Are you ready for Sale-a-bration 2021?

As well as the launch of the new January-June Mini Catalogue, today also sees the start of Sale-a-bration 2021!

This year Sale-a-bration is a little shorter, running from today (5th January) through til the 28th February. However, there will be something special coming in the middle of the year too!

As usual there are 3 fabulous parts to Sale-a-bration…

Shop

Every time you spend £45 in a single order, you get to choose a fabulous free gift! If you order £90 in a single order, you can then choose either; 2 gifts, or a fabulous stamp and Designer Series paper bundle that coordinates with one of the stamp sets in the Mini Catalogue.

Host

Earn an extra EXCLUSIVE stamp set when you host a qualifying party, or place an order of over £275!

Join

This is my favourite part of Sale-a-bration! Become a part of Stampin’ Up! by joining a fabulously friendly crafty community, receive at least 20% of every Stampin’ Up! order you place, choose £130 worth of goodies and pay just £99 PLUS receive 5 packs of 6×6″ Designer Series Paper too!

You can find all the products and details in the Sale-a-bration brochure, available HERE!

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New Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue!, a new die cutting machine and a Special Offer!

Oh yes! It’s a BIG day here at StampinByHannah (and for all Stampin’ Up! demonstrators), its the launch of the new January-June Mini Catalogue, and the start of Sale-a-bration (but more on that in a little bit!).

This new catalogue is fabulous. There are 9 gorgeous suites, heaps of lovely stamp and die bundles, a couple of great kits and a lovely product medley. I do still have some physical copies of the catalogue left, if you don’t have a demonstrator that you work with, let me know and I can pop one in the post to you this week.

Or you can download the PDF version HERE!

Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss…

As well as the start of the new January-June Mini catalogue, the Mini Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine is also available today.

This cute die cutting and embossing machine is perfect for those quick cuts, and doesn’t take up much room on your desk.

The machine costs £56, and has the same accessories available as the bigger machine. You can order yours today in my Online Store.

January Special Offer….

Today, is also my birthday! and to celebrate I thought I would treat my lovely customers. So, if you order using the Code Club Code during January, as well as receiving the usual hand stamped card and gift, I will also send you an exclusive card class!

Class will be emailed at the end of the month, and contains the instructions for 3 exclusive cards featuring goodies from the new catalogue, AND I’ll also include a card kit to allow you to make the cards (minus the stamping) as well!

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Stampin’ Up! January-June 2021 Mini Catalogue Open Box Facebook Live Replay

Hello! Just a quick blog post from me this morning. I did an impromptu Facebook Live earlier in the week to share the contents of my January-June Mini Catalogue Pre-Order.

I am absolutely loving this new catalogue, it is jam packed with fabulous stamp sets, and gorgeous Designer Series Papers. I have heaps of good stuff planned for the next 6 months, including more Facebook Live and some fun online classes. I really enjoy doing Facebook Live, however with two small people in the house trying to work out the best time to do one is almost impossible. Particularly at the moment when I’m trying to work around naps and feeds. However, I am aiming to get back to regular Facebook Lives in the new year, I just can’t confirm exactly when they are going to be!

Anyway, this weeks video is a quick look at my Pre-Order from the January-June Mini Catalogue. I will be sorting and posting catalogues over the weekend and into Monday, if you want a copy do let me know!

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Stampin’ Up! End of Year Closeout Event 2020!

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Hello! Just a quick blog post from me this evening to let you know about the Stampin’ Up! End of year Closeout Event which starts tonight at 11PM!

This years August-December Mini Catalogue is due to end in less than a month and so a heap of the goodies included in it are on sale, while stocks last, from tonight through to the 4th January.

You can find all the details of what is retiring HERE, and pop over to my Online Store to shop before your favourites have sold out!

While your there.. check out the Clearance Rack which has also been updated!

Closeout Event Favourites…

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Happy Birthday with Forever Fern from Stampin’ Up!

I don’t know about you, but I definitely make more Birthday cards that any other kind, and so I love stamp sets that work well for this occasion. Forever Fern ticks that box for me, with some handy (non-birthday) sentiments, and a collection of pretty leaf-y images it is one of those Stamp Sets that has multiple uses.

Last week I needed a card for a neighbours birthday, and I wanted something classic, but fun, and so I pulled out Forever Fern and a collection of bright coloured inks and had a play!

Using Coastal Cabana, Magenta Madness, Pretty Peacock, and Seaside Spray, I stamped a collection of leaves, which were then die cut with the coordinating Forever Flourishing dies. This card was really simple to put together, but because of the embossed panel and die cut layers it looks really complicated.

The sentiment is stamped using the Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Set, and the die cut using the Rectangle Stitched Dies.

For a finishing touch I added one of the Gold Hoop Embellishments and a trio of Gilded Gems

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Whale of a time Card for the Global Design Project

Hello! So, I’ve been trying to spend a little more time in my craft room recently, which I have to say, isn’t difficult as it’s been a much under used space in my house in 2020. Crafting has always been my escape, and I’ve really needed that recently, but have really struggled to find anything to create. So I turned to an old faithful; the Global Design Project, and used their challenge for this week as my starting point.

This week’s challenge is to use a card by one of their Design Team members as inspiration. The card was stunning, and I chose to take the card layout; basically using the card as a sketch for a new one.

Love card using Whale of a Time and Whale Done from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I’ve been really enjoying the current selection of Designer Series Papers from Stampin’ Up! and the Whale of a Time Designer Series Paper is no exception. For all this paper is a little more ‘theme-y’ that I would normally select, the patterns actually translate really well in small sections and aren’t all too fish-y. There are two separate pieces of the Designer Series Paper on this card; a small strip, and a 2″ punched circle.

I’m also really enjoying adding textures to my projects at the moment, and this card has a panel of embossed card stock using the coordinating Embossing Folder, as well as a piece of ribbon. When I’m embossing white cardstock, I tend to use the Thick Whisper White, just because it is slightly heavier than the standard and therefore gives a really crisp embossed finish.

Cute Love Whale Card using Whale Done from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The stamped Whale comes from the matching Whale Done stamp set. To get the ombre coloured effect I inked the stamp in Pool Party ink, and then added a hint of Shaded Spruce ink using a sponge.

This card is finished with a die cut seaweed from the Smooth Sailing dies.

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Curvy Celebrations Blog Hop with the Pootlers!

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Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah and to the Pootlers Team Curvy Celebrations Blog Hop!

I LOVE being a part of this team, we have such fun together. This past week we’ve taken part in a Curvy Celebrations focused event, and so I thought that we should share some of our Curvy creations with you. I’m having a great time creating with the Quite Curvy bundle, and can’t wait to show you even more inspiration!

Once you’ve checked out my project, scroll to the bottom of this post for links to heaps more inspirational crafty projects using the Curvy Celebrations products.

This card was inspired by my very talented friend Verity, who made a really lovely card using the leaf stamp and a blue ink. I am still very much enjoying Misty Moonlight, and so this card was born!

The leave boarder stamp is stamped onto Fluid 100 watercolour paper and heat embossed in White, before I watercoloured the image with Misty Moonlight. I love this technique, but I know it can be a bit intimidating, do let me know if you’d like a Facebook Live tutorial on how I do it.

The Designer Series Paper is taken from the 2020-2022 In Colour stack, and I die cut the edge to add an extra detail. The paper is also layered over some more stamping, and the rough cut sentiment piece.

I almost left this card at that, but it just didn’t feel complete. So, I went hunting through my embellishment stash and came up with these pretty wooden leaves, and In Colour enamel dots.

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Hello! Long time no see!

Oh dear, I’ve done it again haven’t I?! Dropped the ball on crafting and blogging… I have good reason, in that I am now 38 weeks pregnant, and so the last couple of months have been taken up with preparing for the new baby, finishing work, and just generally trying to stay awake!

This of course means that my blog and Stampin’ Up! have taken a bit of a back seat, and I’m not promising any regular content for the time being (although I do hope to get on Facebook Live at some point this week). However, I am still here, and my online store is still very much open.

What have we missed?

Well, there are currently 2 fabulous offers on with Stampin’ Up!

Joy to the World Paper Pumpkin

I’m sure you are by now familiar with these occasional kit offerings we get from Stampin’ Up! This time we get a fun Christmas themed box of goodies to make 8 stunning Christmas Cards, along with a lovely Photopolymer stamp set that you can use for years to come.

As usual Paper Pumpkin kits are while stocks last, but include all of the goodies you need to make the project (with the exception of a clear block), and so are a great way to craft quickly, or on the go.

While I’m talking about Paper Pumpkin, the last kit we had… you remember the Box of Sunshine one… is now available on the Clearance rack at 25% off!

Curvy Celebration Bundles!

Ok, so the other offer from Stampin’ Up! is the fabulous set of bundles, which is part Christmas and part early release from the January-June catalogue!

This is a two stamp set, die set and Designer Series Paper combination, with one of the stamps and papers being Christmas themed. However, its the Quite Curvy Stamp set and coordinating Curvy Dies that I am absolutely loving at the moment and I think are an absolute must have!

On Saturday this week I have a blog post going live as part of a team Blog Hop showcasing heaps of inspiration using these fab goodies, so do check back then for more!

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Pootlers Blog Hop | Merry Christmas with Trimming the Town

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Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah and to the Pootlers Blog Hop for the August-December 2020 Mini Catalogue. Gosh, I feel like autumn winter has hit us early this year, but then I suppose that that also means that 2020 will end sooner rather than later, which can only be a good thing right?!

Anyway, I’ve got a fun Christmas card for you today for the team blog hop. I have been loving the Trimming the Town suite of products in this latest catalogue. The stamp set, dies and Designer Series Paper just coordinate so perfectly (like, the dies cut out the Designer Series Paper!!!!), and using Stampin’ Blends to colour the houses has just been making my heart happy.

Merry Christmas Card using Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

This card is actually Poppy Parade, but you can’t really see much of it as the whole card from is covered with a piece of Designer Series Paper cut to 14.8 x 13.5 cm. The paper is scored at 10.5 cm and then folded back to give this pop of people down the right hand side.

The main focus though is that circle embellishment. I cut two circles; 1 in Poppy Parade and 1 in Whisper White, and then further die cut the Whisper White one using one of the dies in the Home Together dies to create a sort of snow drift effect.

Then I stamped two of the houses and a tree from the Coming Home stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured them using Stampin’ Blends.

I haven’t done any fancy Blend colouring here, rather just adding a layer of the lighter tone of the colour over the whole area, and the picking out the areas that could be in shadow with a single line of the darker tone. I love that Stampin’ Blends now come in pairs, so you always have the perfect colour partners when either basic colouring like this, or doing more complicated Blending!

The sentiment is stamped in Poppy Parade and is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp set which you can find in the Annual catalogue.

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Stampin’ Up! Get and Go cards using Queen Annes Lace and So Much Love

Hey folks, this week’s Facebook Live we made 2 quick cards using 2 stamp sets that you currently get for FREE when you join Stampin’ Up! The Stampin’ Up! Get and Go Starter kit is a great way to not only get 20% discount on your future purchases but to also kick start some fun crafty sessions with you friends!

The Stampin’ Up! Starter kit costs £99, but includes £130 worth of crafty goodies of your choice, 2 fun stamp sets, 2 sets of card kits to craft with your friends and a pack of Rhinestone Basic Jewels.

I’ve got a few more samples using both Queen Anne’s Lace and So Much Love to share with you over the course of the month, but for now, here are the two cards we made last night…

Pretty Floral Card using Queen Anne's Lace from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah
Quick and simple card using So Much Love from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Also, there are still a few places left on this month’s Christmas Gleaming Kit Class. Find out all the info and book your place HERE!

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