Happy Friday Friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have the inspiration below. While it includes Fall colors, I decided to get a jump on my Christmas cards and gave it a holiday twist. There’s a lot going on in the picture, but the main elements I picked out were flowers, birds, and circular shapes in a collage. For my card, I used the Winterly Tree… 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 »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we have a sketch challenge! Sketch challenges are great because a lot of the designing is already completed. All I need to do is pick the stamps, paper, and embellishments. For this project, that was easy because I was totally inspired by the new Online Exclusive — Simply Zinnia Bundle. If you’ve haven’t checked out the Online Exclusives, you should! They’re amazing!!! Stampin’ Up!… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we have a great sketch theme. (See photo below.) I’ve seen a preview of all the cards we’ll be sharing this month, and I think you’re going to LOVE the huge variety of techniques, styles, and ideas. 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!… 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 let others teach while I got to follow along and craft. Creativity Now is open… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. I think it could be interpreted to include cupcakes or anything party related. I also think the focus could be on the colors, layout, or cherries. I decided to use the Circle Saying Stamp Set (which includes a cupcake stamp) to make a birthday card for my brother-in-law. He loves cupcakes, especially red… Read More »
I have a new online class featuring the Earthen Textures Bundle! This bundle is so gorgeous and different from others I’ve used in previous classes. I love the different pots and plants., as well as the coordinating Earthen Elegance Designer Series Paper. In fact, I’ve included some of the DSP on all four cards. I’m also focusing on some fun techniques with Stampin’ Blends Markers! The class will be held… 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 »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June 2023. This month’s color combination of Bubble Bath, Pretty Peacock and Pool Party is so cool!!! I never would have thought of this one on my own, and I wasn’t even sure I was going to like it. But I think that’s why I ended up LOVING my card! It’s so different and whimsical. Whether you’re starting the blog hop here… Read More »
I have a fun card to share today featuring the Taco Fiesta stamp set. This stamp set is ADORABLE and includes all sorts of fun elements, including cute faces. I had a blast playing with the different images and designing this card for my nephew’s birthday. I stamped the images with Memento Ink on Basic White Cardstock and colored them with Stampin’ Blends Markers. (See colors in the product list… 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 »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are focusing on Sale-A-Bration products. There are so many great ones to choose from! You can earn free products through the end of February when you make qualifying purchases or host a qualifying workshop. (There’s also great deals for joining Stampin’ Up! as a demonstrator.) To see the SAB Catalog, as well as the More To Sale-A-Brate products you can pick, click… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my November Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection. This is such a cute and fanciful collection of products. The more I work with them, the more I love them. Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ creative projects featuring this festive collection. The Storybook Gnomes Suite Collection… Read More »
Happy Friday! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration picture below. Isn’t it pretty? I love the colors, wood in the background, and delicate white details. In fact, I love it so much that I tried to incorporate all those elements into my project. My card features the Regal Reindeer bundle. It’s got beautiful images and I particularly love the two die-cuts of the reindeer and fox used… Read More »
I have a new online class scheduled for Friday, November 4th at 6:00 PM PDT featuring the Leaves of Holly Bundle! Come join me to get a jump on your holiday crafting and explore some fun, creative ways to use this stamp set and die bundle. During the live Zoom class, I’ll demonstrate the four class projects step-by-step, so you can follow along, and make them with me. The class… Read More »
Did you get a chance to join World Card Making Day last Saturday for a free crafting event? It was so much fun and included some great stamping techniques and card designs. I thought it would be fun to share the cards I created during the 3 hour event. If you missed the event, no worries, you can access the On Demand video by clicking HERE. Then select your language… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, we had a sketch challenge designed by Jennifer Frost. I love sketch challenges, because all I need to do is pick a stamp set and a color combination and I’m ready to go! I thought this sketch was really unique with its three focal points and scattered nature. To see all the designers projects using this sketch, go the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages. We’d also… 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 »
Welcome to a new TGIF Color Challenge! This month, we have a bright, beautiful color combination of Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie, and Melon Mambo. I love bold, happy colors like this, they just put a smile on my face:) My card is fairly simple, but sometimes that’s what you need to do! It features the Happiness Abounds Bundle and one of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products, the Silver & Gold 6″… Read More »