Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for July 2023. This month, we have a bright and beautiful color combination of Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie. Why haven’t I used Azure Afternoon more before this? It’s absolutely gorgeous! For my project, I used the (#162253) Translucent Florals Bundle. It’s a new bundle coming… Read More »
Last Saturday, Stampin’ Up! hosted a super fun online event for demonstrators called Creativity Now. This annual event just keeps getting better. It included four hours of crafting, presentations previewing new products, and behind the scenes videos from the home office. It was such a nice change of pace to just sit back, relax, and… 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… Read More »
Happy Friday everyone! Tonight is my Color & Contour Bundle Online Class!!! It’s so fun to teach these Zoom classes and connect with crafters across the country, including my mom and sister. One big benefit of the pandemic was that it forced me into trying online classes. I had procrastinated for so long, and it… Read More »
Do you enjoy scrapbooking? I used to do it all the time when my kids were younger, and I still love turning special photos into artistic memory pages when I get a chance. There’s such a sense of accomplishment , and then later, I love flipping through all the wonderful books I’ve accumulated over the… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge!!! This week, the design team is focusing on a product challenge … using vellum die cuts. Vellum is one of my favorite products, because it’s so soft and delicate. Its see-through quality makes it perfect for adding interest, without entirely covering up the pretty elements underneath.… Read More »
Hello and welcome to Swimming In Stamps. I’m Tami Hewlett, an independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from California, and I’m so excited to be a new member of the Control Freaks Blog Hop! This is a long-standing blog hop that includes some really talented designers, so I felt very honored when they asked me to join… Read More »
It’s TGIF time! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge including Basic Black, Merry Merlot, and Very Vanilla. I have to admit that this color combination stumped me a bit. It really only includes one “color” (Merry Merlot), as the other two are neutrals. In addition, both Basic Black and Merry Merlot are very… Read More »
Welcome to the February Color Fusers Blog Hop! If you’re already following the Blog Hop, you’ve just come from the talented Sarah Wills. If you’re just starting, be sure to follow all the way through for lots of color inspiration. Navigation buttons are at the bottom of this post. Our colors this month include: Petal… Read More »
Welcome to another TGIF Challenge! Today, we have a color challenge including the following three 2016-2018 In-Colors: I was so excited to see these colors! They are perfect for spring and very “girly.” That totally worked for me, because one of my goals last weekend was to make an extra special birthday card for my… Read More »
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I look at all my stamps and feel overwhelmed, I don’t know where to start. I was feeling like that last Saturday; I wanted to design Christmas cards and needed some serious inspiration. To help, I started looking at websites with challenges. Challenges help me think outside the box… Read More »
This week, the Global Design Project group is having a theme challenge! The challenge is to share the joy of Christmas. Yay!!! I love Christmas! I love the wonderful feeling of friends and family as well as spirit of love and giving. To see all the beautiful projects created by the design team, click HERE.… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! has a new Holiday Catalog that customers can start ordering from on September 1st! Earlier this month, I was able to place a pre-order, and I’ve been DYING to play with my new stuff!!! I finally got a chance this past weekend. One thing that really caught my eye was the Half Full… Read More »
I have a fun card to share today that uses several techniques AND another watercoloring tutorial. I got to play with my new Embossing Paste this weekend, and as expected, I absolutely love it. It’s so much fun to have another cool technique to use in my toolbox of tricks!!! The Embossing Paste comes in… Read More »