Inspire.Create.Challenges 015 – Quick and Easy Masculine Cards!

Fun Masculine card for Inspire.Create.Challenges using True Gentleman Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenges 015 – Quick and Easy Masculine Cards!

Inspire.Create.Challenges Masculine Challenge Card Making Papercraft

This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenge is a Theme… and it’s a Theme that I think a lot of us struggle with, cards for men! They are tricky to please, and they don’t want pink, or floral, or bows… and lets be honest, that’s a LOT of our crafting! However, Stampin’ Up! to the rescue again… with the True Gentleman suite!

How to make a fun Masculine Birthday Card using Truly Tailored from Stampin' Up!

This card was inspired by another card I have made recently (that I’ll be sharing with you very soon!). I have been really enjoying making men’s card with the True Gentleman suite, the stamps and Designer Series Paper just tie together so perfectly… don’t you LOVE it when products do that, makes crafting so easy!

The card base is in Sahara Sand, and the first layer is a sheet of Night of Navy card stock embossed using the Hexagons Embossing Folder. You can find my standard card making measurements HERE!

Cool Man's card using Truly Tailored from Stampin' Up!

There are 3 different pieces of Designer Series Paper at work here too… along with a circle of DIY Designer Series Paper (stamped using the Truly Tailored stamp set). The circles are all cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelits, these dies are definitely at the top of my crafty MUST HAVE list, I use them SO often!

This card is finished with a trio of strips of Night of Navy Corduroy Ribbon.

I would LOVE to see you masculine creations, join in with us at Inspire.Create.Challenges!

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You’re Just Lovely with Oh So Eclectic

How to make a fun card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah You’re Just Lovely with Oh So Eclectic

 

I have made SO many cards this with the Oh So Eclectic Stamp and Die Bundle! I LOVE the bundles in the catalogue, not only to they ensure you get stamps and dies that coordinate, they are also a great way to save cash! When you order a bundle (with its special order number) you save 10% over buying the items separately.

Fun ways to use Designer Series paper with StampinByHannah Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Yesterday I shared a fun way to use up some of those smaller scraps of Designer Series Paper. This card also uses Designer Series Paper, but you’re going to need a slightly bigger scrap. Good then that Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper comes in two sizes… most is 12 x 12″, while some is 6 x 6″… both are perfect for card making!

The Oh So Eclectic Stamp Set coordinates perfectly with the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper, as well as some other fun goodies…

Naturally Eclectic Suite… 

You're So Lovely with Oh So Eclectic Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

The flower in the Oh So Eclectic Stamp Set matches the one in the Designer Series Paper perfectly, particularly when stamped in Peekaboo Peach. The sentiment is heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

Just a quick heads up… we are due to get the Stampin’ Up! 2018 Retiring List this coming weekend (keep an eye on my Facebook Page for up to date news!)… but Designer Series Paper very rarely carries over… so if you love this paper as much as I do, I’d be grabbing it sooner rather than later as once that Retiring List goes live ALL items will go into While Stocks Last status… and I wouldn’t want you to miss out on your favourites!

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Make It Monday | Designer Series Paper Birthday Card

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to make a fun birthday card using Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Designer Series Paper Birthday Card

Make It Monday

This weeks Make It Monday video tutorial is the perfect card to make with the left overs from your April Stamp of the Month Club kit! This month’s kit features a heap of goodies from the Picture Perfect Birthday suite, and is perfect for making Birthday cards for all your friends and family! (yes, guys included!)

Quick and Easy Birthday Card Tutorial Using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

I have made this style of card before, and its definately not a new idea… but it is PERFECT for using up those scraps of Designer Series Paper. This is the time of year I go into over drive mode using Designer Series Paper, with Stampin’ Up! OnStage just around the corner, and a new catalogue on the way. It’s time to clear those paper shelves in preparation for some fabulous new designs that are coming really soon!

This card (believe it or not) doesn’t rely heavily on set measurements… I would suggest measuring your scraps and going from there. But here are the measurements I have used:

Measurements:

Check out my new Standard Card Measurements Page for my card base measurements!

Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper;

  • 14.3 x 10 cm
  • 6 x 9.5 cm
  • 7.5 x 4.5 cm

Pool Party Card stock;

  • 6.5 x 10 cm
  • 8 x 5 cm
  • 4.5 x 6 cm

Whisper White Card Stock;

  • 5.5 x 4 cm

How to make a quick and easy Birthday Card using scraps of Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

The sentiment is taken from the coordinating Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set, and the finishing touch is a bow in Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon.

What’s your go to Card Style for Birthday cards?

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Stamp of the Month Club | Picture Perfect Birthday!

Quick and fun Birthday card with a difference using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Stamp of the Month Club Picture Perfect Birthday!

Stampin' Up! Stamp of the Month Club UK

This month’s Stamp of the Month Club is quite possibly the best one yet! I absolutely LOVE this stamp set… and the cards I have to share with club members this month are awesome. This month we are making 8 cards, 2 of 4 designs PLUS an extra 4 card tutorials!

Did you catch my Facebook Live video with this stamp set last week? You can catch up HERE!

This months Stamp of the Month Club Kit contains:

  • Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set
  • A whole pack of Picture Perfect Party Designer Series Paper
  • The Simple Stripes Embossing Folder
  • Complete card kit for 8 cards (2 of each of 4 designs), with exclusive video tutorials!

StampinByHannah Stamp of the Month Club April 2018 Picture Perfect Birthday

You can also grab the fabulous kit upgrade:

  • Add the 5 ink pads used on the cards (Basic Black, Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay, Lemon Lime Twist, Peekaboo Peach); £30.50

How much does it cost? and what is the minimum term?

Stamp of the Month Club costs £38 each month, and you can sign up for one month, or a rolling subscription. Price includes Postage and Packing. You can cancel at any time by emailing me at StampinByHannah[at]outlook.com.

If you own a product included in this months kit you can always swap it for something else of the same value… ensuring you don’t get duplicate items and wasted space in your craft room.

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Go for Greece Blog Hop | Picture Perfect Birthday Card

How to create a fun birthday card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Go for Greece Blog Hop Picture Perfect Birthday Card

Go for Greece Blog Hop

Oh man, I am SO excited for today’s blog hop! I have been taking part in more and more blogging events recently, with Inspire.Create.Challenge every other week, plus Kylie’s blog highlights once a month and the InspireINK blog hop. But, today’s event is even more special! I have joined with a fabulous group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators around the world, all of whom are working towards the Stampin’ Up! 2019 incentive trip to Greece.

How to create a fun birthday card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

This birthday card was inspired by the recent Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. This fabulous group of super talented woman are just inspiring, and I just LOVE the projects they produce each and every month.

I made this card for one of my Stampin’ Besties’ for her Birthday last week. It uses the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set and coordinating Picture Perfect Party, which will also be the StampinByHannah Stamp of the Month for April. I had heaps of fun creating this one, and I might just have had a proper play with my new Stamparatus too! This fabulous new Stamp Positioning Tool (coming in June!) just makes lining up those two step stamped images just so easy!

How to create a fun birthday card using Picture Perfect Birthday from Stampin' Up!

This card features lots of lovely layers (my current crafting addition!)… with a corner of ink blending in Berry Burst with a hint of stamping over the top, Designer Series Paper and a heat Embossed Sentiment.

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Inspire.Create.Challenge | Petal Palette Congratulations Card

Pretty Congratulations card with bird using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenge Petal Palette Congratulations Card

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This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenge is a fabulous sketch… and it’s super special because in addition to the usual, and very talented, Design Team we also have the Gorgeous Kylie Bertucci hopping with us too! Do pop over to the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog to check out everyone’s creations AND to add your own!

Inspire.Create.Challenge Sketch

I have a couple of cards for this challenge, I’ll post the first one today, and the keep watching for more inspiration coming at the weekend!

How to make a fun congratulations card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

I had heaps of fun with this one! I’ve been playing a lot with layering recently, and I’ve been playing again here. That bottom cluster has stamping, die cutting and ink blending! But it all works together, as all the products coordinate AND the limited colour palette.

This past few weeks I’ve been having heaps of fun pulling out different colour combinations, and this is no exception! I cannot wait to see what you make with this sketch… don’t forget to add your entry to the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog

Create an ink blended congratulations card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

This fabulous bundle, Petal Palette, might be my most used item from the Stampin’ Up! Spring Summer Catalogue. It makes beautiful cards really simply with lots of coordinating stamps and dies, PLUS detail dies that just add that special something to your project!

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International Blog Highlights | Love…. and coffee!

International Blog Highlights Coffee Cafe Love Card using Stampin' Up! products

StampinByHannah International Blog Highlights Love…. and coffee!

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Oh my goodness, these International Blog Highlights posts are coming round quickly! I have SO much fun with the theme’s Kylie sets each month… and this month is no exception! This month’s theme was Love.

First of all I had though of hearts, and pink, but then I started to dig a little deeper, and rather than make a lovely-dovey card I thought I would make a card to celebrate something I Love… Coffee!

International Blog Highlights Coffee Cafe Love Card using Stampin' Up! products

Stampin’ Up! have the PERFECT stamp set for such a card; the Coffee Cafe Stamp set, coordinating Coffee Cups Framelits and Coffee Break Designer Series Paper. I have had SO much fun playing with this bundle and Designer Series Paper, it was my Stamp of the Month for February, and we played with it again during my team Facebook Live last weekend.

Measurements:

Card Base – Crumb Cake – 29.7 x 10.5 cm, scored at 14.85 cm

Stripes of Early Espresso card stock – (x3) 14.85 x 2 cm

Stripes of Coffee Break Designer Series Paper – (x2) 14.85 x 2 cm

Piece of Coffee Break Designer Series Paper – 14.85 x 6.5 cm

International Blog Highlights Coffee Cafe Love Card using Stampin' Up! products

Don’t forget to pop over to Kylie’s blog and vote for your favourite projects!

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Make It Monday | Quick Cards with Tutti Frutti Cards and Envelopes

Make It Monday How to make quick cards with Tutti Fruiti cards and envelopes from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Quick Cards with Tutti Frutti Cards and Envelopes

Make It MondayHello! I hope that your week is of to a great start! I have a quick project for you today, using one of the fabulous items from Sale-a-bration…

Make It Monday Quick Cards with Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and Tutti Fruiti Cards and Envelopes from Stampin' Up!

The Tutti Frutti cards and envelopes are available for FREE with a £45 order before the 31st March. They coordinate with the Tutti Frutti Suite in the Spring Summer Catalogue. This fabulous suite contains a really cute stamp set and coordinating dies, Designer Series Paper, Card Stock, Mini Stampin’ Spots, and Adhesive Backed Sequins.

The Tutti Frutti cards and envelopes are a pack of 16 cards and matching envelopes in Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Basic Black. I’ve pulled out the Basic Black and combined them with the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and some Basic Black stamping with Beautiful Day.

Make It Monday Quick Cards with Tutti Fruiti Cards and Envelopes and the Beautiful Day Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

Before I go today I just want to let you know that this month’s Stamp of the Month Club closes on Thursday at 9PM… I can’t wait for you to get this class! It is AWESOME!

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Thoughtful Thursday | DIY Colouring Book using Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper

How to make a DIY Colouring Book using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday DIY Colouring Book using Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper

Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday

I have a quick and fun Thoughtful Thursday project for you this week… a DIY Colouring Book. Adult colouring is such a big trend at the moment, and it’s always handy to be able to pull out a colouring book for a child at a moments notice… these are perfect for your handbag, ready for that quiet moment waiting for an appointment, or entertaining a child at dinner.

How to make a DIY Colouring Book using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

The cover is a single piece of Designer Series Paper, this one is taken from Eastern Palace (because I LOVE Fresh Fig!) and I have added a stamped panel using Crafting Forever, and a ribbon to keep the book closed.

Measurements:

Book Cover: Designer Series Paper; 10 x 6-1/4″ (25 x 16 cm), scored on the long edge at 5″ (12.5 cm)

Colouring Pages; Just Add Colour Designer Series Paper; 6 pieces measuring 6 x 4-1/2″ (15 x 11.5 cm), score each piece at 1/2″ (1.5 cm) on the right hand side

To secure pages I simply stapled the pages together and then used strong adhesive tape (Tear & Tape, or Red Line tape would work well) to stick the pages into the cover.

How to make a DIY Colouring Book using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

The Just Add Colour Speciality Designer Series Paper is 12 sheets of 12 x 12″ card stock weight paper, all printed with lovely line images that are just begging to be coloured in! These would be great paired with Stampin’ Blends, Stampin’ Write Markers or Watercolour Pencils, which you could pop into one of the Stampin’ Up! spare cases to keep everything contained.

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Inspire.Create.Challenge #013 | Sending Hugs with Lovely Inside & Out

Inspire.Create.Challenges 013 Colour Challenge Card using Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series paper from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenge #013 | Sending Hugs with Lovely Inside and Out

 

I am LOVING the Colour Combination for Inspire.Create.Challenges #013….

Inspire.Create.Challenges 013 Colour Challenge

This colour combination was totally inspired by the Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series Paper which is currently available for FREE with a £45 during Sale-a-bration. I know that the Inspire.Create Design Team will have some fabulous projects with it… you can find them HERE!

How to make a bright and fun card using Bubbles and Fizz Designer Series Paper and Lovely Inside and Out from Stampin' Up!

Because the colour combination was inspired by the Designer Series Paper I thought I would use the paper on my card. This is the second time I’ve used this paper this week, you can also find it in this weeks Make It Monday video!

This card also uses the Lovely Inside and Out stamp set. I have been really enjoying some of the pre-printed cards in Stampin’ Up! kits recently, and thought it would be fun to re-create the look with stamps, so the card base is stamped with one of the stamps from Lovely Inside and Out in Bermuda Bay ink for a cool tone on tone effect.

Sending Hugs card using Lovely Inside and Out from Stampin' Up!

I cannot wait to see you creations with this colour combination! Share you makes with us at Inspire.Create.Challenges!

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