Going Away Card

Morning everyone,

Finally I can see the ground! The snow is finally melting and things may get back to "normal" very soon. I had my last Stampin' Up! Class of the year yesterday and I had some sad news, that one of my regular ladies is relocating up north and will no longer be joining us "in person" ;) on our monthly card classes :( She will be missed, but certainly NOT forgotten - thanks to the beauty of the internet and our love of Stampin' Up! :)

So below is a card I made for her to keep and treasure to remember all her crafting friends by. It's a spinner card - something I haven't actually made since last year in my October 2009 Stampin' Up! Class using Tree Trimmings stamp set, see here for the card, so this was a lot of fun to make :)

I tried to personalise the card for Catherine as much as possible and made it in Rose Red as that's one of her favourite Stampin' Up! Colours. I have included her family with her in the truck and as you tilt the card, the truck spins up and down from A to B as she embarks on her journey to her new location.

Enjoy, the pictures below:

Going Away Card


Obviously I can't show you the affect of the spinner card in action, but here are a series of pictures to try and show you the affect :) The truck starts at A, travels along (spins) and finally gets to B to her new home.

Going Away - Spinner Card


Inside the card (sentiment created on the computer)


Stamps: Loads of Love (retired), Loads of Love Accessories (retired) and Good Neighbors (SAB 2010).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Brilliant Blue (retired) and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Black, Close To Cocoa (retired) and Ruby Red (retired).
Accessories: Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Dimensionals, x2 1p coins, craft knife, cutting mat and ruler. Printed map (google maps) and sentiments created on the computer using RGB values for Rose Red - 199, 80, 116.
Card Size: A5.

Hope you like, enjoy your day!

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

Happy Easter

Hi all,

Hope you're having a relaxing weekend and you've got crafting stash and choccie eggs on your agenda today :)

Using the same Joy Fold Card technique like my recent workshop card, I decided to try and replicate to make a couple of Easter cards.

Here they are using a much neglected stamp set of mine "Loads of Love" and "Loads of Love Accessories" in Easter/Spring-like colours :)

Easter Card 1


Stamps: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories.
Cardstock: So Saffron, Confetti White and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Certainly Celery (retired).
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Certainly Celery, Close To Cocoa and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Write Markers - various colours for the eggs, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Easter Card 2


Stamps: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories.
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Confetti White and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Certainly Celery (retired).
Inkpad: Basic Grey, So Saffron, Close To Cocoa and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Write Markers - various colours for the eggs, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.


Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely Easter Sunday.

Bye for now,

Alex

Moving House?

Hi all,

Can you believe it's Friday tomorrow! Where does the week fly to? Anyway, been busy per usual and decided to christen my "Neighbourhood" Stampin' Wheel teamed up with "Loads of Love" and "Loads of Love Accessories" and the SAB stamp set "Congrats" last night to make a few New Home cards.
Here they are:
This one was cased and inspired by on SCS:


Another card made using the same stamps as mentioned above:

Hope you have a good weekend.

Alex

What a Weekend :)

Hi all,

I'm so thankful to all of you who sent special good luck wishes my way for my first SU Open House Day that was held at the weekend :) I received a beautiful card off my upline, Carole on Friday which was a lovely surprise to wish me good luck as she was unable to come on the day. I haven’t managed to take a photo of her card yet, so I’ve copied and pasted her card from her blog (hope that’s okay Carole). Here it is below:

So, on Saturday it was my first SU Open House Day and I'm pleased to say that it went very well. I thank so many people for making this possible, my Mum and my beau especially as they helped make the day run smoothly and a success :) It all kicked off at 1pm and I opened my house to friends who have a passion for crafting. I had a pleasant turnout and thank Janet, Elizabeth, Erin, Alison, Debbie, Adrienne, Sandra, Barbara and Pauline for coming and making my event a fun and successful one. We had a lot of fun making a couple of cards for a make and take session and the ladies all went home with a stamp from the SAB promotion Polka Dot Punches to play with :) Hope you've inked them up ladies!

It was lovely to have met so many new faces on Saturday who share a passion in papercrafting, a hobby I can't get enough of! I can't wait to see you all next month in my cardmaking class :)

Below are the make and take cards the ladies were able to make.

Round One

The ladies were able to choose to make a card either in a combo of Rose Red/Pretty In Pink/Regal Rose, Certainly Celery/Apricot Appeal/Barely Banana or Night of Navy/Ballet Blue/Bashful Blue and had the option to stamp it up in either the baby rattle, birthday cupcake or birthday present from the stamp set Occasionally with a sentiment from Fun & Fast Notes.

Here are the pictures of these cards:

Round Two

For the ladies that were able to stay for longer, there was a second make and take to make using the Loads of Love stamp set and Loads of Love Accessories with various tools such as the Stamp-a-ma-jig, Crop-A-Dile and different sized tag punches.

Here is the completed card using Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel and Designer Paper Series.

Also, displayed in the lounge I had a table full of various Stampin' Up! literature, SU goodies that I've been making over the upcoming weeks. I know so many of you are dying to see more than my sneak peeks that I posted earlier last week, so here they are in all their glory. Hope it was worth the wait.

Loads of Love - Card

Fun & Fast Notes - Card

Fun & Fast Notes - Bag

Fun & Fast Notes - Altoid Tin

Crazy For Cupcakes - Purse Box


Crazy For Cupcakes - Card


Polka Dot Punches - Notepad


Fun & Fast Notes - Mini Gable Box


Perfect Presents - Pillar Box


Occasionally - Star Favour Box


Here's a picture of all of them together:


Right people I think you've probably got square eyes by now what with such a long post from me.

Have a good evening.

Alex

New Goodies Made For Open House Day...

Hi blog,

Well what a busy weekend I've had crafting-wise :) Next Saturday is my SU Open House Day, so until then, I've been busy making SU goodies to show off for the day so that people can see the potential of cardstock, rubber stamps and an ink pad or two! Not only can you make cards, but other 3D items too or scrapbook layouts, the potential is limitless.

The other week I uploaded a couple of pilllow boxes that were made using Loads of Love stamp set and Fun & Fast Notes, so I decided to make a few cards to match.

Below are sneak peeks of all the items I've been busy making over the past weekend. Hope you like and will return after next Saturday to see all the 3D items and cards in their full glory :) Enjoy...

Loads of Love - Card


Fun & Fast Notes - Card


Fun & Fast Notes - Bag


Fun & Fast Notes - Altoid Tin


Crazy For Cupcakes - Purse Box


Crazy For Cupcakes - Card


Polka Dot Punches - Notepad


Fun & Fast Notes - Mini Gable Box


Perfect Presents - Pillar Box


Occasionally - Star Favour Box


Hope you've enjoyed viewing my little sneak peeks :) I'll post back in the next few days when I've finished making a card for each 3D item I've made :) and will upload the corresponding sneak peeks. lol.

Until then...

Alex

Pouch Boxes

Hi all,

Well just wanted to post a few pouch boxes that I made earlier this week that I haven't been able to upload to my blog until now.

Just wanted to show you how you don't have to just make cards with SU products, it can be layouts or 3D items, and I'm going to try and make more non-cards for my Open House Day to show you that from a stamp set, ink and paper the possibilities are endless.

Below is a picture of two pouch boxes I made using all SU products:


Recipe
On the left hand side
Stamps:-
Loads of Love (2008-09) - Set of 7 stamps. Available to buy in the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009 - P.27. I have used the pickup truck, Loads of Love! sentiment and pile of hearts from this stamp set.
Loads of Love Accessories (2008-09) - Set of 12 - P.27. I have used the lady as the driver :) I could have put a man in the front seat instead.
SU Cardstock - A4 Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Real Red - P68-69.
SU Ink Pad - Basic Black - P.67.
SU Brad - Bashful Blue - P.82.
SU Dimensionals - To pop up the hearts and have a 3D effect - P.87.
I have coloured in with Letraset Promarkers, as I haven't yet bought the SU Write Markers - it's on my wish list!

On the right hand side
Stamps:-
Fast & Fun Notes (2008-09) - Set of 8 stamps. Available to buy in the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009 - P.30. I have used the birthday cake and sentiment separately.
SU Cardstock - Textured 12x12 Cardstock in Basic Black - P.67.
SU Cardstock - A4 Whisper White - P67.
SU Ink Pad - Basic Black - P.67.
Nestabilities - Circle and scalloped circle.
Promarkers - For the hearts.

Thanks for looking, I hope you like the cute boxes - to be filled with various goodies of course!

Bye for now,

Alex