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… 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… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for January! This month, our theme is the new January-June Mini Catalog!!! Wahoo! There are so many beautiful, inspiring products to play with that it makes this challenge super easy and fun. Whether or not you just arrived from Wendy Weixler’s Wickedly Wonderful Creations, be sure… Read More »
Happy Friday Stamping Friends! It’s time for a new sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges. I love sketch challenges, because the basic designing is already done. Just pick a stamp set, or in this case a designer series paper, and fill it in! For my card, I decided to use the gorgeous new True Love Designer… Read More »
Merry Christmas!!! Best wishes to you and your family. I hope you’re spending the day with at least a few loved ones. While our gatherings may be small this year, let there be love and joy in your heart. It’s Friday, and that means time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is… Read More »
Hello! Hope your week is going well!!! Now that it’s almost Christmas and I’ve finished all my holiday projects, I’m starting to look forward to the launch of the new January-June Mini Catalog and Sale-a-bration!!! Both will start on January 5, 2021. So today, I have a sneak peek of a cute new stamp set… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for December. I’m Tami Hewlett from California and I appreciate you stopping by. You may have just arrived from Cindy Elam’s blog, Hearts Delight Cards. If you’re already following along or just starting here, be sure to continue on through the rest of the blog hop by using… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for October. This month, our theme is “Gratitude.” What a perfect theme! In these crazy times, it’s nice to sit back and think about all the things we are truly grateful for … for me, it’s family and friends. Whether you just came from Cindy Elam’s inspiring project,… Read More »
Happy Friday!!! This week, TGIF Challenges has a color challenge that’s perfect for Halloween including Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Basic Black. I was in the mood to zone out and just sit and color with my Stampin’ Blends Markers, so I pulled out my Flight of Fancy stamp set.. Does that ever happen to… Read More »
Welcome to the Control Freaks Blog Hop for September. This month, our theme is Fall/Autumn. It’s still fairly hot here in California, but the mornings are starting to cool down a bit, the temperature of my pool is slowly dropping. And, I can tell those beautiful crisp days of Autumn are right around the corner!… Read More »
I have two more 2021 Desktop Calendar pages to share today! I try to design these throughout the year so by the time Christmas comes around, I have eight sets to give away as gifts. They measure 4″ x 6″ and fit individually in a standard frame. I package them in an over-sized, decorated envelope.… Read More »
I’m so excited to announce that I have a new online class scheduled for August 27, 2020 at 6:00 PM (PDT) featuring the Nothing’s Better Than Bundle! This bundle includes the Nothing’s Better Than Clear Mount Stamp Set and Love You More Than Dies seen on page 91 of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Both… Read More »
Welcome to the July Control Freaks Blog Hop! This month, our theme is Summer Lovin’! Wahoo, I LOVE Summer! I love warm weather, hanging out by the pool, beaches, and vacations … especially relaxing with a pretty cocktail!!! Whether you just started here or came from Cindy Elam’s blog, be sure to continue on by… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop for June! I’m Tami Hewlett, from California, U.S.A. This month, we are celebrating the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog by focusing on the Flowers For Every Season Suite. You can find these products on pages 10 through 13, including two gorgeous stamp/die bundles, and gorgeous coordinating designer series… Read More »
I’m back to share more sneak peeks of the Forever Greenery Suite, including the gorgeous Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper and Greenery Embossing Folders! Today, I’ll be sharing the last three cards from the photo above, and then Friday, I have two more using entirely different colors! The laser-cuts in this suite are so… Read More »
Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!!! I’m Tami Hewlett, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator from California, USA, and I’m so glad you could drop by. This month, the theme of the blog hop is favorite retiring products. While it’s hard to let go, I’m excited… Read More »
Hello Stampers! Happy Friday! Today, I have a sweet baby card to share with you using the Butterfly Gala and So Sentimental stamp sets. Some dear family members are having their first baby soon! It’s very exciting!!! So, I wanted to make them a card. I have to admit that I had to put a… 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… Read More »
Easter is coming soon! So last weekend, I worked on finishing up my Easter cards. I really didn’t buy any Easter specific stamp sets this year, but flowers always work well. Plus, I really wanted to play with my new Ornate Garden Suite products some more. I used both the Ornate Style and Ornate Thanks… Read More »
Happy Friday! This week at TGIF Challenges, we have an inspiration challenge including the whole Best Dressed Suite! I have to be honest, this suite didn’t originally appealed to me much. But then, I bought a couple items when I saw this challenge was coming up, and the more I used them, the more I… Read More »