Christmas Cards...

Here are a few Christmas cards made recently using the much loved Hostess Level 3 Stamp Set: "Window Dressing" teamed up with "Snow Flurries" and a sentiment from "Occasional Greetings".

Card One


Stamps: Window Dressing, Snow Flurries and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Bashful Blue.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Gingham Ribbon - Light Blue, Stampin' Markers - Yo Yo Yellow, Real Red and Bashful Blue and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.


Card Two

Stamps: Window Dressing and Snow Flurries.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Bashful Blue. Versamark Stamp Pad
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Stampin' Markers - Bashful Blue and Real Red and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.


Card Three


Stamps: Window Dressing, Snow Flurries and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Night of Navy.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon - Night of Navy, Stampin' Markers - Close To Cocoa, Real Red and Garden Green and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.


Hope you're having a good week.

Bye for now,

Alex

Monday again...

Hi all,

Hope everyone's had a great weekend :) Have been super busy recently making lots of Christmas cards! With a bit of luck, I will be back later with a couple of new pictures.

Bye for now,

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Workshop - 7 November

Hi all,

Been having a good weekend so far and have managed to complete a couple more Christmas cards for my collection :)

I have also now finished designing and making my Christmas cards for next week's workshop and I can't wait for my ladies to have a go at these cards.

Here are a few sneak peeks of what's in store for the ladies next Saturday:




Come back next Saturday to see the cards in full :)

Be back a little later with news of Stampin' Up!'s November Promotion soon...

Until then,

Alex

Spiderman Card

At the weekend, I've been a little busy doing a few commissions. I can't post them yet, but I can reveal a card that I made a few weeks back for a lady's grandson as his birthday has now passed.

Using various colours of Stampin' Up! cardstock - Real Red, Night of Navy, Yo Yo Yellow and Ballet Blue, I was able to create a Spiderman card below with the use of some non-SU products:



Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Another week...

Hi all,

Hope everyone had a nice weekend and your Monday was a good one. Well, the days are just flying by and I haven't posted in a little while, so here I am, thought I'd catch up with some blogging seeing as I've lost the natural daylight for crafting.

So, last week I had my first Stampin' Up! Evening Session :) I hope I can say on behalf of all the ladies that came, that they had a good time and we managed to get some crafting done in between the tea, biscuits and chatting. It was lovely to meet up with you all and I can't wait to do this again in November.

Be back later with a card or two.

Bye for now,

Alex

Want to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator?

This message will stay at the top till 13 November.
Please scroll down for new posts.

Have I caught your eye, want to know more about this fantastic offer? (Click on the below picture of what the Starter Kit comprises of):



Well, Stampin' Up! is offering a limited-time 10% discount on the Starter Kit to new recruits. Yes, you heard right, that's over £240 worth of stamping and business supplies for only £125 - 10 per cent off the regular price of £139 - until the promotion ends on Friday 13 November.

The Starter Kit comprises of the following products with the option to choose many of the products to suit your style, i.e. swap out the ink pad colours, cardstock and stamp sets to ones that you prefer. (Click on the below picture):


Remember you can sign up just to get the fabulous discounts, pay for your own stamping addiction without the need to hold demonstrations and workshops if this is what you prefer. Many Demonstrators juggle their day time job and manage this part-time or you can make this into a fully fledged full-time business - the choice is really up to you.

If you're interested to know more or want some questions answered, then get in touch with me.

Bye for now,

Alex

SU Blog Candy Has Arrived!

Hi all,

Well what a great day to come home to. I have mail and it's my SU Blog Candy that I won from the promotional Blog Hopping at the beginning of this month to launch the new Idea Book & Catalogue.

I won a stamp set, punch and ink pad and here they are below:


Can't wait to ink up and play now!

Bye for now,

Alex

Wednesday already...

Hi all,

Hope everyone's having a good week so far :) I've been busy making a few cards recently and preparing for my first Evening Craft Session tonight, so I can't wait to meet with some new ladies for some fun and crafting!

Recently got out my Mr & Mrs stamp set, which is a wedding themed set that I haven't used recently and had a lightbulb effect. Decided to have a little play with it and here's what I came up with below:

Mr & Mrs
Thought this would be perfect for either a birthday, thank you or just a "for you" kind of card :)


Stamps: Mr & Mrs and Basic Phrases.
Cardstock: Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Regal Rose.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, Word Window Punch and Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a good day.

Alex

Reaching the big 9-0

A birthday card for a lady who celebrates her 90th birthday!


Stamps: Seeing Spots and Schoolbook Serif Alphabet.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Christening Card

Hi all,

Hope you're well and glad it's nearly the weekend. Thought I'd upload a couple of cards I've recently been making:

A Christening Card



Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet. Non-SU: Doodlebug - Baby.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Bashful Blue and Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: SU Gingham RIbbon - Light Blue. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots, Nestabilities - Long Rectangles. Sentiment Computer Generated.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for looking.

Alex

Cute Magnolia Card

A little while ago I was asked to make a Granddaughter card for a soon to be four year old and so I used a cute Magnolia image along with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder and SU Designer Series Papers to create the card below. Apologies for the slightly blurred image, unfortunately I no longer have the card to take another photo :(


Stamps: Non-SU: Magnolia.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink and Whisper White. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party.
Ink Pad: Pretty In Pink. Non-SU: Memento Tuxedo Black.
Accessories: Sponge Daubler, Copics, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Numbers. Sentiment Computer Generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

Tree Trimmings

Hello all,

Well it's been another busy week as usual and my Workshop on Saturday went well making two Christmas cards using the new stamp set "Tree Trimmings". My ladies got to use new goodies from the newly published Idea Book & Catalogue and they created the two cards below:

Tree Trimmings


Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Basic Phrases.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Wersamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Embossing Buddy, White and Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Corner Rounder Punch.
Card Size: A6.

Spinner Card

The below card is a spinner card with the use of two pennies. These fit in between the Word Window slot and enables the ornament to slide left and right across the card as you tilt it slightly to reveal the sentiment behind.


Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Basic Phrases.
Cardstock: Garden Green, Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Garden Green and Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Heat Gun, Word Window Punch.
Card Size: A6.

Hope you like and they inspire you to start making your Christmas cards!

Thanks for stopping by,

Alex