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Seasons of Cheer!

Stampin' Up! Seasons of Cheer Designer Series Paper cardmaking

Hello!

welcome to a fresh new week here at StampinByHannah. I have to admit things are insane around here at the moment, I am struggling to get back into the swing of life after the Wedding and Honeymoon – 2 weeks away from home is too long I think 🙁 and so I am a little behind with my usual blog admin. I did however take a personal day last Friday, moved my craftroom to the sofa and make a stack of projects whilst catching up on the last few weeks of The Great British Bake off! Although, it did leave me wanting cake!

Stampin' Up! Seasons of Cheer Designer Series Paper cardmaking

I shared a sneaky peak of this card last week, totally outside of my usual style and comfort zone, however, that is my crafting aim at the moment – to step outside my comfort zone, to make cards I wouldn’t usually create, to share more of my creations, and to book some parties and classes outside of my home (if you want to host, please drop me an email!)

At this point, I have a confession to make, I LOVE patterned paper! I LOVE it! I have heaps and heaps of it, and I look at it, and I stroke it, and very rarely do I actually USE it! I find using Designer Series Paper on cards a real challenge. I posted recently in a Facebook group about this, and had a mountain of great suggestions and inspiration, and this card is born of that chat. I am a simple cardmaker, I’m a stamper, and one layer cards with minimal embellishment is my thing….well not anymore!

I am totally in love with this card, and that Designer Series Paper (its called Seasons of Cheer and its on page 29 of the Autumn / Winter catalogue!) and am loving playing with layers and matts, and ribbon and punches and loads of things that I had bought but never used because I was too scared to step out of my crafty bubble.

What do you struggle with when cardmaking?

(oh, that stamp, that’s new too, and it can be found in the Hello December 2015 Project Life by Stampin’ Up! stamp set!)

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Christmas Countdown | Sleigh Ride

Stampin' Up! Sleigh Ride edgelits jingle all the way

I am loving the bundles in the latest Stampin’ Up!® Autumn / Winter catalogue, did you know there are 17 bundles this time around?! That’s 17 chances to save 15%! Awesome!

One of my favourites is the Sleigh Ride Bundle, featuring the Jingle all the Way Stamp set, and Sleigh Ride Edgelits – designed to work together to make building Christmas scenes easy!

Stampin' Up! Sleigh Ride edgelits jingle all the way

I have really enjoyed doing these videos as part of Christmas Countdown. I changed things up a little making this series, and recorded voice-overs, what have you thought of them? There are a couple left before I transition into my 12 Weeks of Christmas series this year. I am so excited for this, I have some awesome projects planned, can’t wait!

I have no idea what has happened to my camera since I have been away, but suddenly everything is rather yellow – so I have edited this and the next few video’s on my YouTube channel (have you subscribed yet?) but hopefully its not too distracting

So, this card; I have focused here on tone-on-tone stamping and simple die cutting. This bundle is great, with a stamp set that is designed to add details to the die cuts created by the edgelits. The card base here is in Soft Sky, with the trees in Pear Pizzazz, and houses in Marina Mist.

What’s your favourite bundle from the new catalogue?

Stampin' Up! Uk at home class Wonderland vellum cardmaking workshop

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Stampin@Home – Wonderland!

Stampin' Up! Wonderland at home class

Hello!

I’m sorry for the delay in releasing this months Stampin@Home kit, this week has been crazy busy and my body hasn’t quite got back into the swing of things yet after my holidays!

Stampin' Up! Wonderland at home class

This months class features one of the many great stamp sets from the brand new Autumn / Winter catalogue, Wonderland has a classic Christmas feel, with some quirky extras! This months kit class comes complete with the stamp set and a full package of Winter Wonderland Designer Series Vellum, along with 6 of the Snowflake elements, 6 card bases and envelopes.

This months class costs £35 plus £3.50 postage and packing, and will ship on the 7th October 2015

For more information check out my Stampin@Home page, and grab your kit now via Paypal

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Chocolate Wrappers using Merry Moments DSP

Stampin' Up! UK chocolate wrapper merry moments

Ok, so we have finally launched the Autumn / Winter Stampin’ Up!® catalogue, and it is jam crammed packed full of great Christmas project ideas, awesome stamps, and some lovely ideas of autumn and winter birthdays too! I have a series of amazing projects, classes and videos coming for you in the next couple of months and I hope you love this catalogue as much as I do!

Stampin' Up! UK chocolate wrapper merry moments

I have to say though, no one love chocolate as much as I do (seriously, there is a reason I am touch over weight!), and when I spotted these chocolate bars in the supermarket a few months ago, I knew they had to come home with me and feature on my blog! Believe me they didn’t last long after this photo was taken!

Measurements:

Card stock – 7 3/4 x 6 3/4″ (20 x 17 cm)

Score on the long side first at 3 1/8, 3 5/8, 6 3/4 and 7 1/4″ (8, 9.5, 17.5 and 19 cm)

Score on the short side at 1/2″ (1.5 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 6 x 2 7/8″ (15 x 7 cm)

What’s your favourite Designer Series Paper from the new Autumn / Winter catalogue? Not seen it yet, click the link in the side bar on the right to download your copy, or request a paper one by clicking the link in the top menu!

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Washi Birthdays….

Stampin' Up! UK Cherry on Top Birthday Card

I love Washi Tape, but I have to say, I use it more in my planner than I do on crafty projects. It was James’ youngest brothers Birthday last week, and I wanted to create a simply, but fun card for him – so I grabbed my Cherry on Top Washi tape! I have mentioned before how much I love the colours in this suite of products; they are just so fun!

Stampin' Up! UK Cherry on Top Birthday Card

Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Watermelon Wonder, Cucumber Crush, and Soft Sky make for a wonderful happy birthday! The Designer Series Paper is also Cherry on Top (definitely my must have patterned paper at the moment!) with some stripes of Washi behind the sentiment piece.

‘It’s your birthday’ comes from Big News

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Its Here!!! Autumn Winter Catalogue 2015!

It’s now September, the children are all heading back to school, the nights are closing in, and we are fast approaching Christmas!

This can only mean one thing!

It’s time for the launch of the Stampin’ Up! Autumn/Winter catalogue! Yay!Stampin' up! Autumn Winter Catalogue Christmas Halloween I am LOVING this catalogue, this year we have 52 pages of great products, project ideas, and fantastic offers for you. I filmed a quick (-ish!) video yesterday giving you a quick peak inside, and my top picks. There are some great bundle and save deals – buy the stamps and the dies (or punch) and save 15%, as well as 4 great kits too.

I have another offer for you too, I always send out presents to anyone who shops with me using the Code Club Code, but this month I will be sending you one of the new Hostess Exclusive Stamp sets AND one lucky person will get the kit (and coordinating Stamps) of their choice!

Don’t have a copy of the catalogue yet?  Get a digital download or physical copy.

I have an order going in today (which you may add to, just drop me an email), right, I better get going – I’m off to the Dentist this morning (Yuk!) so I better grab some breakfast

 

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I will be closing this order on the 30th September 2015

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Endless Possibilities….

Stampin' Up! uk endless thanks world map

Ok, so I do have a card for you today, but I just want to chat to you first. This card has been sat on my desk for a few weeks waiting to be featured on the blog, and its waited ever so patiently, I’m sure it won’t mind waiting a few more minutes.

I just wanted to mention about Endless Possibilities, Endless opportunities when you become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator – joining a great time of like-minded people who are all instant friends, getting a great discount on products you purchase anyway, and the chance attend some amazing events and trips.

I want to tell you about my goal for the next 12 months, its really big for me, I have the chance to earn a great trip in this coming Stampin’ Up! year, a trip of a lifetime to Thailand, but I need your help! Each and every year Stampin’ Up! reward its demonstrators with an all expenses paid trip – its earned, through hard work and dedication (both of which I have and do in bucket loads!), but I need you to help me get there. In the coming 12 months I will be hosting workshops and parties like never before, and I would LOVE for you to come along and see what Stampin’ Up! is all about. I don’t care that you have never stamped before, or that you are not creative – because I will not only provided all the stamps, ink and card stock that you will ever need, but all the creative work is done for you – all you have to do is turn up and have fun! (I’m even going to provide cake!)

So, how does this relate to the card for today?

Stampin' Up! uk endless thanks world map

Well, for a start it’s using World Map! and Endless Thanks – because I am endlessly thankful for you! I love my blog readers, and would LOVE for you to make any suggestions of things you would like to see! I am currently blog planning through til Christmas, so now is your chance to request that Technique Tuesday you have always wanted or a gift bag for that perfect gift! I can’t wait to talk to you

Ok, so the card. I stamped World Map in Marina Mist onto Whisper White card stock and ran it through my Big Shot in the Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder. The Flowers, banner and leaves are all from Endless Thanks and are stamped in Pear Pizzazz and Rich Razzleberry.

I hope you like it, don’t forget to drop me a message, and get ordering!

Oh, and the new Autumn / Winter catalogue launches TOMORROW!!! If you haven’t got your copy yet, request one using the link in the menu at the top of the page!

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Christmas Countdown | White Christmas

Stampin' Up! Uk White Christmas Watercolour Video tutorial

This is another one of those stamp sets that carried over from last years Autumn/Winter release, and I am so pleased I just love it! The new Autumn / Winter catalogue goes live on Tuesday! I have posted out catalogues to those who received a Annual one, but if you haven’t got yours yet, let me know by requesting on using the button at the top of the page!

Stampin' Up! UK White Christmas

How cute is this polar bear! I masked him off and applied a watercolour wash of Soft Sky to get this cute watercolour card. Check out the video below for full details

What do you think? I’m loving that pop of Pear Pizzazz myself!

 

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Divided Sweetie Box

Stampin' JUp! divided sweetie box video tutorial

I just LOVE this box! I think it would be great for Christmas or Easter gift giving and you could totally dress it up with some cute ribbon or a bit of punch work.

Stampin' Up! UK sweetie box video tutorial

The sweeties in the box are some I bought from Amazon for the sweetie bar at out Wedding, but they just weren’t quite right – but they found there use! I still have a heap of them left so you never know who might be receiving some soon (maybe some lovely Stampin@Home participants, maybe!).

Measurements:

Box Base –

card stock; 6 x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm)

Score at 1″ (2.5 cm) on all four sides

Box Lid –

card stock; 5 9/16th x 5 9/16th (14.1 x 14.1 cm) I know these measurements are a little awkward but they make for the perfect lid that doesn’t fall off!

Score on all four sides at 3/4″ (2cm)

Now we need to cut that hole in the lid. My Stampin’ Trimmer is a European version, and only has metric measurements on the trimmer arm, so sorry but I only have metric measurements for this bit.

Insert the box lid into the trimmer and line up the first side at 10.2 cm, using the cutting blade on the trimmer to cut from 4 cm to 10.2 cm. Repeat this on all four sides and the centre square should just pop out!

Box Inserts –

I’ve used a different colour of card stock for the insides to add contrast, you could keep all the pieces the same colour if desired!

One piece of card stock measuring 4 x 5 1/2″ (10 x 14 cm)

Score on the long side at 2″ (5 cm) on both sides, flip over at score at 2 3/4″ (7 cm)

One piece of card stock measuring 2 x 5 1/2″ (5 x 14 cm)

Score on the long side at 2″ (5 cm) on both sides, flip over at score at 2 3/4″ (7 cm)

Stampin' JUp! divided sweetie box video tutorial

What do you think? Is there a tutorial you would really like to see, let me know in the comments section below

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I will be closing this order on the 30th August 2015

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Thanks for being you

Stampin' Up! UK World Map Me = grateful

I’ve been using the World Map background stamp a lot recently, particularly for men’s cards, but I wanted to glam it up a bit and see if I could make it a little more feminine.  I think I’ve managed it!

Stampin' Up! UK World Map Me = grateful

I mean, you can’t add Melon Mambo Stitched Satin Ribbon to something and it NOT look girly, right?!

The World map is stamped in Pear Pizzazz onto Very Vanilla card stock, and the sentiment from Me = Grateful is in Melon Mambo. I’ve punched out the sentiment using the 1 3/4″ Scallop circle punch and added a piece of that gorgeous Stitched Satin ribbon and some loops of Thick Bakers Twine in Very Vanilla

So pretty

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