It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our theme is the gorgeous Gathering Together Suite Collection. It’s perfect for Fall-themed cards with beautiful leaf artwork and colors. But what I love the most are the huge leaf dies that have optional holes for stitching. As a person who loves sewing and embroidery, these… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we are showcasing the FANTASTIC Country Woods Designer Series Paper! It’s one of my all time favorites, because it’s so versatile!!! You can use if for backgrounds, stamping, techniques … the list goes on. For my card today, I used it in the background, along with a… Read More »
Welcome to the August 2025 Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combo includes Darling Duckling, Basic Gray, and Basic White. Wow, this is the month for super challenging color challenges for me. Two in a row, where I looked at the combo and initially felt no interest whatsoever. But, I have to say… Read More »
This month, our theme at Stampin’ Fancy Friday is to create a project using any of the fantastic Online Exclusives! I picked the new Floral Charm Suite including the Charming Day Bundle, Floral Charm Designer Series Paper, Petal Pink Braided Trim, and Charming Shimmer Faceted Dots! It’s so pretty!!! To see all the designers’ projects… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, our challenge is to use white gel pens to highlight our stamped images. I have to admit that my white gel pen was old and dried out, so I had to improvise! But, I figured out another way to get the same effects with current products! Simply… Read More »
Happy Friday and Happy 4th of July!!! This week, we have a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges including Coastal Cabana, Berry Burst, and Pumpkin Pie. I decided to use the Extraordinary Flora Bundle to create my project. It’s super fun, because you can stamp and die-cut numerous small images with one stamp and one… Read More »
Hi Stamping Friends and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have an inspiration challenge using the photo below. It’s a gorgeous photo! I love the whole scene, including the rays of light, colors, and tranquility of the ocean. The problem was that I don’t have any current ocean-themed or even turtle related… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for May 2025! This is a super exciting month because the new Annual Catalog is going live tomorrow! So our color combination for the month includes the new 2025-2027 In Colors including Strawberry Slush. Timid Tiger. Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover, and Secret Sea. They are all beautiful colors… Read More »
It’s time for another TGIF Challenge! This week, we have the beautiful inspiration photo below. I love the soft colors and watercolor blends. I also love the detail on the flowers. So these are the elements I decided to focus on. For my card, I used the Thankful Garden Bundle, with is an Online Exclusive.… Read More »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is Red or Pink Amour. What a perfect theme for the month of love, right? I decided to use the beautiful Marbled Elegance Suite Collection (#164923) available in the Online Exclusives portion of my online store. This suite includes the Hearts of Elegance Bundle (photopolymer stamps and coordinating… Read More »
Welcome to a new Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, our color combination includes Bubble Bath, Coastal Cabana, and Soft Sea Foam. It’s a really pretty combination including colors I don’t often use, so I was excited to give it a go. My card features the Mixed Florals Bundle, a great online exclusive. I love… Read More »
Happy Friday! Our theme for this week’s TGIF Challenge is painting. I love the cute prompt below, especially the “rules for art.” I couldn’t agree more, in fact, I feel like I do my best work when I forget all the rules and rely on my imagination. 🙂 Using the Crafting With You Bundle (with… Read More »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is Bold & Bright. Yay, I LOVE bright colors, so I was excited! It makes me think of Spring and warmer weather. For my project, I decided to use the Happy Hibiscus Bundle. It’s a new Online Exclusive with photopolymer stamps and coordinating hybrid embossing folder. (The hybrid… Read More »
Welcome to the November Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Layer Up” meaning layer up for a cold winter’s night or adding layers to our projects. When I think of a cold winter’s night, I think of sitting by a cozy fire, snuggled under a blanket, and surrounded by beautiful holiday decorations.… Read More »
Hello and happy Friday! Our TGIF Challenge this week is the sketch below. It’s a great sketch, with nice and simple lines. I just got the Reindeer Fun Bundle, and looking at the coordinating dies, I realized there was a circular die that would work perfectly for this challenge! Last month, I took a Crafty… Read More »
This month, we have a sketch challenge for our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme (see photo below.) It’s really different, one I never would have thought up myself, so that’s super fun! To get all the angles, I ended up layering three pieces of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper. That helped a lot, so I didn’t… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for November 2024! This month’s color combination is so pretty, including some of my favorite colors: Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia, and Azure Afternoon. The combination made me think of Winter and ice, so I decided to use the Sophisticated Sled Bundle. Whether you’re just starting the blog hop… Read More »
Welcome to the October 2024 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Rich Comforts and Rustic Elegance.” It’s perfect for cooler weather, falling leaves, and Autumn holidays. I bet the international team of designers will dream up some fun projects for this one! So be sure to follow along the entire blog hop… Read More »
This month, our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday is Earth Tones. Now that’s something fun and different. I was pretty excited about this for a couple reasons. First, I think neutrals are seriously underrated, because I’ve see some gorgeous projects lately. Second, I have LOTS of guy birthday cards to make for September, so the… Read More »
Happy Friday! It’s time for a new TGIF Challenge and this week, our theme is “Let’s Go Shopping!” It’s a broad theme that could include any type of shopping. Stampin’ Up! has several market-themed products that could work, or a gift card would also work. I interpreted the theme as grocery shopping, based on the… Read More »