Happy Birthday Alfie

Today is a special boy's birthday - Alfie, my God Son is celebrating his 4th birthday.  Hopefully he'll like his birthday card below:

Lego Birthday Card

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set, 2011-12) and Outlined Occasions (SAB 2012).  

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Only Orange (retired), Glorious Green (retired), (Yo Yo Yellow (retired) and Pacific Point.    
Inkpad: Basic Grey (inside Sentiment).
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point, SU Bone Folder and 3D Dimensionals. 
Card Size: A5.

Side View

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your day.

Alex

Happy Father's Day

Hi all,

Recently made a card for my Dad which uses one of the new In Colors called Lucky Limeade (first time) teamed up with matching Bakers Twine.

Here's the card below:

Stamps:  Something To Celebrate (Mini Catalogue, 2011 Hostess Level 2, P.5) and Occasional Greetings (Reitred, P.21). 

Cardstock: Lucky Limeade (In Color 2011-2013), Whisper White and Night of Navy.     
Inkpad: Lucky Limeade.
Accessories: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Bakers Twine - Lucky Limeade, Stampin' Write Markers - Night of Navy, SU Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Card Size: A6.  

Inside:

Enjoy your day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Birthday

Recently commissioned to make a birthday card for a two year old boy who loves trains.  So, I used my trusty Choo Choo stamp set along with Wild About You to create the below card which are now both sadly retired.

Happy Birthday

Stamps: Choo Choo (retired), Loads of Love Accessories (man), Heard From The Heart (Inside sentiment), Right On Track (wheel) and Wild About You (retired).

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pacific Point, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Grey. 

 Accessories: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Stampin' Around Handle, Colour Spritzer Tool, Stampin' Write Markers - Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Blush Blossom and Real Red, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Happy Wedding Day

Made a recent wedding card for my Mum, low on my favourite retired SU Speciality Paper for wedding cards, so have made one using SU textured cardstock and Kanban pearlescent cardstock.

Wedding Card

 

Stamps:  Occasional Quotes Level 3 Hostess Set - retired (P.14), (sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Blushing Bride (In Color 2010-2012), Smooth and Textured Whisper White.  Kanban Cardstock - Silver. 

Inkpad:  Blushing Bride. 
Accessories:  Heart To Heart Punch (inside), Cuttlebug Embosssing Folder - Wedding Marriage, Glitterati Gems, SU Bone Folder, Sentiment on front - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Stampin' Up! Class

Hi all,

Today is June's Stampin' Up! Class using new goodies from the Summer Mini Catalogue.  Today we used Apothecary Art stamp set with matching Framelits Dies.

Here are the two cards made below in today's class:

Card One

Stamps:  Apothecary Art (Summer Mini Catalogue, P.17) and Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel (P.75).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Bashful Blue.   
Inkpad: Crumb Cake.
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Framelits Dies - Labels Collection, Stampin' Write Markers - Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue, Stampin' Around Handle - Jumbo, SU Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.  

Card Two

Stamps:  Apothecary Art (Summer Mini Catalogue, P.17).

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.  DSP - Subtles Collection.    
Inkpad:  Baja Breeze and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Framelits Dies - Labels Collection, 1" Circle Punch, Simply Scored, SU Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6. 

Cards Together

 

Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend/Jubilee celebrations!

Alex

Happy Birthday

Hi there,

A recent birthday card was made for a special friend.  This has been inspired and CASEd from here.

Happy Birthday Sally

Stamps:  Whimsical Words (SAB 2010). 
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight and Very Vanilla.  DSP - Soft Subtles Collection.  
Inkpad: Baja Breeze. 
Accessories: 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon - Baja Breeze, Jewels - Rhinestones, Full Heart Punch (candles), Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 5"x5".

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - Sneak Peeks

Here are the Sneak Peeks for June's Stampin' Up! Class:

Sneak Peek 1

Sneak Peek2

Enjoy the weekend, be back on Saturday with cards in full.

Alex

New Month, New Promotion...

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Yes, it's June already, which means a new promotion from Stampin' Up!

Get a FREE package of Designer Series Paper when you buy three! Use this limited-time offer to stock up on all your favourites, including brand-new designs from the 2012 Summer Mini Catalogue.

DSP Include:

Paisley Petals, Beau Chateau, Beyond The Garden, Domestic Goddess, Frightful Sight, Timeless Portrait, Just Add Cake, Nursery Nest, Big Top Birthday, Well Worn, Twitterpated and Attic Boutique.

Bye for now,

Alex