These Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies are good for more than sleigh rides! They are so fun! You can create a whimsical little scene for any season – like this one for Halloween. I just grabbed some spooky nighttime colors along with that great black glimmer paper to make this easy … Continue reading
Category Archives: Fall
Polar Bears Arrived
I was excited to receive “Thankful Forest Friends” this week so I could plan some polar bear cards for the upcoming holidays. The polar bear is our local school district’s mascot, so we love polar bears here! Here’s my Thanksgiving version, using Into the Woods designer paper. My wintry version … Continue reading
Weekly Deals and New Freebie
This week’s Weekly Deals are shown below. Please contact me if you would like me to order for you, or click here to shop in my online store. Floral Frames Collection Framelits Dies Item # 127012 Regular Price: $27.00 US/$33.00 CAN Discounted Price: $20.25 US/$24.75 CAN Crushed Curry Baker’s … Continue reading
Expressions of Gratitude Blog Hop
Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for September. This month our focus is on giving thanks. 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
Lighthearted Leaves
This would appear to be a pretty straightforward sketch. However, I was determined to use large stamps that are hard to break up into layers, so I was able to add a level of difficulty. 🙂 In the end, I threw out the layers, but I did include the main elements of the sketch. … Continue reading
Fall Joy Folds
Have you noticed the adorable fall sets and earthy “Into the Woods” suite in the Holiday Catalog? So much goodness packed into only four pages (p 42-45)! These two cards are Joy Fold cards, meaning that they have flaps that open from both sides. Terri Meehan showed us how to simplify … Continue reading
Acorns Dropping By
I love this simple sketch from this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I used a smaller main panel so that my acorns wouldn’t get lost in the space, and here is what I came up with: Thanks for stopping by! You can see all of the entries in this challenge … Continue reading
Sheltering Tree – Still a Fave
“Sheltering Tree” made its debut in January in the Occasions Catalog. Its adorable accessories make it perfect for any season, so I think it will be around for a long time. Lining up the multi-step stamps is so easy because the set is photopolymer. Also, because of the steps and … Continue reading
Acorny Madness
This week’s Create with Connie and Mary sketch has a lot of repeated shapes – we are not going to worry about exactly how many. I just love these acorns! I would have put two rows of them on the card if they were a bit smaller. Instead, I am … Continue reading
Open House
I wanted to share a little more about last night’s Open House, but didn’t have it together this morning to do so! I have a few pictures, including a photo of what we made. First let me say a big thank you to my wonderful teammates who helped me pull … Continue reading