Happiest Birthday Wishes

Hi all,

Thought I'd share with you a card I recently made for a good customer of mine. I decided to use the lovely Hostess stamp set, Happiest Birthday Wishes and teamed it up with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Have a great day Janet!

Happiest Birthday Wishes


Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, (Hostess Stamp set, P.8).
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Regal Rose.
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Jewels - Basic Pearls, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A6.

Here's a close up picture of those mini pearls:


Hope you like,

Alex

Stampin' Up! Class - today

Hi all,

Today was November's Stampin' Up! Class. This is the first time we've got together to make things out of the new Idea Book & Catalogue.

So, here are the projects that the ladies made today using Tags Til Christmas stamp set and the lovely Mini Milk Carton Die twice to create this great little box!

Diamond Fold Card


Stamps: Tags Til Christmas, P.24 and Season of Joy, P.25.
Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive and Very Vanilla.
Inkpad: none.
Accessories: Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Real Red, Decorative Label Punch, Small Oval Punch, Sponge Dauber, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: tbc.

Mini Milk Carton Box



Stamps: Tags Til Christmas, P.24 and Season of Joy, P.25.
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White(I used Whisper White by accident, should be Very Vanilla to match the Diamond Fold Card).
Inkpad: Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Mini Milk Carton, Scallop Square Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Old Olive, Sponge Dauber, Shimmer Paint - Champagne Mist, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Box Size: tbc.

Projects together:


Here is the Tags Til Christmas stamp set used for these projects from the new Idea Book & Catalogue:

Tags Til Christmas, P.24


Sizzix Bigz L Die - Mini Milk Carton, P.123

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

Alex

Next Stampin' Up! Class - 5 November 2011 - Sneak Peeks

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Hi all,

Just passing by with the details of the next Stampin' Up! Class which will be on Saturday 5 November. Unfortunately, October's Class wasn't to be, so I have carried forward the projects for October's Class for the class in November.

The ladies will play with new goodies from the Catalogue to make a couple of items for Christmas, see sneak peeks below:

Sneak Peak 1


Sneak Peak 2



If you're local and would like to come along for a couple of hours on Saturday 5 November to make some goodies for Christmas, please get in touch with me by email as I have one space available.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Birthday Brother

Morning all,

Today is my brother's birthday and he's a golf fan, so what better way to celebrate his birthday than to make a card that shows his favourite past time.

Happiest Birthday Wishes

Front View


Side View


Inside View


Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (P.8 - Hostess Set), Heard From The Heart (P.74) and Penny Black - Missed You!
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Basic Black. Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - White, Heat Tool, Bone Folder, Paper Snips and Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for passing by, hope you like the card.

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Wedding Day!

Hi there,

Today is a special day for some friends we know, so here's the card I made for them to go with their "Teal" colour scheme:

Wedding Card


Stamps: Heard From The Heart (P.74), (sentiment inside the card).
Cardstock: Taken With Teal (retired) and Whisper White. Speciality Paper - Bride (retired). Kanban Cardstock - Silver.
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Cuttlebug Embosssing Folder - Wedding Marriage, Stampin' Write Marker - Taken With Teal (sentiment inside), SU Bone Folder. Sentiment on front - Computer generated.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by. Let's hope the weather brightens up for them!

Bye for now,

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

Happiest Birthday Wishes Hostess Set

Hi all,

This weekend was my special guy's birthday and what better way to acknowledge his day than to make him a handmade card :) I was really short of time on Friday and manage to whip up the following in between painting the ceilings! lol.

Happiest Birthday Wishes


Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess Set, P.8).
Cardstock: Real Red, Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Real Red, Bashful Blue and Night of Navy.
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Bone Folder, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Card Size: A5.

Have a great day.

Alex

Jolly Jingles Make & Take

Hi all,

Here is the card the ladies made below as their Make & Take:

Jolly Jingles Make & Take


Stamps: Jolly Jingles (P.24) and Tags Til Christmas (P.24).
Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Old Olive.
Accessories: Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Small Oval Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive and Real Red, Stampin' Around Handle - Jumbo, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Bone Folder and Paper Snips.
Card Size: A6.

The Small Oval punch is punched on the front of the card, with the matching oval stamp from Tags Til Christmas punched and placed in the aperture.

Hope you have enjoyed viewing my latest Christmas projects.

Bye for now,

Alex

Jolly Jingles Mini Milk Carton

Hi all,

Just thought I'd post some more goodies from my demo at the weekend. After using the Mini Milk Carton to create the hexagonal gift box, I thought I'd make a regular Milk Carton to showcase how mini this die is when made up. Continuing the Jolly Jingles theme, I created the following Mini Milk Carton to match the Hostess card and gift box:

Mini Milk Carton


Stamps: Jolly Jingles (P.24)
Cardstock: Garden Green and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Garden Green.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Mini Milk Carton, Stampin' Around Handle - Jumbo, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Clips Assortment, Sticky Strip, Paper Snips and Bone Folder.
Box Size: 1-5/8" x 1-5/8" x 3-2/8".

Here are the three items side by side:


Thanks for stopping by. Pop back tomorrow for the ladies' Make & Take.

Until next time...

Alex

Jolly Jingles

Morning all,

At the weekend, I was invited to demo for some lovely ladies at their craft club. We had a lot of fun and they ended up with lots of free goodies by gaining a lot of Hostess pounds!

Here's the card I demoed for them, which I gave to the Hostess as a thank you, along with a matching box to pop some chocolates in :)

Jolly Jingles Card


Stamps: Jolly Jingles (P.24) and Heard From The Heart (P.74).
Cardstock: Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Garden Green and Cherry Cobbler.
Accessories: Bigz Die - Top Note, Stampin' Around Handle - Jumbo, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon - Cherry Cobbler, Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Paper Snips.
Card Size: A6.

Here's the gift box that matches the above card:

Hostess Gift Box


Stamps: Jolly Jingles (P.24).
Cardstock: Garden Green and Whisper White.
Inkpad: Garden Green.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Mini Milk Carton, Stampin' Around Handle - Jumbo, Stampin' Around Wheel Guide, Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Paper Snips.
Box Size: 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2-3/4".

Projects together:


Thanks for stopping by. Come back tomorrow to see more goodies from the Demo.

Until then,

Alex

Another Wedding Anniversary Card

Hi all,

Yesterday I showcased one recent Anniversary card that I had been commissioned for. Here's the second one below:

Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: Heard From The Heart (P.84) Sentiment inside card.
Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Regal Rose (sentiment inside). Versamark Stamp Pad.
Accessories: Bigz L Die - Fun Flowers, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Whisper White, 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Pretty In Pink (retired), Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex

Wedding Anniversary Card

Hi all,

Recently been commissioned to make a couple of Anniversary cards. By now, the recipients should have received the card at the weekend, so it's safe to post below:

Wedding Anniversary Card


Stamps: I {Heart} Hearts (P.27) and Occasional Quotes (Level 3 Hostess Set - retired).
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. Speciality DSP - Bride (retired).
Inkpad: Pretty In Pink and Regal Rose (sentiment inside).
Accessories: 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Pretty In Pink, Heart To Heart Punch, Embossing Buddy, Stampin' Emboss Powder - Clear, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Paper Snips and SU Bone Folder.
Card Size: A5.

Thanks for stopping by.

Bye for now,

Alex