Punch Bunch Birthday Card

Afternoon all,

It seems ages since I've made a card and what better excuse to get messy than inking up new stamps! Yes, that's right, I recently earned Punch Bunch Sale-A-Bration stamp set and couldn't wait to ink them up. Below is a quick card I made using new colours - Pink Pirouette and the lovely Poppy Parade In Color that I adore. Along with the matching Scallop Square Punch, I created a simple birthday card for my collection.

Punch Bunch Birthday Card


Punch Bunch Birthday Card - Inside


Stamps: Punch Bunch (Sale-A-Bration 2011).

Cardstock: In Color: Poppy Parade, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Inkpad: In Color: Poppy Parade.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Scallop Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch, In Color: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon: Poppy Parade, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Non-SU: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Large Corner Punch.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to find time this weekend to do some more crafting!

Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

An American Wedding

Hi all,

Well today's the day my friend is getting married, and with a bit of luck, the last thing on his mind will be checking out my blog :) lol. So I think it's safe to post this card in the early evening as it'll be early morning there (8 hours behind).

I have made his Wedding Card using the colours of the invitation that I received as closely as I could (I didn't have an exact match for the gold coloured cardstock). I'm sure they'll be pleased with the card regardless. Here's the card for the special couple to celebrate their day:

Wedding Card


Stamps: Wonderful Words (sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid. Kanban Cardstock - Mink.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Cuttlebug Embosssing Folder - Wedding Marriage, Glitterati Diamonte (small), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder. Sentiment on front - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Happy Friday everyone!

Hope you're all well and counting down the hours till the weekend :)

Have been playing with Vintage Vogue stamp set recently and created another birthday card. I love Cameo Coral and have teamed it up with Mellow Moss - both colours will be retiring at the end of September :( so I must stock up!

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cameo Coral and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Card Candy - Chocolate Drops.
Card Size: A6.

I have made the flowers more 3D by using the bone folder to give the petals a slight curve, see picture below for a different angle of the same card.


Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Boo Bear - Happy 7th Birthday

Happy Thursday!

Today is a special girl's birthday who turns 7 :) Her favourite colours are pink and purple, so I've created a birthday card that I *hope* she'll like.

Boo Bear Birthday Card


Stamps: Family Accessories and Typeset Numbers.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Almost Amethyst and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels - Close To Cocoa, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Birthday Wishes.

Hi all,

It's a special someone's birthday today, and because I recently received some new stamps, I decided to ink one up for her card. This card was CASEd and inspired from Michelle.


Stamps: cc designs - Spring Kit.
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana and Whisper White. Cutie Pie Designer Series Paper (retired).
Ink Pad: Memento Tuxedo Black.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - White. Stampin' Marker - Rose Red. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Birthday, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for looking.

Bye for now,

Alex

Good Luck.

Hello all,

Hope your weekend is starting off well. Today I thought I'd upload a card that I made recently for a special girl - she's taking an exam today, so I made a card to wish her well.

I recently received some new stamps, so I couldn't wait to ink Rosalie up :)

Here she is below:


Stamps: Riverting, cc designs - Swiss Miss Rosalie.
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Regal Rose and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack III (Hostess Level 1 set).
Ink Pad: Basic Grey, Regal Rose and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon - Mellow Moss, Eyelet Border Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots, 3d dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex

Spiderman Card

At the weekend, I've been a little busy doing a few commissions. I can't post them yet, but I can reveal a card that I made a few weeks back for a lady's grandson as his birthday has now passed.

Using various colours of Stampin' Up! cardstock - Real Red, Night of Navy, Yo Yo Yellow and Ballet Blue, I was able to create a Spiderman card below with the use of some non-SU products:



Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Cute Magnolia Card

A little while ago I was asked to make a Granddaughter card for a soon to be four year old and so I used a cute Magnolia image along with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and SU Designer Series Papers to create the card below. Apologies for the slightly blurred image, unfortunately I no longer have the card to take another photo :(


Stamps: Non-SU: Magnolia.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party.
Ink Pad: Pretty In Pink. Non-SU: Memento Tuxedo Black.
Accessories: Sponge Daubler, Copics, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Numbers. Sentiment Computer Generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Masculine Cards.

Recently been inspired by Aimes and decided to CASE a card that she made with her PTI goodies. I used Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper, their large star punch and "Basic Phrases" stamp set to create the card along with the ever so popular Kraft cardstock as the base. Here's two colour combos below which I think would make great cards for a male:



Stamps: Basic Phrases.
Cardstock: Kraft, Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Ink Pad: Night of Navy and Real Red.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy and Real Red, Large Star Punch. Non-SU: Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots Embossing Folder.
Card Size: A6.


Bye for now,

Alex

New Stamps...

After having a little spend up last week with my birthday money, I decided to buy another couple of cute Penny Black stamps. I couldn't resist those hedgehogs so I bought a number of different golf themed images as these are handy for male cards.

Along with some Stampin' Up! cardstock, oval punches and ribbons, and playing around with "Basic Phrases" stamp set, I was able to play on words and create "Fore You". Here's what I created:

Stampin' Up! cardstock, ink and ribbons used are Regal Rose, Night of Navy and Ballet Blue. I love how the debossed side of the Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots closely replicates the surface of a golf ball.

Bye for now,

Alex

Friday again!

Hello people,

It's been another busy week here and the sun is shining :) Thought I'd upload a few more cards that I have been working on from the weekend.

After liking the scallop dresses and getting the hang of how to make these, I made a few more:

After making the Certainly Celery card the other day and uploaded it, I experimented with the oval punches and a sentiment for this one. I'm undecided whether it needs this or not, so made all the other ones without! lol.

Hope you like,

Alex

Christmas Cards.

Hi all,

So, after having a great productive weekend of crafting, I now have a few cards to show you. I recently bought some more Magnolia stamps and Penny Black stamps, so what better way to spend the weekend than to stamp them up and colour them in ;)

Here's some cards made for the Christmas season:




Be back later with more cards...

Alex

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

Non-Stamping Wedding Card

Hi all,

Hope you're well and having a good week so far.

Anyway, after making a waterfall card for the first time the other day and enjoying the process of making one using my Christmas stamps, I decided to try out another one but use my Wedding Cuttlebug embossing folders instead.

This is mainly a non-SU card, apart from using the Round Tab Punch, Ribbon and Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Hope you like:


Bye for now,

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

Another Male Card

Hi all,

Well have managed to make another male card today. I had a Penny Black image lying around and so I decided to colour it in, add some debossing to the background to resemble a golf ball and made it into a 5x5 card.

Hope you like:


SU Products used are Night of Navy and Garden Green Cardstock.
Stamps are by Penny Black - "Missed You".
Background created with Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Tiny Bubbles - the debossed side to resemble a golf ball.

Bye for now,

Alex

Saturday morning

Hi all,

Hope your Saturday has started off well. It's hopefully going to be a lovely weekend and I'm looking forward to doing a bit of crafting later in the sunshine :)

Below is a full upload of an earlier sneak peek - Wedding Gift Card Wallet that I was commissioned for that I can now upload. The products are mostly non-SU but I did use my Stampin' Up! Scallop Edge Border Punch for the bottom edge and Stampin' Emboss Powder in Silver for the sentiment inside.

Wedding Gift Card Wallet


Inside, after sliding off the band to place your gift card:


Have a good weekend,

Bye for now,

Alex

Catching Up...

Hello all,

Hope life is treating you well and your week has gone off to a good start. I can't believe where time has flown to, but I've set aside tonight to do a bit of catch up blogging because it's been too long!

First of all, thank you to Aimes, Alison, Carole, Nicci, Nicki and Sarah H for sending me a Blog Award. It's really appreciated and so sorry it's taken till now to mention it. If you'd like to play and you feel you're worthy of this blog award :) please feel free to award yourself with the Blog Award below and do the following:

1) To thank the person who gave you the award, list their blog and link to it.
2) Write and list 10 honest things about yourself.
3) Put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on your blog.
4) Must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers and list their links.
5) Must notify the bloggers of the award.

So, what have I been up to lately? Lots of cards I guess, both for personal and a few commissions. So without further ado, here are some creations I've recently been working on below:
Wedding Cards
A card using both Stampin' Up! products - "Happy Hearts" stamp set and my trusty Cuttlebug Embossing Folders.


A card inspired and cased by Clair & Sharni using Stampin' Up! "Mr & Mrs" stamp set and Taffeta ribbon in Pretty in Pink and Kraft.


Big Birthday Celebrations

Happy 40th Birthday using "Seeing Spots" stamp set.


Happy 80th Birthday using Patterns Designer Series Paper and Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon in Rose Red.


Okay, I think I'll stop posting for now, then I'll have some more cards left to upload for the remaining of the week :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Confirmation Cards

Hi all,

Hope everyone reading this post are well and have been enjoying the beautiful weather wherever you are. I can't believe it's been a while since updating my blog, but it's been extremely busy this end so I've now got a spare moment to do a little catching up :)

So, since it was the end of May yesterday, I can now officially upload the three Confirmation Cards that I was commissioned for earlier. Kate lent me some gorgeous Papertrey Ink stamps so that I could do these cards, so I was ever so grateful for her kindness.

Here they are:





Be back later for another upload of earlier sneak peeks.

Alex