Another week...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wishing you all a lovely day...

Bye for now,

Alex

xoxo

Stampin' Up! Class - Punch Bunch

Afternoon all,

Hope you're enjoying the weekend and are here to see what my ladies made in today's class. We had a great time playing with two of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets that you can earn for each £45 you spend before p&p. I love Punch Bunch, this was the first Sale-A-Bration stamp set I couldn't wait to get! It has an assortment of stamps for most occasions and it co-ordinates with a number of punches so it's handy when making any project as it cuts the time down of having to cut by hand. Did you notice that even the owl stamp will have a matching punch in the Mini Catalogue, due out in a couple of months time? How exciting is that!

So, here are the two cards the ladies made today, both using Punch Bunch stamp set with So Happy For You for one of the sentiments:

Punch Bunch - Suspension Baby Card


I originally took the idea of the card layout from Beth, and from here, created a suspension card. The punched images suspended in the top right hand corner are a babygro on one side and baby booties on the other side. As you turn the circles you'll see the two different images. Hope the pictures capture the effect.

Stamps: Punch Bunch (Sale-A-Bration 2011) and Bundle of Love.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo and Pretty In Pink. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, Small Tag Punch, Tag Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Sponge Dauber, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss - White, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Non SU: Dental Floss.
Card Size: A6.

Punch Bunch - For You Card


Stamps: Punch Bunch and So Happy For You (Sale-A-Bration 2011).
Cardstock: In Color: Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White. DSP - In Color - Poppy Parade.
Inkpad: In Color: Poppy Parade.
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Modern Label Extra-Large Punch, In Color: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon: Pear Pizzazz, Stampin' Marker Pen - In Color - Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Here are the two cards made in today's class side by side:


Hope you liked the cards. If you fancy placing an order with me to benefit from free stamp sets for a qualifying Sale-A-Bration order, please drop me an email.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 5 February 2011 - Sneak Peeks

Morning all,

Hope your weekend was a good one and you managed to catch up on a bit of crafting. I can't believe that it's February tomorrow and that means my next Stampin' Up! Class this weekend!

As we're all full swing of Sale-A-Bration at the moment, I thought I'd do a class centred around some of the lovely free stamps you can earn for every £45 you spend before p&p.

Sneak peeks of the cards are below:

Sneak Peek One


Sneak Peek Two


Pop back at the weekend for the cards in full.

Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Punch Bunch/So Happy For You Birthday Card

Hi all,

Yippee, I had time to do some crafting at the weekend and continued using my new Punch Bunch Sale-A-Bration stamp set that I received FREE with an order of £45 before p&p and teamed it up with So Happy For You, another Sale-A-Bration stamp set that has a number of handy sentiments for a number of different occasions :)

A very simple, clean card to celebrate someone's birthday in Poppy Parade (In Color). Can't wait to make a few of these in different colour combinations :) Hope you like the card below:

Punch Bunch/So Happy For You Birthday Card


Stamps: Punch Bunch and So Happy For You (Sale-A-Bration 2011).
Cardstock: In Color: Poppy Parade and Whisper White.
Inkpad: In Color: Poppy Parade.Accessories: Scallop Square Punch, In Color: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon: Poppy Parade, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Punch Bunch Birthday Card

Afternoon all,

It seems ages since I've made a card and what better excuse to get messy than inking up new stamps! Yes, that's right, I recently earned Punch Bunch Sale-A-Bration stamp set and couldn't wait to ink them up. Below is a quick card I made using new colours - Pink Pirouette and the lovely Poppy Parade In Color that I adore. Along with the matching Scallop Square Punch, I created a simple birthday card for my collection.

Punch Bunch Birthday Card


Punch Bunch Birthday Card - Inside


Stamps: Punch Bunch (Sale-A-Bration 2011).

Cardstock: In Color: Poppy Parade, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Inkpad: In Color: Poppy Parade.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Scallop Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch, In Color: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon: Poppy Parade, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Dimensionals.
Non-SU: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots and Large Corner Punch.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and hope to find time this weekend to do some more crafting!

Have a good weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 5 February 2011

My next Stampin' Up! Class is being held on Saturday 5 February. If you fancy coming along, drop me an email on: alexhau@rocketmail.com

Check back next weekend with a couple of sneak peeks...

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Class - I {Heart} Hearts

Afternoon all,

Hope you're having a good weekend and my eariler sneak peeks made you want to come back to see what the ladies have been making in my Stampin' Up! Class earlier today :)

Seeing as next month is February and Valentine's Day, I thought we would start the new year with a "love" themed class and make a couple of cards appropriate for some loved ones.

Both cards christen the stamp set I {Heart} Hearts which is lovely and co-ordinates nicely with three different heart punches. The first card is the easel style card, a technique that I did back in November 09 with the ladies and the second card christens the lovely Poppy Parade In Color products and the Heart Treat Cups along with the much loved Scallop Trim Corner Punch :)

So, without further ado, here are the two cards made today with the ladies:

I {Heart} Hearts - Easel Card


Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (P.18) and Heard From The Heart (P.74).
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: Early Espresso and Riding Hood Red.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

I {Heart} Hearts - Heart Treat Cup Card (With Contents)


I {Heart} Hearts - Heart Treat Cup Card (Without Contents)


Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (P.18) and Simply Said (P.47).
Cardstock: In Color: Poppy Parade, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - In Color: Poppy Parade.
Inkpad: In Color: Poppy Parade and Pink Pirouette.
Accessories: Full Heart Extra-Large Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Punch, Scallop Oval Extra-Large Punch, Oval Punch, In Color: 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon: Poppy Parade, Heart Treat Cups, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Stampin' Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

The two cards together:


Below are the stamps sets as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue:

I {Heart} Hearts (P.18):


Heard From The Heart (P.74):


Simply Said (P.47):


Thanks for stopping by, hope you liked the cards we made today.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 15 January 2011 - Sneak Peeks

Morning all,

Next week is my first Stampin' Up! Class for the new year :) Thought you might like to see some sneak peeks of what my ladies will be making next Saturday morning.

Sneak Peek 1


Sneak Peek 2


Hope this has wet your appetite and you'll come back next Saturday afternoon to see the projects in full.

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 15 January 2011

Hi all,

Hope your first week of the new year has been a good one so far. Time is flying by and I'm looking forward to my next card class with my ladies next Saturday 15 January :)

Check back at the weekend for some sneak peeks...

Until then, have a good week.

Alex

Choo Choo Birthday Card

Morning everyone,

Hope you're having a good Sunday so far :) Recently been commissioned to make a 3rd birthday card for a little boy and knew just the card to make. Really enjoyed stamping up these trains and animals and cutting them all out. Here's the card below for Jack:

Choo Choo Birthday Card


Stamps: Choo Choo, Loads of Love Accessories (man), Heard From The Heart (Inside sentiment), Right On Track (wheel) and Wild About You (retired).
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pacific Point, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede and Basic Grey.
Accessories: Stampin' Around Handle, Colour Spritzer Tool, Stampin' Write Markers - Bashful Blue and Wild Wasabi, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Happy 2011 Everyone!

Another year is over and HAPPY 2011!!! Hope whatever you got up to last night, you had fun celebrating the New Year in :D
It's time to Sale-A-Brate so grab the Idea Book & Catalogue, and start writing out your wish list of the things you would like so that you can earn yourself a FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set or two for each £45 you spend before p&p ;)

Have a great day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Sale-A-Bration 2011 Is Here!

IT'S HERE: Sale-A-Bration

This post will stay at the top till 28 February

Please scroll down for new posts.

Today's the day of Sale-A-Bration where you can earn yourself FREE stamp sets for every £45 you spend before p&p. There are four stamp sets to earn, so for each £45 you spend, you can choose from any of the four stamp sets below:

So Happy For You


Sweet Summer


Punch Bunch


Bliss


This promotion runs from 30 December till 28 February, so take a look through the Idea Book & Catalogue and contact me with your order today to start earning free stamp sets.

Alternatively, contact me about hosting your own workshop, so that you can earn Hostess Benefits for a qualifying workshop PLUS earn one free Sale-A-Bration set too.

Join Stampin' Up! during Sale-A-Bration and choose a FREE stamp set (excluding Hostess sets) from the Idea Book & Catalogue (valued up to £44.95).

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Alex