Does this ever happen to you? You finally get some time to yourself to craft, but you’re too tired to think, let along design? I had one of those day last Saturday. I spent two-thirds of the day cleaning and doing chores. When I finally sat down, my brain was mush after a long work… Read More: April 2019 Paper Pumpkin Kit »
Hello and welcome to the May 2019 Color Fusers Blog Hop! If you are already following along, then you’ve just come from the fabulous Barb Mullikin. If you’re just starting, then be sure to continue on for more color inspiration! All the projects feature the following colors: Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, and Grapefruit Grove.… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2019 »
Hello and Happy Friday! We have a very beautiful color challenge at TGIF Challenges this week, including the following colors: Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, and Pool Party! I love these pretty pastels! My mind immediately went in two directions, a basically pink card with blue accents or a blue card with pink accents. (It reminds… Read More: #TGIFC210 – Color Challenge »
It’s almost May, and that means lots of things happening at Stampin’ Up! Some products are retiring (see my retiring post and download lists HERE) and lots of AMAZING new products are coming out in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog on June 4th! For demonstrators, that means we can start pre-ordering select new products starting May… Read More: May Newsletter »
It’s time for another edition of my 2020 desktop calendars. I try to design one of these 4″ x 6″ calendars each month for the following year, so I have eight sets to hand out to friends and family as gifts at Christmastime. Making these calendars is a great way to showcase my favorite products… Read More: April 2020 Desktop Calendars »
Hope you had a Happy Easter! Today, I thought I’d share some quick treat boxes I made for family and friends. I got the idea of creating these boxes using the Envelope Punch Board from Artisan Designer Sylwia Schreck. I love the Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper, and the colors are so perfect for Easter!… Read More: Sweet Easter Treats! »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, we are challenging you to use paper piercing. Paper piercing is a great way to add interest to your projects. It’s usually quite subtle, because it’s tone on tone. But it also adds a great wow factor. There are many ways to use paper… Read More: #TGIFC208 – Paper Piercing »
Stampin’ Up! has released the retiring lists of products from the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog and Occasions Catalog. These products are available to purchase at my online store until June 3, or while supplies last. If there are items you really want, I highly encourage purchasing them as soon as possible. You can download PDF versions… Read More: Retiring Lists »
Happy Monday! It’s April 15th!!!! Wahoo! That’s cause for celebration in my family, because it means tax season is over, and we can finally see my husband again! Yay!!! This week the What Will You Stamp? Challenge Blog is featuring the Flourishing Phrases stamp set from the Annual Catalog (p. 18). This stamp set coordinates… Read More: #WWYS215 — Flourishing Phrases »
Hello, and welcome to another Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! I’m so glad you could join us. My name is Tami Hewlett, and I’m an independent Stampin’ Up! demonstrator from the Central Valley in California. On the second Sunday of each month, I get together with some of my fellow demonstrators from around the world to… Read More: Stamping Sunday Blog Hop – Flowering Desert »
My husband recently asked me to design some thank you cards for veterans. He has been working on an amazing service project for sometime, and he needed some cards to go along with it. The only requirement for the card was that it include a flag, which will make more sense when I explain the… Read More: Thank You For Your Service »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges. The colors include Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay, and Granny Apple Green. I can’t wait to see what all the designers create with this beautiful combo!!! I decided to use the Beach Happy stamp set for my card. I’m a big fan of palm… Read More: #TGIFC206 – Color Challenge »
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… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2019 »
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… Read More: Last Day For Sale-A-Bration! »
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… Read More: Galaxy Birthday Wishes »
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… Read More: Newsletter »
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… Read More: #WWYS212 — Wonderful Romance »
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… Read More: Pop of Petals for Easter »
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… Read More: #TGIFC204 — Stampin’ Blends »
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… Read More: March 2020 Desktop Calendars »