Next Stampin' Up! Class - 2 April 2011 - Sneak Peeks

Morning all,

Hope you're well and have been enjoying the lovely spring weather we've had recently! Apparently it's about to change over the weekend, but fingers crossed the sunshine stays out long enough for a boost of some vitamin D.

Just wanted to drop by to show off some sneak peeks that I have prepared for next week's Easter themed class. We are using a number of punches and new goodies from the Mini Catalogue! I can't wait...

Sneak Peek 1


Sneak Peek 2


Hope you like, and check back next Saturday for the projects in full.

Have a great weekend, remember to put those clocks forward tonight...

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Stampin' Up! Class - Make A Monster.

Afternoon all,

Another lovely class spent with my ladies this morning making a number of birthday cards using the fabulous stamp set, Make A Monster which is great for children, both boys and girls.

Below are the sneak peeks revealed of what everyone made this morning - a clever waterfall card that will amaze the kiddies as the ribbon is gently pulled down and a regular card using lovely Designer Series Paper and soft satin ribbon. Here are the cards below:

Make A Monster Waterfall Card


As you pull down the ribbon, three different monsters are revealed until the forth panel reveals the sentiment.

2nd Panel


3rd Panel


4th Panel


Stamps: Make A Monster (P.36), Schoolbook Serif Numbers (P.77) and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess Set - P.11).
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Grey, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Pacfic Point.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pumpkin Pie, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Brads - Silver, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Make A Monster Card


Stamps: Make A Monster (P.36) and Cheer & Wishes (P.75).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White. DSP - Patterns Stacks -Brights - Daffodil Delight.
Inkpad: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist and Rose Red.
Accessories: Oval Extra Large Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, 1-3/8" Square Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Marina Mist, Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Completed Cards from today's class:


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

Afterthoughts (P.11):


Make A Monster (P.36):


Cheer & Wishes (P75): On promotion this month in March Frenzy for 30% off!


Schoolbook Serif Numbers (P.76):


Hope you like the cards. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

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

Hi all,

Just thought I'd pop by with the projects the ladies will be making this Saturday at my next Stampin' Up! Class. If you like the look of the sneak peeks below and wish to come along to Saturday's class for a couple of hours and live nearby, please let me know as I have a space waiting for you.

Sneak Peek 1


Sneak Peek 2


See you on Saturday for the projects in full.

Until then,

Bye for now,

Alex

March Frenzy Promotion - Up to 30% Off...

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Morning all,

Happy 1st of March and a new promotion from Stampin' Up! For the whole month of March, you can get your hands on selected products for up to 30% off! What a fantastic offer after a generous Sale-A-Bration promotion that ended on Monday 28 February :)

Click on my sidebar on the left hand side to be taken to the official Stampin' Up! website, or see the list below on the selected goodies to choose from:

Item	Page	Product Description	Discount	Retail Price	Sale Price
109679	40	Wheel Fast Flowers	20%	£6.50	£5.20
109685	48	Wheel Jumbo Neighborhood	30%	£8.50	£5.95
110528	61	Friendly Stamp	30%	£16.95	£11.87
107559	69	Jumbo Wheel Spot On	20%	£8.50	£6.80
109675	70	Wheel Baroque Border	30%	£6.50	£4.55
110524	75	Cheer & Wishes Stamp	30%	£16.95	£11.87
121717	87	A4 Cardstock - Shimmery White	30%	£7.50	£5.25
106555	87	A4 Cardstock - Glossy White	20%	£6.25	£5.00
117167	89	Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper	20%	£8.75	£7.00
113659	93	Rub-On Hidden Garden Blossoms	30%	£8.50	£5.95
111325	99	Hodgepodge Styled Silver	20%	£25.95	£20.76
120963	102	Stampin’ Pastels New Color Kit	30%	£11.25	£7.88
102845	102	Blender Pens	20%	£7.95	£6.36

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Have a good day!

Alex

Just three days left of Sale-A-Bration...

Hi all,

Hope you've been having a good week and looking forward to the weekend :) Just wanted to stop by to say that I'm hoping to put in my Stamper's Club order real soon so that we can all benefit from making the most of gaining FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp sets before the promotion runs out this Monday. If you fancy placing a qualifying order to gain one of four stamp sets for each £45 you spend before p&p, or an order of any amount, please contact me via email or telephone.

Talking of days... I can't believe it's going to be March on Tuesday! This means next weekend is my next Stampin' Up! Class that I'm looking forward to. Sneak peeks will be added to my blog early next week and revealed next Saturday 5 March, so remember to check back.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Bye for now,

Alex

Quilted Card - Birthday.

Hi all,

So, with Half Term upon us and more time to myself, I've been busy crafting :) Recently on SCS, I saw the tutorial for the Quilted Card and thought I'd have a go seeing as it's perfect for all those scraps that you have lying around and secondly my Mum's friend is a quilter and has a birthday this Thursday so perfect timing!

So, using Spring colours and some DSP, here is the quilted card below:

Quilted Card


Stamps: Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set - P.14).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, So Saffron and Whisper White. DSP - Sunny Garden and Patterns Stack - In Color in Pear Pizzazz.
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and So Saffron.
Accessories: Modern Label Extra Large Punch, Sponge Dauber, SNAIL Adhesive, Grid Paper, Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 5" x 5".

The sentiment used is from Occasional Quotes as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue on P.14:


Thanks for stopping by today :) Enjoy the rest of your week.

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Workshop - Spring Theme.

Hi all,

Had a fabulous day today seeing ladies who love to craft :) Thanks to Betty for allowing me to demonstrate at her craft club.

As a thank you for allowing me to come along, I made Betty a little gift - a box to hold some foiled chocolate eggs inside and an Easter card as her request for today's workshop was for a Spring theme. Below is the gift box I made, which is like the one made for my Christmas Class here, except I used spring-like colours and combined it with the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Punch Bunch. The card that I also demoed for the club and gave away will have to wait to be revealed as this will be part of my April Cardmaking Class so sneak peeks will be shown in due course.

Here is the Hostess gift:

Scallop Circle Box - For You (Side View - Lid On)


Scallop Circle Box - For You (Side View - Lid Off)


Stamps: Punch Bunch (SAB 2011).
Cardstock: In Color: Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. DSP: Sunny Garden.
Inkpad: Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Window Sheet, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Strip and 3D dimensionals.
Box Size: 3-5/8" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2".

So, based on the request of Spring, I decided to use Greenhouse Garden stamp set for the Make & Take as it's a favourite of mine and thought the ladies could handle the stamp-a-ma-jig to do the two-step stamping technique.

Here are the cards the ladies made below, in a choice of either Melon Mambo or Pumpkin Pie:

Greenhouse Garden - Melon Mambo with Pretty In Pink


Greenhouse Garden - Pumpkin Pie with Daffodil Delight


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden (P.51) and Oval All (P.64).
Cardstock: Confetti White, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie.
Inkpad: Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Stamp sets used today are as follows:

Greenhouse Garden (P.51):


Oval All (P.64):


Thanks for stopping by. Just six more days left of Sale-A-Bration so be quick with any last minute orders!

See you tomorrow with another recent card that I've made.

Bye for now,

Alex

Sale-A-Bration - Only Eight Days Left...

Hi all,

WOW: Where has the weeks gone to?!? I'm really glad it's Half Term - I might finally get some time to myself and craft!

Can you believe we're nearing the end of Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration promotion? That's right, there's just eight more days to make the most of your purchases and gain some stamp sets for FREE in the process. If you would like to place an order with me, just let me know via email or telephone.

This coming week I have a workshop to attend to... I can't wait to see the ladies and help them have fun playing with various Stampin' Up! goodies and hope help them earn some Sale-A-Bration stamp sets for FREE too!

Watch this space for their Make & Takes that they'll create and my Hostess Gift made.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and week off if you're on Half Term too.

Bye for now,

Alex

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