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Fancy Fold Friday – Sale-a-bration Swing Card!

Sale-a-bration is the 3 month long BIG sale from Stampin’ Up! Finishing on 31st March 2015, it gives you a choice of 14 FREE items to choose from when you order £45, and each £45 spend gives you an extra item – so if you spend £90 you choose 2 gifts, £130 – 3 gifts etc. etc. Check out my Sale-a-bration page for more information!

Before I get into this card, I have a confession to make (actually its two!) firstly, I made a mistake in the video, please use the measurements posted below – do as I type and not as I say!, and I’m sorry but I only have the metric measurements for this this card – imperial was just too much for my brain!

I also cannot take credit for this card – the design is totally down to the gorgeous Catherine Pooler – you can see her Imperial version of this card HERE

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration swing card Catherine Pooler

 

This card uses the Sale-a-bration Designer Series Paper – Best Year Ever, and Stamp set – Simply Wonderful, but today isn’t really about that, its about that fabulous swing!

Measurements:

Cardstock – 14 x 17 cm

On the long side first score at 7 cm from the top down to 3.5 cm and from 10.5cm to the bottom, repeat this at 10cm

Then turn your cardstock so that the short side is on the top and cut at 3.5 cm from 3 cm to 7 cm, and from 10 cm to 14 cm. Then cut at 11 cm, from 3 cm to 7 cm and 10 cm to 14 cm

Turn your cardstock back so that the long side is at the top, and cut at 3 cm from the top cut line (at 3.5 cm) to the bottom cut line (at 10.5 cm), and repeat this at 14 cm

You then need to matting layers:

cardstock – 6 x 10.5 cm

Designer Series Paper – 5.5 x 10cm

 

This beautiful stamp set could be yours for FREE when you order £45! LOVE it!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Big Day! for a great technique!

Sale-a-bration is the 3 month long BIG sale from Stampin’ Up! Finishing on 31st March 2015, it gives you a choice of 14 FREE items to choose from when you order £45, and each £45 spend gives you an extra item – so if you spend £90 you choose 2 gifts, £130 – 3 gifts etc. etc. Check out my Sale-a-bration page for more information!

This stamp set was designed for use with the fantastic Chalk paper and Chalk inks that are available in the latest Spring/Summer catalogue. But, I didn’t want to just show you what is in the Sale-a-bration booklet, so here we go with a great technique instead.

Stampin' Up! UK Big Day sale-a-bration Bokeh

This technique is everywhere right now! Bokeh is a photography technique, made popular but phone photo apps, where light is used to make spots on the lens of the camera – but it is also a really fun inky technique too!

Firstly, I sponged my piece of Whisper White cardstock with Pink Piroette, Perfect Plum, and Elegant Eggplant to create a coloured background. Then I took a piece of window sheet and created a mask by punching with a variety of sizes of circle. That window sheet mask then creates those fabulous white circles. Place your mask over your cardstock and apply White Craft Ink through the mask with a sponge dauber, the more ink the whiter the finish! I did this across the cardstock to create this look. Be warned though – Craft Ink is a pigment ink and takes a while to dry. I left mine overnight but you can dry it with your heat tool.

Once it was all dry I stamped the cake stamp over the piece in Sahara Sand, and finished the card with a cute tag.

 

This beautiful stamp set could be yours for FREE when you order £45! LOVE it!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Best Day Ever … Everyday with Sale-a-bration!

Sale-a-bration is the 3 month long BIG sale from Stampin’ Up! Finishing on 31st March 2015, it gives you a choice of 14 FREE items to choose from when you order £45, and each £45 spend gives you an extra item – so if you spend £90 you choose 2 gifts, £130 – 3 gifts etc. etc. Check out my Sale-a-bration page for more information!

One of the great things about this years Sale-a-bration is the coordination between the Sale-a-bration products (as well as the coordination with Stampin’ Up! regular items!) and the Best Day Ever suite of items is awesome!

Stampin' Up! UK Best Day Ever Sale-a-bration In Colours

I love this stamp set! It doesn’t look like much in the catalogue, but once you get stamping, it makes it so simple to create really stunning inky projects! I’ve used a couple of the stamps to create a sort of stamped Bokah effect (more on that later in the week!)

This stamp set is one of the growing selection of Stampin’ Up! stamp sets that come in all three stamp types – Wood, Clear and photopolymer! Awesome! and its FREE!

But what other products coordinate? well, we also have some lovely Designer Series Paper and and fab accessory pack!

This beautiful stamp set could be yours for FREE when you order £45! LOVE it!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Irresistible Creme Egg!

Sale-a-bration is the 3 month long BIG sale from Stampin’ Up! Finishing on 31st March 2015, it gives you a choice of 14 FREE items to choose from when you order £45, and each £45 spend gives you an extra item – so if you spend £90 you choose 2 gifts, £130 – 3 gifts etc. etc. Check out my Sale-a-bration page for more information!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this Designer Series Paper! It is simply Stunning!

Irresistibly Yours is one of the great Sale-a-bration products this year. Stampin’ Up! describe it as a ‘White Paper with a glossy white pattern … perfect for colouring with a variety of techniques – colouring reveals the pattern.’ When this first arrived even I was slightly underwhelmed! But once you’re brave and apply ink to it! WOW!

Stampin' Up! UK Irresistibly Yours Sale-a-bration SAB Creme Egg

Can you see what I can see? Yes, Easter IS coming! and what is the best thing about Easter (other than the meaning!) yes, that’t right – Creme Eggs! Each year James argues with me that you can get Creme Eggs after Easter, and every single year I am right when they disappear from the shelves! I love them!

I knew Creme Eggs HAD to feature in my build up to Easter. And this DSP is the perfect way to showcase them.

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration Creme Egg Holder

Measurements:

Cardstock (or Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper!) 2 x 10 5/8″ (2.5 x 27 cm)

Score on the long side at 4 1/4″ (10.7 cm) on each side

Insert the each end into the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

Score a 3 x 3″ (7.5 x 7.5 cm) piece of cardstock (or the same DSP) on each side at 1/2″ (1.2 cm)

Cut a 1″ circle in the centre of the square ready to hold your egg!

 

This beautiful Designer Series Paper could be yours for FREE when you order £45! LOVE it!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Lotus Blossom – Sale-a-bration week!

Sale-a-bration is the 3 month long BIG sale from Stampin’ Up! Finishing on 31st March 2015, it gives you a choice of 14 FREE items to choose from when you order £45, and each £45 spend gives you an extra item – so if you spend £90 you choose 2 gifts, £130 – 3 gifts etc. etc. Check out my Sale-a-bration page for more information!

This week I have 7 projects! each one featuring a different Sale-a-bration item! And I thought I would kick off the week with a customer favourite – Lotus Blossom!

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration Lotus Blossom

I love this 3 step stamped flower! It is so pretty. I have previously shared a video of how I stamp the lotus blossom, as well as a whole heap of colour variations too! I think my favourite way to stamp is to use the most detailed image first with the darkest coloured ink. I then ink up the second stamp with the same ink, but stamp off once before layering over the first image, and finishing with the solid stamp in a lighter coloured ink.

The great thing about this stamp set is the handy tabs on each stamp. These tabs are a great way of ensuring your stamp lines up correctly. When positioning your stamp on your block ensure the tabs are all pointing in the same direction, and then stamp with them pointing to the same place.

This beautiful stamp set could be yours for FREE when you order £45! LOVE it!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Sale-a-bration on Sunday – Stamping with Irresistibly Yours!

Welcome to another Sale-a-bration on Sunday!

A few weeks ago I demonstrating watercolouring on the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper, and well, today I thought I would try stamping on it!

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration SAB stamping irresistibly yours flowers

I selected the stripy paper from the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper pack, and stamped on it using the Something Lacy background stamp from the Spring/Summer catalogue, in Marina Mist ink. I just love the effect of this, and think it would look lovely with the Dictionary stamp or Positively Chevron

The flower is a series of flowers stamped and punched from Petite Petals, Flower Shop and Petal Potpourri, punched with the coordinating punches. I spotted this layer flower on another blog (I wish I could remember who’s, if it was you please leave a comment below) and just thought it was such a good idea! and so pretty.

The sentiment is from Crazy About You!

 

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Sale-a-bration on Sunday – Best. Day. Ever!

Before I get into my card for today, Stampin’ Up! have just added some fantastic new items to Sale-a-bration! 

You can check them out HERE! 

Sale-a-bration is the biggest sale of the Stampin’ Up! calender, giving you free products each time you spend £45. Now you can choose from either the original Sale-a-bration brochure or from the new flyer, meaning that there are even more great reasons to shop in March! 

 

Welcome to another Sale-a-bration on Sunday!

I made this card back in January! at my monthly Crafty Crop (click on the Events tab at the top for more information), and then managed to loose it in my office! eek!

But its ok, it survived being abandoned high on a shelf (where I left it to dry!) and its here for you now.

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration SAB Best Day Ever Best Year EverThis card uses the 2014-2016 In-Colours; Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist and Mossy Meadow, along with the Best Day Ever Stamp set from Sale-a-bration!

I have to say, the photograph doesn’t do this card justice; the reason it had to be left to dry was that there are little beads of Crystal Effects across the stamping on this card, but it doesn’t show up very well on the photo 🙁

 

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Is There no Limit to you Awesomeness?

Hello! Happy Monday!

Sorry for the late post this morning, as you may know I work as a Nurse, and yesterday I was called into work at very very short notice. I usually work ahead of myself but this last few weeks have been crazy, and I ran out of posts!

Its OK; normal service will resume tomorrow!

So, today I thought I would share the card I made for my very first downline and member of my Stampin’ Team! Kathryn, when she joined me back in January

Stampin' Up! UK Big News Sale-a-bration join me

I recently earned some free stamp sets (one of the many many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator) and I choose Big News, a great sentiment stamp set featuring Thank you’s and Birthdays, but also this great stamp – Is there no limit to your awesomeness? – well, if you’ve joined Stampin’ Up! then no, there isn’t! I heat embossed the sentiment in gold – so pretty.

The flowers are from Petal Potpourri, a great stamp set from the new Spring/Summer catalogue, which comes bundled with the Flower Medallion Punch. The background stamps are in Crumb Cake, stamped off once, and then the main image is stamped in Pool Party, and coloured with Blendabilities! Do you know you can use your Blendabilities with your Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink! Isn’t it awesome!

Do you know what else is awesome! that you can get Blendabilities for FREE at the moment if you choose them as your Sale-a-bration item for spending £45! Here I have used Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana to colour the flower – and I didn’t pay for either set!

For more information about Sale-a-bration or Joining Stampin’ Up! click on the links at the top of the page

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Sale-a-bration on Sunday – Watercolouring with Irresistibly Yours

Hey! Welcome to another Sale-a-bration on Sunday!

I am loving Sale-a-bration this year, there are so many lovely products for you to choose from when you spend £45 in either the Annual or Spring/Summer catalogues. Although I love all the stamp sets that are available, I think the Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper is my absolute favourite item!

Stampin' Up! UK sale-a-bration SAB irresistibly yours designer series paperThis paper is patterned, but with glossy white patterns, making it perfect for emboss resist techniques – just like this one!

I have made a video tutorial for this, however it is super simple – I smoosh (technical term!) my ink pad face down onto my glass worktop, a large acrylic block would work just as well, and add some water to make a Stampin’ Up! coloured watercolour! and use a large flat brush to apply this ink/water combo into the paper. The glossy areas resist the ink and so stay white, rub over the piece with a cloth or piece of paper towel to clean the ink off though. The piece needs to be left to dry (or dried with a heat tool) for about 10 minutes before attaching to the card.

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration SAB irresistibly yours watercolour video tutorial

The card I make in the video uses Rose Red ink, and a Mossy Meadow Card base, while the other just uses Night of Navy. I would suggest that a deeper colour works best for this technique so that the white areas really pop.

The stamp is also a Sale-a-bration item – the Simply Wonderful stamp set, which coordinates with the Extra-Large oval punch!

Thanks for joining me for Sale-a-bration on Sunday, see you again next week for some more great techniques and crafty projects.

 

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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Sale-a-bration on Sunday – An opportunity too good to miss?!

So, we are now about halfway through Sale-a-bration – the biggest sale in the Stampin’ Up! calender, and I have to say, I’m loving it! There are a great selection of FREE products available this year, just for spending £45! (or €60) with me.

Have I also mentioned that as well as choosing stamps or designer series paper, this year you can also choose one of the packs of Blendabilities from the annual catalogue – that means that there are 22 different items that you can get for FREE right up until the 31st of March! And there are great offers for hosting parties or becoming a demonstrator too.

 

So, I wanted to mention the great joining offer available during Sale-a-bration. For just £99 you can choose £130 worth of Stampin’ Up! products, from either the Annual or Spring/Summer catalogues, AND you can choose either a FREE project kit from the Spring/Summer catalogue OR two items from Sale-a-bration! AWESOME!

Stampin' Up! UK join NOWStampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration join

but, there is more! There are many amazing things about being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, not least the great Stampin’ Friends you meet, the chance to attend some awesome Stampin’ Up! events (this year’s events are going to be amazing, trust me!), and some great demonstrator incentives and offers. PLUS, the normal 20% discount on all purchases, pre-order periods and free products just for being a demo!

Then there are the great things I can offer too! I have a growing number of demonstrators in my team, with our own downline blog, private facebook group, Pinterest board, and events, one to one sessions, and help with parties and events that you hold too! Oh, and there’s the small matter of joining a team that includes the world famous Pootles! (She’s my upline if you really want to know!)

Now, I know the idea of being a demonstrator is scary, and I’m not totally sure demonstrator is the right word for what we do either, but…. there are many different reasons to join Stampin’ Up!, maybe you just love the products and that 20% discount is really handy, or you love to get your hands on all that lovely new product before you friends, or maybe you need a bit of extra income for a family holiday, birthdays or Christmas, Stampin’ Up! could be for you!

For further information about Stampin’ Up! drop me a message.

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration best day ever

I couldn’t leave you without a card on Sale-a-bration Sunday could I! This uses a Coastal Cabana Card blank, stamped using the Best Day Ever stamp set, complete with a piece of the Best Year Ever designer series paper, and some fussy cut flowers from the same stamp set!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

If you like the project, or any of the products used, would like a catalogue, or to join my team, please contact me, or click on the ‘Shop NOW’ button at the top of the page. You can also find me on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, About.me, and Tumblr (Links in the sidebar)

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