Get Well Wishes

Hi all,

Hope you're all having an extra special weekend seeing as it's a whole day longer for some of you :)

Recently made a Get Well Card for a special someone as it's one occasion, that I rarely have to hand, so below is the card I made using "Fun & Fast Notes" stamp set. I used a mix of two different stamps so that I could mix and match and choose one image and a sentiment of my choice.

Fun & Fast Notes


Close Up (Paper Pieced Hedgehog)


Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes (Set of 8 stamps).
Cardstock: Kraft (soon to be Crumb Cake), Close To Cocoa (retiring colour), Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Creamy Caramel, Sponge Dauber, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4" x 4".

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Pop by on Wednesday for it's the 1st of September.... which means the Retired List of what will not make the new Idea Book & Catalogue will be released!!! It's your last chance to buy goodies that will only be available to buy until Thursday 30th September. Yipee.

Bye for now,

Alex

Trendy Trees - Thanks So Much.

Hi all,

Recently been attending a lovely craft group and got to play with their Stampin' Up! stash that they've acquired through my Workshops :) Decided to stamp up "Trendy Trees" as it's a stamp set I'm eagerly awaiting to buy this weekend, so thought I'd make a small card with some of the images I stamped up the other day.

Trendy Trees


The cardstock base looked a bit bare, so decided to use a stamp from "Seeing Spots" stamp set as it was a close match to the style from "Trendy Trees". I versamarked this on the base cardstock to create a watermark background. If I had the Trendy Trees stamp set, I would have done this with the circular stamp from this set.

Stamps: Trendy Trees and Seeing Spots.
Cardstock: Close To Cocoa, Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Cottage Wall.
Inkpad: Old Olive and Close To Cocoa. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week. Recently held a workshop for some ladies and we had fun with "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set which is a Two-Step Stamp Set which is fabulous used with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.

Below is the "Make & Take" that the ladies made which uses one of the stamp sets on offer this month for 20% off!

Greenhouse Garden - Make & Take


Inside the Card


The ladies made the card above, either choosing to leave the Pixie Pink cardstock blank or stamping to make a floral patterned background using one of the middle line stamps. The side was punched with the Scallop Edge Punch and a strip of Gable Green cardstock was adhered to the inside right hand side of the card.

Considering some of the ladies were new to crafting, they managed really well and had a go. Some were a pro with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig!

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Gable Green and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pixie Pink and Pink Passion.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size: 4"x4".

See you tomorrow for a peek of the Demo Card that made part of the Hostess gift :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Circle Of Friendship - Thank You

Hi all,

Hope you're loving the warm weather we're still having and have plans to be outside this weekend in the sunshine :)

Thought I'd show you a recent Thank You card I made using the very neglected stamp set of mine called "Circle of Friendship". I think I can count on one hand how many times I've used this set, but I hope I'll make more cute cards with it soon.

Circle of Friendship


Stamps: Circle of Friendship, Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: So Saffron.
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon - Moss, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Sponge Dauber.
Card Size: 4x4

Thanks for stopping by and be back tomorrow to reveal the Workshop projects :)

Until then,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card

Hi all,

Happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend :) I've had a lovely weekend and had fun demoing at a Scrapbook Club yesterday.

Along with the demo of a 4x4 card, I made a hostess gift which I'll upload over the next few days. I made a tote holder again and some 4x4 cards and matching envelopes using the new stamp set from the Mini Catalogue called "My Sweet Pea" that co-ordinates lovely with a matching wheel, 12x12 paper stack and felt embellishments.

Here's the first card of four made using this sweet stamp set that I first saw at the Reading Training Day back in March :)

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea.
Cardstock: Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Old Olive and So Saffron.
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Marker - Tempting Turquoise, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

See you tomorrow with another card from "My Sweet Pea" collection :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Part 4

Morning all,

Hope you're not getting bored with all these Vintage Vogue uploads, but I can't get enough of this stamp set! I really do adore this set and I can't believe I was lucky enough to receive this free at the Reading Training Day that I attended back at the end of March :)

Well, as promised, here's the penultimate Vintage Vogue 4x4 card:

Vintage Vogue

I used the Stampin' Write Marker in Mellow Moss just to ink and stamp the "friends" sentiment, then on a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, stamped the "F" in Rose Red. This was cut and raised on dimensionals :)

Stamps: Vintage Vogue.
Cardstock: Rose Red, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Mellow Moss, Eyelet Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

Have a good day :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Part 3

Happy Sunday everyone!

Hope your weekend is panning out well and you're having a good one. Here's another card in my Vintage Vogue 4x4 card series, enjoy:

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and A Rose Is A Rose (sentiment).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss and Rose Red.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Word Window Punch, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.

Thanks for stopping by, be back tomorrow with another 4x4 card :)

Until then,

Bye for now.

Alex

Vintage Vogue Part 2

Hi there,

Well, it's another day and another Vintage Vogue card to show you :) I recently made a set of five 4x4 cards, here's one more below:

Vintage Vogue Card


Stamps: Vintage Vogue.
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Moss, Stampin' Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Be back tomorrow for Part 3 of my Vintage Vogue 4x4 cards :)

Alex

Vintage Vogue Card

Hi all,

Hope you're well and looking forward to the weekend.

I've been playing with my Vintage Vogue stamp set of 8 stamps (that I received at Reading Training) to make a few 4x4 cards for a lucky Hostess and really have enjoyed playing with the different stamps to create five different cards and matching envelopes. I recently ordered the Very Vintage wheel to co-ordinate with Vintage Vogue stamp set and christened it for this card.

Here's the card I demoed below at a recent workshop. I will upload a new one each day and then the final holder I presented them in.

Vintage Vogue With Very Vintage Wheel


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Very Vintage (wheel).
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Rose Red and Whisper White. Textured Cardstock - Regal Rose.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss, Rose Red and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Stampin' Around Jumble Handle, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Brads - Rich Regals, Sponge Dauber, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.­

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend!

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Workshop

Hi Everyone,

Well what a wonderful morning I've had at my workshop. Ladies, thank you for coming along to share a couple of hours crafting. We used Perfect Presents stamp set as the main set and created two beautiful Christmas cards - one being the new Easel card that I've seen a lot lately and couldn't wait to give it a try.

So, without further ado, here are the cards my ladies created this morning:

Easel Card

Stamps: Perfect Presents, Polka Dot Background stamp.
Cardstock: Real Red, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Bashful Blue, Whisper White Craft Ink. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4" x 4"
Second Card

Stamps: Perfect Presents, Occasional Greetings and SAB Botantical Blooms.
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red and Garden Green.
Ink Pad: Garden Green.
Accessories: Stampin' Markers - Real Red and Summer Sun, 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Scallop Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.
Thanks for stopping by and visiting today.

Have a good weekend.

Alex