Welcome To My Blog

Hello and welcome to my crafting blog. If you are new to visiting me, thank you for stopping by! This is my personal space where I talk about the latest creations that I've made using various crafting products.

If you are looking for a commission or inspiration on a particular card or occasion, please scroll down and take a look on the left hand side at the "Labels" column where it will list cards by occasion and by Stampin' Up! stamp sets in alphabetical order for easy viewing. Just click on one of the titles to view the various cards and boxes in your chosen category.

If you would like me to make a specific card for a special someone or occasion, please email me for more details.

Enjoy your stay, and if you have time, please leave a message to let me know you've dropped by :)

Alex

Saturday 6 December 2014

Happy Birthday Ruby

Hi all,

Hope you're getting prepared for Christmas :)  It's certainly festive around here.  The tree has been up and decorated since Sunday 30 November and the candles are there in the hearth (not lit) whilst Riley is around.

Anyway, it was Riley's friend's birthday at the weekend, so what better way than to surprise her with a card and a present :)

Hopefully her card will be admired and appreciated more by her parents ;)  and the presents go down a treat :)  Riley and Ruby sat in the lounge munching on a pork strip each!  I think they were in doggy heaven...

Presents wrapped up


Ruby's Birthday Card

Front



Inside

Take care,
 
Bye for now,

Alex

Friday 3 October 2014

Happy 10th Birthday Finley!

WOW: Where have ten years flown to?  My nephew celebrates double figures today and here's the card I made for him below:

In The Stars


Hope you're having a fabulous birthday Finley!

Bye for now,

Alex

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Wishing You Better...

Hi there,

I made a Get Well card recently to wish someone a speedy recovery!  Hope she likes the card :)

Patterned Occasions


Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.

Alex


Sunday 21 September 2014

Happy Birthday Peter

This month is another birthday celebration.  Here's the card I made for my Father-In-Law:

In The Stars


Enjoy your weekend.

Alex



Friday 19 September 2014

Happy 1st Birthday Sabia

Hi there,

I recently made a commissioned birthday card for a special girl turning 1 years old today.  I had strict guidelines on what this card needed to have on it:  Cute girl to resemble Sabia coloured in to match her favourite outfits, bunting with her name, age of her birthday, hearts, ice cream, butterfly, her dog and cat and her teddy bear.

Hopefully she'll love the card!  

Here it is below:


Hope you like.

Alex

Thursday 11 September 2014

New addition to our household.

Hi there,

So it's been sometime since I last posted, but things have been crazy here and this is why:

Meet Riley:


We've had Riley for three weeks now and it's been all go here :)  As you can imagine, cardmaking has been limited, but I will have a card to post on 19 September when the commissioned card will be safe to view :)

Enjoy your week.

Take care,

Alex

Thursday 7 August 2014

Trendy Trees - Happy Birthday!

Hi all,

Recently made a birthday card for special someone who loves woodwork and thought he'd like this card:

Trendy Trees

  

Have a good day,

Alex

Sunday 27 July 2014

Happy Anniversary

Recently made a Wedding Anniversary card for my parents.  Here's the card below that I CASEd:

Happy Hearts 

Front


Inside


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Sunday.

Alex

Tuesday 15 July 2014

Happy Wedding Anniversary

Eight years today I was bridesmaid for my friend's wedding... here's the card that I sent them to congratulate their special day.

Hearts A Flutter


 
Thanks for stopping by, have a good day whilst the weather is lovely!

Alex

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Happy Wedding Day

At the weekend, we attended our first wedding as a married couple :)  Here's the card I made for the new Bride & Groom which was CASEd and personalised below: 

Mr & Mrs Card 


Have a great day.

Alex

Saturday 28 June 2014

Happy Birthday Alfie

Hi there,

Thought I'd share a birthday card that I made for my godson recently who is celebrating his 6th birthday today!  

He's football mad and apparently he's into Brazil at the moment, so what would be more fitting than a little footie player in the Brazilian kit.  (Hopefully I've done him justice).

Here's the card I made below from various Stampin' Up! products current and retired along with a few other bits:

Birthday Card 


Hope you're keeping well.  Enjoy the weekend... off to a Wedding today, so be back another time with the card :)

Bye for now,

Alex 

Saturday 14 June 2014

A Rose Is A Rose Commission.

So, as you know last month I had my own wedding and I've loved making lots for it.  I had recently been in touch with a bride-to-be who was after some Kath Kidston style envelopes and I decided to help her with the use of the two-step stamping technique with a favourite retired stamp set of mine: A Rose Is A Rose to create her floral envelopes.  It really was a labour of love as it's a time consuming job, plus I had x75 envelopes to stamp which kept me rather busy! lol.

Anyway, I'm really pleased how these turned out and so was the bride-to-be.  Here are a few pictures of the finished envelopes ready for her Save The Date postcards.

A Rose Is A Rose




If you would like a commission for a special event/occasion, please let me know as I'd only be too happy to help :)

Have a good weekend,

Alex

Tuesday 10 June 2014

Wedding Thank You Cards Part 2

Here are our Wedding Thank You cards sent out to everyone who came to our special day.

Hearts A Flutter


Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Thursday 29 May 2014

Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary

Another anniversary for this month, here is the wedding anniversary card for the happy couple:

Hearts A Flutter


Have a good day.

Alex

Saturday 24 May 2014

Happy 5th Wedding Anniversary

Another year, another anniversary... Where does the time fly to?  It's a month for weddings and anniversaries, so here's a card I made for my brother to celebrate his 5th wedding anniversary.

Hearts A Flutter



Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Saturday 10 May 2014

Wedding Thank You Cards Part 1...

Hi there,

Here are the cards that were given out to thank the special people who were part of our wedding.  The cardstock colours are based on our wedding - coral and white :)

Thank You Matron Of Honour


Thank You Best Man 


Thank You Parents




All together:


Hope you enjoyed looking at these.  Have a good day.

Alex

Sunday 4 May 2014

Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary

This time last year we celebrated two special people tying the knot.  Today is their first wedding anniversary... so it calls for a card to celebrate!

Hearts A Flutter


Have a great day,

Alex

Sunday 27 April 2014

Hello.

Hope you're well and enjoying the weather we've had recently.  I've been busy making lots of things over the last couple of weeks, but at the moment, I cannot reveal them until later in May :)

As soon as I can, I shall upload a few posts and share what I've created.

Until then...

Enjoy your week.

Alex

Monday 7 April 2014

Happy Birthday...

Another square card made recently for another friend.  Here's the card I made using the same design as the other day, just changed the Designer Series Paper and voila! 

Happy Birthday Chris


Have a good day!

Alex

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Happy Birthday!

A recent birthday called for a birthday card.  I regularly make A6 cards, so I decided to make a 5-1/4" square card instead :)  Here's the card I made using Label Love and matching Artisan Label Punch.

Happy Birthday Val


Have a good day!

Alex

Sunday 30 March 2014

Mothering Sunday

It's been a very long time since I last posted, but I'm here to share a card I made recently using a new stamp set I had yet to christen until now.  Below is my Mother's Day card I made using Hearts A Flutter and the matching dies and ABC-123 Outline Alphabet & Numbers.

Mother's Day Card


Hope you've had a great day.

Until next time...

Alex

Tuesday 28 January 2014

SAB and Spring/Summer Catalogues start today!

Be sure to check out the new goodies... starting today you can order from the Spring/Summer Catalogue until the 30 June.  As usual, for each and every purchase of £45, you can gain some SAB freebies (until 31 March).  Check out the links to the left.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Alex