Tri Shutter Card - Happy Birthday.

Hi all,

Well hope you're all well and looking forward to the weekend ahead :)

Today is a special lady's birthday, so I decided to make her a Tri Shutter Card. I really had fun making this and once you know where the folds go, it's pretty easy and looks effective.

Birthday Card


Slight Birds Eye View


Stamps: Queue Up (Level 3 Hostess Set - Last Chance List), Sincere Salutations, Schoolbook Serif Numbers, Just Perfect Alphabet, Circle of Friendship (Last Chance List) and Happy Moments (SAB 10).
Cardstock: Sage Shadow, Rose Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue, Rose Red and So Saffron.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow and Basic Grey. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: nearly A6 when shut. Fully Opened: 11 7-8" x 5-1/2".

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - 4 September 2010.

Hi all,

Hope you're all having a good weekend :) Just wanted to say that my ladies and I had another fab class today and they were in for a treat. As you know, having customers who share my love and passion for cardmaking is important to me, they're a great group of ladies and we always have so much fun.

To say a big thank you to them for being such good customers and friends, I decided to host a special class. As you may well know, I hold a monthly Stamper's Club where orders are collected and each month someone is Hostess and reap the benefits. Unfortunately, to date, no-one has managed to earn a Level 3 Stamp Set that is much adored and sought after - "Queue Up". This stamp set is just so adorable and as a Demonstrator, at the beginning of the Stampin' Up! year I had the opportunity to purchase it :) I'm so pleased I did. I probably haven't used it all that much actually, but I do like it lots!

Anyway, enough of my waffling, todays class was all about "Queue Up" and my ladies were able to get their hands and play with this stamp set to create the following cards below, which was cased and inspired from the current Idea Book & Catalogue, P.13.

Queue Up - Birthday Candles


Stamps: Queue Up (Level 3 Hostess) and Whimsical Words (SAB 2010).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Bordering Blue (retiring colour), Sahara Sand and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Black and Bordering Blue (retiring colour). Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Corner Rounder Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Queue Up - Mushrooms


Stamps: Queue Up (Level 3 Hostess) and Happy Moments (SAB 2010).
Cardstock: Ruby Red (retiring colour), Taken With Teal (retiring colour), Close To Cocoa (retiring colour) and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Black and Close To Cocoa (retiring colour). Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Scallop Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here are the two cards side by side from today's class:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day and remember if you'd like to be in with a chance of wining some Stampin' Up! goodies, place an order with me by the end of today by email for a chance of my draw!

If you're interested in joining my Stamper's Club due to commence next month for the release of the brand new Idea Book & Catalogue, click here for more details.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Cake Birthday Cards

Morning all :)

May is a busy month for making cards! A special customer of mine is celebrating her birthday today and another celebrated just over a week ago.

I decided to make both cards using the Level 2 Hostess Stamp Set from the Mini Catalogue called All For Friends teamed up with the Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set from the main Idea Book & Catalogue called Queue Up. I enjoyed experimenting with these two Hostess Stamp Sets that I decided to create a couple of the same card in different colour combos.

For obvious reasons, I couldn't upload this card till both birthdays had past, so here's the cards below:

The first card made for a friend the other week.

All For Friends With Queue Up

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Elegant Eggplant.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Elegant Eggplant, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Markers - Mellow Moss, So Saffron and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals. Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.­

Here's the second card for the birthday lady today:

All For Friends With Queue Up

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Sage Shadow and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Markers - Mellow Moss, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Real Red, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals. Glossy Accents.
Card Size: A6.­

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Baby Girl Card

Hi all,

Hope you're looking forward to the weekend :)

Just wanted to upload my latest card as I finally made a girl version of the Baby Boy Card I made the other day using "All For Friends" which is a Hostess Level 2 (Mini Catalogue) stamp set.

Here it is:

All For Friends

Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Nursery Necessities.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Light Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Marker - Regal Rose, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen - White, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Have a great weekend everyone and be back on Monday with a new upload each day using "My Sweet Pea" stamp set that I have recently been playing with for a Hostess gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

All For Friends - Baby Boy Card

Hi all,

Hope all's well with you all and you're having a good Bank Holiday weekend :) After doing a little blog hopping for some inspiration, came across a lovely Baby card by a fellow demonstrator, Julie and decided to christen my Hostess Level 2 set from the new Mini Catalogue called "All For Friends".

Have made a baby boy card, but seeing as I really enjoyed this one, I think I'll make a girl version too! :) Watch this space...

Anyway, decided to use my "Queue Up" stamp set for the background of the card, using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line up and stamp across the card. Stamped the babygrows three times onto Patterns Designer Series Paper and again onto Whisper White cardstock so that I could cut and adhere to the babygrows. I do love the effect of paper piecing, and the Designer Series papers are just gorgeous - something I don't use a lot of! lol. Anyway, did a bit of drawing on the Whisper White cardstock using the Stampin' Write Marker in Ballet Blue and with the Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen in White onto the Ballet Blue cardstock. Popped all three babygrows on dimensions and voila :) Really pleased with this card, and can't wait to make the girl version soon.

Here's the card I've been waffling about:


Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3), All For Friends (Hostess Level 2) and Nursery Necessities.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Word Window Punch, 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Light Blue, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Stampin' Write Marker - Ballet Blue, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen - White, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Thanks for coming by, have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Male Birthday Card

Hi all,

Hope you're well and looking forward to a long Bank Holiday weekend :) I can't believe another one is nearly upon us so quickly already :) I just *hope* the weather is kind to us.

Recently made a male birthday card after being inspired by the current Idea Book & Catalogue - using the Hostess Level 3 stamp set, "Queue Up". Using the lovely row of candles stamp, stamped on three different coloured strips of cardstock. The Whisper White strip of candles was coloured in using the Stampin' Write Markers and then I stamped and coloured in another set of candles so that I could create a 3D look with the 5th, 7th and 9th candle raised on dimensionals.

Queue Up


Stamps: Queue Up (Hostess Level 3) and Happy Moments (Sale-A-Bration 2010).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue and Basic Grey.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.­

Have a good day,

Bye for now,

Alex

Birthday Cards.

Hi all,

Thought I'd ink up my relatively new Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set "Queue Up" today to make a couple of birthday cards for the cupboard.

Enjoyed getting out the Stampin' Markers to colour up the candles! lol.


Birthday Card - Male


Stamps: Queue Up, Seeing Spots and Big Bold Birthday (sentiment).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Ballet Blue and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Whisper White Craft Ink. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.

Female Birthday Card

Here's a female version below:


Stamps: Queue Up, Big Bold Birthday and Oval All.
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers, Scallop Oval Punch, Oval Punch and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Alex