Color Fusers--September

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Hi friends! Welcome to September’s Color Fusers Hop. While the calendar says it isn’t officially fall, I am getting those vibes here in Alberta as you can feel a shift in the air!

Our color palette for this month also reflects that fall feeling so I could not resist making a scrapbook page!

This is me in yellowstone park last fall. It was a really beautiful place!

I started with a 12 x 12 base of Two Tone Crumb Cake and added a 5 x 12 section of Blackberry Bliss that I ran through our new Textured Tree Ring Embossing Folder. As the paper was longer than the folder (it is one of our oversized folders but still won’t cover a full 12 inches). I decided to add a section of polkadot DSP from the Neutrals collection and a strip of some long retired Crumb cake ribbon. This is a great way to mask off the fact that the tree ring design does not go the whole length of the paper.

I new that I was going to use the new Simply Leaves bundle and I wanted to find a creative way to share a bunch of leaves —focusing on some stamping, using card stock and of course DSP. Having a punch made this so quick! I decided to frame either side of my center panel in leaves focusing on the colours the Team is using this month.

The main sentiment on my page is from the Extraordinary Life stamp set and it definitely captures the sentiment of how I have been feeling and approaching my life this past year.

I matted my photo on a piece of Crumb Cake card stock to help draw attention to it against the Blackberry Bliss. I added a few other sentiments from the new Beautiful Together stamp set (I love the circles with Here & Now and Good Life).

The plaid little leaf is also a fan favourite of mine! And a few Neutral Matte Dots and I had my page together!

Please Hop around to everyone and see what amazing projects they have created this month. Next up on the Hop is the amazing former Artisan Design Team member Heather from the Songbird Stamper. I love everything she creates and we were on the team together a few years back!

If you prefer to got the other way you can check out Melissa Kerman and see what fabulous project she has designed.

Thank you for stopping by and if you are interested in what I have been up to besides stamping this year, check out my Lifestyle Tab and see what goals I have been crushing on my 50 Things to Do List!

Thanks friends!

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!

Product List
Fragrant Layers Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [ 167150 ]
Heirloom Boutique Dies [ 167730 ]
Extraordinary Life Dies [ 167718 ]
2026–2028 In Color™ Gingham Gallery 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [ 168218 ]
Cloud Cover 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [ 166708 ]
Cloud Cover 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [ 165621 ]
Crisp Cantaloupe Shimmer Brush [ 167661 ]
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [ 155475 ]
Pearlized Faceted Circles [ 166978 ]
Water Painters [ 168253 ]
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [ 147050 ]
Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin Pad [ 167680 ]
Cloud Cover Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 165287 ]
Golden Glow Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [ 167682 ]

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!