Another celebration...

Hi all,

Well this time next week will be Chinese New Year. I've never made Chinese New Year cards before until I was commissioned to make one the other day. I made three different versions, and the lady chose one of them. Well, I figured as it turned out well, I'd make some more in the next few days to send out to some family members.

I'll be making them hopefully in the evenings, using red and gold cardstock and perhaps some ribbon or brads. Watch this space for an upload of the card - I'll probably post the finished card next Monday for New Years Day :) Here's a sneak peek:


Bye for now,

Alex

Sunday evening...

Well, what fun I had yesterday. I didn't get as much done as I hoped for, but I did make a few little 3x3 cards and a box to put them in. I used all SU cardstock, stamps and ink pads and had a fun time. You'll be able to see this in real life when I host my first SU workshop next month - watch this space for more details!

For now, here's a picture of what I created:


Recipe:
Stamps:-
Occasionally (2008-09) - Set of 28 stamps. Available to buy in the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009 - P.18.
SU Scallop Edge Border Punch - P86.
SU Cardstock - Textured 12x12 Cardstock in Pretty In Pink, Rose Red, Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White - P.68-69.
SU Ink Pads - Bashful Blue, Red Rose - P.68-69.
Cuttlebug - Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots.
Cuttlebug - Large Flower Die.
Nestabilities - Circle.
Ribbon - May Arts.

Thanks for looking,

Alex

It's like Christmas again!

Hi all,

Well it's been a week today since I got the call from Chris. I've been patiently waiting for my Stampin' Up! starter kit that I ordered and have been checking most days for the status to change from submitted to shipped.

Today, I came home to a big parcel :) It's so exciting, it's like Christmas opening the box full of goodies. See picture below:


Can't wait for the weekend now to have a play. In the meantime, I'll be varnishing the wooden blocks and putting together the stamp sets :)

Bye for now,

Alex

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