Sale-a-bration Spotlight | How to get more from Sale-a-bration…

How to make a pretty Thank you card using Lots of Lavender from Stampin' Up! Card Case from Kimberly VanDiepen

StampinByHannah Sale-a-bration Spotlight How to get more from Sale-a-bration…

Stampin' Up! Saleabration

There are so many ways to get more out of Stampin’ Up! The most obvious being being able to choose a fabulous free gift just for spending £45, but that isn’t really want a want to talk about today. I do have another 3 fun cards using the Sale-a-bration freebies… I have noticed that all my cards this week seem to be Casing someone else… and the theme has continued here too!

Amazing You Stampin' Up! Catalogue Case Card
Amazing You Stampin’ Up! Catalogue Case Card

So… How to get more from Sale-a-bration!

Well, there are another 2 ways… the first being the Hostess offer (which sounds like you have to host something, but you really don’t!). So, you can get MORE just by shopping… during Sale-a-bration Stampin’ Up! are giving us extra Stampin’ Rewards to the tune of £20 when you place a £200 order. The is in addition to the 10% that you would earn normally, so if you put in an order of exactly £200 (before P+P) you would get £40 worth of Stampin Rewards… that’s £40 extra to spend on anything in the catalogue. PLUS you will also get to choose 4 Sale-a-bration goodies too! Awesome!

Heartfelt Blooms Cathy Collins Case using Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration stamps
Heartfelt Blooms Cathy Collins Case using Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration stamps

The 3rd way to get more is of course to take up the Joining offer!

I chatted about this one last week, so do go back and check out my Myth-busting Joining post! The joining offer gives you extra in your Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit; choose an extra 2 stamp sets (from the Spring Summer or Annual catalogues) for FREE.

How to make a pretty Thank you card using Lots of Lavender from Stampin' Up! Card Case from Kimberly VanDiepen
Lots of Lavender from Stampin’ Up! Card Case from Kimberly VanDiepen

Ok… I hope that you are enjoying Sale-a-bration as much as I am… what freebie is at the top of your wishlist?

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Petal Palette Birthday Card

How to create a fabulous floral Birthday card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Petal Palette Birthday Card

January is a busy Birthday month in my family, with mine at the start of the month and then James’ dad and great Nannie, as well as my Aunt… I feel like all I have made recently are Birthday cards! Today’s card is one I made for my Aunt, my mum’s sister. I wanted something a bit special, but that would go nicely through the post as she lives in London, as we don’t get to see her as often as we would like to.

How to create a fabulous floral Birthday card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

My crafty mojo hasn’t been it’s usual self this month either (LOTS going on around here… and it’s knocked me a bit), so I turned to the Global Design Project for inspiration. Which is where I spotted THIS fabulous card by Cathy Collins, and I knew I just HAD to CASe it! Cathy uses Stampin’ Blends to colour her card, but as I only have a limited collection of Blends at the moment I reached for my Stampin’ Write Markers instead.

I stamped several of the floral images from Petal Palette using Basic Black Archival Ink and then used Stampin’ Write Markers to add colour. I love the slightly messy look of this style of colouring, where you just leave a hint of colour and a bit of white space. Two of the images from this stamp set coordinate with dies in the coordinating Petals and More Thinlits pack (which is also available bundled with the stamp set to save you 10%!).

I am LOVING my markers at the moment and have a fabulous Stampin’ Write Marker Club too. The club allows you to collect all 38 markers over the next 4 months along with a handy case to store them in too! You can join in HERE!

Bright and fun Floral Birthday card with Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

The card is finished with a sentiment taken from Happy Birthday Gorgeous heat embossed in White, a great big bow of linen thread and a trio of Gold Facet gems.

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Make It Monday | Quick and Easy Men’s Card using Truly Tailored from Stampin’ Up!

How to Make a quick and easy mens card video tutorial using Truly Tailored from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Quick and Easy Men’s Card using Truly Tailored from Stampin’ Up!

Make It Monday

I have a quick and easy card for you today. One of the ways that I maintain my crafty mojo is by CASing (Copy and Selectively Edit!) and today I have CASE’d the Stampin’ Up! catalogue. The catalogue actually used to be called an idea book… and that is exactly how I use it. My catalogue is constantly in use, its always open on either my crafty desk or my office one, looking for ideas.

How to Make a quick and easy mens card video tutorial using Truly Tailored from Stampin' Up!

Ok, so this card uses Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Write Markers to selectively colour the sentiment stamp. I LOVE doing this, and have done it quite a bit recently. There are a couple of things to remember when you’re stamping with Stampin’ Write Markers

  • Use the side of the brush tip to colour your stamp
  • Use the lightest colour of marker first, and work to the darkest (particularly if your colouring a stamp where the ink colours will touch) to avoid your dark inks contaminating your lighter markers
  • Get plenty of ink onto your stamp; colour each part of the image several times, and colour in different directions to prevent a streaky looking stamped image
  • Stampin’ Write Markers use the same ink as your Stampin’ Up! Classic Ink Pads and are water-based, so the ink WILL dry on your stamp. Re-activate your ink before you stamp by breathing on it.

I love my Stampin’ Write Markers SO much that I have a fabulous Stampin’ Write Marker Club… this club gets your all 38 markers over 4 months and comes complete with a handy case to store them in too! You can find all the information about club HERE!

Make It Monday Men's Card Stampin' Up! Catalogue Case using Truly Tailored

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Pootlers Team Blog Hop | Celebrating Sale-a-bration!

How to create a fun Congratulations card using Amazing You from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Pootlers Team Blog Hop Celebrating Sale-a-bration!

Pootles Stampin' Up! Team Blog Hop

Welcome to StampinByHannah for the second Pootlers Team Blog Hop of 2018. This week we are sharing a heap of Sale-a-bration inspiration, and I cannot wait to see what the other ladies have made. You can find out first blog hop of 2018 HERE, where we shared Spring Summer catalogue goodies!

How to create a fun Congratulations card using Amazing You from Stampin' Up!

Sale-a-bration is awesome this year! There are so many great items that you can choose for free when you shop, my current favourite (it changes from week to week!) is the Amazing You stamp set and the Celebrate You thinlits. I LOVE when products coordinate, which is why I love Stampin’ Up! so much, and these two pair together wonderfully.

I used the Celebrate die twice, once to cut a piece of Gold Glimmer Paper and a second time to cut a piece of watercolour paper I had already coloured using Brusho. I am really enjoying playing with Brusho at the moment and am embracing the mess that comes along with it! There is one top tip for using the dies in the Celebrate You Thinlits… make sure that you back your card stock with Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet BEFORE you die cut it. This makes the words SO much easier to adhere to your project, as they are then basically fancy stickers!

Celebrating Sale-a-bration with Pootles and the team with Amazing You from Stampin' Up!

The Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets also work really well sticking to the Glimmer Paper (please don’t ask how many times and different adhesives I used in the making of this card, how many Celebrates I die cut!), and it sticks well to the ribbon too! The Night of Navy Crinkle Seam Binding is attached to the card stock with a strip of Fast Fuse, and I ruffled it a little as I stuck it down to create this effect.

Do check out the other projects created by the Pootlers… and thank you so much for checking out StampinByHannah today!

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Techniques | Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin’ Up!

Cardmaking Techniques Video Tutorial Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin’ Up!

Stamping Techniques Series

For our final Valentines card inspiration, I have a really quick and easy, technique for you… one you might well have done before, but may not have played with for a while! I certainly haven’t pulled this one out of my techniques stash for ages. Actually I think the last time I did Rock and Roll stamping was for THIS video!

Cardmaking Techniques Video Tutorial Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up!

I also particularly love the colour combination on this card…


What colours are you planning for your Valentines this year?

I have been trying to add Top Tips to these blog posts recently, but I think I probably covered everything in the video this week! It’s such a simple idea… I would suggest inking your stamp with the lighter ink colour first, and then adding the darker colour around the outside… although I do have a way of doing it the other way around (that isn’t going to get dark ink into your light coloured ink pad) that I might film soon!

Cardmaking Techniques Video Tutorial Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up!

So, I hope that you have enjoyed visiting my blog this week. Check back tomorrow for a fun blog hop with my team…

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Thoughtful Thursday | One Little Word

One Little Word using Memories and More from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday One Little Word

Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday

These Thoughtful Thursday blog posts were designed to allow me to reach out and share more of my personal crafting with you. I started to craft as a bit of an escape, and it has become a way of helping me control my anxiety and improve my Mental Health. One of the crafty ways I am tackling my anxiety this year is by taking Ali Edwards‘ One Little Word class. I have been watching this class from a distance for a few years, but this year I decided to spend my birthday money on me and buy the class! I am SO glad that I did!

So, the last Thursday of each month I am planning on sharing my One Little Word project for the month.

How to create a One Little Word Album using Stampin' Up! Supplies

The idea of the class is pretty simple. You pick a ‘focus’ word for the year, and then each month Ali provided videos and prompts for you to creatively explore that word, giving your inspiration and much much more.

My word for 2018 is ‘Growth’. I’m not going to go into massive amounts of detail about my word, other than what it is. However, I will share my spreads for the month. I am choosing to use Stampin’ Up! supplies for my One Little Word album, in conjunction with some of the print-ables that come as part of the class.

Memories and More from Stampin' Up! to complete One Little Word from Ali Edwards

My starting point for this album is the Perfect Days Memories and More Card Pack. You guys know I’m all about the colours… and the colours in this pack are awesome!


I’m really feeling cooler tones at the moment, and I don’t know whether that’s because my Anxiety has been playing up, or the fact that its been REALLY cold outside!

Thoughtful Thursday One Little Word scrapbooking using Memories and More from Stampin' Up!

Like I mentioned Ali provides a heap of print-able elements as part of this class. So the first thing I did was download and print the journalling cards for the month. I managed to completely screw this up (hence why they are backed on Memories and More cards!)… I expect its to do with printing out cards designed for 8-1/2 x 11″ paper on A4, and my complete lack of technical ability, but I don’t mind. I’m not sure whether I might try and work it out for next month, or stick with things how they are… we shall see!

How to do One Little Word from Ali Edwards using Stampin' Up! supplies

As you can see I have totally finished this month, I need to work on my Intentions a little more and add a photograph of myself in that 3×4 pocket but I wanted to share this with you before the end of the month. Looking at that picture, I might move some of those cards around a little too… a work in progress as always!

What big crafty project are you taking on in 2018? I’ll love to know, let me know in the comments below!

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Sale-a-bration Spotlight | How to Join Stampin’ Up!

Stampin' Up! UK Starter Kit

StampinByHannah Sale-a-bration Spotlight How to Join Stampin’ Up!

Stampin' Up! Saleabration

There are 3 fabulous parts to Sale-a-bration; Shop, Host and Join. I chatted about the Shop part last week, but I really wanted to talk about the fabulous joining offer this week.

The Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit is the gateway to joining Stampin’ Up! Grabbing the Starter Kit gets you so much…

  • £130 worth of Stampin’ Up! products of your choice, and pay just £99
  • 2 Stamp sets of your choice extra for FREE
  • 20-25% discount on your Stampin’ Up! purchases
  • An exclusive quarterly magazine
  • Stampin’ Up! events, trips and more…
  • Pre-order for new products and catalogues
  • Plus, a fabulous community of like minded crafters, inspiration, and fun!

Stampin' Up! UK How to Join

So, What does a Starter Kit look like?

Your Starter Kit is totally customisible, it contains items of your choice. I have a couple of suggested kits here…

The Daisy Delight kit… (perfect for a new crafter)

What about a Big shot…

How do I continue to receive all the great benefits?

Stampin’ Up! do have a minimum that they do ask you to meet. However, it is very reasonable, just £225 per quarter. They don’t include the quarter that you join in, so if you sign up before the end of March (and so get those extra stamp sets as part of Sale-a-bration!) you have until the end of June to meet that minimum. PLUS Stampin’ Up! don’t mind if your only shopping for yourself, or if your selling to your family and friends, or if you holding great big classes… as long as that minimum is met.

What happens if I drop?

Nothing, Stampin’ Up! do not ask for anything back, I’m not about to come after you… you just return to being a customer rather than a member of the team. You do loose access to Team groups, Stampin’ Up! events, discounts and the other benefits to being a part of Stampin’ Up!

I don’t want to sell, blog or do parties, is that a problem?

No. I would LOVE to welcome you to the team whether you want to be a happy shopper or a business builder. We all love to craft and share… and that’s all that I ask! However, if you do decided to take Stampin’ Up! on as a business I will support you, offer advice and more. I have recently set up an email training series available to every team member when they join (or later on if they choose) to go through business basics, guide you around the Stampin’ Up! demonstrator website, and more…

Where do I sign up?!

You can sign up right now HERE, or if you have more questions do check out my Joining FAQ page, or the Join my Team page.

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Valentines with Jar of Love

How to make a cute Valentines card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Valentines with Jar of Love

So, I have a heap of Valentines Inspiration for you this week, and today is no exception! I was looking at my stamp shelves last week in preparation for today, and I spotted the Jar of Love stamp set. I haven’t used this properly in ages, and I had totally forgotten that there are some really cute heart dies in the Everyday Jars framelits… and this card was born!

Valentines Inspiration cute Love card with Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

Aren’t those hearts adorable?! There are a combination of stamped hearts and die cut ones, all in Blushing Bride. I’ve also varied the dimension of the hearts, with some flat and some popped up onto a Stampin’ Mini Dimensional.

Isn’t this colour combination just perfect for Valentines… I think it would make lovely Wedding Invitations too!

How to make a cute Valentines card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

That ribbon… it’s a Sale-a-bration freebie! The shimmery ribbon comes in a triple pack; Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Basic Grey (and they are all different widths too!), and is available as your free gift when you spend £45 during Sale-a-bration

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Make It Monday | Fun Heart Happiness Card

How to Make a cute card using Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up! with Video Tutorial

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Fun Heart Happiness Card

Make It Monday

This week I have a whole week of Love themed projects and a whole heap of Valentines inspiration. Today’s card is one you might recognise from Saturday, but I loved it so much that I just HAD to make a video!

How to Make a cute card using Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up! with Video Tutorial

I can’t decide which is my favourite version of this card; the Night of Navy and Gold, or this Fresh Fig and Silver (I am a purple and silver girl at heart!). My favourite part of this card is the Glimmer paper Amazing! I am in LOVE with this die so much… It’s taken from the Celebrate You Thinlits dies, which you can find as part of Sale-a-bration. Have you checked out the Sale-a-bration goodies yet? They are totally awesome! There are two tiers of products this year; Level 1 items can be chosen as your Free gift when you place a £45 order, while Level 2 items (which is what this die is) can be picked as your Free gift when you place a £90 order.

There is a fair bit of Heat Embossing on this card. I will admit I have a bit of a heat embossing addiction at the moment (Did you see my January Facebook Live… ALL the cards had Heat Embossing!). This is one of those WOW techniques for me, I just can’t help be totally memorised by watching a dull looking powder turn into shine-y loveliness! I do have a couple of Heat Embossing top tips:

  • Use your Embossing Buddy! – This is one of those items that you never buy because pretty stamps take priority right?! but seriously, this thing is amazing… rub it across your card stock before you start, and it stops the powder sticking where it shouldn’t
  • Take your Embossing Powders out of the tiny pots! – I store my Embossing Powders in larger tubs, it stops me making such a mess!
  • Get your Heat Tool good and hot before you start trying to melt your powders … it stops your card stock warping quite so much

Make It Monday How to create a quick and easy Heart Happiness card using Sale-a-bration goodies from Stampin' Up!

Ok, so that is my card for today. I have a super cute card for you tomorrow, so please do check back! Oh, and have you signed up for my emails yet…. I have a fabulous card for my subscribers today too!

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InspireInk Blog Hop | Sparkly Amazing You…

Fun Heart Happiness Valentines Card for the InspirINK blog hop using Stampin' Up! products

StampinByHannah InspireInk Blog Hop Sparkly Amazing You…

InspirInk Blog Hop Header Stampin' Up! team blog hop

Oh I am so excited about today’s blog post! You might remember last year, I took part in a monthly blog hop called Simply Sketched Saturday? Well, I co-run this monthly event with my lovely friend Sam, and we have changed things up a bit. (Can I just take a moment to look at our awesome new logo… its so damn pretty!)

InspirInk Blog Hop January Theme Sparkle Shimmer and Shine

This month’s theme is Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine… and I CANNOT wait to see what the girls on the team have made! We have 17 InspireINK blogs taking part this month, and you can see them all by clicking the NEXT button at the bottom of this blog post.

How to create a fun sparkly Valentines card using Heart Happiness and Amazing You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

Ok, so I have a confession to make about this card… it wasn’t my first creation for today’s blog hop, but I am SO glad that I didn’t settle for the card I had, because I LOVE this one! You can see the first version (very quickly) in my Make It Monday video this Monday, when I might just be making another version of this fabulously sparkly number!

There are two stamp sets at work on this card; Heart Happiness and the lovely Amazing You, as well as the Celebrate You Thinlits which coordinate. The large hearts are simply stamped  in Night of Navy while the stamp does all the work to get that multi-tonal effect. The little hearts are then stamped in Versamark and heat embossed with Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Fun Sale-a-bration Heart Valentines card using Heart Happiness and Amazing You from Stampin' Up!

The sentiment is the star of the show here though, with Amazing die cut from Gold Glimmer Paper (I cannot get enough of Glimmer paper, or this die, at the moment!), and the other words taken from Amazing You heat embossed in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.

I hope that you have enjoyed stopping by StampinByHannah today, and hope to see you here again soon! Please do hop along and see the rest of the InspireINK team…

InspirInk Blog Hop team blog hop Stampin' Up! UK

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