Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May! This month, we have a beautiful color combination that includes Poppy Parade, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party and Bumblebee. These colors immediately made me think of lovely, bright Spring flowers!!! I decided to create a Mother’s Day card for my Mother-In-Law using the In Bloom Bundle. This is one of those bundles that has grown on me the more I’ve used it.… Read More »
Have you considered joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator? May is the perfect time because new team members get an extra $30 in their customizable Starter Kits. From May 4 to 31, 2021, new team members can get $125 USD $155 USD worth of products for only $99 USD PLUS free business supplies PLUS free shipping on your Starter Kit PLUS all the fun being a part of Stampin’ Up! In… Read More »
Hey Friends, it’s Friday and that means TGIF Challenge day! This time, we have a “Designer’s Choice” challenge, brought to you by the fabulous Charlet Mallet. She is such a talented artist! I had the pleasure of meeting her in Orlando at the Stampin’ Up! Convention a couple years ago, and she’s just the nicest person! Charlet’s choice is “Oh My Ombre’.” I love creating ombre’ backgrounds, but you could… Read More »
Hello! Today, I’m sharing a card I made with the new Etched In Nature stamp set which is featured in the 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. I created this card for a virtual swap during a recent demonstrator OnTour Event. We all got the same stamp set and had the opportunity to share our swaps with each other. This stamp set has some really pretty images with fine detail that reminded me… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog! I’m Tami Hewlett from the Artisan Design Team and today, I have my first official Tip & Technique post. Stampin’ Up! shared this project on its Facebook Page today, so this is super exciting! I chose to share one of my favorite techniques, which is “watercolor stamping.” I use this technique a lot on my projects and in my classes, so it seemed like… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is Flower Garden. The weather is starting to get warmer and flowers are blooming everywhere. At least they are in California, where I live. I’m so ready for the heat and Summer. In fact, I think my pool is ready for the first swim of the season!!! Yippee! If you’re already following the blog hop, that means… Read More »
Hello and welcome! I’m Tami Hewlett from the United States and today, I’m sharing my April Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Kangaroo & Company Bundle and Playing With Patterns 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper! These projects were shared by Stampin’ Up! on its Corporate Facebook page yesterday in the Artisan Design Team Showcase. Click over to that sight for loads of inspiration! The Kangaroo & Company Bundle includes… Read More »
It’s Friday and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is “Very Vintage.” That’s right up my alley, because I adore the vintage look. In fact, it was a great excuse to use two of my favorite stamp sets: Positive Thoughts and Very Versailles. Both coordinate beautifully together. It’s funny how a card evolves. My original vision was nothing like the way it turned out.… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is “Last Dance,” which means we are focusing on retiring products. If you’re already following along, then you just came from Vicki Boucher’s blog. Be sure to continue on by clicking the link at the bottom of this post. In a little over three weeks, the new 2021-2022 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog will be going… Read More »
Hello and Happy Friday! Today, I have some fun projects to share with you using the March Paper Pumpkin Kit called Here’s To You. I love mountains and nature, so this kit really called to me. Plus, it included a free stencil set! Here’s a photo of the contents of the kit: And here’s the stamp set that was provided in the kit. It also included a Calypso Coral Stampin’… Read More »
Welcome to the April Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a color combination of Seaside Spray, Old Olive, and Real Red. I absolutely ADORE Seaside Spray, but I have to admit that I usually only use Old Olive and Real Red together around Christmastime, so that threw me for a loop. Then, a lightbulb went on, and I thought STRAWBERRIES!!! Weather you just started here or arrived from… Read More »
The new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog is coming soon! Customers can start ordering on May 4, 2021! I can only share the cover right now, but you can tell that it includes some absolutely GORGEOUS new products. Of course, each year Stampin’ Up! also adds five trendy new “In Colors” to enhance its amazing color palette. That means five new colors of ink pads, papers, markers, ribbons, and Stampin’ Blends, and… Read More »
Happy Good Friday! Since Easter is this weekend, I used this week’s TGIF Color Challenge to design a special treat box for my daughter. (I also made a masculine version for my son using different colors. See below.) This week’s colors include Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party. They screamed girly, girl Easter to me:) For my treat box, I decorated a Mini Paper Pumpkin Box using the Arrange… Read More »
The new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog is coming on May 4, 2021! That’s super exciting news, because if you’re like me, there’s nothing like new products to inspire your creativity. However, that also means that some of the products from the existing 2020-2021 Annual Catalog will soon be retiring. The good news is that many of those are now on sale! For a list of the Retiring Products from the 2020-2021… Read More »
Hi Friends! If you’ve followed my blog for long, you know that each year I work on designing desktop calendars for the following year. I try to work a year ahead, so that by the time Christmas comes along, I have eight complete sets to give to friends and family as gifts. Well, we are now practically three months into 2021, and this is my first post for the 2022… Read More »
Hello and welcome! Today, I’m sharing my March Artisan Design Team projects using the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick Bundles! These bundles are SO FUN and include a huge variety of coordinating elements that are sure to spark your creativity. I had a blast playing with them. To see the entire March Artisan Design Team Showcase, see yesterday’s post on the Stampin’ Up! FaceBook page! Have a Happy Day!… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for March! This month, our theme is “Celebrate.” Wahoo, I love to celebrate! This theme works perfectly for me, because March is a HUGE birthday month!!!. My family, friends and co-workers have more birthdays this month than any other one, and they are all super important people that deserve extra special cards. Whether you’re already hopping and just came from Cindy Elam’s Blog… Read More »
Happy Friday! Time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge based on the photo below. For these types of challenges, you can use take inspiration from anything in the photo, including the images and/or colors. I decided to take inspiration from the watercolor wash background and general layout. My nephew is having a birthday this month, so I thought I’d try to turn this challenge… Read More »
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for March! I’m so glad you stopped by. Our theme this month is “Easter Parade,” which is perfect because Easter is right around the corner on April 4th! What’s more Easter-like that sweet little lambs, bunnies, and chicks? I decided to use the Springtime Joy Cling Stamp Set for my projects. It’s absolutely adorable! For this blog hop, the designers have… Read More »