May is tough on Stampin’ Up! fans. It’s a real rollercoaster – if you’re not rushing to get the Retiring Items before they are gone, you’re dreaming about the Sneak Peek items that you can’t have yet. The whole process is a necessary evil if we want to make way … Continue reading
I cut 1/4″ off a standard card front so that I could use the designer paper from Birthday Bouquet more efficiently to cover the entire card front. The designer paper measures 4″ x 5 1/2″. I made pennants with framelits, using another pattern from Birthday Bouquet along with Watermelon Wonder … Continue reading
You can create a carefree watercolored garden in any color scheme with “Garden in Bloom”. I have been really partial to Soft Sky lately, so I stamped these out for a few different celebrations. The greeting is from “Watercolor Words”. “Garden in Bloom” is a multi-step set, meaning that each … Continue reading
Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers hop for July. This month we are excited to show off the brand new In Colors from the just released 2015 – 2016 Annual Catalog. You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog (Chris Slogar) or may have come from … Continue reading
This week’s Create with Connie and Mary Challenge a fun sketch with a column of elements down one side. I couldn’t decide on a repetitive shape to use, so I went with a group of related shapes. I used Thick Whisper White for my base, and I added a layer … Continue reading
I know I have posted several “Garden in Bloom” cards recently, but I had to post one more today so I could show off this unique (and easy) fold. I CASEd this card from Candy Michael’s swap that I received at a Demonstrator event last weekend. We made this card in … Continue reading
The theme of this challenge is an easy one, so I couldn’t pass it up. After all, I am using my favorite stuff daily! At this moment, my favorite stamp set is “Garden in Bloom”, but my favorite does change regularly. I am sure you understand 🙂 I made this card for … Continue reading
Vellum adds a special touch to your projects without a lot of extra fuss. These are the two cards we made in club this weekend using vellum – quite easy in terms of construction, but the vellum makes them more sophisticated. This second card is a case from page 119 … Continue reading
I used something new here that is much less obvious than the beautiful “Garden in Bloom” stamp set. It is something that we will use over and over again for our cards – the new heavier-weight Whisper White cardstock. Woohoo!! I am so happy to have this for card bases! … Continue reading