Welcome to the July Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is paper perfection. Don’t you just love pretty papers? One of my favorite things is perusing the beautiful designs in a new catalog and thinking of all the possibilities. What’s funny is that I end up ordering a bunch and then wanting to keep it in my stash just to look at it!!! I have to force myself… Read More »
It’s Friday and that means a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our focus is frames, so I decided to feature the new Fabulous Frames Dies from the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog. It’s quickly becoming a favorite of mine! I mixed some old and new products for this card. I used the Forever Fern stamp set for the sentiment, along with the coordinating Forever Flourishing Dies to cut the pretty fern in… Read More »
Hello and welcome to my blog. I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I have the pleasure of sharing a couple projects I created using the new All Together Collection! The Artisan Design Team was divided into groups and has been featuring different products from the All Together Collection during the past couple months. My group was tasked with showing creative ways to use the new Natural Tones Stampin’… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing cards I designed for the February Artisan Design Team Showcase featuring the Flowering Rain Boots Bundle. Be sure to go to the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page and check out all the artisans’ projects featuring this fun bundle. The Flowering Rain Boots Bundle includes the Flowering Rain Boots Cling Stamps and Rain Boots Dies. The stamps are what I call… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the February Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we are using a color combination of Misty Moonlight, Pool Party, and Calypso Coral. I LOVE anything blue, so this combo is right up my alley. In fact, the combination immediately made me think of the ocean, because Calypso Coral is a perfect accent color for shells, coral and fish. For my project, I selected the Awesome Otters… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop hosted by Sara Levin. I’m Tami Hewlett from the USA and this month, our focus is Sale-A-Bration!!! During Sale-A-Bration (from now until February 28, 2022) you can earn FREE products with every qualifying purchase of $50 or $100 USD. There are some really fantastic products to choose from, so I think you’re really going to love all the inspiring ideas the… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenges! This week, we have a sketch challenge, which is always fun, because a lot of the design work is already finished! Just pick a stamp set and color combination and you’re on your way!!! I’m wrapping up my Christmas cards this week. It’s almost time to move on to new stuff from the upcoming mini catalog!!!! I’m so excited! In the meantime, I have… Read More »
Hello and welcome! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today, I’m sharing my projects from the November Artisan Design Team Showcase. They feature the lovely Peaceful Place Suite! I have a soft spot in my heart for this collection because it reminds me of numerous trips to the Sierra Nevada to visit my family and enjoy Winter skiing. I absolutely LOVE the peaceful beauty of the snow and cozy… Read More »
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 I’m just loving playing with alcohol ink blending right now! I designed this card to… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for June! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and this month, our theme is “Ombre’.” Ombre’ patterns are so soft and pretty! I love using them on my projects, whether I create them myself with Blending Brushes or Stampin’ Blends Markers or use one the many ombre’ products currently available to purchase from Stampin’ Up! For this blog hop, the designers… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for June! This month, our color combination includes the 2021-2023 In Colors. This group of In Colors is one of my all-time favorites; I really love them ALL! Whether you’re starting here or just came from Jo Anne Hewins’ Love To Create blog, be sure to click the navigation buttons below to continue on through the rest of the blog hop… 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 ended up being a real blessing to my business. Sign-ups for tonight’s class are closed,… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for May hosted by Sara Levin. We have a special treat for you today! We are focusing our projects on the new 2021-2023 In Colors! I seriously LOVE all five, so I can’t wait to see what the designers create. Be sure to follow the links at the bottom of this post to continue on through the rest of… Read More »
Hey Friends, it’s Friday and that means TGIF Challenge day! This time, we have a “Designer’s Choice” challenge, brought to you by the fabulous Charlet Mallet. She is such a talented artist! I had the pleasure of meeting her in Orlando at the Stampin’ Up! Convention a couple years ago, and she’s just the nicest person! Charlet’s choice is “Oh My Ombre’.” I love creating ombre’ backgrounds, but you could… Read More »
Hi Friends! If you’ve followed my blog for long, you know that each year I work on designing desktop calendars for the following year. I try to work a year ahead, so that by the time Christmas comes along, I have eight complete sets to give to friends and family as gifts. Well, we are now practically three months into 2021, and this is my first post for the 2022… Read More »
Hello and welcome! Today, I’m sharing my March Artisan Design Team projects using the Hey Chick and Hey Birthday Chick Bundles! These bundles are SO FUN and include a huge variety of coordinating elements that are sure to spark your creativity. I had a blast playing with them. To see the entire March Artisan Design Team Showcase, see yesterday’s post on the Stampin’ Up! FaceBook page! Have a Happy Day!… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for March! I’m so glad you stopped by. Our theme this month is “Easter Parade,” which is perfect because Easter is right around the corner on April 4th! What’s more Easter-like that sweet little lambs, bunnies, and chicks? I decided to use the Springtime Joy Cling Stamp Set for my projects. It’s absolutely adorable! For this blog hop, the designers have… Read More »
The new Butterfly Bouquet products are here! They include two early-release products from the 2021 Annual Catalog, the Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set and Brilliant Wings Dies (purchase in a bundle to save 10%), and two exclusive papers available while supplies last! You are going to love them! Last month, I shared a scrapbook page that I had made with these products, and today, I’ll be sharing a coordinating card.… Read More »
Hello and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge including Just Jade, Gorgeous Grape and Daffodil Delight. These colors immediately made me think of Spring and butterflies!!! For my project, I used the GORGEOUS new Butterfly Brilliance Bundle. This bundle is part of the Butterfly Bouquet Suite, a whole suite of early-release products that are available right now to purchase. You can download the… Read More »
It’s Friday and that means it’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge including Smoky Slate, Real Red, and Petal Pink. I thought those were just perfect for one more Valentine’s Day card:) For this card, I decided to play with my Stampin’ Blends to color and create a pretty background panel. First, I stamped the flowers with the Forever & Always stamps using… Read More »