This month, our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday is “Not a Card.” Since the holidays are right around the corner, I decided to make a Christmas gift box. I love wrapping gifts in beautiful boxes for special friends and family. So I decided to get a jump start on my preparations for this year! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the… Read More »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are focusing on “Back To School”. While I don’t have school age kids anymore, I do remember how important it is to have teacher thank yous on hand. Teachers play such an important role in our kids’ lives, and I believe it’s important to let them know they’re appreciated for all their hard work and thoughtful actions. I decided to decorate a… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week’s TGIF Challenge is Halloween Treat packaging! It’s almost October, so time to get ready for your favorite Trick or Treaters!!! I decided to use the Night of Flight stamp set. It’s a Host set, and I figured that with the right colors, it might just work for this challenge. My color combo includes Blackberry Bliss, Pretty Peacock, Wild Wheat, Basic Black, and a little Old Olive.… Read More »
Welcome back! This is the second post in a series of three showing samples I created for my OnStage presentation featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle. This bundle is part of the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. Today, I’m sharing some fun treat/gift wrapping ideas!!! At the end of my post tomorrow, I’ll include a link to a PDF tutorial of all the projects. I created… Read More »
Welcome to the October Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Treats Not Tricks” or packaging for any occasion. I decided to break out the Cottage Wreaths Bundle and create a bunch of Fall-themed treat bags! Stampin’ Up! has such a great collection of gift packaging products; I had a lot of fun picking different ones for each project. Whether you’re already following along or just starting here,… Read More »
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! So today I have a quick post to share a gift box I made for my amazing husband. Since he’s so amazing, I just had to pick the Amazing Silhouette Stamp Set to decorate the box. This stamp set is great for masculine projects. The box is filled with Dove chocolates (one of his favorites) and to me, this is a much more… Read More »
For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are taking inspiration from the image below. I decided to get a head start on making Valentine’s Day gifts for my loved ones by focusing on the heart image, watercolored background, and position of the sentiment. I designed three different boxes, two feminine and one masculine. For the feminine ones, I used the new Love & Happiness Bundle, which includes the Love & Happiness… Read More »
I have exciting news! The Eden’s Garden Collection of products is now available to purchase!!! This is an early release promotion of a new bundle that will appear in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog, along with some exclusive coordinating products. To kick off this promotion, the Artisan Design Team has created an amazing showcase of inspirational projects including cards, scrapbook pages, home decor, and gift wrapping! You can see all… Read More »
It’s TGIF time again! This week, the TGIF Challenge Designers are focusing on Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration ends this month, so be sure to take advantage of this great promotion. I decided to focus on the Flower & Field Designer Series Paper. You can earn this paper for free with a qualifying purchase of $50 during Sale-A-Bration. It’s so beautiful!!! Many of the sheets include hand painted florals in vibrant colors, set… Read More »
Hi Stamping Friends! Did you know that Stampin’ Up! is having a great Designer Series Paper sale? Select papers are discounted 15% during the entire month of October, including the beautiful Magic In This Night Designer Series Paper that I used on these Halloween treats. For more details on the sale, click HERE. I was on a mission this past weekend. Since Halloween is only a week away, I was… Read More »
A co-worker and good friend is retiring at the end of this month, so I decided to make a few extra gifts for her last day. She loves white chocolate, so I dressed up a large chocolate bar and filled a Mini Paper Pumpkin Box full of her favorites. The Nothing’s Better Than stamp set and coordinating Love You More Than Dies were perfect for this project! (Purchase in a… Read More »
Hello! I have a special post today, because I’m a Guest Designer for 3-D Thursday. 3-D Thursday is a fantastic Facebook Page chalked full of inspirational 3-D projects. Be sure to check it out! My project today focuses on the new Mini Paper Pumpkin Boxes found on page 152 of the Annual Catalog. They come in packets of 10 for only $7.50 (USD). I love how easy they are to… Read More »
Hello Stampers! It’s TGIF Challenges time!!! This week, we have a technique challenge to create projects with belly bands. Belly bands work great for wrapping around cards or boxes to secure them closed. What’s even better is that they slip off easily, so upon opening, your lovely artwork stays intact. My favorite use for belly bands is wrapping boxes. On this gift box, I cut a strip of Bird Ballad… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for April! This month, our theme is celebrations using products from the January to June Mini Catalog. What perfect timing, because my daughter’s birthday is this month!!! She always inspires me to create my best work. For this blog hop, the designers have a choice to design either: A card and a 3D project or, A beginner, casual, and avid card. This month,… Read More »
Hello and Happy Friday! Today, I have a quick post to share two Easter gift boxes I made for my kids. I love creating pretty gift boxes, and Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy… For both boxes, I started with Stampin’ Up! Mini Shipping Boxes. These are good sized boxes. I fit an entire bag of Dove chocolate eggs in one and an entire bag of Hersey’s chocolate eggs inside… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop!!! I’m so glad you could join us! This month’s theme is to combine a stamp set from the January to June Mini Catalog with other supplies from the Annual Catalog. Well … I totally misread that one. Whoops! I did manage to combine supplies from the two catalogs, but I forgot to start with a stamp set from the Mini.… 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 the team. This month, the theme of the blog hop is Winter Wonderland. You may… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the October Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are featuring a color combination that’s perfect for Halloween, including Grapefruit Grove, Terracotta Tile, Cajun Craze and Basic Black. When I first saw these colors, I immediately thought of festive treats!!! I created two boxes filled with candy to give my son and his sweet girlfriend for Halloween. (I have something else planned for my daughter.) Since… Read More »
The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog has some really amazing products! I’ve just started playing with a lot of them, including the gorgeous Come To Gather Suite on pages 46 to 48. In fact, Stampin’ Through The Catalog Challenge (#STTCchallenge) is also featuring the Gather Together stamp set this week. That means, you can use that hash tag to search on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for lots of inspiration, in… Read More »
Hello, and welcome to the August Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. This month, the theme is “All Tied Up,” which means different ways to tie ribbon on our projects. The designers for this blog hop have two choices. We can either 1) design a card and a 3-D project, or 2) design three different versions of a card geared towards beginner, casual, and avid crafters to show… Read More »