Greenhouse Garden Workshop

Hi all,

Well I hope all's well with you and you're getting back to normal now that the snow has melted away.

It was my first workshop of the New Year yesterday, and I think the ladies had a fun time making a couple of cards using the Greenhouse Garden stamp set. We did a lot of playing at the beginning to practise lining up the two-step stamp set using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, so much so we over ran the workshop by more than an hour and a half! lol... oops. Anyway, the ladies did a great job and managed to create the cards below beautifully.

Greenhouse Garden Cards - Front


Greenhouse Garden Cards - Inside


Pop-Up Card
Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Birthday Best.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Cameo Coral, Barely Banana, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Old Olive. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Cameo Coral (sentiment). Clear Embossing Powder. Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Criss Cross Card
Stamps: Greenhouse Garden.
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose and Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Clear Embossing Powder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you've enjoyed seeing the cards in full :)

Have a good Sunday.

Alex

First Workshop for the New Year

Due to the bad weather and snowy/ice conditions, my first Stampin' Up! Workshop of the year has been rescheduled to Saturday 16 January.

Hi all,

Hope your first weekend of the New Year has been good and you managed to do a little crafting :) I've been busy designing my first Workshop of the New Year and I can't wait for the ladies to try out the projects at my workshop next Saturday.

Here are a few sneak peeks of what the ladies will be making:

Card One


Card Two


I'll post the projects in full next weekend sometime :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Friday!

Hi all,

Hope you've had a good week and looking forward to the weekend :)

Wanted to use my much neglected "All In The Family" stamp set and after having a look online I was inspired by cutiepiecards, so decided to CASE this.

I decided to add a tree in the background using another neglected stamp set from the Mini Catalogue called "Forest Friends" with my Stampin' Write Markers. I also made some grass by snipping the Certainly Celery cardstock vertically and added matching Certainly Celery poly-twill ribbbon (the ribbon that's offered in my Blog Candy). Lastly used my new "Choo Choo" stamp set to add some clouds to the card with 3D Dimensionals.

Here's the finished card:



Stamps: All In The Family, Forest Friends and Choo Choo.
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Real Red, Whisper White and Certainly Celery.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Blush Blossom and Ballet Blue. Certainly Celery Poly-Twill Ribbon. Large Tag Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D Dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Please feel free to leave me a comment if you have time.

Have a great weekend and be back later tomorrow to reveal my Workshop cards.

Bye for now,

Alex

Treat Pouch

Hi all,

Hope you're all having a good Monday so far and you've all managed to get into work what with the snow and all.

Decided to have a play with my Love You Much stamp set today and after seeing Monica's video on a Treat Pouch I couldn't resist. It won't be long before Valentines Day is upon us so thought I'd make a start!

Really pleased with my first try at this and hope to make a few more in time.

Love You Much Treat Pouch


Love You Much Treat Pouch Close Up
(Layering the stamped images)


Stamps: Love You Much.
Cardstock: Hostess Level 1 - Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper III - Rose Red. Cardstock in Ruby Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Ruby Red.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Cameo Coral, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Brads - Clear Circle, Grosgrain Ribbon - White (Coloured with Cameo Coral Marker Pen), Cello Bag, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Pouch Size: Approximately 4"x3.5".
Contents: Couldn't resist some Cherries in Kirsch Liqueur :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Saturday here..

Hi all,

Well, what a cold day it has been. After postponing my workshop till next Saturday, I decided to do a bit of crafting seeing as I had all the craft stuff out. Have made a few samples of a Baby Shower card today - which I won't be able to reveal till after they've all been made/sent out/received by all.

I can however, show you a recent birthday card I made for my Mum's friend, Audrey who is celebrating her birthday today :)

I really love A Rose Is A Rose stamp set, and like the previous ones I've made, I've based it more or less the same, just used the fabulous Eyelet Border Punch instead of the Scallop Edge Punch and used different "Old Olive" Designer Series Paper to create the below card:

A Rose Is A Rose



Stamps: A Rose Is A Rose.
Cardstock: Barely Banana, So Saffron, Old Olive and Whisper White. Patterns Designers Series Paper - Old Olive.
Ink Pads: So Saffron, Barely Banana, Old Olive and Certainly Celery.
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive, Bone Folder. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Happy New Year!

Well hope whatever you got up to last night, you rang the new year in with lots of bubblies :) Can you believe it's now 2010! Early January last year I signed up to be a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, which has been the best decision I've made, a whirlwind of a year learning lots, making new friends online and offline and I have had a blast. So, my thank you to you, I thought some Blog Candy might be in order :) Check back by the end of the weekend to see what's up for grabs...

Until then,

Alex

Earn a FREE Tag Punch Worth £12.50!

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Hi all,

Well, I don't know where the time has flown to, but counting down till 1 October for the new Idea Book & Catalogue was exciting enough and couldn't have come any quicker.

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Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Happy Boxing Day!

Hope you all had a lovely day yesterday and Santa was good to you this year!

I received lots of nice presents from friends, family and Santa and some spending money which I'm sure I'll be able to put to good use on some crafting goodies ;)

Have a good day everyone!

Bye for now,

Alex

Christmas Cards Revealed.

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good day so far and the food and drinks are merrily flowing...

Here are the sneak peeks I've been teasing you with, they were made for a friend's nephew and two nieces:

Card One


Stamps: C.C. Designs - Swiss Pixies - Santa Birgitta Digi.
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designers Series Paper - Old Olive.
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive, Bone Folder, Copic Markers, Corner Rounder Punch, Linen Thread from stash and Red Button from Mum's Button Tin.
Sentiment: Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.


Card Two


Stamps: C.C. Designs - Swiss Pixies - Nora Digi.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Rose Red and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Cutie Pie (Retired).
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Taffeta Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Bone Folder and Copic Markers.
Sentiment: Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.


Card Three


Stamps: C.C. Designs - Sugarplums - Ornament Trevor Digi.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Ballet Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Accessories: 5/8" Grograin Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Bone Folder, Nestabilities - Labels Eight, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Copic Markers.
Sentiment: Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Merry Christmas!!!

A Very Merry Christmas to you all :)

Hope your day is full of wonderful presents, fun and laughter with friends and family.

Have a great day, be back later to reveal my three sneak peeks...

Alex

One more sleep...

Hope you're all well and you've finally finished all your Christmas shoppping and all set for tomorrow :)

Been out today to do a few last minute things and I couldn't believe how busy it was! Have a final few cards to make tonight then I'm all ready for the big day tomorrow :)

Bye for now,

Alex

More Christmas Cards...

Hi all,

Only 15 days till Christmas, are you all spent up, wrapped and placed around the Christmas tree yet? I can't believe where time has gone to, but I'm getting there... I've been making a few more Christmas cards recently and once I know it's been received by the recipients, I hope to upload them up here in full. Until then, here are a few sneak peeks of them:

Card One


Card Two


Card Three



Bye for now,

Alex