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

Friday 2 December 2016

Personalised Christmas Cards

These are cards I've made recently for a lady who loves her shih tzus :)  I admire how she gets them all to sit so nicely for a group photo! lol.

Merry Christmas


Have a good weekend,

Alex

Monday 14 November 2016

Baby Girl Card

I love making baby cards, but I seem to get asked to make more boy ones than girl ones! lol. :(  I do love a girly card as you can bling them up with diamontes and glitter! 

So, after hearing that recently some friends welcomed their baby girl into the world, I couldn't wait to get started on making this for them...

Baby Girl

Front:


Inside:

Reverse side:

The centre of the baby pram has a little bling :)  Don't you just think it's sweet!

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Saturday 12 November 2016

Happy 70th Birthday!

WOW: I can't believe where the years fly to... Someone special is celebrating her big 7-0 today!!!

Here's the card I made for her:

A Rose Is A Rose


Happy Birthday Elaine, have a fantastic day,

Alex

Monday 7 November 2016

Happy Wedding Day

Recently we attended a wedding reception, so here's the personalised wedding card I made for the wedding couple:

Wedding Card


Have a good week.

Alex

Monday 10 October 2016

A little crafting time...

This morning I spent a little time with Michelle - thank you so much for a little crafting time :)  We played with the new Detailed Floral Thinlits and I'm so in love with these :)  I used the Big Shot to do the cutting and then made the rest at home.

Hope you like :)


Have a good day,

Alex

Sunday 21 August 2016

Happy Wedding Day Hannah!

Today is someone's very special day... the day that they tie the knot :)

Here's the card I made for them to celebrate their marriage.


Wishing you all the best today and always...

Alex
 

Monday 15 August 2016

Personalised Pet Emergency Card

Morning,

I love to make cards and Riley is very important to me.  I don't know what I'd do if I ever "lost" him.  With this in mind, I have started to make some Personalised Pet Emergency Cards so that you, as a dog owner (or cat, rabbit or any other pet) will get your pet cared for should anything happen!

Paramedics and other medical services know that if you look at a person's mobile, you can see ICE (In Case of Emergency) contact details.  My Pet Emergency Cards are on a similar basis.  Should anything happen, in your wallet/purse/handbag/glove box etc, keep one of my Personalised Pet Emergency Cards so that your pet can be cared for.

Personalised Pet Emergency Cards

On the front, these can be personalised for the type of pet you have or how many you have.





On the reverse are all your contact details and information needed for your pet(s) :)

If you'd like to order or enquire about these, please contact me :)

Have a great day,

Alex

Sunday 14 August 2016

Pet Christmas Cards

Morning all,

Today's post is about Christmas!  I know it's only August, but you can never be too organised :)

Anyway, I'm sharing my passion of two things: cardmaking and my love of Riley :)  He's my little furry buddy and he's very much part of the family, he IS family.

With this in mind, I decided to make a few Pet Christmas cards.  These can be made to be sent from the dog, or I can personalise these to be sent to your dog.  Any personalisation can be done and I can make bespoke ones to your needs too.  I am able to make some lovely Shih Tzu cards, by the way :)

Hope you like:

Pet Services


Cards to your dog walker, dog sitter or dog groomer :)  Or any other service you can think of!

Pet Family


Cards for Mummy, Daddy and Special Friend :)

These cards have an aperture window on the front, with a stamped image of a dog inside wearing a Christmas hat.  These particular dogs can be coloured in to suit your specific requirements.

Have a great day!

Alex

Tuesday 9 August 2016

Happy Birthday Margaret

Today's special day is a lady who loves her new camper van :)  It's a beauty, just love the colours inside so have matched the card to her interiors, lol.

Hope you like the card.


Have a great day,

Alex

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Happy Birthday Uncle

Today's a special day for Uncle David.  Here's a handmade card that I made to reflect his love of woodwork and DIY :) 

Hope you like your card!


Have a great day.

Alex

Wednesday 27 July 2016

Happy Birthday Mum

I recently made a special card for my Mum's birthday.  I used an old Stampin' Up! stamp set as I just love "A Rose Is A Rose", especially because it can be used for quite a few different occasions and in so many colour combos :)  This card uses a whole sheet of A4 cardstock.

Hope you enjoy the pictures below:

A Rose Is A Rose

Folded shut:


Opened:


My Mum loves shrimps and bananas, so here's a little something for her sweet tooth, lol.


Enjoy your day.

Alex 

Sunday 17 July 2016

Pet Thank You Card

Hope you've all had a good weekend.  The weather here has been glorious :)  We combined our weekend with camping and shih tzus, what a fun time we had! lol.

So, here's the card I gave to the lady who organised the shih tzu event.  Hope she will treasure the card :) 

Thank You Card

Bye for now,

Alex

Saturday 16 July 2016

Thank You Mandy

Hi there,

Today is a very special day... we're off to a place to meet up with lots of other shih tzus!  I'm not sure what we'll make of it, whether Riley will have a go at everything, but we're definitely looking forward to a fun day ahead!

I have made a Thank You card for the lady that has helped to organise this event.  She has two gorgeous shih tzus, Coco and Hugo, so I made a card to resemble her cuties.

Come back tomorrow to see the card...

Here's a sneak peek:


Hope you have a great weekend.  Until tomorrow...

Alex 

Thursday 7 July 2016

Happy Birthday Sue!

Hi there,

Today's someone's special birthday, so thought I'd make a card to reflect their love of caravanning :)

Enjoy your day!
 

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by...

Alex

Thursday 2 June 2016

Happy Birthday Sally!

Hi there,

Hope your week is going well :)  Today is someone special's birthday, so hopefully she's having a great day and enjoying a cupcake or two!

Create A Cupcake



Enjoy your day,

Alex

Thursday 26 May 2016

Pet Thank You Cards

Hi there,

I recently made some pet thank you cards to a few people from a shih tzu group I belong to.  Hopefully, they'll like them as much as I enjoyed making them :)

Pink Paw Card


Red Paw Card

Altogether


Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Sunday 24 April 2016

Happy Birthday Wally!

Today is someone special's birthday... As he likes to fish, here's a card I made especially for the occasion.

Bi-Fold Fishing Card
 
Front:



Inside:

Have a good week,

Alex

Saturday 23 April 2016

Happy Birthday Riley!

Where has the time flown to?  My little Riley is 2 years old today :)  

Here's the birthday card I made for him to celebrate his special day...



Have a great day, we're off to have lots of fun...

Alex

Sunday 27 March 2016

Happy Easter

Hope you're all having a nice Easter weekend.  Here's an Easter Gift Wallet I made for my God Son to wish him Easter wishes. 



Alex

Monday 14 March 2016

Mother's Day

Using the same layout, just a different colour combo, this is the card I made for my Mum.

A Rose Is A Rose


Here they are together:


Have a good week.

Alex

Sunday 6 March 2016

Happy Mother's Day

It's Mothering Sunday today and we're celebrating our special Mums here in the UK.

Here's the card I made for Jeff's Mum:

A Rose Is A Rose


This card uses an old but favourite stamp set with a colour combo of Rich Razzleberry,  Wisteria Wonder along with Certainly Celery and Old Olive stamped on Very Vanilla.  

Have a great day.

Alex

Wednesday 27 January 2016

Happy Birthday

Hi there,

This is the first card I've made this year.  It felt so good to get my card, stamps and ink out and have a little play :)  Here's the card I made below for a special birthday today.

Papillon Potpourri


Have a great week.

Alex