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Fancy Fold Friday | Diagonal Double Pocket Planner Insert

Fancy Fold Friday Diagonal Double Pocket Fold Planner Insert

Fancy Fold Friday

I am loving being back with my Fancy Fold Fridays! I hope you are too!

I am not going to limit myself though just to cards, I know I love a fancy fold card as much as the next crazy paper lady however I am going to include some other folding projects too, and this is one of those.

Fancy Fold Friday Diagonal Double Pocket Fold Planner Insert

Pinterest has a LOT to answer for here! I have a whole board of fancy fold ideas, and this popped up one day, I love the idea but the measurements are for 8 1/2 x 11″ card stock AKA: American sized paper! which when you live an A4 sized world is really annoying. But I chopped down a piece of 12×12 Designer Series Paper to give it ago anyway, and chucked it into my planner – I store heaps of cards and ideas in my planner including prototypes – and I had an epiphany, what an AWESOME planner insert! Plus, trying to cut a piece of 12×12 Designer Series Paper down to A4 is a bit of a nuisance.

I use an Erin Condren Life Planner (LOVE!) but you could totally fit these into other types planners just by punching the appropriate holes. They are a great place to store tickets, receipts, business cards and other important bits of paper.

Diagonal Double Pocket Planner Insert Erin Condren Planner using Stampin' Up! UK Designer Series Paper

The insert I am currently using uses the retiring English Garden Designer Series Paper which is so super pretty, but the one in the video uses a piece of the Neutrals Designer Series Paper stack, which includes pieces of Gold and Silver (so lovely) that would make gorgeous planner inserts!

Stampin' Up! UK Designer Series Paper used to create a Diagonal Double Pocket Planner Insert Fancy Fold Friday

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Product List

English Garden Designer Series Paper

£10.00
Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack

£20.00
Simply Scored

£27.00
Tear & Tape Adhesive

£6.25

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Go Wild Scrapbook Page

12x12 Scrapbook page Engagement shoot Designer Series Paper Stampin' Up!

Something that you may not know about me, is that originally I was a 12×12 scrapbooker, and I only started making cards to use up my scraps of patterned paper. I don’t tend to show you guys much memory keeping on the blog, mainly because I don’t get much time to make 12×12 layouts very often anymore. However, I am about to embark on the enormous project that is my Wedding Album! I have everything ready, I just haven’t gotten around to printing the pictures! I am hoping to have at least made a start on the album by the time our first anniversary rolls around in August.

12x12 Scrapbook page Go Wild Designer Series Paper Rose Wonder Stampin' Up! UK

So, this layout will be finding its way into the Wedding Album, as it is part of our Engagement photo shoot.

12x12 Scrapbook page Engagement shoot Designer Series Paper Stampin' Up!

I was challenged by my wonderful upline to use up a pack of Designer Series Paper a few weeks ago. At a Team Training event she presented us all with a pack of the Go Wild Designer Series Paper, as well as a couple of embellishment type bits and bobs and asked us to see what we could create. I have a whole heap of card using this paper now – which you will see if you are subscribed to my Email Newsletter today.

Wedding Album 12x12 Scrapbook page Rose Wonder Stampin' Up! UK

The layout is actually pretty simple. There are several layers of Designer Series Paper and Card Stock behind the photo. Because I enjoy the layered effect some of the layers have raised corner – popped up with a dimensional, and then I die cut the Rose Garden thinlits out of Blushing Bride Card Stock as embellishments. The title is stamped using the Layered Letters Alphabet, and the layout was completed with a scattering of Blushing Bride sequins.

The Go Wild Designer Series Paper stack is retiring soon (end of May) and is currently available for a reduced price of £5.08! Awesome!

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Product List

Whisper White 12" X 12" Card Stock

£5.50
Go Wild Designer Series Paper Stack

£7.25
Blushing Bride Sequin Trim

£4.50
Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

£28.00
Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp

£24.00
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

£3.75
Fine-Tip Glue Pen

£6.25
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

£6.50
Basic Black A4 Card Stock

£6.50

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Fancy Fold Friday | Z Fold Card

Fancy Fold Friday Z fold birthday card using Number of Years from Stampin' Up! Uk

Fancy Fold Friday

Its Back!

Yes, I am bring back Fancy Fold Friday! As I have previously discussed, I attended a team training event a few weeks ago and my lovely friend Heidi put together this whole inspiration station of Fancy Fold Cards as well as 3 wonderful make and takes that were also fancy folds. I had forgotten how much I LOVE making fancy fold cards! So, in the spirit of doing what we love I have brought back Fancy Fold Friday.

Now, there is a video this week but I cannot promise a video tutorial every week (they are a whole heap of work!) but I will promised to ensure that each week comes with written instructions and measurements

Fancy Fold Friday Z fold birthday card using Number of Years from Stampin' Up! Uk

I just love this stamp set! Number of Years is a great excuse to make numbered birthday cards. Saying that I don’t have a 24th birthday to send this card to – so if you do, let me know and I will send this card to you!

This style of card is awesome for birthdays as you get plenty of room inside for your lovely birthday message

Fancy Fold Friday Number of Years Birthday Card Video tutorial

Card Measurements:

Card Base: 29.6 x 10.5 cm, scored on the long side at 7.5 and 14.85 cm

Inside Layers:

Designer Series Paper – 14.3 x 10 cm

Whisper White – 13.8 x 9.5 cm

Front Layers:

Card Stock – 11.8 x 7.5 cm

Whisper White – 11.3 x 7 cm

Designer Series Paper : 7 x 10 cm

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Product List

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set

£24.00
Large Numbers Framelits Dies

£28.00
English Garden Designer Series Paper

£10.00
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock

£6.50
Whisper White A4 Card Stock

£7.25
Stampin' Trimmer

£27.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Sponge Daubers

£4.50

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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | April 2016

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Thank Card using Go Wild Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge

Hello! Long time to see! I have really missed this hop over the past couple of weeks, I can’t wait to hop around and see what the girls have created with this weeks sketch from Karen

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge April 2016

I was totally intimidated by this sketch. I have no idea why, but the whole thing really scared me. I stared at this sketch for over a fortnight before I had any inspiration what so ever, to the point where when Sam Johnson messaged me earlier in the week to remind me that the hop was this weekend, I had such a panic!

Once I had re-composed myself I started to look around my craft room. My shelves are currently looking kinda bare after I’ve removed all the stamp sets and embellishments that are retiring at the end of May. I don’t tend to share retiring products, I would hate for you to spot something I posted this week on my blog and go to shop only to find that it has already gone and you missed out. But please do use the link at the bottom of this post to check out the things that are retiring.

I almost used new products, but then felt bad that you wouldn’t be able to shop for them until 1st June – and that still feels like a very long way away!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Thank Card using Go Wild Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

I also apologise for this photograph, I took my camera away with me last weekend, and I think the travelling has upset it because I cannot get a clear crisp image for love nor money! Looks like its time for a new camera!

Anyway, this card uses the Suite Sayings stamp set (staying with us for another 12 months) as well as some Designer Series Paper that is retiring – Go Wild! oh, and that ribbon is on the goodbye list too (I’m not good at not using retiring products am I!)

 

Card Measurements:

Card Base – (Half A4 folded in half ) – 14.85 x 21 cm scored on the long side at 10.5 cm

Card Layers – Whisper White Card stock – 14.2 x 10 cm, Designer Series Paper – 14.2 x 7 cm, Designer Series Paper – 14.2 x 2 cm

Whisper White Banner – 3 x 6.5 cm and cut into a banner

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Stampin' Up! UK Retiring Products 2016

 

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Butterfly Basics Week – Sending Wishes Your Way

Stampin' Up! UK Butterfly Basics English Garden Card

I’m loving this week of cards featuring Butterfly Basics! I love this stamp set, it can be found in the Annual catalogue on page 124, under Artistic Expression – but don’t let that title put you off. Its a great set of stunning images and two great sentiments that are perfect for so many occasions.

Stampin' Up! UK Butterfly Basics English Garden Card

This card also features a piece of English Garden Designer Series Paper as I continue my mission to get my Designer Series Paper used up rather than just sat (looking very pretty) on the shelf!

The fern is stamped in Old Olive and stamped off 3 times, all on the card, creating this great variation in colour. The flower stem was stamped over the top in Always Artichoke – I’m still not sure about this bit, but I LOVE the fussy cut flowers, a little tricky but well worth it

Stampin' Up! UK Butterfly Basics Thinking of you card

I love greens and pinks together, so fresh and pretty for spring

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Product List

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

£33.00
English Garden Designer Series Paper

£10.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Always Artichoke Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

£6.50
Paper Snips Scissors

£9.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

£3.75

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Happy Birthday Husband

Stampin' Up! UK Mans birthday card Guy Greetings

It was James’ birthday on Good Friday, but what with the end of Sale-a-bration rearing its head I didn’t get around to posting the card until now.

James is always very supportive of my card making, but I think he gets a little nervous when it comes time for me to make a card for him. James is a manly sort of bloky sort of fellow, he doesn’t do flowers or pink or ribbon or anything remotely feminine at all (I am solely responsible for anything remotely ‘homely’ in our house, he would have a sofa and a fridge and a TV and call it home!) so cards aren’t really something he would spend time or effort in choosing, let along making for anyone!

Stampin' Up! UK Mans birthday card Guy Greetings

I love creating super simple cards for James. He has started to make cards for me (just because he knows I like a handmade card) and always goes to town on ink blending and punches, he actually bought his own card blanks because he was too scared to touch my card stock (rightly so!). So, when it comes to make a card for James I like to keep things simple, in the hope that one day he might calm down on the ink and punches!

Anyway, this card features the stamp set Guy Greetings and Going Places Designer Series Paper. I love the travel theme of this paper, its a full stack of 6 x 6 papers printed with maps and street plans, along with some great marble type prints – all of which are great for guys.

Stampin' Up! UK Guy Greetings Going Places Designer Series paper

‘Husband’ fits perfectly into the Washi Label punch, while I grabbed my Circle collection framelits and my big shot for the anchor. Both stamps are from Guy Greetings and are stamped in Lost Lagoon. I remember a few years ago watching Shimelle Lane on YouTube create these great Scrapbook layouts using masses of Patterned Paper and she ALWAYS inked the edges to get the to ‘go together’ and I thought I would use the same technique here, so once I had all my pieces I grabbed out my Sahara Sand ink and a sponge and inked all the papers – I love the effect

Even James said it loved it!

Success at last

Product List

Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set

£32.00
Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack

£7.25
Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Washi Label Punch

£16.00
Circles Collection Framelits Die

£24.00
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Stamping Sponges

£3.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock

£6.50

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Thank you …… Kylie Bertucci!

Stampin' Up! UK Thank you card Crazy About You English Garden

Hello Everyone! I am so pleased to see you. This post is a little bit different from my usual postings, as I am taking part in Kylie Bertucci’s Blog Highlight! This is a totally cool concept whereby you can head over to Kylie’s blog HERE! and see heaps of really cool projects from Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators all over the world and vote for your favourites. Awesome!

So, for those of you who have never been here before, Hi! I’m Hannah and I live in Stockton-on-Tees, in the North East of England. I was thinking about a good way of describing Stockton-on-Tees and struggled slightly, but some pretty cool things have be invented here including the Friction Match, it is the site of the first public railway, and where the second series of Benefit Street was filmed. I think that’s enough about where I live…..

Stampin' Up! UK Thank you card Crazy About You English GardenThis card is actually a CASE of myself! When I went to make a card for this totally cool blog hightlight thingy I really struggled to come up with anything (I’m really fighting with crafters block at the moment, I’m blaming working 44 hours a week as a nurse on a dementia unit, I’m just really tired!). So, I was in my craft room a few days ago, starting to panic about not having anything made yet, and I spotted THIS card from a blog hop a few months ago sat on the card display, and so I thought I would make it again!

I love getting inky, and so this technique is one of my favourites, there are actually four colours in ink blended on this this card; Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Rose Red, and then I used Sahara Sand to tone the PINK down a little.

Stampin' Up! UK Crazy About You thank you card

The little pieces of Designer Series Paper are scraps from English Garden, layered along with a piece of the gorgeous white Metallic Glitter tape from Sale-a-bration.

I really hope you have enjoyed this project, don’t forget to pop over to Kylie’s blog to see everyone else’s awesome projects AND to vote!

See you again tomorrow for this weeks Simply Sketched Saturday Blog Hop (This week’s sketch is really cool!)

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Product List

Crazy About You Clear Bundle

£48.25
Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

£7.00
Stamping Sponges

£3.25
Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
White Vellum A4 Card Stock

£6.00
Metallics Glitter Tape

£0.00
English Garden Designer Series Paper

£10.00

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Happiest of Birthdays to you!

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card

I have loved showing my March class cards with you all! Have you booked your place at my April card class yet? check out my Card Class page for all the details

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card

This was my favourite card to make, just because I got to colour the flower (again!) but using Stampin’ Write Markers. Now, I tend to use my markers to stamp with rather than colour, as they don’t blender well – however, I have embraced the lack of blending here love the effect.

Stampin' Up! UK Card Class Teesside

Sorry for such a short post, but I’ve been super busy preparing for the Simply Sketched Saturday Blog Hop and a super special project.

See you again soon!

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Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00
Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

£10.00
Many Marvelous Markers

£99.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

£6.50
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00
Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

 

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Happiest of Birthday to you….

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card Class Watercolour

Over the next couple of weeks I will be sharing some of the cards I designed for my March Card Class. Registration is now open for my April Card Class – just drop me an email for more info!

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card Class Watercolour

I loved making this card. You all know how many times I have watercoloured this flower from Birthday Blooms, but this was the first time I coloured it in blue, so soft and pretty. I took inspiration for this colour palette directly from the Designer Series Paper, where the flowers are Pool Party and Mint Macaron. I’m a sucker for colour, one of the many reasons I love Stampin’ Up!®. All the colours are gorgeous and work so well together, even when you might look at them and think ‘hmmm, maybe not’. So, here I’ve used Mint Macaron and Pool Party for the flower, Mint Macaron and Mossy Meadow the the leaves (it doesn’t look so odd in person!), with So Saffron for the centres and Blushing Bride for the halo around the image. I did colour some of the leaves with a light shade of Tip Top Taupe but its hard to see it in this photo

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card Class

The card is finished with a strip of the Desigher Series Paper, a bow of Pool Party Glitter ribbon and one of the cute bow paper clips!

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Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00

Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

£10.00

Aqua Painters

£15.50

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon

£5.00

Bow Paper Clips Embellishments

£5.00

Watercolor Paper

£4.50

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English Garden Birthday

Stampin' Up! UK Crazy About You birthday card

I’m sure many of you know that I make birthday cards for a nursing home, many care home residents don’t have anyone to send them a card except the home itself, and then its the cheapest card they can find. They smiles from the residents when they open a birthday card, a special, hand made birthday card – its wonderful.

So, the activities coordinator of this home approached me last month and asked for a batch of cards, so this is what I made ….

Stampin' Up! UK English Garden Birthday card

I have to say here, this is totally not my card design, and takes some serious inspiration from THIS CARD that I found on Pinterest.

 

Stampin' Up! UK Crazy About You birthday card

I’m loving this Designer Series Paper, English Garden from this years Annual catalogue, its just so damn pretty! and features some gorgeous colours, and I’m STILL trying to use up my stack of Designer Series Paper and these cards a a great way of using up loads of paper, as each card uses 1/6th of a piece of paper.

The Happy is taken from the Crazy About You stamp and die bundle, another favourite pick from this Annual catalogue!

Stampin Up! Uk Crazy About You English Garden

I made 6 of these cards, 2 in each colour and they were super simple and quick to put together, and the ladies absolutely LOVED them!

Are you interested in making some birthday cards for those older people living in our care homes (UK only) drop me a message and see how you can help me out with my latest project!

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