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Delightful Guy Birthdays ….

Stampin' Up! UK Guy Greetings mens birthday card

One of those card that all card makers struggle with are Birthday card for men! Everyone I speak to always requests more men’s cards – they can be tricky, and personally I don’t like making theme-y cards either (just because dad likes Golf, doesn’t mean I should make a birthday card featuring golf balls, does it?!)

But we have a solution! Guy Greetings!

Stampin' Up! UK Guy Greetings mens birthday card

I adore this stamp set! I’m sure regular blog readers have read my waffle about this stamp set before, but for men’s birthday cards you just cannot beat it; a great selection of manly images complete with a series of handy sentiments in a lovely font.

This card actually uses a piece of Christmas Designer Series Paper, from the Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper Pack – and I totally took colour inspiration from this one piece of paper – Delightful Dijon all the way! (with a hint of Basic Black!). The spanners were stamped off once before stamping – with the ‘Happy Birthday’ stamped in full strength. I use this ‘Happy Birthday’ stamp a lot, but this is the first time I have combined it with the Washi Label punch, basically because I thought the stamp was too big! Wrong! Stampin’ Up! coordination at its best!

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Shaker Card using the To You and Yours Card Kit

Stampin' Up! UK Shaker Card To You and Yours

Yesterday we looked at the To You and Yours Shaker Card Kit (which I LOVE!) but I had HEAPS of bits and pieces left over after making the 18 cards.

So I have made a few bits and pieces with the left overs. I’m only sharing one of the card with you today, but sign up for my newsletter for more inspiration with this kit coming really soon

Stampin' Up! UK Shaker Card To You and Yours

Using the stamp set that goes with the kit as the shaker background I created my own shaker window using the Stampin’ Trimmer (although you could use dies). Those star sequins are left over from the kit, and I STILL have more!

The sentiment is also from the same stamp set, heat embossed in Gold (yum!)

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To You and Yours Shaker Card Kit

Stampin' Up! To you and your shaker card kit top tips

I am loving the Project Kits in this years catalogues! They are all so simple to put together – so simple in fact that most of them can be put together in a couple of hours, surrounded by your friends – if you want to book a Party with me between the 4th and 10th of November you can select 2 FREE stamp sets from my basket of Stamping Goodies AND I can give you a hand to put your chosen kit together too! So, book your party today!

The To You and Yours Shaker Card Kit really stood out to me in the Autumn / Winter catalogue as a kit I needed to get home and put together before I could offer it to you as a class – Is it really as easy as Stampin’ Up!® make it look?

YES!

Stampin' Up! To you and your shaker card kit top tips

This kit gets you 18 cards (with envelopes) 6 of each of 3 designs. Stampin’ Up!® have even made a really handy video of how to put the kit together – along with both written and photographic instructions provided in the kit.

Stampin' Up! UK shaker card kit

The kit features gorgeous foiled card bases, and a lovely selection of different shaker shapes and elements to make your 18 cards. You could totally mix it up a bit and put the Glass Glitter in the Joy Bauble, or put the Joy sticker on the Star shape.

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For me the highlight of this kit is the Dimensional Strips, they make creating your shaker shape so easy – just remember to butt the ends up close together on the cards where your using that Glass Glitter or you might find you have an empty shaker card and an envelope full of sparkles by the time they reach the recipient!

I found that adding some Crystal Effects liquid glue at the joints of the Dimensionals also helped (even if it was only peace of mind) to keep that Glass Glitter contained!

I thought I would make a quick video showing you just how easy it is to make these cards, but of course my camera had other ideas! hope you enjoy the Voiceover, and horrendous bow tying at the end! (there is a reason why the others don’t have their bit of bakers twine!)Stampin' Up! UK Shaker card video tutorial

Shaker Card Top Tips:

  • Start by applying your outline stickers, these are easier to apply than they look, and make the cards look super professional too!
  • Complete all the stamping before you start gluing your window sheets to your shaker frames
  • Use Tombow or Crystal Effects to add your Window Sheet – DO NOT be tempted to use your Fine-Tip Glue Pen, this glue is FAR too running and makes a major mess, check the video if you don’t believe me!
  • Assemble the Christmas Tree cards first, as suggested by Stampin’ Up!®, as you need to add 6 sequins to each tree, and to get that messy Glass Glitter out of the way!
  • Ensure your Dimensional Strips are butted tight up against each other, and add a liquid glue between to create a full seal (and allow to dry) before pouring your Glass Glitter onto the stamped tree – then line your shaker frame up over the top – otherwise your stamped tree might not match your shaker window!
  • Add the sentiment stickers last!
  • Have FUN!

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Halloween With a Sleigh Ride!

Stampin' Up! UK Halloween Sleigh Ride

When I am shopping for products I want to buy things that I can get multiple uses from (don’t we all!) but this can be tricky when looking at Christmas themed goodies. I have been really enjoying making Christmas cards using the Sleigh Ride Edgelit dies, but I knew that they could be so versatile. I have great plans for these (so hoping that they will still be here in January, is it too early to be thinking of retiring products!) but I thought I would start with an event that is a little nearer – Halloween

Stampin' Up! UK Halloween Sleigh Ride

With both scenes cut from a single piece of Basic Black card stock, I played around with placement until I was happy with the line of the trees, and considered sticking everything down and calling this one done. But I wanted the little housed to be ‘lit up’ but the orange card stock behind, and with an orange sky the effect wasn’t quite right. Cut a piece of Very Vanilla with the houses edgelit, and added the negative space to the top of the card so that the only orange is coming through the windows of the cute houses. Much better

Although there are loads of really lovely spooky Halloween items in this years Autumn / Winter catalogue, its not something that really jumps out at me so the only sentiment I have is from the A Little Something Stamp Set – I think this may be the most used set in my collection at the moment – with Trick or Treat stamped in Basic Black on Very Vanilla punched with the 1 3/8″ circle punch and a little extra Orange added with a Tangerine Tango Stampin’ Write Marker

I think you could totally re-create this for Christmas, or even a winter birthday, What do you think?

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October Sketch Challenge – Hello December!

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge Hello December 2015

It’s time for another card made with my October sketch:

StampinByHannah October Sketch Challenge

Last week I used the Triple Banner punch and School House Designer Series Paper to create my card based on this sketch. This week I wanted to create using just stamps.

Looking through my stamp collection I wanted something that dangled, I wasn’t aiming to make a Christmas card, but the bauble stamp from Hello December 2015 leapt out, and then I noticed the cute banner in the set and had to add that too. I already had a Mint Macaron card base on my desk, along with a matt of Very Vanilla so they were natural choices.

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge Hello December 2015

Stamped in Mint Macaron and Lost Lagoon the card looked a little plain, so I grabbed my Versamark pad and some Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and added 5 stars across the card. Unfortunately I photographed this on a very (very) dull day, and didn’t manage to capture the sparkle that this embossing powder brings – Clear embossing powder complete with glitter = Yum!

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Awesome friends – Inspired by Pootles

Stampin' Up! UK Pootles Awesomely Artistic Friend

Hello! Welcome to Monday, yes I know, I wish it was still Sunday too, oh well, shall I cheer you up with a card?

Recently my wonderful upline Sam (Pootles) challenged her team to make a card without using their favourite products! This is a tough challenge because I love so much of our products, and to be honest I don’t buy anything I don’t like, but I do have things I don’t use very often

Stampin' Up! UK Pootles Awesomely Artistic Friend

I decided to CASe (copy and share) a card Sam made a few weeks ago, using colours I don’t use very often. So this is a Cajun Craze card base with an Always Artichoke matt. The Stamping is in Chocolate Chip, using the Awesomely Artistic stamp set, which is a favourite, as is the Washi Label punch.

The card is finished using the Elegant Butterfly punch and a trio of Pearls

 

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12 Weeks of Christmas | Mass Produced Christmas Card

Stampin' Up! UK Santa's gifts mass produced christmas card video tutorial

Stampin' Up! 12 weeks of Christmas

Welcome to the second Week of 12 Weeks of Christmas! I make all the Christmas cards that I send each year, which means making about 150 cards leading up to the Festive Season. Anyway of making that task easier is fine by me! Last year I made around 50 Christmas cards for my blog which were all received by family and friends, this year I am planning to sell more of these at Christmas fairs and events, and so need a few more cards!

I often use mass production techniques when I’m making multiples of a particular card, for customer Thank you’s or Wedding Stationary, and will do the same this year with my Christmas cards.

Stampin' Up! 12 Weeks of Christmas Santas gifts

This features a super cute Rudolph (that’s a reindeer!) from the Santa’s Gift stamp set. Before you go grabbing for your Autumn / Winter catalogue thinking you’ve missed something, this stamp set is taken from the Christmas section in the Annual Catalogue. I have added some colour to Rudolph using a Blender pen and Stampin’ Write Markers in Real Red and Cherry Cobbler.

Check out the video for the full mass production experience!

These cards are really easy to produce, and would make a great family project for a rainy Saturday afternoon. I’m a big believer in getting children crafting, get them winding the handle on the big shot, or colouring Rudolph’s scarf! They’re have great fun!

The cards are finished by added a dot of Fine Tip Glue to Rudolph’s nose, they would look so cute with some glitter added too!

Stampin' Up! UK Santa's gifts mass produced christmas card video tutorial

Mass Production Top Tips:

  • Cut all your card stock first, this card uses 4 pieces of card stock – a Cherry Cobbler card base (half a piece of A4, scored at 10.5 cm), a Very Vanilla layer (14.2 x 10 cm), a Basic Grey matt (10.5 x 8.5 cm), and a Very Vanilla topper (10 x 8 cm)
  • Do each stage of the process in its entirety – Run all the Very Vanilla layers through the big shot, before stamping all the Rudolphs, colour all the scarfs etc.
  • Find your rhythm – fold and score, fold and score….
  • Do anything that requires drying time last! (like adding Fine Tip Glue to Rudolphs nose!)
  • Have Fun!

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CASing the Artisan Design Team!

Stampin' Up! UK Artisan Design Team Sprinkles of Life Happy Birthday CASE card

There are so many great things about being a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator, one being the amazing about of inspiration – not only does each demonstrator regularly receive an Exclusive magazine filled with ideas and tips, but also the worldwide community of demonstrators share so many wonderful ideas through our Exclusive Social network – Stampin’ Connection. And then there is the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team, a group of demonstrators hand-picked by Stampin’ Up! to provide inspiration to us and you!

I have been loving following the Design Team blog hops this year, and have taken a huge amount of inspiration from each and every one of them, but I have never copied a card – until now!

Stampin' Up! UK Artisan Design Team Sprinkles of Life Happy Birthday CASE card

I’ll let you follow the link to Alison’s original version of this card, from where I have taken my inspiration today.

This card uses the wonderful Sprinkles of Life stamp set – this years Ronald MacDonald House Charities Stamp Set – on watercolour paper to create a lovely watercoloured look, and punched out with the coordinating Tree Builder Punch (without a tree in sight!)

The Ice Cream itself is watercoloured using Marina Mist ink, while the cone is in Hello Honey. And the Blushing Bride watercolour circle is a bit of a cheat! I have yet to invest in the Circle Thinlits dies (though they are way up there on my list) so this circle is actually hand cut, using the base of a refill bottle of Stampin’ Mist as a template!

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Technique Tuesday| Acrylic Block Stamping

Stampin' Up! UK Butterfly Basics Watercolour Stamping

Watercolour is BIG news at the moment in card-making. Watercoloured backgrounds and images are really popular. At Stampin’ Up!® we have a great kit featuring the watercolour look (Watercolour Wishes) and have several stamp sets that allow you to look like a watercolour master without any of the mess – which is awesome, but I love playing with ink and water! But I understand that it can be a tricky look to pull off.

Well, today I have  quick and easy watercolour background technique for you that doesn’t even need a paint brush!

Stampin' Up! UK Acrylic Block Stamping Technique Tuesday Video Tutorial

This technique is super simple, but as always I have created a video tutorial for you.

The new Basic Black Archival Ink is great for this technique, it gives a crisp true black image, great for sentiments and silhouette images like the ones on the card above. But also it is awesome for watercolour techniques as it doesn’t bleed or run with water, and so has become my go to black for stamped imaged that I am planning to watercolour. This card would have worked just as well if I had used Memento or Stazon as the black stamping is done after the watercolour panel is dry.

My favourite card stock for this technique is the Shimmery White, as its slightly thicker than our standard Whisper White card stock, and allows you a little more time before the ink dries than Watercolor Paper. Plus, you get that lovely shimmery finish! I can see another packet of this coming home with me really soon!

Stampin' Up! UK Butterfly Basics Watercolour Stamping

Top Tips:

  • Pull out your Stampin’ Pierce matt to stamp on, to ensure a full block of colour
  • Ink up your Acrylic Block and stamp directly onto your card stock without water for a darker, more textured look
  • Add water to your inked Acrylic Block before stamping to create the watercolour effect
  • Allow the water to dry naturally, hit it with your heat gun, or dab off the water with a clean cloth for different effects
  • Stamp over your watercolour panel with a black inked imaged for a cool silhouette effect

The stamp set I have used on this card is Butterfly Basics – definitely one of my favourites this year – lovely for feminine birthdays and other occasions, and it coordinated with two die sets and several other sets of stamps too!

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Halloween Shaker Card and Pillow Box

Stampin' Up! Halloween Pillow Box

I will admit now, I’m not really one of Halloween. I’m not a fan of dressing up at the best of times, and the idea of then going out in the cold – no thanks! And seeing as I live in a 3rd floor flat, I don’t really get trick or treaters either (all the more sweeties for me!) but I couldn’t resist making this card and pillow box combo.

Stampin' Up! Halloween Pillow Box

The Square Pillow Box die is definitely one of my favs from the latest catalogue, made with card stock it’s just so clean and crisp. This one is a little different, with those cute pumpkins die cut from the front and some Tangelo Twist card stock added behind. Oh, and can you see the sneaky spiders, they are stamped in Versamark for a tone on tone look.

Stampin' Up! Halloween Shaker Card

The card also uses the same dies, the window is cut from the larger of the two squares in the collection, and the shaker pieces are those same pumpkins cut from Tangelo Twist and Basic Black card stock. I am loving the shaker card craze at the moment (have you seen our Shaker Card Kit?! It is AWESOME!) and they are so easy using the edge pieces from Dimensionals.

Trick of Treat is taken from A Little Something – the stamp set that you can buy with the Square Pillow Box die for 15% off! – and is stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink, punched with the 1 3/8″ circle punch

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