Make It Monday | Crafting Forever with Blends

Hey folks!

I have had Stampin’ Blends in my crafty stash for a while now, but I have to admit that they aren’t something I have ever really got to grips with. While I was waiting for my baby girl to arrive a few weeks ago I took the opportunity to make a bunch of cards, and to play with my Stampin’ Blends.

Fun Crafting card using Crafting Forever from Stampin' Up! and Stampin' Blends with StampinByHannah

There is a fun new suite of products in the new Annual catalogue which features crafting items, and while I love a new stamp set I already have the Crafting Forever stamp set in my collection and I haven’t used it all that much. So, before jumping to buy new goodies, I thought I better use this one!

Here I stamped the scissors in Memento Black ink onto thick Whisper White card stock, and then set about using the Light and Dark Blackberry Bliss and Light and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to colour them in.

I haven’t done massively complicated colouring. Each element was coloured in the light colour, with shadows added in the dark tone. I didn’t really attempt any blending, but even then I think this worked really well.

We are cut out to be Friends Crafting themed card using Crafting Forever with Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The sentiment is also taken from Crafting Forever, and is punched out using the Everyday Label punch and raised up on Dimensionals.

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So Hoppy Together Customer Thank You Cards

Sorry for the slight delay in today’s blog post… I should have written this yesterday, but I had a terrible bout of Pregnancy Fatigue yesterday afternoon and I just needed to sleep! Things are better today though, and have a day in my craft room planned, so I’m getting this written so that I can get to crafting!

Stampin' Up! Customer Thank You cards using So Hoppy Together from Sale-a-bration 2019 with StampinByHannah

I had great fun a few weeks ago at a local craft fair, it was during the snow and so foot fall wasn’t great. But, it’s OK because it gave me time to make my January Customer Thank You cards! These stamped up really quickly, the time was taken hand colouring all those cute frogs with Stampin’ Blends!

So Hoppy Together is one of this year’s Sale-a-bration free items, that you can earn when you spend £45 between now and the end of March.

I stamped the frogs in Gray Granite ink, and then used both Light and Dark Granny Apply Green Blends to colour them. No fancy techniques, just laying the colour on.

So Hoppy Together Thank you cards using Stampin' Blends with StampinByHannah

The Thanks sentiment is from one of my go to Stamp Sets; Thankful Thoughts. Stamped simply in Gray Granite onto an Everyday Label in Very Vanilla

I’ve got another craft fair this coming Saturday at the Durham Tees Hotel on Teesside Airport. Maybe I’ll see you there!

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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

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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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This Little Piggy Feat. Stampin’ Blends

Cute Just Because Card using This Little Piggy from Stampin' Up!

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I am LOVING my set of Stampin’ Blends! Have you got your hands on your favourite colours yet?

She Believed She Could., So She Did Stampin' Blends Card using This Little Piggy from Stampin' Up!These alcohol markers are just awesome… Suddenly it is super simple to create perfectly blended images that coordinate with your Stampin’ Up! inks, card stock and embellishments for professional looking projects. I LOVE Stampin’ Up! for their coordination, no longer do I spent hours searching for a ribbon that matches that odd shade of pink, or the perfect green ink, or Patterned Papers that match…. Stampin’ Up! have it covered!

Cute Just Because Card using This Little Piggy from Stampin' Up!

This lovely little piggy is lovely to colour using Stampin’ Blends. I used Pink Pirouette and Pool Party here. Firstly, I laid down a base of Light Pink Pirouette across the whole of out piggy friend, the added dimension and shadows using the darker marker. I LOVE that these pens come in pairs, one light, one dark, giving you easy blending. Then the wings are coloured in flat colour using the light Pool Party marker

Stampin' Blends This Little Piggy Card using Stampin' Up! products

Want to get your hands on the Stampin’ Blends or Stampin’ Write Markers… you can and spread the cost by joining one of my Clubs!

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Stampin’ Blends Launch….

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Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up! Blends Club from StampinByHannah

Today is super exciting! I LOVE the start of a new month…. Stampin’ Up! always share the latest offers and new products at the start of a month. November is particularly exciting for a number of reasons .. 1. This month I get to spend a whole weekend with my Stampin’ Sisters at Stampin’ Up! OnStage, 2. I have a couple of exciting classes and clubs starting this month….. 3. Today is the launch of Stampin’ Up!’s brand new Alcohol Markers; Stampin’ Blends!

I am a BIG fan of colouring… watercolour is my favourite, however these Stampin’ Blends are series competition! They come in 12 fabulous colours… with 3 extra special markers for skin tones and added effects. They have tight fit, nest-able lids so they won’t dry out and the lids wont get lost. Blends are duel tipped; with a brush for large areas and a finer tip for more detailed colouring. The Markers are in Stampin’ Up! colours for total coordination, and a square so they won’t roll off your desk. I am in LOVE!

There are currently 12 pairs of Markers, 12 fabulous colours that will allow you to colour a whole host of images. Each pair has one light and one dark marker in the same ‘colour’ for perfect blending AND they are available either as a combo pack or individually!

There are LOADS of stamp sets that are perfect to use with your new Stampin’ Blends, and I have listed just some of them at the end of this blog post.

The other new product today is the fabulous Colour Me Happy Project Kit and coordinating Colour Me Happy Stamp Set. This kit is BEAUTIFUL! It has features classic patterns and gorgeous Gold Foil Tape… and paired with the stamped images from the stamp set, coloured with your Stampin’ Blends it is the most perfect way to whip up 16 pretty cards in a snap!

I do have to warn you though, the kit and stamp set are WHILE STOCKS LAST…. and I’m sure that they aren’t going to last very long!

Want to get your hands on all those new Markers?

You can!

Actually there are two ways!

  1. You can grab the Complete Stampin’ Blends Collection in my online store (item number: 147475) for £108, plus £4.95 postage and packing, OR
  2. Sign up for my Blends Club; 6 months of Markers, inks, card stock, stamps, exclusive videos and MORE! You can find all the information you need on my Blends Club Page!

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Make It Monday | Fun with Stampin’ Blends….. and the start of my Blends Club!

Make It Monday Quick and Easy Colour Me Happy Kit Card using Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday | Fun with Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers….. and the start of my Blends Club!

Make It Monday

Welcome to a special Make It Monday this week! The start of the month is always exciting as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, new goals, new offers…. and brand new products! The 1st of November (Wednesday) is no exception! We have the launch of the brand new Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers!!! I am SO excited for these… as a demonstrator I got a sneaky peak of these at the start of October and they are LOVELY!

Make It Monday Quick and Easy Colour Me Happy Kit Card using Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers from Stampin' Up!

How gorgeous is that card! (although, excuse the messy colouring…. the best I could do without getting my head in the shot!) This card is taken from the Colour Me Happy Project Kit… which also is released on Wednesday! This fabulous kit coordinates with yet another new product… an gorgeous stamp set of the same name!

The Stampin’ Blends range contains 17 wonderful Alcohol Markers in Stampin’ Up! colours, with the addition of 2 skin tones and a Colour Lifter pen too. They are square so they don’t roll off your desk, have duel ends, and nestable lids.

The colours are:

  • Bermuda Bay
  • Calypso Coral
  • Cherry Cobbler
  • Crumb Cake
  • Daffodil Delight
  • Night of Navy
  • Old Olive
  • Pink Pirouette
  • Pool Party
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Rich Razzleberry
  • Smokey Slate

They come as colour duos… so you get a light and a dark version of each colour. You can grab these are a combo pack or the markers individually.

Today though see’s the start of my Stampin’ Blends Club!

I LOVE a good club, don’t you?! This one is fabulous!

The complete collection is available (from Wednesday) for £108….but my Blends Club is a great way to get all the markers and spread the cost (and we all need that before Christmas, right?!) Make It Monday Video Tutorial Stampin' Blends club news

Ok…. so, how does Blends Club work?

It’s super simple! Club lasts 6 months, each month you will receive markers and accessories… as well as an inspiration sheet. There are heaps of goodies in this club, all the accessories you could possibly need to get the most out of your new pens! Over the course of the club you will also receive a Memento Ink Pad (THE ink of choice for your Alcohol Markers!), as well as Thick Whisper White Card Stock, Garden Girl Stamp set, Just Add Colour Designer Series Paper, White Perfect Accents, and Adhesives! PLUS one month during the club you will get to spend the Stampin’ Rewards… that is £15 worth of FREE goodies!

To Sign up to Blends Club…. Complete the form below.

Places are VERY limited so, Get your name down today. I will start sending invoices out using PayPal on Wednesday, and club sign up will close on the 10th November!

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