Happy 70th birthday!

Hi all,

Happy Sunday everyone :)

Just wanted to upload the 70th male birthday card I sneak peeked the other day as it's Ray's birthday today and by now I hope he would have opened his card from his wife :)

Here's the card in full:


Ray's a huge sports fan, loves his cricket and Dagenham & Redbridge Football (did you notice the football strip), so I made the card using Stampin' Up! cardstock and accessories, with the help of Woodware Clear Stamps for the sports related stamps :) *Must* get myself
"Just Soccer" on P.38 for any cards that I might need to do in the future, football related, and perhaps "Just Tennis" too - both might come in handy and are only £10.95 each set!

By the way, in case you were wondering, the owl from "Forest Friends" was stamped, cut and stuck on the back of the card as I didn't think having the owl stuck on the front with all the cricket bats/balls/footballs etc would go!

This card is pretty big and it wasn't till I finished that I realised it wouldn't fit into a standard sized envelope, let alone an SU envelope! lol. So made one to fit and finished it with stamping, cutting and half sticking down three footballs on the back, so that the envelope flap could tuck underneath the three footballs to close.

Stamps: Forest Friends. Non SU: Clear Woodware - Sports.
Cardstock: Whisper White, 12x12 Textured Cardstock - Ballet Blue and Brilliant Blue.
Inkpad: Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue and Close To Cocoa. Non SU: Memento - Tuxedo Black.
Accessories: 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Crop-A-Dile, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Sponge Daubers, Paper Snips, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Craft Knife, Number Templates, Acryllic Block.
Card Size: Approx w: 9-3/4" x h: 8-1/2".

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Sneak Peek - 70th Male Birthday Card

Hi all,

Hope you're doing well and having a good week. It's now Thursday, so nearly the weekend :) Been busy recently making a male 70th birthday card with the request that it has to be big, football, cricket and owl related. Not too difficult then! lol.

I've finally finished it last night and am pleased with the result - I'm sure the recipient will like it, whether he'll appreciate all my time and efforts in making a handmade card is another matter, but we'll see :)

At the moment, I think it's safe for a sneak peek. I'll be back to upload the card in full on Sunday as by then, he'll have hopefully opened the card :)

Sneak Peek


Have a good day,

Bye for now,

Alex

Wedding Card - Commission.

Happy Monday everyone :)

Hope you're all well and had a lovely weekend. Recently made a wedding card for someone who requested the colour Melon Mambo with the Bride Speciality Papers. The couple tied the knot this past weekend, so I think it's safe to post their card now :)

Wedding Card

Stamps: Polka Dot Punches (SAB 09).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo and Whisper White. Speciality Paper - Bride.
Inkpad: Craft Ink Pad - Whisper White.
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Full Heart Punch, Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Two Step Promotion - August 2010.

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Hi all,

Can you believe it's now August! Stampin' Up! have a fantastic offer this month and it's all about Two-Step Stamping :)

Click on the picture below for more information:


If you're not familar with this technique, click here for a little information about it. Basically using two colours and the help of the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, you create a stamped image in two steps layering one colour on top of the other! There's a number of different stamp sets that offer this technique and a selection of stamps are listed in August's Promotion for 20% off the catalogue price for the month of August only.

The stamp sets on offer for 20% off are:

• Loads of Love, P.31
  
• Big Bold Birthday, P.35
• Trendy Trees, P.39
• Greenhouse Garden, P.43
• Something Sweet, P.8 (Mini Catalogue)
• Tiny Tags, P.15 (Mini Catalogue)
• Bird On A Branch, P.18 (Mini Catalogue)

Click on Loads of Love, Big Bold Birthday, Trendy Trees and Greenhouse Garden above for examples of cards/boxes/projects made using these stamp sets.

Please contact me via email on alexhau@rocketmail.com if you'd like to purchase any of the above stamp sets for 20% off, or if you'd like anything else from the Idea Book & Catalogue.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said - Hostess Gift.

Me again :) Hope you're having a good Saturday.

Hope you've enjoyed viewing all the cards I've been making recently using "Simply Said" stamp set :) Over the last few days, I've been showcasing a new card each day that made up the Hostess gift. Below is how the three cards were packaged up for the Hostess. Thank you Jo for the tutorial on making the box :)

Simply Said Gift Set:


Cards out of the box:


Thanks for stopping by, I have enjoyed showcasing these cards and will make an effort to play with Simply Said a little more as it's still a favourite of mine ;)

Until then, enjoy your day and pop back tomorrow for the August Promotion :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said - Part 2

Happy Saturday!

Hope you've got something nice planned for the weekend :) Can you believe it's August tomorrow! Wait till you see what Stampin' Up! have in store for you :D (Come back tomorrow to find out August's Promotion).

Below is the final card made for the Hostess as part of a collection of cards made using the one stamp set, "Simply Said".

Simply Said


Stamps: Simply Said and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Basic Gray.
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon - Black, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen, Word Window Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by :)

See you later today for revealing the complete set of cards and box made for the Hostess.

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said - Part 1

Hi all,

Thank you for stopping by to see more cards made using the "Simply Said" stamp set :) Below is the second card that was given to the Hostess at my recent workshop:

Simply Said


Stamps: Simply Said.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Real Red and Basic Gray.
Accessories: Gingham Ribbon - Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by :) Pop back tomorrow for the 3rd and final card made as part of the Hostess gift.

Until then, have a good day.

Alex

Simply Said - Thank You.

Happy Thursday everyone :) Okay, so it's nearly the weekend for some of you ;)

Yesterday I showcased the card I demoed recently for the ladies, so inspired from a card I saw online, below is the card the ladies got to make and take away with them...

Simply Said




Stamps: Simply Said and Polka Dot Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White. Textured Cardstock - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Basic Gray.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Gingham Ribbon - Red, Full Heart Punch, Sponge Dauber, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by. Come back tomorrow to see 1 of 2 cards made using "Simply Said" stamp set that made up part of the Hostess gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said - Workshop.

Hi all,

Held a workshop recently for some lovely ladies and decided to play and showcase a favourite stamp set of mine called "Simply Said" which I think has many possibilities with the numerous images and sentiment stamps in the set of 11 stamps. I love this stamp set, but haven't managed to make much with it recently, as my go-to-stamps right now seem to be "Vintage Vogue" or "Greenhouse Garden"! lol. So, a perfect opportunity to make a few cards with this set to show it's versatility to the ladies.

The ladies all watched me demo a card using various stamps from the Simply Said stamp set along with En Francais Background Stamp and Oval All and matching punches. (This card was CASEd by Helen a fellow SU Demo). The completed card that I demoed made part of the Hostess gift for welcoming me to their club again. Here's the card I made below:

Simply Said


Stamps: Simply Said, Oval All and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Basic Gray and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Bashful Blue.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue and Basic Gray.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Bashful Blue, Taffeta Ribbon - Basic Gray, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.

Pop back tomorrow and I'll show case the Make & Take that the ladies made.

Until next time...

Alex

Greenhouse Garden - Happy Birthday Wishes

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week so far. Been playing with my "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set recently and made a card for when I need one quick using my favourite colours - blue.

Hope you like.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Fun & Fast Notes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Barely Banana, So Saffron and Sage Shadow.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

All In The Family - Nanny.

Hi all,

Hope you had a good weekend :) It's Mum's birthday today and so my nephew and I made a birthday card for her a week or so ago and had a little stamping session. Finley's only 5, but I think he enjoys cardmaking ;) and he's an ace at that Stamp-A-Ma-Jig! :D

Here's the card Finley made for Nanny.
(All stamped by Finley and put together by me, with the exception of the letters spelling Nanny).

All The In The Family (Front View)


All The In The Family (Side View)


Stamps: All In The Family, Forest Friends, Good Neighbors (SAB 10) and Typeset Alphabet Upper (retired) and Typeset Alpabet Lower (retired).
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - Certainly Celery (retired).
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Regal Rose, Old Olive, Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Square Scallop Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive. Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: 8" x 5" x 4"

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue

Hi all,

It's been a busy week and I've recently made a card using my favourite stamp set, "Vintage Vogue". I CASEd my own card here, and made it in a different colourway.

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue.
Cardstock: Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Brocade Blue, Sponge Dauber, Brads - Rich Regals, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Have a good day,

Alex