Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June 2023. This month’s color combination of Bubble Bath, Pretty Peacock and Pool Party is so cool!!! I never would have thought of this one on my own, and I wasn’t even sure I was going to like it. But I think that’s why I ended up… Read More »
Yippee! Select Designer Series Papers are going to be 15% off for the entire month of June!!! Get ready to stock up and save! The sale starts tomorrow!!! PROMOTION DETAILS SALES PERIOD: 1–30 JUNE Download the DSP Sale Flyer HERE. Starter Kit Deal in June! June is a fabulous time to join Stampin’ Up! New… Read More »
It has been a busy month! My family was recently in Southern California to watch my son’s graduation, and we finally got the opportunity to meet my daugther-in-law’s mom and family! Sam and Josie just got married last November, but due to various circumstances, the parents kept missing each other. The kids’ wedding was small… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge is “What would you do … with a Navy Blue background?” Fun, right? Personally, I LOVE navy blue’ it’s one of my very favorite colors. Also, the new Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper (DSP) has several beautiful prints with Night of Navy backgrounds, so this challenge was easy!!! I… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the May Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is new beginnings. This is perfect for a couple reasons. First, our whole blog hop is getting a make-over! We have a new logo and more members; in fact, we’ve combined two previous Stamping Sunday groups into one. Our new schedule… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge! I love sketch challenges, because they encourage me to try new layouts!!! For this one, I focused the majority of the card the Countryside Corners Bundle and Countryside Inn Designer Series Paper. I love all the blue tones in this suite and knew they would be perfect for… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we are having a Color Celebration Challenge. The designers are picking color combinations to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s Color Refresh. My project features the Timeless Arrangements Bundle with a color combination of Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss, and Wild Wheat. To see all the designers’ projects this month, keep an eye… Read More »
I have a new online class coming on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT* featuring the Cheerful Daisies Bundle! This bundle is so fun!!! It’s perfect for layering and coloring techniques. I’m focusing two projects on watercoloring and two projects on Stampin’ Blends Markers. You’ll learn four different ways to use the stamps… Read More »
The new Annual Catalog is here!!! It’s so exciting! You can start ordering today! Enjoy these fantastic videos showing the new suite collections: Watch for an announcement later today on my new online class featuring the Cheerful Daisies Bundle! Introducing the May Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit features outdoors-themed cards featuring the new 2023–2025 In… Read More »
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… 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… Read More »
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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… 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… 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… Read More »
Welcome to the April Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “From Little Seeds” including projects that focus on Spring or Fall depending on where you live in the world. I took the opportunity to use my March Paper Pumpkin Kit, “10 Years of Growth,” to create some alternate projects. Paper Pumpkin is… Read More »
Happy Good Friday! Last weekend, I used my Easter Bunny stamp set to create a bunch of fun treats for family members. This stamp set is so cute and it’s carrying over to the next Annual Catalog! It’s also super fun to color with Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I thought I’d share all my projects… Read More »
Exciting things are happening at Stampin’ Up! The 2023-2024 Annual Catalog will be going live May 2, 2023!!! In anticipation, demonstrators got a chance to preview the catalog and pre-order select items so we could start planning, and creating projects and classes. (If you want to join in on the fun, contact me and learn… 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… 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.… Read More »