Color Fusers--July!

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Hi friends! Welcome to July—as a teacher, this is an exciting month. I think I live for not setting my alarm clock! And I now have time for more crafting, which is everyone’s dream!

This month the Color Fusers are creating with Cloud Cover, Crisp Cantaloupe (a new In Color but a returning color) and Poppy Parade. I decided to use this combo to create a scrapbook layout.

Isn’t my dog so adorable! I love that he wanted to join me for this picture!

I started my page with Cloud Cover Two Tone card stock on the original color side. I used the Fragrant Layers stamp set (one of my current favourites) as the main stamp for my page.

The new Gingham In Color DSP is at the top of my DSP list at the moment. I wish we had it for every color family as you cannot go wrong with gingham! I used a section in the small gingham in Crisp Cantaloupe under my photo. My last day of school picture is mounted on Cloud Cover card stock with some Crumb Cake Bakers Twine wrapped around.

The sentiment is from the Fragrant Layers stamp set and is accentuated by a little scallop border detail in Poppy Parade. This was cut using the Bordered in Beauty Dies.

I also added a die cut flower and leaf from the Heirloom Boutique Die set.

The flowers on my page are coloured using the lazy watercoloring technique and the leaves are coloured with a Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blend. I used a Golden Glow dark Stampin’ Blend for the flower centers.

I use one of my larger blocks to press my ink pad to it to create a palette. Then I used a water painter to lightly color the image. The trick is to really dilute the ink for your first pass or wash of color. Then you can go back and add shading.

I am also really enjoying our new Shimmer Pens and I added some Crisp Canataloupe over top of this flowers for a little bit of sparkle!

I also used a tiny leaf from the Extraordinary Life die set and some pearls from the Pearlized Faceted Circles on my page. Some background stamping with the same floral image also creates interest in the foreground of the page.

I really enjoyed crafting with this color combo as Crisp Cantaloupe and Poppy Parade both have a bit of orange undertone to them so they do buddy up really well.

I can’t wait to see what the rest of the team has designed this month! Next on the hop is the amazing Tami, who has such a fantastic style of stamping. I know you will be inspired!

If the hop gets broken, you can go in reverse from here to see what the talented Lou Kitzelman has designed for us this month!

Either way, please see what the Color Fusers team has designed! Feel free to leave me a comment or shop with me if you are in Canada! Every order helps me keep loving what I do!

Color Fusers-June-Its NEW In Color Season!

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Yay! One of my most favourite time of year is here—new In Color Season! While it is sad to say good bye to favourites, like Pretty in Pink and Petunia Pop (I am keeping my fingers crossed they might be a part of the 2027 Color Refresh!), I am happy to have some new colours to play and experiment with!

I am really happy to see the return of Crisp Cantaloupe—it plays so well with Petal Pink and Calypso Coral. I also immediately loved Barely Blush and Peaceful Pine. On the fence about Golden Glow….someone will make me love it with one of their creations and Hydrangea Hue—is it purple or is it blue? Hue can tell…

I thought it would be fun to create some mini cards featuring all 5 of our new colors. My favourite addition to the In Color lineup is the 12x12 In Color DSP—in fact, all of the color families now have 12x12 DSP instead of 6x6. I cannot tell you how in love I am with this!

I love the gradient stripped pattern they included in the designs. While I am always a sucker for polka dots, if we can’t have gingham (actually, spoiler alert—it’s coming out in June!) then a good stripe goes a long long way!

As you can see, each card has a strip of DSP flanking the card stock panel in the middle. The strip helps elongate the card, making it feel bigger than 4 x 4.

Barely Blush--Hydrangea Hue--Peaceful Pine--Calypso Coral--Golden Glow

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Barely Blush--Hydrangea Hue--Peaceful Pine--Calypso Coral--Golden Glow 〰️

One of my favourite new bundles in the Annual Catalogue is the Heirloom Blooms Bundle. I cannot tell you have much I have used it already—it’s definitely been inspiring me. I love the large oversized flower (one of 4) that comes in the die set. I used it on each card in Basic White, along with a petal die—all cut from Peaceful Pine.

 

Each card has a length of ribbon that I cut into two to layer and create a really full looking bow.

And I love the In Color Butterly accents. It’s a bonus that they included clear as well!

The sentiment is from the Cutest Crew stamp set (love love love) and is embossed on Basic Black with white embossing powder. I used the new banner punch on the sentiment. It just fit perfectly.

I used a retired embossing folder for the card stock strip/panel in the middle of the card but you can use any basic patterned folder to give your card some texture and interest while not taking over the design.

Next up on the Hop is my friend Tami—we were members of the Artisan team a few years back and I love everything she creates! Just click this button to get to her blog!

If for some reason the hop gets broken, you can also try going in reverse too by visiting Lou Kitzelman as I know you will also enjoy being inspired by her creativity!

No doubt we will be seeing many of these new In Colors as a family or mixed with our other fabulous colors over the next couple of years. I hope you consider adding them to your repertoire! If you are looking for a demonstrator in Canada—please consider shopping with me! I love what I do and hope to continue!

50 Things--I finally tried Rootbeer!

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Hi friends! I have been busy working on some things for my 50 Things list! So far I have been completing a puzzle a month and have been putting $$ into my holiday savings account! Many of the things are ongoing throughout this year, however a few are ones that I can say “I checked that off”!

Recently, I did recently check off a really fun thing off my list that has proved to be quite polarizing—Do you like Rootbeer or NOT? hahaha! I could never partake in this conversation until now, because I had never tried it!

I was told I needed an A & W Rootbeer, in a bottle (sorry those of you that love a can) and it needed to be ice cold! I decided to give it a try during one of my Stampin’ Up! classes as pretty much all the girls there couldn’t believe I had never tried Rootbeer!

I will add that I did NOT finish off the bottle and it did have a cream soda ish sort of flavour. Glad I can say I tried it but I can’t see myself drinking it any time soon, hahaha!

So cheers to getting #2 off of my list!

And for my puzzle lovers out there—here are a couple of the puzzles I have finished! My January puzzle was one that I bought in Amsterdam this past summer so it was fun to finish it off with my friend that I went on the trip with. I sent it home with her to put together. I am always up for a puzzle swap!

 

The best part about having a puzzle out is that I am scrolling less on my phone while making dinner and Summer likes to help out by adding pieces and it gives us a chance to connect with each other.

Thanks for following along on my 50 Things journey! I can’t wait to keep you posted on what I can check off next!

Color Fusers--March 2026!

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Welcome to our Color Fusers Blog Hop for March! We are so happy you are here! This month we have been creating projects with Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green and Berry Burst.

I just got a new stamp set, Fragrant Layers, and I thought it would be perfect for this project. I also wanted to add in the ticket die from the Boardwalk Fun dies.

I am really happy with how this project turned out. I started with a card base of Granny Apple Green. My layer is Basic White cut to 3 3/4x5.

I used Lemon Lime Twist and a Blending Brush to add a layer of color to rest behind the floral image. I used a Dark Granny Apple Green Blend to flick some color over top of that. I think it adds a bit of depth to the design.

I used my favourite colouring technique, that I have named ‘Lazy Watercoloring’. You simply smash your ink colours of choice onto a block and use a Water Painte4 to layer on the color by adding water to the ink and painting. I like to do a light wash of color first and then go back and add in some darker color. I used Berry Burst for the flowers and Lemon Lime Twist for the leaves.

It's FAST and makes me feel like I have some artistic talent! Behind the image I added some Crumb Cake Twine. I added a Berry Burst ‘ticket’ cut from the Boardwalk Fun dies. I cut it into two pieces so I could tuck each end on either side of the floral image.

I stamped a couple extra leaves on Granny Apple Green card stock to expand the floral image.

I decided I wanted the sentiment to pop so I embossed it with White Embossing Powder on some Basic Black card stock and added it to the floral with Dimensionals.

A few gems from the Pearlized Faceted Circles (my favourite embellishment of the moment!) made this card complete. I am so happy with it and plan to recreate it using a variety of different color combos!

We are welcoming to the Hop this month my fellow Artisan Alumni, Tatiana Tobin. I love everything she makes! You can also go backwards too see what Bonnie has designed—she is a seasoned stamping vet and blog hop contributor!

Click on Next Stop to see what Tatiana has made for March! Make sure to visit everyone and please feel free to leave a comment!

Looking for something fun to do this summer? Melanie and I are co-hosting a Craftin’ Fun in the Sun Cruise at the end of July/August. We would love to have you join us. DM for details!

Color Fusers--February 2026!

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I am so happy to be back on the Color Fusers Design Team! I took a little hiatus for personal reasons and now I am committed to creating and hopping along with this awesome group on the first Monday of each month.

We use a color challenge each month to inspire us and I was really excited about the February color scheme—Fresh Freesia, Bubble Bath and Balmy Blue.

I knew immediately that I wanted to create something using the Beach Time stamp set.

I started blending a section on my Basic White with Bubble Bath ink and then stamped some of the star fish from the Beach Time stamp set over top. I finished this step off by flicking my dark Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blend over top.

I used one of the Lovely Doilies as an accent piece. The doilies come in Real Red and Bubble Bath and the backsides are white. I used this side with Fresh Freesia ink and a Blending Brush to create a custom doily.

The sentiment is stamped in Fresh Freesia and is layered on a coordinating circle. In between the layers I added the new Balmy Blue Gingham Ribbon that I cut into half before adding it behind my sentiment.

The Balmy Blue ticket die is from the Boardwalk Fun die collection. I added it along with a puffy sticker from the Beach Boardwalk Puffy sticker collection as accents to my sentiment. The puffy stickers also have some little coloured circles that I added along with a couple retired Bubble Bath gems. I also wanted to add the word ‘fun’ so clipped it apart from the rest of the sentiment.

This whole panel is set on top of some Balmy Blue card stock and then mounted on a Basic White card base.

I really love how this card turned out and it inspired me to create a coordinating scrapbook page that I will share in a separate post.

This blog hop is full of some absolutely amazing designers which is why you need to make sure you hop all the way through. You can go backwards from me to see what Lou Kitzelman has designed. Just click the button below.

You can also go forward and see what Melissa Kerman has designed. I know you will find a ton of stampin’ inspiration along the way,

If you have enjoyed my project and feel inspired, please consider shopping with me so I can continue to love what I do!