A Rose Is A Rose Commission.

So, as you know last month I had my own wedding and I've loved making lots for it.  I had recently been in touch with a bride-to-be who was after some Kath Kidston style envelopes and I decided to help her with the use of the two-step stamping technique with a favourite retired stamp set of mine: A Rose Is A Rose to create her floral envelopes.  It really was a labour of love as it's a time consuming job, plus I had x75 envelopes to stamp which kept me rather busy! lol.

Anyway, I'm really pleased how these turned out and so was the bride-to-be.  Here are a few pictures of the finished envelopes ready for her Save The Date postcards.

A Rose Is A Rose

If you would like a commission for a special event/occasion, please let me know as I'd only be too happy to help :)

Have a good weekend,

Alex

Christmas 2012

Hi all,

This year has certainly gone by fast and it's only a few more sleeps till Father Christmas comes down the chimmey :)

This year I went with a simple Christmas card design in Pool Party with Whisper White using the lovely ornament stamp set and matching die.  Hope you like:

Ornament Keepsakes

Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes (A/W Catalogue, P.3). Season of Joy (retired).
Cardstock: Whisper White and Pool Party.
Inkpad: Pool Party.  Versamark Stamp Pad. 
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Northern Flurry, Big Shot Machine, Framelits Dies - Holiday Ornaments, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White, Stampin' Emboss - Whisper White, Embossing Buddy, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Heat Tool, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend!

Alex

Reason To Smile

Hi all,

Another Thank You card made using Reason To Smile stamp set that you can get only with an order in August for FREE with a £60 spend, or yours for just £14.95 in clear mount or £18.95 in wood mount.

Thank You

Stamps:  Reason To Smile and So Happy For You (SAB 2010).
Cardstock: Calyspo Coral (In Color 2011-2013) and Whisper White.     
Inkpad: Calyspo Coral and Pool Party (In Color 2011-2013).  Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Baker's Twine - Calyspo Coral, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Heat Tool, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Have a great weekend.

Alex

Simply Soft Hostess Set

Hi there,

Couldn't wait to get my hands on Simply Soft and Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess Sets which you can purchase with your Hostess Pounds with a qualifying workshop. Check out P.7 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue for the new Hostess Programme which allows you to spend £25 worth of merchandise from anywhere in the Catalogue for a qualifying workshop of £150.

Here's a recent card I made below with my new purchases:

Simply Soft


Stamps: Simply Soft (Hostess Set, P.10), Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set, P.8) and En Francais (P.78).
Cardstock: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Decorative Label Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.

Alex

New In Colors - Island Indigo & Pool Party

Hi all,

How exciting to have five new In Colors to add to our collection. I recently made a birthday card and decided to use two of these new In Colors :) Thought I'd ink up a much neglected Greenhouse Garden stamp set and decided to christen Island Indigo and Pool Party In Colors along with Heard From The Heart to create the below card.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Heard From The Heart and Something To Celebrate (Sentiment inside - Level 2 Hostess Set - Mini Catalogue - Retired).
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Pool Party and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Island Indigo and Pool Party.
Accessories: Sizzix Bigz Top Note Die, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you like the colour combo using some of the new In Colors :)

If you'd like to get your hands on these five new colors, how about joining in my In Color Share?

Until next time.

Alex