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… Read More: #TGIFC250 — Color Challenge »
It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, the challenge is to get inspiration from the cover of either the January to June Mini or Sale-A-Bration Catalogs. I chose the Mini, and you can see the card I picked below. I decided to use the same general layout, but to change the stamp set… Read More: #TGIFC248 – Cover Inspiration »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hello Friends!!! I just got back from an amazing weekend in Las Vegas attending Stampin’ Up!’s Onstage Local event, as well as a VIP Pre-Party hosted by the TGIF Challenges Design Team. It was SO much fun, and I have lots of photos to share from both events. It all started with our TGIF pre-party.… Read More: OnStage Las Vegas! »
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 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 »
Happy TGIF!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a Halloween inspiration challenge, and in fact, I took the challenge a step further and used the colors in the photo below as additional inspiration. I created this fun mini pizza box, filled with Halloween treats, for my daughter, who’s in Southern California at college. It features both… Read More: #TGIFC234 — Happy Halloween »
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 »
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 »
It’s TGIF time! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge including Basic Black, Merry Merlot, and Very Vanilla. I have to admit that this color combination stumped me a bit. It really only includes one “color” (Merry Merlot), as the other two are neutrals. In addition, both Basic Black and Merry Merlot are very… Read More: #TGIFC228 Color Challenge »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, the challenge is to use splatter. Oh boy, I love getting messy. How about you? For my project, I pulled out a new bundle I had just recently purchased — the Tasteful Textures Cling stamp set and Tasteful Background Dies. I thought the bold… Read More: #TGIFC226 – Splatter! »
Hello friends, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a sketch challenge that’s clean and simple, and just about perfect for any stamp set! So come join us!!! I used the new Seaside Notions stamp set, paired with a fun background I created previously with Pigment Sprinkles. (Click HERE to see… Read More: #TGIFC224 – Sketch Challenge »
Come to Las Vegas this Fall, and meet the TGIF Designers and stamp with us! It’s going to be a blast, and you’re not going to want to miss it. We are so excited!!! The Onstage VIP Pre-Party Event will be held on Friday, November 15th from 1:00 – 4:00 PM within close proximity (Uber… Read More: TGIF Onstage VIP Pre-Party! »
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: #TGIFC222 Challenges – Let’s Shake It Up! »
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: #TGIFC220 Challenges — Sketch Challenge »
Happy Friday! TGIF Challenges is starting out July with a fun color challenge including three new 2019 In Colors! I am IN LOVE with these new colors. Not only do they look great together, but they coordinate well with Stampin’ Up!’s standard color palette. I decided last minute to make a card for this challenge,… Read More: #TGIFC219 Color Challenge »
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: #TGIFC218 — With Sympathy »