I want to showcase “Thankful Forest Friends” today. It has a really cute mix of greetings and images. The two cards shown above were designed by Mindy Gray. I made the one on the right at an event she hosted with Candy Michael in September. I love the bright pop of … Continue reading
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
This week’s Create with Connie and Mary sketch gave me the opportunity to show off one of my favorite embellishments from the 2015 Holiday Catalog – the Cording Trim. You can use it in so many ways! I was actually able to follow this sketch to the letter. I did … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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” 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