Happy Monday and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2020! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of blues and greens, my personal fav! I designed a card using several new products from the Ornate Garden Suite! This suite is part of the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog coming out in June, but Stampin’ Up! has made these products available to order right now, so you can… Read More »
Hello and Happy April! It’s Friday, and you know what that means! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we have a Rainbow Color Challenge. How fun is that? I LOVE challenges, because they often make me think of something entirely different from my normal routine. It’s so easy to get in a creative rut. I NEVER would have thought of this card without this challenge. But, I’m… Read More »
Today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration! That means it’s the last day to earn free products with qualifying purchases of $50 or more. To see which Sale-A-Bration products are still available to earn, the best source is my online store. (Click on the Sale-A-Bration catagory under Home.) A little lower, you can also see the Coordination Product Release, which includes several die cut sets that coordinate with Sale-A-Bration stamps.… Read More »
Great news!!! Stampin’ Up! just announced a Third Release of Sale-A-Bration products that you can earn for free with qualifying purchases of $50 or more. Click HERE to download the Third Release flyer or go to the Catalogs Tab at Swimming In Stamps to download all three Sale-A-Bration Catalogs. Products are available to earn from now until March 31, 2020 while supplies last. (Check my online store for current availability.)… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week at TGIF Challenges, we have an inspiration challenge including the whole Best Dressed Suite! I have to be honest, this suite didn’t originally appealed to me much. But then, I bought a couple items when I saw this challenge was coming up, and the more I used them, the more I fell in love. Now, I’m completely crazy about the whole suite! Those little purse dies… Read More »
Hello Friends! Hope you’re doing well and staying healthy. Wow, what a crazy time, right? I’m simply trying to keep abreast of the rapidly changing news, laying low as much as possible, and trying to keep a positive outlook. This weekend, I got a little time to craft. Life goes on, and I think now more than ever, it’s important to focus on the bright side of life. I’ve had… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. This month’s hop is SO EXCITING, because it features my absolute FAVORITE suite of products — the Tropical Oasis Suite. When I first saw the January to June Mini Catalog, that entire suite was the first item on my order! I love everything about this suite, because I’m a So Cal girl at heart who loves… Read More »
Happy Friday! We have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges this week including Lovely Lipstick, Basic Black, and Old Olive. When I saw this combo, I immediately thought of flowers and coloring. So, I decided to get a jump on Mother’s Day:) I thought it would be fun to use the Dressed To Impress stamps and All Dressed Up Dies for this challenge. (Purchase in a bundle to save… Read More »
Welcome to the March Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are thinking of Spring and have a nice, Earthy color combination including Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Soft Suede. When I first saw these colors, I immediately thought of the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set and coordinating Garden Gateway Dies. (Purchase in a bundle for 10% off!) The pale greens and soft neutrals seemed perfect to design… Read More »
Hello! It’s Friday and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, the challenge is to use either the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP) or the Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP). You can earn either one of these fantastic paper packs for free during Sale-A-Bration with a qualifying purchase of $50. I love them both equally as much!!! Please remember that Sale-A-Bration goes through March… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, the theme is to let our imaginations go and create something “out of the box.” That happened to coincide with a very special wedding that’s coming up at the end of this month, so I decided to use my imagination to come up with a killer wedding card. If you’re already following along the hop, then you’ve just… Read More »
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope your day is filled with love! One of my favorite things to do is create Valentine’s Day treats. It’s a perfect way to share some love and chocolate! This year, I filled some Clear Tiny Treat Boxes and decorated them with coordinating colors. I have three versions of the same basic design. The first version uses a color combination of Real Red and Gold. I embossed… Read More »
It’s already time to start creating my 2021 Desktop Calendars!!! Each month, I try to design a calendar page for the following year. That way, by the time Christmas comes along, I have eight sets to give away as gifts. Today, I’m playing a little catch-up and posting ideas for both the January and February 2021 calendar pages. My January calendars feature the Mountain Air stamp set and the February… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop!!! I’m so glad you could join us! This month’s theme is to combine a stamp set from the January to June Mini Catalog with other supplies from the Annual Catalog. Well … I totally misread that one. Whoops! I did manage to combine supplies from the two catalogs, but I forgot to start with a stamp set from the Mini.… Read More »
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 in a bundle! I’m on a mission to make Valentine’s Day cards and noticed that… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, all the designers are creating projects with the following colors: Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, and Early Espresso. If you’re already following the hop, then you just came from Jo Anne’s blog. I always LOVE what she comes up with! Be sure to continue by following the links below. I’ve got to tell you, I really love… Read More »
Hi Friends! Can you believe it’s almost February? January has gone by way too quick! I hope you’ve been enjoying Sale-A-Bration as much as me. This is my favorite time of year, when you can earn FREE products from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog every time you make a qualifying purchase of at least $50. Check out the Catalogs tab of my blog to download PDFs of the Sale-A-Bration Catalog, as well… Read More »
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 and colors. I used the Timeless Tropical stamp set and coordinating In The Tropics Dies.… Read More »
Hello, and welcome to the January Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, our theme is love and friendship. With February right around the corner, that’s just perfect! You may have just come from Cindy Elam’s blog. She’s so creative! Be sure to continue on by clicking the button at the bottom of this post for more loving inspiration. xxxooo For my projects, I decided to use Pigment Sprinkles! I ADORE… Read More »
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 a qualifying order of $50 or more from now until March 31, 2020! During this… Read More »