A little crafting time...

This morning I spent a little time with Michelle - thank you so much for a little crafting time :)  We played with the new Detailed Floral Thinlits and I'm so in love with these :)  I used the Big Shot to do the cutting and then made the rest at home.

Hope you like :)

Have a good day,

Alex

Happy Birthday Mum

I recently made a special card for my Mum's birthday.  I used an old Stampin' Up! stamp set as I just love "A Rose Is A Rose", especially because it can be used for quite a few different occasions and in so many colour combos :)  This card uses a whole sheet of A4 cardstock.

Hope you enjoy the pictures below:

A Rose Is A Rose

Folded shut:

Opened:

My Mum loves shrimps and bananas, so here's a little something for her sweet tooth, lol.

Enjoy your day.

Alex 

Get Well Soon

Hi all,

Hope you're having a great week so far.  Recently I was asked to make a Get Well Card for someone special, so below is a card to wish someone special a speedy recovery.

Get Well Wishes

Bye for now,

Alex

Get Well Soon

Hi there,

Recently made a Get Well Card for someone special to wish them a speedy recovery.

Patterned Occasions

Enjoy the rest of your week.

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Soft - Thank You

Hi all,

Can you believe it's the last day of August!  That means the last day to order from the Summer Mini Catalogue and your last chance to grab the exclusive Reason To Smile stamp set.

Haven't crafted for a while, but here's a card I recently made that hasn't managed to upload to my blog yet:

Thank You

Stamps:  Sincere Salutations (P.82), Simply Soft (Hostess Set) and Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set).
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.     
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Crumb Cake.  
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Watch out for the Retired List tomorrow and the awaited Autumn/Winter Catalogue...

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Stampin' Up! Class - 31 March 2012

Today was April's Stampin' Up! Class (a week early due to Easter weekend next weekend). The ladies made two cards using the Trendy Trees stamp set that we briefly used last class for the carrots, see here.

Here are the projects made from today in full:

Card 1


Stamps: Trendy Trees (P.60).
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Elegant Eggplant and More Mustard.
Inkpad: Early Espresso.
Accessories: 3/16" (5mm) Corner Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: 4-1/8" x 4-1/8".

Card 2 - Cascading Card


Stamps: Trendy Trees (P.60) and Very Vintage (Jumbo Wheel, P.75).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Early Espresso and Whisper White. DSP - Brights Collection.
Inkpad: Early Espresso, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green and Always Artichoke.
Accessories: Decorative Lable Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: 6" x 3" (flat).

Cards together:


Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy your weekend.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class Today - Create A Cupcake

Hi there,

Had my ladies over today for the second Stampin' Up! Class of the year using Create A Cupcake stamp set and matching punch along with the Cupcake Wheel. Here are the cards made today:

Twisted Easel Card


Stamps: Create A Cupcake (P.22 - Spring Mini Catalogue).
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Melon Mambo. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Dots Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Heat Tool and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4-1/8" x 4-1/8" (when closed).

Create A Cupcake Card


Stamps: Create A Cupcake (P.22 - Spring Mini Catalogue) and Cupcakes Wheel (P.33).
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Pool Party (In Color) and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink, Pool Party and Island Indigo.
Accessories: Cupcake Builder Punch, Scallop Dots Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend!

Alex

Happy Birthday Dad

Hi all,

Today is my Dad's birthday, so here's a card I whipped up below using DSP and a couple of punches along with the alphabet dies. This card was CASEd and inspired by this one here.

Happiest Birthday Wishes


Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, (Hostess Stamp set, P.8).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Whisper White and YoYo Yellow (retired). DSP - Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Real Red.
Inkpad: Night of Navy.
Accessories: Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Stampin' Write Marker - Basic Grey, Decorative Label Punch, Blossoms Petal Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your week.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - today

Hi all,

Today was November's Stampin' Up! Class. This is the first time we've got together to make things out of the new Idea Book & Catalogue.

So, here are the projects that the ladies made today using Tags Til Christmas stamp set and the lovely Mini Milk Carton Die twice to create this great little box!

Diamond Fold Card


Stamps: Tags Til Christmas, P.24 and Season of Joy, P.25.
Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: none.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Real Red, Decorative Label Punch, Small Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: tbc.

Mini Milk Carton Box



Stamps: Tags Til Christmas, P.24 and Season of Joy, P.25.
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White(I used Whisper White by accident, should be Very Vanilla to match the Diamond Fold Card).
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Mini Milk Carton, Scallop Square Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, Sponge Dauber, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Box Size: tbc.

Projects together:


Here is the Tags Til Christmas stamp set used for these projects from the new Idea Book & Catalogue:

Tags Til Christmas, P.24


Sizzix Bigz L Die - Mini Milk Carton, P.123

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Alex

Simply Soft Hostess Set

Hi there,

Couldn't wait to get my hands on Simply Soft and Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess Sets which you can purchase with your Hostess Pounds with a qualifying workshop. Check out P.7 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue for the new Hostess Programme which allows you to spend £25 worth of merchandise from anywhere in the Catalogue for a qualifying workshop of £150.

Here's a recent card I made below with my new purchases:

Simply Soft


Stamps: Simply Soft (Hostess Set, P.10), Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set, P.8) and En Francais (P.78).
Cardstock: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Decorative Label Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.

Alex