Happy Anniversary

July was a busy month for Anniversaries and here's one I made for my parents recently using the Wildflower Meadow background stamp:

Wildflower Meadow

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Express Yourself (Hostess, P.205)
Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Melon Mambo.  
Accessories: Decorative Label Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Melon Mambo, Pretty In Pink, Wild Wasabi and Baja Breeze, 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend :)

Alex

It's August!

... and time for a new promotion to celebrate!

Stock up and buy three packs of DSP and get another pack for FREE!  See the flyer below:

Contact me today if you'd like to take advantage of this offer.

Enjoy your day.

Alex

Best of... 25 Years! August Offer.

Best of 25 Years Stamp Sets

As part of our 25-year anniversary celebration, we're bringing back some of our favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into five sets, which will release-one set per month- until October 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!

Some things to remember:

• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at 17.95 € / £13.95.
• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month) until October, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014. 
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only. 

 Here is August's offering:

Contact me should you want to place an order from the new Annual Catalogue :) 

Bye for now,

Alex

Best of 25 Years Stamp Sets - July.

Best of 25 Years Stamp Sets

As part of our 25-year anniversary celebration, we're bringing back some of our favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into five sets, which will release-one set per month- until October 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!

Some things to remember:

• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at 17.95 € / £13.95.
• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month) until October, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014. 
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only. 

 Here is July's offering:

Bye for now,

Alex

Happy Birthday Mum

Today is my Mother's birthday so what better to celebrate than a card from me.  Using new colour Soft Sky and the Wildflower Meadow stamp and embossing folder, here is the card I made below:

Wildflower Meadow 

 

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Label Love (P.33)
Cardstock: Soft Sky and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Calypso Coral.  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Wildflower Meadow, Stripes, Artisan Label Punch, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Soft Sky, Pearl Basic Jewels, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by!

Alex

Thank You Card - Wildflower Meadow

Recently made a few thank you cards using my new much loved stamp set and matching embossing folder from the New Annual Catalogue :)  Here is one card below:

Wildflower Meadow

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Label Love (P.33)
Cardstock: Rose Red and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Rose Red.  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Wildflower Meadow, Artisan Label Punch, Stampin' Write Markers - Wild Wasibi, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Melon Mambo, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Rose Red (retired), Pearl Basic Jewels, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

Happy Anniversary

Recently made an Anniversary card for a special couple who I was bridesmaid for :)  Their wedding colour was Bashful Blue, so used this retired colour to create their card below.

Wildflower Meadow

Stamps: Wildflower Meadow (P.83) and Express Yourself (Hostess Set, P.205)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue (retired) and Very Vanilla.   
Inkpad: Crumb Cake.  
Accessories: Textured Embossing Folder - Wildflower Meadow, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Large Oval Punch, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Crumb Cake, Pearl Basic Jewels, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip.
Card Size: A6

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Happy 60th Birthday!

Hi there,

I was recently commissioned to make a birthday card to celebrate a biggie birthday.  Decided to ink up an old favourite but retired stamp set of mine to create the male card below:

In The Stars

Stamps: In The Stars (retired), Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired). 
Cardstock: Pacific Point, Marina Mist and Whisper White.   
Inkpad: Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz and Real Red.   
Accessories: 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon - Pacific Point, Textured Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A5

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day.

Alex

New Stamp Set: Label Love

A few weeks ago I christened my new stamp set from the newly released Annual Catalogue called Label Love along with a new colour to our colour collection called Smoky Slate.  I love that the stamp set has a matching punch called, "Artisan Label."  Here's the card I made below for Father's Day a few weeks ago using some new products from the Catalogue with a retired alphabet stamp set.

Happy Father's Day

Stamps: Label Love (P.33), Typeset Alphabet Lower (retired).
Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Marina Mist and Whisper White.    
Inkpad: Smoky Slate and Marina Mist.  
Accessories: Artisan Label Punch, 5/8" Satin Ribbon - Marina Mist (retired), Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip.
Card Size: DL.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day!

Alex

Yippee! The new Annual Catalogue goes live today...

It's July and that can only mean one thing... The Annual Catalogue is now viewable online and available to have in your hands should you wish to purchase one from me delivered straight to your door for just £5.50 including postage.

This Catalogue is now even more inline with the US version and has 209 pages crammed full of new goodies to feast your eyes on.  I will be ordering soon, so if you would like to place an order with me, just let me know.

Click on the picture to the left sidebar to be taken straight to the Stampin' Up! page where you can choose to view the Catalogue online or to download and view as a pdf file.  

Enjoy!

Bye for now,

Alex

Grab Your Greetings Promotion - till 31 July

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Grab Your Greetings Promotion

Stampin' Up! have three greetings stamp sets on sale for 25% off through to 31 July!  Our stamp sets don’t go on sale very often, so make sure to take advantage of this offer.  You’ll be all set with greetings for every holiday and occasion. So go grab your greetings!  

Here’s what you can get:

Sale Price	Catalogue Price	Description
21,71 €/£15.71	28,95 €/£20.95	Sassy Salutations Wood-Mount Stamp Set
17,21 €/£12.71	22,95 €/£16.95	Sassy Salutations Clear-Mount Stamp Set
17,96 €/£13.46	23,95 €/£17.95	Sweet Essentials Wood-Mount Stamp Set
14,21 €/£10.46	18,95 €/£13.95	Sweet Essentials Clear-Mount Stamp Set
14,21 €/£10.46	18,95 €/£13.95	Tendres basiques Clear-Mount Stamp Set
14,21 €/£10.46	18,95 €/£13.95	Kleiner Wort-Schatz Clear-Mount Stamp Set
26,21 €/£19.46	34,95 €/£25.95	Petite Pairs Wood-Mount Stamp Set
20,96 €/£15.71	27,95 €/£20.95	Petite Pairs Clear-Mount Stamp Set
20,96 €/£15.71	27,95 €/£20.95	Quelques lignes Clear-Mount Stamp Set
20,96 €/£15.71	27,95 €/£20.95	Perfekte Pärchen Clear-Mount Stamp Set

 
Get in touch, and buy them now...

Hope to hear from you soon.

Alex

Happy Birthday

Hope you've been having a good weekend.  I recently made a birthday card for someone special, so here's the card below using the retiring stamp set "Patterned Party".

Patterned Party

Stamps: Patterned Party (retiring 2013), Heard From The Heart (retired - inside sentiment).
Cardstock: Whisper White and Marina Mist.   
Inkpad: Marina Mist and Baja Breeze.  
Accessories: 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon - Daffodil Delight, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Stampin' Write Marker - Daffodil Delight, Paper Snips, SU Bone Folder, Sticky Strip and Dimensionals.
Card Size: A6.

Contact me soon if you'd like to place an order.
 
Thanks for stopping by. 

Alex