Thank You

Hi all,

Thank you for the kind wishes and comments on my blog so far. It's still looking very basic, hopefully I'll get time over the weekend to make some changes to it, like a more interesting background and perhaps a blog header.

Just wanted to post another card that I made recently - last night I made a card for a lady who welcomes a group of ladies to her shop after hours where we all either papercraft, knit or patchwork/quilt and have a good chat whilst doing so. We were all so busy before Christmas, that we didn't get together for a meal, so we're off out tonight. We've clubbed together to buy her a thank you present, and I've made a card to go with it. See below:


Recipe:
Stamps:-
Tags So Much (2007) - Not available in the UK catalogue yet. This is a Retired Set from the US Catalogue. Perhaps it will appear in the UK catalogue due out later this year.
Tag Punch - Large - P.86. This punch works so well with this stamp set. Before I bought the punch, I had to cut out a label shape by hand which took forever. Now that I have this punch, it's as simple as inserting the paper, lining it up and pushing down :) Hey presto, so easy and quick now!

Thanks for looking,

Alex

Busy weekend

Good afternoon all,

Well at last it's the weekend, where I can push my red pens and school books aside and get out my crafting goodies instead :)

Today, I'm going to spend the whole day crafting. I made lots of Christmas cards between October and December. Then for Christmas, I received a fair bit of Stampin' Up! goodies from Santa, but haven't really had much time to play with them all! Here they all are below:


I got lots of SU textured cardstock in all colour families, a few different Christmas stamp sets, Christmas stamp wheels, scissors, dazzling diamonds glitter, stamp-a-ma-jig, write journaler, tag, round tab and scallop edge border punches.

I've been itching to break open the clamshell stamp set cases and ink up the stamp sets. I made a few Thank You cards - see below, the day after Boxing Day.

Recipe:
Stamps:-
A Little Bit of Happiness (Hostess Level 1 Set) - P.9. This stamp set is not available to buy from the Stampin' Up! catalogue, but is available to choose from if you spend £150 in one transaction/total. This stamp set comprises of four stamps - friend, hello, love and thank you.
Riverting - not available in the UK catalogue yet. This is a Retired Set from the US Catalogue. Perhaps it will appear in the UK catalogue due out later this year.
SU Scallop Edge Border Punch - P.86.

Here's another card I made using the same stamp set and some Bo Bunny decorative papers:


I've also recently experimented (from a post on another crafting site) and made a pop up card to hold a gift card - a popular choice for Christmas presents!

Here is the front of the card. I haven't taken a photo of the inside, but when you open up the card, there is a flap that holds the gift card. I will be making more of these for people's birthdays or for Christmas. Just change the stamp set at the front and the colours and you can make a pop up card for any occasion and for anyone.


Recipe:
Stamps:-
Soft Swirls - US Catalogue Retired 2006.
Riverting - US Catalogue (Hostess) Retired 2007.

I hope I've wetted your appetite, off to make some cards now.

See you soon,

Alex

Watch this space for new cards coming soon.

Hi all,

Thank you to those who have already viewed my blog :)

I can't wait to start uploading my new Stampin' Up! creations here but at the moment, please be patient because I can't do any cardmaking until I receive my starter kit!

I have quite a number of Stampin' Up! stamp sets. However, without the ink pads, paper, ribbon, brads etc, I can't make a 100% Stampin' Up! card.

I'll be back another time,

Bye for now,

Alex

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!

This is a very exciting time for me, as of today, I got that call from Germany to say I'm now a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator! I am really excited about this new adventure for 2009! I hope you'll stop by often to take a look at my new crafting posts and follow me in my passion for Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex aka babybluegirl