August already - another Stampin' Up! Class

Hi all,

I can't believe we're now in August, the sun has finally appeared at last!

This Saturday is my next Stampin' Up! Class and I can't wait to play with the new embossing folders that came out in the new Mini Catalogue.

Here are a few sneak peeks of what the ladies will be making on Saturday, which will be revealed later that day.

Sneak Peeks




If you fancy coming along and live local, I have one space available. Get in touch if you'd like to join us.

Bye for now,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - Today

Hi all,

The ladies had a great time playing with more goodies from the newly released Mini Catalogue today :)

Here are the cards in their full glory that the ladies made:

Baby Blossoms Card


Stamps: Baby Blossoms (P.16) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set P.11)
Cardstock: Peach Parfait and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.
Accessories: Big Shot, Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon - Peach Parfait, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Baby Blossoms Card


Stamps: Baby Blossoms (P.16) and Basic Phrases (P.76)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Decorative Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Colour Spritzer Tool, Stampin' Write Marker - Crumb Cake, Extra-Large Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Sponge Dauber, 1/2" (1.3 cm) Seam Binding Ribbon - Crumb Cake, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Cards together


Stamp sets used today from both Catalogues are:

Baby Blossoms (Mini Catalogue - P.16)


Afterthoughts (Idea Book & Catalogue - Level 1 Hostess Set, P.11)


Basic Phrases (Idea Book & Catalogue - P.76)


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

Until next time...

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 7 May 2011 - Sneak Peeks

Hi all,

Hope you've been having a lovely long Bank Holiday weekend. Just wanted to drop by with some recent sneak peeks for my next Stampin' Up! Class held next weekend.

The cards feature the lovely new stamp set from the Mini Catalogue called Baby Blossoms, teamed up with the Textured Impressions Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder which just adds that little bit to create texture. The lovely Seam Binding Ribbon is just gorgeous, couldn't help but buy all three colours! lol.

Anyway, here are a few sneak peeks of the cards the ladies will be making next week. If you'd like to join us, please let me know as I have one more space available.

Baby Blossoms Card - Sneak Peek 1


Baby Blossoms Card - Sneak Peek 2


Enjoy your week and come back at the weekend to see the cards in full.

Bye for now,

Alex

Baby Blossoms Birthday Card

Hi all,

Recently made a birthday card, christening my new Textured Impressions Embossing Folder teamed up with my new love of the Top Note Die and Baby Blossoms stamp set, all recent purchases from the new Mini Catalogue :)

Baby Blossoms Birthday Card


Stamps: Baby Blossoms ( P.16) and Fun & Fast Notes (P.40).
Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose and Pear Pizzazz.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Die - Top Note, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Stampin' Write Marker - Bashful Blue, Sponge Dauber, 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon - Pear Pizzazz, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp sets used for this card are:

Baby Blossoms (P.16):


Fun & Fast Notes (P.40):


Hope you like the card, thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Mother's Day

Hi all,

Hope you've been having a good weekend so far, enjoying looking at the Mini Catalogue Blog Hop Marathon that was posted yesterday morning from 10am and if you're a Mum, having a good start to a relaxing day :)

Just a quick post to pop a card that I made recently for my Mum for Mother's Day. I used the new Top Note Die and Baby Blossoms stamp set - both items available from the new Mini Catalogue which I'm very excited about :)

Baby Blossoms Mother's Day Card


Stamps: Baby Blossoms (P.16) and Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Rose Red.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Pretty In Pink and Pear Pizzazz. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Die - Top Note Die, 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon - Pear Pizzazz, Jewels - Basic Pearls, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

April Class - Easter.

Hi all,

What an exciting class I've had today. The ladies saw the new Mini Catalogue in real life and got to see all the fabulous new goodies that are available to purchase from till the end of September!

Today's class was based on an Easter theme and doubled up with using lots of punches to create an Easter bunny card and a fabulous little Easter bunny box using new product from the new Mini Catalogue, the Scallop Envelope Die!!!

Using the Big Shot which is new to the Mini Catalogue and the Scallop Envelope Die, the ladies were able to create an Easter bunny basket by cutting out four Scallop Envelopes adherred together to assemble into a box.

Here are the Easter projects that the ladies made this morning:

Easter Card


Stamps: Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White (Textured and plain). Designer Series Paper - Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Pink Pirouette.
Inkpad: Pear Pizzazz and Crumb Cake.
Accessories: 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large Punch, 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large Punch, Heart Punch, Heart To Heart Extra Large Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snip, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Easter Basket - Scallop Envelope Die


Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White (Textured and plain). Designer Series Paper - Daffodil Delight and Pink Pirouette.
Inkpad: Crumb Cake.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Die - Scallop Envelope, 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large Punch, 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large Punch, Heart Punch, Heart To Heart Extra Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Brad - Pretty In Pink, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Box Size: 3-2/8" x 3-2/8" x 6".

Easter Basket - Scallop Envelope Die - Side View


Easter Basket - Scallop Envelope Die - Back View


Projects side by side:


Please note: The ladies' projects today used matching DSP in Delightful Daffodil for the card and box. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough paper to do this for the samples.

Sentiment used is one of many sentiments from Occasional Greetings as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue on P. 21.


Hope you enjoyed having a look at today's class.

Back tomorrow with another card...

Until then,

Enjoy your day.

Alex

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Morning all,

After the exciting release of the brand new Mini Catalogueyesterday , what better way to introduce some of the new goodies in the Catalogue to you, than a Mini Catalogue Blog Hop. Myself and 55 other demos have enrolled on a blog hop (split into four groups) to showcase lots of exciting new projects for you to be inspired by. If you have come from Natalie's blog, welcome, you're heading in the right direction.

So, without further ado, here are some new projects I have recently been working on to showcase some products from the current Idea Book & Catalogue, along with the new Mini Catalogue:

So Many Thanks Card


Stamps: So Many Thanks (P.112).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Pink Pirouette. Designer Series Paper - Subtles - Pretty In Pink, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi and Certainly Celery.
Inkpad: Crumb Cake and Marina Mist.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Die - Top Note Die, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Multipurpose Adhesive, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp set as used in the card above:

Baby Blossoms


Stamps: Baby Blossoms (P.16) and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set - P.14).
Cardstock: Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Pear Pizazz, Marina Mist and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Marina Mist, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp sets as used in the card above:

Baby Blossoms (Mini Catalogue, P.16):


Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set, P.14):


Simply Said


Stamps: Simply Said (P.47) and Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Brights - Regal Rose.
Inkpad: Pear Pizazz and Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Die - Top Note Die, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Stampin' Write Markers - Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight and Pretty In Pink, Crystal Effects, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp sets as used in the card above:

Simply Said (P.47):


Occasional Greetings (P.21).


Here are the projects together:


Hope you've enjoyed looking at the various cards I've made. I had a lot of fun making these :) Please blog hop onto Kim's blog where you'll see more projects from the Mini Catalogue.

Here are a list of the other Mini Catalogue Blog Hop groups to check out when you have some time...

Group 1
Group 2 - - - The Mini Catalogue Blog Hop you're currently viewing :)
Group 3
Group 4

Remember to check back later this afternoon to see the sneak peeks of today's Stampin' Up! Class in all it's glory :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 2 April 2011

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Come and join me for an Easter themed Stampin' Up! Class on Saturday 2 April.

Not only will you get to make some lovely Easter themed projects, but you'll get to see the NEW Mini Catalogue in all it's glory and use some of these goodies from the new Mini Catalogue to create a cute something...

Can't say anymore for now, but I've got the projects here waiting to be blogged in a few weekends time.

If you're free on Saturday 2 April for a couple of hours in the morning and you fancy playing with some Stampin' Up! products, please let me know.

Bye for now.

Alex

The NEW Mini Catalogue has finally arrived...

Happy 1st of April everyone!!!

What do YOU see..... yes, you've guessed it, the fabulous Mini Catalogue has arrived!


I can't believe how long I have been counting down till this day and now I can finally say that it's here! I can officially show you the new Mini Catalogue which is our biggest yet and full of exciting new goodies to wet your appetite!

Click on the picture to the left hand side or above to view or save the pdf file, there are some treats in store for you!

One of my favourites are the exclusive Stampin' Up! dies that I can't wait to get my hands on... we finally get the fab Mini Milk Carton, Top Note Die to name but a few :) Loving the new embossing folders too, especially Manhattan Flower and Square Lattice... and finally we get the Owl Punch! :D

I shall be placing an order this weekend, so if you fancy anything from either the Idea Book & Catalogue or/and the Mini Catalogue, I look forward to hearing
from you.

A NEW Stamper's Club will hopefully be commencing for May. If you fancy spreading your costs and purchasing some Stampin' Up! goodies each month, click here for more details and get in touch to let me know you'd like to join in.

See you on Saturday, from 10am for the Mini Catalogue Blog Hop that I am part of and a little later in the afternoon of what my ladies have been making in morning for my April's Stampin' Up! Class.

Take care, have a great April Fools Day...

Bye for now,

Alex

Nearly April already...

Morning all,

I can't believe where March has flown to, but can you believe it's April on Friday! I'm counting down the days when I can reveal all the new goodies in the Mini Catalogue :)

I have had a little play with some of the goodies already. My Stampin' Up! Class on Saturday will use some items from the Mini Catalogue which I'm looking forward to revealing in due course.

Saturday is also the day of a Mini Blog Hop that I am part of, so check back from 10am to see some projects I've made with Mini Catalogue goodies and in the afternoon for projects that my ladies will have made at my class in the morning.

Enjoy your week and see you on Friday with a link to the Mini Catalogue...

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 2 April 2011 - Sneak Peeks

Morning all,

Hope you're well and have been enjoying the lovely spring weather we've had recently! Apparently it's about to change over the weekend, but fingers crossed the sunshine stays out long enough for a boost of some vitamin D.

Just wanted to drop by to show off some sneak peeks that I have prepared for next week's Easter themed class. We are using a number of punches and new goodies from the Mini Catalogue! I can't wait...

Sneak Peek 1


Sneak Peek 2


Hope you like, and check back next Saturday for the projects in full.

Have a great weekend, remember to put those clocks forward tonight...

Bye for now,

Alex

11 New Products - Reminder

Hi all,

Just wanted to remind any of you that have been eyeing up the Last Chance List/Idea Book & Catalogue/Mini Catalogue recently for anything that you want before items discontinue in the next few days that we still have the following items to buy that you may have over looked:

• Melon Mambo 1/2" (1.3 cm) Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (item 115611)
• Rich Razzleberry 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (item 115613)
• Soft Suede 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (item 115612)
• Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper (item 115671)
• Flower Fantasy Printed Window Sheets (item 115705)

The Polka Dot Ribbons are gorgeous, and although the colours are new and are part of the Colour Renovation, these ribbons will not be in the new Catalogue (available to see on my blog from Friday). The same with the Cottage Wall Designer Series Papers, these are really lovely, so much so, that I've not really cut into mine! lol If you'd like to buy any of the above products listed now before it's too late, please let me know.

Here's a peek of what the Polka Dot Ribbons and DSP look like:


Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Sweet Pea Card Storage Tote

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week and looking forward to the weekend. Just wanted to upload something that I made a while back, but just haven't got round to posting until now. Part of the reason was because I was waiting to finish off the little pocket at the front with a velcro dot or a magnetic clasp and hadn't got round to buying any, so finally, here it is :)

Anyway, my Mum is off to a Macmillan Coffee Morning today and I said she could take this Card Storage Tote for one of the raffle prizes so I included a couple of cards inside too.

I absolutely love the designer series papers I used and co-ordinated the inside with other cardstock colours to match. I will be sad to see the Sweet Pea Paper Stack go once the Mini Catalogue ends on 30 September as these are not continuing to the new Idea Book & Catalogue out on 1 October. Until then, you can get the 48 sheets: 24 double sided designs paper stack at 50% off for just £9.75 until stocks last or until 30 September. The papers are lovely, idea for scrapbooking/mini albums/3D projects and cardmaking. Shh... but I had to buy a couple of these Paper Stacks recently so that I can cut up the papers without worrying that it's my only sheet, lol.

From a tutorial sold by Lynda, here is the card storage tote below:

Card Storage Tote - Side


Card Storage Tote - Back (loving those butterflies)


Think I'll have to make a few more of these soon as they make great gifts for people and I can use up some of those beautiful papers!

If you'd like to order yourself a Sweet Pea Paper Stack , the lovely ribbon that I've used which is also retiring at the end of this month, or any other Stampin' Up! products, then please send an email to alexhau@rocketmail.com and I'll put an order through for you :)

Enjoy your day and see you tomorrow with the 40th birthday card that I sneak peeked earlier.

Bye for now,

Alex

Side Step Card - Baby Girl (Another)

Morning peeps :)

Okay, I promise this will be my last Side Step Card from me for a little while ;) After making one for a baby girl, then a baby boy the other day I just caught the bug for them! I decided to make another one, just because I can't get enough of them, so have changed the "clothes" hanging out of the top drawer and the sentiment stamps :)

Hope you like:

Side Step Card - Baby Girl (Front)


Side Step Card - Baby Girl (Side)


Stamps: Nursery Necessities, All For Friends (Level 2 Hostess - Mini Catalogue) and Bundle of Joy (retired).
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Sweet Always (retired).
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose.
Accessories: 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Brads - Soft Subtles, Eyelet Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals, Non-SU: Nestablities - Labels Eight (for chest of drawer legs).
Card Size: 6" x 4".

Have a good day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Hi all,

What a lovely couple of days we've been having :) The weather has been lovely and warm here and it certainly feels like summer!

Decided to make another colour way of the previous Vintage Vogue card I made and used my new Tempting Turquoise ink pad teamed up with Barely Banana :) Don't you think it has that summery feeling?

Here it is below:

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Barely Banana and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Tempting Turquoise and Barely Banana.
Accessories: Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your day :)

Alex

My Sweet Pea Workshop

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good weekend so far :) The ladies have been and gone and we had a lovely workshop making two cards using the My Sweet Pea stamp set. This little stamp set is from the Mini Catalogue, P. 12 and features five little stamps that co-ordinates lovely with a wheel, 12x12 paper stack of 48 double-sided designs and stitched felt embellishments.

Here are the two cards made in today's Workshop:

Sweet Pea Card 1 (Outside)


This card was inspired from the card we made at Reading back in March. This card is a gatefold card, with the 3rd flowers on both panels punched in the middle with the 3/4" circle punch so that Old Olive satin ribbon can be slipped through the punched circles and gathered into a bow at the front.

Stamps: My Sweet Pea, Sweet Stitches (wheel).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Old Olive and So Saffron.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.


Sweet Pea Card 1 (Inside)

Here's the inside of the card - the Whisper White card insert has the Sweet Stitches wheel in Old Olive at the top and bottom of the cardstock. Old Olive satin ribbon is placed through the two 3/4" punched circles and laid flat so that the inked cardstock insert can be stuck over the satin ribbon to keep the ribbon in place.


The second card we made:

My Sweet Pea Card


This card above was a CASE from the one made at Reading. The colours have been substituted with colours of my choice :)

Stamps: My Sweet Pea and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral, Sage Shadow, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip and So Saffron.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Sage Shadow, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the two cards from today's workshop:


Hope you've enjoyed seeing these cards in full.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Hope you're well and having a good week so far :) It's Wednesday and a special friend's birthday today so here's a card I recently made with Vintage Vogue stamp set.

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue and Cheer & Wishes.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Certainly Celery.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Card Candy - Iced Gems.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue - New Colours.

Yay: Happy Saturday everyone and welcome to the weekend :)

After receiving the new colours from Stampin' Up! recently, I couldn't wait to break open the packaging to play with my new favourite colour - YES, I'm in love with Melon Mambo! This new colour is one of three new colours that was released earlier this month and I teamed it up with another new colour called Soft Suede and an old favourite of mine, Barely Banana to make a card using Vintage Vogue - a stamp set I haven't played with in a little while :)

So, here's the card below using some of the new colours and accessories - don't you just love that Polka Dot Ribbon?!?

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo, Barely Banana and Soft Suede.
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sponge Daubers, Brads - Rich Regals - So Saffron, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Tote Holder

Happy Friday everyone :) Hope you have something lovely planned for the weekend.

Here's my final "My Sweet Pea" upload for a while. I hope you've enjoyed viewing my little cards each day and finally the tote holder that holds them all in today :)

So finally, here's the last upload for now...

My Sweet Pea Holder - Side View


My Sweet Pea - Front View


Stamps: My Sweet Pea. Sweet Stitches Wheel.
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Old Olive and So Saffron.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Wheel Handle, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: 5x5x2 (approx).

Thanks for stopping by today :) Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

My Sweet Pea Card No. 4

Hi all,

Happy Thursday :) Hope you're well and having a good week so far. Here's the last card using "My Sweet Pea" stamp set, and the card I demoed at the weekend.

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and So Saffron.
Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sweet Stitches Wheel, Standard Wheel Handle, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.

Thanks for stopping by :) Please come back tomorrow to see the tote holder that these four cards store into.

Bye for now,

Alex