Wedding Season...

Hi all,

Well seeing as it's approaching Wedding Season, I thought I'd make a start on some wedding themed cards after getting the bug creating the Silver Wedding Anniversary card yesterday.

These 4x4 cards are perfect for either sending to the couple as a wedding acceptance card, or as a Thank You card from the married couple thanking guests for their gifts. I have created four designs below:

Cuttlebug Wedding Cards

Bride and Groom

Wedding Cake


Bells

Champagne Glasses


Hope you like these cards. Please feel free to leave me a message as I love reading your comments.

Have a good Sunday.

Alex

Silver Wedding Anniversary...

Hi all,

Just thought I'd upload my latest card that I've been making today. It's for a Silver Wedding Anniversary that I have been commissioned for, so I thought a little sparkle here and there wouldn't go a miss! Hope you like :)

Cuttlebug Wedding Anniversary Card


I have used non-SU products to create this card using white pearlescent papers, pink bazzill bling, various cuttlebug embossing folders and small diamontes for extra sparkle in the champagne glasses.

Hope you're having a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Exam Season...

Hi all,

Okay, so I've been a little busy making more cards and thought I'd start making some Good Luck and Graduation cards seeing as exam season will be upon us before we know it. I was commissioned to make a Graduation Card the other day, so here's my take on them using Stampin' Up! cardstock:

Graduate 2009 - Ballet Blue


Graduate 2009 - Cameo Coral


Recipe (All SU items are available from the current Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009).
The two above Graduation Cards were created with various Non-SU products. I did however, create the cards using Stampin' Up! A4 cardstock in the following colours:
SU Cardstock - Basic Black, Whisper White, Cameo Coral and Ballet Blue. P.67-69.

Thanks for looking,

Bye for now,

Alex

In The Stars

Hi all,

Well I've had a lovely long Easter weekend and I spent all four days making cards with my new stamp set "In The Stars". I'm really liking this one and love the colour combos with brown (Close To Cocoa). Hope you like as much as I do:

In The Stars


In The Stars


Not used this stamp set until now, but am loving it :) Just by changing the colours you create a different "look". I've been playing around with the layout and I'll upload another card made by the same stamp set, "In The Stars" tomorrow :)

Have a great day people.

Bye for now,

Alex

Sneak Peek Revealed...

Hi all,

I'm loving "A Rose Is A Rose" stamp set so much I've decided to make another birthday card for a family friend earlier in the week. It's her birthday today, so I think it's safe to say that I can now upload the card in full. I've based the card on the same layout as a previous card, just changed the colours, number and have used Dazzling Diamonds for some extra sparkle!

A Rose Is A Rose


Also, I thought I'd show you my sneak peek card and box in full now as the recipient has now celebrated her birthday this weekend too :) Here goes:


Hope it was worth the wait. I love the Mini Gable Box, it's so versatile and can be adapted for any occasion.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Easter Sunday

Hi all,

Hope you have a lovely Easter Sunday today.

Just a quick post to show you what I made recently for when visitors come by. I prettied up a glass jar that was my Nan's with Stampin' Up! accessories. Inside are little Thornton's foiled covered chocolate eggs, mmmmmm, unfortunately, some have already been eaten!

Here it is, inspired by the current Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue:


Happy Easter everyone, don't over do the choccies today :)

Be back later with full pictures of the earlier sneak peeks.

Alex

Long Weekend

Hi all,

Hope you're all having a lovely long Easter weekend. Been cardmaking all day today making a few cards and samples to add to my collection.

Loving the tutorial that Carole put on her blog recently, so after making a Father's Day Gift Wallet yesterday, thought I'd make a Christmas one today.

Christmas - Perfect Presents - Outside


Christmas - Perfect Presents - Inside


Next I decided to follow Monica's instructions on making invitations and came up with the following examples christening new stamp sets I've recently bought since becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Invitation - Baby Announcement


Invitation - Girl's Birthday


Invitation - Boy's Birthday


Hope you had fun today and I'll be back tomorrow with more creations.

Bye for now,

Alex

Easter Weekend.

Hi all,

Well it's Good Friday today, so a lovely long weekend of cardmaking :)

Yesterday I started to make a gift wallet for holding the many gift cards that are readily available at the tills that are so popular nowadays. Thanks to Carole for the tutorial, I have cased her idea and made mine into a gift card for Father's Day - 21June.

Greetings Eight - Outside


Greetings Eight - Inside


Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Another "A Rose Is A Rose"

Hi all,

Okay, so I'm loving this stamp set so much I decided to stamp again in different colours and decided on a different layout. Hope you like.

A Rose Is A Rose


Bye for now,

Alex

A Tree For All Seasons

Hi all,

Okay, I know the sun is shining outside and it's nearly Easter, but I just had to make my first Christmas card, lol. I've bought "A Tree For All Seasons" a few weeks back but I've never actually christened the stamp set, so I decided to make some cards with it.

A Tree For All Seasons - Winter


A Tree For All Seasons - Summer


Bye for now,

Alex

A Rose Is A Rose - 80th Birthday Card

Hi all,

Well I'm on a roll here, so thought I'd upload another commissioned card that I've just this minute finished. My Mum's friend asked me to make a card for her Mother's birthday and so I started it last night and finished it off this morning. I'm really pleased with it, so thought I'd upload it as I think it's safe to say she doesn't blog hop!

I've recently accumulated £35 of free merchandise for spending *cough* so much recently, so I thought I'd invest the money and buy "A Rose Is A Rose" as I've seen so many beautiful cards made with this stamp set.

Enjoy!

A Rose Is A Rose - Outside

A Rose Is A Rose - Inside


Thanks to Carole for the idea of stamping the rose inside.

Recipe (All SU items are available from the current Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009).
Stamps:-
A Rose Is A Rose (2008-09) - Set of 14 stamps. P.44. I have used various roses and petals.
SU Cardstock - A4 Whisper White, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Old Olive. P67 - 69.
SU Designer Series Paper (2007 Retired Accessories - Available while supplies last) - Certainly Celery. P.93.
SU Ink Pad - Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery and Old Olive. P.68 - 69.
SU Markers - Old Olive for colouring the 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon. P.67.
SU Ribbon - 1/4" (6.35mm) Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White. P.80.
SU Punches - Scallop Edge Border Punch. P.86.
Stamp-A-Ma-Jig. P.85
3D Foam Pads.

NON SU: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots

Thanks for stopping by, please feel free to leave a comment, I would love to hear from you.

Alex

Happy Monday...

Hi all,

Well can you believe it's April already! I've had a lovely weekend, busy making a few cards for myself and for commissions. I'll upload the cards I've been making, but I'll sneak peek the commission one just in case the intended person sees it on my blog. I had a lot of fun making this one, and was just told that the lady likes greens and yellows and that she'd like it personalised with her name. A box was made to match which will hold a gorgeous gift to celebrate a special birthday.

Sneak Peek of the Birthday Card - Outside


Peek of the Birthday Card - Inside


Sneak Peek of the Matching Mini Gable Box


I'll be able to reveal the whole card and matching box after Saturday :)

Okay, the next two cards I've made I used the Level 1 Hostess Stamp set called "A Little Bit of Happiness". This is the stamp set you can choose to own if you reach £150 worth of sales. It's a set of four stamps: friend, hello, love and thank you. Besides a choice of four different stamp sets (From The Garden, A Little Bit of Happiness, Best Yet and Organic Grace) or a Patterns Pack of Designer Series Paper, you get to choose £15 of merchandise from the current Idea Book and Catalogue for free!

A Little Bit of Happiness - hello


I used some designer series papers, Level 1 hostess stamp set and was inspired by Carole for the scalloped flower in the bottom right hand corner. Click here to see her tutorial of the card she made for me back in February for wishing me good luck with my Open House Day.

A Little Bit of Happiness - thank you



Up close of the sparklies


I used some more designer series papers, another stamp from the Level 1 hostess stamp set, Circle of Friendship stamp set and lots of Dazzling Diamonds for a wow effect!

Okay people, thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed the quick post and be back another time with more uploads from me.

Have a good day,

Alex