All In The Family - Girl Birthday Cards

Hi all,

Well typical, I haven't inked up All In The Family in forever, I can probably count on one hand how many times I've actually used this stamp set! lol. And now you see two uploads from me in two days!

So, here's a couple of All In The Family cards for little girls in different colour combinations. Watch this space for a boy version soon.

All In The Family


Stamps: All In The Family, Family Accessories Too and Crazy For Cupcakes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey and Pink Pirouette.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Regal Rose, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo (retired), Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

All In The Family


Stamps: All In The Family, Family Accessories Too and Crazy For Cupcakes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Pink Pirouette and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose (retired), Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here are the stamp sets below that I used for this card:

All In The Family


Family Accessories Too


Crazy For Cupcakes


Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day!

Alex

Crazy For Cupcakes

Hi all,

Have been busy making more Crazy For Cupcakes birthday cards in different colourways and have personalised them. I didn't have any matching ribbon for the middle card, so have white embossed the Polka Dot background stamp on a strip of cardstock to make a Polka Dot Ribbon effect to mimic the new Polka Dot Ribbons currently in Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Soft Suede which I just love!

Crazy For Cupcakes


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes, Just Perfect Alphabet and Polka Dot Background Stamp. Cupcakes Wheel.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst, Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst and Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, Stampin' Around Handle, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Rose Pink and Orchid, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Non-SU: Oval and Long Rectangle Nestabilities.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by :)

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Crazy For Cupcakes

Morning :)

Hope your weekend was a good one and you managed to see some sunshine :) My weekend was good, busy with the workshop and some crafting.

Thought I'd make some cards using Crazy For Cupcakes seeing as it was out for the workshop and it's a stamp set I have not used in a long time. Made a card or two in different colourways :) Loved the card by Jules, so have taken inspiration from her card that she recently made.

Here's a Crazy For Cupcake Birthday card for my collection:


Here's a close-up of the gorgeous glitter!


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes and Sincere Salutations. Cupcakes Wheel.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Stampin' Around Handle, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Light Blue, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Non-SU: Oval Nestabilities.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Workshop - Crazy For Cupcakes

Hi everyone,

Hope your weekend has started off well :) My ladies came today and made two cute projects using Crazy For Cupcakes stamp set. The card was totally inspired and CASEd from this lady here, who has kindly allowed me to use for the workshop today :)

As soon as I saw the cute Sweet Shop looking design, I just knew I had to use the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper as there's two sheets of stripey designs perfect for the shop awning. From there, how could I not use Rich Razzleberry matching cardstock??? Isn't it lovely... this colour will be added to our Colour Collection - Brights in October's new Idea Book & Catalogue.

Have had Crazy For Cupcakes stamp set for a while, and haven't yet demonstrated this in a workshop setting, so thought it was about time. Cupcakes are so adorable and they have a lovely wheel called Cupcakes to match :) The ladies had a great time colouring in the cupcakes with pastels (Poppin' Pastels Technique), Stampin' Write Markers and Stampin' Glitter - I finally christened my Fine Cosmo Glitter that I've had for ages!

So, enough of my waffle, here's the projects in full:

Crazy For Cupcakes Card:


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes.
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Whisper White. Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper (12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs - only available while supplies last).
Inkpad: Rich Razzleberry.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Versamarker, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Bashful Blue, Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Orchid, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Crazy For Cupcakes All In One Box:


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes.
Cardstock: Old Olive and Whisper White. Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper (12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs - only available while supplies last).
Inkpad: Old Olive.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Taffeta Ribbon - Whisper White, Versamarker, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Orchid, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Box Size: 2-2/8" x 2-2/8" x 3-2/8".

Crazy For Cupcakes Card & All In One Box Together:


Hope you liked the projects we made today. Have a great day and enjoy the weather!

Bye for now,

Alex

Crazy For Cupcakes Again...

This card was CASED from a card made by Michele Yoos otherwise known as plaid pony which I received for my birthday in a BRAK group over on SCS. I kept everything the same, just changed the sentiment because I didn't have "Happy Everything".


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes, Wonderful Words, and Basic Phrases with a little use of the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for creating "Your".
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Chocolate Chip, Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6

Have a good weekend everyone.

Alex

Crazy For Cupcakes...

These cards were just too cute, so I CASED these from someone on SCS. I love the wide grosgrain ribbon, so just had to make these cards in Chocolate Chip and Rose Red to match. These cupcakes were stamped onto cardstock, cut out and stuck with dimensionals onto the Whisper White cardstock. Glossy Accents were added to the flames for a 3d effect and a subtle background of birthday balloons were stamped with the Versamark Stamp Pad.


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. Rose Red, So Saffron, Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Black and Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Marker Pens for the candle flame and cupcake sprinkles and Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.


Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Sunday ramblings

Hi all,

Hope you've all been having a lovely weekend, it certainly was warm here - the sun was just shining all weekend long :)

Anyway, have been busy making a few cards and boxes and thought I'd share. Remember I made a paper piecing card using Crazy For Cupcakes stamp set the other week? Well, I've made a matching box that I'm really pleased with. Here's the complete combo, hope you like:


That's it for now, have a good week.

Alex

Box In A Bag

Well what a beautiful day it is outside, too bad I'm crafting inside and not getting a sun tan ;)

Anyway, I've been admiring the Box In A Bag 3D item on various blogs and galleries for ages now and just been dying to make one of these.

Using all Stampin' Up! products, here's my first attempt at a Box In A Bag:


Stamps: "Crazy For Cupcakes" and "Totally Tabs".
Cardstock: So Saffron, Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Junior Varsity.
Ink Pad: Olive Olive, So Saffron.
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon - Old Olive, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - So Saffron.
Non-SU: Nestabilities - Ovals.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Crazy For Cupcakes

Hi all,

It's been a busy week per usual and I'm trying to make a few more cards to add to my collection. After seeing Kate's birthday card I decided to CASE it because I just loved how she paper pieced the balloons and added the sentiment around the balloon :) Thank you Kate.

Here are mine below:


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes.
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue and Old Olive, Red Rose and So Saffron and Chocolate Chip and Brocade Blue. Designer Series Paper - Junior Varsity.
Ink Pad: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Brocade Blue and Old Olive.
Ribbon: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue and Rose Red. 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Granddaughter Commission

Hi all,

Hope you're well and looking forward to Friday :) Thought after my earlier sneak peek of the Confirmation Cards, you'd like to see another commission that I can now reveal. A number of invitations and purse boxes along with a large A5 card was commissioned by a lady who's celebrating her special Granddaughter's birthday this month.

Hope it was worth the wait!


Bye for now,

Alex

Commissions

Hi all,

Have been a busy bee lately and have been making various commissions for people. I won't upload pictures of the full cards and boxes in their full glory till I know it's "safe" to do so, so until then, I'll upload some sneak peeks.

Granddaughter Commission
Two ladies - Mother and Daughter commissioned me to make me six invitations, six boxes and one granddaughter card recently on a cupcake theme because their little one just loves to bake in the kitchen.

Here are some sneak peeks of the finished commission, hope you like.





Mazel Tov Commissions
A lady commissioned me to make a number of gift card wallets for lots of upcoming Weddings and Bar Mitzvahs that her and her husband will be attending over the upcoming months. These gift card wallets can be used by slipping off the decorative band, lifting up the flap and inserting a cheque, gift card or anything else that fits in the pocket inside.

Here are some sneak peeks:





That's it for now, hope you've enjoyed the sneak peeks.

Bye for now,

Alex

What a Weekend :)

Hi all,

I'm so thankful to all of you who sent special good luck wishes my way for my first SU Open House Day that was held at the weekend :) I received a beautiful card off my upline, Carole on Friday which was a lovely surprise to wish me good luck as she was unable to come on the day. I haven’t managed to take a photo of her card yet, so I’ve copied and pasted her card from her blog (hope that’s okay Carole). Here it is below:

So, on Saturday it was my first SU Open House Day and I'm pleased to say that it went very well. I thank so many people for making this possible, my Mum and my beau especially as they helped make the day run smoothly and a success :) It all kicked off at 1pm and I opened my house to friends who have a passion for crafting. I had a pleasant turnout and thank Janet, Elizabeth, Erin, Alison, Debbie, Adrienne, Sandra, Barbara and Pauline for coming and making my event a fun and successful one. We had a lot of fun making a couple of cards for a make and take session and the ladies all went home with a stamp from the SAB promotion Polka Dot Punches to play with :) Hope you've inked them up ladies!

It was lovely to have met so many new faces on Saturday who share a passion in papercrafting, a hobby I can't get enough of! I can't wait to see you all next month in my cardmaking class :)

Below are the make and take cards the ladies were able to make.

Round One

The ladies were able to choose to make a card either in a combo of Rose Red/Pretty In Pink/Regal Rose, Certainly Celery/Apricot Appeal/Barely Banana or Night of Navy/Ballet Blue/Bashful Blue and had the option to stamp it up in either the baby rattle, birthday cupcake or birthday present from the stamp set Occasionally with a sentiment from Fun & Fast Notes.

Here are the pictures of these cards:

Round Two

For the ladies that were able to stay for longer, there was a second make and take to make using the Loads of Love stamp set and Loads of Love Accessories with various tools such as the Stamp-a-ma-jig, Crop-A-Dile and different sized tag punches.

Here is the completed card using Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel and Designer Paper Series.

Also, displayed in the lounge I had a table full of various Stampin' Up! literature, SU goodies that I've been making over the upcoming weeks. I know so many of you are dying to see more than my sneak peeks that I posted earlier last week, so here they are in all their glory. Hope it was worth the wait.

Loads of Love - Card

Fun & Fast Notes - Card

Fun & Fast Notes - Bag

Fun & Fast Notes - Altoid Tin

Crazy For Cupcakes - Purse Box


Crazy For Cupcakes - Card


Polka Dot Punches - Notepad


Fun & Fast Notes - Mini Gable Box


Perfect Presents - Pillar Box


Occasionally - Star Favour Box


Here's a picture of all of them together:


Right people I think you've probably got square eyes by now what with such a long post from me.

Have a good evening.

Alex

New Goodies Made For Open House Day...

Hi blog,

Well what a busy weekend I've had crafting-wise :) Next Saturday is my SU Open House Day, so until then, I've been busy making SU goodies to show off for the day so that people can see the potential of cardstock, rubber stamps and an ink pad or two! Not only can you make cards, but other 3D items too or scrapbook layouts, the potential is limitless.

The other week I uploaded a couple of pilllow boxes that were made using Loads of Love stamp set and Fun & Fast Notes, so I decided to make a few cards to match.

Below are sneak peeks of all the items I've been busy making over the past weekend. Hope you like and will return after next Saturday to see all the 3D items and cards in their full glory :) Enjoy...

Loads of Love - Card


Fun & Fast Notes - Card


Fun & Fast Notes - Bag


Fun & Fast Notes - Altoid Tin


Crazy For Cupcakes - Purse Box


Crazy For Cupcakes - Card


Polka Dot Punches - Notepad


Fun & Fast Notes - Mini Gable Box


Perfect Presents - Pillar Box


Occasionally - Star Favour Box


Hope you've enjoyed viewing my little sneak peeks :) I'll post back in the next few days when I've finished making a card for each 3D item I've made :) and will upload the corresponding sneak peeks. lol.

Until then...

Alex