Happy Leap Day! Before I get to the technique, a note about my last post – I had some questions about the Botanical Blooms Double Swing Card so I added a video to Friday’s post. Click here to go to that post. I used the Kissing Technique on this card front. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Botanical Double Swing Card
This looks like your average A2 size card, but the square on the front is actually cut out of the card base and attached to an accordion-fold piece on the inside . The next two pictures show how it pulls open. View from the front View of the inside This … Continue reading
Sweet Bear
This is a sketch that you can really take in any direction. I went with a sweet card for a girl – maybe a new baby girl or a birthday girl. I used “Hello Life” and “Bear Hugs” along with a little strip of paper from the Birthday Bouquet designer paper collection. … Continue reading
“One for the Guys” Blog Hop
Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for February. This month’s theme – “One for the Guys”. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog (Chris Slogar) or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at … Continue reading
{crazy}beYOUtiful Podcast
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Amy Kunkle of {crazy}beYOUtiful. Amy is a Creative Entrepreneur who designs online tutorials and challenge projects. She is presenting a wonderful series of podcasts in which she interviews other “Creatives and Makers” about various aspects of their papercrafting businesses. I am honored … Continue reading
Weekly Deals
Here are this week’s deals. Please contact me if you would like me to order for you, or click here to shop in the online store. 2015-2017 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers Item # 138333 Regular Price: $15.00 US/$19.00 CAN Discounted Price: $11.25 US/$14.25 CAN Flower Medallion Punch Item # … Continue reading
Friends & Flowers Favors
You can create this cute bunny with the “Friends & Flowers” set and coordinating Festive Flower Punch. I used his little egg-shaped home as a tag, but it could be placed on a card just as easily. We made these treats in our Team Meeting this weekend – the bag … Continue reading
Wildflower Fields Note Cards
I like this pattern from the Sale-a-bration Wildflower Fields designer paper collection so much that I made it the centerpiece of this thank you note. You could whip up a set of these in no time. I used our precut and scored note cards to keep it really simple. The … Continue reading
Playful Pals Colors
I knew right away that I wanted to make an elephant out of our grayish-purple Wisteria Wonder – and that meant play time with “Playful Pals”. This set is just plain fun! With 50 stamps and 18 dies in the bundle, the number of animals that you can make is incredible. I … Continue reading