A little crafting time...

This morning I spent a little time with Michelle - thank you so much for a little crafting time :)  We played with the new Detailed Floral Thinlits and I'm so in love with these :)  I used the Big Shot to do the cutting and then made the rest at home.

Hope you like :)

Have a good day,

Alex

Mother's Day

Using the same layout, just a different colour combo, this is the card I made for my Mum.

A Rose Is A Rose

Here they are together:

 

Have a good week.

Alex

Happy Mother's Day

It's Mothering Sunday today and we're celebrating our special Mums here in the UK.

Here's the card I made for Jeff's Mum:

A Rose Is A Rose

This card uses an old but favourite stamp set with a colour combo of Rich Razzleberry,  Wisteria Wonder along with Certainly Celery and Old Olive stamped on Very Vanilla.  

Have a great day.

Alex

Happy Father's Day

Hi all,

Recently made a card for my Dad which uses one of the new In Colors called Lucky Limeade (first time) teamed up with matching Bakers Twine.

Here's the card below:

Stamps:  Something To Celebrate (Mini Catalogue, 2011 Hostess Level 2, P.5) and Occasional Greetings (Reitred, P.21). 

Cardstock: Lucky Limeade (In Color 2011-2013), Whisper White and Night of Navy.     
Inkpad: Lucky Limeade.
Accessories: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Bakers Twine - Lucky Limeade, Stampin' Write Markers - Night of Navy, SU Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Card Size: A6.  

Inside:

Enjoy your day!

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

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

Stampin' Up! Class - Dasher

Hi all,

Today I had my December's Stampin' Up! Class and the last one for this year - wow, doesn't that sound scary! So, seeing as it's December, I had to make it the last Christmas themed Class using the lovely Dasher stamp set along with the Jolly Holiday DSP, the gorgeous Scallop Trim Border Punch and the FREE ribbon that is on promotion for this month for any Christmas Gift-Giving Bundle.

Today's class, the ladies made a Dasher Christmas card and a gift card holder that was inspired and cased from Monica. I tweaked it here and there and added a belly band to close it.

Dasher Christmas Card


Stamps: Dasher (P.113) and Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Real Red and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday.
Inkpad: Crumb Cake, Real Red and Old Olive. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Oval Extra-Large Punch, Sponge Dauber, Mistletoe Originals Ribbon - 1/2" Whisper White with Real Red, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.


Gift Card Holder


Stamps: Dasher (P.113) and Occasional Greetings (P.21).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Jolly Holiday.
Inkpad: Real Red and Old Olive.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Gift Card Holder Size: 4" x 3" (when closed).

Here's the Occasional Greetings stamp set as seen on P.21 of the Idea Book & Catalogue which features a number of sentiments:


Hope you liked seeing what the ladies made today. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

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

Vintage Vogue Workshop

Hi all,

Well I've had a lovely morning with my ladies making a card and a co-ordinating box using goodies from the new Mini Catalogue :) Today's projects, using the colour combo of Old Olive and Rose Red, was a Joy Fold Card and one of Lauren's Timeless Templates called "Tucked Away".

Here they are in full, enjoy!

Joy Fold Card - Shut


Stamps: Vintage Vogue (Mini, P.14) and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive and Rose Red.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Old Olive.
Accessories: Rhinestones - Clear, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Joy Fold Card - Open


Tucked Away Box


Stamps: Vintage Vogue (Mini Catalogue, P.14), Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10) and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Rhinestones - Clear, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: W: 3.5" x D: 2" x H: 2-3/8"

Joy Fold Card With Tucked Away Box


Hope these were worth the wait :) Off to do some cardmaking now.

Have a good day,

Bye for now,

Alex

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Welcome to the Mini Blog Hop tour of the exciting new products that are featured in the Mini Catalogue soon to be released and available to buy from Thursday 1 April onwards.

If you have come from Lorraine's M blog, then you're right on track! There's currently 15 of us in this Mini Blog Hop, which has been organised by Helen. In fact, this Mini Blog hop, is the 2nd of 3 and hopefully with a bit of luck, it'll run smoothly and you'll have lots of fun hopping from one blog to the next following the links.

I hope you've enjoyed looking at Lorraine's gorgeous projects using the various new products from the new Mini Catalogue. Enjoy looking at my new creations using "Framed With Love" stamp set from the new Mini Catalogue featured on page 10.

This stamp set comprises of a set of 7 stamps and they're very suited to both cardmakers and scrapbookers. In fact, the inspiration and project idea using this stamp set in the Mini Catalogue on P.10 is a scrapbook page that features most of the stamps and could so easily be adapted! I was toying with the idea of making a scrapbook page layout for today's Blog Hop, but have decided to chicken out and will leave you with a couple of cards and a box instead :)

I absolutely love the "damask" type stamp in this set and have decided to create a wall paper/patterned paper effect with the help of my trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for all my creations below! Similarly, the heart stamp within this set co-ordinates beautifully with the Full Heart Punch that is on special promotion until Wednesday 31 March. After this date, the punch will only be available to buy in 6 months time! I know, 6 months is an awfully long time, so if you have your eyes set on this stamp set, and perhaps you already have "Simply Said" and maybe the old Sale-A-Bration 2009 stamp set "Polka Dot Punches" then you need to get this punch quick!

Okay, enough of my waffle, after all, you're only interested in the Mini Catalogue products, so here they are:

Wedding/Anniversary or an Invitation Tri Fold Card - Shut


Stamps: Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10), Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Full Heart Punch (only available till the end of March), 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - White, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, White Embossing Powder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and Non-SU pearls from stash. (Note to self: Must get the Pretties Kit).
Card Size: Tri Fold, A6 when shut.

Wedding/Anniversary or even an Invitation Tri Fold Card - Open


Framed With Love - Birthday Card


Stamps: Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10), Occasionally (cupcake).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue. Versamarker Pen.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Write Marker - Summer Sun, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Framed With Love - Birthday Box


Stamps: Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10), Occasionally (cupcake).
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Brocade Blue. Versamark Stamp Pad and Versamarker Pen.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Write Marker - Summer Sun, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.

Framed With Love - Birthday Card & Co-Ordinating Gift Box



Hope you've enjoyed a sneak into the new Mini Catalogue products :) Please contact me if you'd like to receive the new Mini Catalogue bursting with 23 pages of additional exclusive Hostess stamp sets in addition to the ones featured in the Idea Book & Catalogue. There's lots of lovely stamp sets and individual stamps, new ribbons, shimmer paints, new punches, papers and fabulous felt embellishments. I think there's something for everyone!

Please pop on over to Sandra's blog to view her lovely creations using I {Heart} Hearts stamp set which is another lovely set from the Mini Catalogue.

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

Mother's Day Approaching.

So, it's only a week away till Mother's Day, I've been busy making a few Mother's Day cards recently for my collection.

I have used my Sale-A-Bration 09 "Polka Dot Punches" stamp set to create a background to the card along with a "Happy Mother's Day" stamp from the Occasional Greetings stamp set for the sentiment. I love how "Occasional Greetings" stamp set comprises of 12 different sentiment stamps covering many occasions such as Easter, Mother's and Father's Day, Christmas, Birthday, Love/Wedding/Anniversary and many more - please see P.25 in the IB&C for all sentiment images.

Here's the card I created, I hope you like and it inspires you to get creating soon :)

Polka Dot Punches - Happy Mother's Day


Stamps: Sale-A-Bration 09 - Polka Dot Punches, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Pretty In Pink and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Bye for now,

Alex

Darling Dots - Female Birthday Card

Hi all,

YAY: It's Friday... the sun is shining and the birds are singing outside :)

Over the past week or so, I've made a lot of cards, so over the next week or two, I'll try and upload one each day :)

So here we go, the first card I'm going to post today is a female birthday card using my Level 1 Hostess stamp set, Darling Dots.

Darling Dots


Darling Dots Birthday Card

Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Have a great day everyone!

Bye for now,

Alex

Darling Dots

Hi all,

Hope your weekend is going well. This weekend I've been catching up on making some cards and decided to continue using my Darling Dots stamp set along with my much loved En Francais background stamp with some Dazzling Diamonds for added bling.

Here's the card below, which I CASEd from here. Hope you like :)


Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots, Occasional Greetings (sentiment) and En Francais Background.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Real Red and Garden Green. 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty in Pink, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy the rest of your day. March tomorrow and a new Stampin' Up! promotion to look forward to.

Bye for now,

Alex

Valentine's Day Card...

Hi all,

Thought I'd post another Valentine's Day card that I've made recently seeing as it's only nine days to go! I love the SU punches and I've incorporated them with a non-Valentine's Day stamp set :)

Here's the card below using "Simply Said" stamp set:


Stamps: Simply Said and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Real Red.
Accessories: Square Scallop punch, Heart to Heart punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely weekend :)

Alex

Today's Workshop

Hi Everyone,

Well what a wonderful morning I've had at my workshop. Ladies, thank you for coming along to share a couple of hours crafting. We used Perfect Presents stamp set as the main set and created two beautiful Christmas cards - one being the new Easel card that I've seen a lot lately and couldn't wait to give it a try.

So, without further ado, here are the cards my ladies created this morning:

Easel Card

Stamps: Perfect Presents, Polka Dot Background stamp.
Cardstock: Real Red, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Bashful Blue, Whisper White Craft Ink. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 3/4" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4" x 4"
Second Card

Stamps: Perfect Presents, Occasional Greetings and SAB Botantical Blooms.
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red and Garden Green.
Ink Pad: Garden Green.
Accessories: Stampin' Markers - Real Red and Summer Sun, 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Scallop Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.
Thanks for stopping by and visiting today.

Have a good weekend.

Alex

Christmas Cards...

Here are a few Christmas cards made recently using the much loved Hostess Level 3 Stamp Set: "Window Dressing" teamed up with "Snow Flurries" and a sentiment from "Occasional Greetings".

Card One


Stamps: Window Dressing, Snow Flurries and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Gingham Ribbon - Light Blue, Stampin' Markers - Yo Yo Yellow, Real Red and Bashful Blue and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.


Card Two

Stamps: Window Dressing and Snow Flurries.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Bashful Blue. Versamark Stamp Pad
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Stampin' Markers - Bashful Blue and Real Red and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.


Card Three


Stamps: Window Dressing, Snow Flurries and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Night of Navy.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy, Stampin' Markers - Close To Cocoa, Real Red and Garden Green and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.


Hope you're having a good week.

Bye for now,

Alex

Wedding Season Still

Hi all,

Have been busy lately making more wedding cards using one of the Level 1 Hostess Stamp Sets called "A Little Bit of Happiness" to create some colourful wedding cards using Dazzling Diamonds for that extra sparkle along with sentiment stamps from "Occasional Greetings" and the new Oval punches from the Mini Catalogue.

Pretty In Pink Wedding Card


Cameo Coral Wedding Card


Close To Cocoa Wedding Card


Sage Shadow Wedding Card


Hope you like.

Enjoy the weekend!

Alex

Girlie Birthday Card

Hi all,

Another day passes and it gets closer to the weekend yet again. Where does the time fly to? Anyway, it's a special girl's birthday today and she requested a pink and black card with hearts, so I had the perfect idea to use my Hostess Level 1 Stamp Set again ;)

Here it is below:


Stamps: "A Little Bit of Happiness" and "Occasional Greetings".
Cardstock: Basic Black and Pretty In Pink.
Ink Pad: Basic Black, Versamark Stamp Pad, Versamagic - Cloud White.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker Pens - Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat & Stick Powder, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots, Dovecraft Grosgrain Ribbon - Black.

Bye for now,

Alex