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InspireINK | Wedding Congratulations with Petal Palette from Stampin’ Up!

Pretty in Pink Wedding Congratulations card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah InspireINK Wedding Congratulations with Petal Palette from Stampin’ Up!

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Are you ready for some serious Wedding Inspiration this month?! I think the girls on the InspireInk team thought I was a bit mean when I made the suggestion of doing a Wedding theme this month… but I know that we are just gearing up for the Wedding Season and I am sure that Wedding or Congratulations inspiration is always much appreciated!

I just HAD to use my absolute favourite stamp set from this years Stampin’ Up! Spring Summer catalogue for this congratulations card… the Petal Palette bundle has been constantly out and on my desk since it arrived in my craft room back in December. I am SO excited that it is carrying over in this years Annual Catalogue too! I do have a confession to make about this card though… It was made it right at the beginning of the month, before Stampin’ Up! announced the Colour Revamp… and so it does uses Rose Red which is sadly about to retire!

How to make a Pretty Wedding Congratulations card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

The other retiring item on this card is the Petal Palette bundle… while the stamps and the dies are continuing into the new catalogue the 10% bundle discount will end on the 31st May. So it is definitely worth thinking about grabbing it sooner rather than later!

This card is a little different from the ones I usually share here on the blog, it’s a totally different size! The Blushing Bride card base is cut at 10 x 5″, and scored on the long edge at 5″ to create a 5 x 5″ square card (and I’m going to have to get out my Envelope Punch Board to make it a custom sized envelope too!). The layers are then cut at 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 and 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 ” to create the pretty layered effect.

InspireINK Blog Hop Wedding Card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

The main detail on this card is concentrated in the bottom right hand corner… and I’ve been playing with layering again so we have:

  • stamped dotty boarder stamp from Petal Palette in Blushing Bride ink
  • Die cut boarder in Fresh Fig
  • Die cut floral corner from Champagne foil sheet
  • Two birds stamped from Petal Palette in Blushing Bride and Rose Red, die cut with the coordinating Petals and More Thinlits
  • Congratulations stamped in Fresh Fig and die cut before being popped up on Dimentionals
  • A trio of Clear Facet Gems

I hope that you have enjoyed you visit to StampinByHannah today, please do consider signing up for my regular emails (and exclusive email tutorials!) before you hop along to the next person on our Wedding Themed Blog Hop….

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Product List

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle

£56.50

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£32.00

Petals & More Thinlits Dies

£31.00

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

£7.25

Rose Red A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

£8.25

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

£7.25

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Champagne Foil Sheets

£3.75

Clear Faceted Gems

£4.50

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August Free Workshop!

Stampin' Up! UK Wedding cards

Hello!

Welcome to my Free Online Workshop of August. Seeing as I got married on Saturday I thought it only fitting to do a wedding themed workshop while I am away!

Stampin' Up! UK Wedding cards

I have been super busy over the last few months preparing for my wedding; making wedding favours, Orders of Service, invitations, thank you cards, place settings and table plans, as well as working full time and running my Stampin’ Up! business! Things have been completely insanely crazy! and although I am currently lying on a beach you can be sure I am planning some awesome things for when I get back!

Just as I get back into working the Autumn/Winter catalogue launches! As a demonstrator I get a super awesome sneaky peak! and get to order things before it goes live on 1st September. You can get a sneaky peak now too – just by joining my team! Get a head start with your Christmas cards and festive projects, get to order the latest products first, and save money in the process! Awesome. You can find more information about joining Stampin’ Up! on my FAQ, or drop me a message (I will be replying to email while I am away I promise!)

I know, I have been really naughty with this one! Very very rarely do I use anything that is not Stampin’ Up! but I really needed some larger cards for my family Thank you’s, and these 8 x 8 cards just happened to still be in the drawer from my pre-SU crafting days (surely it would be a waste NOT to use them up, right!)

Stampin' Up! Uk Wedding thank you cards

As you can see I have a theme to my wedding projects. My Invitations were made before I became a demonstrator (yes, I really am that organised!) and so didn’t use Stampin’ Up! products! (Shocking, I know!) but they did use a map stamp. I used the World Map Background Stamp on these cards, stamped in Elegant Eggplant onto Whisper White and punched using the Sweetheart Punch, so cute!

Stampin' Up! UK Everything Eleanor Wedding thank you

Everything Eleanor just scream wedding to me, and so I couldn’t not use it on my Thank you cards. These are the cards for people that helped us with our day; the church, the hotel, the photographer etc. I love them all, and they all worked so hard! I do hope they like the cards as a special thank you

Stampin' Up! UK wedding favour mini milk carton

My 3D project this month is my wedding favours. I have to admit that these are totally not my design, they come from Papercraft Button and here wonderful YouTube tutorial from a couple of Easters ago! I made these about 18 months ago, all cut and scored, with sticky strip applied just ready for assembly. The ones on my wedding tables also featured a cute heart in that wonderful map print too, and were held together by the Stampin’ Up! clothespins (or pegs!) just like this one

Measurements:

Card stock – 6 1/2 x 4 1/2″ (17.5 x 11.5 cm)

Score on the long side at – 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2 and 6″ (4, 8, 12 and 16 cm)

Score on the short side at – 1 1/2, 3 and 4 1/8″ (4, 8 and 10.5 cm)

*please note the metric version is slightly bigger than the imperial shown in the video*

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Wedding Week – Wedding Favours

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I have recently put together my wedding favours, and I wish I could say that these are they, but they’re not. They are super cute little milk cartons, and I absolutely love them, but they are not these.

These would be perfect as Wedding Favours, and would hold a good amount of sugared almonds or other confectionery. I have once again pulled out the Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper – this paper retires on the 2nd June (that’s next Tuesday!) so grab it now while you still have the chance.

Stampin' Up! UK wedding favours something borrowed designer series paper

I love a monotone look for weddings, simple colours to make sure people are looking in the right place i.e.: at the bride and groom! and this paper is just perfect for that, detailed enough to be stunning, but not too complex that it shouts too loud.

Measurements:

Base – Card stock = 6 x 6 ” (15 x 15 cm)

score on all 4 sides at 2 ” (5 cm)

Lid – Designer Series Paper = 5 1/16 x 5 1/16″ (12.8 x 12.8 cm)

score on all 4 side at 1 1/2″ (3.8 cm)

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Wedding Week – Congrats to you two….

Stampin' Up! UK wedding card

I hope you are enjoying my week of Wedding themed projects!

Today I thought we would move away from being part of the wedding party, and make a card as a wedding guest – the perfect congratulations card. I get married in August and if I receive just one hand stamped card like this one I will be a super happy bride! Saying that I won’t be opening any cards until 3 weeks after the wedding, after several members of my family have been cat sitting in my house, so I might even get this card!

Stampin' Up! UK wedding card

Its another super simple card from me, I’m loving white space at the moment. I’m not sure if that’s just my style (it always was when I made 12×12 scrapbook layouts) or whether its just because my head is so full of wedding planning and work that I need some space somewhere!

Using the Your Perfect Day stamp set (about to retire! so grab it now!) the cake is stamped in Sahara sand stamped off once. The Congrats was then stamped over the top in Versamark ink and heat embossed in gold.

So pretty

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Wedding Week – Create your own Envelopes

Stampin' Up! UK Envelope Punch Board Something Borrowed

I think the Envelope Punch Board is awesome! I really do, it’s such a great tool and I use it all the time; not only for envelopes but boxes and bows too! I was putting together the blog posts for this week, and realised how perfect it would be to have all your wedding stationary completely coordinating – even down to the envelopes. And then I thought, we have the most perfect tool for that! So, here we are; How to Make an Envelope using the Envelope Punch Board!

Stampin' Up! UK Envelope Punch Board Something Borrowed

What great Designer Series Paper to work with too, I have been loving this Sahara Sand / Whisper White combination recently, and I think it makes great neutral wedding stationary. In fact I have some of this paper hoarded away ready for the Wedding Album! (Its getting rather close now!)

Measurements:

To create an envelope perfectly sized for a A6 card, you will need a piece of Designer Series Paper that measures 8 1/4 x 8 1/4″.

Now, I know, normally I try to give you both metric and imperial measurements, however, when your using the Envelope Punch Board, the imperial measurements are much easier to see and use, so this time, I’m sticking with inches!

Insert you Designer Series Paper into your punch board punch, and line the left hand side of the paper up with the 3 5/8″ mark.

Punch and score using the scoring tool provided.

Turn your Designer Series Paper a quarter turn and line the previously made score line up with the guide on the punch, and punch and score again. Repeat this on all 4 sides.

Turn your Envelope Punch Board around and use the reverse side of the punch to round the corners of your envelope.

Fold and burnish your score lines using the side of the scoring tool.

Use your adhesive of choice to stick your envelope together, using a glue dot to secure the top flap (once your handmade card is inside, of course!)

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Personalised Wedding Cards!

Back in wedding mode again today! These are some cards I made for a friend, as thank you cards for the special ladies involved in her wedding – flower girls, bridesmaids, and the mothers!

I was so exicted when I took the order for these! Her colour scheme was white, pale pink and grey, so I took that and ran with it!

Stampin' Up! UK Wedding Everything Eleanor

I used Whisper White, Smokey Slate and Pink Pirouette, along with Everything Eleanor (isnt it the most gorgeous set for weddings!) and the Back to Basic Alphabet to personalise the cards. The flowers are a mix of Petite Petals and Itty Bitty Accents, and they are finished off with the coordinating stamp and some Pearl Basic Jewels

Stampin' Up! UK Wedding Everything Eleanor

These bridesmaids cards use Smokey Slate as the card base, and the same stamp sets as before. Each card has the bridesmaids name on, handstamped using that Back to Basics Alphabet

Stampin' Up! UK Wedding Everything Eleanor

The last set of cards are the ones I made for the Flower girls. Once again they use Everything Eleanor and Back to Basics, but this time I decided to make them a little more fun, and used the bird stamp to add an extra litte something.

Each of the cards was also stamped with a coordinating stamp inside, and also on the envelope.

I love making cards with purpose like these. Having just finished my own wedding invitations though, I might have to have a little break from weddings…….. ok thats enough of a break! I do love a good wedding, dont you?

 

 

Hannah Wilks

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Mr and Mrs Congratulations Card

So, I’m still focused on weddings at the moment. I’m still planning my own, making invitations, place settings, orders of service, the list goes on and on! But I’ve also been a wedding guest a bit recently too, so here is yet another Congratulations card, Wedding style!

Stampin' Up! UK Wedding Congratulations Lovely Lace

This time I used a piece of Basic Grey as the card base, with a piece of Very Vanilla embossed with that Lovely Lace embossing folder (Love!). The wedding colour theme was grey and dusky pink, so I decided to step it up a little, and use a dark grey and brighter pink. The stamping and flower punches are in Rose Red. Once again I used that Something to Say set for the congratulations (just like this card) and for the little bit of floral stamping on the circle behind congratulations. That lovely Mr. and Mrs. stamp is unfortuneately retired now (and I’m sorry for showing you it, but the rest of the card is just so pretty!). I finished the card by punching three flowers using the flower punch from Itty Bitty Accents, and adding Pearl Basics Jewels 🙂

More Wedding cards to come next week! this time I’ve even managed to use this months Product of the Month!!!!!

 

Hannah Wilks

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Celebrate….. a bit of lovely lace!

Well, hello there!

I’ve got a few posts over the next week or so about a similar topic – weddings!

This card I made as a Congratulations card for a friends wedding, I love it, its cute, and simple, and pink!

Stampin' Up! UK Lovely Lace Big Shot

I used the Lovely Lace embossing folder (its so pretty!), to emboss some Pink Pirouette cardstock. The Congratulations is from Something to Say (have I mentioned my love of that Stamp Set much! its just so versitile). Then I finished the card with some White Organza Ribbon (I managed to tie a bow!!!!!) and some Basic Jewel Pearls!

I think this card would make a lovely Wedding or new baby girl card, but that Lovely Lace Embossing folder – just watch this space!!

Whats your favourite sentiment based stamp set at the moment? let me know in the comments below…

 

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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