Pet Thank You Cards

Hi there,

I recently made some pet thank you cards to a few people from a shih tzu group I belong to.  Hopefully, they'll like them as much as I enjoyed making them :)

Pink Paw Card

Red Paw Card

Altogether

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class Today

Hi all,

Had a lovely class with my ladies this morning, preparing a few goodies for Easter using the Top Note Die for the cute bunny and Trendy Trees for the carrots! Today the ladies made a side step card and a matching box to fill with chocolate goodies inside.

Here are the projects below:

Side Step Card


Stamps: Trendy Trees (P.60).
Cardstock: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi. DSP: Subtles Collection.
Inkpad: Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi.
Accessories: Bigz Dies - Top Note Die, Extra Large Oval Punch (2" x 1-3/8"), Large Oval Punch (1-3/4" x 7/8"), Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Heart To Heart Punch, Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist and Old Olive, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Top Note Die Box


Stamps: Trendy Trees (P.60).
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi.
Inkpad: Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi.
Accessories: Bigz Dies - Top Note Die, Extra Large Oval Punch (2" x 1-3/8"), Large Oval Punch (1-3/4" x 7/8"), Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Heart To Heart Punch, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Dimensionals.
Box Size: TBC.

Projects together:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Ruby Wedding Anniversary

Hi all,

Recently Mum asked me to make a Ruby Wedding Anniversary card for her. Based on the one previously here, I decided to keep the layout the same and just changed the colour combo. Here it is below:

Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card


Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz L Die - Fun Flowers, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Another Wedding Anniversary Card

Hi all,

Yesterday I showcased one recent Anniversary card that I had been commissioned for. Here's the second one below:

Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: Heard From The Heart (P.84) Sentiment inside card.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Regal Rose (sentiment inside). Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Fun Flowers, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink (retired), Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy 30th Birthday

Morning all,

Hope your Christmas and Boxing Day were full of memorable times and you've not over indulged too much! lol.

Just wanted to pop by with a recent card I made for a friend's 30th birthday who celebrates her big 3-0 today! Have a great day Mandy!

Thirty Card


Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet (P.77).
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid (retired).
Inkpad: Early Espresso.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Early Espresso, Jewels - Basic Pearls, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Be back tomorrow with news of Stampin' Up!'s next promotion...

Until then.

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Blues.

Morning all,

Can't get enough of Contempo Christmas and I'm in the swing of making Christmas cards at the moment, so here's one I made recently in non-traditional Christmas colours: Marina Mist with Night of Navy. Enjoy!

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Marina Mist and Night of Navy.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, 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 negative of this card above.

Bye for now,

Alex

Make A Monster Birthday Card

Morning all :)

Another monster card from me, perfect for a boy to celebrate his special day :) There's so many different layouts and colour combinations, you can really have a lot of fun with this stamp set! I can't get enough of this one, lol.

Make A Monster


Stamps: Make A Monster and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess stamp set).
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi and Pumpkin Pie.
Accessories: Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, Oval Extra-Large Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Bye for now.

Alex

Make A Monster Birthday Card

Hello everyone :)

A new stamp set to my collection called Make A Monster is a fun mix and match stamp set to create endless monster combinations which I had endless hours with recently :) I used new colours and ribbons to create the card below:

Make A Monster


Stamps: Make A Monster and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess stamp set).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi.
Accessories: Extra-Large Tag Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Linen Thread, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the stamp set, Make A Monster as seen on P.36 which is available in both clear-mount and wood mount:


Have a monster day!

Bye for now.

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - 3D Baubles

Happy Friday!!!

Just a quick message to upload the Make & Take card from the weekend which was also made by my ladies on Wednesday night using Contempo Christmas stamp set with the addition of Season of Joy. There are three baubles stamped and punched and adhered together to create a 3D effect. As there's only three baubles, it's flat enough to send via Royal Mail without the extra postage, but once received, the recipient can pinch out the baubles together to look 3D as intended :) Below are two pictures, one from the front and one from the side angle. Hope you like:

Contempo Christmas - Front View


Contempo Christmas - Side View


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Pop back later for a special card made for someone's birthday today...

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card - Demo Card.

Morning all,

Hope you're enjoying your week so far :) Last night I had my Evening Session and the ladies came over for a little chat a lot of crafting! They made two cards that I had prepared earlier as I had planned previously to give them the two cards from my workshop at the weekend just gone. They made a slightly altered version of my Demo card and the Make & Take card from Saturday :) I think the ladies enjoyed their time crafting.... I'm sure anyone would rather craft than be at home juggling family life/chores etc. :)

So, below is the card I demoed at the weekend using Contempo Christmas which comes in both clear mount and wood mount.

Note: Clear-mount are not clear stamps. The new stamps to the Idea Book & Catalogue are repositionable clear-mount stamps which are still the red deeply etched rubber with foam that Stampin' Up! are well known for. They are placed onto clear blocks instead of the maple wood blocks. This way, depending on the stamp and block size, you can limit your stamping time by adding a couple of stamps to the same block and stamp away as normal. Another favourite with clear-mount stamps is the space saving storage as all clear-mount stamps come in a box the same size us a regular dvd case which is great news for crafter that accumulate a lot of crafting goodies over time!

A peek of Clear-Mount stamps on P.7 in the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Okay, got a bit side tracked there, so here is the Contempo Christmas card below which was actually CASEd from my previous card here.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke and Real Red.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and pop back tomorrow for the Make & Take card from Saturday's workshop that the ladies also made in my Evening Session.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex