Dad’s Birthday Card using Best Route from Stampin’ Up!

Fun Boys Birthday Card using Best Route Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Dad’s Birthday Card using Best Route from Stampin’ Up!

 

Oh yes, today is my Dad’s birthday…. and because I gave him his card last night, I thought I would be really timely and share his card with you today. Men’s cards are always a little tricky, but I think we have the perfect Designer Series Paper Assistance this year; Best Route!

Simple Guys Birthday Card using Best Route from Stampin' Up!

I recently used the same paper on a card for my Brother-in-Law, isn’t it fun that we can create multiple difficult cards with the same products and they look totally different?! I love the colour combination in this paper; Blueberry Bushel, Mango Melody and Gray Granite…. and I’ve used the same colours in the card stock and stamping.

The sentiment is taken from Picture Perfect Birthday; I LOVE this set, it’s perfect for simple birthday cards, and therefore great for guys too!

Inside a guys card using Best Route from Stampin' Up!

As usual with family cards I HAD to pimp the inside with some more layers of Designer Series Paper and a hint of stamping too

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Crafting on a Sunday | Facebook Live…

Quick and Easy Congratulations Card using Guy Greetings from Stampin' Up! for Facebook Live

StampinByHannah Crafting on a Sunday Facebook Live…

Stampin' Up! Facebook Live StampinByHannah UK

I have missed doing Facebook Live’s… but they are back and (hopefully) better than ever! I have these scheduled every other Sunday right up until Christmas… you can find a list of all the dates over on my Facebook Page.

Quick and Easy Birthday card using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Just two cards for this weeks Facebook Live… but lots of information about the Colour ReVamp too! This first card uses the Retiring Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper, along with the Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set for that cute little sentiment. Do check the video for me making a complete mess of tying that knot!

The second card uses one of my favourite Stamp Sets ever…. I really do not know what I am going to do without this one! It might just have to find a place in my permanent collection because I use it SO often! Guy Greetings is on this year’s Retiring List, along with heaps of other good stuff! Check it out soon before some of your favourites sell out!

Quick and Easy Congratulations Card using Guy Greetings from Stampin' Up! for Facebook Live

I hope that you have enjoyed this week’s Facebook Live…. don’t forget to check out the next one Live on Facebook at 11AM 13th May 2018… and Comment on the video on either Facebook or YouTube to be in with a chance to win!

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Make It Monday | Designer Series Paper Birthday Card

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to make a fun birthday card using Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Designer Series Paper Birthday Card

Make It Monday

This weeks Make It Monday video tutorial is the perfect card to make with the left overs from your April Stamp of the Month Club kit! This month’s kit features a heap of goodies from the Picture Perfect Birthday suite, and is perfect for making Birthday cards for all your friends and family! (yes, guys included!)

Quick and Easy Birthday Card Tutorial Using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

I have made this style of card before, and its definately not a new idea… but it is PERFECT for using up those scraps of Designer Series Paper. This is the time of year I go into over drive mode using Designer Series Paper, with Stampin’ Up! OnStage just around the corner, and a new catalogue on the way. It’s time to clear those paper shelves in preparation for some fabulous new designs that are coming really soon!

This card (believe it or not) doesn’t rely heavily on set measurements… I would suggest measuring your scraps and going from there. But here are the measurements I have used:

Measurements:

Check out my new Standard Card Measurements Page for my card base measurements!

Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper;

  • 14.3 x 10 cm
  • 6 x 9.5 cm
  • 7.5 x 4.5 cm

Pool Party Card stock;

  • 6.5 x 10 cm
  • 8 x 5 cm
  • 4.5 x 6 cm

Whisper White Card Stock;

  • 5.5 x 4 cm

How to make a quick and easy Birthday Card using scraps of Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

The sentiment is taken from the coordinating Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set, and the finishing touch is a bow in Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon.

What’s your go to Card Style for Birthday cards?

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Stamp of the Month Club | Picture Perfect Birthday!

Quick and fun Birthday card with a difference using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Stamp of the Month Club Picture Perfect Birthday!

Stampin' Up! Stamp of the Month Club UK

This month’s Stamp of the Month Club is quite possibly the best one yet! I absolutely LOVE this stamp set… and the cards I have to share with club members this month are awesome. This month we are making 8 cards, 2 of 4 designs PLUS an extra 4 card tutorials!

Did you catch my Facebook Live video with this stamp set last week? You can catch up HERE!

This months Stamp of the Month Club Kit contains:

  • Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set
  • A whole pack of Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper
  • The Simple Stripes Embossing Folder
  • Complete card kit for 8 cards (2 of each of 4 designs), with exclusive video tutorials!

StampinByHannah Stamp of the Month Club April 2018 Picture Perfect Birthday

You can also grab the fabulous kit upgrade:

  • Add the 5 ink pads used on the cards (Basic Black, Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist, Peekaboo Peach); £30.50

How much does it cost? and what is the minimum term?

Stamp of the Month Club costs £38 each month, and you can sign up for one month, or a rolling subscription. Price includes Postage and Packing. You can cancel at any time by emailing me at StampinByHannah[at]outlook.com.

If you own a product included in this months kit you can always swap it for something else of the same value… ensuring you don’t get duplicate items and wasted space in your craft room.

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Make It Monday | Picture Perfect Birthday and Facebook Live…

Quick and fun Birthday card with a difference using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Picture Perfect Birthday and Facebook Live…

Make It Monday

This week’s Make It Monday is a little late, but I hope that you enjoy it anyway. This past week has been crazy busy, and I just didn’t get chance to film over the weekend as it was James’ birthday yesterday. So, to make up for it, I thought I would do a short Facebook Live and a special project instead.

How to make a fun Birthday card using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I had heaps of fun making this card on Facebook Live earlier… Don’t worry if you missed it, I have the re-run below. I am LOVING Facebook Live, and you don’t have long to wait before my next one. April’s Facebook Live Online Card Class is on the 3rd April at 2PM, Like my Facebook Page and RSVP to the event to get reminders, and never miss a Live again!

This fun card features both the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set and the Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper… both of which feature in April’s Stamp of the Month Club. More coming about that at the weekend!

Measurements:

Card Base; Bermuda Bay Card stock; 10.5 x 25.2 cm, scored on the long side at 14.8 cm

Basic Black; 2 pieces at 10 x 10 cm, and 1 piece at 10 x 4 cm

Designer Series Paper; 1 piece at 15 x 15 cm, 1 piece at 9.5 x 9.5 cm and 1 piece at 3.5 x 9.5 cm

Bermuda Bay; 9 x 9 cm

Whisper White; 8.5 x 8.5 cm

The inside of this card is where the magic happens… Don’t you LOVE a card with a surprise? I do. The envelope is super easy to make using the Envelope Punch Board. This envelope uses the 15 x 15 cm piece of Designer Series Paper and is punched and scored on each side at 3″. Check the video to see how this works.

How to dress up the inside of your cards using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Before I go today I just want to let you know that there are only 5 days left of Sale-a-bration! You can find all the deals and offers HERE!

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Picture Perfect Birthday Card…

Quick and Fun Birthday Card using Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Picture Perfect Birthday Card…

 

It was my younger brother’s birthday at the end of February, and i needed a quick card to send him. I always vow NOT to make him cards (he always seems to manage to destroy them taking them out of the envelope!) but then something always stops me and I end up making him one anyway! I actually made him 2 cards in one week… you can find the other one HERE!

How to make a quick and easy Birthday Card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

This card came together so quickly… I LOVE it when crafts happen like that, don’t you?

The Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper stack makes AWESOME Birthday cards, with fabulous photo-real images on one side and fun patterns on the other, you can create fabulous cards in a snap. I’ve paired the Designer Series Paper with the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set, for a coordinate look… Don’t you love that that stamp fits inside the balloon perfectly!

Picture Perfect Birthday Card using Stampin' Up! products

I even stamped the inside and added a strip of Designer Series Paper and Basic Black card stock too!

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Thoughtful Thursday | DIY Happiness Jar

How to make a Happiness Jar using Blossom Builder Punch Stampin' Up! products

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday DIY Happiness Jar

Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday

As I explained last week one of my New Years “resolutions” (I don’t do resolutions as a rule, but with 2018 came a list of things that HAD to change), was to be more consistent in my use of Mindfulness to help lessen my Anxiety issues. I have suffered from anxiety for a long time, and I have always been adamant that it would not rule my life, however during the last few months of 2017 it became apparent that it had.

So, one of the ways I have started to wok towards dealing with it is by using a Gratitude Journal. This led me to do a pretty extensive Pinterest search for Mindfulness… Yes, I really do have a secret board full of positivity quotes! And during January I started to write a Happy thing every day.

How to make a Happiness Jar using Stampin' Up! products

So, I have made this fun Happiness Jar to keep all my Happy Things in! I have chopped a load of Colour Theory Designer Series Paper into 3 x 3″ squares to write them on, partly because I have heaps of this DSP, and partly because its so bright and colourful and that makes me Happy!

The jar itself is a Korken from Ikea… which I had intended to use for Cookie mix as part of Christmas Countdown… but I think that this idea is better!

How to make a Happiness Jar using Stampin' Up! products

The cute tag was SO much fun to make (and that makes me happy too! It’s a simple tag of Island Indigo card stock punched with the Scallop Tag Topper punch. I did add some ink to the bottom, and some stamping from Picture Perfect Birthday.

The star of this is the flower though. I don’t make these very often, because they are a bit of a faff and definitely require the use of a hot glue gun. The flower uses the Blossom Builder Punch, punched 6 times out of Berry Burst card stock. To create some extra dimension I added some ink to the ends of the petals with a Stampin’ Sponge, and crinkled each petal before sticking them together with hot glue. The tag is completed with a Clear Facet Gem (which I also added with hot glue… just to make sure it doesn’t fall off in 6 months time!)

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Make It Monday | Birthday Card Week!

Make It Monday How to make a quick and simple birthday card using Picture Perfect Party Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Birthday Card Week!

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Ok, so last Friday was my birthday… but one day isn’t long enough to celebrate is it?! So, this week I have a WHOLE WEEK of fabulous birthday inspiration for you! Today’s card is super simple, but the Designer Series Paper is just so stunning that it’s such a shame to cover it up!

Make It Monday How to make a quick and simple birthday card using Picture Perfect Party Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!This Designer Series Paper is special, it features actual photographs of fabulous birthday images; confetti, cookies, donuts, party hats and more! The Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper features in this year’s StampinByHannah Birthday Card Club. Club sign up’s close on Sunday 14th January. You can find all the details over on the Birthday Card Club Page.

So, I have kept this card super simple with a piece of that fabulous Designer Series Paper, and a simple Heat Embossed Sentiment. Quick and Easy for those times you need a card in a hurry!

Make It Monday How to make a quick and simple birthday card using Picture Perfect Party Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up!

Have you checked out the Sale-a-bration Freebies yet?

Sale-a-bration is the biggest event of the Stampin’ Up! year… so far we have 13 fabulous FREE items to earn when you spend £45, and I know that there will be some more coming in February too. Which one is your favourite?

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration 2018

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12 Days of Giftaways (Day 7) | Make It Monday with Picture Perfect Birthday

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to use a cardmaking sketch with Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah 12 Days of Giftaways (Day 7) Make It Monday with Picture Perfect Birthday

Make It Monday

Hello! Happy New Year!

It is Day 7 of my 12 Days of Giftaways today, you can find all the details at the end of this blog post. However, it is also Monday… which of course means it is time for a Make It Monday video tutorial!

I have a special video for you today… after my blog post last Wednesday for Inspire.Create.Challenges. I had already made two cards with the current sketch challenge, and I shared my tips for using a sketch last week, but I wanted to share my process with you too.

Make It Monday Inspire.Create.Challenges Sketch Challenge using Coffee Cafe from Stampin' Up!

This card was the first card I made with THIS sketch… and although I like it, the card I shared with the Inspire.Create.Challenges Design Team is my favourite of the bunch! This is also the first card I have made with the Coffee Cafe Stamp set and coordinating Coffee Cups framelits.

When I first saw / Designed the sketch I saw Embossing paste in the top horizontal piece. Embossing Paste is a great way of adding that little something extra to your cards, a bit of extra dimension and some texture. I coloured it here using a drop of Crumb Cake reinker, for a tone on tone effect, but you can leave it white for something a little bolder.

Cute Friendship Coffee card using Coffee Cafe from Stampin' Up!

The white splatter on this card was created by mixing a drop of Whisper White Craft Ink Re-inker with water on an Aqua-painter, then banging the painter off a pen to create splatter… I LOVE doing this but it does make a bit of a mess. I made some Christmas tags at the last minute last week and did the same thing… and managed to cover my desk, tool caddy, phone and myself in White splatter!

Ok, so the card I made on the video uses the Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set and coordinating Designer Series Paper. This stamp set features in my 2018 Birthday Card Club … Club sign ups are closing really soon (7th January!) so sign up this week to grab your place!

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to use a cardmaking sketch with Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

I kept this simpler for this card, letting that Designer Series Paper do all the talking! The Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper features some fabulous photo-real birthday images as well as some really fun generic patterns in fun colour combinations!

12 Days of Giftaways…

We have reached Day 7 of my 12 Days of Giftaways today…I LOVE being able to give you something special when you shop… and I have some special things coming in the new year! So, as my Christmas gift to you I have a special gift for each person who shops over £45 for the next 12 days. Each day has a different gift, and you don’t need to worry about adding the Code Club Code (although please do to receive your January Card Kit!).

StampinByHannah 12 Days of Giftaways featuring Stampin' Up! goodies!

Fine Print; This is not a competition and there is NO single winner, all customers WILL receive a gift. Please do not add it to your order, (unless of course you want duplicates!) as I will be sending this separately with your usual Customer Thank You pack….

All Thank You Gift Packs will be posted after the 12 Deals of Christmas have finished.

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12 Days of Giftaways (Day 1) | Picture Perfect Birthday Email Exclusive!

StampinByHannah Email Subscriber Exclusive Birthday Card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Picture Perfect Birthday Email Exclusive!

One of my favourite tasks is writing my customer emails! I send at least 2 emails every single week; my Monday email always contains an Exclusive video tutorial (or sometimes a PDF, depending on how much time I have!), and my Thursday email usually has a round up of my blog projects from the previous week, plus news and notes too. The card I am sharing with you today was sent out on a Monday a few weeks ago, and my email subscribers got an Exclusive video tutorial to go with it!

Fun Birthday card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

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This card has a fun colour combination, totally inspired by the Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper with coordinates with the Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp set. I am using this fabulous stamp set and the Designer Series Paper, plus a heap of embellishments in this years Birthday Card Club! If you haven’t signed up yet you have until the 7th January.

There are some more sneaky peaks on this card than just this fabulous Stamp set…. have you spotted the fun shimmery ribbon? That will be available from the 3rd January, and will be FREE with an order of £45 or more as part of Sale-a-bration! I LOVE Sale-a-bration, and this year is bigger and better than ever before… I cannot wait to share more about that in the coming weeks.

Handmade Birthday card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

Ok…. So, today is the start of my 12 Days of Giftaways! I LOVE being able to give you something special when you shop… and I have some special things coming in the new year! So, as my Christmas gift to you I have a special gift for each person who shops over £45 for the next 12 days. Each day has a different gift, and you don’t need to worry about adding the Code Club Code (although please do to receive your December Card Kit!).

StampinByHannah Stampin' Up! 12 days of giftaways

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