Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our June theme is “Inspired By Water.” We could interpret that to mean products with water themes or even watercoloring. As soon as I read “watercoloring,” I knew that was what I wanted to do since it’s my favorite coloring technique. To see all the… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Fern & Flora Watercolor »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a color challenge with Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, and Granny Apple Green. I have to admit this is was a CHALLENGE! It’s definitely not a combo I would have come up with on my own … I like all the colors individually, but together,… Read More: #TGIFC580 – Color Challenge with Fern & Flora Bundle »
Happy Friday and welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, we have the inspiration photo below as our theme. I decided to focus on the colors and general layout with the four watercolored sections for my card featuring the Heirloom Boutique Bundle. This is a beautiful new bundle with pretty florals and great sentiments… Read More: #TGIFC578 – Inspiration Challenge with Heirloom Boutique Bundle »
Hello Friends and welcome to a new Stampin’ Fancy Friday. Our May theme is a color challenge. We can use any of the Stampin’ Up!’s colors including old, existing, or new. The goal is to come up with some great combinations to inspire your paper crafting! To see all the designers’ projects using this month’s… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Colors Challenge »
Last week, I attended Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Long Beach, California. OnStage is a three-day event for demonstrators to gather together, share ideas, learn business practices, previews new products and watch demonstrations. It’s a total blast and something I look forward to every year! One of my favorite things about OnStage is seeing old friends… Read More: Onstage Swaps — Rolling Waves »
Welcome to the new Stamping Station Blog Hop! The designers from the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop and the Creation Station Bog Hop have joined together to create a bigger, better group of designers. And, that includes a new name and logo! The name is a fun combination of both groups. We’ll be posting inspirational projects… Read More: The Stamping Station – Layers of Love »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for December 2025! This month, our color combination includes Secret Sea, Cloud Cover, and Strawberry Slush. I never would have thought of this combo on my own, but it’s so pretty! It also makes a lot of sense, because it’s all In Colors and whether they’re from the… Read More: Color Fusers Blog Hop — December 2025 — Sneak Peek… »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is “Holly Jolly Christmas.” All the designers are creating holiday cards. For my card, I decided to use the Traditions Of Christmas Suite Collection. It’s one of my favorites from the SD Mini Catalog, and I was so excited to use it again after taking Stampin’ Up!’s Traditions… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Holly Jolly Christmas »
Happy Friday! It’s a new month and that means a new color challenge at TGIF Challenges! This time, our combo includes Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, and Old Olive — great colors for Fall-themed cards. I designed this card for a sweet friend’s birthday using the Thankful Garden Bundle (an online exclusive.) I love images that… Read More: #TGIFC550 — Color Challenge with Thankful Garden »
This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge is to use the Regals Color Collection. I love all Stampin’ Up! colors, but I’m frequently drawn to both the Brights and Regals Collections. I love bright colors in the Spring and Summer and the rich, jewel tones of regals in the Fall and Winter. Definitely during the… Read More: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Regals Challenge with Delicate Pines »
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: #TGIFC544 — Gathering Together Suite Collection »
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: #TGIFC538 – Country Woods Product Challenge »
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: Color Fusers Blog Hop — August 2025 »
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: Stampin’ Fancy Friday – Online Exclusives »
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: #TGIFC534 — Inspiration Challenge »
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: #TGIFC532 — Color Challenge »
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: #TGIFC530 — Inspiration Challenge »
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: Color Fusers Blog Hop – May 2025 »
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: #TGIFC518 – Inspiration Challenge »
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: Stampin’ Fancy Friday — Red or Pink Amour »