Welcome to the March Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Cracking Good Times” (fun and Easter rolled into one.) For my projects, I used some new Online Exclusive products! Have you heard of them? It’s a new thing from Stampin’ Up! starting this month; unique products offered online only. I don’t know about you, but I love new things!!! To see all the fun goodies, go to… Read More »
Welcome to the February Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This month, our theme is “Nurture or Nature.” It’s a broad theme that allows our global designers lots of options to celebrate people who nurture, local holidays (including Valentine’s and Mother’s Day), or the beauty of nature. I decided to combine all those ideas and create Valentine’s Day cards for two people who love (and nuture) me the the most using Greatest… Read More »
Welcome to the February 2023 Color Fusers Blog Hop! This month, we have a sweet color combination of Calypso Coral, Pale Papaya, and Balmy Blue. I think Calypso Coral and Pale Papaya were made for each other, they go together so beautifully. And of course, Balmy Blue is gorgeous on any project. Whether you just started here or are already following the blog hop, be sure to continue on for… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. We always start off the month with a color challenge, so our February combo includes Tahitian Tide, Smoky Slate, and Gorgeous Grape. I say any combo that includes Tahitian Tide is a winner in my book! It’s my absolute favorite!!! I have a bunch of new stamp sets from the JA Mini Catalog sitting on my shelf, so I decided to try out the… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have an inspiration challenge from the photo below. I decided to focus on the pretty layout and use one of my favorite Sale-A-Bration products, the Favored Flowers 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper. You can earn this paper for FREE with a qualifying purchase of $50 through the end of February, while supplies last. The Favored Flowers DSP is so pretty,… Read More »
Happy New Year!!! Welcome to the first Color Fusers Blog Hop of 2023. Our color combination this month includes Fresh Freesia, Rich Razzleberry, and Granny Apple Green. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try out the new Beautifully Happy Photopoymer Stamp Set, which is a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that you can earn for FREE with a qualifying purchase of $100 or more starting January 5, 2023. This… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA and today I’m sharing a quick and easy way to create a watercolored background with stamps and a spritzer. I love easy techniques that have a great “Wow!” factor, and this one definitely qualifies. It’s even better when it’s easy to do and comes out every time. As part of the Artisan Design Team, we have the opportunity to submit these tips &… Read More »
Our theme for Stampin’ Fancy Friday this month is “use your stash.” I love this idea! It’s so easy to focus on new products and forget to use the great ones we already have, or didn’t get a chance to use enough. This was the perfect opportunity to give some of my favorites a little more love. To see all the designers’ projects, keep an eye on the Stampin’ Fancy… Read More »
This is my last post in a series of three to share projects created for my OnStage presentation featuring the Sweet Citrus Bundle. This bundle will be part of the upcoming January-June Mini Catalog going live on January 5, 2023. While this bundle was designed to create citrus fruit, when I first saw the rind stamp, I saw the outline of coconuts! So I decided to design a tropical card… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA. Today, I’m sharing some holiday cards featuring the Leaves of Holly Bundle that I designed for the for the Stampin’ Up! Facebook and Instagram Pages. As a member of the Artisan Design Team, I occasionally get this wonderful opportunity to contribute to their corporate social media sites. This time, I decided to demonstrate some creative ways to use the Fabulous Frames Dies to… Read More »
Welcome to a new TGIF Challenge. This week, our challenge is “What would you do without black ink?” Ha, that’s easy for me!!! I rarely use black ink unless I’m coloring with Stampin’ Blends or watercoloring a detail image. Typically, I use lots of color and love embossing in white, gold or silver. My card today is a SUPER special one for my hubby. Our 32nd anniversary is coming up… Read More »
I have a new online class scheduled for Friday, November 4th at 6:00 PM PDT featuring the Leaves of Holly Bundle! Come join me to get a jump on your holiday crafting and explore some fun, creative ways to use this stamp set and die bundle. During the live Zoom class, I’ll demonstrate the four class projects step-by-step, so you can follow along, and make them with me. The class… Read More »
My 2022 Artisan friends and I are having a Secret Santa CASE today on Instagram! We thought it would be fun to start off the Christmas season by creating holiday projects inspired by fellow Artisans. So we all drew names and have kept it a secret until right now for the big reveal! Isn’t this fun? CASE means Copy And Selectively Edit, so in other words pick your favorite elements… Read More »
Did you get a chance to join World Card Making Day last Saturday for a free crafting event? It was so much fun and included some great stamping techniques and card designs. I thought it would be fun to share the cards I created during the 3 hour event. If you missed the event, no worries, you can access the On Demand video by clicking HERE. Then select your language… Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for October 2022. This month, we have a super pretty color combination of Early Espresso, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, and Bermuda Bay. This is definitely another color combo I never would have dreamed up myself, so once again, I appreciate these fun challenges. The brown and gold colors made me think of Fall and the changing seasons, so I decided… Read More »
Welcome to another TGIF Challenge Friday! This week our challenge is “What would you do … without a sentiment?” I laughed when I saw this, because I frequently find myself finishing up a card and realizing that I forgot the sentiment! I get so focused on the card that the sentiment becomes an afterthought. So, this was a fairly easy challenge for me. My card features the Apple Blossom Dies… Read More »
Welcome to the Commonwealth of Colour (#commonwealthofcolour), a tribute to the recent passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II brought to you by my Artisan alumni friends and I. My Artisan friends from the UK and Commonwealth Nations created this lovely tribute, and I was happy to join in. While I was born and raised in the U.S., I have both English and Scottish heritage. My grandfather Sam lived in… Read More »
Happy Friday! For today’s TGIF Challenge, we have the inspiration below. It was the perfect opportunity to try out the Perched In A Tree Bundle. I particularly love the Aspen Tree Die background and have been dying to use it. I had a lot of fun with this card, because the Perched In A Tree stamps include both a large splatter and a small dot splatter that are great for… Read More »
Welcome to the Color Fusers Blog Hop for September 2022. This month, we have a color combination of Fresh Freesia, Blackberry Bliss, and Pale Papaya. Wow, aren’t these great colors?!! I never would have thought of this combination on my own, but it’s so pretty! Whether you just started here or are already following along, be sure to click the navigation buttons at the bottom of this post to continue… Read More »
Hello! I’m Tami Hewlett from California, USA, and today I’m sharing my August Artisan Design Team projects featuring the Decorated With Happiness Bundle. This bundle is super versatile and includes beautiful watercolored images and a variety of great dies. I really enjoyed working with it! Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! Facebook page to see all the Artisans’ amazing projects featuring this awesome bundle. You can find the… Read More »