An American Wedding

Hi all,

Well today's the day my friend is getting married, and with a bit of luck, the last thing on his mind will be checking out my blog :) lol. So I think it's safe to post this card in the early evening as it'll be early morning there (8 hours behind).

I have made his Wedding Card using the colours of the invitation that I received as closely as I could (I didn't have an exact match for the gold coloured cardstock). I'm sure they'll be pleased with the card regardless. Here's the card for the special couple to celebrate their day:

Wedding Card


Stamps: Wonderful Words (sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid. Kanban Cardstock - Mink.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Cuttlebug Embosssing Folder - Wedding Marriage, Glitterati Diamonte (small), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder. Sentiment on front - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Happy Friday everyone!

Hope you're all well and counting down the hours till the weekend :)

Have been playing with Vintage Vogue stamp set recently and created another birthday card. I love Cameo Coral and have teamed it up with Mellow Moss - both colours will be retiring at the end of September :( so I must stock up!

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cameo Coral and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Card Candy - Chocolate Drops.
Card Size: A6.

I have made the flowers more 3D by using the bone folder to give the petals a slight curve, see picture below for a different angle of the same card.


Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Cake Birthday Cards

Morning all :)

May is a busy month for making cards! A special customer of mine is celebrating her birthday today and another celebrated just over a week ago.

I decided to make both cards using the Level 2 Hostess Stamp Set from the Mini Catalogue called All For Friends teamed up with the Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set from the main Idea Book & Catalogue called Queue Up. I enjoyed experimenting with these two Hostess Stamp Sets that I decided to create a couple of the same card in different colour combos.

For obvious reasons, I couldn't upload this card till both birthdays had past, so here's the cards below:

The first card made for a friend the other week.

All For Friends With Queue Up

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Elegant Eggplant.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Elegant Eggplant, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Markers - Mellow Moss, So Saffron and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals. Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.­

Here's the second card for the birthday lady today:

All For Friends With Queue Up

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Markers - Mellow Moss, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals. Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.­

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Life's A Breeze - 40th Birthday Card.

Hi all,

Recently been asked to make a 40th birthday card for someone who likes sailing, not too feminine and the colour lime green! At first, I didn't think I had any appropriate stamps, let alone be able to make this card! After a little searching for inspiration online, I realised I had a boat stamp after all from one of my many Stampin' Up! stamp sets - lol. Here's the card I created using a much neglected stamp set of mine called Life's A Breeze.

Life's A Breeze


Stamps: Life's A Breeze, Just Perfect Alphabet, Schoolbook Serif Numbers and Whimsy Wheel.
Cardstock: Gable Green, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Gable Green and Brocade Blue.
Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Linen Thread, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Hope you like this card. Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Boo Bear - Happy 7th Birthday

Happy Thursday!

Today is a special girl's birthday who turns 7 :) Her favourite colours are pink and purple, so I've created a birthday card that I *hope* she'll like.

Boo Bear Birthday Card


Stamps: Family Accessories and Typeset Numbers.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Almost Amethyst and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels - Close To Cocoa, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Oval All Thank You Card

Hi all,

Hope you've had a good start to the week. I've recently been playing with my new cardstock, Melon Mambo which I can't get enough of! I needed a few Thank You cards, so with the lovely Polka Dot background stamp and Oval All stamp set with co-ordinating punches, I created some very quick and simple Thank You cards.

Oval All Thank You Card


Stamps: Oval All, Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: 3.5" x 3.5"

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Alex

Vintage Vogue - New Colours.

Yay: Happy Saturday everyone and welcome to the weekend :)

After receiving the new colours from Stampin' Up! recently, I couldn't wait to break open the packaging to play with my new favourite colour - YES, I'm in love with Melon Mambo! This new colour is one of three new colours that was released earlier this month and I teamed it up with another new colour called Soft Suede and an old favourite of mine, Barely Banana to make a card using Vintage Vogue - a stamp set I haven't played with in a little while :)

So, here's the card below using some of the new colours and accessories - don't you just love that Polka Dot Ribbon?!?

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Soft Suede.
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sponge Daubers, Brads - Rich Regals - So Saffron, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Tote Holder

Happy Friday everyone :) Hope you have something lovely planned for the weekend.

Here's my final "My Sweet Pea" upload for a while. I hope you've enjoyed viewing my little cards each day and finally the tote holder that holds them all in today :)

So finally, here's the last upload for now...

My Sweet Pea Holder - Side View


My Sweet Pea - Front View


Stamps: My Sweet Pea. Sweet Stitches Wheel.
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Old Olive and So Saffron.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Wheel Handle, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: 5x5x2 (approx).

Thanks for stopping by today :) Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card No. 4

Hi all,

Happy Thursday :) Hope you're well and having a good week so far. Here's the last card using "My Sweet Pea" stamp set, and the card I demoed at the weekend.

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and So Saffron.
Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sweet Stitches Wheel, Standard Wheel Handle, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.

Thanks for stopping by :) Please come back tomorrow to see the tote holder that these four cards store into.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card No. 3

Yay, we're half way to the weekend :)

Hope you're enjoying my little collection of cards using "My Sweet Pea" stamp set. Today I have the penultimate card to show you :) Hope you like...

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink, Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Old Olive.
Accessories: Scallop Square Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

Hope to see you tomorrow with my last card in the "My Sweet Pea" series :)

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card No. 2

Good morning :)

Hope you liked yesterday's card, here's another "My Sweet Pea" card to showcase for you today:

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: So Saffron and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive.
Inkpad: Old Olive.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Chocolate Chip and So Saffron, Eyelet Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

Hope to see you tomorrow with another card :)

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card

Hi all,

Happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend :) I've had a lovely weekend and had fun demoing at a Scrapbook Club yesterday.

Along with the demo of a 4x4 card, I made a hostess gift which I'll upload over the next few days. I made a tote holder again and some 4x4 cards and matching envelopes using the new stamp set from the Mini Catalogue called "My Sweet Pea" that co-ordinates lovely with a matching wheel, 12x12 paper stack and felt embellishments.

Here's the first card of four made using this sweet stamp set that I first saw at the Reading Training Day back in March :)

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea.
Cardstock: Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Old Olive and So Saffron.
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Marker - Tempting Turquoise, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

See you tomorrow with another card from "My Sweet Pea" collection :)

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Baby Girl Card

Hi all,

Hope you're looking forward to the weekend :)

Just wanted to upload my latest card as I finally made a girl version of the Baby Boy Card I made the other day using "All For Friends" which is a Hostess Level 2 (Mini Catalogue) stamp set.

Here it is:

All For Friends

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Nursery Necessities.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Light Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Marker - Regal Rose, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen - White, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Have a great weekend everyone and be back on Monday with a new upload each day using "My Sweet Pea" stamp set that I have recently been playing with for a Hostess gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

May Promotion

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Happy 1st of May everyone :)

What a better way to start the beginning of May with a fab new promotion from Stampin' Up! Remember my earlier post about news of a Colour Renovation that will be appearing in the new Idea Book & Catalogue in October? Well, starting today, we've got some great colours to share with you!

These co-ordinating products include sneak peeks of three of the new colours from the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede.

NOTE:

• The Cardstock and Classic Stampin' Pads are sneak peek items and will carry over into the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue in October.
• The Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Window Sheets are only available while supplies last and will not carry over into the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue.
  

Here's the promotional flyer (click on the picture for a close up look of that gorgeous Polka Dot Ribbon!!!)


Have a good day everyone. Be back later with the pictures of the cards my ladies make at today's workshop,

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Baby Boy Card

Hi all,

Hope all's well with you all and you're having a good Bank Holiday weekend :) After doing a little blog hopping for some inspiration, came across a lovely Baby card by a fellow demonstrator, Julie and decided to christen my Hostess Level 2 set from the new Mini Catalogue called "All For Friends".

Have made a baby boy card, but seeing as I really enjoyed this one, I think I'll make a girl version too! :) Watch this space...

Anyway, decided to use my "Queue Up" stamp set for the background of the card, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up and stamp across the card. Stamped the babygrows three times onto Patterns Designer Series Paper and again onto Whisper White cardstock so that I could cut and adhere to the babygrows. I do love the effect of paper piecing, and the Designer Series papers are just gorgeous - something I don't use a lot of! lol. Anyway, did a bit of drawing on the Whisper White cardstock using the Stampin' Write Marker in Ballet Blue and with the Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen in White onto the Ballet Blue cardstock. Popped all three babygrows on dimensions and voila :) Really pleased with this card, and can't wait to make the girl version soon.

Here's the card I've been waffling about:


Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Nursery Necessities.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Light Blue, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Marker - Ballet Blue, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen - White, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Thanks for coming by, have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop Today - Wedding Themed Cards

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good Bank Holiday weekend and will find a bit of time to do some crafting with the extra day off work :)

I had my monthly workshop this morning and the ladies came away with two cards each using the stamp set Mr & Mrs and the lovely Speciality Papers which I just adore and can't believe it's taken me till now to order them seeing as they've been available to buy for the past 7 months! lol.

As it's Wedding Season upon us, thought it was ideal to make a couple of wedding themed cards this morning, which could quite easily be used for Anniversary cards too. So, after seeing the sneak peeks of the cards the other day, here they are in their full glory:

Card One


This card uses the brayer to colour the Whisper White Speciality Paper - Bride in Blush Blossom to match the colour of the base cardstock. Using a brayer and any ink pad colour from the four colour families over these papers allows you to create your own papers from the choice of Stampin' Up!'s 48 different colours. This card also uses the lovely white satin ribbon too which again, is lovely.

Stamps: Mr & Mrs.
Cardstock: Blush Blossom and Whisper White. Speciality Paper - Bride.
Inkpad: Blush Blossom. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Brayer, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - White, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Silver and Clear, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 8.5" x 4".­


Card Two


This card was inspired by Jo, a fellow SU Demonstrator. Taking her card as a starting point, I used the same layout, substituted her layers with the Speciality Paper and changed the colour combo and little embellishments. Thank you Jo, you can see her card here :)

Stamps: Mr & Mrs.
Cardstock: Basic Black Textured cardstock and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid.
Inkpad: Basic Black. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Basic Gray, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Here are the two completed cards together that were made earlier today in my monthly workshop:



Hope you like these and they have inspired and given you some ideas on how to use this stamp set teamed up with the lovely Speciality Papers :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend - Remember to check out today's Stampin' Up! Offer on how to get products in three of the new colours coming to the new Idea Book & Catalogue this October.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Workshop - 1st May

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If you like the look of what goodies the ladies made in April's workshop and you're in my local area, how about enquiring to come along to my next monthly workshop, held on Saturday 1 May at 10.30am.

Details and sneak peeks to follow shortly...

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Bye for now,

Alex