Make It Monday | How to make 6 Simple Thank You Cards from 1 Sheet of Designer Series Paper

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to Make 6 Simple Thank You Cards using 1 sheet of Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah this week! I hope you have had a great weekend, I am in recovery mode after spending the weekend with my Stampin’ Sisters in Amsterdam (check out my Facebook / Instagram for what we got up to!)

I have a slightly different video tutorial for you today… making 6 cards from start to finish

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to Make 6 Simple Thank You Cards using 1 sheet of Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Each month I make cards for my Customers as part of my Thank You packets. Everyone who shops with me receives a hand made card, along with a sweet treat and my monthly newsletter. I love sending these out, and they get even better when you use the Code Club Code! This special club starts a fresh each month, all you have to do to join in is add the monthly code at check out, and I will send you something special the following month!

I don’t usually give you measurements for cards, but I mentioned them in the video…. although I make cards in metric measurements (mainly because I use A4) so that is what I have put here

Measurements:

Card Base – Half A4, folded in half (I do this by taking a sheet of A4 and scoring on the short edge at 10.5 cm, and then cutting at 14.85 cm – this why I have scored and cut two cards at once)

Whisper White mat – 10 x 14.3 cm

Designer Series Paper – 9.5 x 13.8 cm

Whisper White stripe (which is the end of the piece of Whisper White when you’ve cut 4 pieces as above) – 1.2 x 10 cm

Make It Monday Video Tutorial making quick and easy cards using Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

I love this Designer Series Paper…. so much that I have been guilty of hoarding it! However, as we approach the end of this years Annual catalogue it’s time to get that DSP used! This particular paper is Floral Boutique and it coordinates with the Floral Phrases stamp set (that also has coordinating dies!). This suite of products is just stunning and would make beautiful wedding stationary.

Right, that’s all for me today, I’m off to unpack and sort of laundry before I start back at the day job tomorrow!


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3D Friday | Squishy Giftbag

3D Friday Squishy gift bag tutorial using Fresh Fruit from Stampin' Up!

I am loving 3D Friday, I hope you are too! I shared this giftbag project a while ago (it was for a Global Design Project Challenge!) but I realised last week that I never got round to filming the tutorial… so here it is!

3D Friday Squishy gift bag tutorial using Fresh Fruit from Stampin' Up!

This paper of Designer Series Paper has totally grown on me through the course of this years Annual Catalogue, I wasn’t sure fruit themed paper was really my thing, but I have found that I have used it a lot over the past 10 months! This particular pattern is my favourite, and so I have struggled to use it! But the next Annual Catalogue launch is quickly approaching and so I have started my mission to use up my left over Designer Series Paper!

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper: 12 x 6″ (30.5 x 15 cm)

Score on the long side at 3 3/4, 5 3/4, 9 1/2 and 11 1/2″ (9.5, 14.5, 24 and 29 cm)

Score on the short side at 1 1/2″ (4 cm)

Flirty Flamingo mat – 2 x 2 3/4″ (5 x 7 cm)

Whisper White layer – 1 3/4 x 2 1/2″ (4.5 x 6.5 cm)

3D Friday large gift bag tutorial using Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

This Designer Series Paper coordinates with the Fresh Fruit Stamp Set, which is where the stamped images are taken from.

Thanks so much for checking out the blog today. Don’t forget to stop over at my Facebook Page to see what I have been getting up to in Amsterdam this week!


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3D Friday | Giant Milk Carton

3D Friday Giant Milk Carton Video Tutorial using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I have another quick and easy video for you today, seriously, this video is less that 10 minutes long! but I think these would be great for holding some cute Easter treats….

3D Friday Giant Milk Carton Video Tutorial using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Aren’t they fab! I’m sure that if you made these out of card stock rather than Designer Series Paper you could use them for candles, or hand creams, or bath bombs …. although my brain always goes to chocolates!

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper; 10 1/2 x 12″ (26 x 30 cm)

Score on the long side at – 2 3/4, 5 1/2, 8 1/4 ad 11″ (7, 14, 21, and 28 cm)

Score on the short side at – 2 3/4, 7 and 9 3/4″ (7, 18 and 24 cm)

3D Friday Giant Milk Carton Video Tutorial using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

The green bag uses the Party Animal Designer Series Paper, which you could choose as your FREE item during Sale-a-bration (which ends today at 11PM!) so grab your pack now! I have LOVED Sale-a-bration this year, and am so sad that it is over! However, I am off to Amsterdam next week for Stampin’ Up! OnStage so I can’t be sad for too long, particularly as I am about to get a sneak peak of the new Annual Catalogue!!! So Exciting!!!


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3D Friday | Teabag Box Video Tutorial

Cute gift box video tutorial using Blooms and Bliss floral patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

Yay! back with a video… even if it was the one that was supposed to go live last Friday!

3D Friday video tutorial cute giftbox for teabags candles sweeties chocolate using Carried away designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

I love a cute gift box, but I love them more when they are simple to make. This one holds 4 individually wrapped tea bags, but you could put any variety of things in this one; I’m thinking cute candles, mini bath bombs, sweeties, handmade chocolates….. the list goes on.

Measurements:

Card stock; 8 1/2 x 6 1/2″ (23 x 17 cm)

Score on the long side at 1 1/2, 4, 5 1/2, and 8″ (4, 10.5, 14.5, and 21 cm)

Score on the short side at 1 1/2, 4 1/2, and 6″ (4, 12 and 16 cm)

Designer Series Paper: 2 pieces that measure 2 1/4 x 2 3/4″ (6 x 7.5 cm) and 2 pieces that measure 1 1/2 x 2 3/4″ (3.5 x 7.5 cm)

Cute gift box video tutorial using Blooms and Bliss floral patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

Ok, that’s all from me today folks! I hope you have a great Friday and an even better weekend!



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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | February 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Birthday Card using Cupcakes and Carousels from Stampin' Up! UK

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge

Oh I am so excited to be back hopping with my girls again this week! We took January off, things were just crazy busy for all of us, but we are BACK this week with a fabulous sketch from the lovely Sam Charlton!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Stampin' Up!

I knew exactly were I wanted to go with this sketch as soon as I saw it! Unusual for me, usually the girls set us a challenge…but this sketch is just lovely, although I have left off a couple of the elements. That’s one of the things I love about creating with a sketch, selecting the bits you love and changing the ones you’re not such a fan of!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Birthday Card using Cupcakes and Carousels from Stampin' Up! UK

I haven’t played with the Cupcakes and Carousels paper for a few months. This was one of the items I got to play with early as a Display Stamper for OnStage Local back in November, and I think I sort of over-dosed myself with it… and bit of time and separation later and I am back in love with it again, and paired with this sentiment from Carousel Birthday this card was almost finished!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Cupcakes and Carousels Birthday Card using Carousel Birthday from Stampin' Up! UK

but there was something missing, and I couldn’t stick anything down, until I had reached for the Lucky Stars embossing folder…and my card as done.

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Question of the day: What do you do reach for when you card needs an extra something?

I will often grab an embossing folder, Enamel shapes, or sometimes the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set!


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3D Friday | 5 Sided Twist 'n' Close Box

3D Friday Video Tutorial Pootles inspired Twist and close box using Stampin' Up! UK Products

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Welcome to a brand new series of blog posts and videos! I am so looking forward to this… although I am a little nervous!… 3D items aren’t always my friends, however I am giving it a go… and there might be a couple of Fancy Fold Cards from time to time too…but this week I thought we would kick off with something a bit special (and inspired by my friend Sam aka: the 3D queen!)

3D Friday Video Tutorial 5 sided twist and close box using Inside the Lines from Stampin' Up! UK

This adorable little box uses less than half a sheet of A4 card stock, and the measurements mean that you could totally make this using US paper sizes too! I love a cute box, but sometimes getting them closed (and to stay shut) is a bit of a challenge, not with this one… it stays closed all by itself, just by the action of the card stock!

Measurements:

Card stock – 8 x 4 1/2″ (21 x 12 cm)

Score on the long side at 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2, 6 and 7 1/2″ (4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 cm)

Mark the card stock on the same long side at 3/4, 2 1/4, 3 3/4, 5 1/4 and 6 3/4″ (2, 6, 10, 14 and 18 cm)

Score on the short side at 1 1/2 and 3″ (4 and 8 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 1 x 8″ ( 2.5 x 21 cm)

3D Friday Video Tutorial Pootles inspired Twist and close box using Stampin' Up! UK Products

The Designer Series Paper I have used on this one is FREE! as part of Sale-a-bration… Inside the Lines is designed to be coloured in, but I have to say I am enjoying using it as it is!


Question of the day: What will you make this box for?

I had intended it for lip balm, but actually you could fit loads of different things in here, and I can already see a even smaller version for a posh chocolate!


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Global Design Project #074 | Special Reason for a Sketch

Global Design Project 074 Sketch challenge Special Reason Love Card using Stampin' Up! products

Hello!

Yes, once again I am playing along with the Global Design Project. I like to get these onto my blog during the first half of the week normally, but this week my scheduling went a bit peculiar and so here we are on a Thursday! This weeks Global Design Project Challenge is a sketch, and a lovely sketch it is too…

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I am having great fun at the moment playing with the Special Reason bundle … so much so that it is my current Online Card Class! Yay! I have altered the sketch a little, in that I needed to change the shape of the bottom of the banner, but otherwise I have kept fairly true to sketch (unusual for me!)

Once I had cut and shaped the banner, using the Triple Banner Punch, I used one of the dies from the Stylish Stems die set (bundled with Special Reason) to cut this pretty flower. This set of dies is special… it cuts the inside shape of the flower, leaving it inside the cardstock. So, I then cut it again in Pool Party and used the out-line die to cut out the flower. To adhere the two together I sponged the middle of the back of the Pool Party flower with Tombow to give me a bit of wiggle room and allowing me to get both flowers perfectly lined up!

Global Design Project 074 Wedding Love Congratulations Card using Special Reason from Stampin' Up! UK

The stripy background is a regular feature of a GDP sketch,  and I almost re-created it with ink… but I had a lovely delivery of Designer Series Paper this week, and so went with polka dots instead. The Pool Party Designer Series Paper is taken from the Subtles Designer Series Paper stack, a mountain of paper in four generic prints; dots, stripes, script and floral – very pretty. The only other colour here is Tip Top Taupe for the heart and the sentiment.

Global Design Project Love Card using Special Reason from Stampin' Up! UK

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Sale-a-bration Wednesday | Inside the Lines with a gorgeous Butterfly

Sale-a-bration 2017 Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper Sending Wishes Card Stampin' Up! UK

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Oh yes, it is Wednesday… and time to talk some more about Sale-a-bration! oh how I LOVE this sale! It is just awesome!

Now, I know that the Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper is totally designed for you to colour in…. but I am loving using it as it is – I will have to have a go at colouring soon though, I’m sure this card would look AMAZING with the paper coloured…..

Sale-a-bration wednesday Sending Wishes card using Inside the Line and Butterfly Basics from Stampin' Up! UK

Did you know that you can get this fabulous Designer Series Paper for FREE? just by spending £45 before the end of March! Isn’t that just so cool, and how often to you get to choose your own free gift…. not often enough!

The stamp set and the die I have used on this card come from the Annual Catalogue, they are firm favourites of mine but haven’t had much use recently. The Butterfly Basics stamp set coordinates perfectly with the Butterflies thinlits dies, and that butterfly is stunning die cut from Basic Black card stock. I have manage a pop of metallic on this card with some loops of Copper Metallic Thread.

Sale-a-bration 2017 Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper Sending Wishes Card Stampin' Up! UK

Did you get chance to check out my Sale-a-bration bundles post from last week? I though I would share it with you again, it shows perfectly what you might choose in order to get one of the fabulous Sale-a-bration items!

How fabulous are those items! I had to put an order in last week (I had run out of Fast Fuse!!!! I know, I couldn’t believe it either!!!) and so choose the gorgeous Advant Garden stamp set… I cannot wait to have a play with it!


Question of the day: What colours would you colour this fabulous paper?

I’m reaching for my watercolour pencils…. so I might do an Old Olive and Melon Mambo combo!


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Make It Monday | Sending Love Hearts …. January Thank You Gifts

Make It Monday Love Hearts Mini Gift Bags January Thank you Valentines using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

Make It Monday

My Make It Monday has two parts this week… yes, it carries on into Tuesday! That means that I have videos for you today and tomorrow, Yay! oh, and something special coming on Friday too.

Each month, at the end of the month, I send every single person who has shopped with me a little something to say ‘Thanks’, I have changed up my gift packs for 2017 and they now include a hand-stamped card, a treat and my monthly update. I am really enjoying putting these together, and cannot wait to get started on my February ones!

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Valentines Love Hearts Gifts using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UK

These cute mini gift bags contained packs of Mini Love Hearts sweeties. They use a tiny piece of the gorgeous Sending Love Designer Series Paper from the Spring Summer Catalogue. Now, I’m sure you are thinking, ‘Yes Han, its lovely, but its almost Valentines day, and I am never going to use all that paper!’ well, I challenge you to grab a pack, because I can be sure that you will use this paper for all sorts of occasions. One side of each piece is love-themed, but the other is more of a generic print; dots, stripes etc. and even the paper that I have used today could be used outside of Valentines season, its just so pretty. I can actually see some of the patterns used a Christmas… Seriously, a pack of paper for all year!

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 14 x 7.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3″)

Score on the long side at 2, 6, 8 and 12 cm (3/4, 2 3/8, 3 1/8, 4 3/4″)

Score on the short side at 2 cm (3/4″)

Make It Monday Love Hearts Mini Gift Bags January Thank you Valentines using Sending Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! UKThe sentiment is taken from the So In Love stamp set (that comes bundled with the most gorgeous thinlits dies!) and is stamped in Real Red, and punched out with my favourite punches. You can find the details of these in the product links below

All of the ones that I sent out were closed with a bow, I think this is my favourite way of closing cute bags like this one… even though I am definitely bow challenged!


Have you checked out my Sunday Colour Splash Challenge? This week we are creating cards with a fabulous Colour Combination…. you can check it out and enter HERE!


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Bonus Class | Cool Treats!

I am super excited to be releasing a special BONUS card class this week! Did you know, I release 2 Online Card Classes every month? You can find all the details for my current class over on the Online Card Class Page

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But this week I am releasing a special EXTRA class, featuring the Cool Treats suite. This class makes 8 fabulous cards, 2 of each of 4 designs PLUS envelopes!

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Class costs £49, plus postage and packing. All my classes come complete with all the cards and embellishments you will need to complete your projects, as well as video instructions.

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