Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2019

Hello, and welcome to the Color Fusers Monthly Blog Hop! I’m Tami Hewlett, and I’m so glad you could join us today!!! On the first Monday of each month, a group of my fellow demonstrators and I design projects for this blog hop using a different color combination each time. This month’s colors include Mango Melody, Pineapple Punch, Melon Mambo, and Very Vanilla. That sounds like a recipe for a… Read More »

Last Day For Sale-A-Bration!

Today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration! That means the last day to earn free products with purchases of $50 or $100, the last day to earn extra host rewards, and the last day to earn free products in your Starter Kit when you join Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator. It’s also the last day to order the limited-time coordinating products that are only available during the month of March.… Read More »

Galaxy Birthday Wishes

Yesterday was my nephew’s birthday. He’s a senior at UC Berkeley studying Astrophysics. I had a birthday card all set aside for him, and then I saw all the beautiful “galaxy” cards that the designers at TGIF Challenges created last week, and I was so inspired that I just had to make one. It was just too perfect! There are many ways to make galaxy cards. Go to the post… Read More »

Newsletter

Hello! I’m writing my April newsletter a little early, because there’s some exciting stuff going on at Stampin’ Up! that I wanted to share. Storage by Stampin’ Up! First, Stampin’ Up! announced a new product line called “Storage by Stampin’ Up!” that will be available to order starting April 1, 2019! (All the storage products will also be featured in the 2019–2020 annual catalog. ) Storage by Stampin’ Up! is… Read More »

#WWYS212 — Wonderful Romance

The What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Wonderful Romance stamp set this week! When I initially looked through the Occasions catalog, this whole suite of products was the one that really jumped out at me. You can find it on pages 10 and 11, including the stamps, coordinating papers, die cuts, and embellishments. They are so pretty and feminine … just my style. For my card, I… Read More »

Pop of Petals for Easter

Happy Sunday! I have a quick post today so I can enter the color challenge at the Global Design Project the week. I told myself at the beginning of the year that I was going to try to participate more in these challenges, and this is the first one this year! OK, better late than never, right? (Ugh, too many things to do and too many commitments. Haha!) The challenge… Read More »

#TGIFC204 — Stampin’ Blends

Hello and Happy Friday! This week, TGIF Challenges has a product spotlight featuring Stampin’ Blends Markers! I was so excited to see this challenge, because these alcohol-based markers are one of my very favorite coloring tools. I had a hard time deciding which stamp set to choose for this challenge. (There are so many!!!) In the end, I settled on the Lovely Lattice stamp set. It’s one of my favorite… Read More »

March 2020 Desktop Calendars

Ready for another 2020 desktop calendar page? I’m actually on time for March!!! Wahoo! Each year, I try to design a page each month for the following year, so that by December I have eight completed sets ready to give away as Christmas gifts. When Stampin’ Up! introduced the limited-time Painted Seasons products, I knew I wanted to use them for my calenders. The stamps are DistINKtive, which means they… Read More »

#WWYS211 — Vibrant Vases

This week, the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Vibrant Vases stamp set (see Occasions catalog p. 23.) This stamp set has a lot of great options and is made to coordinate with the Vase Builder Punch from the Annual Catalog. Initially, I forgot to order the coordinating punch and was very disappointed. So learn from my mistake!!! I decided to keep things fairly simple for this… Read More »

#WWYS210 — So Hoppy Together

Happy Monday! This week, the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the So Hoppy Together stamp set. This is a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that you can earn for free with a $50 purchase through March 31, 2019!!! It’s so cute! You are definitely going to want to check out all the designers’ projects this week. For my project, I created a fun box that I gave away as… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Crackle Paint

Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! I’m Tami Hewlett, and I’m so glad you dropped by. This blog hop is really fun, because each month we take a product, such as the Crackle Paint background stamp, and show how to create three versions of the same card, one for beginner crafters, one for casual crafters, and one for avid crafters. That way, no matter what your skill level… Read More »

#TGIFC202 Sketch Challenge

Time for a new sketch from TGIF Challenges! Wahoo!!! For my project this week, I used the Hello Cupcake stamp set and coordinating Call Me Cupcake Framelits Dies to make a birthday card for my boss. You can earn this stamp set for free with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration (which ends March 31, 2019!) The coordinating dies are available to purchase for a limited-time only during this month! I… Read More »

Color Fusers Blog Hop for March 2019

Today is a fun day, because I’m doing two challenges in one! The Color Fusers are having their monthly Blog Hop, focusing on the above three colors. You can navigate through the blog hop for lots of color inspiration by using the buttons at the bottom of this post. In addition, I’ve added a list of all the blog hop designers at the bottom, just in case you get stuck… Read More »

Wahoo! More to Sale-A-Brate!

Third Release Sale-A-Bration Products! Who wants even more free Sale-A-Bration products? During the month of March 2019, you can now earn the following additional products for free when you make a $50 purchase. Several of these items are from the Annual Catalog, so be sure to use the item numbers listed below when ordering. (Click on the photo to download the flyer.) I love that you can now earn the… Read More »

2020 Desktop Calendars

Every year, I create desktop calendars for Christmas presents. My goal is to design one calendar page each month for the following year, so by the end of the year, I have eight sets to hand out to family and friends. Some months seem to slip by WAY too fast (like January), so I’m working on catching up! Today, I’m posting both the January and February 2020 calendar pages. They… Read More »

#WWYS208 — Incredible Like You

The What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Incredible Like You stamp set this week. You can find this set on page 21 of the Occasions catalog, and it’s designed to coordinate with the Incredible Like You Project Kit. (While I did not use the project kit on my card, it’s really gorgeous and worth checking out.) Click on the photo above to check out all the designers’… Read More »

#TGIFC200 On The Wings of Inspiration

It’s TGIF Friday! Our theme this week is “on the wings of inspiration” — bunches of butterflies. How fun is that with all the butterfly themed products in the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogs? Click on the graphic below to see all the designers’ projects this week. I took this challenge very literal!!! Haha! I had this crazy idea to create a kaleidoscope of little, tiny butterflies in the shape of… Read More »

Hello Beautiful Gift Box

Last week was my Stamp Club. We get together once a month to craft using the latest Stampin’ Up! products. Not only do we love spending time together, it’s an opportunity for me to share tips, techniques, and Stampin’ Up! news. (We are looking for new members!!! If interested, please contact me for details.) I always have a drawing for a door prize at these gatherings. It’s fun for the… Read More »

#WWYS206 Amazing Life

The What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Amazing Life stamp set this week. That’s the same stamp we featured yesterday for the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! Talk about a coincidence! But, that’s OK because it just gives me another opportunity to play with this great stamp set! One of my co-workers is having a birthday soon, so I designed this card for her. She loves purple!!! I… Read More »

Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Amazing Life

Thank you for stopping by today, and welcome to the Sunday Stampers Blog Hop! I’m excited to have been asked to join this blog hop each month on the second Sunday. It includes a talented group of demonstrators that focus on a particular Stampin’ Up! product each month. For example, this month we’re focusing on the Amazing Life stamp set. Each participant has the choice of designing either 1) three… Read More »