As a child, I was lucky to spend a lot of time at my grandparents’ farm, where the chickens clucked around right outside the doors of the big farmhouse. We loved to feed them, chase them, gather eggs, and oh my goodness, when there were peeps in the peep shanty…that … Continue reading
Before we get to my card for the day, please allow me to share the news related to this new sales period… Today is the first day that we can order products from our fabulous new 2017 Occasions and Sale-a-bration Catalogs! The new products are shown in the online store. If … Continue reading
Today is the last day to order from the 2016 Holiday Catalog, and many items are on sale. Click here to look through the offerings in the online store. Several items from the Holiday Catalog will be carried over through the Occasions Catalog sales period (through May). I am guessing that … Continue reading
Who can resist looking back and pondering how time changes things? I am a huge fan of old pictures and preserving memories. When possible, I will include a throwback in my Thursday post. It may be an old picture, an early card sample, a new use of an old set…who … Continue reading
Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for December. This month we are previewing items from the 2017 Occasions Catalog. These items will be available starting January 4. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog (Chris Slogar) or may have come from the person previous … Continue reading
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The holidays are a great time to deliver thanks to special people. I used “Perfectly Wrapped” with This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper. They look like they were made for each other. The wood grain pattern measures 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, and the diagonal stripe is 2″ x 5 … Continue reading
“Happy Celebrations” and the coordinating Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders were at the top of my preorder list. First of all, I love big greetings because they tend to fill up cards quickly, making design and production easy. But this is not just a big stamped greeting – it’s … Continue reading
I have used the Cheerful Tags Framelits with the “Tin of Tags” stamp set from the Holiday Catalog to make this gift tag for a wine bottle. The framelit collection can be purchased in a bundle with “Here’s to Cheers”, another coordinating set. This framelit collection has a pair of … Continue reading
I love to pair a big greeting with a designer paper background. Throw in a few accents, and you really can’t do any more because, quite frankly, you are out of space! The big greeting and pretty background do all of the work for you. I particularly like this big … Continue reading