Just Add Ink 442 | Beautiful Promenade

Before I get into this week’s Just Add Ink card (yes, I would LOVE to do this challenge every week…. we’ll see how that goes!) I just wanted to say a massive Thanks to the Design Team who picked my card from last week as their winner!

Just Add Ink 442 Sketch Challenge cardmaking rubber stamping

This week’s challenge is a fun sketch, and the Design Team have made some fabulous cards which really do show off how different cards can be, even when they all have the same basic layout.

Pretty handmade Valentines card using Beautiful Promenade from Stampin' Up! for Just Add Ink with StampinByHannah

Last week I had a bit of a tidy up of my craft room. It’s incredible how quickly craft rooms descend into a completely disastrous mess isn’t it?! I’ve been in my new room now for about 6 weeks and it already needed a dig out. Anyway, I pulled out some of my sets of dies that I haven’t used for ages, and put them next to my desk so I wouldn’t forget about them again. I’m, sadly, one of those people who needs to see things to remember to use them. I’d be no good with one of though pretty craft rooms where everything lives in a cupboard!

This card uses the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and coordinate Beautiful Layers thinlits, and the stitched shapes framelit circles, because I can’t make a card without them!

Beautiful Promenade Stamp Set Valentines Card using Stampin' Up! products with StampinByHannah

There is a stitched circle behind the pretty die cut centre piece, although my camera hasn’t picked it up awfully well (I’m still playing with the new photography set up!).

This card also uses the very pretty Grapefruit Grove Foil Sheets, which are FREE with a £45 order during Sale-a-bration. Now, I know that these aren’t available in all markets because they have been SO popular… but at the time of writing you can still get them in the UK!

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Floral Friend card with Petal Promenade

How to cut the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Floral Friend card with Petal Promenade

 

So, one of the pieces of the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper I have been dreading trying to cut is one that has 9 really beautiful floral frames. There I several reasons why this paper makes me nervous; they are usually sized for a US sized card base which isnt the same size as I use here in the UK, they are really really pretty and I don’t want to mess one up, and then there is the fear of just not having a clue what I am going to do with the frames once they are cut! But, I have started seeing other people make some really pretty cards with these frames. In fact I almost CASE’d THIS card from Patty Bennett to get me started, but I made this card instead.

Pretty Friend card featuring a floral frame using Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Usually when I’m making a card using Designer Series Paper, I’ll go into the catalogue and look which Stampin’ Up! Colours are in featured, but not for this card. Instead I chose to look and see what colours my eye saw, and that turned into Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick and Shaded Spruce, none of which are officially in the paper but does that really matter?!

The frame cut from the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper is an awkward size for layering. To get around this I simply measured it carefully and then cut a piece of Grapefruit Grove card stock half a centimetre longer and wider before layering it onto a card base with a standard sized mat and actually it looks fine.

These frames are designed to fit the Stampin’ Up! note cards and envelopes, which they do perfectly, I just don’t use them very regularly in my crafting and as a result this particular piece of paper would usually get forgotten about!

Floral Friend Card using Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

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Make It Monday | Petal Promenade Tag Card

Make It Monday how to make a tag using Beautiful Promenade from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Petal Promenade Tag Card

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Before I get to the card today I just need to remind you of a couple of things:

Make It Monday!

With that said, I have a fabulous Petal Promenade card for you today, using the coordinating Beautiful Layers Thinlits

Make It Monday with Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up! Pretty Valentines Card

One of the things that this stamp and die bundle encourages you to do is play with die cuts and stamped layers, and that it totally what I have done here. The Beautiful Layers dies combine beautifully with the Stitched Shapes Squares for a really fun look, plus the colours from the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper just made for really pretty projects. I am little bit in love with this colour combination too…

The Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper pack is part of that fabulous Buy 3 Get 1 Free offer I mentioned at the top of this post. You have 10 fabulous packs of Designer Series Paper to choose from, and you can choose any combination of those 4 so that 4 different packs, or 4 of the same. Totally up to you!

This card is a quick, but complex looking build, with stamping on the Designer Series Paper, and a series of die cuts before a little more stamping and a trio of Basic Adhesive-Backed sequins to finish.

The tag is one of those elements that looks really tricky, but in reality is simple to do. There are two ways of making it; you could measure the width of the die and cut a piece of card stock accordingly before die cutting each end. Or you can follow my method; die cut the tag end from the middle of a sheet of scrap card stock, line up your layers and work out where the other end should be, then die cut the tag end again before snipping out the piece using Paper snips or a Stampin’ Trimmer

Beautiful layers I Love You card using Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up!

Either way you end up with this really lovely element for the front of your card, or what about just cutting one end and using it as a tag on your next gift?!

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Make It Monday | Petal Promenade Suite Share…

Make It Monday Simple card using Designer Series Paper with Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Petal Promenade Suite Share…

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Oh today is super exciting! I have my usual Make It Monday post… but also am launching a Brand New Crafty Kit… That I am calling StampinByHannah Suite Shares! Yay! You’ll be able to find these each and every month in the top menu bar at the top of my blog (and probably in the side bar too…. if I remember to sort that out!). You can see all the details of this months Kit in the second half of this blog post, as well as a sneaky peak of what you will get in the video too!

But first… shall we check out a fun card?

Pretty Floral Friendship Card using Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up! with Video Tutorial

I am having SO much fun playing with the new Petal Promenade Designer Series Papers… and the coordinating Beautiful Promenade stamp and die bundle too! I’ve already shared 2 videos with them actually… a really handy Giftbag tutorial last Friday and then a pretty vintage inspired card over the weekend for the Team Video Hop!

The Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper is part of the July Designer Series Paper Buy 3 Get 1 Free offer too… you can chose 4 different packs, and pay for just 3 of them! This year’s Designer Series Papers are certainly some of the best for a while… they are all so pretty, and because they are Stampin’ Up! each pack coordinates with inks, card stock, embellishments and some even have matching stamps and dies too!

How to layer Designer Series Paper and Die cuts with Beautiful Promenade from Stampin' Up!

Ok, so… what about these Crafty kits?

Petal Promenade Suite Share…

These fun monthly kits include a heap of bits and pieces to make a bunch of cards, or other projects, without you having to splurge on mountains of craft supplies. My aim is to keep each kit at £20, plus £3.50 for postage. This month’s Petal Promenade Kit includes:

  • 1/4 pack of the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper (cut into 6 x 6″ pieces, so you get 2 of each of 12 designs)
  • 24 pre-cut and scored card bases in coordinating colours; Petal Pink, Mossy Meadow and Thick Very Vanilla
  • 24 Very Vanilla Envelopes
  • A pack of Petal Pink Rhinestone Gems
  • A roll of Rose Metallic Thread
  • PLUS an Exclusive inspiration sheet with 5 cards not seen here on my blog!

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You can of course always all the coordinating Beautiful Promenade Stamp Set, or the Beautiful Layers Thinlits, or the Stamp and Die Bundle to your kit too… and the postage will stay the same.

To order your July StampinByHannah Petal Promenade Suite Share, all you need to do it complete the form below. I will send you a PayPal invoice within 24 hours of your request. All kits will ship during the first week of August. Ordering will close at midnight on 24th July.

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Facebook Live | Designer Series Paper Ideas…

Facebook Live ideas with Designer Series Paper You Are Loved Card using Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Facebook Live Designer Series Paper Ideas…

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This week’s Facebook Live was a quiet one on the viewer front… but I still had HEAPS of fun making 2 fabulous cards with some of the Designer Series Paper available in the Buy 3 Get 1 Free Sale….

Bold Butterfly Card using Abstract Impressions from Stampin' Up!

This first card uses the Abstract Impressions suite… including the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper. This paper is so pretty, with hand painted florals and paint strokes. I just had to use this piece in as large an area as possible, and so this style of card was perfect!

Pretty Floral Patterned Paper Card using Garden Impressions from Stampin' Up!

Measurements;

Card base: Shaded Spruce: 21 x 14.8 cm, scored on the long side at 10.5 cm

3 pieces of Whisper White card stock: 10 x 4.6 cm

3 pieces of Designer Series Paper: 9.5 x 4.1 cm

The other offer available at the moment is a fabulous Stampin’ Up! joining offer…. where in addition to the usual £130 Starter Kit for just £99 you also get to choose a pack of 10 ink pads for FREE! Check out THIS post for more details!

Fun Card using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

This second card features the stunningly beautiful Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper… I LOVE this paper so much that I have something very special coming using it tomorrow! This card is a great way to use up some scraps…. or to showcase some very pretty paper!

Measurements:

Card Base; Thick Very Vanilla: 29.7 x 10.5, scored on the long side at 14.85 cm

Card mat: 8 x 12.3 cm

Scraps of Designer Series Paper that measure 8 cm wide.

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Pretty Vintage Card using Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

How to create a pretty vintage floral card using Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Pretty Vintage Card using Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

 

Hello! Yes, a blog post on a Saturday… and a video too! A little while ago the lovely Janice Thomson from the team suggested that we do a video hop again (we did one around this time last year, and it was SO much fun….) and with the current Designer Series Paper special, the time seemed right to do it in July!

Check out my video below, but be sure to check out the other videos too… you can find them all on my YouTube channel in the Playlist section How to use Designer Series Paper on a card using Petal Promenade from Stampin' Up!

I am totally in LOVE with the Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper… I actually used it on a gift bag yesterday too! This pack of patterned paper is a beautiful mix of photo-real florals and very pretty marble effects…. and while it’s not my usual style I am totally obsessed and will certainly be using the Buy 3 Get 1 FREE Designer Series Paper Sale to stock up on some more!

My other favourite part of this card is that Die cut Mossy Meadow doily! Oh my goodness it’s pretty, and just about the perfect accent piece for every. single. card. I will probably ever make! I have heaps of inspiration coming to you using this paper and the Beautiful Promenade Bundle during July as I have chosen it for my Suite of the Month… more coming about that on Monday!

Pretty Vintage Floral card using Beautiful Promenade from Stampin' Up!

Before I let you go and check out everyone else’s fabulous videos… I do just want to let you know that I have a Facebook Live planned for Sunday… over on my StampinByHannah Facebook Page at 11AM… I look forward to seeing you then!

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