Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June 2024. June is always a fun month, because it’s when we feature the new In Colors!!! The 2024-2026 In Colors are so bright and beautiful; I absolutely love them! I ended up pairing four of the new In Colors with the Country Flowers Bundle… Read More »
Happy Friday! We have a new inspiration challenge at TGIF Challenges this week using the photo below. Since I’ve been creating a lot of flower cards lately, I decided to switch things up and use the basic layout of the sketch below, but with leaves. My card features the Leaf Collection Background Stamp as well… Read More »
Yippee! Stampin’ Up! is having free shipping tomorrow on all orders of $75.00 USD or more!!! The free shipping offer is for 24 hours only; therefore, to qualify you must open and close your order on May 21, 2024 (Mountain Time.) Ordering DeadlinesPhone: 21 May 2024 at 6:59 p.m. (MT)Online: 21 May 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (MT)… Read More »
Welcome to the May Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Something Old, Something New.” We can interpret that to mean old and new products or even a wedding-themed project. So this should be fun! I decided to mix old and new products, because I have so many fun, new things to play… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is CASE a Fancy Friend! CASE means Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, pick a project you really admire, copy certain elements that inspire you, and add your own twist or style to make it different. We have this challenge once a year and I… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day!!! I’m posting this a little late, because I didn’t want my Mom to see it before she opened the actual card. I made it for this week’s TGIF Sketch Challenge below, featuring the new Flowers of Beauty Bundle. It’s a gorgeous bundle that you’re going to love! Isn’t this sketch darling? I… Read More »
Welcome to the May Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Pebbled Path, Bubble Bath, and Moody Mauve. All these colors are on the cool side of the color wheel, which I confess is the opposite of the warm colors I typically gravitate towards. But that’s the beauty of challenges! They push… Read More »
Today is the day! It’s so exciting! The new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog is live! You can start ordering now. I know you’re going to enjoy perusing through each page. Here are few videos that might help navigate the new catalog and highlight some of the fantastic new projects. New Kits Collection A new month means… Read More »
It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! Our theme this week is “projects with pockets.” Pockets are fun, and you can use them to add interactive elements, such as removable tags, hidden messages, and even surprises. For my project, I used the new Spotlight On Nature Bundle from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog going… Read More »
Welcome to the April Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is Technique Triumphs. I love techniques, so it was actually hard to pick just one! You know I love watercoloring, so I thought I’d focus on some non-traditional ways to add watercoloring to your projects. My card features the Paper Florist and Gorgeously… Read More »
I have a new online class featuring the Simply Zinnia Bundle. The class will be held via Zoom on Friday, May 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM PDT. This bundle is an Online Exclusive and I absolutely love it! The floral images and dies are perfect for Stampin’ Blends coloring techniques. I’ve also thrown in some… Read More »
The new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog is coming soon! It will be going live on May 1, 2024. To me, one of the most exciting things about a new Annual Catalog are the new In Colors! Each year, Stampin’ Up! adds five new, trendy colors to its color pallette to enhance the core colors and stay… Read More »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge. I love our sketch this week! It’s so different because all the focus is on the lower portion of the card, and it really inspired me. I decided to use the new Seaside Wishes Bundle from the upcoming 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. This bundle immediately caught… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we are focusing on techniques! One of my favorite stamping techniques is “watercolor stamping.” I love the look of watercoloring in general, and this technique makes it super easy! It’s a great way to create a “wow” card without a lot of effort. (I’ll explain how.) My card features… Read More »
The Last Chance Sale starts today and goes through April 30, 2024. Save big on selected retiring products from the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and January-April Mini Catalog!!! Be sure to shop early, because items will sell out quickly. Check my online store for availability. Click on the photos below to download the retiring lists and… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for April 2024. This month, our color combination includes Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, and Calypso Coral. This combo makes me think of Spring and new growth. Looking through my stamp stash, I noticed the perfect set to go with this combo — Planted Paradise! It’s… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! We have an extra Friday this month, so it’s a bonus challenge to design simple gift sets. Designing simple cards isn’t something I usually do, but I immediately thought of the Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. It’s so pretty, I feel like all I need to… Read More »
Hello Friends! Today, I’m sharing a swap I designed for OnStage earlier this month. Swapping is one of the funnest things about convention. In fact, I created this card specifically for a Fancy Friday group swap including both past and present Artisans – no pressure there, haha! On the upside, I received some really beautiful… Read More »
The new 2024-2025 Annual Catalog is coming soon! While we all love and anticipate new products to inspire our creativity, it also means saying goodbye to old favorites. On the other hand, it also means some of those items on your wish list may be available at a discount, if you act quickly!!! Download lists… Read More »
Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is to “CASE” the Team or inspired creations. CASE means to Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, we each pick a project we love from one of the other team members, and selectively copy the elements that inspire us. For example… Read More »