Sunday morning.

Hi all,

What a lovely morning I had yesterday. Thank you ladies for coming to my workshop, it was lovely to see you all and nice to have Val join us for the first time. I had a great time, and I think the ladies enjoyed themselves too.

We made three cards - I think the "Wild About You" card was a winner, especially as some of the ladies have grandchildren, so it was perfect. All the cards made were beautifully created and everyone's turned out slightly different as the ladies chose to colour in the card using "Fun and Fast Notes - Get Well Wishes" stamp differently - it was lovely to see all their individuality shine through with the Stampin' Write Markers. The last card, "Big Bold Birthday" used a new bow technique for them, that I even find difficult to consistently do! (See here for a "Perfect Bow" tutorial by Monica). The ladies did great and managed to do this perfectly! Well done to you all.

Have a good day everyone, enjoy the sunshine.

Alex

New Workshop - Saturday 25 April 09

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Please scroll down for new posts.

For any of you that live nearby, I have my next workshop scheduled for
Saturday 25th April at 10.30am.

Do you have a few hours to spare and would like to make three cards using different techniques, stamp sets, designer series paper, punches and ribbon?

Email me for more details if you'd like to join some lovely crafters for a few hours of
fun, chat and refreshments a week on Saturday.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Bye for now,

Alex

PLEASE NOTE:
This workshop is nearly full. Please contact me to guarantee your space.
*COMING SOON: A new post detailing next months workshop*

Mini Catalogue.

Hi all,

I'm loving the new Mini Catalogue that was released earlier this month and thought I'd play with a new stamp set I bought called "Greetings Eight". This set features 8 stamps of various themes, so with this in mind, I made a number of different 3x3 cards.

Thanks So Much


Congratulations



Happy Future


You're The Icing On The Cake


Happy Easter


Next I hope to make a little box to keep all the cards in.

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

Wednesday already.

WOW: What glorious weather we've been having for the past few days here. Apparently it's reached 20 degrees! The only trouble is, with cardmaking, as much as I want to be out in the garden topping up my Vitamin D levels, I can't because of the glare onto the whisper white cardstock, so unfortunately, I'm stuck inside crafting day in day out! I have a feeling I'm going to be lily white all year round unless I come up with an alternative plan! lol.

Anyway, here's another card I made with "In The Stars" using a slightly different layout than the other day.

In The Stars


Bye for now,

Alex

Glorious Sunny Sunday

Hi all,

I've been busy crafting all day so far and never realised how lovely and sunny it was until I had to take the below card into the other room for a picture. Today I've decided to play with my Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set called "Window Dressing", P.13.

Get Well Soon


After the inspirational Stampin' Up! Field Training put on for the demonstrators last month, I decided to adapt the card made that evening for a Get Well one today. Hope you like.

Bye for now,

Alex

Wedding Season...

Hi all,

Well seeing as it's approaching Wedding Season, I thought I'd make a start on some wedding themed cards after getting the bug creating the Silver Wedding Anniversary card yesterday.

These 4x4 cards are perfect for either sending to the couple as a wedding acceptance card, or as a Thank You card from the married couple thanking guests for their gifts. I have created four designs below:

Cuttlebug Wedding Cards

Bride and Groom

Wedding Cake


Bells

Champagne Glasses


Hope you like these cards. Please feel free to leave me a message as I love reading your comments.

Have a good Sunday.

Alex

Silver Wedding Anniversary...

Hi all,

Just thought I'd upload my latest card that I've been making today. It's for a Silver Wedding Anniversary that I have been commissioned for, so I thought a little sparkle here and there wouldn't go a miss! Hope you like :)

Cuttlebug Wedding Anniversary Card


I have used non-SU products to create this card using white pearlescent papers, pink bazzill bling, various cuttlebug embossing folders and small diamontes for extra sparkle in the champagne glasses.

Hope you're having a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Exam Season...

Hi all,

Okay, so I've been a little busy making more cards and thought I'd start making some Good Luck and Graduation cards seeing as exam season will be upon us before we know it. I was commissioned to make a Graduation Card the other day, so here's my take on them using Stampin' Up! cardstock:

Graduate 2009 - Ballet Blue


Graduate 2009 - Cameo Coral


Recipe (All SU items are available from the current Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009).
The two above Graduation Cards were created with various Non-SU products. I did however, create the cards using Stampin' Up! A4 cardstock in the following colours:
SU Cardstock - Basic Black, Whisper White, Cameo Coral and Ballet Blue. P.67-69.

Thanks for looking,

Bye for now,

Alex

In The Stars

Hi all,

Well I've had a lovely long Easter weekend and I spent all four days making cards with my new stamp set "In The Stars". I'm really liking this one and love the colour combos with brown (Close To Cocoa). Hope you like as much as I do:

In The Stars


In The Stars


Not used this stamp set until now, but am loving it :) Just by changing the colours you create a different "look". I've been playing around with the layout and I'll upload another card made by the same stamp set, "In The Stars" tomorrow :)

Have a great day people.

Bye for now,

Alex

Sneak Peek Revealed...

Hi all,

I'm loving "A Rose Is A Rose" stamp set so much I've decided to make another birthday card for a family friend earlier in the week. It's her birthday today, so I think it's safe to say that I can now upload the card in full. I've based the card on the same layout as a previous card, just changed the colours, number and have used Dazzling Diamonds for some extra sparkle!

A Rose Is A Rose


Also, I thought I'd show you my sneak peek card and box in full now as the recipient has now celebrated her birthday this weekend too :) Here goes:


Hope it was worth the wait. I love the Mini Gable Box, it's so versatile and can be adapted for any occasion.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Easter Sunday

Hi all,

Hope you have a lovely Easter Sunday today.

Just a quick post to show you what I made recently for when visitors come by. I prettied up a glass jar that was my Nan's with Stampin' Up! accessories. Inside are little Thornton's foiled covered chocolate eggs, mmmmmm, unfortunately, some have already been eaten!

Here it is, inspired by the current Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue:


Happy Easter everyone, don't over do the choccies today :)

Be back later with full pictures of the earlier sneak peeks.

Alex

Long Weekend

Hi all,

Hope you're all having a lovely long Easter weekend. Been cardmaking all day today making a few cards and samples to add to my collection.

Loving the tutorial that Carole put on her blog recently, so after making a Father's Day Gift Wallet yesterday, thought I'd make a Christmas one today.

Christmas - Perfect Presents - Outside


Christmas - Perfect Presents - Inside


Next I decided to follow Monica's instructions on making invitations and came up with the following examples christening new stamp sets I've recently bought since becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Invitation - Baby Announcement


Invitation - Girl's Birthday


Invitation - Boy's Birthday


Hope you had fun today and I'll be back tomorrow with more creations.

Bye for now,

Alex