I used the Night of Navy and Old Olive Blends to color this floral pattern from the black and white Petal Passion Designer Series Paper collection. I had great plans to add punched leaves and some embellishments, but everything I added took away from the beautiful paper. The only embellishment … Continue reading
My upline Mindy Gray sent me this collection of cards made the Hearts Come Home bundle, one of my favorites. I just love them! They each look special, without being too complicated. The Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler cards use a standard card base – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored … Continue reading
Today’s card feels appropriate with the winter weather that has arrived in Ohio. We have a light covering of snow, and the skies have been gray. I used “Waterfront” from the upcoming 2018 Occasions Catalog to make my card. This set will be fabulous for nature scenes in all seasons. I do … Continue reading
Have you seen the little penguins made from the Smitten Mitten Bundle? They are too cute! I think the idea originally came from Carrie Cudney at the Stampin’ Up! office. I dressed mine up as an Ohio State fan for this fun card. The body pieces are cut from the … Continue reading
First of all, what is a TIEF? It’s an embossing folder – the abbreviation stands for Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and this particular embossing folder is fabulous! It creates the lovely detailed snowflake that you see pressed into the Whisper White that makes up the background of this card. This … Continue reading
My mitten projects seemed a little out of place in August and September, but it’s mitten season now. It’s November in the midwest, so I think we can appreciate a few more projects using “Smitten Mittens”. This is probably my favorite bundle from the 2017 Holiday Catalog, and it’s not just … Continue reading
This is one of the cards we are making in class this week. It is a simple and striking holiday card. I CASEd this card from fellow demonstrator Jan McMullen; she presented it at an event in Columbus in September. The silver foil snowflake stands out beautifully against the Night … Continue reading
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
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
We are working ahead tonight in Card Ministry. We will make this cute little Eskimo card to send in January. I stamped the Eskimo from “Cookie Cutter Christmas” on watercolor paper with Archival Black. I then watercolored the Mint Macaron snowsuit and Blushing Bride cheeks with my aquapainter, picking up … Continue reading