Baby Boy

Hi all,

Okay, so it's now mid week and I've been busy since the weekend making more cards. At the weekend I have a special little boy's 1st birthday and his Christening on the same day, so below is a little sneak peek of his birthday card for now. On Sunday, I'll be able to upload it in full.

Sneak Peak


Bye for now,

Alex

Bar Mitzvah

Hi all,

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend and having a good Father's Day. Wanted to upload the Bar Mitzvah commission that I had last month as it's safe to do so now. The lady ordered a few different gift card wallets for some upcoming events, so here below is one for a Bar Mitzvah celebration:

Outside


Inside - when you slide off the band


These gift card wallets are a great idea to give someone - either to enclose a cheque or to put a gift card in for the recipient.

Bye for now,

Alex

Moving House?

Hi all,

Can you believe it's Friday tomorrow! Where does the week fly to? Anyway, been busy per usual and decided to christen my "Neighbourhood" Stampin' Wheel teamed up with "Loads of Love" and "Loads of Love Accessories" and the SAB stamp set "Congrats" last night to make a few New Home cards.
Here they are:
This one was cased and inspired by on SCS:


Another card made using the same stamps as mentioned above:

Hope you have a good weekend.

Alex

Catching Up...

Hello all,

Hope life is treating you well and your week has gone off to a good start. I can't believe where time has flown to, but I've set aside tonight to do a bit of catch up blogging because it's been too long!

First of all, thank you to Aimes, Alison, Carole, Nicci, Nicki and Sarah H for sending me a Blog Award. It's really appreciated and so sorry it's taken till now to mention it. If you'd like to play and you feel you're worthy of this blog award :) please feel free to award yourself with the Blog Award below and do the following:

1) To thank the person who gave you the award, list their blog and link to it.
2) Write and list 10 honest things about yourself.
3) Put a copy of The Honest Scrap Logo on your blog.
4) Must select at least 7 other worthy bloggers and list their links.
5) Must notify the bloggers of the award.

So, what have I been up to lately? Lots of cards I guess, both for personal and a few commissions. So without further ado, here are some creations I've recently been working on below:
Wedding Cards
A card using both Stampin' Up! products - "Happy Hearts" stamp set and my trusty Cuttlebug Embossing Folders.


A card inspired and cased by Clair & Sharni using Stampin' Up! "Mr & Mrs" stamp set and Taffeta ribbon in Pretty in Pink and Kraft.


Big Birthday Celebrations

Happy 40th Birthday using "Seeing Spots" stamp set.


Happy 80th Birthday using Patterns Designer Series Paper and Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon in Rose Red.


Okay, I think I'll stop posting for now, then I'll have some more cards left to upload for the remaining of the week :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Tuesday already

WOW: Where has the time flown to? I can't believe I haven't managed to upload anything to my blog in over a week! It's been a busy week or so, but fingers crossed, I'll be back later tonight for an update with pictures of new creations.

Have a good day,

Alex

Sunday morning.

Hi all,

The weather's a little brighter now, so thought I'd take and upload a picture of the goodies that the ladies made in the workshop yesterday:


I'm really pleased with the end results - two matching cards and Mini Gable Boxes in Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip - two of my favourite colour combos using various Patterns Designer Series Paper :)

Bye for now,

Alex

It's The Weekend :)

Hi all,

Just wanted to say a quick hello before I retire to bed to say that I had a wonderful morning and to thank the lovely ladies that came to my Stampin' Up! workshop today.

I think everyone had a great time, I know I did :) and we made some wonderful goodies. It was quite exciting seeing the ladies creating the cards using a number of strips of Patterns Designer Series Paper. Then it was a first for my workshop to create a 3D item, so with the help of the Stampin' Up! Mini Gable Box Template, the ladies created a matching box using the same Patterns Designer Series Paper as the card.

As it's a little late now to take a picture, I'll pop a picture of our workshop creations tomorrow.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Workshop - Saturday 6 June 09

WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL

Hi all,

For those that live local to me who have a few hours spare to craft with some lovely ladies,
the next workshop will take place on Saturday 6 June. Come on over at 10.15am for a 10.30am start. Please email if you'd like to join us.

Some sneak peeks of what we'll be making:

Card


Box

Bye for now,

Alex

Granddaughter Commission

Hi all,

Hope you're well and looking forward to Friday :) Thought after my earlier sneak peek of the Confirmation Cards, you'd like to see another commission that I can now reveal. A number of invitations and purse boxes along with a large A5 card was commissioned by a lady who's celebrating her special Granddaughter's birthday this month.

Hope it was worth the wait!


Bye for now,

Alex

Confirmation Cards

Hi all,

Hope everyone reading this post are well and have been enjoying the beautiful weather wherever you are. I can't believe it's been a while since updating my blog, but it's been extremely busy this end so I've now got a spare moment to do a little catching up :)

So, since it was the end of May yesterday, I can now officially upload the three Confirmation Cards that I was commissioned for earlier. Kate lent me some gorgeous Papertrey Ink stamps so that I could do these cards, so I was ever so grateful for her kindness.

Here they are:





Be back later for another upload of earlier sneak peeks.

Alex

Designer Series Paper Offer For May 2009

Stampin' Up!
Scrapbook/Designer Series Paper Promotion
1 May - 31 May 2009

This post will remain at the top until 31 May.
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Hi all,

Hope you're having a good week so far and looking forward to a long Bank Holiday weekend. Thought I'd let you in on another great offer from Stampin' Up! which begins Friday 1 May for the whole month of May. In fact there's two great offers to take advantage of this month! See below:

Offer 1
What better way to reward yourself than with some lovely Designer Series Papers? Buy three packs of any DSP from the current Idea Book & Catalogue and/or from the Mini catalogue and get one pack absolutely free! That's a saving of £7.75.

Can't warrant buying three packs all to yourself? How about club together with yourself and two friends and split the fourth pack between you, saving you £7.75!

Whether you *need* these papers for cardmaking or for scrapbooking, there's no better time to buy than from the 1st of May. All packs contain 12 sheets (2 each of 6 double-sided designs) use the 12" x 12" (30.5cm x 30.5cm) Designer Series Paper featuring exclusive patterns printed on both sides to co-ordinate beautifully with SU cardstock, ink and accessories. These papers can be trimmed to be used in any size scrapbook layout, mini book, matting cards or 3D projects and are also acid and lignin free.

Watch this space for an upload of some cards and 3D items I've recently made using various Designer Series Papers.

Offer 2
Join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator with our specially priced Scrapbooking Starter Kit at just £99. If you join as a demonstrator through me before the end of May then you can also choose any catalogue stamp set, any value, in addition to your starter kit. Email me on alexhau@rocketmail.com for more details about becoming a demonstrator and joining the Stampin' Up! family.

Below is the Promotional Poster if you're interested in the May Offer:

Bye for now,

Alex

Grad Card

Hi all,

Hope you're all well and looking forward to another long Bank Holiday weekend. Thought I'd show you my latest Boo Bear card with the theme of graduation seeing as it's exam season. I have used Boo Bear a few times before now, but by choosing different coloured cardstock, choosing to chalk the edges or outline in pen creates a different look. Hope you like:

Hope to make a boy version one day soon :)

Bye for now,

Alex