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 individually and also work well together and with last year’s In Colors. If you’re unfamiliar… 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. It have beautiful florals that I thought would work well with this challenge. I stamped… 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 dies), Marbled Elegance Specialty 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP), Gold Twisted Thread, Adhesive-Backed… 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 coloring line art, so I was immediately drawn to it. In fact, I’m hosting an… 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 an easel) was an obvious choice. But I feel like I haven’t played with this… 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 includes both dies and a 3D embossing folder, so if you choose, one of the… 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. I also think of my mom’s house in the mountains, with the snow outside and… 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 Carrot class featuring the Reindeer Fun Bundle and got lots of great ideas. I took… 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 have to match anything. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the… 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 here, or are already following along, be sure to continue by clicking on the links… 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 for lots of great inspiration by clicking the links at the bottom of this post.… 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 timing is perfect! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’… 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 photo below, and picked the Simply Sparkling Bundle (an Online Exclusive.) The Simply Sparkling Bundle… Read More »
This month, our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday is celebrations. I decided to make an anniversary card for my sister and brother-in-law who are celebrating 42 years of marriage!!! My card features the Encircled In Nature Bundle. It’s an Online Exclusive, and isn’t is BEAUTIFUL? I fell in love and was waiting for the perfect occasion to use it! To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is Annual Favorites. My immediate favorite was the Seaside Wishes Bundle. I love any ocean or water-themed products, and these are simply gorgeous with the realistic-looking sand dollars and intricate dies. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy Friday Facebook and Instagram pages throughout the month. We’d also love to see any of your projects using our theme! Be sure… Read More »
Hi friends! It’s time for a new TGIF Color Challenge. This week, our color combo includes Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, and Azure Afternoon. Hmm … I’m afraid it’s not a combo I would have ever selected on my own. I had to put A LOT of thought into this one!!! But then it occurred to me that birds are blue, flowers can be orange, and well hey, a birdhouse could… Read More »
Welcome to the May Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Something Old, Something New.” We can interpret that to mean old and new products or even a wedding-themed project. So this should be fun! I decided to mix old and new products, because I have so many fun, new things to play with, and I was dying to try them out! I ended up combining the Country… Read More »
For this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday, our theme is CASE a Fancy Friend! CASE means Copy And Share Everything. So in other words, pick a project you really admire, copy certain elements that inspire you, and add your own twist or style to make it different. We have this challenge once a year and I find it really hard! There are so many amazing designers in the Fancy Friday group,… Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day!!! I’m posting this a little late, because I didn’t want my Mom to see it before she opened the actual card. I made it for this week’s TGIF Sketch Challenge below, featuring the new Flowers of Beauty Bundle. It’s a gorgeous bundle that you’re going to love! Isn’t this sketch darling? I love the idea of creating a window with a window box planter. It was so… Read More »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Sketch Challenge. I love our sketch this week! It’s so different because all the focus is on the lower portion of the card, and it really inspired me. I decided to use the new Seaside Wishes Bundle from the upcoming 2024-2025 Annual Catalog. This bundle immediately caught my eye, as I’m sure you would have guessed. I’m known for loving all ocean-themed… Read More »