Welcome to the June 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop. This month, our color combination includes Pretty In Pink, Granny Apple Green, and Fresh Freesia. It immediately made me think of spring flowers and the bright, vibrant greens that come right after a good rain. With that in mind, I decided to use the Impressions Abloom Bundle. It’s a definite favorite of mine from the new 2025-2026 Annual Catalog. This bundle… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2025! This is a super exciting month because the new Annual Catalog is going live tomorrow! So our color combination for the month includes the new 2025-2027 In Colors including Strawberry Slush. Timid Tiger. Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover, and Secret Sea. They are all beautiful colors individually and also work well together and with last year’s In Colors. If you’re unfamiliar… Read More »
Hi Stamping Friends! Welcome to the April 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop. This month, our color combination includes Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue, and Gorgeous Grape. I decided to use a new stamp set from the upcoming 2025-2026 Annual Catalog called Layered Thoughts. It has great sketched sentiments that are perfect for masculine cards, something I’m always in need of. I watercolored the background of this card with inspiration from… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for March. This month, our color combination focuses on three of the 2024-2026 In Colors. Summer Splash is a particular favorite of mine, plus I love the happy, bright colors together. My card focuses on a combination of new and old products. In the background, I used a gorgeous new Online Exclusive called Elements of Text. The soft script and splatter images are… Read More »
Welcome to a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Bubble Bath, Coastal Cabana, and Soft Sea Foam. It’s a really pretty combination including colors I don’t often use, so I was excited to give it a go. My card features the Mixed Florals Bundle, a great online exclusive. I love coloring line art, so I was immediately drawn to it. In fact, I’m hosting an… Read More »
Welcome to the January 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop! To start out the New Year, we have a cool color combination of Smoky Slate, Balmy Blue, and Blueberry Bushel. (Isn’t it funny that I just did a very similar color challenge for TGIF Challenges?) Since I did a feminine card for that one, I decided to make a masculine card for this color challenge. My card features the In The… Read More »
Welcome to the December Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a rich color combination of Misty Moonlight, Melon Mambo, and Shaded Spruce. I love it, and while it may not be a typical color combination for Christmas cards, that’s what I decided to create. Whether you just started here or have already been following the blog hop, be sure to continue by clicking the links at the bottom… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for November 2024! This month’s color combination is so pretty, including some of my favorite colors: Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia, and Azure Afternoon. The combination made me think of Winter and ice, so I decided to use the Sophisticated Sled Bundle. Whether you’re just starting the blog hop here, or are already following along, be sure to continue by clicking on the links… Read More »
Hello Friends and welcome to the October 2024 Color Fusers Blog Hop. This month, our color combo includes Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, and Wild Wheat. It’s a combo I never would have thought of myself, but I ended up loving it! It feels very “Fall” with the warm orange and yellow tones. And to my delight, I discovered that there was a sheet of Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Papers (DSP)… Read More »
Hello Friends and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for August 2024! This month, we have a soft color combination of Lemon Lolly, Bubble Bath, and Fresh Freesia. All these subtle colors are a little out of my comfort zone, but that’s what challenges are for … to push us to try different things! I worked hard on this one, but I love the end result! I ended up… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for July 2024. This month, we have one of my favorite color combinations: White, Black, and my choice! I actually added two choice colors, because I wanted to use the background sheet of Full of Life Designer Series Paper. I absolutely LOVE that paper, because I can quickly add a watercolored backgrounds without doing any of the work! My featured choice… 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 me to try new things, and you know … I totally LOVE the end result!… 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 one I haven’t used before and it was so much fun!!! Whether you just started… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for March 2024! This month, our color combination includes Sweet Sorbet, Pool Party, and Lost Lagoon. I LOVE it!!! My project was inspired by a “Field Notes” card designed by Susan Wong for The Crafty Carrot Collective. She created a similar project with Vellum pockets to slip in interactive tags. I thought the idea was so cute and perfect for the Notes of… 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 »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for December 2023! This month, we have a beautiful color combination of Pool Party, Orchid Oasis, and Fresh Freesia. It immediately made me think of glistening snow and beautiful winter skies. So, I decided to use the Forever Forest Bundle. Believe it or not, this is the first time I’ve used the stamps in this bundle! Previously, I’ve been obsessed with… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for November 2023. This month, we have a color combination that’s perfect for the holidays, including Garden Green, Real Red, and Cherry Cobbler. Love it! I decided to use the Above It All Bundle. This bundle speaks to my heart as a skier and mountain lover. Last year, I bought a season pass for the first time in my life! I enjoyed an… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for October 2023! This month, our color combination includes Wild Wheat, Pecan Pie, and Cajun Craze! I had to really give this combo some thought; it’s way out of my wheelhouse. But as I stared at the ink pads, I thought of sepia tones and that changed my mindset! I even decided to challenge myself further by making a Christmas card versus a… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September! This month, we have a gorgeous color combination of Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss, and Berry Burst. There are so many directions I could have gone with this combo! However, because I have lots of guys in my family with September birthdays, and they all love the mountains, I decided to use the new Forever Forest Bundle from the September-December Mini Catalog.… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for August! This month’s color combination is a cool collection, including Pebbled Path, Boho Blue and Misty Moonlight. It could work well for masculine cards, which was perfect, because that’s exactly what I needed to make. My son got some great news this week (he passed his boards!) Whether you’re already following the blog hop, or just starting here, be sure to continue… Read More »