Creativity Combined Blog Hop | Thank You

StampinByHannah Creativity Combined Blog Hop | Thank You

I have something special for you today. Over the past few months I have been working super hard to improve my little corner of the internet, and today I, along with another member of the team, have organised a blog hop to say Thank You to the wonderful Sarah who has helped us all!

I am always after a new technique to try, and when I came across this one on YouTube a few weeks ago I knew it would be perfect for today’s blog post! There will be a video tutorial on this one shortly because I think it is awesome!Thank You Card featuring Die Cut Letterpress technique and Eclectic Layers Thinlits from Stampin' Up!

I have to say this photo doesn’t do this technique justice… as the leaves are embossed into the card. The technique is called Die Cut Letterpress and it is so much fun! The leaves are from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits dies. I die cut them twice out of Thick Whisper White Card stock and once from Vellum. Then layered them together using Tombow glue, the Vellum piece needs to be on the bottom for the inky bit to work.

Then, add ink to the Vellum (I dabbed an ink pad onto the leaves) and run through your Big Shot. The sandwich is important here…. I used the platform I use for embossing folders, then a clear plate, my silicone mat, card stock, Leaves, and the second clear plate. I also found that a couple of sheets of card stock as a shim helped get a good impression, but my Big Shot is on its last legs and the centre of the rollers doesn’t have a lot of pressure.

Creativity Combined Blog Hop Thank You card using Oh So Eclectic and Daisy Delight from Stampin' Up!

The Thank You sentiment is taken from the Daisy Delight Stamp set and is stamped in Berry Burst ink. The card was a little bright at this point and I really wanted to add some Black (I’m on a bit of a Black kick at the moment!). So the black strip is embossed using the Layered Leaves 3D embossing Folder, and the card is finished with a trio of Black Rhinestone jewels and some ink splatter.

Please click on the links below to see the other Thank You cards made by the Creativity Combined Team, and don’t forget to leave them all some comment love!


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Christmas Countdown | Dress up your Chocolate!

StampinByHannah Christmas Countdown | Dress up your Chocolate!

Christmas Countdown Video Tutorial Series StampinByHannah Stampin' Up! UK

How many of us send little gifts to colleagues, teachers, the milkman, and other people that impact our lives over Christmas? What do you usually give? A cute little something? Coffee? Chocolate? Well… today’s video is for you! Today I have some chocolate bar wraps…. taking some boring chocolate to a really cute gift!

Christmas Countdown Video Tutorial Chocolate bar wrappers using Christmas Pines and Merry Little Labels from Stampin' Up!

Both of these wrappers use the same piece of Designer Series Paper from Merry Little Christmas. Designer Series Paper has two sides…. you can use both! Actually the wraps are both different too… the black one is simply wrapped around the chocolate bar, while the Old Olive striped version has been creased to fit around the chocolate perfectly. I love both!

Measurement:

Designer Series Paper; 6 x 9 1/2″ ( 15 x 24 cm)

Christmas Countdown Video Tutorial Chocolate bar wrappers using Christmas Pines and Merry Little Labels from Stampin' Up!

The fronts have been dressed up using a couple of circles die cut from using the Stitched Shapes Framelits (I seriously CANNOT put these away!), a few pine leaves cut using the Pretty Pine Thinlits, and some stamping using Merry Little Labels!

Quick and Easy!

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Facebook Live | November 2017

How to use Stampin' Blends Facebook Live using Colour Me Happy from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Facebook Live November 2017

Stampin' Up! Facebook Live StampinByHannah UK

Hello! I am LOVING doing Facebook Live…. just wish I could do them more often! My original plan was to Go Live once a fortnight… but as usual my day job throws me yet another curve ball, and I’ve been working night shifts for the past month…. so unless you want a Facebook Live at 3AM, we are aiming for monthly for the time being!

Never the less, I managed to Go Live on Facebook yesterday! We made 2 fun cards, and I didn’t want you to miss out. Do make sure you have Liked my Facebook Page to ensure you don’t miss a Live.

Stampin' Blends Facebook Live Hello Card using Colour Me Happy from Stampin' Up!

This card was inspired by THIS card by Allison Okamitsu.  The flowers are taken from the Colour Me Happy Stamp set. They are stamped in Memento Black ink, and coloured with the New Stampin’ Blends markers in Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie. I haven’t done any fancy blending on this card, but have used the design of the stamp to inform my colouring. The areas on the stamped flower where the petals have been folded are coloured in the Dark Pool Party marker, and the rest in the lighter colour.

Measurements:

Card Base – Crumb Cake – 29.7 x 10.5 cm, scored on the long edge at 14.85 cm

Basic Black Layer – 9 x 13.3 cm

Whisper White Layer – 8.5 x 12.8 cm

How to use Stampin' Blends Facebook Live using Colour Me Happy from Stampin' Up!

Have you checked out my Blends Club yet? I am going a bit club mad… I LOVE the opportunity to spread the cost and getting happy mail each and every month! This great club lasts for 6 months, and includes a full set of Blends Markers, ink, stamps… video tutorials and more! Sign up closes on the 10th…. places are super limited, don’t miss out!

Facebook Live Coloured Designer Series Paper Year of Cheer and Good Tidings Christmas Card from Stampin' Up!

The second card from yesterday’s Facebook Live was this fun creation… with coloured Designer Series Paper! Check out the video to see how I created it!

Measurements:

Card Base – Bermuda Bay – 29.7 x 10.5 cm, scored on the long edge at 14.85 cm

Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper – 10 x 14.3 cm

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November Code Club | How to get FREE Stamps!

Stampin' Up! Code Club Stampin' Rewards Hostess Club November 2017

StampinByHannah November Code Club

StampinByHannah Code Club Stampin' Rewards Hostess Club

Welcome to my November Code Club!

This is my way of totally spoiling every single person that comes and shops with me… every single one of you receives a hand made Thank You, always a card and sometimes a treat too! BUT did you know that you can get EVEN MORE!!!

Stampin' Up! Code Club Stampin' Rewards Hostess Club November 2017

Add the Code Club Code to the ‘Host Code’ box during check out… and at the start of December I will pop something extra special in the post to you! In recent months Stampers have received a heap of fun embellishments and other goodies…. but I would LOVE to send you some stamps! So… shop during November and I will send each and every person who uses my Code Club Code a fun Season’s of Whimsy Stamp Set from the Autumn Winter catalogue!

So… how do you join in?

It’s really easy! Just add the Code Club Code into the box labelled ‘Host Code’ during check out. This will then add your order to the club! You Stampin’ Up! goodies will be sent to you as normal via UPS and should be with you in 3-5 working days. THEN, at the end of the month I collect all the club orders together, and place another order using the Stampin’ Rewards. I then send your goodies out using Royal Mail…. and the are with you mid-December!

You can always find the current Code Club Code in the sidebar of my blog… and on the Code Club Code page too.

Thanks so much for choosing me as your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator…. and I look forward to popping something special in the post to you soon!

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Inspire.Create.Challenges #004 | Your Kindness Means So Much…

Inspire Create Challenges Kindness Card Colour Combination Challenge using Painted Harvest from Stampin' Up!

I cannot believe it is already the 4th Inspire.Create.Challenge…. I hope that you are having as much fun with these challenges as I am!

I have a pretty simple card for you today, but the stamps on this one do ALL the talking!

Inspire Create Challenges Stampin' Up! Colour Combination using Island Indigo Soft Sky Flirty Flamingo and Whisper White

This colour combination was totally inspired by a swap group at a recent team training I attended. You might remember THIS card I made with the same colours! Actually this card has two sources of inspiration…. because I made it quite quickly after making THIS rainbow creation too…. Do you find that, when your making a few cards at once they seam to use the same stamp set, or have a similar layout? I certainly do! I actually made this card before our first challenge…. and it has been sat on my desk waiting for its moment for WEEKS!

Inspire Create Challenges Kindness Card Colour Combination Challenge using Painted Harvest from Stampin' Up!

Can you guess what Stamp set I have used here? It’s Painted Harvest! I know…. a Painted Harvest card without a sunflower?! This stamp set has the most amazing leaves (don’t tell, but I love the leaves more than the flower!!!) and although they are designed to be stamped one on top of the other (2-step stamping) I really like the look of the more detailed stamps on their own.

Here the leaves have been stamped around the card stock in Island Indigo and Soft Sky. With that cute little dot stamp added in Flirty Flamingo.

The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black… I almost went for Island Indigo, but just felt it would be lost and that a slight variation in colour would help it stand out.

Don’t forget to click over to the Inspire.Create.Challenges blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have created with this fun colour combination!

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Stampin’ Blends Launch….

Stampin' Blends Club News Stampin' Up! UK

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Today is super exciting! I LOVE the start of a new month…. Stampin’ Up! always share the latest offers and new products at the start of a month. November is particularly exciting for a number of reasons .. 1. This month I get to spend a whole weekend with my Stampin’ Sisters at Stampin’ Up! OnStage, 2. I have a couple of exciting classes and clubs starting this month….. 3. Today is the launch of Stampin’ Up!’s brand new Alcohol Markers; Stampin’ Blends!

I am a BIG fan of colouring… watercolour is my favourite, however these Stampin’ Blends are series competition! They come in 12 fabulous colours… with 3 extra special markers for skin tones and added effects. They have tight fit, nest-able lids so they won’t dry out and the lids wont get lost. Blends are duel tipped; with a brush for large areas and a finer tip for more detailed colouring. The Markers are in Stampin’ Up! colours for total coordination, and a square so they won’t roll off your desk. I am in LOVE!

There are currently 12 pairs of Markers, 12 fabulous colours that will allow you to colour a whole host of images. Each pair has one light and one dark marker in the same ‘colour’ for perfect blending AND they are available either as a combo pack or individually!

There are LOADS of stamp sets that are perfect to use with your new Stampin’ Blends, and I have listed just some of them at the end of this blog post.

The other new product today is the fabulous Colour Me Happy Project Kit and coordinating Colour Me Happy Stamp Set. This kit is BEAUTIFUL! It has features classic patterns and gorgeous Gold Foil Tape… and paired with the stamped images from the stamp set, coloured with your Stampin’ Blends it is the most perfect way to whip up 16 pretty cards in a snap!

I do have to warn you though, the kit and stamp set are WHILE STOCKS LAST…. and I’m sure that they aren’t going to last very long!

Want to get your hands on all those new Markers?

You can!

Actually there are two ways!

  1. You can grab the Complete Stampin’ Blends Collection in my online store (item number: 147475) for £108, plus £4.95 postage and packing, OR
  2. Sign up for my Blends Club; 6 months of Markers, inks, card stock, stamps, exclusive videos and MORE! You can find all the information you need on my Blends Club Page!

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Learn to Stamp | Birthday Blossoms

Perfect Floral Birthday Wedding Card for Learn to Stamp Club using Birthday Blossoms Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Learn to Stamp | Birthday Blossoms

Learn to stamp Cardmaking 101 online card class

I have been super busy over the past couple of weeks prepping my fabulous new Learn to Stamp Club! I am totally in LOVE with the projects I have created for you. The club features the Birthday Blossoms stamp set, and today’s card is a club reject!

Perfect Floral Birthday Wedding Card using Birthday Blossoms Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!This totally gorgeous creation uses the Birthday Blossoms stamp set and the coordinating Pansy Punch (which also comes as part of the club!). It has a Powder Pink card base, with layers of Melon Mambo and Very Vanilla. I LOVE this colour combination! I will be the first to admit that Melon Mambo is not my favourite Stampin’ Up! pink… it just a bit cold for me. But in this colour combination, Yum!

Learn to stamp club card using Birthday Blossoms from Stampin' Up!The punched flowers are stamped in Melon Mambo onto Very Vanilla card stock, and punched out with the coordinating Pansy Punch. I almost left it like that… but you guys know I am OBSESSED with Vellum (I’m almost out…. I have less that one sheet left! It must be time for an order!). So, I added a punched Vellum flower to each stamped one with a Glue Dot. These flowers look even more fabulous with some extra dimension, I do this my gently curling each petal with my fingers.

The flowers are finished with one of the Faceted Gems in Clear.

Perfect Floral Birthday Wedding Card for Learn to Stamp Club using Birthday Blossoms Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

The flowers were added to the card using Fast Fuse (my favourite!) over the top of a background stamped in Powder Pink.

I would LOVE to add you to my Learn to Stamp Club… Club members will receive HEAPS of fun products, exclusive tutorials and videos over the next 6 months. You can find all my Club information under the ‘Club’ tab at the top of the page.

Before I go today… I just want to remind you that today is the LAST DAY for the Buy 3 Get 1 FREE Special on Designer Series Paper. Don’t miss out!

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Make It Monday | Fun with Stampin’ Blends….. and the start of my Blends Club!

Make It Monday Quick and Easy Colour Me Happy Kit Card using Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday | Fun with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers….. and the start of my Blends Club!

Make It Monday

Welcome to a special Make It Monday this week! The start of the month is always exciting as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, new goals, new offers…. and brand new products! The 1st of November (Wednesday) is no exception! We have the launch of the brand new Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers!!! I am SO excited for these… as a demonstrator I got a sneaky peak of these at the start of October and they are LOVELY!

Make It Monday Quick and Easy Colour Me Happy Kit Card using Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers from Stampin' Up!

How gorgeous is that card! (although, excuse the messy colouring…. the best I could do without getting my head in the shot!) This card is taken from the Colour Me Happy Project Kit… which also is released on Wednesday! This fabulous kit coordinates with yet another new product… an gorgeous stamp set of the same name!

The Stampin’ Blends range contains 17 wonderful Alcohol Markers in Stampin’ Up! colours, with the addition of 2 skin tones and a Colour Lifter pen too. They are square so they don’t roll off your desk, have duel ends, and nestable lids.

The colours are:

  • Bermuda Bay
  • Calypso Coral
  • Cherry Cobbler
  • Crumb Cake
  • Daffodil Delight
  • Night of Navy
  • Old Olive
  • Pink Pirouette
  • Pool Party
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Rich Razzleberry
  • Smokey Slate

They come as colour duos… so you get a light and a dark version of each colour. You can grab these are a combo pack or the markers individually.

Today though see’s the start of my Stampin’ Blends Club!

I LOVE a good club, don’t you?! This one is fabulous!

The complete collection is available (from Wednesday) for £108….but my Blends Club is a great way to get all the markers and spread the cost (and we all need that before Christmas, right?!) Make It Monday Video Tutorial Stampin' Blends club news

Ok…. so, how does Blends Club work?

It’s super simple! Club lasts 6 months, each month you will receive markers and accessories… as well as an inspiration sheet. There are heaps of goodies in this club, all the accessories you could possibly need to get the most out of your new pens! Over the course of the club you will also receive a Memento Ink Pad (THE ink of choice for your Alcohol Markers!), as well as Thick Whisper White Card Stock, Garden Girl Stamp set, Just Add Colour Designer Series Paper, White Perfect Accents, and Adhesives! PLUS one month during the club you will get to spend the Stampin’ Rewards… that is £15 worth of FREE goodies!

To Sign up to Blends Club…. Complete the form below.

Places are VERY limited so, Get your name down today. I will start sending invoices out using PayPal on Wednesday, and club sign up will close on the 10th November!

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Christmas Countdown | Origami Advent Calendar

Christmas Countdown How to make an origami advent calendar using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

Christmas Countdown Video Tutorial Series StampinByHannah Stampin' Up! UK

Hello! So, last week I shared my calorie-free advent calendar… well, today I have another…. but this time with calories! lots and lots of calories!

We have a bit of a Christmas tradition in our house, where I make my husband and advent calendar. I have made one each year for the past 4 years…. and I hope that I can continue in years to come. Each year I make something a little different from the year previous, and this year is no different.

Christmas Countdown How to make an origami advent calendar using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

These pockets look completed to put together but they are super simple. I found this project on Gathering Beauty and just had to put a StampinByHannah spin on it! Click the link to check out the tutorial!

Measurments:

Designer Series Paper – 12 x 2″ (30 x 5 cm)

Before I go…. the Be Merry Designer Series Paper is still on Sale until the 31st October! Check my Online Store for details

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Facebook Live Video…. Catchup!

Fun Just Because card how to use Patterned Paper in card making video tutorial using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

Ooops…. somehow I forgot to post the cards and video from my last Facebook Live here on my blog! I do apologise!

t I have another Facebook Live scheduled for next Wednesday, 1st November. I hope to be better organised at getting them over here.

Just Because Patterned Paper Card using Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper from Stampin 'Up!

October is Designer Series Paper month at Stampin’ Up! with a fabulous Designer Series Paper sale, Buy 3 Get 1 Free. There are some fabulous packs in this sale… you can find them all HERE!

Fun Just Because card how to use Patterned Paper in card making video tutorial using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

These first two cards are super simple to put together AND they use lots of Designer Series Paper… great for working through that paper stash! This second card uses my favourite print in the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper pack…. I just LOVE all that colour!

Didn’t catch my Facebook Live video… see it by clicking the link below..

The second set of cards from my last Facebook Live uses the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper pack. I will admit that this pack made me a little nervous when I saw it in the catalogue, but we used it at a recent Team Training event and I fell in love with the patterns in this one.. and the colour combinations….

Sending Love Thinking of You Card using Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

This card was totally inspired by my friend Caroline… she also used the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper, but a different pattern. I love that our cards are similar and yet totally different! even though we have used the same supplies!

Love You card using Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

This final card uses the Whole Lot of Lovely Designer Series Paper, along with the Lots of Love stamp set… and the lovely Layered Leaves 3D embossing folder (love that one!)… to create a simply, fun card. I am a sucker for a fun colour combination, and I think I might have to pull this one out again soon!

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