Happy Easter

Hi all,

Hope you're having a relaxing weekend and you've got crafting stash and choccie eggs on your agenda today :)

Using the same Joy Fold Card technique like my recent workshop card, I decided to try and replicate to make a couple of Easter cards.

Here they are using a much neglected stamp set of mine "Loads of Love" and "Loads of Love Accessories" in Easter/Spring-like colours :)

Easter Card 1


Stamps: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories.
Cardstock: So Saffron, Confetti White and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Certainly Celery (retired).
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Certainly Celery, Close To Cocoa and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Write Markers - various colours for the eggs, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Easter Card 2


Stamps: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories.
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Confetti White and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Certainly Celery (retired).
Inkpad: Basic Grey, So Saffron, Close To Cocoa and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Write Markers - various colours for the eggs, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.


Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely Easter Sunday.

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Workshop

Hi all,

Well I've had a lovely morning with my ladies making a card and a co-ordinating box using goodies from the new Mini Catalogue :) Today's projects, using the colour combo of Old Olive and Rose Red, was a Joy Fold Card and one of Lauren's Timeless Templates called "Tucked Away".

Here they are in full, enjoy!

Joy Fold Card - Shut


Stamps: Vintage Vogue (Mini, P.14) and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive and Rose Red.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Old Olive.
Accessories: Rhinestones - Clear, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Joy Fold Card - Open


Tucked Away Box


Stamps: Vintage Vogue (Mini Catalogue, P.14), Framed With Love (Mini Catalogue, P.10) and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Old Olive.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Rhinestones - Clear, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: W: 3.5" x D: 2" x H: 2-3/8"

Joy Fold Card With Tucked Away Box


Hope these were worth the wait :) Off to do some cardmaking now.

Have a good day,

Bye for now,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Workshop - This Easter Weekend.

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Hi all,

Hope your day is going well and you're looking forward to a long Bank Holiday weekend :)

Thought I'd upload a picture of what my ladies will be making this weekend. Only a sneak peek, but I'll be back at the weekend to reveal the whole picture :)

Sneak Peek 1


Sneak Peek 2


If you are living nearby and wish to come along to my workshop this Saturday, please drop me an email.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Workshop - Easter Weekend

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Hi all,

I can't believe where the time is flying to and it's already past the middle of March! Not long till the next monthly workshop, which will be on Saturday 3rd April.

I currently have a couple of spaces left, so if you're around and would like to join some ladies to make some lovely cards using products from the new Mini Catalogue, then please get in touch with me on alexhau@rocketmail.com

Be back at a later date for some sneak peeks.

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden With En Francais

Hi all,

In a little while I have my monthly Stampin' Up! workshop, so I'm looking forward to seeing my ladies for another exciting couple of hours of stamping and chatting and will be back later to reveal the sneak peeks in full :)

Until then, as promised, I'll leave you here with another card I've recently made using "Greenhouse Garden" with a favourite background stamp called "En Francais" and a couple of circle punches.

Here it is:

Greenhouse Garden With En Francais


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.
Accessories: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

See you later,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Card With Vintage Vogue

Hi all,

I hope you're all looking forward to a nice long Bank Holiday weekend :) Happy Good Friday! I've been busy recently playing with my Greenhouse Garden stamp set and have a couple of cards to show you using Cameo Coral and Mellow Moss as a colour theme. I'll upload a new card each day till Tuesday, so that you have something to look forward to.

The first one below is using "Greenhouse Garden" with "Vintage Vogue" and "Love You Much" stamp sets. I'm loving "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set and now with the new Mini Catalogue out yesterday, I've equally fallen in love with "Vintage Vogue" :) Todays card I've used both favourites to create a card that can be given to a friend for any occasion. Hope you like.


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Vintage Vogue (Mini Catalogue, P. 14) and Love You Much (sentiment).
Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.
Accessories: 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - White, Stampin' Write Marker - Cameo Coral, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

1st April - Mini Catalogue Time!

It's HERE!

I bet it's been agony waiting for this day to finally arrive, but it's now 1 April and you are officially allowed to order from the Brand New Mini Catalogue!

It's jammed packed with 23 pages of lovely new products that are an addition to the Idea Book & Catalogue. Notice the lovely shimmer paint, the individual stamps, the gorgeous satin ribbon to name but a few...

If you can't wait for your paper copy, please click on the side link (left hand side) which will take you to the catalogue online. If however you'd like a paper copy, please let me know and I'll pop one in the post to you.

Enjoy,

Alex

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