All In The Family - Ava.

Morning all,

Hope you've had a good weekend and Monday is off to a good start :)

Just wanted to say that I originally was going to showcase some of the cards from my demo this weekend, but I have decided to showcase them on Thursday now so that my ladies at my Evening Session this Wednesday can make these and will be kept a surprise till then (in case they look at my blog).

So, recently I bought Family Accessories Too to go with my All In The Family stamp set that I haven't inked up enough :( I decided that I'd make a girly/pink/bling birthday card fit for a princess and have made the card to spell her name, Ava. Hope you like.

All In The Family


Stamps: Just Perfect Alphabet and Family Accessories Too.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat Tool, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Family Accessories Too stamp set, as seen on P.48 of the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Here's the Just Perfect Alphabet stamp set, seen on P.77:


Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Tri Shutter Card - Happy Birthday.

Hi all,

Well hope you're all well and looking forward to the weekend ahead :)

Today is a special lady's birthday, so I decided to make her a Tri Shutter Card. I really had fun making this and once you know where the folds go, it's pretty easy and looks effective.

Birthday Card


Slight Birds Eye View


Stamps: Queue Up (Level 3 Hostess Set - Last Chance List), Sincere Salutations, Schoolbook Serif Numbers, Just Perfect Alphabet, Circle of Friendship (Last Chance List) and Happy Moments (SAB 10).
Cardstock: Sage Shadow, Rose Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue, Rose Red and So Saffron.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow and Basic Grey. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: nearly A6 when shut. Fully Opened: 11 7-8" x 5-1/2".

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Life's A Breeze - 40th Birthday Card.

Hi all,

Recently been asked to make a 40th birthday card for someone who likes sailing, not too feminine and the colour lime green! At first, I didn't think I had any appropriate stamps, let alone be able to make this card! After a little searching for inspiration online, I realised I had a boat stamp after all from one of my many Stampin' Up! stamp sets - lol. Here's the card I created using a much neglected stamp set of mine called Life's A Breeze.

Life's A Breeze


Stamps: Life's A Breeze, Just Perfect Alphabet, Schoolbook Serif Numbers and Whimsy Wheel.
Cardstock: Gable Green, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Gable Green and Brocade Blue.
Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Linen Thread, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Hope you like this card. Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good weekend so far and have been enjoying the lovely warm weather we've been having recently :)

Yesterday I decided to play with my new stamp set from the UK Mini called "My Sweet Pea" which is on P.12. At first I overlooked this one from the Mini Catalogue, but after seeing it at the Reading Training Day when our customers played with it in the evening to make three projects, I realised I just had to get it as it fits so nicely with the co-ordinating Sweet Stitches wheel, Designer Series Papers and Stitched Felt embellishments :)

So, after buying the stamp set and Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper stack - which is really gorgeous by the way, I decided to case one of the sheets of double sided paper (see below) to recreate into a greeting card.

Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack


My Sweet Pea Card


I have to say, these are not my normal colours that I would reach for! I've not christened Taken With Teal cardstock or ink pad till yesterday and I've had both for well over year! lol. This has really been fun to try out new colours :)

To replicate the Designer Series Paper, I decided to keep with the same colours for the card above. I stamped the Pumpkin Pie and Pink Passion stamps onto Whisper White cardstock, cut out with my paper snips and added dimensionals for a raised look. The middle flower is stamped straight onto the Whisper White cardstock in Taken With Teal ink, then stamped and punched Old Olive cardstock and centred in the middle of the flower with another dimensional.

I have used Just Perfect Alphabet stamp set for the "hi" sentiment in the right hand corner and have layered them with oval punches.

Stamps: My Sweet Pea, Just Perfect Alphabet (sentiment).
Cardstock: Taken With Teal, Old Olive and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red.
Accessories: Stampin' Writer Marker - Taken With Teal and Old Olive, 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Thanks for stopping by, if you have time please leave a message.

Enjoy the rest of the sunshine...

Bye for now,

Alex