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If you are looking for a commission or inspiration on a particular card or occasion, please scroll down and take a look on the left hand side at the "Labels" column where it will list cards by occasion and by Stampin' Up! stamp sets in alphabetical order for easy viewing. Just click on one of the titles to view the various cards and boxes in your chosen category.

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Alex

Showing posts with label Clear-Mount. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clear-Mount. Show all posts

Friday, 10 December 2010

Season of Joy Card - Commission.

Afternoon all,

Recently been asked to make 25 simple Christmas cards, so I've been busy with these. Using Season of Joy stamp set (which is one of the stamp sets on promotion this month) along with Contempo Christmas and the FREE promotional ribbon (the reverse of the 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot) , I made the following:

Season of Joy


Stamps: Season of Joy (P.22) and Contempo Christmas (P.25).
Cardstock: Real Red, Always Artichoke and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Real Red and Always Artichoke. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Small Corner Punch, 3/4" Real Red Polka Dot Ribbon (reversible), Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Bye for now,

Alex

Thursday, 4 November 2010

Contempo Christmas Card - Blues.

Morning all,

Can't get enough of Contempo Christmas and I'm in the swing of making Christmas cards at the moment, so here's one I made recently in non-traditional Christmas colours: Marina Mist with Night of Navy. Enjoy!

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Marina Mist and Night of Navy.
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Linen Thread, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Marina Mist, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow with the negative of this card above.

Bye for now,

Alex

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Make A Monster Birthday Card

Hello everyone :)

A new stamp set to my collection called Make A Monster is a fun mix and match stamp set to create endless monster combinations which I had endless hours with recently :) I used new colours and ribbons to create the card below:

Make A Monster



Stamps: Make A Monster and Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess stamp set).
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Night of Navy, Marina Mist and Wild Wasabi.
Accessories: Extra-Large Tag Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Marina Mist, Linen Thread, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Here's the stamp set, Make A Monster as seen on P.36 which is available in both clear-mount and wood mount:


Have a monster day!

Bye for now.

Alex

Sunday, 24 October 2010

Guide To Mounting Your Clear-Mount Stamp Sets

Hi all,

Okay, so with the new addition of Clear-Mount stamps to the Idea Book & Catalogue at the beginning of this month I thought I'd make a step-by-step guide on how to mount your clear-mount stamps ready to be used from the moment you receive them.

Until recently, all my purchases have been wood-mount, but I decided to bite the bullet and order some clear-mount stamps as I think there's many advantages to these.

Once these clear-mount stamps arrived, I opened the case and started to read the instructions on the left hand side so that I knew how to mount these correctly :)

Below is a step-by-step picture guide that I did from receiving your first clear-mount stamps as they come to the finished result. Hope this helps you with your first purchase of clear-mount stamps from Stampin' Up!

Step-By-Step Guide to Clear-Mount Stamps



1. Clear-Mount Stamp Set in dvd like case for easy storage.
2. Inside the clear-mount stamp set case.




3. Red rubber and stamp label sheet.
4. Pop out a rubber stamp and carefully peel off the top of the corresponding label.




5. The back of the red rubber stamp when popped out of it's set of rubber stamps.
6. Peel off the white backing sheet from the red rubber stamp to reveal the grey foam.




7. Place the red rubber stamp over the top of the sticky clear label, lining it up exactly for correct placement.
8. Carefully remove red rubber stamp from label sheet so that the clear sticky label is adhered nicely to the back of the red rubber.




9. The underside of the red rubber with the clear label adhered.
10. All rubber stamps adhered with the clear sticky labels and placed back into the original rubber slots.




11. The underside of the red rubber with all clear sticky labels adhered.
12. Back of the clear-mount rubber stamp set in it's dvd case.

Hope this has been helpful :) Thanks for stopping by and have a relaxing Sunday.

Bye for now,

Alex

Friday, 22 October 2010

Contempo Christmas Card - 3D Baubles

Happy Friday!!!

Just a quick message to upload the Make & Take card from the weekend which was also made by my ladies on Wednesday night using Contempo Christmas stamp set with the addition of Season of Joy. There are three baubles stamped and punched and adhered together to create a 3D effect. As there's only three baubles, it's flat enough to send via Royal Mail without the extra postage, but once received, the recipient can pinch out the baubles together to look 3D as intended :) Below are two pictures, one from the front and one from the side angle. Hope you like:

Contempo Christmas - Front View


Contempo Christmas - Side View


Stamps: Contempo Christmas and Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad:
Always Artichoke and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sponge Dauber, Ornament Extra-Large Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Pop back later for a special card made for someone's birthday today...

Bye for now,

Alex

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Contempo Christmas Card

Morning everyone,

Hope you're having a good week so far :) Thought I'd upload another card I made for my Open House Afternoon and before I placed an order for the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Real Red which would equally look lovely in place of the now retired Gingham Ribbon.

So, here's another Christmas card below using Contempo Christmas stamp set that is available in both clear mount and wood mount on P.25.

Contempo Christmas


Stamps: Contempo Christmas.
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Old Olive and Real Red.
Accessories: 3/16" Gingham Ribbon - Red (retired), Stampin' Write Marker - Daffodil Delight, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Have a good day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Monday, 4 October 2010

Contempo Christmas Card

Happy Monday everyone!

Hope you've had a good weekend and ready for another week :)

Just wanted to upload a new card that I have made recently, it was showcased at my Open House Afternoon on Saturday, and I think this stamp set was a winner with the ladies. What's great, this stamp set can be bought in both wood mount and clear mount - so you have the option to buy in clear mount which is cheaper, more space saving as it comes in a DVD style case BUT still has the high quality rubber that Stampin' Up! are well known for :D

Contempo Christmas



Stamps: Contempo Christmas (set of 4 stamps, P25).
Cardstock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Olive Olive and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Daffodil Delight, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Here's the stamp set as seen in the Idea Book & Catalogue:


Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

Saturday, 2 October 2010

Stampin' Up! Class - Bundle of Love

Hi everyone,

Well today has been a lovely day, a double whammy actually because I had my first Stampin' Up! Class of the new year, and also an Open House Afternoon for my customers to showcase the NEW Idea Book & Catalogue that was released yesterday and a chance to play with new goodies :)

I preordered Bundle of Love from the new Catalogue and wanted to use this for my Stampin' Up! Class. No sneak peeks were allowed on my blog till the 1st October and so I managed to keep the projects a surprise from my ladies until this morning and glad to say, it was a hit! We used the new stamp set and new colours. I must say Baja Breeze is a new favourite colour of mine!

Here are the cards the ladies made earlier today:

Side Side Card - Baby Boy


Stamps: Bundle of Love (set of 16 stamps, P.38), Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel (P.39).
Cardstock: Whisper White and Baja Breeze.
Inkpad:
Baja Breeze.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, Round Tab Punch, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Around Jumbo Handle, Crystal Effects, Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen - White, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size:
W: 5-7/8" x H: 4".
Card Size when flat: 5-7/8" x 8".


Bundle of Love - Baby Girl Card


Stamps: Bundle of Love (set of 16 stamps, P.38).
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Inkpad:
Crumb Cake. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Heat Tool, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Brads - Subtles (Pretty In Pink), Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen - White, Bone Folder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size:
A6.

Here's the Bundle of Love stamp set as seen on P.38 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue:



Here's the Baby Tees Jumbo wheel on P.39


Hope you've enjoyed looking at the cards the ladies made at my morning's Class :) Pop back tomorrow for a peek of what I demoed at my Open House Afternoon today.

If you would like to place an order with me this weekend,
please get in touch and drop me an email.


Enjoy your evening.

Bye for now.
Alex