Crazy For Cupcakes

Hi all,

Have been busy making more Crazy For Cupcakes birthday cards in different colourways and have personalised them. I didn't have any matching ribbon for the middle card, so have white embossed the Polka Dot background stamp on a strip of cardstock to make a Polka Dot Ribbon effect to mimic the new Polka Dot Ribbons currently in Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and Soft Suede which I just love!

Crazy For Cupcakes


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes, Just Perfect Alphabet and Polka Dot Background Stamp. Cupcakes Wheel.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst, Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Almost Amethyst and Regal Rose. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose, Stampin' Around Handle, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Rose Pink and Orchid, Dazzling Diamonds, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Non-SU: Oval and Long Rectangle Nestabilities.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by :)

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Bye for now,

Alex

Crazy For Cupcakes

Morning :)

Hope your weekend was a good one and you managed to see some sunshine :) My weekend was good, busy with the workshop and some crafting.

Thought I'd make some cards using Crazy For Cupcakes seeing as it was out for the workshop and it's a stamp set I have not used in a long time. Made a card or two in different colourways :) Loved the card by Jules, so have taken inspiration from her card that she recently made.

Here's a Crazy For Cupcake Birthday card for my collection:


Here's a close-up of the gorgeous glitter!


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes and Sincere Salutations. Cupcakes Wheel.
Cardstock: Bashful Blue and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Bashful Blue, Stampin' Around Handle, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Light Blue, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Non-SU: Oval Nestabilities.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Today's Workshop - Crazy For Cupcakes

Hi everyone,

Hope your weekend has started off well :) My ladies came today and made two cute projects using Crazy For Cupcakes stamp set. The card was totally inspired and CASEd from this lady here, who has kindly allowed me to use for the workshop today :)

As soon as I saw the cute Sweet Shop looking design, I just knew I had to use the Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper as there's two sheets of stripey designs perfect for the shop awning. From there, how could I not use Rich Razzleberry matching cardstock??? Isn't it lovely... this colour will be added to our Colour Collection - Brights in October's new Idea Book & Catalogue.

Have had Crazy For Cupcakes stamp set for a while, and haven't yet demonstrated this in a workshop setting, so thought it was about time. Cupcakes are so adorable and they have a lovely wheel called Cupcakes to match :) The ladies had a great time colouring in the cupcakes with pastels (Poppin' Pastels Technique), Stampin' Write Markers and Stampin' Glitter - I finally christened my Fine Cosmo Glitter that I've had for ages!

So, enough of my waffle, here's the projects in full:

Crazy For Cupcakes Card:


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes.
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Whisper White. Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper (12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs - only available while supplies last).
Inkpad: Rich Razzleberry.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Versamarker, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Bashful Blue, Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Orchid, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Crazy For Cupcakes All In One Box:


Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes.
Cardstock: Old Olive and Whisper White. Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper (12 sheets: 2 ea. of 6 double-sided designs - only available while supplies last).
Inkpad: Old Olive.
Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Taffeta Ribbon - Whisper White, Versamarker, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Chocolate Chip, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive, Fine Cosmo Glitter - Orchid, Paper Snips, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder and Dimensionals.
Box Size: 2-2/8" x 2-2/8" x 3-2/8".

Crazy For Cupcakes Card & All In One Box Together:


Hope you liked the projects we made today. Have a great day and enjoy the weather!

Bye for now,

Alex

A Rose Is A Rose Birthday Card

Hi all,

Well can you believe it's half way till the weekend :) Today I have been making a card for a wonderful 94 year old, and I think it's safe to say that she doesn't surf the net, so I think I can post the card here :)

I was inspired by this card and knew I had to have a go and get out my "A Rose Is A Rose" stamp set that I adore and haven't used for a while. I rarely use my Designer Series Papers (too nice to cut into), lol, but I decided to today. As this card is A5 in size, I decided that there was too much white space, so I have used the Poppin' Pastels technique (stamping the large rose in Versamark Stamp Pad, then using a Sponge Dauber to lightly dab Barely Banana chalk over the wet image for a subtle background. The sentiment is from a stamp set called "Whimsical Words" from the recent Sale-A-Bration promotion that ended in February.

A Rose Is A Rose


Stamps: A Rose Is A Rose, Whimsical Words (sentiment).
Cardstock: Certainly Celery and Whisper White. Patterns Designer Series Paper - So Saffron.
Inkpad: Barely Banana, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Old Olive. Versamark Stamp Pad. Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Pastels - Barely Banana, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, SU Bone Folder, Paper Snips and 3D dimensionals.
Card Size: A5.­

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Bye for now,

Alex

Sale-A-Bration!

Hi all,

Well, what a miserable day it is today - hasn't stopped raining all day!

Have found the time to christen my Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and decided to make a birthday card - you can never have enough, right? I tried to be good and use different Stampin' Up! products/colour combos that I haven''t used before, so in my attempt, I can say that the Always Artichoke cardstock was a first for me, along with the So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon. This is the second time I've used the Poppin' Pastels technique that's featured in the "Stampin' Techniques" booklet on P.10 (a handy booklet that you receive when you place an order with Stampin' Up!) Love how this creates a soft and subtle effect :)

Here's the card:


Stamps: Sale-A-Bration: Happy Moments and Vintage Labels (sentiment).
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Basic Grey and Regal Rose. Versamarker Pen.
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels - Pretty In Pink and Old Olive, Sponge Daubers, Eyelet Border Punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - So Saffron, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Whisper White and Stampin' Write Marker - Pretty in Pink, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend everyone.

Alex

Sweet Sixteen Card

Hi all,

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend. It's gone way too fast as usual and I can't believe it's fast approaching Monday morning.

Over the weekend I've been busy doing various things and I managed to make a girlie 16th birthday card for a friend to give to her daughter as she'll be turning sweet sixteen. She loved the original Boo Bear card that I did back in January and so I tried to replicate this card with a few tweeks here and there and came up with the below card in A5 size. Hope you like:

16th Birthday Boo Bear Card


Thanks for stopping by, hope you like the card.

Alex