3D Box - Vintage Vogue.

Hi all,

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Life is really busy at the moment, and I just haven't found much time for crafting :( I'm really having withdrawal symptons, so I'm glad that I have my Workshop tomorrow so that I can be in the company of my lovely crafting ladies for some chatting and crafting!

A while back I was in a Chinese Cafe/Cake Store and I spotted some cute shaped boxes that they package their cakes in. I couldn't resist, and just had to ask for a box! lol.

Well, here's the box below, it's very similar to the one that Lauren Meader has a template for.

Chinese Cake Box


Even this box without my crafting touch looks lovely - can you spot the side of the box - a picture of a lady at the cafe having lunch? How cute is this!

Anyway, I opened up the box to use as a template and here's my take on the same box:

Cake Box - Vintage Vogue


I'm just loving the En Francais Background stamp and can't believe I didn't buy this sooner. Vintage Vogue is just one of my favourite stamp sets at the moment, so I can't get enough of playing with this :) Hope you like my take on this cake box.

Stamps: Vintage Vogue and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose and Rose Red.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Box Size: Approx 4.5" x 5.25" (inc handle) x 4".

Thanks for stopping by.

See you tomorrow to reveal the cards from my Workshop.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Sneak Peeks

Hi all,

Well hope your weekend has been a good one :) I've been in my element, catching up on some much needed cardmaking. I have my next Stampin' Up! Workshop next weekend, so I've been busy preparing for the projects my ladies will be making.

Here are a few sneak peeks of what we'll be making:

Card 1


Card 2


If you're free next Saturday morning and would like to join the ladies in making these two cards, please let me know.

Hope you'll come back next weekend to see the cards in full.

Bye for now,

Alex

Hello.

Hi all,

Sorry I've been MIA for a while, but I'm back and ready to do some cardmaking! I hope to have a play over the weekend and can't wait to see what I'll muster up for my next Workshop that is being held on Saturday 19 June.

If you're in the area and would love to join some ladies and I for a couple of hours from 10.30am, please let me know and send me an email on alexhau@rocketmail.com.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Bye for now,

Till the weekend.

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Hope you're well and having a good week so far :) It's Wednesday and a special friend's birthday today so here's a card I recently made with Vintage Vogue stamp set.

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Cheer & Wishes.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Certainly Celery.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Card Candy - Iced Gems.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

An American Wedding

Hi all,

Well today's the day my friend is getting married, and with a bit of luck, the last thing on his mind will be checking out my blog :) lol. So I think it's safe to post this card in the early evening as it'll be early morning there (8 hours behind).

I have made his Wedding Card using the colours of the invitation that I received as closely as I could (I didn't have an exact match for the gold coloured cardstock). I'm sure they'll be pleased with the card regardless. Here's the card for the special couple to celebrate their day:

Wedding Card


Stamps: Wonderful Words (sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid. Kanban Cardstock - Mink.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Cuttlebug Embosssing Folder - Wedding Marriage, Glitterati Diamonte (small), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder. Sentiment on front - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Happy Friday everyone!

Hope you're all well and counting down the hours till the weekend :)

Have been playing with Vintage Vogue stamp set recently and created another birthday card. I love Cameo Coral and have teamed it up with Mellow Moss - both colours will be retiring at the end of September :( so I must stock up!

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cameo Coral and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Card Candy - Chocolate Drops.
Card Size: A6.

I have made the flowers more 3D by using the bone folder to give the petals a slight curve, see picture below for a different angle of the same card.


Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Cake Birthday Cards

Morning all :)

May is a busy month for making cards! A special customer of mine is celebrating her birthday today and another celebrated just over a week ago.

I decided to make both cards using the Level 2 Hostess Stamp Set from the Mini Catalogue called All For Friends teamed up with the Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set from the main Idea Book & Catalogue called Queue Up. I enjoyed experimenting with these two Hostess Stamp Sets that I decided to create a couple of the same card in different colour combos.

For obvious reasons, I couldn't upload this card till both birthdays had past, so here's the cards below:

The first card made for a friend the other week.

All For Friends With Queue Up

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Elegant Eggplant.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Elegant Eggplant, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Markers - Mellow Moss, So Saffron and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals. Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.­

Here's the second card for the birthday lady today:

All For Friends With Queue Up

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Markers - Mellow Moss, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals. Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.­

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Life's A Breeze - 40th Birthday Card.

Hi all,

Recently been asked to make a 40th birthday card for someone who likes sailing, not too feminine and the colour lime green! At first, I didn't think I had any appropriate stamps, let alone be able to make this card! After a little searching for inspiration online, I realised I had a boat stamp after all from one of my many Stampin' Up! stamp sets - lol. Here's the card I created using a much neglected stamp set of mine called Life's A Breeze.

Life's A Breeze


Stamps: Life's A Breeze, Just Perfect Alphabet, Schoolbook Serif Numbers and Whimsy Wheel.
Cardstock: Gable Green, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Gable Green and Brocade Blue.
Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Linen Thread, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Hope you like this card. Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Boo Bear - Happy 7th Birthday

Happy Thursday!

Today is a special girl's birthday who turns 7 :) Her favourite colours are pink and purple, so I've created a birthday card that I *hope* she'll like.

Boo Bear Birthday Card


Stamps: Family Accessories and Typeset Numbers.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Almost Amethyst and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels - Close To Cocoa, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Oval All Thank You Card

Hi all,

Hope you've had a good start to the week. I've recently been playing with my new cardstock, Melon Mambo which I can't get enough of! I needed a few Thank You cards, so with the lovely Polka Dot background stamp and Oval All stamp set with co-ordinating punches, I created some very quick and simple Thank You cards.

Oval All Thank You Card


Stamps: Oval All, Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: 3.5" x 3.5"

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Alex

Vintage Vogue - New Colours.

Yay: Happy Saturday everyone and welcome to the weekend :)

After receiving the new colours from Stampin' Up! recently, I couldn't wait to break open the packaging to play with my new favourite colour - YES, I'm in love with Melon Mambo! This new colour is one of three new colours that was released earlier this month and I teamed it up with another new colour called Soft Suede and an old favourite of mine, Barely Banana to make a card using Vintage Vogue - a stamp set I haven't played with in a little while :)

So, here's the card below using some of the new colours and accessories - don't you just love that Polka Dot Ribbon?!?

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Soft Suede.
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sponge Daubers, Brads - Rich Regals - So Saffron, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Tote Holder

Happy Friday everyone :) Hope you have something lovely planned for the weekend.

Here's my final "My Sweet Pea" upload for a while. I hope you've enjoyed viewing my little cards each day and finally the tote holder that holds them all in today :)

So finally, here's the last upload for now...

My Sweet Pea Holder - Side View


My Sweet Pea - Front View


Stamps: My Sweet Pea. Sweet Stitches Wheel.
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Old Olive and So Saffron.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Wheel Handle, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: 5x5x2 (approx).

Thanks for stopping by today :) Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex