We have a VERY exciting TGIF Challenge this week! Did you notice the number? It’s our 500th challenge!!! AMAZING! The occasion made me wonder how long I’ve been doing the challenges. So, I looked back and found one as early as TGIF Challenge #136 on December 5. 2017! To celebrate this exciting event, we have a really fun technique challenge — tearing. Who doesn’t like tearing? It’s probably one of… 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 cards!!! For my swap, I used the Beach Day Bundle, one of my favorites. I’m… Read More »
Welcome Stamping Friends! For this month’s Color Fusers Blog Hop, we have a beautiful color combination of Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis, Starry Sky, and Gorgeous Grape. I love it, especially because it includes three 2022-2024 In Colors. Those In Colors have got to be some of my favorites of all time. I’m going to have serious withdrawals when they retire! If you’re a fan of them like me, I advise… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is masculine cards “for him.” I always find these cards a little more challenging, but it’s great timing, because I have lots of September guy birthdays coming up! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages. We’d also love to see any of your projects using our monthly theme! Be sure to tag them with @stampinfancyfriday… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge. I love sketches! It makes designing cards so easy. For this card, I used a combination of products including the Patchwork Pieces Dies (for the background), Timeless Arrangements Bundle (for the flowers), and Bottled Happiness Stamp Set (for the bottle.) I also used the Go To Greetings Stamp Set for the sentiment, because I always need birthday cards. I make them for family,… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have a theme of “Magical.” When I saw the prompt photo below, it brought back memories of my daughter when she was little and loved unicorns. She even dressed up like a unicorn one Halloween. Needless to say, she’s grown up now. In fact, she’ll be turning the big 25 soon! All these thoughts prompted me to design a fanciful, and magical,… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today I’m sharing a quick and easy way to create a watercolored background with stamps and a spritzer. I love easy techniques that have a great “Wow!” factor, and this one definitely qualifies. It’s even better when it’s easy to do and comes out every time. As part of the Artisan Design Team, we have the opportunity to submit these tips &… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our challenge is to use punches! Punches are great tools, especially for new crafters, because they’re less expensive and easy to use. For my card, I used the A Fish & A Wish Bundle, which includes both the A Fish & A Wish Cling Stamp Set and coordinating Fish Builder Punch (bundle for 10% off.) I know it’s almost Christmas, but I… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my October Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Spruced Up Bundle. This is a super cute bundle with images and dies that provide great options for holiday cards and gifts. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ creative projects featuring this festive bundle. You can find the Spruced Up Bundle on… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today I’m sharing a fun background technique that I created with Stampin’ Blends Markers for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook and Instagram pages. Here’s my completed project featuring the Friends Are Like Seashells stamps and coordinating Seaside Seashell Dies and Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I also used Deckled Rectangle Dies for the main panel and sentiment. As you… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today is my first official 2022 Artisan post. Here we go, it’s going to be another amazing year!!! I’m so excited and humbled to be on the Artisan Design Team again. Stampin’ Up! has made a few changes this year. Instead of one big Artisan Design Team Showcase towards the end of the month, the team has been divided into four groups.… Read More »
Hello, and welcome to a new TGIF Challenges! This week, we have a “Mash Up” of all the October challenges. We’re supposed to pick at least two of the past challenges and mash them up. I decided to use the sketch and the alcohol ink blending technique. Sketch challenges are one of my favorites, and I’m just loving playing with alcohol ink blending right now! I designed this card to… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for October. This month, our theme is “As The Season Turns.” This is going to be very interesting, because we have designers from all over the world, so each of us will be interpreting the theme in our own way. I live in Stockton, smack dab in the middle of the great central valley of California in the USA. Even though… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge. This week, our colors include Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Blackberry Bliss. When I first saw these colors, I initially thought of Halloween, but then I decided to try something a little different and design a Christmas card instead! To create my card, I used the Whimsical Trees Bundle. It’s definitely my one of my favorite holiday bundles from the July-December… Read More »
I’ve designed a new online class featuring the In The Pines Bundle! It includes lots of fun techniques to create beautiful backgrounds and use these awesome watercolor style stamps and fun dies. There are two ways to participate. 1) You can join me on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM (PST) for a live Zoom meeting, where I will demonstrate step-by-step how to create the four class projects. The… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. This month, we are featuring one of my favorite products, the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper! These beautiful laser-cuts are so versatile, you can use them year-round. I think they look especially beautiful on holiday cards. The Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper includes 6 sheets (3 each of 2 designs.) Each laser-cut is gold foil on one side and… Read More »
Hi Everyone! It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge, but this one is a little different, because it’s “Designer Take Over” and it’s my turn to be the designer!!! We started this new type of challenge last month, and I think it’s really fun. My challenge choice is ink blending, because it’s BEAUTIFUL and one of my favorite techniques! Ink blending is a technique using Stampin’ Sponges or… Read More »
Welcome to the August Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! This month, our theme is favorites from the new August-December Mini Catalog. (Products available to order now through January 4, 2021.) It was SO hard to choose a favorite!!! There are so many beautiful products in this mini catalog! I ended up picking two favorites: the In The Pines Bundle (consisting of the In The Pines stamps and Pine Wood Dies) on… Read More »
It’s a new month, and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges!!! August’s color combo is super bright and vibrant, including Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay, and Gorgeous Grape. For my cards, I decided to play with a couple background techniques. I trimmed down some Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and used Stampin’ Write Markers to create this first one. The marker technique is SO FAST & EASY. I simply… Read More »
Happy TGIF Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a fun “Paper Scraps” challenge. If you’re like me, you have LOTS of paper scraps in your craft room, so I’m super excited to see what the designers’ come up with this week! Be sure to check out their creative projects on the TGIF Challenges Blog. I decided to try a new technique (for me) on this card. I took at stab… Read More »