Welcome To My Blog

Hello and welcome to my crafting blog. If you are new to visiting me, thank you for stopping by! This is my personal space where I talk about the latest creations that I've made using various crafting products.

If you are looking for a commission or inspiration on a particular card or occasion, please scroll down and take a look on the left hand side at the "Labels" column where it will list cards by occasion and by Stampin' Up! stamp sets in alphabetical order for easy viewing. Just click on one of the titles to view the various cards and boxes in your chosen category.

If you would like me to make a specific card for a special someone or occasion, please email me for more details.

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Alex

Showing posts with label Close To Cocoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Close To Cocoa. Show all posts

Monday, 21 June 2010

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card.

Good morning :)

Hope your weekend was a good one. I managed to do a bit more crafting these past two days and managed a birthday card using my favourite stamps: Vintage Vogue and En Francais. I love this colour combination and will be sad to see these two colours retiring at the end of September when we welcome our new Colour Renovation to the new Idea Book & Catalogue on 1st October.

Vintage Vogue With Sincere Salutations


Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Close To Cocoa, Cameo Coral and and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Close To Cocoa and Cameo Coral.
Accessories: Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots.
Card Size:
A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great Monday!

Bye for now,

Alex

Sunday, 20 June 2010

Happy Father's Day

Hope you're all well and having a good Father's Day.

Like a lot of crafters, masculine cards are never my "go to" cards to make, but losely basing the gatefold card from my workshop yesterday, I decided to make the one below using a much neglected stamp set called "In The Stars":

In The Stars (Closed)



In The Stars (Slighly Open)


Stamps: In The Stars and Occasional Greetings.
Cardstock: Kraft, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip.
Inkpad:
Soft Suede, Close To Cocoa and Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size:
A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy what's left of the weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex