Wedding Season Still

Hi all,

Have been busy lately making more wedding cards using one of the Level 1 Hostess Stamp Sets called "A Little Bit of Happiness" to create some colourful wedding cards using Dazzling Diamonds for that extra sparkle along with sentiment stamps from "Occasional Greetings" and the new Oval punches from the Mini Catalogue.

Pretty In Pink Wedding Card


Cameo Coral Wedding Card


Close To Cocoa Wedding Card


Sage Shadow Wedding Card


Hope you like.

Enjoy the weekend!

Alex

Girlie Birthday Card

Hi all,

Another day passes and it gets closer to the weekend yet again. Where does the time fly to? Anyway, it's a special girl's birthday today and she requested a pink and black card with hearts, so I had the perfect idea to use my Hostess Level 1 Stamp Set again ;)

Here it is below:


Stamps: "A Little Bit of Happiness" and "Occasional Greetings".
Cardstock: Basic Black and Pretty In Pink.
Ink Pad: Basic Black, Versamark Stamp Pad, Versamagic - Cloud White.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker Pens - Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat & Stick Powder, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots, Dovecraft Grosgrain Ribbon - Black.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Anniversary.

Okay, so I sneak peeked a card the other day, and now I can officially upload it without worrying the recipients haven't seen it yet.

Below I used my Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set "A Little Bit of Happiness" to create an anniversary card using a number of Stampin' Up! products.

A Little Bit of Happiness


Stamps: "A Little Bit of Happiness" and "Cheers & Wishes".
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Chocolate Chip and Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker Pens - Regal Rose, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat & Stick Powder, May Arts Ribbon, Nestabilities and Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Monday...

Hi all,

Well can you believe it's April already! I've had a lovely weekend, busy making a few cards for myself and for commissions. I'll upload the cards I've been making, but I'll sneak peek the commission one just in case the intended person sees it on my blog. I had a lot of fun making this one, and was just told that the lady likes greens and yellows and that she'd like it personalised with her name. A box was made to match which will hold a gorgeous gift to celebrate a special birthday.

Sneak Peek of the Birthday Card - Outside


Peek of the Birthday Card - Inside


Sneak Peek of the Matching Mini Gable Box


I'll be able to reveal the whole card and matching box after Saturday :)

Okay, the next two cards I've made I used the Level 1 Hostess Stamp set called "A Little Bit of Happiness". This is the stamp set you can choose to own if you reach £150 worth of sales. It's a set of four stamps: friend, hello, love and thank you. Besides a choice of four different stamp sets (From The Garden, A Little Bit of Happiness, Best Yet and Organic Grace) or a Patterns Pack of Designer Series Paper, you get to choose £15 of merchandise from the current Idea Book and Catalogue for free!

A Little Bit of Happiness - hello


I used some designer series papers, Level 1 hostess stamp set and was inspired by Carole for the scalloped flower in the bottom right hand corner. Click here to see her tutorial of the card she made for me back in February for wishing me good luck with my Open House Day.

A Little Bit of Happiness - thank you



Up close of the sparklies


I used some more designer series papers, another stamp from the Level 1 hostess stamp set, Circle of Friendship stamp set and lots of Dazzling Diamonds for a wow effect!

Okay people, thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed the quick post and be back another time with more uploads from me.

Have a good day,

Alex

Busy weekend

Good afternoon all,

Well at last it's the weekend, where I can push my red pens and school books aside and get out my crafting goodies instead :)

Today, I'm going to spend the whole day crafting. I made lots of Christmas cards between October and December. Then for Christmas, I received a fair bit of Stampin' Up! goodies from Santa, but haven't really had much time to play with them all! Here they all are below:


I got lots of SU textured cardstock in all colour families, a few different Christmas stamp sets, Christmas stamp wheels, scissors, dazzling diamonds glitter, stamp-a-ma-jig, write journaler, tag, round tab and scallop edge border punches.

I've been itching to break open the clamshell stamp set cases and ink up the stamp sets. I made a few Thank You cards - see below, the day after Boxing Day.

Recipe:
Stamps:-
A Little Bit of Happiness (Hostess Level 1 Set) - P.9. This stamp set is not available to buy from the Stampin' Up! catalogue, but is available to choose from if you spend £150 in one transaction/total. This stamp set comprises of four stamps - friend, hello, love and thank you.
Riverting - not available in the UK catalogue yet. This is a Retired Set from the US Catalogue. Perhaps it will appear in the UK catalogue due out later this year.
SU Scallop Edge Border Punch - P.86.

Here's another card I made using the same stamp set and some Bo Bunny decorative papers:


I've also recently experimented (from a post on another crafting site) and made a pop up card to hold a gift card - a popular choice for Christmas presents!

Here is the front of the card. I haven't taken a photo of the inside, but when you open up the card, there is a flap that holds the gift card. I will be making more of these for people's birthdays or for Christmas. Just change the stamp set at the front and the colours and you can make a pop up card for any occasion and for anyone.


Recipe:
Stamps:-
Soft Swirls - US Catalogue Retired 2006.
Riverting - US Catalogue (Hostess) Retired 2007.

I hope I've wetted your appetite, off to make some cards now.

See you soon,

Alex