Birthday Wishes

Hi there,

A card for someone special.  I always find it more tricky doing male birthday cards, so stars are my go to stamp set...

In The Stars

Have a good day,

Alex

Happy 10th Birthday Finley!

WOW: Where have ten years flown to?  My nephew celebrates double figures today and here's the card I made for him below:

In The Stars

 

Hope you're having a fabulous birthday Finley!

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Birthday Peter

This month is another birthday celebration.  Here's the card I made for my Father-In-Law:

In The Stars

 

Enjoy your weekend.

Alex

Happy Birthday!

After making a male birthday card earlier this month, I decided to use the same layout but change the colours for another one:

In The Stars 

Stamps: Label Love (P.33) and In The Stars (retired)
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight.  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Stripes, Artisan Label Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Daffodil Delight (retired), Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Enjoy your day.

Alex

Happy Birthday

Made a male card for a special birthday using In The stars stamp set that is now retired.  A similar stamp set in the new Annual Catalogue would be Simply Stars on page 124.

In The Stars 

Stamps: Label Love (P.33) and In The Stars (retired)
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Night of Navy, Wild Wasabi, Riding Hood Red (retired).  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Stripes, Artisan Label Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Real Red (retired), Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Enjoy your weekend.

Alex

Happy 60th Birthday!

Hi there,

I was recently commissioned to make a birthday card to celebrate a biggie birthday.  Decided to ink up an old favourite but retired stamp set of mine to create the male card below:

In The Stars

Stamps: In The Stars (retired), Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired). 
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Marina Mist and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and Real Red.   
Accessories: 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Pacific Point, Textured Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - In The Stars

Hi everyone,

Hope you're having a good weekend despite the dreary weather outside!

The ladies came today to make the two cards that I sneak peeked recently which was a success :) The cards were surprisingly quick to make, but effective, especially the tri-fold card! The first card was inspired and CASEd from Julie and the second from Bekka.

Here are the two cards made in the class today:

In The Stars

This card uses a cardstock base measuring 12" along the bottom, scored and folded at 4" and 8". The tallest part of the card measures 8-2/8" high and is cut at a diagonal angle from top left to bottom right to 3" high. The two Very Vanilla pieces of stamped cardstock is adherred to the front of the card base on the first and third panel and the Night of Navy cardstock stamped with the jumbo wheel is adhered on the opposite side in the second panel.

Stamps: In The Stars and Swirling Stars (Jumbo Wheel).
Cardstock: 12x12 Kraft (soon to be called Crumb Cake), Night of Navy and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Night of Navy, Ruby Red and Soft Suede. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 8-2/8" x 4"


In The Stars


Stamps: In The Stars.
Cardstock: Kraft (soon to be called Crumb Cake), Night of Navy and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Ruby Red and Soft Suede.
Accessories: Large Star Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

The Two Cards Together:


Hope you like :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - In The Stars

Hi all,

Hope your weekend was a good one! Okay, so after showcasing lots of cards using "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set which is very feminine and girly, I have an upcoming Stampin' Up! Class using a stamp set that can be more masculine depending on the colours you choose :)

So, here's the final sneak peek of the second card the ladies will be making this Saturday.

Enjoy!

In The Stars


Hope this has wetted your appetite, and you'll come and visit sometime on Saturday to see the two cards in full :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 21 August 2010 - Sneak Peek

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you're having a good start to the week, can you believe it's the second week of August already?!?

Well, my monthly Stampin' Up! Class was meant to be held this past weekend, but with school holidays and summer months being a little busy with people going away on holidays etc, I have put back the August Class till Saturday 21 August and thought I'd show you a sneak peek of what my ladies will be making in two weekend's time.

In The Stars

Here's the first card that they'll make.


Be back another time for the second sneak peek :)

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

All In One Box - Baby Boy.

Hi all,

Can you believe it's Thursday already? I've been busy making a few things and thought I'd upload another box for you. I'm loving these cute All In One Boxes, and with the many colours, wheels, stamps, cardstock and Designer Series Papers you can choose from, the possibilities of creating a different one each time are plenty!

Here's a baby version for someone to put a pair of socks, dummy or something else small in.

All In One Box


Stamps: In The Stars, All For Friends (Level 2 Hostess Set), Nursery Letters Jumbo Wheel.
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle, Sponge Dauber, Taffeta Ribbon - Very Vanilla, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Dimensionals.
Box Size: 2-2/8" x 2-2/8" x 3-2/8".

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

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

Happy 1st Birthday

Hi all,

What a wonderful day it has been today. It's my friend's son, Alfie's first birthday and Christening Day and so it's been a lovely day for a special little boy and for me, as I've been asked to be his Godparent which is an honour. I can now reveal his birthday card and Christening card that were made for him, hope you like.

Alfie's 1st Birthday Card:


This card used the following Stampin' Up! products:
Stamps: In The Stars, Big Deal Alphabet and Nursery Necessities.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and Whisper White.
Ribbon: Light Blue Gingham.

Christening Card


Stamps: Papertrey Ink "Everyday Blessings".
Cardstock: SU Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Ribbon: SU Taffeta - Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Versamark Stamp Pad, SU Silver Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - "Swiss Dots" and Nestabilities.
Sentiment - Computer generated.

Here's the Christening card I made from my parents to Alfie, this was CASED from SCS:


Stamps: Papertrey Ink - "Everyday Blessings".
Cardstock: Kanban White Pearlescent and Mink.
Accessories: Versamark Stamp Pad, SU Gold Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - "Swiss Dots" and Crystal Stickers - Pearls.

That's it for now. Have a good week.

Alex

Wednesday already.

WOW: What glorious weather we've been having for the past few days here. Apparently it's reached 20 degrees! The only trouble is, with cardmaking, as much as I want to be out in the garden topping up my Vitamin D levels, I can't because of the glare onto the whisper white cardstock, so unfortunately, I'm stuck inside crafting day in day out! I have a feeling I'm going to be lily white all year round unless I come up with an alternative plan! lol.

Anyway, here's another card I made with "In The Stars" using a slightly different layout than the other day.

In The Stars


Bye for now,

Alex

In The Stars

Hi all,

Well I've had a lovely long Easter weekend and I spent all four days making cards with my new stamp set "In The Stars". I'm really liking this one and love the colour combos with brown (Close To Cocoa). Hope you like as much as I do:

In The Stars


In The Stars


Not used this stamp set until now, but am loving it :) Just by changing the colours you create a different "look". I've been playing around with the layout and I'll upload another card made by the same stamp set, "In The Stars" tomorrow :)

Have a great day people.

Bye for now,

Alex