Countdown till the Mini Catalogue.

Hi all,

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all of you that hopped over to my blog since Sunday's Mini Blog Hop went live at 10am :) It's so lovely to get so many nice comments on my creations and it was equally lovely blog hopping to all the other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators that took part in the Mini Blog Hop that was organised by Helen.

I hope I've given you some ideas on using "Framed "With Love" stamp set and that it really doesn't need to be for scrappers only. I can't wait till 1 hours time when the Mini Catalogue, not that I'm counting, becomes available to you to purchase from :) I'll be putting in an order this weekend, so if you should wish to place an order with me, please do not hesitate to contact me on alexhau@rocketmail.com and I shall be happy to order your wish list however big or small :)

Take care,

Bye for now,

Alex

Last day of March...

Can you believe it's the last day of March! For any of you that would like to take up the offer for the Perfect Pair Promotion of a stamp set with the matching punch, please get in touch with me today to qualify for 20% off the price of the punch when the co-ordinating stamp set is purchased.

Also, today is the very last day until October to get your hands on the Full Heart Punch. Be quick, before it's too late...

Bye for now,

Alex

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Welcome to the Mini Blog Hop tour of the exciting new products that are featured in the Mini Catalogue soon to be released and available to buy from Thursday 1 April onwards.

If you have come from Lorraine's M blog, then you're right on track! There's currently 15 of us in this Mini Blog Hop, which has been organised by Helen. In fact, this Mini Blog hop, is the 2nd of 3 and hopefully with a bit of luck, it'll run smoothly and you'll have lots of fun hopping from one blog to the next following the links.

I hope you've enjoyed looking at Lorraine's gorgeous projects using the various new products from the new Mini Catalogue. Enjoy looking at my new creations using "Framed With Love" stamp set from the new Mini Catalogue featured on page 10.

This stamp set comprises of a set of 7 stamps and they're very suited to both cardmakers and scrapbookers. In fact, the inspiration and project idea using this stamp set in the Mini Catalogue on P.10 is a scrapbook page that features most of the stamps and could so easily be adapted! I was toying with the idea of making a scrapbook page layout for today's Blog Hop, but have decided to chicken out and will leave you with a couple of cards and a box instead :)

I absolutely love the "damask" type stamp in this set and have decided to create a wall paper/patterned paper effect with the help of my trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for all my creations below! Similarly, the heart stamp within this set co-ordinates beautifully with the Full Heart Punch that is on special promotion until Wednesday 31 March. After this date, the punch will only be available to buy in 6 months time! I know, 6 months is an awfully long time, so if you have your eyes set on this stamp set, and perhaps you already have "Simply Said" and maybe the old Sale-A-Bration 2009 stamp set "Polka Dot Punches" then you need to get this punch quick!

Okay, enough of my waffle, after all, you're only interested in the Mini Catalogue products, so here they are:

Wedding/Anniversary or an Invitation Tri Fold Card - Shut


Stamps: Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10), Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Full Heart Punch (only available till the end of March), 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - White, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, White Embossing Powder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and Non-SU pearls from stash. (Note to self: Must get the Pretties Kit).
Card Size: Tri Fold, A6 when shut.

Wedding/Anniversary or even an Invitation Tri Fold Card - Open


Framed With Love - Birthday Card


Stamps: Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10), Occasionally (cupcake).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue. Versamarker Pen.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Write Marker - Summer Sun, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Framed With Love - Birthday Box


Stamps: Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10), Occasionally (cupcake).
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Brocade Blue. Versamark Stamp Pad and Versamarker Pen.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Write Marker - Summer Sun, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.

Framed With Love - Birthday Card & Co-Ordinating Gift Box



Hope you've enjoyed a sneak into the new Mini Catalogue products :) Please contact me if you'd like to receive the new Mini Catalogue bursting with 23 pages of additional exclusive Hostess stamp sets in addition to the ones featured in the Idea Book & Catalogue. There's lots of lovely stamp sets and individual stamps, new ribbons, shimmer paints, new punches, papers and fabulous felt embellishments. I think there's something for everyone!

Please pop on over to Sandra's blog to view her lovely creations using I {Heart} Hearts stamp set which is another lovely set from the Mini Catalogue.

Bye for now,

Alex

Easter Card

Hi there,

Hope you're all having a good weekend and looking forward to seeing some new products from the Mini Catalogue in tomorrow's Mini Blog Hop :)

Today I have been doing a bit of crafting - making a few Easter cards. I decided to use a stamp set that I haven't used very much and decided to use a different card fold.

Sneak Peek


Remember to put forward your clocks tonight...

Bye for now,

Alex

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop - Coming Soon...

oops, my fingers pressed Publish Post too quick, and I nearly had a heart attack! lol.

Phew, thankfully, I deleted the contents of this original post quickly, otherwise, you'd be seeing all the new goodies two days, too early!

Please come back this Sunday at 10am to see what's in store in the new Mini Catalogue :)

Have a good weekend everyone.

Bye for now,

Alex

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Hope you're well and are looking forward to the weekend :) I've been rather busy playing with my new Mini Catalogue goodies that I pre-ordered earlier this month (perk of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator) and after an evening playing, I'm really excited about Sunday's Mini Blog Hop!

I've made a couple of cards and a 3d item to show case on Sunday at 10am using a brand new stamp set from the Mini Catalogue that will shortly be released and available to buy from Thursday 1 April onwards.

If you would like to get your hands on a Mini Catalogue full of 23 pages of new stamp sets, Designer Series Papers and accessories, please drop me an email at alexhau@rocketmail.com

Come back and visit me on Sunday!

Bye for now,

Alex

Birthday Boy.

Hi all,

Here's a birthday card that I've made recently for a special boy's birthday. He's a huge fan of WWE and so I thought I'd make a birthday card to celebrate another year older using one of his favourite wrestlers, John Cena.

Here's the card:


Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet.
Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Brilliant Blue.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals. Image of John Cena downloaded from the internet. Happy Birthday sentiment generated on the computer using a WWE font.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Weekend

Hi all,

Hope you've all had a good weekend :) I've had a very enjoyable weekend in Reading and it was nice to see some familar faces from previous Stampin' Up! get togethers and lots of new faces too.

The day started off with a pleasant surprise, as we checked in, we were given a Stampin' Up! carrier bag and in it was a fabulous new .................... from the Mini Catalogue soon to be released on Thursday 1 April!!! As you can imagine, my smile beamed from ear to ear as I peered into the bag to reveal what I saw! It's one of the ................... on my Wish List, so I'm really chuffed with receiving this at the weekend and can't wait to use it. (Sorry for the dot dot dots, I can only fill in the blanks at a later date).

The day continued with swapping our swap cards/fronts/projects with the other Demonstrators and I've come away with lots of different swaps back, from stamp sets I do not currently own yet, to colour combos I've never tried. It really is a lovely way of building up your samples to showcase at your classes and workshops, lots of inspiration and CASing.

The rest of the day was informative and fun, and I'm afraid at the moment, I can't say too much more as there's one more Training/Experience Event to be held in Plymouth on 10 April. We've been sworn to secrecy so that it's a nice surprise for our Demonstrators and Customers and I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone reading my blog :)

As soon as their event has taken place, I'll be sure to upload pictures, especially of the evening event where our customers were able to make a number of lovely Make & Takes!

Anyway, be back soon.

Bye for now,

Alex

Reading For The Weekend

Hi all,

It's been a busy week here for one reason or another, so sorry for being MIA. I am, however really excited as I'm off to Reading for the weekend to meet up with lots of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators for a Training Session tomorrow which should be good and of course a lot of swapping.

In the evening is an Experience Evening put on for our customers, free of charge and an evening of "make and takes", so this should be a really fun day!

Be back later with a picture or two perhaps.

Have a good weekend everyone,

Alex

Mothering Sunday

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

If you're a Mother, I hope you're being pampered today and spending time with your loved ones, family and/or being allowed to craft till your heart's content!

For the card I made recently for my Mum, I decided to use my lovely Eyelet Border punch, not once, but twice :) The fab Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and a must go to stamp set called "Greenhouse Garden". I hope my Mum will love it...



Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Corner Rounder Punch and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Have a great day everyone!

Alex

Simply Said Gell Well Card

Morning all,

Hope you're all got something nice planned for the weekend :) Here's another card that I've made recently using "Simply Said" stamp set with "Sincere Salutations" for the sentiment.


Stamps: Simply Said, Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Confetti White.
Inkpad: Rose Red and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Brads - Soft Subtles - Pretty In Pink, Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Regal Rose, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said & Full Heart Punch

Hi all,

Another day and we're closer to the weekend :) Have been playing with my new Full HeartPunch which is only available to buy during March. Get it quick, otherwise you'll have to wait till it officially becomes available in the new Idea Book & Catalogue 2010-11 to be realeased this October!

Decided to play with the Perfect Pair Promotion, when you buy the "Simply Said" stamp set you qualify to get the co-ordinating Full Heart Punch for only £10 - that's 20% off the original price. If however, you already have the "Simply Said" stamp set, you can purchase the punch separately for the full price of £12.50. Below is a simple Mother's Day card to show the large heart punched with the fab new punch :)

Simply Said Mother's Day Card


Stamps: Simply Said, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Full Heart Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Stampin' Write Markers - Rose Red, Regal Rose and Certainly Celery, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Alex