New In Colors - Island Indigo & Pool Party

Hi all,

How exciting to have five new In Colors to add to our collection. I recently made a birthday card and decided to use two of these new In Colors :) Thought I'd ink up a much neglected Greenhouse Garden stamp set and decided to christen Island Indigo and Pool Party In Colors along with Heard From The Heart to create the below card.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Heard From The Heart and Something To Celebrate (Sentiment inside - Level 2 Hostess Set - Mini Catalogue - Retired).
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Pool Party and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Island Indigo and Pool Party.
Accessories: Sizzix Bigz Top Note Die, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you like the colour combo using some of the new In Colors :)

If you'd like to get your hands on these five new colors, how about joining in my In Color Share?

Until next time.

Alex

Today's Workshop - Spring Theme.

Hi all,

Had a fabulous day today seeing ladies who love to craft :) Thanks to Betty for allowing me to demonstrate at her craft club.

As a thank you for allowing me to come along, I made Betty a little gift - a box to hold some foiled chocolate eggs inside and an Easter card as her request for today's workshop was for a Spring theme. Below is the gift box I made, which is like the one made for my Christmas Class here, except I used spring-like colours and combined it with the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Punch Bunch. The card that I also demoed for the club and gave away will have to wait to be revealed as this will be part of my April Cardmaking Class so sneak peeks will be shown in due course.

Here is the Hostess gift:

Scallop Circle Box - For You (Side View - Lid On)


Scallop Circle Box - For You (Side View - Lid Off)


Stamps: Punch Bunch (SAB 2011).
Cardstock: In Color: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. DSP: Sunny Garden.
Inkpad: Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Window Sheet, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: 3-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".

So, based on the request of Spring, I decided to use Greenhouse Garden stamp set for the Make & Take as it's a favourite of mine and thought the ladies could handle the stamp-a-ma-jig to do the two-step stamping technique.

Here are the cards the ladies made below, in a choice of either Melon Mambo or Pumpkin Pie:

Greenhouse Garden - Melon Mambo with Pretty In Pink


Greenhouse Garden - Pumpkin Pie with Daffodil Delight


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden (P.51) and Oval All (P.64).
Cardstock: Confetti White, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp sets used today are as follows:

Greenhouse Garden (P.51):


Oval All (P.64):


Thanks for stopping by. Just six more days left of Sale-A-Bration so be quick with any last minute orders!

See you tomorrow with another recent card that I've made.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Morning all,

Hope you've got something nice planned for this weekend :)

Just stopping by to show off the finished gift for the recent Hostess, using Greenhouse Garden stamp set with a couple of sentiment stamps and some co-ordinating punches. As the lady likes pink and green, have made three cards in three different shades of pink and green to show off the lovely colours that Stampin' Up! has to offer. Some of these colours will retire at the end of September as part of our new Colour Renovation, so if you love them and need to stock up on these colours and co-ordinating accessories, please let me know ;)

So, below are the three cards and matching box, thanks to Jo for the tutorial.

Greenhouse Garden Desktop Card Holder With Cards


Another Angle With Cards and Matching Envelopes Inside:


Thanks for stopping by and hope you've enjoyed seeing my recent creations.

Enjoy your weekend and be back early next week for the second Sneak Peak of my Stampin' Up! Class being held on Saturday 21 August.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Hello from me :)

Hope you're having a good week and looking forward to the weekend that is not too far away!

Below is the last card that makes up the Hostess Gift for the lucky lady who hosted a workshop recently.

Greenhouse Garden


Really enjoyed playing with these colours, especially the Melon Mambo and matching Polka Dot Ribbon! lol. Liking the background effect playing around with the different stamps within the set of 10 stamps too.

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo and Old Olive.
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by! Please leave me a message if you have a mo.

Please visit tomorrow for the completed Hostess Gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Morning everyone,

Hope you're enjoying the recent cards showcasing "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set :)

Below is the second card that was made for the Hostess.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Gable Green, Pixie Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Gable Green, Pixie Pink and Pink Passion.
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow for the last card in the series.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Morning all,

Okay, so with "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set being one of my favourites and on offer this month, how can you refuse to have a little play?!?

The Hostess from my recent workshop received a handmade gift from me as a thank you for allowing me to demo at her Craft Club. Her favourite colours are pink and green, so I decided to make a number of cards in those colours for her. Below is a card I demoed to the club, that also made up one of the cards she received from me.

Card Demo


This card is based on the same layout as the previous one made here. Just changed the colour combo, Designer Series Papers and stamp set, and hey presto! The background has been stamped with one of the middle line stamps, firstly on some scrap paper, then onto the Whisper White cardstock so that it's a more subtle effect. The edges have then been inked with a Sponge Dauber and matching Pretty In Pink ink.

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Oval All.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Mellow Moss and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Taffeta Ribbon - Mellow Moss, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by, and please visit again tomorrow to see the second card that made up the Hostess Gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week. Recently held a workshop for some ladies and we had fun with "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set which is a Two-Step Stamp Set which is fabulous used with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.

Below is the "Make & Take" that the ladies made which uses one of the stamp sets on offer this month for 20% off!

Greenhouse Garden - Make & Take


Inside the Card


The ladies made the card above, either choosing to leave the Pixie Pink cardstock blank or stamping to make a floral patterned background using one of the middle line stamps. The side was punched with the Scallop Edge Punch and a strip of Gable Green cardstock was adhered to the inside right hand side of the card.

Considering some of the ladies were new to crafting, they managed really well and had a go. Some were a pro with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig!

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Gable Green and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pixie Pink and Pink Passion.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size: 4"x4".

See you tomorrow for a peek of the Demo Card that made part of the Hostess gift :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Two Step Promotion - August 2010.

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Hi all,

Can you believe it's now August! Stampin' Up! have a fantastic offer this month and it's all about Two-Step Stamping :)

Click on the picture below for more information:


If you're not familar with this technique, click here for a little information about it. Basically using two colours and the help of the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, you create a stamped image in two steps layering one colour on top of the other! There's a number of different stamp sets that offer this technique and a selection of stamps are listed in August's Promotion for 20% off the catalogue price for the month of August only.

The stamp sets on offer for 20% off are:

• Loads of Love, P.31
  
• Big Bold Birthday, P.35
• Trendy Trees, P.39
• Greenhouse Garden, P.43
• Something Sweet, P.8 (Mini Catalogue)
• Tiny Tags, P.15 (Mini Catalogue)
• Bird On A Branch, P.18 (Mini Catalogue)

Click on Loads of Love, Big Bold Birthday, Trendy Trees and Greenhouse Garden above for examples of cards/boxes/projects made using these stamp sets.

Please contact me via email on alexhau@rocketmail.com if you'd like to purchase any of the above stamp sets for 20% off, or if you'd like anything else from the Idea Book & Catalogue.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden - Happy Birthday Wishes

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week so far. Been playing with my "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set recently and made a card for when I need one quick using my favourite colours - blue.

Hope you like.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Fun & Fast Notes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Barely Banana, So Saffron and Sage Shadow.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Thank You

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good weekend and making the most of the warm weather we've been experiencing lately :)

Thought I'd upload another card that I've made recently, using Greenhouse Garden stamp set.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and A Rose Is A Rose (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, So Saffron, Barely Banana, Mellow Moss, Regal Rose and Rose Red.
Accessories: Large Oval Punch, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Whisper White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.­

Thanks for stopping by, be back soon with sneak peeks for next week's workshop projects.

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Card With Sincere Salutations

Hi all,

Okay, here's my last card in the Greenhouse Garden/Mellow Moss & Cameo Coral series :) I've really enjoyed playing with this stamp set and colour combo to create my fourth and final card for now. I think I've exhausted Greenhouse Garden stamp set for a little while and hopefully these cards have given you some inspiration.

Greenhouse Garden With Sincere Salutations

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations.

Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cameo Coral, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, So Saffron, Apricot Appeal and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Whisper White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden With A Rose Is A Rose

Happy Bank Holiday Monday!

Yay another day of crafting for many of you :)

Here's my third creation using Greenhouse Garden featuring the colour combo of Mellow Moss and Cameo Coral :)

Greenhouse Garden With A Rose Is A Rose

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and A Rose Is A Rose (sentiment).
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cameo Coral, Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, So Saffron and Apricot Appeal.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Cameo Coral, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Enjoy your day, whatever you get up to :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden With En Francais

Hi all,

In a little while I have my monthly Stampin' Up! workshop, so I'm looking forward to seeing my ladies for another exciting couple of hours of stamping and chatting and will be back later to reveal the sneak peeks in full :)

Until then, as promised, I'll leave you here with another card I've recently made using "Greenhouse Garden" with a favourite background stamp called "En Francais" and a couple of circle punches.

Here it is:

Greenhouse Garden With En Francais


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.
Accessories: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

See you later,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Card With Vintage Vogue

Hi all,

I hope you're all looking forward to a nice long Bank Holiday weekend :) Happy Good Friday! I've been busy recently playing with my Greenhouse Garden stamp set and have a couple of cards to show you using Cameo Coral and Mellow Moss as a colour theme. I'll upload a new card each day till Tuesday, so that you have something to look forward to.

The first one below is using "Greenhouse Garden" with "Vintage Vogue" and "Love You Much" stamp sets. I'm loving "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set and now with the new Mini Catalogue out yesterday, I've equally fallen in love with "Vintage Vogue" :) Todays card I've used both favourites to create a card that can be given to a friend for any occasion. Hope you like.


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Vintage Vogue (Mini Catalogue, P. 14) and Love You Much (sentiment).
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.
Accessories: 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - White, Stampin' Write Marker - Cameo Coral, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Mothering Sunday

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

If you're a Mother, I hope you're being pampered today and spending time with your loved ones, family and/or being allowed to craft till your heart's content!

For the card I made recently for my Mum, I decided to use my lovely Eyelet Border punch, not once, but twice :) The fab Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and a must go to stamp set called "Greenhouse Garden". I hope my Mum will love it...



Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Corner Rounder Punch and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Have a great day everyone!

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Mother's Day Card

Hi all,

Yay: We're half way there till the weekend :) Here's another upload for you to hopefully inspire you with. This card can be useful for any occasion, just change the sentiment stamped at the bottom. Decided to use my Greenhouse Garden stamp set teamed up with some punches for a Mother's Day card.

Greenhouse Garden Mother's Day Card



Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Confetti White (base), Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink.
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day and be back tomorrow with another card.

Alex

Haitian Disaster Relief

Stampin′ Up! demonstrators have a long history of making a difference in the lives of others - especially when disaster strikes and the need is greatest. So it was not surprising that so many demonstrators contacted Stampin' Up! in the past week asking what the plan is for helping to provide relief for those who continue to suffer from the effects of the earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January.

Stampin' Up! have already bought some supplies for 5,000 hygiene kits, have been assembling and packaging them up, even the Stampin' Up! president, Dale Fillmore has been busying :) For more info and pictures from the Cofounder and CEO Shelli, see on her website here.

Here is the plan:

From now until 28 February 2010, £1 from every Greenhouse Garden stamp set sold will be donated to the Red Cross’ International Response Fund. The Red Cross is already well-established in Haiti, and this money will be used to provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.

Stampin' Up! demonstrators share what they love.

That’s how you make a difference.

Please do everything you can to lend a hand to the people of Haiti.

Earlier this month, my January workshop focussed on this stamp set, see here for what the ladies made. If you would like to purchase this beautiful two step stamp set to create some fabulous cards, gift boxes and just about anything else with some cardstock and an ink pad or two, then please do not hesitate to contact me on alexhau@rocketmail.com Below is another example using this fab stamp set that I was commissioned for recently, hope you like:

If you would like to order this stamp set from me (Item No: 113824 for £22.95) and help to make a difference to the people of Haiti, then please do not hesitate to contact me to place an order before Friday 28 February.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Workshop

Hi all,

Well I hope all's well with you and you're getting back to normal now that the snow has melted away.

It was my first workshop of the New Year yesterday, and I think the ladies had a fun time making a couple of cards using the Greenhouse Garden stamp set. We did a lot of playing at the beginning to practise lining up the two-step stamp set using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, so much so we over ran the workshop by more than an hour and a half! lol... oops. Anyway, the ladies did a great job and managed to create the cards below beautifully.

Greenhouse Garden Cards - Front


Greenhouse Garden Cards - Inside


Pop-Up Card
Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Birthday Best.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Cameo Coral, Barely Banana, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Old Olive. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Cameo Coral (sentiment). Clear Embossing Powder. Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Criss Cross Card
Stamps: Greenhouse Garden.
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose and Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Clear Embossing Powder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you've enjoyed seeing the cards in full :)

Have a good Sunday.

Alex

First Workshop for the New Year

Due to the bad weather and snowy/ice conditions, my first Stampin' Up! Workshop of the year has been rescheduled to Saturday 16 January.

Hi all,

Hope your first weekend of the New Year has been good and you managed to do a little crafting :) I've been busy designing my first Workshop of the New Year and I can't wait for the ladies to try out the projects at my workshop next Saturday.

Here are a few sneak peeks of what the ladies will be making:

Card One


Card Two


I'll post the projects in full next weekend sometime :)

Bye for now,

Alex