Santa Birgitta Christmas Card Commission

Morning all,

Hope your week is going well so far. Here's the second upload out of four from a recent commission for a lady's grandchildren.

She liked the one I made here and requested that it be made in colours that her granddaughter liked, namely pinks and to match her hair colourings. Here's the card I made below:

Swiss Pixies Santa Birgitta Christmas Card


Stamps: Digi Stamp - Swiss Pixies Santa Birgitta by cc designs.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Mellow Moss (retired) and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Sweet Always (retired).
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose (retired), Linen Thread, Coloured Buttons - Soft Subtles - Mellow Moss (retired), Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 2-Way Glue Pen, 3D Dimensionals, Corner Rounder Punch and Fun Flock - Cotton Ball White.
Sentiment: Computer generated - Mellow Moss RGB: 111, 136, 60.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like the card and enjoy your day.

Alex

Army Kidlets Christmas Card Commission

Morning all,

This time last year, I was asked to make a couple of Christmas cards for the following Christmas, i.e. for now, so a couple of months back I completed four Christmas cards for a lady that wanted special personalised cards for her grandchildren.

Just found out recently that they have all received and opened them, so it's safe to post away :) I shall upload a new one every other day...

For the card below I was told that the grandson loves soldiers/army etc, so I had to make a Christmas card that fitted this theme! Argh. I sourced a digi stamp, camouflage ribbon whilst I was on holiday back in May and hey presto, I'm pleased with the outcome so that it's both a little Christmassy, but soldier/army related and appropriate for a boy.

Kidlets - Army Christmas Card


Stamps: Season of Joy (P.22). Digi Stamp: Kidlets - Army by Bugaboo.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke.
Accessories: Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Small Corner Punch, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals and Offray Ribbon - Camoflage GG Olive. Sentiment - computer generated - Cherry Cobbler RGB: 154, 48, 51.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like, enjoy your Sunday.

Alex

Season of Joy Card - Commission.

Afternoon all,

Recently been asked to make 25 simple Christmas cards, so I've been busy with these. Using Season of Joy stamp set (which is one of the stamp sets on promotion this month) along with Contempo Christmas and the FREE promotional ribbon (the reverse of the 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot) , I made the following:

Season of Joy


Stamps: Season of Joy (P.22) and Contempo Christmas (P.25).
Cardstock: Real Red, Always Artichoke and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Real Red and Always Artichoke. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Small Corner Punch, 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon (reversible), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Bye for now,

Alex

Large Card Storage Tote.

Morning all,

Another day goes by and the roads are getting a lot better to drive on :) As promised I have some photos to share with you of the recent Large Storage Tote that I made on Sunday. I finished making this late Sunday night and took a few photos (knowing that with the poor lighting, I would do more in the morning). Then, Monday morning I took a few more around 7.30am, again the lighting wasn't the best, but had to do some in case I didn't get a chance later. I was hoping to take the pictures in better lighting conditions around midday-ish, but unfortunately, the Large Card Storage Tote left home around 9am and the lighting wasn't much better, so I'm afraid the pictures are the best I could do given the time frame I had.

So, without further ado, here are a few photos from different angles of the Large Card Storage Tote:

Front View


Side View - Shut


Side View - Open

Front View With Calendar Insert


Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad (For the beads).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Barely Banana (retired). Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired) and Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron (retired).
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Extra-Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Big Bite, Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Emboss - Clear, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Mount board and HP printer paper for the calendar inserts.
Card Storage Tote Size: 8" x 8" x 4".

Hope you like - thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Large Card Storage Tote.

Morning all,

Woke up to a foggy day this morning, with more snow melting on the ground, so that's a good thing.

Yesterday I was busy making two Large Card Storage Totes that I had recently been asked to make. I really enjoyed making these, I think I've got them down to a fine art now seeing as I've made three altogether in a matter of a weeks! lol.

Have a good day, and be back in a day or two with photos.

Bye for now,

Alex

Going Away Card

Morning everyone,

Finally I can see the ground! The snow is finally melting and things may get back to "normal" very soon. I had my last Stampin' Up! Class of the year yesterday and I had some sad news, that one of my regular ladies is relocating up north and will no longer be joining us "in person" ;) on our monthly card classes :( She will be missed, but certainly NOT forgotten - thanks to the beauty of the internet and our love of Stampin' Up! :)

So below is a card I made for her to keep and treasure to remember all her crafting friends by. It's a spinner card - something I haven't actually made since last year in my October 2009 Stampin' Up! Class using Tree Trimmings stamp set, see here for the card, so this was a lot of fun to make :)

I tried to personalise the card for Catherine as much as possible and made it in Rose Red as that's one of her favourite Stampin' Up! Colours. I have included her family with her in the truck and as you tilt the card, the truck spins up and down from A to B as she embarks on her journey to her new location.

Enjoy, the pictures below:

Going Away Card


Obviously I can't show you the affect of the spinner card in action, but here are a series of pictures to try and show you the affect :) The truck starts at A, travels along (spins) and finally gets to B to her new home.

Going Away - Spinner Card


Inside the card (sentiment created on the computer)


Stamps: Loads of Love (retired), Loads of Love Accessories (retired) and Good Neighbors (SAB 2010).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Brilliant Blue (retired) and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Black, Close To Cocoa (retired) and Ruby Red (retired).
Accessories: Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Dimensionals, x2 1p coins, craft knife, cutting mat and ruler. Printed map (google maps) and sentiments created on the computer using RGB values for Rose Red - 199, 80, 116.
Card Size: A5.

Hope you like, enjoy your day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - Dasher

Hi all,

Today I had my December's Stampin' Up! Class and the last one for this year - wow, doesn't that sound scary! So, seeing as it's December, I had to make it the last Christmas themed Class using the lovely Dasher stamp set along with the Jolly Holiday DSP, the gorgeous Scallop Trim Border Punch and the FREE ribbon that is on promotion for this month for any Christmas Gift-Giving Bundle.

Today's class, the ladies made a Dasher Christmas card and a gift card holder that was inspired and cased from Monica. I tweaked it here and there and added a belly band to close it.

Dasher Christmas Card


Stamps: Dasher (P.113) and Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Real Red and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday.
Inkpad: Crumb Cake, Real Red and Old Olive. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Oval Extra-Large Punch, Sponge Dauber, Mistletoe Originals Ribbon - 1/2" Whisper White with Real Red, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.


Gift Card Holder


Stamps: Dasher (P.113) and Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday.
Inkpad: Real Red and Old Olive.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Gift Card Holder Size: 4" x 3" (when closed).

Here's the Occasional Greetings stamp set as seen on P.21 of the Idea Book & Catalogue which features a number of sentiments:


Hope you liked seeing what the ladies made today. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - Saturday 4 December 2010

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Morning all,

Hope you're well and keeping warm :) Just wanted to pop by with some sneak peeks of my next Stampin' Up! Class being held this Saturday 4 December.

Sneak Peek 1


Sneak Peek 2


Hope that's wet your appetite. Come back on Saturday afternoon sometime to see the projects in full.

Have a good day everyone!

Bye for now,

Alex

Christmas Cards

Evening all,

With the weather like it has been and the UK practically grinded to a halt, I have been stuck indoors since Tuesday with nothing better to do than.... CRAFT! lol.

It's been great, waking up each morning to start crafting till bedtime :) With these extra days off work, I have really managed to get a good number of Christmas cards made! I can't wait to upload pictures of these, but once posted to their intended recipients, they will be here for you all to see.

Got my last Stampin' Up! Class for 2010 tomorrow which I'm looking forward to. Originally I made the decision on Thursday to postpone it to the following weekend, but a girl is able to change her mind right? lol. So, it's back on for Saturday 4 December, as my ladies really want to come along and craft despite the snow!

Be back tomorrow with the Christmas projects the ladies will make on Saturday morning.

Until then,

Alex

Oh no... MORE snow!

... another snowy day here and another crafting day for me - what a shame! ;)

As much as I love the snow, it does mean that with these snowy conditions I have decided to postpone my Stampin' Up! Class this Saturday til the following weekend - Saturday 11 December :(

Edited: Change of plans, it's going ahead on Saturday 4 December as originally planned :).

I will be placing an order tomorrow, so if you fancy some goodies, please let me know asap.

Bye for now,

Alex

Another Snowy Day...

... means an all day crafting session :) I've been in my element over the last two days with all this snow as I've had non-stop crafting time to get on with my Christmas cards and latest commissions :) I'm afraid I can't reveal the Christmas cards yet, as some of these will be on their way to you over the next week or two, but later once posted, I'll reveal.

Hope you're wrapped up warm inside, along with your favourite beverage (mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows on the top!) lol.

Bye for now,

Alex

Blog Awards

Hi all,

Hope you had a lovely weekend and you were wrapped up warm inside :) Just a quick post to say that I received a Blog Award from both Sally and Nicci, which I am thrilled to receive - thanks ladies. Okay, I've been rather naughty and have received Sally's for quite sometime, but
haven't done anything about it as one, it came at the beginning of October which is a busy time for me and the Stampin' Up! year and two, I have to reveal seven things about myself! For Nicci's it's not so bad, I only have to reveal three things about myself, so perhaps you'll forgive me for combining the two? :D

Blog Award One - from Sally


Blog Award Two - from Nicci


Okay, so I'll combine the two Blog Award rules together and will reveal seven things about me:

1) I eat crisps with chopsticks when I'm crafting so that I don't get greasy fingers!

2) My favourite colour is pale blue.

3) I am very competitive when it comes to playing games.

4) My dream country to visit is New Zealand.

5) I enjoy watching medical tv dramas.

6) I love the smell of Yankee Candles - Clean Cotton.

7) I love Cadbury's hot chocolate when it's cold outside.

Hope you've enjoyed reading a few things about me :) Now for the hard part, sending on these Blog Awards to seven people:

In no particular order, I would like to pass on the Blog Awards to:

1) Aimes
2) Steph
3) Amanda
4) Aimes, Caryn & Kate
5) Sarah
6) Caryn
7) Sara

Thanks for stopping by, check out the blogs above and see you soon.

Alex