InspireINK Blog Hop | 3 Cards using Beautiful Bouquet from Stampin’ Up!

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Hey folks! I am so excited that I managed to get my cards made for this months InspireINK blog hop! I sadly missed last month as time just ran away from me, but this month’s challenge is just fab and I knew I couldn’t miss it!

InspireINK blog hop Stampin' Up! Colour Tic Tac Toe challenge April 2019

This month the girls are creating using the above grid. The challenge is to use 3 of the colours to make a project. Now, I made one… and then I just HAD to make another, so I’ve actually got 3! But they do match, so I’m running with it!

InspireINK blog hop 3 ways with Beautiful Bouquet from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

So, the first card uses the first 3 colours on the left hand side of the grid; Highland Heather, Night of Navy and Mango Melody. I’ve actually made another card with this colour combo and I’ll share that one with you later in the week.

All my cards today have a similar look, using the Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set and coordinating Bouquet Bunch framelits; both of which are carrying forward into the new Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue! Yay!

Fun Floral Birthday Card using Beautiful Bouquet from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The second card uses the next 3 colours in the grid; Real Red, Blackberry Bliss and Coastal Cabana.

The cards also use my favourite Stitched Shapes framelits (also carrying forward), and each card uses a different shape. The die cut shapes are popped up on Dimensionals and you can see a hint of colour from the backing card through the front of the card.

Pretty Friendship card using Beautiful Bouquet from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The third card is another colour combination; Granny Apple Green, So Saffron and Mossy Meadow.

The Beautiful Bouquet stamps are so pretty, there are lots of different floral images and leaves, and then many have coordinating dies too. The sentiment in this set though are where I get excited! Many of them come in pairs, so you not only have a pretty sentiment for the front of your project, but also a heartfelt saying for the inside too!

Thanks a Bunch Floral thank you card using Beautiful Bouquet from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Each card is also finished with a hint of bling, because every card needs a bit of sparkle!

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Needlepoint Nook | Quick and Simple Just Because card

I can’t believe this is the last Needlepoint Nook card of the week! I absolutely LOVE this card, it’s quick and simple, and uses that white space I love so much!

The Stampin’ Up! Artisan created a fabulous blog hop using this suite last week, you can see all the fun projects over on my dedicated Needlepoint Nook Pinterest Board!

Quick and simple Just Because card using Needlepoint Nook from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The background of this card has been stamped with one of the larger stamps from the Needle and Thread stamp set, actually it’s stamped twice as a backdrop for that cute sentiment.

Then the card is simply finished with a die cut, stamped flower in Berry Burst. You could really go to town on this one with adding jewels or pearls, or maybe some of those Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons, however I chose to keep things simple, but pretty!

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Needlepoint Nook | Just Because with Stitched Rectangles!

Today is the 4th Needlepoint Nook card of the week… and I have another one for you tomorrow too! Did you see my pretty floral Birthday Card from yesterday? I think that might be one of my favourite cards of the week. Saying that this one uses the Stitched Rectangles… and I love those too!

The Stampin’ Up! Artisan created a fabulous blog hop using this suite last week, you can see all the fun projects over on my dedicated Needlepoint Nook Pinterest Board!

Pretty Just Because handmade card using Needlepoint Nook and Stitched Rectangle dies using Stampin' Up! products with StampinByHannah

For this card I have pulled another one of my current favourite products; the Stitched Rectangles dies! This have found their way onto a mountain of projects recently, but its because they are just so versatile, and an absolute crafting must have!

Again I’ve also used the pretty label punch on this card because it coordinates so perfectly with this sentiment, and just makes for such a lovely layer with those die cut stamped flowers and leaves!

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Needlepoint Nook | Pretty Embossed Happy Birthday Card

Can you tell I am totally in LOVE with the Needlepoint Nook Suite? I am so sad that it is due to retire at the end of May. The Needle and Thread stamp set is super versatile and has a sentiment for just about every occasion! So far this week I’ve shared a Thank You card, and a Get Well Soon card, both using this fun stamp set.

Today I thought I would share this pretty Birthday Card…

Fun Floral sewing themed Happy Birthday Card Needlepoint Nook from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

This photo doesn’t really do this card justice, as the white layer is popped up off of that pretty Needlepoint Nook Designer Series Paper, and is also embossed using one of the coordinating Needle and Thread Dies.

The colours in this card are so pretty too; Old Olive, Balmy Blue, Blushing Bride and Night of Navy. I think I need to make another card using this colour combo because it is just so lovely!

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Needlepoint Nook | Get Well Soon Card

I’m sharing a whole week of Needlepoint Nook cards this week, did you miss yesterday’s card? Check it out HERE!

The Stampin’ Up! Artisan created a fabulous blog hop using this suite last week, you can see all the fun projects over on my dedicated Needlepoint Nook Pinterest Board!

Handmade Get Well Soon card using Needlepoint Nook from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Today’s card is a really pretty, and simple, Get Well Soon card. These are one of those cards that you never have when you need one… except this suite would be a great way of making a stack of Get Well Soon cards ready to go for some stress free wish sending!

Needlepoint Nook also coordinates with the Pretty Label punch, and this sentiment fits in their just perfectly! Here I’ve layered it against an embossed panel using one of the dies from the coordinating die set too.

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Needlepoint Nook | Floral Thank You Card

I have a whole week of fun Needlepoint Nook cards to share with you this week! I am so sad to see this stamp set and coordinating dies to retire at the end of May, as I have had SO much fun making heaps of cards with this bundle.

The Stampin’ Up! Artisan created a fabulous blog hop using this suite last week, you can see all the fun projects over on my dedicated Needlepoint Nook Pinterest Board!

Handmade Thank You Card using Needlepoint Nook from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The fun Designer Series Paper really compliments those pretty stamped flowers here doesn’t it? Needle and Thread is one of the Stampin’ Up! line of DistINKtive stamps, this means that the stamps leave a realistic impression, but it can be a little tricky…

Top Tips:

  • These stamps are easily over inked; I tend to use a drier ink pad or only tap the stamp to the pad very lightly
  • You use could a brayer or sponge to add the ink to the stamp
  • Practice; use that grid paper to practice stamp before going onto your good card stock!

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Inspire.Create.Challenge 041 | Butterfly Gala Celebrations

This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenge is a fabulous sketch, a love a sketch with lots of wiggle room for creative interpretation, and this is one of those sketches!

Inspire.Create.Challenge sketch challenge

Because it’s such an open sketch, and with my rather limited crafting time at the moment I have kept my card fairly simple as well.

I was hoping that the Butterfly Gala stamp and punch set would be back in stock when this post went live, however, they are I believe stuck somewhere in customs in Germany for a little longer.

Lets Celebrate You Handmade Card using Butterfly Gala from Stampin' Up!

I am a huge fan of all things purple, in fact I had a friend at university who used to buy me things just because they were purple! This card uses a few ink colours (which you can find in the shopping list at the end of this post) to colour the butterfly wings. I love that this stamp set is also designed to a 2 Step Stamp; where the solid wings are also stamps for super fast colouring!

Celebration card using Butterfly Gala card from Stampin' Up!

While Butterfly Gala is a gorgeous stamp set, it didn’t have the right sentiment for this card. So I grabbed one of my current favourites; Itty Bitty Birthdays. Stamped in Highland Heather to match the card stock and Gingham Gala Designer Series Paper.

I would LOVE to see what you create with this sketch, do share what you make with it, and check out the other Design Team members creations over on the Inspire.Create blog

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Inspire.Create.Challenge 040 | Floral Phrases Thank You

This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenge is a classic colour combination challenge. I had heaps of fun with this one as it’s totally in my comfort zone and plays really well into my love of white space…

Inspire.Create.Challenge Stampin' Up! Colour Challenge

With such a classic colour combination I decided to pull out a classic stamp set as well. I adore the Floral Phrases stamp set, but I haven’t used it for ages!

Classic stamped Thank You card using Floral Phrases from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah for Inspire.Create.Challenge

Using just Memento Black ink and my Stamparatus to ensure perfect positioning this card came together in a snap. This stamp is really clever as it looks like there are different shades of colour, but really it’s just inked and stamped once!

Inspire.Create.Challenge 040 Black and White colour Cardmaking challenge using Floral Phrases from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

To add a little extra something I added a trio of Basic Black Faceted Dots.

Pop over to the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog to check out the other Black and White creations from the Design Team and share your creations with us too!

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Home to Roost Birthday Card

So, today I thought I would share my final Sale-a-bration make of 2019… and James’ birthday card!

Home to Roost Birthday Card for Sale-a-bration using Stampin' Up! products with StampinByHannah

Home to Roost is available for FREE when you spend £45 before Sunday night! I cannot believe that Sale-a-bration is so nearly over… however, that does mean that we are closer to the start of the new Annual Catalogue and something very exciting that launches on Monday!

Bright and fun guys birthday card using Home to Roost from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

My top tip for guys cards is to keep things fairly simple. Here I stamped the Rooster onto Watercolour paper using Staz-on. I did use my Stamparatus for this to ensure a really deep, crisp, black image onto the bumpy paper.

Then, to add some texture I added some dots of Fine Tip Glue and let it dry really really well before watercolouring the piece in Crushed Curry, Blueberry Bushel and Real Red inks.

The other texture on the card is the embossed front using the hexagons Dynamic Embossing Folder, and then adding the watercoloured panel with dimentionals to a piece of Crushed Curry Card stock.

How to decorate the inside of a card using Home to Roost from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I couldn’t not decorate the inside of this card (James always requests something special on the inside when I’m making a card for him to send!) and so I added some stamping and a strip of Crushed Curry card stock to finish.

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Four All Seasons Joy Fold Birthday Card

Hello! Can you believe we are almost at the end of Sale-a-bration 2019… in fact we only have another few days as the fabulous offers end on Sunday night!

To see what Sale-a-bration is all about check my earlier blog post HERE!

Today’s card is a card I made a few weeks ago for one of my Sister-in-Law’s birthdays. I needed something a little bit special, because with my current Baby Brain actually getting around to buying her a present didn’t happen (she did get a gift card though so she can treat herself to something), and so I reached for the very lovely Painted Seasons stamp set, Designer Series Paper and coordinating dies.

Joy Fold birthday card using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I have been loving using these stamps and the Designer Series Paper which you can get as a bundle for FREE with a £90 order, and then the dies that match are just a must have!

This is a really easy Fancy fold card to put together. You can find all the measurements on THIS blog post from a couple of years ago.

Joy fold card using Painted Seasons from Stampin' Up! for Sale-a-bration 2019 with StampinByHannah

Then on the inside I made a little Designer Series Paper pocket to hold the gift card, simply by measuring the gift card and chopping a bit off the top. I did use a 2″ circle punch to notch the top of the pocket and make retrieving the gift a little easier too!

There isn’t a whole heap of stamping on this one really, as the paper says everything! But I did add a few succulents in coordinating Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party along with the Berry Burst Sentiment taken from Needle and Thread.

Don’t forget to check out the last few bits of Sale-a-bration goodness, or think about taking up that fabulous Joining Offer before its too late!

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