No Peeking - Projects together

Hi all,

After seeing the No Peeking card and gift card earlier in the week, thought you might like to see the projects together.  I had a lot of fun making these and can't wait to make a few more, perhaps in different colour combos :)

No Peeking - Projects together:

Hope you like :)

Enjoy your weekend.

Alex

No Peeking

Hi all,

Well, it's certainly feeling more like winter now the clocks have gone back and the weather has done nothing but rain recently!  I couldn't resist, and HAD to buy No Peeking stamp set which I fell in love with ever since I first set eyes on the new Annual Catalogue :)

With Christmas just around the corner, I decided to make my nephew his Christmas card with this cute stamp set, hopefully, he'll love it as much as I do!  For his card, I used Real Red and Wild Wasabi colours for him, below is another one made using Cherry Cobbler and the new In Color: Gumball Green.

No Peeking

From the side:

Stamps:  No Peeking (P.23) and Heard From The Heart (Retired 2011). 
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla.         
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party (In Color: 2011-2013), Staz On Ink - Jet Black and Gumball Green (In Color: 2012-2014).   
Accessories:  Simply Scored, 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Wild Wasabi, Stampin' Write Markers - Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.
 
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

Army Kidlets Christmas Card Commission

Morning all,

This time last year, I was asked to make a couple of Christmas cards for the following Christmas, i.e. for now, so a couple of months back I completed four Christmas cards for a lady that wanted special personalised cards for her grandchildren.

Just found out recently that they have all received and opened them, so it's safe to post away :) I shall upload a new one every other day...

For the card below I was told that the grandson loves soldiers/army etc, so I had to make a Christmas card that fitted this theme! Argh. I sourced a digi stamp, camouflage ribbon whilst I was on holiday back in May and hey presto, I'm pleased with the outcome so that it's both a little Christmassy, but soldier/army related and appropriate for a boy.

Kidlets - Army Christmas Card


Stamps: Season of Joy (P.22). Digi Stamp: Kidlets - Army by Bugaboo.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Always Artichoke.
Accessories: Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Small Corner Punch, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals and Offray Ribbon - Camoflage GG Olive. Sentiment - computer generated - Cherry Cobbler RGB: 154, 48, 51.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like, enjoy your Sunday.

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Friday!

I'm here with another card :) I wonder if you've been noticing, but I only have two new stamp sets from the new Idea Book & Catalogue so I've been alternating my cards to upload to you, lol.

So, here's another Contempo Christmas card that I've recently made.

Contempto Christmas


Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Linen Thread, Stampin' Write Markers - Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Hi all,

Okay, so can you believe the nice weather we've had today?!? I hear it's going to pick up and be even warmer by the weekend!

So, thought I'd show you a recent Christmas card I've made for my Open House Afternoon using Contempo Christmas stamp set that is gorgeous, has a matching wheel called Contempo and Ornament Extra-Large Punch. Here it is below:

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25) and Season of Joy (set of 8 stamps, P22).
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive (now retired).
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Linen Thread, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive (now retired), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Season of Joy stamp set of 8 stamps as seen on P.22 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your evening... I think Apprentice is starting back tonight :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you've had a good weekend and ready for another week :)

Just wanted to upload a new card that I have made recently, it was showcased at my Open House Afternoon on Saturday, and I think this stamp set was a winner with the ladies. What's great, this stamp set can be bought in both wood mount and clear mount - so you have the option to buy in clear mount which is cheaper, more space saving as it comes in a DVD style case BUT still has the high quality rubber that Stampin' Up! are well known for :D

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25).
Cardstock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Olive Olive and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the stamp set as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Open House Afternoon

Hi all,

I'm still on a high from my lovely day yesterday, so much so that I think I've been surviving on adrenaline rather than sleep! lol.

After my Stampin' Up! Class in the morning and my Open House Afternoon from 2pm I finally got in my PJs as soon as my last lady left and I retired to bed and didn't wake up till around 6pm!!! Oops, I guess those late nights are finally catching up with me.

Anyway, yesterday's Class went well and you can see the cards the ladies made in my previous post here.

Yesterday afternoon I had my Open House Afternoon, an event to invite my Stampin' Up! customers/friends over to have a look at the new Idea Book & Catalogue, look at samples I've recently made with new goodies, see a demo from myself and play with new products/colours to create a Make & Take.

It was lovely to see so many women so excited about Stampin' Up! and I think they all had a great time :)

Here's the card I demoed to the ladies below using another new favourite colour of mine: Cherry Cobbler! I have teamed up Dasher along with a Level 3 Hostess stamp set called Occasional Quotes that I was able to purchase earlier last month as a perk of being a Demonstrator. YOU can earn for free for a qualifying workshop.

Dasher With Occasional Quotes Demo


Stamps: Dasher, P.113 and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess stamp set, P.14).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Dasher a la carte stamp on the last page of the Idea Book & Catalogue:


The Occasional Quotes Level 3 Hostess stamp set:


Hope you've enjoyed seeing what my ladies got to see yesterday and if you'd like to be invited next time for my next Stampin' Up! Open House Event, get in touch with me.

Have a good day.

Alex