Large Card Storage Tote.

Morning all,

Another day goes by and the roads are getting a lot better to drive on :) As promised I have some photos to share with you of the recent Large Storage Tote that I made on Sunday. I finished making this late Sunday night and took a few photos (knowing that with the poor lighting, I would do more in the morning). Then, Monday morning I took a few more around 7.30am, again the lighting wasn't the best, but had to do some in case I didn't get a chance later. I was hoping to take the pictures in better lighting conditions around midday-ish, but unfortunately, the Large Card Storage Tote left home around 9am and the lighting wasn't much better, so I'm afraid the pictures are the best I could do given the time frame I had.

So, without further ado, here are a few photos from different angles of the Large Card Storage Tote:

Front View


Side View - Shut


Side View - Open

Front View With Calendar Insert


Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad (For the beads).
Cardstock: Rose Red and Barely Banana (retired). Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired) and Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron (retired).
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Extra-Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Big Bite, Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Emboss - Clear, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips, Mount board and HP printer paper for the calendar inserts.
Card Storage Tote Size: 8" x 8" x 4".

Hope you like - thanks for stopping by.

Have a good day.

Alex

Card Storage Tote (Red, White & Blue).

Morning all,

Hope your week is going well and you haven't been hit by the winter viruses/bugs that's been going around at the moment.

Remember I showed you a sneak peek of the Card Storage Tote recently? Well, I finished making it for a lady that saw the one I gave as a raffle prize for the MacMillan Coffee morning back at the end of September. She loved the original one and asked if I could make one to match her kitchen but requested that it be big enough to fit both A5 and A6 cards inside so I had some tweaking to do!

Below is the finished project which I'm really pleased with. She requested that it be royal blue, red and white, so I used both current colours and the retired Brilliant Blue as it was a perfect colour to match her requirements to complete the Card Storage Tote below:

Large Card Storage Tote



Here's another picture with an insert on show. These monthly card inserts are bigger than the original ones that I have templates for, so I made new matching monthly inserts for the recipient to add special dates for upcoming birthdays and anniversaries to go with the tabs in the same font. With the new Christmas Gift-Giving Bundle Promotion this month, I was fortunate enough to be able to use the new Mistletoe Original Ribbons which match perfectly with her colour scheme :)



Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Cardstock: Real Red, Confetti White and Brilliant Blue (retired). Patterns Designer Series Paper - Brilliant Blue (retired).
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Round Tab Extra-Large Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Big Bite, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Mistletoe Originals Ribbon, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Emboss - Clear, Heat Tool, Bone Folder and Paper Snips.
Card Storage Tote Size: 8" x 8" x 4".

Hope you like. Have a good day.

Bye for now,

Alex

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

My Sweet Pea Card No. 4

Hi all,

Happy Thursday :) Hope you're well and having a good week so far. Here's the last card using "My Sweet Pea" stamp set, and the card I demoed at the weekend.

My Sweet Pea


Stamps: My Sweet Pea and Basic Phrases (sentiment).
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and So Saffron.
Accessories: 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Round Tab Punch, Mat Pack, Paper-Piercing Tool, Sweet Stitches Wheel, Standard Wheel Handle, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: 4x4.

Thanks for stopping by :) Please come back tomorrow to see the tote holder that these four cards store into.

Bye for now,

Alex

Friday again!

Hello people,

It's been another busy week here and the sun is shining :) Thought I'd upload a few more cards that I have been working on from the weekend.

After liking the scallop dresses and getting the hang of how to make these, I made a few more:

After making the Certainly Celery card the other day and uploaded it, I experimented with the oval punches and a sentiment for this one. I'm undecided whether it needs this or not, so made all the other ones without! lol.

Hope you like,

Alex

Non-Stamping Wedding Card

Hi all,

Hope you're well and having a good week so far.

Anyway, after making a waterfall card for the first time the other day and enjoying the process of making one using my Christmas stamps, I decided to try out another one but use my Wedding Cuttlebug embossing folders instead.

This is mainly a non-SU card, apart from using the Round Tab Punch, Ribbon and Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Hope you like:


Bye for now,

Alex

Waterfall...

Hi all,

Yipee, it's Friday which means another week has gone by and it's nearly the weekend. Recently made a waterfall card as I love this look. For some reason I was itching to use my Christmas stamps, so here's to a very early Christmas card and hopefully more to come:

Hung Up On The Holidays


Stamps: "Hung Up On The Holidays", "Totally Tabs".
Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Garden Green.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey, Real Red, Night of Navy, Close To Cocoa, Garden Green, Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Non-SU Christmas Tree Eyelets from own stash.

Have a good weekend!

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

Long Weekend

Hi all,

Hope you're all having a lovely long Easter weekend. Been cardmaking all day today making a few cards and samples to add to my collection.

Loving the tutorial that Carole put on her blog recently, so after making a Father's Day Gift Wallet yesterday, thought I'd make a Christmas one today.

Christmas - Perfect Presents - Outside


Christmas - Perfect Presents - Inside


Next I decided to follow Monica's instructions on making invitations and came up with the following examples christening new stamp sets I've recently bought since becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Invitation - Baby Announcement


Invitation - Girl's Birthday


Invitation - Boy's Birthday


Hope you had fun today and I'll be back tomorrow with more creations.

Bye for now,

Alex