’t typically include cutesy stamp sets with characters. But then I remembered the Taco Fiesta stamp set! It includes little face stamps!!! To see all the designers’ character projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages during April.… Read More »
Recently, I was browsing through my stash of retired stamp sets and I came across the Sip, Sip Hooray stamp set. I realized it was PERFECT for my daughter’s big 25th birthday this year. (I had already made her a “rainbow cats” card, but she loves my cards, so I decided to make another.) Since this birthday is a big milestone, my daughter decided to rent a BRB in Temecula… Read More »
Can you believe it’s already April? It’s time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop, and this month, we have a bright, beautiful color palette that reminds me of Spring. I’m sooo ready for warmer weather. I know most of you probably think I don’t have a leg to stand on living in California, but it’s been too cold for too long! Thinking of Spring and warmer weather, I decided… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! Our theme for this week’s TGIF Challenge is “Use Your Scraps.” This theme raises a big question, do you keep your scraps? I know stampers who keep every single scrap, no matter how small and others who don’t keep any. I tend to fall in the middle. I keep larger scraps, especially basics. For colored cardstocks, I only keep larger scraps because I don’t like the mess. And… Read More »
I have a fun card to share today featuring the Taco Fiesta stamp set. This stamp set is ADORABLE and includes all sorts of fun elements, including cute faces. I had a blast playing with the different images and designing this card for my nephew’s birthday. I stamped the images with Memento Ink on Basic White Cardstock and colored them with Stampin’ Blends Markers. (See colors in the product list… Read More »
Our theme for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday is birthdays, which is perfect, because my family has lots of special birthdays in March. To create my card, I used some of my favorite products, including the True Beauty Bundle and coordinating Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper (DSP.) To see all the designers’ birthday projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages in March. We’d also love to see… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have a theme of “Magical.” When I saw the prompt photo below, it brought back memories of my daughter when she was little and loved unicorns. She even dressed up like a unicorn one Halloween. Needless to say, she’s grown up now. In fact, she’ll be turning the big 25 soon! All these thoughts prompted me to design a fanciful, and magical,… Read More »
Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Cracking Good Times” (fun and Easter rolled into one.) For my projects, I used some new Online Exclusive products! Have you heard of them? It’s a new thing from Stampin’ Up! starting this month; unique products offered online only. I don’t know about you, but I love new things!!! To see all the fun goodies, go to… Read More »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are focusing on Sale-A-Bration products. There are so many great ones to choose from! You can earn free products through the end of February when you make qualifying purchases or host a qualifying workshop. (There’s also great deals for joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator.) To see the SAB Catalog, as well as the More To Sale-A-Brate products you can pick, click… Read More »
Welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Nurture or Nature.” It’s a broad theme that allows our global designers lots of options to celebrate people who nurture, local holidays (including Valentine’s and Mother’s Day), or the beauty of nature. I decided to combine all those ideas and create Valentine’s Day cards for two people who love (and nuture) me the the most using Greatest… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, all the designers are creating projects using the sketch pictured below. It has lots of layers and geometric shapes. When I first saw it, I immediately thought of the Desert Details Bundle from the JA Mini Catalog. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the month. We’d also love to see your projects! Be sure to… Read More »
Welcome to the February 2023 Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a sweet color combination of Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya, and Balmy Blue. I think Calypso Coral and Pale Papaya were made for each other, they go together so beautifully. And of course, Balmy Blue is gorgeous on any project. Whether you just started here or are already following the blog hop, be sure to continue on for… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. We always start off the month with a color challenge, so our February combo includes Tahitian Tide, Smoky Slate, and Gorgeous Grape. I say any combo that includes Tahitian Tide is a winner in my book! It’s my absolute favorite!!! I have a bunch of new stamp sets from the JA Mini Catalog sitting on my shelf, so I decided to try out the… Read More »
Welcome to the January Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is love, which is perfect considering Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Did you know that Valentine’s Day the second most popular holiday for card making, right behind Christmas? I think that’s wonderful, because I love spreading love and happiness. For my cards, I used products from the Awash In Beauty Suite Collection from pages 66-67 of the Annual… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have a very interesting color combination, not exactly one I would have picked myself. But, I ended up loving my card. After looking through my stash, I realized that all the colors were included in the Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper! Perfect!!! This paper was part of an early-release from Stampin’ Up! that coordinates with the new Framed Florets Bundle from… Read More »
Happy New Year!!! Welcome to the first Color Fusers Blog Hop of 2023. Our color combination this month includes Fresh Freesia, Rich Razzleberry, and Granny Apple Green. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try out the new Beautifully Happy Photopoymer Stamp Set, which is a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that you can earn for FREE with a qualifying purchase of $100 or more starting January 5, 2023. This… Read More »
As the Artisan Design Team wraps up their assignments for 2022, the entire team is looking back to reflect on an amazing year and picking our favorite projects. I’m so incredibly grateful to Stampin’ Up! for the opportunity to serve on the Artisan Design Team these past two years. It has been the experience of a lifetime and I have cherished every moment, especially all the amazing crafty friends I’ve… Read More »