Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Hello from me :)

Hope you're having a good week and looking forward to the weekend that is not too far away!

Below is the last card that makes up the Hostess Gift for the lucky lady who hosted a workshop recently.

Greenhouse Garden


Really enjoyed playing with these colours, especially the Melon Mambo and matching Polka Dot Ribbon! lol. Liking the background effect playing around with the different stamps within the set of 10 stamps too.

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo and Old Olive.
Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by! Please leave me a message if you have a mo.

Please visit tomorrow for the completed Hostess Gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Morning everyone,

Hope you're enjoying the recent cards showcasing "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set :)

Below is the second card that was made for the Hostess.

Greenhouse Garden


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Gable Green, Pixie Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Gable Green, Pixie Pink and Pink Passion.
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow for the last card in the series.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Morning all,

Okay, so with "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set being one of my favourites and on offer this month, how can you refuse to have a little play?!?

The Hostess from my recent workshop received a handmade gift from me as a thank you for allowing me to demo at her Craft Club. Her favourite colours are pink and green, so I decided to make a number of cards in those colours for her. Below is a card I demoed to the club, that also made up one of the cards she received from me.

Card Demo


This card is based on the same layout as the previous one made here. Just changed the colour combo, Designer Series Papers and stamp set, and hey presto! The background has been stamped with one of the middle line stamps, firstly on some scrap paper, then onto the Whisper White cardstock so that it's a more subtle effect. The edges have then been inked with a Sponge Dauber and matching Pretty In Pink ink.

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Oval All.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Mellow Moss and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Mellow Moss.
Accessories: Taffeta Ribbon - Mellow Moss, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by, and please visit again tomorrow to see the second card that made up the Hostess Gift.

Bye for now,

Alex

Workshop - Greenhouse Garden

Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week. Recently held a workshop for some ladies and we had fun with "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set which is a Two-Step Stamp Set which is fabulous used with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.

Below is the "Make & Take" that the ladies made which uses one of the stamp sets on offer this month for 20% off!

Greenhouse Garden - Make & Take


Inside the Card


The ladies made the card above, either choosing to leave the Pixie Pink cardstock blank or stamping to make a floral patterned background using one of the middle line stamps. The side was punched with the Scallop Edge Punch and a strip of Gable Green cardstock was adhered to the inside right hand side of the card.

Considering some of the ladies were new to crafting, they managed really well and had a go. Some were a pro with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig!

Stamps: Greenhouse Garden and Sincere Salutations.
Cardstock: Pixie Pink, Gable Green and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pixie Pink and Pink Passion.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and Bone Folder.
Card Size: 4"x4".

See you tomorrow for a peek of the Demo Card that made part of the Hostess gift :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 21 August 2010 - Sneak Peek

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you're having a good start to the week, can you believe it's the second week of August already?!?

Well, my monthly Stampin' Up! Class was meant to be held this past weekend, but with school holidays and summer months being a little busy with people going away on holidays etc, I have put back the August Class till Saturday 21 August and thought I'd show you a sneak peek of what my ladies will be making in two weekend's time.

In The Stars

Here's the first card that they'll make.


Be back another time for the second sneak peek :)

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

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