Mothering Sunday

Happy Mother's Day

Hope you're having a good day, those of you celebrating Mother's Day here in the UK. Below is the card I gave my Mum today christening the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Outlined Occasions which is one of four stamp sets to choose from for every £45 you spend until the end of this month.

Outlined Occasions


Stamps: Vintage Vogue, En Francais, Outlined Occasions (Sale-A-Bration).
Cardstock: Baja Breeze and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Baja Breeze and Island Indigo.
Accessories: Bigz Dies - Top Note Die, 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon - Baja Breeze, Stampin' Write Marker - Baja Breeze, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Alex

Simply Soft Hostess Set

Hi there,

Couldn't wait to get my hands on Simply Soft and Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess Sets which you can purchase with your Hostess Pounds with a qualifying workshop. Check out P.7 in the new Idea Book & Catalogue for the new Hostess Programme which allows you to spend £25 worth of merchandise from anywhere in the Catalogue for a qualifying workshop of £150.

Here's a recent card I made below with my new purchases:

Simply Soft


Stamps: Simply Soft (Hostess Set, P.10), Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set, P.8) and En Francais (P.78).
Cardstock: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Decorative Label Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy your day.

Alex

Happy 40th Birthday

Morning everyone,

Okay, so it's Saturday and someone special's birthday today - so I'm back with the card :) To celebrate her big 4-0, she's having a party this evening with the theme of black and white, so I thought I'd make a card to compliment her colour scheme and just had to open up my new Speciality Papers just for her. Below is the card I made that she hopefully will receive this morning.

Speciality Paper - Groom Card


Close Up - Sparkly Numbers


These numbers have been stamped with the En Francais background stamp and heat embossed with Clear embossing powder. The edges have been edged with the 2-Way Glue Pen and covered with Dazzling Diamonds.

Close Up - Champagne Glasses


These champagne glasses have been stamped with a stamp from the Cheers To You set of 6 stamps and heat embossed with Silver embossing powder. The glasses have been filled with Dazzling Diamonds and Crystal Effects have been used to give a glistening 3D effect.

Stamps: Cheers To You, En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White. Speciality Papers - Groom (Last Chance List).
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - White, Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, 3D Dimensionals.
Card Size: DL size: 8.5" x 4".

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Bye for now,

Alex

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Hi all,

What a lovely couple of days we've been having :) The weather has been lovely and warm here and it certainly feels like summer!

Decided to make another colour way of the previous Vintage Vogue card I made and used my new Tempting Turquoise ink pad teamed up with Barely Banana :) Don't you think it has that summery feeling?

Here it is below:

Vintage Vogue


Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Barely Banana and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Tempting Turquoise and Barely Banana.
Accessories: Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder - Swiss Dots.
Card Size: A6.

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

Alex

3D Box - Vintage Vogue.

Hi all,

Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Life is really busy at the moment, and I just haven't found much time for crafting :( I'm really having withdrawal symptons, so I'm glad that I have my Workshop tomorrow so that I can be in the company of my lovely crafting ladies for some chatting and crafting!

A while back I was in a Chinese Cafe/Cake Store and I spotted some cute shaped boxes that they package their cakes in. I couldn't resist, and just had to ask for a box! lol.

Well, here's the box below, it's very similar to the one that Lauren Meader has a template for.

Chinese Cake Box


Even this box without my crafting touch looks lovely - can you spot the side of the box - a picture of a lady at the cafe having lunch? How cute is this!

Anyway, I opened up the box to use as a template and here's my take on the same box:

Cake Box - Vintage Vogue


I'm just loving the En Francais Background stamp and can't believe I didn't buy this sooner. Vintage Vogue is just one of my favourite stamp sets at the moment, so I can't get enough of playing with this :) Hope you like my take on this cake box.

Stamps: Vintage Vogue and En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose and Rose Red.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Paper Snips, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Box Size: Approx 4.5" x 5.25" (inc handle) x 4".

Thanks for stopping by.

See you tomorrow to reveal the cards from my Workshop.

Bye for now,

Alex

Greenhouse Garden With En Francais

Hi all,

In a little while I have my monthly Stampin' Up! workshop, so I'm looking forward to seeing my ladies for another exciting couple of hours of stamping and chatting and will be back later to reveal the sneak peeks in full :)

Until then, as promised, I'll leave you here with another card I've recently made using "Greenhouse Garden" with a favourite background stamp called "En Francais" and a couple of circle punches.

Here it is:

Greenhouse Garden With En Francais


Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, En Francais Background Stamp.
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Mellow Moss and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Mellow Moss, Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.
Accessories: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

See you later,

Alex

Darling Dots

Hi all,

Hope your weekend is going well. This weekend I've been catching up on making some cards and decided to continue using my Darling Dots stamp set along with my much loved En Francais background stamp with some Dazzling Diamonds for added bling.

Here's the card below, which I CASEd from here. Hope you like :)


Stamps: Level 1 Hostess: Darling Dots, Occasional Greetings (sentiment) and En Francais Background.
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Marker - Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Real Red and Garden Green. 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty in Pink, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Enjoy the rest of your day. March tomorrow and a new Stampin' Up! promotion to look forward to.

Bye for now,

Alex