Thoughtful Thursday | OnStage Team Gifts…

Stampin' Up! Onstage Team Gifts using Delightful Daisy from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday OnStage Team Gifts…

Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday

Thoughtful Thursday is the day of the week when I share things that I have sent, that have made me happy, or have formed part of my Mindfulness practice this week.

This week’s Thoughtful Thursday project is 3 cute little gifts I took with me to Stampin’ Up! OnStage a fortnight ago. Usually I go all out and make 50+ swaps; a set of similar projects that are swapped with other demonstrators for ideas and inspiration. However, this last few months have been pretty busy, and I just didn’t get chance to make anything (although my friend Angelina from Intatwyne Designs did remind me when I got there that I had made a heap of swaps for April’s event that I hadn’t used…… which I had completely forgotten about and STILL haven’t found!).

Stampin' Up! OnStage Sour Cream Team Gifts handcream Just for you Thoughtful Thursday using Stampin' Up! products

I bought some handcream mini’s for my team leader and 2 of my team mates. I am super privileged to be a part of a wonderfully supportive team, but 2 of the girls are just always there. We cheer each other on, share our bad days, and generally have a right laugh! So, to say thanks for putting up with me…. I wanted to give them a little something.

These were super simple to put together, they are a pretty classic Sour Cream Style pocket. I have made these before, and have a video tutorial on them too!

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper: 4 1/2 x 5″

Sour Cream pockets using Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

The daisy’s on the front of these was made using the fabulous Daisy Punch. They both use two daisy’s one in Whisper White, sponged with Night of Navy ink, and one punched in Night of Navy sponged with White ink.

Each gift had a tag on, using the Everyday Label punch and Merry Little Labels stamp set.

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Thoughtful Thursday | Fresh Floral Birthday Card

Thoughtful Thursday Fresh Floral Designer Series Paper Birthday Card for my Sister in Law using Stampin' Up! products

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday Fresh Floral Birthday Card
Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday

Oh I do love a good theme-d series here at StampinByHannah! This week sees the start of something I have been working on for AGES! Thoughtful Thursday!

Now… I will be using these Thursday blog post to share the cards I make for specific people, including birthday cards, thinking of you cards, and card just because. I LOVE sending an unexpected card, they are just so much fun!

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Birthday Card using Stampin' Up! Products

So today’s card might not be the most unexpected card ever… but it is the first birthday card I have made for this person! My Brother’s fiancee, Rebecca. It was her birthday last weekend, and I’m not sure she even knows that I write this blog so it is definitely safe to share it here today!

This card is also a second take on the Inspire.Create.Challenges sketch challenge for this week (You should TOTALLY check out what the Design Team has made this week, they are Awesome!)

Thoughtful Thursday Fresh Floral Designer Series Paper Birthday Card for my Sister in Law using Stampin' Up! products

I am ever so slightly obsessed with this Designer Series Paper for fabulous Birthday cards at the moment. I made a card for my Sister-In-Law, Bella’s 18th Birthday using it last week! It is the Fresh Floral’s Designer Series Paper Stack… a classic mix of floral patterns, perfect for birthdays (or any occasion) all in this years In-Colours. This stack is bigger than the standard Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper packs, but it is well worth it, I use it all the time!

The Happy Birthday Thinlit is totally the star of this show though. Die cut 3 times, twice in Fresh Fig and once in the Beautiful Champagne Foil and stacked for extra dimension. It makes for a great centre-piece on your Birthday projects. I always apply the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets the back of my card stock before I die cut this die, it just makes it SO much easier to stick together!

Inside a Fresh Florals Birthday card

I couldn’t leave the inside of this card plain. So I added a sheet of Whisper White card stock, with strip of that Fresh Floral’s Designer Series Paper and a splatter of Fresh Fig ink too.

I hope Rebecca LOVED this card as much as I do….

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Inspire.Create.Challenges #005 | Season’s Greetings

Inspire.Create.Challenges Sketch Challenge using Year of Cheer from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenges #005 | Season’s Greetings

This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenge is my personal favourite, we are using a Sketch this week! I LOVE a sketch, partly because I LOVE moving all the elements around and making something that looks nothing like the sketch at all, and partly because I love seeing what other people do with them!

I haven’t altered the sketch very much this week because I needed a quick card because I was away at Stampin’ Up! OnStage last weekend time hasn’t been my friend.

Inspire Create Challenges Stampin' Up! sketch challenge

As the challenge coordinator for Inspire.Create.Challenges I have been aiming to keep our sketches nice and simple. One so that it’s not a lot of work for the AWESOME Design Team, but also to make sure they aren’t too complex for a new card maker to follow along with. I LOVE this sketch, you guys know how much I use my circle dies… and this sketch just gave me another excuse to get them out (not that I needed one!)

Silver Christmas Card for Inspire.Create.Challenges using Year of Cheer from Stampin' Up!

This card uses the lovely Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper (Can you tell I’m in love with this a bit at the moment, it was on my Christmas Countdown project last week too!). The paper does come in Whisper White, with Metallic foiling (Yum!), but I have added colour here with a Sponge Brayer. So, I had intended for the added colour to be Smoky Slate to match the card base, but apparently my Sponger Brayer wasn’t quite as clean as I thought I was! I made 8 of these, and some of them have more than a hint of Tranquil Tide about them!

Measurements:

Card Base – Smoky Slate – 21 x 14.85 cm, scored on the long edge at 10.5 cm

Whisper White Layer – 14.3 x 10 cm

Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper – 9.5 x 4.7 cm

Inspire.Create.Challenges Sketch Challenge using Year of Cheer from Stampin' Up!

The sentiment circle is taken from the Cheers to the Year stamp set. I decided to embrace the Tranquil Tide and go with some stamping and card stock in the same colour, while the sentiment picks up on the hint of metallic from the Designer Series Paper and is Heat Embossed in Gold.

I thought that was going to be the card finished, but it just looked a little bare. So, I hit my ribbon draw and came up with this really pretty 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon in Whisper White for some cute bows.

I cannot wait to see what you make with this sketch! Don’t forget to join in over at Inspire.Create.Challenges.

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Global Design Project 113 | Colour Challenge

Global Design Project Merry Christmas Card using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Global Design Project 113 Colour Challenge

I have NO idea what has happened this morning, I wrote a blog post, I published it, and then it magically disappeared! I have no idea what happened, other than the fact that when I went to copy the link the post was gone! I know that you will already have had this post in your email inboxes….and I am sorry for it appearing again.

I LOVE this colour combination from the Global Design Project this week. It screamed Christmas at me and so a Christmas card is what I made!

Global Design Project Colour Combination

I have a bit of a thing at the moment for colouring Designer Series Paper, and I have recently pulled out all of the Designer Series Paper from the Autumn / Winter catalogue and put it on my desk so it gets used before it retires! So the top piece of paper was this fabulous pattern from Merry Little Christmas, and I took my Sponge Brayer to it with some Pear Pizzazz to create a fun ombre effect.

Merry Christmas Card using Patterned Paper and Die Cuts from Stampin' Up!

The die cuts are from Pretty Pines, and are die cut in the colours from the challenge. They are adhered to the card front with Fine-Tip Glue. I actually made this card twice (ironic seeing as I have had to blog it twice too!) as I wasn’t happy with the first sentiment. This version has the sentiment from Snowflake Sentiments stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched with the Everyday Label punch, while the first one was in Pool Party.

Global Design Project Merry Christmas Card using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

The card is finished with a few loops of Silver Metallic Thread and a scattering of Cherry Cobbler and Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes.

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Facebook Live | November 2017

How to use Stampin' Blends Facebook Live using Colour Me Happy from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Facebook Live November 2017

Stampin' Up! Facebook Live StampinByHannah UK

Hello! I am LOVING doing Facebook Live…. just wish I could do them more often! My original plan was to Go Live once a fortnight… but as usual my day job throws me yet another curve ball, and I’ve been working night shifts for the past month…. so unless you want a Facebook Live at 3AM, we are aiming for monthly for the time being!

Never the less, I managed to Go Live on Facebook yesterday! We made 2 fun cards, and I didn’t want you to miss out. Do make sure you have Liked my Facebook Page to ensure you don’t miss a Live.

Stampin' Blends Facebook Live Hello Card using Colour Me Happy from Stampin' Up!

This card was inspired by THIS card by Allison Okamitsu.  The flowers are taken from the Colour Me Happy Stamp set. They are stamped in Memento Black ink, and coloured with the New Stampin’ Blends markers in Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie. I haven’t done any fancy blending on this card, but have used the design of the stamp to inform my colouring. The areas on the stamped flower where the petals have been folded are coloured in the Dark Pool Party marker, and the rest in the lighter colour.

Measurements:

Card Base – Crumb Cake – 29.7 x 10.5 cm, scored on the long edge at 14.85 cm

Basic Black Layer – 9 x 13.3 cm

Whisper White Layer – 8.5 x 12.8 cm

How to use Stampin' Blends Facebook Live using Colour Me Happy from Stampin' Up!

Have you checked out my Blends Club yet? I am going a bit club mad… I LOVE the opportunity to spread the cost and getting happy mail each and every month! This great club lasts for 6 months, and includes a full set of Blends Markers, ink, stamps… video tutorials and more! Sign up closes on the 10th…. places are super limited, don’t miss out!

Facebook Live Coloured Designer Series Paper Year of Cheer and Good Tidings Christmas Card from Stampin' Up!

The second card from yesterday’s Facebook Live was this fun creation… with coloured Designer Series Paper! Check out the video to see how I created it!

Measurements:

Card Base – Bermuda Bay – 29.7 x 10.5 cm, scored on the long edge at 14.85 cm

Year of Cheer Designer Series Paper – 10 x 14.3 cm

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Christmas Countdown | Origami Advent Calendar

Christmas Countdown How to make an origami advent calendar using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

Christmas Countdown Video Tutorial Series StampinByHannah Stampin' Up! UK

Hello! So, last week I shared my calorie-free advent calendar… well, today I have another…. but this time with calories! lots and lots of calories!

We have a bit of a Christmas tradition in our house, where I make my husband and advent calendar. I have made one each year for the past 4 years…. and I hope that I can continue in years to come. Each year I make something a little different from the year previous, and this year is no different.

Christmas Countdown How to make an origami advent calendar using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

These pockets look completed to put together but they are super simple. I found this project on Gathering Beauty and just had to put a StampinByHannah spin on it! Click the link to check out the tutorial!

Measurments:

Designer Series Paper – 12 x 2″ (30 x 5 cm)

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Make It Monday | Customer Thank You Cards using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin’ Up!

Make It Monday customer thank you cards using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

Welcome to Make It Monday! I do hope that you’re Monday is fun and filled with lots of coffee (I think mine might be…. lots of coffee and lots of crafting planned for today!)…. I have a fun card project for you today.

Each and every month I spoil my customers with a handmade card and a fun little gift… plus some extras if you use the Code Club Code! And today’s project is the card I sent everyone that shopped with me in September.

Make It Monday video tutorial Fun Thank you card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

This card is a CASE (Copy And Share Everything) card of THIS card by Teneale Williams. It uses the gorgeous Oh So Eclectic stamp set and the coordinating Eclectic Layers dies. I almost used the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper too… but I loved this patterned and it’s from Delightful Daisy instead!

https://youtu.be/D-8H6uLdhAk

This month there is a fabulous offer on on selected packs of Designer Series Paper. Buy 3 get 1 FREE…. I picked up a heap of paper last week, because, well, it would be rude not to right?! This offer runs through to the 31st October. I LOVE our Designer Series Paper! Not only because the patterns are gorgeous, but the quality is perfect, it is just thick enough that it doesn’t crack when you score it…. AND it matches the Stampin’ Up! ink colours for completely coordinated crafting!

Make It Monday customer thank you cards using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

These should have hit your letterboxes over the weekend… along with a cute little gift (more on that next Monday!)

See you again soon

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Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper Card

Designer Series Paper Thank You Card using Naturally Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

I work a few weeks ahead, always (well, almost always!) and projects usually end up here on my blog a few weeks after they have been made. I am also usually quite organised (I am a planner lover, and just bought myself a new diary….. such a stationary geek!) so cards sit in a nice neat pile on my desk until they are featured on my blog…. except that this card was made and immediately sent, and therefore never got chance to sit in the blog pile, and as such has been forgotten about!

Designer Series Paper Thank You Card using Naturally Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

I love Designer Series Paper…. but struggle to use it on cards (Sound familiar?!). So I thought I would share some of my tips and tricks to using Designer Series Paper with you today:

  • Cut it….. seriously, its easier to use once you have cut it (you can always buy more…. I like the ‘one to cut, and one to stroke’ idea!)
  • Grab the coordinating pack of Card stock with your Designer Series Paper…. that way you always have card stock that coordinates with your Designer Series Paper. (you could take this one step further and grab the ink pads to match too!)
  • Matt your Designer Series paper on coordinating card stock to make it pop
  • If you love lots of the Designer Series Paper….. you could always grab a paper share, saving you cash and the issue of having to use up lots and lots of sheets of 12 x 12″!

Designer Series Paper Thank You Card using Naturally Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

This particular card uses Naturally Eclectic Designer Series paper…. which I cut to pretty random sizes and then cut card stock layers to match. The sentiment is from Thankful Thoughts and the card is finished with a hint of that lovely Night of Navy Crinkle Seem Binding, yum!

How do you use your Designer Series Paper?

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Make It Monday | Good Tidings Catalogue Cards

Make it Monday Christmas Card video tutorial using Good Tidings from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

I have some very special cards to share with you today. I made a heap of these to send out with my Autumn Winter Catalogues (if you haven’t seen the new catalogue, you can find a link in the side bar…). I love this stamp set…. and I am sure I will be sharing heaps more projects with this one really soon!

Make it Monday Christmas Card video tutorial using Good Tidings from Stampin' Up!

I loved making these…. I grabbed my stamps and inks a couple of weeks ago and stamped a bunch of these on my knee whilst watching a movie with James. The Good Tidings stamp set features one of my absolute favourite stamping techniques… 2 Step stamping, to make this stunning holly. The stamps line up so easily, and actually even if the stamps are not lined up exactly it doesn’t matter, its still pretty!

The leaves are stamped in Old Olive and Garden Green, while the berries are Real Red and Cherry Cobbler. I die cut the square of Whisper White first, along with the scalloped square of Cherry Cobbler using the Layering Square Framelits.

The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black and is taken from Cheers to the Year.

Make it Monday Christmas Card video tutorial using Good Tidings from Stampin' Up!I also LOVE the Designer Series Paper featured on this card…. its called Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, its a little thinner than the usual Designer Series Paper but its so pretty.

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Techniques Series | Selective Inking

Techniques Series Simple Lots of Love Card Selective Inking Tutorial Video

I am so sorry that this post didn’t go live yesterday…. something happened to my blog… all fixed now and ready to share…. enjoy x

Stamping Techniques Series

I have a nice, simple card for you today… but its a technique I use a LOT! so I though I would share my tips for Selective Inking!

Techniques Series Simple Lots of Love Card Selective Inking Tutorial Video

The original stamp reads… Sending Lots of Love, well, I didn’t want the ‘Sending’ so I grabbed for my Stampin’ Write Markers…

  • Use the side of the brush tip of the marker to colour the stamp
  • For solid stamps (like this one) use LOTS of ink… colour the stamp, and then colour it again… the more ink you add the less streaky lines you will have on your final stamped image
  • The ink will dry on the stamp, breath on the stamp before you stamp it to re-activate the ink for a perfect stamped image!

Suite Share….

Suite Shares from Stampin' Up!

Ok… so what is a Suite Share?

These fun collections of Stampin’ Up! goodies give you a tester of each suite in the catalogue…. Each month a different collection will be available as a share, and each share contains 12 6×6 sheets of Designer Series Paper, 24 card bases (cut and scored), along with samples of ribbons and embellishments that coordinate with the suite! PLUS an Online Card Class too!
This month I am offering shares of A Whole Lot of Lovely… this lovely suite features pretty floral prints, shimmery ribbons and this fab binder clips and a Basic Black ink pad!

Each share costs just £15 plus postage


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