Happy Anniversary

Hi all,

Where has time flown to?  Nine years today I was walking down the aisle as bridesmaid to my friend's wedding.  Here's a card I made for the happy couple to celebrate their 9th Wedding Anniversary:

Wedding Anniversary Card

Have a good week.

Alex

Happy Anniversary

Recently made a Wedding Anniversary card for my parents.  Here's the card below that I CASEd:

Happy Hearts 

Front

Inside

 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Sunday.

Alex

Happy Wedding Anniversary

Eight years today I was bridesmaid for my friend's wedding... here's the card that I sent them to congratulate their special day.

Hearts A Flutter

 
Thanks for stopping by, have a good day whilst the weather is lovely!

Alex

Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary

Another anniversary for this month, here is the wedding anniversary card for the happy couple:

Hearts A Flutter

Have a good day.

Alex

Happy 5th Wedding Anniversary

Another year, another anniversary... Where does the time fly to?  It's a month for weddings and anniversaries, so here's a card I made for my brother to celebrate his 5th wedding anniversary.

Hearts A Flutter

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary

This time last year we celebrated two special people tying the knot.  Today is their first wedding anniversary... so it calls for a card to celebrate!

Hearts A Flutter

Have a great day,

Alex

Happy Anniversary

July was a busy month for Anniversaries and here's one I made for my parents recently using the Wildflower Meadow background stamp:

Wildflower Meadow

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Express Yourself (Hostess, P.205)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Melon Mambo.  
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Wild Wasabi and Baja Breeze, 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend :)

Alex

Happy Anniversary

Recently made an Anniversary card for a special couple who I was bridesmaid for :)  Their wedding colour was Bashful Blue, so used this retired colour to create their card below.

Wildflower Meadow

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Express Yourself (Hostess Set, P.205)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue (retired) and Very Vanilla.   
Inkpad: Crumb Cake.  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Wildflower Meadow, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Crumb Cake, Pearl Basic Jewels, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Wedding Anniversary

This month has been popular with Weddings and Anniversaries :)  Here is an Anniversary card I made recently:

Wedding Anniversary

Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (retired), Something To Celebrate (retired) and Wonderful Words (retired - sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink (retired), Blushing Bride and Pink Pirouette.  
Inkpad: Melon Mambo.  Versamark Stamp Pad.  
Accessories: 3/8" Striped Organdy Ribbon - Melon Mambo, SU Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy the rest of your week and watch out for the Retired List tomorrow!

Alex

Happy Anniversary

Another Anniversary card for a special couple.  This has been CASEd here.

Happy Anniversary

Stamps:  Outlined Occasions (SAB 2012).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Whisper White and Basic Black.   
Inkpad: Basic Black.
Accessories: Owl Builder Punch, Heart To Heart Punch, Bird Builder Punch, uni-ball Signo Gel Pen - White, SU Bone Folder and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Ruby Wedding Anniversary

Hi all,

Recently Mum asked me to make a Ruby Wedding Anniversary card for her. Based on the one previously here, I decided to keep the layout the same and just changed the colour combo. Here it is below:

Ruby Wedding Anniversary Card


Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz L Die - Fun Flowers, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Another Wedding Anniversary Card

Hi all,

Yesterday I showcased one recent Anniversary card that I had been commissioned for. Here's the second one below:

Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: Heard From The Heart (P.84) Sentiment inside card.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Regal Rose (sentiment inside). Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Fun Flowers, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink (retired), Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Wedding Anniversary Card

Hi all,

Recently been commissioned to make a couple of Anniversary cards. By now, the recipients should have received the card at the weekend, so it's safe to post below:

Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (P.27) and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set - retired).
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose (sentiment inside).
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Heart To Heart Punch, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Stampin' Up! Class - Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder

Hi all,

Another great class with the ladies today, making two cards based on the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder. These two cards were inspired and CASEd by some examples seen online, colours/sentiments were changed to create the below two cards:

Manhattan Flower Card 1


Stamps: Vintage Vogue (P.62) and Occasional Quotes (P.14 - Hostess Level 3).
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink.Accessories: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Manhattan Flower, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Whisper White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6

Someone clever has managed to see beyond the Manhattan Flower pattern to the outline of a "dress". See below for the basic outline:


Manhattan Flower Card 2


Stamps: Occasional Quotes (P.14 - Hostess Level 3).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Early Espresso.Accessories: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Manhattan Flower, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Very Vanilla, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6

This card would be appropriate for most occasions by changing the sentiment whether it be a Happy Anniversary, Thank You, Thinking of You or Birthday card. The themes are endless and so are the colour combinations to create this simple and quick card.

Here are the two cards together:


Thanks for stopping by today, I'm really excited about September's Stampin' Up! Class as I have recently designed it for next month and am chuffed at the end results. Check back at the end of August for sneak peeks.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Anniversary

Morning all,

Hope you're having a good week. Made a recent Wedding Anniversary card for a friend who's celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary today... how time flies!

Happy Anniversary Card

Stamps: Heart To Heart (P.18) and Something To Celebrate (Mini Hostess Level 2 - P.5).

Cardstock: Blushing Bride (In Color) and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Blusing Bride. Versamark Stamp Pad.Accessories: Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Scallop Square Extra-Large Punch, Heart To Heart Extra-Large Punch, 3/16" Corner Small Punch, 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon - Blushing Bride (In Color), Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear and White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: DL

Hope you like the card, I love this layout, it's so versatile changing the colour combo and stamped image to create numerous cards for that special occasion.

Until next time, have a good week.

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

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Hi all,

Just wanted to upload a new Wedding Anniversary card I was commissioned for recently. As it was their Golden wedding anniversary, I wanted to use gold cardstock, so have used non-SU for the base, matting of the sentiment and heart. The ribbon was bought in Singapore earlier this year, which I love as it's appropriate for most Wedding Anniversary cards and the colours suit this card especially seeing as I made it in gold and Very Vanilla. The large Very Vanilla heart has been covered with Versamark Dazzle so that in the right angle/light it shimmers like a pearlescent effect. *Note to self:* Must try out my new Shimmer Paint which will give it the same effect - Shimmer Paint mixed with Isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle to use like a Shimmer Mist.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: Love You Much, Mr & Mrs (sentiment stamped inside and heat embossed in gold).
Cardstock: Very Vanilla. Speciality Papers - Bridesmaid. Non-SU: Kanban - Mink.
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad, Versamark Dazzle - Frost (for the Very Vanilla heart).
Accessories: Stampin' Emboss Powder - Gold, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals. Non-SU: Ribbon - Happy Anniversary, Cream halfback pearls. *Note to self:* Must buy the Pretties Kit.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day.

Alex

Happy Silver Anniversary

Remember I posted a sneak peek the other week for an Anniversary card? Well it's now safe to upload in full, so here it is below:


I used a variety of SU and non-SU products to make this card. I love the SAB stamp set "Polka Dot Punches" and couldn't resist heat embossing these in gold for some added definition. Very Vanilla cardstock was used in the background with a computer sentiment personalised with the happy couple's names.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Monday already...

Hi all,

I had a lovely workshop on Saturday morning and the ladies loved the different ways of making a Gift Card Holder to pop a gift card in. In fact, one of my ladies was going to give her lovely card that she had made to her daughter for her birthday!

Now that you've made these gift card holders, once, just replicating the directions along with different colour schemes, papers and stamps allows you to make any themed card. In fact, I can't wait to start making more of these for upcoming events like birthdays and Christmas presents. Watch this space for more gift card holders! lol.

So, I've been playing around with the SAB stamp set "Polka Dot Punches" and white embossing powder and have made a recent wedding card with a blue and white theme. I've used the lovely 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Bashful Blue, the wedding themed stamp set "Mr & Mrs" for the sentiment and I've finally christened my Script embossing folder too, only had it for about a year now!

Here's the final card below:


Be back later with another card I'm working on right now :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Another week...

Hi all,

Hope all's well with you and you're enjoying a nice long weekend :) Shame the weather isn't a little nicer, but it's always the way isn't it, a nice three day weekend, and no sunshine!

Anyway, been a little busy this end making a few cards and thought I'd share a few sneak peeks of them until it's safe to reveal :)

Birthday Card


Child's Birthday Card


Silver Wedding Anniversary Card


Enjoy the rest of the Bank Holiday Weekend!

Alex