CASE stands for Copy and Share Everything. I often look to our catalogs for ideas, especially when I need many cards for class at once. This is one of the cards I chose for this week’s Card Buffet, and it is almost an exact copy of the card on page … Continue reading
Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for December. This month’s theme – “Bring on the Bling!” 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
I thought that this week’s challenge colors called for a birthday card, and I just love a bright balloon… I used “Celebrate Today” for the balloon and the greeting, and I used 5 layers of cotton paper for the star on the left. I did sneak one item in from … Continue reading
This week’s color challenge had me thinking along the lines of a masculine card, but since we are also in the middle of graduation season, I went that route instead. I picked my colors based on the challenge, but you could easily change colors to suit your recipient, or their … Continue reading
I knew I wanted to create a St. Patrick’s Day card since a green is part of this week’s color challenge. The card I created with the “Celebrate Today” bundle could be used for many occasions, though. I made the balloon into a hot air balloon, with a basket punched … Continue reading
The balloon sets in our Occasions Catalog are our button. More than any other sets, I think these lend themselves to quick and easy cards. I have been using “Celebrate Today” a lot, and today I’ve paired it with “Hooray It’s Your Day”. I used my own supplies with these … Continue reading
March 7 has been a special day in our house since 1996 – it is my oldest daughter’s birthday. After 18 years of celebrating together, it will be so strange that we are not together this year. It was also strange to make her card early enough to mail 🙂 … Continue reading
First, here are this week’s Weekly Deals, and don’t forget, we have new Sale-a-bration FREEbies available now, too. Click here to see them. A Little Sumthin’ Sumthin’ Gift Box Kit Item # 133794 Regular Price: $13.95 US/$19.95 CAN Discounted Price: $10.46 US/$14.96 CAN Natural Filter Paper Item # 133706 … Continue reading
We were talking about our tendencies to hoard designer paper in class this week, but the word “hoard” has negative connotations, so instead let’s say “treasure”. The conversation made me feel sheepish about the specialty sheets in the Balloon Bash series. Why haven’t I used those beautiful embossed gold foil … Continue reading
Need a quick birthday card? “Celebrate Today” and the coordinating Balloon Framelits are great for that. You can make cute cards with this set without pulling out everything you own! This one may have the shortest supply list ever. This is a really simple card. It’s hard to see, but … Continue reading