Next Stampin' Up! Class - 6 November 2010 - Sneak Peeks

Hi everyone,

Hope you're all well and enjoying the weekend so far. We've had an extra weekend this month and I can't believe it's now November tomorrow! Next weekend is my next Stampin' Up! Class and I can't wait as it's centred around Christmas :) Of course, I won't spoil the surprise, so below are a couple of sneak peeks of what my ladies will be making next Saturday. I have one space available, so if you're local and free next Saturday morning, please let me know and it would be lovely to have you join us.

Sneak Peek 1



Sneak Peek 2


Look out for my post on Saturday afternoon to reveal what the ladies made.

Bye for now,

Alex

Bundle of Love - Baby Boy

Morning all,

I hope you've been enjoying the Make A Monster cards I've been uploading recently :) I wanted to upload a girl version today, but unfortunately I haven't taken a photo of it yet and as it's quite dark outside, I'll have to take a picture of it later today in natural daylight to upload tomorrow ;)

In the meantime, here's a card that I made at Wednesday's Evening Session that I copied from my original Stampin' Up! Class at the beginninng of October (which seems like forever ago). Just changed the colour from the original baby girl card to Bashful Blue so that it would be suitable for a baby boy and stamped and heat embossed white rattles in the background instead of the hearts. Hope you like:

Bundle of Love


Stamps: Bundle of Love (set of 16 stamps, P.38).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Crumb Cake. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Heat Tool, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Brads - Subtles (Bashful Blue - retired), Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen - White, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Friday/weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Make A Monster Birthday Card

Morning all :)

Another monster card from me, perfect for a boy to celebrate his special day :) There's so many different layouts and colour combinations, you can really have a lot of fun with this stamp set! I can't get enough of this one, lol.

Make A Monster


Stamps: Make A Monster and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess stamp set).
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and Pumpkin Pie.
Accessories: Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, Oval Extra-Large Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Bye for now.

Alex

Make A Monster Birthday Card

Hello everyone :)

A new stamp set to my collection called Make A Monster is a fun mix and match stamp set to create endless monster combinations which I had endless hours with recently :) I used new colours and ribbons to create the card below:

Make A Monster


Stamps: Make A Monster and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess stamp set).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi.
Accessories: Extra-Large Tag Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Linen Thread, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the stamp set, Make A Monster as seen on P.36 which is available in both clear-mount and wood mount:


Have a monster day!

Bye for now.

Alex

Playful Pieces Birthday Cards

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week so far :) Recently inked up my new Level 1 and 3 Hostess stamp sets called Afterthoughts and Playful Pieces and decided to CASE a great card that I saw online recently. The original card was in Concord Crush, one of the new In Colors, but unfortunately, I don't have this colour yet, so I have made the same card in different colourways from the other choice of 40 or so colours! Talking of In Colors - want to be the last person to join in the share so that it can begin asap?!?

Playful Pieces - Birthday Card


Stamps: Playful Pieces (Level 3 Hostess Set) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Certainly Celery and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals and Cross Stitch Thread - White.
Card Size: A6.

Playful Pieces - Birthday Card


Stamps: Playful Pieces (Level 3 Hostess Set) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo (retired), Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals and Cross Stitch Thread - White.
Card Size: A6.

Playful Pieces - Birthday Card


Stamps: Playful Pieces (Level 3 Hostess Set) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set).
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon - Rich Razzleberry (retired), Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals and Cross Stitch Thread - White.
Card Size: A6.

Playful Pieces - Birthday Card


Stamps: Playful Pieces (Level 3 Hostess Set) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set).
Cardstock: So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: So Saffron and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - So Saffron (retired), Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals and Cross Stitch Thread - White.
Card Size: A6.

Playful Pieces - All Birthday Cards


Here are the two exclusive Hostess stamp sets below that I used for the birthday cards above that you can earn for a qualifying order.

Afterthoughts on P.11.


Playful Petals on P.15.


If you would like to host a workshop and play with new goodies from the Idea Book & Catalogue, get in touch. For a qualifying order, you might earn yourself free exclusive Hostess benefits of a Level 1 stamp set or 6x6 Designer Series Paper Pack - In Color AND £15 of free merchandise from the Catalogue. Or take me up the last place on my In Color Share to receive all the exclusive Hostess benefits.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

All In The Family - Boy Birthday Card

Morning all,

Hope your weekend was a good one! So, I've recently been inking up my All In The Family stamp set that has been previously much neglected. I teamed this up with Choo Choo stamp set for a very subtle background effect of trains and puffs of smoke which I think works well for boy cards :)

All In The Family - Birthday Boy


Stamps: All In The Family, Choo Choo and Happy Moments (sentiment) - retired.
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey and Marina Mist. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight and Chocolate Chip, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you can see the trains and puffs of smoke in the background.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Guide To Mounting Your Clear-Mount Stamp Sets

Hi all,

Okay, so with the new addition of Clear-Mount stamps to the Idea Book & Catalogue at the beginning of this month I thought I'd make a step-by-step guide on how to mount your clear-mount stamps ready to be used from the moment you receive them.

Until recently, all my purchases have been wood-mount, but I decided to bite the bullet and order some clear-mount stamps as I think there's many advantages to these.

Once these clear-mount stamps arrived, I opened the case and started to read the instructions on the left hand side so that I knew how to mount these correctly :)

Below is a step-by-step picture guide that I did from receiving your first clear-mount stamps as they come to the finished result. Hope this helps you with your first purchase of clear-mount stamps from Stampin' Up!

Step-By-Step Guide to Clear-Mount Stamps



1. Clear-Mount Stamp Set in dvd like case for easy storage.
2. Inside the clear-mount stamp set case.




3. Red rubber and stamp label sheet.
4. Pop out a rubber stamp and carefully peel off the top of the corresponding label.




5. The back of the red rubber stamp when popped out of it's set of rubber stamps.
6. Peel off the white backing sheet from the red rubber stamp to reveal the grey foam.




7. Place the red rubber stamp over the top of the sticky clear label, lining it up exactly for correct placement.
8. Carefully remove red rubber stamp from label sheet so that the clear sticky label is adhered nicely to the back of the red rubber.




9. The underside of the red rubber with the clear label adhered.
10. All rubber stamps adhered with the clear sticky labels and placed back into the original rubber slots.




11. The underside of the red rubber with all clear sticky labels adhered.
12. Back of the clear-mount rubber stamp set in it's dvd case.

Hope this has been helpful :) Thanks for stopping by and have a relaxing Sunday.

Bye for now,

Alex

Dr Who - Tardis Birthday Card

Hi all,

Had a fabulous day yesterday and managed to visit the TARDIS at the London Film Museum :) lol.

So, here are a few more pictures of the Tardis card that I uploaded yesterday from different angles and the template from Valita's blog.

Dr Who - Tardis - Inside View


Dr Who - Tardis - Close Up View


Cardstock: Not Quite Navy and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Black and Not Quite Navy (sentiment inside).
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Sponge Dauber, Brads - Silver, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Base: 4-6/8" x 8-2/8".
Card Size: 5-2/8" x 9-6/8".

Have a good weekend.

Alex

Dr Who - Tardis Birthday Card

Afternoon everyone,

Just a quick post to upload a special birthday card I made for the special guy in my life... He's a huge Dr Who fan, something I know nothing about so I did a bit of searching online and came across a blog showcasing the Tardis card with template! Yipee! I couldn't wait to get started on this, everything is made using Stampin' Up! products, except the computer text. Okay, here's the card below:

Dr Who - Tardis - Front View


Must dash as I've lots to do, but be back later this weekend for all the details for this card and more pictures from a different angle or two.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your Friday :)

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - 3D Baubles

Happy Friday!!!

Just a quick message to upload the Make & Take card from the weekend which was also made by my ladies on Wednesday night using Contempo Christmas stamp set with the addition of Season of Joy. There are three baubles stamped and punched and adhered together to create a 3D effect. As there's only three baubles, it's flat enough to send via Royal Mail without the extra postage, but once received, the recipient can pinch out the baubles together to look 3D as intended :) Below are two pictures, one from the front and one from the side angle. Hope you like:

Contempo Christmas - Front View


Contempo Christmas - Side View


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Pop back later for a special card made for someone's birthday today...

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Demo Card.

Morning all,

Hope you're enjoying your week so far :) Last night I had my Evening Session and the ladies came over for a little chat a lot of crafting! They made two cards that I had prepared earlier as I had planned previously to give them the two cards from my workshop at the weekend just gone. They made a slightly altered version of my Demo card and the Make & Take card from Saturday :) I think the ladies enjoyed their time crafting.... I'm sure anyone would rather craft than be at home juggling family life/chores etc. :)

So, below is the card I demoed at the weekend using Contempo Christmas which comes in both clear mount and wood mount.

Note: Clear-mount are not clear stamps. The new stamps to the Idea Book & Catalogue are repositionable clear-mount stamps which are still the red deeply etched rubber with foam that Stampin' Up! are well known for. They are placed onto clear blocks instead of the maple wood blocks. This way, depending on the stamp and block size, you can limit your stamping time by adding a couple of stamps to the same block and stamp away as normal. Another favourite with clear-mount stamps is the space saving storage as all clear-mount stamps come in a box the same size us a regular dvd case which is great news for crafter that accumulate a lot of crafting goodies over time!

A peek of Clear-Mount stamps on P.7 in the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Okay, got a bit side tracked there, so here is the Contempo Christmas card below which was actually CASEd from my previous card here.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke and Real Red.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and pop back tomorrow for the Make & Take card from Saturday's workshop that the ladies also made in my Evening Session.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Evening Session - Wednesday 20 October.

This post will stay at the top till Wednesday 20 October

Hi all,

Not sure where October is flying to, but it's not long now till Half Term!

I'm now in receipt of new Stampin' Up! goodies and I'm in my element and can't wait to have a good old play with them.

For any of you that are local and fancy coming along to my next Evening Session, it's only next Wednesday! Fancy crafting for a couple of hours undisturbed by children/hubby/door bell/telephone etc? Well if so, come and bring your crafting projects with you and craft away from 7pm till 9pm.

Want to know anymore information, just send me an email.

Bye for now,

Alex

All In The Family - Boy Birthday Card

Morning all,

So after the couple of girl birthday cards showcased recently using a very neglected stamp set from my collection, I decided to make a boy version and use a new colour from the Stampin' Up! Collection called, Marina Mist which I'm liking :)

Here's the card below:

All In The Family


Stamps: All In The Family, Family Accessories Too and Happy Moments (sentiment). - retired.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Night of Navy and Whisper White Craft Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Marina Mist, Real Red and Chocolate Chip, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Tonight is my next Evening Session so lots of chatting and playing with craft stash :)

Bye for now,

Alex

All In The Family - Girl Birthday Cards

Hi all,

Well typical, I haven't inked up All In The Family in forever, I can probably count on one hand how many times I've actually used this stamp set! lol. And now you see two uploads from me in two days!

So, here's a couple of All In The Family cards for little girls in different colour combinations. Watch this space for a boy version soon.

All In The Family


Stamps: All In The Family, Family Accessories Too and Crazy For Cupcakes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey and Pink Pirouette.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Regal Rose, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo (retired), Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

All In The Family


Stamps: All In The Family, Family Accessories Too and Crazy For Cupcakes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Pink Pirouette and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose (retired), Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here are the stamp sets below that I used for this card:

All In The Family


Family Accessories Too


Crazy For Cupcakes


Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day!

Alex

All In The Family - Ava.

Morning all,

Hope you've had a good weekend and Monday is off to a good start :)

Just wanted to say that I originally was going to showcase some of the cards from my demo this weekend, but I have decided to showcase them on Thursday now so that my ladies at my Evening Session this Wednesday can make these and will be kept a surprise till then (in case they look at my blog).

So, recently I bought Family Accessories Too to go with my All In The Family stamp set that I haven't inked up enough :( I decided that I'd make a girly/pink/bling birthday card fit for a princess and have made the card to spell her name, Ava. Hope you like.

All In The Family


Stamps: Just Perfect Alphabet and Family Accessories Too.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat Tool, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Family Accessories Too stamp set, as seen on P.48 of the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Here's the Just Perfect Alphabet stamp set, seen on P.77:


Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Card Petal Punch - Frankenstein Box.

Hi all,

Have recently been playing with my Petal Card Extra-Large Double Punch as seen on P.104 which completes two full processes in one punch. It punches once to create the inside score lines and again to cut the outside lines. Because both processes happen simultaneously, you only have to press the punch once and you get double the results!

Not only does it co-ordinate with the Level 2 Hostess stamp set, Cute By The Inch, but there are many great projects using this versatile punch. I decided to follow a tutorial and made a Frankenstein Box. I'm really pleased with it and can't wait to make more of his little friends :) It's perfect for holding a Drumstick inside too so a winner with the kids big and small.

Frankenstein Card Petal Punch Box



Cardstock: Old Olive and Basic Black (Textured).
Inkpad: None.
Accessories: Petal Card Extra-Large Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Bone Folder, Paper Snips. Non-SU: Easy Glue Eyes (7mm), Black Fineliner Pen.
Box Size: 1" x 1-1/2" x 5/8".

Here's what the shape of the punch looks like on P.104 of the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Here's the co-ordinating stamp set that matches on P.12 called Cute By The Inch:


Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Thursday already...

Hi all,

Hope you're looking forward to the weekend :) Just wanted to pop by and say "hi" and that I've been busy here making a few commissioned Christmas cards for a lady. Unfortunately, although they're finished, I'm not sure if it's safe to post them here on my blog in case the recipient accidently sees them, so look out for them in December sometime! lol.

I have an upcoming workshop to demo at on Saturday afternoon for a group of ladies at a local craft club, so I'm looking forward to showcasing the new Idea Book & Catalogue and all the goodies I've acquired so far to the ladies ;)

Watch this space after Saturday for a couple of new items I've recently made for the weekend.

Sorry: Change of plan to my original idea that I've striked out above. I have decided that my card kits that I offer in my Wednesday Evening Session will use some of the card layouts from Saturday, so it'll be Thursday at the earliest that I can release peeks of what the ladies saw from the weekend :)

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Morning everyone,

Hope you're having a good week so far :) Thought I'd upload another card I made for my Open House Afternoon and before I placed an order for the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red which would equally look lovely in place of the now retired Gingham Ribbon.

So, here's another Christmas card below using Contempo Christmas stamp set that is available in both clear mount and wood mount on P.25.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas.
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Old Olive and Real Red.
Accessories: 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Red (retired), Stampin' Write Marker - Daffodil Delight, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Baby Tees Wheel

Morning all,

Hope you've had a great weekend and enjoyed the sunshine we had yesterday!

Today I wanted to show you a card that was made with the Baby Tees jumbo wheel that I preordered. It's a fabulous wheel with endless possibilities. Below I used the wheel to create a background pattern on the Whisper White cardstock in Pretty In Pink ink. I then stamped and cut out another babygro out, coloured with a Stampin' Write Marker, covered with Dazzling Diamonds for some extra sparkle and adhered with a dimensional.

Baby Tees Card


Stamps: Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel, P39 and Whimsical Words (SAB 10).
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.Accessories: Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose (retired), Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by... enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Friday!

I'm here with another card :) I wonder if you've been noticing, but I only have two new stamp sets from the new Idea Book & Catalogue so I've been alternating my cards to upload to you, lol.

So, here's another Contempo Christmas card that I've recently made.

Contempto Christmas


Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Linen Thread, Stampin' Write Markers - Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Baby Tees - Baby Girl Square Card

Morning all,

Hope you're having a good week so far. Been playing with my Baby Tees jumbo wheel recently and some Dazzling Diamonds and created a very girly/sparkly baby card perfect for the arrival of a little girl. I'm so loving this stamp set, the trouble is I'm making too many baby cards and no one to give them to! lol.

Anyway, enough of my waffle, heres's the card below:

Baby Tees


Stamps: Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel, P39.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat Tool, Stampin' Write Marker - Pretty In Pink, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 5" x 5"

The babygros are really sparkly:


Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Alex