Mouse Candy Cane Holder

Hi there,

Last of the candy cane holders.  This one is from Dawn's blog and I had fun making these!

Mouse Candy Cane Holder

Have a great weekend!

Bye for now,
 
Alex

Reindeer Candy Cane Holder

Hi all,

Another Candy Cane Holder to showcase.  I have made these before and I thought they were cute hanging from a Christmas tree :)

Reindeer Candy Cane Holder

Hope you like.

Bye for now,

Alex

Penguin Candy Cane Holder

Hi all,

Can you believe we woke up to snow this morning!  It does look pretty on the floor, but chaos on the roads!

I have recently been making a few things for an upcoming Christmas Pamper/Shopping Night so here's a Penguin Candy Cane Ornament/Holder below:

I originally saw these a few years ago when we didn't have various punches to Stampin' Up! UK.  Anyway, now that we have these punches, I found that my templates are larger than the original punches, so I had to use my templates to draw round the shapes and cut by hand.  Talk about labour of love!

Hope you like my little penguin.

Bye for now,

Alex

Mini Milk Carton

Hi all,

Isn't it cold outside?!?  I've been busy making a few things recently and thought I'd upload this Mini Milk Carton and holder:

Mini Milk Carton

Stamps:  Delightful Decorations (P.10). 
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.  DSP: Jolly Holiday (retired).       
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories:  Big Shot Machine, Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Die,  3/4" Circle Punch, Small Oval Punch (retired), Corner Rounder Punch, Simply Scored, 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon - Cherry Cobbler, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, 3D Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Sticky Strip.  Mini Pegs (Non-SU).
Thanks for stopping by.

Keep warm.

Alex

Ornament Keepsakes

Hi all,

With a great promotion for November, I just had to give in to buying the Ornament Keepsakes Bundle!  I love the ornament on the front cover of the Autumn/Winter Catalogue and just knew I had to make one.  Recently cranked up the Big Shot (alot) and reproduced the ornament, which I'm really pleased with.  The picture doesn't do it justice, but believe me, there's lots of Dazzling Diamonds on there!

Ornament Keepsakes

Stamps:  Ornament Keepsakes (Autumn/Winter Catalogue, P.3 Set of 9 stamps). 
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green (In Color 2012-14).  DSP - Be Of Good Cheer (P164).       
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green (In Color 2012-14).
Accessories:  Big Shot Machine, Framelits Dies - Holiday Ornaments, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Simply Scored, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Very Vanilla, 3-1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon - Cherry Cobbler, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Large Pearl Basic Jewels, Dazzling Diamonds, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, 2-Way Glue Pen, Silicon Mat, Crop-A-Dile and Hot Glue Gun (Non-SU).

If you're interested in doing a class on this, please let me know.  Alternatively, you can buy a kit from me to create this lovely ornament if you live further a field.

Bye for now,

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

Christmas Crackers

Hi all,

Yesterday was a wonderful day with family. I laid the dining room table the night before and added my own crackers this year! I used the following tutorial to make the crackers using my favourite Christmas colour combo of Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive along with the now retired Jolly Holiday DSP and matching ribbon. Treats inside consisted of everyone's favourites; various Lindt chocolates, Quality Streets, Jelly Babies and Ferrero Rocher, along with a cheesy Christmas joke :)

Here's my one below:

Christmas Cracker


Christmas Cracker - inside

Stamps: Polar Party (P.20).
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Whisper White. Jolly Holiday DSP.
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Template, Craft Knifte, Cutting Mat, Craft Ruler, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Old Olive (retired).
Cracker Size: 9.5"x2.5".

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

All-Day Large Card Storage Tote - Earlier Today.

Hi all,

What a lovely day it's been having a few ladies round to make their own personalised Large Card Storage Tote :)

It's been a thoroughly enjoyable day, the ladies have busily made their own totes, my Mum laid on a lovely lunch for us all and we had endless cups of tea all day.

As promised here below is the sneak peek of the Large Card Storage Tote I have made recently with the other ladies finished creations followed:

Large Card Storage Tote




Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad (For the beads).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla. DSP: Elegant Soiree.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Extra-Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Big Bite, Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip (retired), Taffeta Ribbon - Chocolate Chip (retired), Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Double Sided Tape, Stampin' Emboss - Clear, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Mount board and HP printer paper for the calendar inserts, Velcro Dots and Small pencil.
Card Storage Tote Size: 8" x 8" x 4".

These are the Large Card Storage Totes that the ladies made today, which are stunning:

Janet's


Jen's


June's


Hope you've enjoyed stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

All-Day Large Card Storage Tote - This Saturday.

Hi all,

Hope you're all well and have been enjoying the lovely weather we've been having recently, despite today's downpour for most of the day that is!

Have been busy preparing for my Large Card Storage Tote Event being held this Saturday at my home where the ladies will make their own personalised tote to house their A5 and A6 cards in the designated months :)

I've been busy making a sample for the ladies to view and perhaps for me to keep! lol.

Here's a sneak peek of it below using a mixture of both retired and current Stampin' Up! goodies.

Large Card Storage Tote


See you on Saturday for the Large Card Storage in full.

Until then, enjoy the rest of your week.

Alex

April Class - Easter.

Hi all,

What an exciting class I've had today. The ladies saw the new Mini Catalogue in real life and got to see all the fabulous new goodies that are available to purchase from till the end of September!

Today's class was based on an Easter theme and doubled up with using lots of punches to create an Easter bunny card and a fabulous little Easter bunny box using new product from the new Mini Catalogue, the Scallop Envelope Die!!!

Using the Big Shot which is new to the Mini Catalogue and the Scallop Envelope Die, the ladies were able to create an Easter bunny basket by cutting out four Scallop Envelopes adherred together to assemble into a box.

Here are the Easter projects that the ladies made this morning:

Easter Card


Stamps: Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White (Textured and plain). Designer Series Paper - Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Pink Pirouette.
Inkpad: Pear Pizzazz and Crumb Cake.
Accessories: 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large Punch, 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large Punch, Heart Punch, Heart To Heart Extra Large Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snip, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Easter Basket - Scallop Envelope Die


Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White (Textured and plain). Designer Series Paper - Daffodil Delight and Pink Pirouette.
Inkpad: Crumb Cake.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Die - Scallop Envelope, 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large Punch, 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large Punch, Heart Punch, Heart To Heart Extra Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Brad - Pretty In Pink, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Box Size: 3-2/8" x 3-2/8" x 6".

Easter Basket - Scallop Envelope Die - Side View


Easter Basket - Scallop Envelope Die - Back View


Projects side by side:


Please note: The ladies' projects today used matching DSP in Delightful Daffodil for the card and box. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough paper to do this for the samples.

Sentiment used is one of many sentiments from Occasional Greetings as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue on P. 21.


Hope you enjoyed having a look at today's class.

Back tomorrow with another card...

Until then,

Enjoy your day.

Alex

Today's Workshop - Spring Theme.

Hi all,

Had a fabulous day today seeing ladies who love to craft :) Thanks to Betty for allowing me to demonstrate at her craft club.

As a thank you for allowing me to come along, I made Betty a little gift - a box to hold some foiled chocolate eggs inside and an Easter card as her request for today's workshop was for a Spring theme. Below is the gift box I made, which is like the one made for my Christmas Class here, except I used spring-like colours and combined it with the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Punch Bunch. The card that I also demoed for the club and gave away will have to wait to be revealed as this will be part of my April Cardmaking Class so sneak peeks will be shown in due course.

Here is the Hostess gift:

Scallop Circle Box - For You (Side View - Lid On)


Scallop Circle Box - For You (Side View - Lid Off)


Stamps: Punch Bunch (SAB 2011).
Cardstock: In Color: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. DSP: Sunny Garden.
Inkpad: Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Window Sheet, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: 3-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".

So, based on the request of Spring, I decided to use Greenhouse Garden stamp set for the Make & Take as it's a favourite of mine and thought the ladies could handle the stamp-a-ma-jig to do the two-step stamping technique.

Here are the cards the ladies made below, in a choice of either Melon Mambo or Pumpkin Pie:

Greenhouse Garden - Melon Mambo with Pretty In Pink


Greenhouse Garden - Pumpkin Pie with Daffodil Delight


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden (P.51) and Oval All (P.64).
Cardstock: Confetti White, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp sets used today are as follows:

Greenhouse Garden (P.51):


Oval All (P.64):


Thanks for stopping by. Just six more days left of Sale-A-Bration so be quick with any last minute orders!

See you tomorrow with another recent card that I've made.

Bye for now,

Alex

Sweet Pea Card Storage Tote

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week and looking forward to the weekend. Just wanted to upload something that I made a while back, but just haven't got round to posting until now. Part of the reason was because I was waiting to finish off the little pocket at the front with a velcro dot or a magnetic clasp and hadn't got round to buying any, so finally, here it is :)

Anyway, my Mum is off to a Macmillan Coffee Morning today and I said she could take this Card Storage Tote for one of the raffle prizes so I included a couple of cards inside too.

I absolutely love the designer series papers I used and co-ordinated the inside with other cardstock colours to match. I will be sad to see the Sweet Pea Paper Stack go once the Mini Catalogue ends on 30 September as these are not continuing to the new Idea Book & Catalogue out on 1 October. Until then, you can get the 48 sheets: 24 double sided designs paper stack at 50% off for just £9.75 until stocks last or until 30 September. The papers are lovely, idea for scrapbooking/mini albums/3D projects and cardmaking. Shh... but I had to buy a couple of these Paper Stacks recently so that I can cut up the papers without worrying that it's my only sheet, lol.

From a tutorial sold by Lynda, here is the card storage tote below:

Card Storage Tote - Side


Card Storage Tote - Back (loving those butterflies)


Think I'll have to make a few more of these soon as they make great gifts for people and I can use up some of those beautiful papers!

If you'd like to order yourself a Sweet Pea Paper Stack , the lovely ribbon that I've used which is also retiring at the end of this month, or any other Stampin' Up! products, then please send an email to alexhau@rocketmail.com and I'll put an order through for you :)

Enjoy your day and see you tomorrow with the 40th birthday card that I sneak peeked earlier.

Bye for now,

Alex