Simply Said Gell Well Card

Morning all,

Hope you're all got something nice planned for the weekend :) Here's another card that I've made recently using "Simply Said" stamp set with "Sincere Salutations" for the sentiment.


Stamps: Simply Said, Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Confetti White.
Inkpad: Rose Red and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Brads - Soft Subtles - Pretty In Pink, Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Regal Rose, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said & Full Heart Punch

Hi all,

Another day and we're closer to the weekend :) Have been playing with my new Full HeartPunch which is only available to buy during March. Get it quick, otherwise you'll have to wait till it officially becomes available in the new Idea Book & Catalogue 2010-11 to be realeased this October!

Decided to play with the Perfect Pair Promotion, when you buy the "Simply Said" stamp set you qualify to get the co-ordinating Full Heart Punch for only £10 - that's 20% off the original price. If however, you already have the "Simply Said" stamp set, you can purchase the punch separately for the full price of £12.50. Below is a simple Mother's Day card to show the large heart punched with the fab new punch :)

Simply Said Mother's Day Card


Stamps: Simply Said, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Full Heart Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Stampin' Write Markers - Rose Red, Regal Rose and Certainly Celery, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Alex

Butterfly Punch Card

Morning all,

Hope you're having a good week so far :) Last weekend I played with my new Butterfly punch and was inspired by the cards in SCS and decided to CASE a card by kstamper. Really liked her use of the punch using designer series papers and the swirly stamp from "Season of Joy" to create a card for any occasion.

If you haven't already got "Flight of The Butterfly" stamp set, now is a great time to purchase it and get 20% off the Butterfly punch at the same time with March's Perfect Pair Promotion.

Butterfly Punch Card


Stamps: Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Confetti White (base) and Basic Black. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party and Sweet Always.
Inkpad: White Craft Ink.
Accessories: Butterfly Punch, 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Black and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good day, be back tomorrow with another card...

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Mother's Day Card

Hi all,

Yay: We're half way there till the weekend :) Here's another upload for you to hopefully inspire you with. This card can be useful for any occasion, just change the sentiment stamped at the bottom. Decided to use my Greenhouse Garden stamp set teamed up with some punches for a Mother's Day card.

Greenhouse Garden Mother's Day Card



Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Confetti White (base), Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink.
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day and be back tomorrow with another card.

Alex

5-Petal Flower & Boho Blossoms Punch Birthday Card

Hi all,

Well, I'm here with another upload for today :) I've had my 5-Petal Flower punch for some time now, but I can count on one hand how many times I've actually used it on a card/project! It co-ordinates beautifully with "Spotlight On Christmas" on P.22 and the old Sale-A-Bration "Polka Dot Punches" stamp set, see here to view a Christmas card that I made with this punch back in November to create poinsettia flowers.

Anyway, together with Boho Blossoms punch, here's a recent card I made below:

5-Petal Flower Punch Birthday Card


Stamps: Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red and So Saffron. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron.
Inkpad: Regal Rose.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grograin Ribbon - Rose Red, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Rich Regals Brads - Rose Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

See you tomorrow,

Alex

Darling Dots - Birthday Cheer & Wishes.

Happy Monday everyone! Hope your weekend was a good one and you're looking forward to the start of a new week ahead.

As promised, I have a number of cards to upload here over the next week or so. So here's another card I've recently made below. I'm really enjoying using the Hostess Level 1 stamp set "Darling Dots" and have created another birthday card or two for my collection using the present stamp again :)

Hope you like...

Darling Dots - Birthday Presents


Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots and Cheer & Wishes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Confetti White (base), Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

After making the card above, I decided that I liked the simple layout so much that I also made a few more in different colour combos seeing as I have a growing collection of different coloured 5/8" Grosgrain ribbons. See the completed set of four cards below:


In each card above, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in So Saffron, Regal Rose and Brocade Blue are used. The cardstock for each card are the same colour as the ribbon, and the ink pad colours are the same too, with varying shades of colour. e.g.

• So Saffron card uses So Saffron ink pad with Barely Banana.

• Regal Rose card uses Regal Rose ink pad with Pretty In Pink and Rose Red.

• Brocade Blue card uses Brocade Blue ink pad with Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue.

The card bases for all four cards uses Confetti White cardstock - a new favourite of mine as this is a little thicker than the smooth, thin Whisper White cardstock which is great for a base :)

Bye for now.

Enjoy your day,

Alex

Stamper's Club - Now Full.

Thank you to all those that were interested in my Stamper's Club.
The Stamper's Club is now full and begins this month.

Many thanks to those taking part.

Bye for now,

Alex

Male Themed Workshop

Hi there,

Hope you're having a good weekend so far :) Yesterday's workshop went to plan, I think the ladies had a great time and they all managed to complete their two cards really well!

Here are the cards that the ladies made at yesterday's workshop:

Tri Shutter Card - Choo Choo


Stamps: Choo Choo and Cheer and Wishes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue and Real Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6 --- One sheet of A4 cardstock was used to create this Tri Shutter Card.


Cheers To You Card


Stamps: Cheers To You.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Real Red, More Mustard and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey and Night of Navy.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, hope the sneak peeks earlier were worth waiting for :)

Enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Mother's Day Approaching.

So, it's only a week away till Mother's Day, I've been busy making a few Mother's Day cards recently for my collection.

I have used my Sale-A-Bration 09 "Polka Dot Punches" stamp set to create a background to the card along with a "Happy Mother's Day" stamp from the Occasional Greetings stamp set for the sentiment. I love how "Occasional Greetings" stamp set comprises of 12 different sentiment stamps covering many occasions such as Easter, Mother's and Father's Day, Christmas, Birthday, Love/Wedding/Anniversary and many more - please see P.25 in the IB&C for all sentiment images.

Here's the card I created, I hope you like and it inspires you to get creating soon :)

Polka Dot Punches - Happy Mother's Day


Stamps: Sale-A-Bration 09 - Polka Dot Punches, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Pretty In Pink and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Bye for now,

Alex

Darling Dots - Female Birthday Card

Hi all,

YAY: It's Friday... the sun is shining and the birds are singing outside :)

Over the past week or so, I've made a lot of cards, so over the next week or two, I'll try and upload one each day :)

So here we go, the first card I'm going to post today is a female birthday card using my Level 1 Hostess stamp set, Darling Dots.

Darling Dots


Darling Dots Birthday Card

Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Have a great day everyone!

Bye for now,

Alex

New Slideshow :)

Can you believe it's been 13 months since I last edited the slideshow of cards I had created at the bottom of this blog? These cards were predominately life before SU! lol Anyway, I know you can view lots of my Stampin' Up! cards by clicking on the left hand side in the Labels section, but for those of you that are not too familar with Stampin' Up! or their stamp set names, you can now view a slideshow of my cards made as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to view my creations as a continuous slide!

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Birthday Card.

Can you believe we're past the half way mark of the week now? Time is sure flying by and I can't believe we're on Day 4 of March already!

Anyway, thought I'd upload a card I recently made using my new Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set called "Darling Dots". There are eight assorted images - ladybird, heart, flower, leaf, present, cupcake, circle with 'be happy' inside and a star to choose from, and for the card below, I decided to use the 'presents' teamed up with a stamp from the Sincere Salutations stamp set to create a birthday card that could be given to a male.

Darling Dots Birthday Card


Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots and Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bordering Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bordering Blue and Whisper White.
Accessories: Scallop Square Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex