I just learned something exciting about the upcoming August Paper Pumpkin Kit, and I wanted to share it with you. I already posted some previews of the beautiful fall-themed kit and elements in my Newsletter last week. But now, I learned that Stampin’ Up! will be offering an Add-On Bundle that you can purchase separately to extend your crafting options even more!!! Details: The August kit includes 6 gift bags… Read More »
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, buttons, glitter, candy, … you name it. I decided I wanted to do a beach… Read More »
Do you like to color? I was crazy about it when I was a kid, and I don’t think I’ve ever grown out of it. In fact, one of my favorite things to do on the weekend is to sit in my craft room, listening to music and coloring. It’s my happy place. Today, the Stamping Through the Catalog Challenge (#sttcchallenge) is featuring the Over The Moon stamp set. This… Read More »
Have you seen the sneak peek of the upcoming August Paper Pumpkin kit? It looks sooo pretty! I’ll be getting the kit and sharing the projects, as well as some alternative ideas for projects to make with the stamps and supplies provided in the kit, along with a few extras. To receive your kit and play along, be sure to subscribe or re-activate your subscription by August 10th! Paper Pumpkin… Read More »
My demonstrator friends and I just finished compiling a new set of 12 exclusive project tutorials! These tutorials include step-by-step instructions and supply lists to re-create each project. The projects are exclusive, because you won’t find any of them on our blogs or social media. They focus on a variety of current Stampin’ Up! products and skill levels. So, there’s something for everyone. Want to re-create a project and you… Read More »
Welcome to the July Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! I’m Tami Hewlett from Stockton, California, and I’m so glad you dropped by to visit my blog today. This month, we are featuring the Above The Clouds stamp set! You can find this stamp set on page 89 of the 2019 Annual Catalog, and it coordinates with the Hot Air Balloon Punch. (Purchase both in a bundle for 10% off!) To continue… Read More »
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 Sprinkles for backgrounds. So I decided to venture out and use them as a coloring… Read More »
Today, I’m playing with the Royal Peacock stamp set. This stamp set coordinates with a whole suite of GORGEOUS dies, designer papers, and embellishments on pages 24 to 26 of the 2019 Annual Catalog. The Royal Peacock stamps and coordinating Detailed Peacock Dies are so versatile. There are numerous ways to stamp and color them, but if you know me, you know I love to watercolor. So, I have two… Read More »
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, so I didn’t put a lot of thought into it. (Typically, I’m only supposed to… Read More »
Welcome to the July Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are using a beautiful, soft color combination, including Soft Seafoam, Seaside Spray, and Purple Posy! For more inspiration using this color combination, be sure to use the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post to continue through the whole blog hop. This color combination was a little bit of a challenge, because the Purple Posy ink pad and… Read More »
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 to get better at creating an inventory to stash away for a rainy day.) Be… Read More »
Hello Stampers! I thought I’d send out my monthly newsletter a little early, because I have some exciting news and wanted to let you know ASAP! Several past “unorderable” items are now available, or will become available in the next few days. For example, all the Stampin’ Storage products are now available to order. (See list below.) In addition, the Stampin’ Trimmer Cutting Blades (item 126995) will be available to… Read More »
I love discovering new coloring techniques! This weekend, I was playing around with the new Pigment Sprinkles. You can find them on page 179 of the Annual Catalog. They come in a box of six colors, and they are highly concentrated color crystals in powder form. To activate, just add a little water and watch with wonder at what happens! All my examples below, except the bottom, right use one… Read More »
Happy Monday Everyone! Today, we have a very special What Will You Stamp? Challenge featuring the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set! You can find this stamp set, along with the whole coordinating Magnolia Lane Suite, on pages 36 to 39 of the Annual Catalog. I can’t wait to see what the designers come up with using these amazing products!!! I decided to create four gift boxes. The boxes showcase… Read More »
Hello and Happy Friday! Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m sharing my June 2020 desktop calendar page. If you follow my blog, you know that I design these little 4″ x 6″ calendar pages each month for the following year. That way, by the time December rolls around, I have eight sets to give away as Christmas gifts. I love browsing through my favorite current and retired stamps and papers… Read More »
Have you heard about my Free Exclusive Project Tutorials? It’s a perk I offer to my customers and team every month!!! I’m part of a group of demonstrators that get together each month to contribute towards creating a PDF of Exclusive Project Tutorials to reward our customers! All the projects are exclusive, so you won’t find them on our blogs or any social media sites. Plus, they all feature current… Read More »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a fun sketch, so I decided to break out my brand new Above the Clouds stamp set! Wahoo!!! The challenge sketch layout is below. It’s nice and simple, leaving room for interpretation. I decided to change the layout to landscape, size down my banner proportionately, and change the shape of the punch. The Above the Clouds stamp… Read More »
Welcome to the June Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, we are focusing on the new 2019-2021 In Colors!!! I was so excited to see this theme, because I absolutely LOVE the new colors. The more I use them, the more I realize how beautifully they work together. I can’t wait to see all the designers’ gorgeous projects. See the list of links below to continue through the blog hop.… Read More »
It’s time for a new 2020 desktop calendar! Each month, I try to design a page for the following year, give or take a few weeks:) I make eight sets of these cute little 4″ x 6″ calendars and then give them away as Christmas gifts. My May calendar features one of my favorite retired stamp sets — Floral Frames, as well as the coordinating Foliage Frames Dies. I stamped… Read More »
The new Stampin’ Up! Catalog is here! You can begin ordering today at 12:00 MT! There are so many amazing, great products. You are just going to love it! You can download the PDF by clicking on the photo above. Or, I would love to be your demonstrator!!! Place an order of $50 or more and I’ll mail you a free catalog. Stampin’ Up! released some great new videos today… Read More »