Thank You Card - Wildflower Meadow

Recently made a few thank you cards using my new much loved stamp set and matching embossing folder from the New Annual Catalogue :)  Here is one card below:

Wildflower Meadow

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Label Love (P.33)
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Rose Red.  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Wildflower Meadow, Artisan Label Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Wild Wasibi, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red (retired), Pearl Basic Jewels, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

Happy 40th Birthday

Morning all,

Made a 40th birthday card at the weekend for Brad who's celebrating his big 4-0 today.  Here it is below: 

Happy 40th Birthday

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set), Typeset Numberes (Retired) and Schoolbook Serif Numbers (Retired).
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, and Very Vanilla.      
Inkpad: Baja Breeze, Night of Navy and Versamark Stamp Pad.  
Accessories:  Decorative Label Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: DL.

Have a good day.

Alex

Post It Note Holders

Hi all,

Recently made a number of diffent coloured Post-It Note Holders for friends. I followed this tutorial to make them.

Here is one example I made below:

Post-It Note Holder


Cardstock: Concord Crush. In Color DSP (retired).
Accessories: Bigz Die - Scallop Envelope, Top Note, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White, Sticky Strip, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Post-It Note Holder Size: w: 3-1/8"x h: 3.5"x d: 2-3/8"

Here are more packaged up:


Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Today's Stampin' Up! Class - Make A Monster.

Afternoon all,

Another lovely class spent with my ladies this morning making a number of birthday cards using the fabulous stamp set, Make A Monster which is great for children, both boys and girls.

Below are the sneak peeks revealed of what everyone made this morning - a clever waterfall card that will amaze the kiddies as the ribbon is gently pulled down and a regular card using lovely Designer Series Paper and soft satin ribbon. Here are the cards below:

Make A Monster Waterfall Card


As you pull down the ribbon, three different monsters are revealed until the forth panel reveals the sentiment.

2nd Panel


3rd Panel


4th Panel


Stamps: Make A Monster (P.36), Schoolbook Serif Numbers (P.77) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set - P.11).
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Pacfic Point.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pumpkin Pie, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Brads - Silver, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Make A Monster Card


Stamps: Make A Monster (P.36) and Cheer & Wishes (P.75).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. DSP - Patterns Stacks -Brights - Daffodil Delight.
Inkpad: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist and Rose Red.
Accessories: Oval Extra Large Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Marina Mist, Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Completed Cards from today's class:


Below are the stamps sets used today as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue:

Afterthoughts (P.11):


Make A Monster (P.36):


Cheer & Wishes (P75): On promotion this month in March Frenzy for 30% off!


Schoolbook Serif Numbers (P.76):


Hope you like the cards. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Blues Part 2

Morning all,

Yipee, it's Friday, and as some of you know, Stampin' Up! European Convention held here in the UK today and tomorrow! Unfortunately, I am unable to attend, but I'll be sure to find out all what's going on from my fellow demonstrators via their iPhones minute by minute :) lol.

As promised, here's the negative of yesterday's card in Night of Navy with Marina Mist. Enjoy!

Contempo Christmas


* Sorry for the photo quality, will take a better one late afternoon.

Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Night of Navy.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Marina Mist, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow with the sneak peeks revealed from my Stampin' Up! Card Class held this weekend.

Until then,

Bye for now.

Alex

Make A Monster - Girl Birthday Card

Hi everyone,

Here's a recent card I made using Make A Monster stamp set. I changed the colours and made a card suitable for a little girl - afterall, I'm sure not only boys are little monsters!

Make A Monster


Stamps: Make A Monster and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess stamp set).
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

All In The Family - Ava.

Morning all,

Hope you've had a good weekend and Monday is off to a good start :)

Just wanted to say that I originally was going to showcase some of the cards from my demo this weekend, but I have decided to showcase them on Thursday now so that my ladies at my Evening Session this Wednesday can make these and will be kept a surprise till then (in case they look at my blog).

So, recently I bought Family Accessories Too to go with my All In The Family stamp set that I haven't inked up enough :( I decided that I'd make a girly/pink/bling birthday card fit for a princess and have made the card to spell her name, Ava. Hope you like.

All In The Family


Stamps: Just Perfect Alphabet and Family Accessories Too.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat Tool, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Family Accessories Too stamp set, as seen on P.48 of the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Here's the Just Perfect Alphabet stamp set, seen on P.77:


Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Happy 70th birthday!

Hi all,

Happy Sunday everyone :)

Just wanted to upload the 70th male birthday card I sneak peeked the other day as it's Ray's birthday today and by now I hope he would have opened his card from his wife :)

Here's the card in full:


Ray's a huge sports fan, loves his cricket and Dagenham & Redbridge Football (did you notice the football strip), so I made the card using Stampin' Up! cardstock and accessories, with the help of Woodware Clear Stamps for the sports related stamps :) *Must* get myself
"Just Soccer" on P.38 for any cards that I might need to do in the future, football related, and perhaps "Just Tennis" too - both might come in handy and are only £10.95 each set!

By the way, in case you were wondering, the owl from "Forest Friends" was stamped, cut and stuck on the back of the card as I didn't think having the owl stuck on the front with all the cricket bats/balls/footballs etc would go!

This card is pretty big and it wasn't till I finished that I realised it wouldn't fit into a standard sized envelope, let alone an SU envelope! lol. So made one to fit and finished it with stamping, cutting and half sticking down three footballs on the back, so that the envelope flap could tuck underneath the three footballs to close.

Stamps: Forest Friends. Non SU: Clear Woodware - Sports.
Cardstock: Whisper White, 12x12 Textured Cardstock - Ballet Blue and Brilliant Blue.
Inkpad: Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue and Close To Cocoa. Non SU: Memento - Tuxedo Black.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Crop-A-Dile, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Sponge Daubers, Paper Snips, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Craft Knife, Number Templates, Acryllic Block.
Card Size: Approx w: 9-3/4" x h: 8-1/2".

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

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

Masculine Cards.

Recently been inspired by Aimes and decided to CASE a card that she made with her PTI goodies. I used Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper, their large star punch and "Basic Phrases" stamp set to create the card along with the ever so popular Kraft cardstock as the base. Here's two colour combos below which I think would make great cards for a male:



Stamps: Basic Phrases.
Cardstock: Kraft, Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Ink Pad: Night of Navy and Real Red.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy and Real Red, Large Star Punch. Non-SU: Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.
Card Size: A6.


Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Birthday

Hi all,

Just wanted to post the card I've been working on this morning. I've seen so many of these cute dresses online that I decided to have a go myself with a matching bag. I used my trusty Nestabilities to create the scallop circle onto the much loved Certainly Celery Designer Series Paper. At the bottom, using a number of different Stampin' Up! punches, I have created a matching bag.

Hope you like:


Have a great day.

Alex

Another Week...

Hi all,

It's another week gone by since my last blog post. It's been a very hectic week this week, so apologies for not being able to do any blogging. I can however, show off my sneak peeks that I posted earlier :)

Remember I mentioned that my Mum's friends son and wife had a baby. Here is the card I sent them:


I also made a matching box so that I could fit in some little socks in, but unfortunately, when I bought the little socks there was so much card/packaging, they were unable to fit and I was short of time, so I couldn't make another box :( I'm sure I'll make a use for this box another time:


Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Baby Sneak Peeks

Hi all,

Well where has the week gone to? I don't know where, but it's now Friday again.

Recently had good news that my Mum's good friend's son and his wife have recently had a baby boy, so thought I'd make a card and a box to hold a little something for the new baby :)

Here are a few sneak peeks until I know it's safe to do so.

Card


Box


Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Confirmation Cards.

Hi all,

Well I'm pleased to say with the kindness of Kate who lent me her Papertrey Ink clear stamps - "Everyday Blessings", I've managed to finish three Confirmation Cards that I've recently been commissioned for :) I'll sneak peek the cards below as these will not be given to the recipients till the end of this month so I'd rather not spoil their surprise.




Please come back on 1st June to see the three cards in their full glory :)

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