Mini Catalogue Blog Hop - Coming Soon...

oops, my fingers pressed Publish Post too quick, and I nearly had a heart attack! lol.

Phew, thankfully, I deleted the contents of this original post quickly, otherwise, you'd be seeing all the new goodies two days, too early!

Please come back this Sunday at 10am to see what's in store in the new Mini Catalogue :)

Have a good weekend everyone.

Bye for now,

Alex

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Hope you're well and are looking forward to the weekend :) I've been rather busy playing with my new Mini Catalogue goodies that I pre-ordered earlier this month (perk of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator) and after an evening playing, I'm really excited about Sunday's Mini Blog Hop!

I've made a couple of cards and a 3d item to show case on Sunday at 10am using a brand new stamp set from the Mini Catalogue that will shortly be released and available to buy from Thursday 1 April onwards.

If you would like to get your hands on a Mini Catalogue full of 23 pages of new stamp sets, Designer Series Papers and accessories, please drop me an email at alexhau@rocketmail.com

Come back and visit me on Sunday!

Bye for now,

Alex

Birthday Boy.

Hi all,

Here's a birthday card that I've made recently for a special boy's birthday. He's a huge fan of WWE and so I thought I'd make a birthday card to celebrate another year older using one of his favourite wrestlers, John Cena.

Here's the card:


Stamps: Schoolbook Serif Alphabet.
Cardstock: Brilliant Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Brilliant Blue.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals. Image of John Cena downloaded from the internet. Happy Birthday sentiment generated on the computer using a WWE font.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Alex

Stampin' Up! Weekend

Hi all,

Hope you've all had a good weekend :) I've had a very enjoyable weekend in Reading and it was nice to see some familar faces from previous Stampin' Up! get togethers and lots of new faces too.

The day started off with a pleasant surprise, as we checked in, we were given a Stampin' Up! carrier bag and in it was a fabulous new .................... from the Mini Catalogue soon to be released on Thursday 1 April!!! As you can imagine, my smile beamed from ear to ear as I peered into the bag to reveal what I saw! It's one of the ................... on my Wish List, so I'm really chuffed with receiving this at the weekend and can't wait to use it. (Sorry for the dot dot dots, I can only fill in the blanks at a later date).

The day continued with swapping our swap cards/fronts/projects with the other Demonstrators and I've come away with lots of different swaps back, from stamp sets I do not currently own yet, to colour combos I've never tried. It really is a lovely way of building up your samples to showcase at your classes and workshops, lots of inspiration and CASing.

The rest of the day was informative and fun, and I'm afraid at the moment, I can't say too much more as there's one more Training/Experience Event to be held in Plymouth on 10 April. We've been sworn to secrecy so that it's a nice surprise for our Demonstrators and Customers and I wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone reading my blog :)

As soon as their event has taken place, I'll be sure to upload pictures, especially of the evening event where our customers were able to make a number of lovely Make & Takes!

Anyway, be back soon.

Bye for now,

Alex

Reading For The Weekend

Hi all,

It's been a busy week here for one reason or another, so sorry for being MIA. I am, however really excited as I'm off to Reading for the weekend to meet up with lots of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators for a Training Session tomorrow which should be good and of course a lot of swapping.

In the evening is an Experience Evening put on for our customers, free of charge and an evening of "make and takes", so this should be a really fun day!

Be back later with a picture or two perhaps.

Have a good weekend everyone,

Alex

Mothering Sunday

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

If you're a Mother, I hope you're being pampered today and spending time with your loved ones, family and/or being allowed to craft till your heart's content!

For the card I made recently for my Mum, I decided to use my lovely Eyelet Border punch, not once, but twice :) The fab Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon and a must go to stamp set called "Greenhouse Garden". I hope my Mum will love it...



Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Corner Rounder Punch and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Have a great day everyone!

Alex

Simply Said Gell Well Card

Morning all,

Hope you're all got something nice planned for the weekend :) Here's another card that I've made recently using "Simply Said" stamp set with "Sincere Salutations" for the sentiment.


Stamps: Simply Said, Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Confetti White.
Inkpad: Rose Red and Regal Rose.
Accessories: Brads - Soft Subtles - Pretty In Pink, Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Regal Rose, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good weekend :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Simply Said & Full Heart Punch

Hi all,

Another day and we're closer to the weekend :) Have been playing with my new Full HeartPunch which is only available to buy during March. Get it quick, otherwise you'll have to wait till it officially becomes available in the new Idea Book & Catalogue 2010-11 to be realeased this October!

Decided to play with the Perfect Pair Promotion, when you buy the "Simply Said" stamp set you qualify to get the co-ordinating Full Heart Punch for only £10 - that's 20% off the original price. If however, you already have the "Simply Said" stamp set, you can purchase the punch separately for the full price of £12.50. Below is a simple Mother's Day card to show the large heart punched with the fab new punch :)

Simply Said Mother's Day Card


Stamps: Simply Said, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Rose Red. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Full Heart Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Stampin' Write Markers - Rose Red, Regal Rose and Certainly Celery, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and 3d dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day.

Alex

Butterfly Punch Card

Morning all,

Hope you're having a good week so far :) Last weekend I played with my new Butterfly punch and was inspired by the cards in SCS and decided to CASE a card by kstamper. Really liked her use of the punch using designer series papers and the swirly stamp from "Season of Joy" to create a card for any occasion.

If you haven't already got "Flight of The Butterfly" stamp set, now is a great time to purchase it and get 20% off the Butterfly punch at the same time with March's Perfect Pair Promotion.

Butterfly Punch Card


Stamps: Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Confetti White (base) and Basic Black. Designer Series Paper - Tea Party and Sweet Always.
Inkpad: White Craft Ink.
Accessories: Butterfly Punch, 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Black and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Have a good day, be back tomorrow with another card...

Alex

Greenhouse Garden Mother's Day Card

Hi all,

Yay: We're half way there till the weekend :) Here's another upload for you to hopefully inspire you with. This card can be useful for any occasion, just change the sentiment stamped at the bottom. Decided to use my Greenhouse Garden stamp set teamed up with some punches for a Mother's Day card.

Greenhouse Garden Mother's Day Card



Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Confetti White (base), Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose and Pretty in Pink.
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy your day and be back tomorrow with another card.

Alex

5-Petal Flower & Boho Blossoms Punch Birthday Card

Hi all,

Well, I'm here with another upload for today :) I've had my 5-Petal Flower punch for some time now, but I can count on one hand how many times I've actually used it on a card/project! It co-ordinates beautifully with "Spotlight On Christmas" on P.22 and the old Sale-A-Bration "Polka Dot Punches" stamp set, see here to view a Christmas card that I made with this punch back in November to create poinsettia flowers.

Anyway, together with Boho Blossoms punch, here's a recent card I made below:

5-Petal Flower Punch Birthday Card


Stamps: Sincere Salutations (sentiment).
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red and So Saffron. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron.
Inkpad: Regal Rose.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grograin Ribbon - Rose Red, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Rich Regals Brads - Rose Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

See you tomorrow,

Alex

Darling Dots - Birthday Cheer & Wishes.

Happy Monday everyone! Hope your weekend was a good one and you're looking forward to the start of a new week ahead.

As promised, I have a number of cards to upload here over the next week or so. So here's another card I've recently made below. I'm really enjoying using the Hostess Level 1 stamp set "Darling Dots" and have created another birthday card or two for my collection using the present stamp again :)

Hope you like...

Darling Dots - Birthday Presents


Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots and Cheer & Wishes (sentiment).
Cardstock: Confetti White (base), Certainly Celery and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke.
Accessories: 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

After making the card above, I decided that I liked the simple layout so much that I also made a few more in different colour combos seeing as I have a growing collection of different coloured 5/8" Grosgrain ribbons. See the completed set of four cards below:


In each card above, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon in So Saffron, Regal Rose and Brocade Blue are used. The cardstock for each card are the same colour as the ribbon, and the ink pad colours are the same too, with varying shades of colour. e.g.

• So Saffron card uses So Saffron ink pad with Barely Banana.

• Regal Rose card uses Regal Rose ink pad with Pretty In Pink and Rose Red.

• Brocade Blue card uses Brocade Blue ink pad with Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue.

The card bases for all four cards uses Confetti White cardstock - a new favourite of mine as this is a little thicker than the smooth, thin Whisper White cardstock which is great for a base :)

Bye for now.

Enjoy your day,

Alex