Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for September. This month we are featuring our favorite products from the 2017 Holiday Catalog. 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 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Christmas
Smitten Mittens
I am smitten with this bundle! I just love the sweet two-step stamps that you can put together to build mittens in any colors. I coordinated with the Quilted Christmas designer paper to create this card in Pool Party and Blushing Bride. The greeting is from “Cookie Cutter Christmas”. Here’s … Continue reading
Gift Card Present
I have a super-easy way to add a pocket to a greeting card, and you can make it for any occasion. I am showing it here for Christmas with designer paper from the Be Merry collection and a greeting from “Merry Cafe”. The top portion of the card front flips … Continue reading
Night in Bethlehem
I was really excited to break out this set! “Night in Bethlehem” and the coordinating Bethlehem Edgelits Dies create a suprisingly easy “WOW” card. I stamped the rooflines in Crumb Cake, one at full strength and the second staggered from the first and stamped off. (Stamping off means tapping some … Continue reading
Watercolor Christmas
These are the greetings from “Watercolor Christmas”, the stamp set that coordinates with our Christmas card kit by the same name. The bold pretty script on these large greetings steals the show on my simple cards. The black and white designer paper is from the Merry Music specialty collection; the … Continue reading
Merry Cafe – Holiday Version
As a follow-up to my non-holiday project using “Merry Cafe”, here are some really fun holiday gift card holders using the set. This one uses the Spooky Night Designer Series Paper with a Halloween cup sleeve. These use the Quilted Designer Series Paper with a Christmas greeting on the sleeve. These … Continue reading
Smitten Mittens Sneak Peek
The Smitten Mittens Bundle was near the top of my Holiday Catalog Wish List. I know it will be a hit with its warm and cozy mitten-building components, and I love the fact that it can be used beyond Christmas. This is one of the cards from my Smitten Mittens … Continue reading
September Classes To Go
I know you’ll be excited to get crafting with new Holiday Catalog product, so I am taking orders this week for the September Classes To Go. Please note that I am only taking orders through Thursday, August 31. I want to order early to avoid any supply issues (hopefully), but … Continue reading
Deck the Halls
If you like to work ahead on your Christmas projects, we do have this fabulous bundle available now, ahead of our 2017 Holiday Catalog release. The stamp set is called “Carols of Christmas” and the Card Front Builder Thinlits coordinate with it – full details are in the pdf at … Continue reading
Circle Tab Gift Card Pocket
I missed the “Christmas in July” window with this project, but since it is so adaptable to any occasion, we’ll just let that slide! This can be made in different themes to deliver gift cards for birthdays, for anniversaries, or for no reason. The new Circle Tab Punch makes a … Continue reading