All In The Family - Boy Birthday Card

Morning all,

Hope your weekend was a good one! So, I've recently been inking up my All In The Family stamp set that has been previously much neglected. I teamed this up with Choo Choo stamp set for a very subtle background effect of trains and puffs of smoke which I think works well for boy cards :)

All In The Family - Birthday Boy


Stamps: All In The Family, Choo Choo and Happy Moments (sentiment) - retired.
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey and Marina Mist. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight and Chocolate Chip, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you can see the trains and puffs of smoke in the background.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

All In The Family - Boy Birthday Card

Morning all,

So after the couple of girl birthday cards showcased recently using a very neglected stamp set from my collection, I decided to make a boy version and use a new colour from the Stampin' Up! Collection called, Marina Mist which I'm liking :)

Here's the card below:

All In The Family


Stamps: All In The Family, Family Accessories Too and Happy Moments (sentiment). - retired.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Night of Navy and Whisper White Craft Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Marina Mist, Real Red and Chocolate Chip, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Tonight is my next Evening Session so lots of chatting and playing with craft stash :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Friday!

I'm here with another card :) I wonder if you've been noticing, but I only have two new stamp sets from the new Idea Book & Catalogue so I've been alternating my cards to upload to you, lol.

So, here's another Contempo Christmas card that I've recently made.

Contempto Christmas


Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Linen Thread, Stampin' Write Markers - Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you've had a good weekend and ready for another week :)

Just wanted to upload a new card that I have made recently, it was showcased at my Open House Afternoon on Saturday, and I think this stamp set was a winner with the ladies. What's great, this stamp set can be bought in both wood mount and clear mount - so you have the option to buy in clear mount which is cheaper, more space saving as it comes in a DVD style case BUT still has the high quality rubber that Stampin' Up! are well known for :D

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25).
Cardstock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Olive Olive and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the stamp set as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Open House Afternoon

Hi all,

I'm still on a high from my lovely day yesterday, so much so that I think I've been surviving on adrenaline rather than sleep! lol.

After my Stampin' Up! Class in the morning and my Open House Afternoon from 2pm I finally got in my PJs as soon as my last lady left and I retired to bed and didn't wake up till around 6pm!!! Oops, I guess those late nights are finally catching up with me.

Anyway, yesterday's Class went well and you can see the cards the ladies made in my previous post here.

Yesterday afternoon I had my Open House Afternoon, an event to invite my Stampin' Up! customers/friends over to have a look at the new Idea Book & Catalogue, look at samples I've recently made with new goodies, see a demo from myself and play with new products/colours to create a Make & Take.

It was lovely to see so many women so excited about Stampin' Up! and I think they all had a great time :)

Here's the card I demoed to the ladies below using another new favourite colour of mine: Cherry Cobbler! I have teamed up Dasher along with a Level 3 Hostess stamp set called Occasional Quotes that I was able to purchase earlier last month as a perk of being a Demonstrator. YOU can earn for free for a qualifying workshop.

Dasher With Occasional Quotes Demo


Stamps: Dasher, P.113 and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess stamp set, P.14).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the Dasher a la carte stamp on the last page of the Idea Book & Catalogue:


The Occasional Quotes Level 3 Hostess stamp set:


Hope you've enjoyed seeing what my ladies got to see yesterday and if you'd like to be invited next time for my next Stampin' Up! Open House Event, get in touch with me.

Have a good day.

Alex

Contempo Christmas

Good afternoon, what a miserable first day of October!

Well, seeing as it's pouring with rain outside, I don't feel so bad showing you a *cough* Christmas card that I've made recently using a new stamp set from the newly released Idea Book & Catalogue!!!

The stamp set is called Contempo Christmas which is a set of four stamps and co-ordinates lovely with a matching wheel and ornament punch which saves cutting out the bauble by hand!

Here is the card I made using the traditional Christmas colours: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25).
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Olive Olive.
Accessories: Ornament Extra-Large Punch, 3/16" Corner Small Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Real Red, Linen Thread, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: 4.5" x 4.5".

Here's the Contempo Christmas stamp set as seen on P.25 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

See you tomorrow with uploads of the new cards my ladies will be making in tomorrow's Class :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy 40th Birthday

Morning everyone,

Okay, so it's Saturday and someone special's birthday today - so I'm back with the card :) To celebrate her big 4-0, she's having a party this evening with the theme of black and white, so I thought I'd make a card to compliment her colour scheme and just had to open up my new Speciality Papers just for her. Below is the card I made that she hopefully will receive this morning.

Speciality Paper - Groom Card


Close Up - Sparkly Numbers


These numbers have been stamped with the En Francais background stamp and heat embossed with Clear embossing powder. The edges have been edged with the 2-Way Glue Pen and covered with Dazzling Diamonds.

Close Up - Champagne Glasses


These champagne glasses have been stamped with a stamp from the Cheers To You set of 6 stamps and heat embossed with Silver embossing powder. The glasses have been filled with Dazzling Diamonds and Crystal Effects have been used to give a glistening 3D effect.

Stamps: Cheers To You, En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White. Speciality Papers - Groom (Last Chance List).
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - White, Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: DL size: 8.5" x 4".

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Bye for now,

Alex

Ruby Anniversary

Hi all,

Recently been asked to make a Ruby Anniversary card and decided to use the Speciality Papers (now SOLD OUT) again as these are just so gorgeous! I really like the quality of these foil cardstock papers and decided it was fitting to use these with Ruby Red cardstock for a Ruby Anniversary card :) The Ruby Red Satin Ribbon was acheived by brayering Stampin' Up! White Satin Ribbon with Ruby Red ink pad with the brayer :) I really like the effect that you can create ribbon in any one of the 48+ colours from the numerous ink pads Stampin' Up! sell.

Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: Polka Dot Punches (SAB 09).
Cardstock: Ruby Red and Whisper White. Speciality Paper - Bride.
Inkpad: Ruby Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: White Satin Ribbon, Brayer, Full Heart Punch, Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy 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

An American Wedding

Hi all,

Well today's the day my friend is getting married, and with a bit of luck, the last thing on his mind will be checking out my blog :) lol. So I think it's safe to post this card in the early evening as it'll be early morning there (8 hours behind).

I have made his Wedding Card using the colours of the invitation that I received as closely as I could (I didn't have an exact match for the gold coloured cardstock). I'm sure they'll be pleased with the card regardless. Here's the card for the special couple to celebrate their day:

Wedding Card


Stamps: Wonderful Words (sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid. Kanban Cardstock - Mink.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Cuttlebug Embosssing Folder - Wedding Marriage, Glitterati Diamonte (small), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder. Sentiment on front - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop Today - Wedding Themed Cards

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good Bank Holiday weekend and will find a bit of time to do some crafting with the extra day off work :)

I had my monthly workshop this morning and the ladies came away with two cards each using the stamp set Mr & Mrs and the lovely Speciality Papers which I just adore and can't believe it's taken me till now to order them seeing as they've been available to buy for the past 7 months! lol.

As it's Wedding Season upon us, thought it was ideal to make a couple of wedding themed cards this morning, which could quite easily be used for Anniversary cards too. So, after seeing the sneak peeks of the cards the other day, here they are in their full glory:

Card One


This card uses the brayer to colour the Whisper White Speciality Paper - Bride in Blush Blossom to match the colour of the base cardstock. Using a brayer and any ink pad colour from the four colour families over these papers allows you to create your own papers from the choice of Stampin' Up!'s 48 different colours. This card also uses the lovely white satin ribbon too which again, is lovely.

Stamps: Mr & Mrs.
Cardstock: Blush Blossom and Whisper White. Speciality Paper - Bride.
Inkpad: Blush Blossom. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Brayer, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - White, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Silver and Clear, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 8.5" x 4".­


Card Two


This card was inspired by Jo, a fellow SU Demonstrator. Taking her card as a starting point, I used the same layout, substituted her layers with the Speciality Paper and changed the colour combo and little embellishments. Thank you Jo, you can see her card here :)

Stamps: Mr & Mrs.
Cardstock: Basic Black Textured cardstock and Very Vanilla. Speciality Paper - Bridesmaid.
Inkpad: Basic Black. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Basic Gray, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.­

Here are the two completed cards together that were made earlier today in my monthly workshop:



Hope you like these and they have inspired and given you some ideas on how to use this stamp set teamed up with the lovely Speciality Papers :)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend - Remember to check out today's Stampin' Up! Offer on how to get products in three of the new colours coming to the new Idea Book & Catalogue this October.

Bye for now,

Alex