Two Celebrations in One Day...

Hi all,

Happy Chinese New Year and Happy Valentine's Day to you all :) Well, seeing as it's Valentine's Day, I couldn't not show you another card that I recently made...



Stamps: Love You Much.
Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White.
Accessories: Black Stampin' Write Journaler, Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals, SU Bone Folder, a button from Mum's button tin and some DMC thread.
Card Size: A6.

Have a great weekend, whatever you're doing :)

Bye for now,

Alex

Love You Much

Hi all,

Another Valentine's card made recently with the current "Love You Much" stamp set teamed up with the Sale-A-Bration 2009 set "Polka Dot Punches". With the use of the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, you're able to stamp exactly where you want to, thus creating a wall paper/patterns paper effect background :)

Here's the card below:


Stamps: Love You Much, Sale-A-Bration: Polka Dot Punches.
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Pretty In Pink.
Accessories: Wide Double-Stitch Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a good day.

Alex

Valentine's Day Card...

Hi all,

Thought I'd post another Valentine's Day card that I've made recently seeing as it's only nine days to go! I love the SU punches and I've incorporated them with a non-Valentine's Day stamp set :)

Here's the card below using "Simply Said" stamp set:


Stamps: Simply Said and Occasional Greetings (sentiment).
Cardstock: Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Real Red.
Accessories: Square Scallop punch, Heart to Heart punch, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 3D dimensionals and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely weekend :)

Alex

Milk Carton

Hi all,

Hope you're all well and looking forward to the weekend, not long to go now :)

I have fallen in love with these larger than life Milk Cartons from Sarah-Jane/Julie's blog and couldn't resist having a go myself. Using Sarah-Jane's instructions, and a bit of CASing from Julie, I created the below Milk Carton for someone special for Valentine's Day, or just because :) Fill the box with your recipient's favourite chocolates and you're sure to be a winner!

Here it is below:


Stamps: Love You Much.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink and Real Red.
Ink Pad: Ruby Red and Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Heat Tool, 3D dimensionals, ruler, pencil, SU Bone Folder and a bull dog clip.
Box Size: to follow...

Valentine's Day Card...

Hi all,

Well the week is flying by and I can't believe it' s now Friday! Over the past week or so, I have made a few Valentine's Day cards but have yet to upload them here.

I decided to finally christen last years Sale-A-Bration stamp set called "Yummy" for the sentiment and the swirly frame :) I love how you can use the marker pens so that you can choose to ink up only certain areas of your rubber stamp.

I have a few Sale-A-Bration 09 stamp sets available to purchase from me if you're interested in getting your inky hands on one. Please email me on alexhau@rocketmail for more information.

Here's the card below:


Stamps: Sale-A-Bration: Yummy.
Cardstock: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Whisper White. 12x12 Textured Cardstock - Rose Red.
Ink Pad: Rose Red.
Accessories: 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red, Heart To Heart Punch, Stampin' Write Marker -Rose Red (frame), 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely weekend.

Bye for now,

Alex

Treat Pouch

Hi all,

Hope you're all having a good Monday so far and you've all managed to get into work what with the snow and all.

Decided to have a play with my Love You Much stamp set today and after seeing Monica's video on a Treat Pouch I couldn't resist. It won't be long before Valentines Day is upon us so thought I'd make a start!

Really pleased with my first try at this and hope to make a few more in time.

Love You Much Treat Pouch


Love You Much Treat Pouch Close Up
(Layering the stamped images)


Stamps: Love You Much.
Cardstock: Hostess Level 1 - Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper III - Rose Red. Cardstock in Ruby Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Ruby Red.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Cameo Coral, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Rhinestone Brads - Clear Circle, Grosgrain Ribbon - White (Coloured with Cameo Coral Marker Pen), Cello Bag, 3D dimensionals and Bone Folder.
Pouch Size: Approximately 4"x3.5".
Contents: Couldn't resist some Cherries in Kirsch Liqueur :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Alex

December Workshop...

Hi all,

Hope your weekend is going well. Well, I had my last workshop for this year, and I think the ladies enjoyed making a card with a difference :) We made a stair step card which I cased by Ellen (KEA2004) from SCS, which was originally cased by Julie. Note: I changed the dimensions from the original template, so that it would fit in our UK standard sized envelope. I enjoyed creating this card using most of the stamps from Season of Joy and I look forward to making more of these in the near future.

Stair Step Card - Front View


Stair Step Card - Side View


Stamps: Season of Joy.
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White.
Ink Pad: Old Olive, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Whisper White Craft Ink.
Accessories: Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Stampin' Write Markers - Night of Navy, Old Olive, Real Red, Yoyo Yellow, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue and 1-1/4" Circle Punch,
Card Size: A6.


Next, the ladies made a Peek A Boo Box using the Love You Much stamp set that I received as Blog Candy in October to celebrate the release of the new Idea Book & Catalogue. We used a wheel to run over five of the six faces of the cube, and used a number of punches to create the peep hole and the topper.

Love You Much Peek A Boo Box


Stamps: Love You Much, Standard Wheel: Hearts O' Plenty.
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pixie Pink, Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink.
Ink Pad: Pixie Pink and Standard Wheel Cartridge - Pixie Pink.
Accessories: Stampin' Around Handle - Standard, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty in Pink.
Box Size: 2" x 2" x 2".

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Alex

SU Samples

Okay, so on Saturday I made a start on some sample cards using my new rubber stamps, ink
pads and cardstock that I received in my Starter Kit from SU. I've been dying to have a play with them, just needed to find some time. So, on Saturday I made the following cards using various SU products:

1) A simple girly card to give to someone for Valentines to show they're thought of:

Inside of card:


Recipe

Stamps:-
Occasionally (2008-09) - Set of 28 stamps. Available to buy in the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009 - P.18. I have used the heart stamp on the card front.
Sealed With A Kiss (2008-09) - Set of 6 - P.16. I have used one of the stamps inside the card and have stamped the circle with the heart again so that I could cut and apply on top of the original image to make it 3D.
SU Cardstock - Textured 12x12 Cardstock in Rose Red, Whisper White - P.68-69.
SU Cardstock - A4 Whisper White and Pretty in Pink - P68-69.
SU Ink Pad - Pretty in Pink - P.69.
SU Ribbon - 5/8" (1.59cm) Grosgrain Ribbon - Regal Rose - P.80.
Cuttlebug - Medium Flower Die.
Nestabilities - Circle.

2) Next I made a birthday card appropriate to give to a male:

Here's the inside of the card:

Recipe:
Stamps:-
Occasionally (2008-09) - Set of 28 stamps. Available to buy in the current UK Idea Book & Catalogue 2008-2009 - P.18. I have used the present stamp on the card front and inside.
Fun & Fast Notes (2008-09) - Set of 8 - P.30. I have used the sentiment from the birthday stamp for the front of the card.
SU Cardstock - Textured 12x12 Cardstock in Night of Navy, Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue - P.68-69.
SU Cardstock - A4 Whisper White - P68-69.
SU Ink Pad - Bashful Blue - P.69.

3) Last card of tonight that I made on Saturday is a Get Well Card:

Inside of the card:

Recipe

Stamps:-
Fun & Fast Notes (2008-09) - Set of 8 - P.30. I have used the Get Well Wishes image and sentiment.
Occasionally (2008-09) - Set of 28 stamps - P.18. I have used the flower stamp and watermarked this image for a background pattern.
SU Cardstock - A4 Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Whisper White - P67, 69.
SU Ink Pad - Bashful Blue - P.69.
Staz-On Ink Pad - Black - P.67.
VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad - P.67.
SU Ribbon - 1/4" (6.35mm) Grosgrain Ribbon - Certainly Celery.
SU Scallop Edge Punch - P. 86
Cuttlebug Embossing Border - With Love.
Prismacolor Pencils - These were used with Sansodor and blending stumps to colour in the image.

Thanks for checking out my blog. Please feel free to leave a message.

Alex