Welcome to the Stamping Station Blog Hop for May! We’re a group of worldwide demonstrators that get together on the third Sunday of each month to inspire your paper crafting. This month, our theme is “Bold & Beautiful.” This could be interpreted as the color, imagery, or even the project itself. When I think of… Read More: The Stamping Station – Bold & Beautiful with Sunset Coast »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our April challenge is to use the sketch below. I love a good sketch, because it’s a great starting point, plus I can choose any products and colors I want!!! For this card, I decided to create a Bon Voyage card using the Rolling Waves… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Sketch Challenge with Rolling Waves »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have a technique challenge called a “One Sheet Wonder.” The goal is to efficiently cut up one sheet of designer series paper so you can use the pieces on multiple projects. I’ve never used this technique before, but as luck would have it, during… Read More: #TGIFC570 — One Sheet Wonder with Garden Poetry Designer Series… »
Last week, I attended Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Long Beach, California. OnStage is a three-day event for demonstrators to gather together, share ideas, learn business practices, previews new products and watch demonstrations. It’s a total blast and something I look forward to every year! One of my favorite things about OnStage is seeing old friends… Read More: Onstage Swaps — Rolling Waves »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the sketch below. The black and white flowers immediately caught my eye. So I thought why not change things up and leave the flowers black and white and only color the background? Mixing things up is a great way to inspire your creativity and I love… Read More: #TGIFC568 – TGIF Sketch Challenge with Simply Beautiful »
Our January Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is “For My Love.” We’re creating projects to give to someone we love for any occasion. I decided to use the 12 Days Of Crafting Advent Calendar. I bought one for both my mom and I for Christmas and we opened them together and watched the Stampin’ Up! videos… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – For My Love »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we are showcasing the FANTASTIC Country Woods Designer Series Paper! It’s one of my all time favorites, because it’s so versatile!!! You can use if for backgrounds, stamping, techniques … the list goes on. For my card today, I used it in the background, along with a… Read More: #TGIFC538 – Country Woods Product Challenge »
Happy Friday! It’s a new month and that means we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges. Oh boy, this one was a BIG stretch for me. I initially looked at the colors and thought oh my goodness, what am I going to do with this? It’s a combo I never would have picked… Read More: #TGIFC536 – Color Challenge »
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… Read More: #TGIFC500 — Let’s Tear It Up! »
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: OnStage Swaps »
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… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop – February 2024 »
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… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — “For Him” »
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… Read More: #TGIFC424 — Sketch Challenge »
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… Read More: #TGIFC412 — Magical Challenge »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Spritzed Watercolor Background Technique »
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… Read More: #TGIFC400 – Product Spotlight »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Spruced Up Bundle »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team – Stampin’ Blends Underwater Background Technique »
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… Read More: Artisan Design Team — Rainbow of Happiness Bundle »
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… Read More: #TGIGC340 – Mash Up! »