10.18.2023…..Happy Wednesday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing my October 2023 Artisan Design Team projects, using the whimsical Merriest Trees Bundle (from the Stampin’ Up! September – December 2023 Mini Catalog), along with the Walk in the Forest Designer Series Paper. This is such a festive bundle, with wonderful images, perfect sentiments, and the perfect coordinating dies. On the “Spirit of the Season” card, I used one of my favorite watercoloring techniques. and for the “Love & Joy” card, I created a shaker card using one of the tree dies from the bundle. I hope these cards inspire you to use some of your favorite designer series paper and techniques to create some cards or projects with this fun and festive bundle!

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10.13.2023…..Happy Friday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing a card that I created for this month’s Stampin’ Fancy Friday challenge! It’s a wonderful “gratitude” challenge. I really love this challenge, because there is always something to be grateful for. There are 25 awesome cards that our design team created for this challenge, and they are the perfect way to jump-start your creativity!

I absolutely love the Timeless Arrangements Bundle. It also has lots of “thank you” themed sentiments, which made it a perfect choice for this challenge. To create the paper for diecutting the branches, I used Blending Brushes to add Moody Mauve, Copper Clay, and Mossy Meadow to Basic White Thick Cardstock. I then used Water Painters to splatter water droplets and White Craft Ink droplets.

Be sure to join us to see what our Stampin’ Fancy Friday team created. We so many amazing projects to share this month, and each using their own unique interpretation of the challenge!

Then…..you create a card or project, with inspiration of your own (or use one from our team)…..using this sketch challange! Share your project on IG or FB and tag us by using #stampinfancyfriday or #fancyfridaychallenges in your post.

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10.06.2023…..Happy Friday, everyone! It’s already time for another TGIF Challenge! As we start off in the month of October, we have a fabulous Color Challenge for you…..using Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, and Pumpkin Pie! These beautiful, rich colors should be a great way to start you off with some inspiration!

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10.1.2023…..Happy Wednesday, my stampin’ friends! Today, I’m sharing my September 2023 Artisan Design Team projects, using the whimsical Merry & Bright Bundle (from the Stampin’ Up! September – December 2023 Mini Catalog). This is such a festive bundle, with cutest light bulbs, sentiments, and the perfect coordinating dies. On the “Holly Jolly” card, used a variety of specialty papers, and on the “Oh What Fun” card, I used one of my favorite watercoloring techniques. I hope these cards inspire you to use some of your favorite designer series paper and techniques to create some cards or projects with this wonderful bundle!

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10.1.2023…..Happy Sunday, my stampin’ friends! Oops! I’m finally getting around to posting August 2023 Artisan Design Team projects, using the wonderful Seasonal Branches Bundle (from Stampin’ Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog). This is just the sweetest little bundle, with beautifully detailed images and the perfect coordinating dies. I also used two different techniques to create these cards….a watercoloring technique for the “Happy Birthday” card, and Stampin’ Blends Markers for the “Love” card. I hope these cards inspire you to use some of your favorite techniques to create some cards or projects with this wonderful bundle!

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10.1.2023…..Happy Sunday, everyone! I absolutely love all of the traditional Stampin’ Up! fall colors! However…I have been a bit obsessed lately with creating fall projects, using non-traditional color combos. That being said, I used the Pick of the Patch Builder Punch, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, and subtle washes of Bubble Bath and Flirty Flamingo. For another unexpected twist, I used Moody Mauve Cardstock, along with the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder, for the background. Once again, I hope this card inspires you to use some of your favorite colors to create a card or project that’s a bit unexpected, too!

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