Happy 30th Birthday

Morning all,

Okay, so yesterday was a friend's birthday and her Mum commissioned me to make a card for her daughter. The requirements were: big, sparkly and handbags. Hope you like:

Weather Or Not Birthday Card


Stamps: Polka Dot Background (retired), Weather Or Not (US Hostess Set 2005).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Rose Red Textured and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Paper Snips.
Sentiment - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a good one!

Alex

Season of Joy Card

Evening everyone,

Hope your Friday has been a good one and you're planning some crafting over the weekend :)

Just wanted to pop by with a quick upload of the second card the ladies made at my recent Evening Session. Below is a card that has been inspired and tweaked from a card I saw online:

Season of Joy


Stamps: Season of Joy and Polka Dot Background stamp (retired).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Accessories: 1" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Have a great weekend!

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said - Thank You.

Happy Thursday everyone :) Okay, so it's nearly the weekend for some of you ;)

Yesterday I showcased the card I demoed recently for the ladies, so inspired from a card I saw online, below is the card the ladies got to make and take away with them...

Simply Said




Stamps: Simply Said and Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White. Textured Cardstock - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Basic Gray.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Gingham Ribbon - Red, Full Heart Punch, Sponge Dauber, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by. Come back tomorrow to see 1 of 2 cards made using "Simply Said" stamp set that made up part of the Hostess gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said - Workshop.

Hi all,

Held a workshop recently for some lovely ladies and decided to play and showcase a favourite stamp set of mine called "Simply Said" which I think has many possibilities with the numerous images and sentiment stamps in the set of 11 stamps. I love this stamp set, but haven't managed to make much with it recently, as my go-to-stamps right now seem to be "Vintage Vogue" or "Greenhouse Garden"! lol. So, a perfect opportunity to make a few cards with this set to show it's versatility to the ladies.

The ladies all watched me demo a card using various stamps from the Simply Said stamp set along with En Francais Background Stamp and Oval All and matching punches. (This card was CASEd by Helen a fellow SU Demo). The completed card that I demoed made part of the Hostess gift for welcoming me to their club again. Here's the card I made below:

Simply Said


Stamps: Simply Said, Oval All and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Basic Gray and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Basic Gray.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Bashful Blue, Taffeta Ribbon - Basic Gray, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.

Pop back tomorrow and I'll show case the Make & Take that the ladies made.

Until next time...

Alex

Circle Of Friendship - Thank You

Hi all,

Hope you're loving the warm weather we're still having and have plans to be outside this weekend in the sunshine :)

Thought I'd show you a recent Thank You card I made using the very neglected stamp set of mine called "Circle of Friendship". I think I can count on one hand how many times I've used this set, but I hope I'll make more cute cards with it soon.

Circle of Friendship


Stamps: Circle of Friendship, Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Mellow Moss, Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: So Saffron.
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon - Moss, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Sponge Dauber.
Card Size: 4x4

Thanks for stopping by and be back tomorrow to reveal the Workshop projects :)

Until then,

Alex

Oval All Thank You Card

Hi all,

Hope you've had a good start to the week. I've recently been playing with my new cardstock, Melon Mambo which I can't get enough of! I needed a few Thank You cards, so with the lovely Polka Dot background stamp and Oval All stamp set with co-ordinating punches, I created some very quick and simple Thank You cards.

Oval All Thank You Card


Stamps: Oval All, Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo.
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: 3.5" x 3.5"

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

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.

Hi all,

So, after having a great productive weekend of crafting, I now have a few cards to show you. I recently bought some more Magnolia stamps and Penny Black stamps, so what better way to spend the weekend than to stamp them up and colour them in ;)

Here's some cards made for the Christmas season:




Be back later with more cards...

Alex