Ornament Keepsakes

Hi all,

With a great promotion for November, I just had to give in to buying the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle!  I love the ornament on the front cover of the Autumn/Winter Catalogue and just knew I had to make one.  Recently cranked up the Big Shot (alot) and reproduced the ornament, which I'm really pleased with.  The picture doesn't do it justice, but believe me, there's lots of Dazzling Diamonds on there!

Ornament Keepsakes

Stamps:  Ornament Keepsakes (Autumn/Winter Catalogue, P.3 Set of 9 stamps). 
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green (In Color 2012-14).  DSP - Be Of Good Cheer (P164).       
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green (In Color 2012-14).
Accessories:  Big Shot Machine, Framelits Dies - Holiday Ornaments, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Simply Scored, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Very Vanilla, 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon - Cherry Cobbler, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Large Pearl Basic Jewels, Dazzling Diamonds, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, 2-Way Glue Pen, Silicon Mat, Crop-A-Dile and Hot Glue Gun (Non-SU).

If you're interested in doing a class on this, please let me know.  Alternatively, you can buy a kit from me to create this lovely ornament if you live further a field.

Bye for now,

Alex

New App from Stampin' Up!

What fantastic news - Stampin' Up! has created a card-making application, called "Simply Sent!" This iPhone app allows you to create an e-card from a template or completely on your own and send it via e-mail or post it on Facebook.

Check out the app available to download for FREE in the itunes store.

Bye for now,

Alex

Who's 7-0 today!

It's my Dad's big 7-0 today and what better way to celebrate it than a big card to remind him of his age! lol.

Here's the card I made for him:

Stamps:  Heard From The Heart (Retired 2012). 
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White.       
Inkpad: Night of Navy.    
Accessories:  Big Shot Machine, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Labels Collection Framelits, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder and Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!

Bye for now,

Alex

No Peeking - Projects together

Hi all,

After seeing the No Peeking card and gift card earlier in the week, thought you might like to see the projects together.  I had a lot of fun making these and can't wait to make a few more, perhaps in different colour combos :)

No Peeking - Projects together:

Hope you like :)

Enjoy your weekend.

Alex

Create A Cupcake

Today is Janet's birthday and what better way to celebrate than with a cupcake!

Below is the card I made to celebrate her special day:

Create A Cupcake

Stamps:  Create A Cupcake (P.49) and Heard From The Heart (Retired 2011). 
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Whisper White.          
Inkpad: Early Espresso and Pretty in Pink.    
Accessories:  Big Shot, Adorning Accents Folders, Labels Collection Framelits, Cupcake Builder Punch, 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon - Melon Mambo, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day.

Alex

No Peeking - Gift Card

Hi all,

Nearly the weekend and hopefully some more crafting time for me :)  Recently saw a great little gift card online that wasn't the regular rectangle/square shaped card and decided that I just had to try it for myself!

Here it is below:

No Peeking

Front:

With tag out:

Inside:

Stamps:  No Peeking (P.23). 
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green (In Color: 2012-2014) and Very Vanilla.  DSP: Be Of Good Cheer (P.164).
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip and Gumball Green (In Color: 2012-2014).   
Accessories:  Simply Scored, 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Wild Wasabi, Stampin' Write Markers - Gumball Green (In Color: 2012-2014) and Real Red, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Crop-A-Dile (Retired), SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Enjoy your day.

Alex

No Peeking

Hi all,

Well, it's certainly feeling more like winter now the clocks have gone back and the weather has done nothing but rain recently!  I couldn't resist, and HAD to buy No Peeking stamp set which I fell in love with ever since I first set eyes on the new Annual Catalogue :)

With Christmas just around the corner, I decided to make my nephew his Christmas card with this cute stamp set, hopefully, he'll love it as much as I do!  For his card, I used Real Red and Wild Wasabi colours for him, below is another one made using Cherry Cobbler and the new In Color: Gumball Green.

No Peeking

From the side:

Stamps:  No Peeking (P.23) and Heard From The Heart (Retired 2011). 
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla.         
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party (In Color: 2011-2013), Staz On Ink - Jet Black and Gumball Green (In Color: 2012-2014).   
Accessories:  Simply Scored, 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Wild Wasabi, Stampin' Write Markers - Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.
 
Alex

It's November!

Another month, another promotion or two!

Starting from today, you can gain a FREE Festive Paper-Piercing Pack when you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes Set and Candlelight Christmas Speciality Designer Series Paper Bundle!

See the icon on the left to be directed to the offer, or below as a jpeg file.

Not only this, but from today till 16 December, host a minimum £325 Stampin' Up! party and get a FREE collection of Ink Pads, £44.50 value in addition to the regular Hostess benefits of holding a party.

Have a great day!

Alex