Happy Easter

Hope you're all having a nice Easter weekend.  Here's an Easter Gift Wallet I made for my God Son to wish him Easter wishes. 

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - Today

Hi all,

Hope your week has been a good one and you're having a good weekend so far :)

Today the ladies have been busy making a Birthday Card and a Top Note Die Easel Post-It Note Holder using the lovely and bright Sunny Garden DSP.

Below are the samples that I made for today's class using a different colour combination based on Elegant Soiree DSP. The ladies followed and completed the same projects in the alternative colour combination of Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White, example towards the end of the post from one of today's ladies.

Birthday Card


Stamps: Simply Said (P.47) and Something To Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess - Mini Catalogue, P.5).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. DSP - Elegant Soiree.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Very Vanilla, Stampin' Write Markers - Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze and Basic Grey, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Top Note Die Easel Post-It Note Holder


Stamps: Just Perfect Alphabet (P.77) and En Francais Background Stamp (P.61).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla. DSP - Elegant Soiree.
Inkpad: Baja Breeze. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Bone Folder and Post-It Notes.
Easel Card Size: 5" x 6-1/8" when closed/flat.

Both Projects Together


Here are the stamp sets used for today's projects:

En Francais


Simply Said


Just Perfect Alphabet


Something To Celebrate


Here are the projects made by Janet, using the Sunny Garden DSP combo:

Birthday Card


Top Note Die Easel Post-It Note Holder


Both Projects Together


Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your weekend.

Alex

Today's Class - I {Heart} Hearts

Afternoon all,

Hope you're having a good weekend and my eariler sneak peeks made you want to come back to see what the ladies have been making in my Stampin' Up! Class earlier today :)

Seeing as next month is February and Valentine's Day, I thought we would start the new year with a "love" themed class and make a couple of cards appropriate for some loved ones.

Both cards christen the stamp set I {Heart} Hearts which is lovely and co-ordinates nicely with three different heart punches. The first card is the easel style card, a technique that I did back in November 09 with the ladies and the second card christens the lovely Poppy Parade In Color products and the Heart Treat Cups along with the much loved Scallop Trim Corner Punch :)

So, without further ado, here are the two cards made today with the ladies:

I {Heart} Hearts - Easel Card


Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (P.18) and Heard From The Heart (P.74).
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Early Espresso and Riding Hood Red.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

I {Heart} Hearts - Heart Treat Cup Card (With Contents)


I {Heart} Hearts - Heart Treat Cup Card (Without Contents)


Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (P.18) and Simply Said (P.47).
Cardstock: In Color: Poppy Parade, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - In Color: Poppy Parade.
Inkpad: In Color: Poppy Parade and Pink Pirouette.
Accessories: Full Heart Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Punch, Scallop Oval Extra-Large Punch, Oval Punch, In Color: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon: Poppy Parade, Heart Treat Cups, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Stampin' Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

The two cards together:


Below are the stamps sets as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue:

I {Heart} Hearts (P.18):


Heard From The Heart (P.74):


Simply Said (P.47):


Thanks for stopping by, hope you liked the cards we made today.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Large Card Storage Tote.

Morning all,

Another day goes by and the roads are getting a lot better to drive on :) As promised I have some photos to share with you of the recent Large Storage Tote that I made on Sunday. I finished making this late Sunday night and took a few photos (knowing that with the poor lighting, I would do more in the morning). Then, Monday morning I took a few more around 7.30am, again the lighting wasn't the best, but had to do some in case I didn't get a chance later. I was hoping to take the pictures in better lighting conditions around midday-ish, but unfortunately, the Large Card Storage Tote left home around 9am and the lighting wasn't much better, so I'm afraid the pictures are the best I could do given the time frame I had.

So, without further ado, here are a few photos from different angles of the Large Card Storage Tote:

Front View


Side View - Shut


Side View - Open

Front View With Calendar Insert


Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad (For the beads).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Barely Banana (retired). Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired) and Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron (retired).
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Extra-Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Big Bite, Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Emboss - Clear, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Mount board and HP printer paper for the calendar inserts.
Card Storage Tote Size: 8" x 8" x 4".

Hope you like - thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Card Storage Tote (Red, White & Blue).

Morning all,

Hope your week is going well and you haven't been hit by the winter viruses/bugs that's been going around at the moment.

Remember I showed you a sneak peek of the Card Storage Tote recently? Well, I finished making it for a lady that saw the one I gave as a raffle prize for the MacMillan Coffee morning back at the end of September. She loved the original one and asked if I could make one to match her kitchen but requested that it be big enough to fit both A5 and A6 cards inside so I had some tweaking to do!

Below is the finished project which I'm really pleased with. She requested that it be royal blue, red and white, so I used both current colours and the retired Brilliant Blue as it was a perfect colour to match her requirements to complete the Card Storage Tote below:

Large Card Storage Tote



Here's another picture with an insert on show. These monthly card inserts are bigger than the original ones that I have templates for, so I made new matching monthly inserts for the recipient to add special dates for upcoming birthdays and anniversaries to go with the tabs in the same font. With the new Christmas Gift-Giving Bundle Promotion this month, I was fortunate enough to be able to use the new Mistletoe Original Ribbons which match perfectly with her colour scheme :)



Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Cardstock: Real Red, Confetti White and Brilliant Blue (retired). Patterns Designer Series Paper - Brilliant Blue (retired).
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Extra-Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Big Bite, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Mistletoe Originals Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Emboss - Clear, Heat Tool, Bone Folder and Paper Snips.
Card Storage Tote Size: 8" x 8" x 4".

Hope you like. Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex