Make It Monday | Making 6 cards with Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Quick and Easy cards with Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Making 6 cards with Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!

Make It Monday

I needed a stack of cards quickly for some customer Thank You’s at the end of last month, and so took the opportunity to make one of my favourite styles of simple cards.

Make It Monday How to Make a quick card with Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I have been loving playing with the Coffee Cafe suite this month from the Annual Catalogue, as it has been the focus of my Stamp of the Month Club. So, it just sort of flowed that I used the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper for my January Customer Thank You Cards. I LOVE sending customer thank you packs, each and every customer receives a hand-stamped card from me, and more if they have used the Code Club Code too!

Measurements:

Card Base – 10.5 x 29.85 cm, scored on the long side at 14.85 cm

Designer Series Paper – 10 x 14.3 cm

Whisper White strip – 2.5 x 10.5 cm

How to make 6 cards from a single sheet of Coffee Break Designer Series Paper Make It Monday Video Tutorial using Stampin' Up! products

The sentiment is from Thankful Thoughts… my absolute ‘go to’ stamp set for thank you’s. These cards are finished with a strip of Burlap ribbon and half a doily.

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Facebook Live Online Card Class Re-Run | February 2018

Heat Embossing with Amazing You from Stampin' Up! Facebook Live video

StampinByHannah Facebook Live Online Card Class Re-Run February 2018

Stampin' Up! Facebook Live StampinByHannah UK

Last week saw the 2nd Facebook Live Online Card Class of 2018. This month we used the Amazing You Stamp set and coordinating Celebrate You thinlits from Sale-a-bration. I am completely in LOVE with this stamp set, seriously I have used it SO much and I still do not feel like I’ve used nearly enough!

Amazing You from Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team CASE card

This card was totally inspired by my friend Emma and one of her Artisan Design Team Creations. I just LOVE the black details and pops of colour!

Ombre Die Cutting with Celebrate You from Stampin' Up!

This card was just a nightmare during class… I made the original cards weeks ago (because class was supposed to be on the 6th February, but I had to delay due to work stuff), and I think when I made it the first time around I used Multi-Purpose Adhesive sheets more! Oh well… I’m sure it’ll make a funny blooper during the class!

You can get the Amazing You Stamp set for FREE with a £45 during Sale-a-bration, and the Celebrate You Thinlits are FREE with a £90 order (although they will also be in the 2018-2019 Annual catalogue too!).

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Stampin’ Up! Team Training and fun with a sketch…

How to make a quick and easy card using a sketch with StampinByHannah Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

StampinByHannah Team Training and fun with a sketch…

Stampin' Up! StampinByHannah Team Events

One of the many great joys of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is getting to share my creativity. I have a small (and growing) team of Demonstrators, and one of them recently asked if we could do some events. My wonderful team are well aware of my busy day job, and were happy when I suggested a Monthly Team Facebook Live event.

The first week of each month I will be going Live with them, sharing our Stampin’ Up! news, recognition and achievements and some crafting too! This month I was totally inspired by a card I had seen on Instagram… shame I can’t remember who made it, but really it was less about the card and more about the design of it. So, I created a batch of cards using the same design… and this sketch.StampinByHannah Team Training Sketch Facebook Live Stampin' Up! UK

So, this months card was a quick and simple one…

Quick and easy card using Amazing You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

This first card is the one I made with the team. I am a little bit obsessed with the Amazing die from the Celebrate You Thinlits cut from Glimmer Paper. This die is stunning, and FREE with a £90 order during Sale-a-bration. The Celebrate You thinlits will also be available in the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue, but surely it’s better to get them now for free that having to wait until June AND having to pay for them right?!

Now is a great time to consider joining the team… you can find all the information about joining Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-bration HERE

How to make a quick and easy card using a sketch with StampinByHannah Independent Stampin' Up! DemonstratorThe second card uses the same piece of Designer Series Paper, from Naturally Eclectic, but the reverse side. I pulled the colours out of the paper to stamp the flowers and sentiment. The stamps are from the Oh So Eclectic stamp set, and then that die again from Celebrate You but this time cut from Gold Glimmer!

Quick and fun Facebook Live Masculine Card using Truly Tailored from Stampin' Up!

Then I though I would make a more masculine version using Truly Tailored. This Designer Series Paper is definitively my current fav… I just cannot get enough! I shared this card on my Facebook Page as a Facebook Live. Facebook Live is so much fun and I am hoping to get a few of these shorter Facebook Live’s in a month, plus my Facebook Live Online Card Class too (which I’ll be sharing here tomorrow!)… do let me know what you would like to see!

I had so much fun with this sketch, I would LOVE to see what you do with it too! Share you creations with me on my Facebook Page or in my VIP Facebook Group.

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Sale-a-bration | Yay! New free goodies are here!

StampinByHannah Sale-a-bration Yay! New free goodies are here!

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration 2nd release 2018

Yes… this morning Stampin’ Up! have released 3 fabulous new goodies to add to this years awesome Sale-a-bration line up! There is a gorgeous stamp set, a pack of Designer Series Paper and a fabulous bundle including an embossing folder!

I was so excited about these when they arrived last week I HAD to jump onto Facebook Live to share them with you!

These items are available for FREE during Sale-a-bration. The Eclectic Expressions Stamp Set (totally in love with this one…) and the Springtime Foils Speciality Designer Series Paper are avaiable for FREE with a £45, and the bundle is FREE with a £90 spend.

What is Sale-a-bration?

Sale-a-bration is my absolute favourite time of the Stampin’ Up! year! We are treated to free products just for shopping, extra Stampin’ Rewards for hosting, and the Starter Kit is the greatest deal ever!

Stampin’ Up! are giving away heaps of stamp sets, dies, Designer Series Papers and more… all you have to do is spend £45 and Stampin’ Up! will ask you which of the Sale-a-bration items you would like for FREE… there are 13 items available for free with a £45, and 3 that you could choose when you spend £90.

The next part of Sale-a-bration is designed for those hosting parties… but also applies to any order over £200. Orders over £200 get Stampin’ Rewards to the value of 10% of the order, PLUS an extra £20 during Sale-a-bration! That means that you get to spend an extra £40 on anything on the Stampin’ Up! webstore!

For me though the greatest part of Sale-a-bration is the joining offer. Grabbing a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit is always a great deal, but during Sale-a-bration not only do you get to choose £130 worth of goodies and pay just £99… but you then also get to choose an extra TWO stamp sets for FREE! For more information about joining Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-bration check out THIS blog post.

See the new items…

You can find all the new goodies on my Stampin’ Up! webstore, or download the brochure HERE

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Techniques | How to create a dimensional sentiment with Celebrate You from Stampin’ Up!

Card Making Techniques Video Tutorial how to layer die cuts using Celebrate You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

StampinByHannah Techniques How to create a dimensional sentiment with Celebrate You from Stampin’ Up!

Stamping Techniques Series

I have a quick and fun Techniques video for you today. I am just LOVING the Celebrate You thinlits that are currently available for FREE during Sale-a-bration. Actually, before I forget Stampin’ Up! added some extra Sale-a-bration freebies this morning… you can check them out in my Online Store!

So, today’s technique… I have been  having heaps of fun stacking the die cuts from this thinlit set, and I thought I would share some of my top tips that might help you create some fabulously dimensional die cut sentiments!

Card Making Techniques Video Tutorial how to layer die cuts using Celebrate You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

This card is so cute! It’s a fun 4 x 4″ size, with a 3-3/4 x 3-3/4″ piece of Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper and a large die cut Stitched Circle in Vellum. Both the die cut and the Glitter Enamel Dot are strategically placed to cover the Mini Dimensionals I used to adhere the Vellum to the card. I LOVE adding Vellum with dimensionals, just because the Vellum is lifted slightly off the front of the card and it creates a lovely shadow effect.

Top Tips;

  • Use Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheet on the back of your card stock before you start to die cut your sentiment
  • Die cut 3-5 pieces to give you a nice thick sentiment
  • Use your Silicone Mat to help you ensure that die cuts are lined up
  • It is easier to line up shorter words… so try a word like YOU before you head for something longer and swirly!

Card Making Techniques Video Tutorial how to layer die cuts using Celebrate You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

The ‘Thank’ is taken from one of the stamps in the All Things Thanks stamp set, and I selectively inked it with a Stampin’ Write Marker in Night of Navy to ensure that I just had the portion of the stamp I needed.

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Thoughtful Thursday | Stampin’ Up! Petal Palette Wall Art

Thoughtful Thursday How to create a fun Wall Art using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday Stampin’ Up! Petal Palette Wall Art

Stamping Techniques Series

Oh I had SO much fun making this weeks Thoughtful Thursday project! I have had this quote floating round my Pinterest for a while, and last week when it popped up again I decided that it was time to make the universe happy and do something with it!

Thoughtful Thursday Creating a piece of Wall Art using Petal Passion Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I am such a sucker for a good font, and I absolutely LOVE this one! This project uses the Labeller Alphabet… this fabulous stamp set actually features two complete alphabets, the one I’ve used here that reminds me of an old fashioned type-writer, and a second one that has the letters inside squares. So this quote is hand stamped, letter by letter. Which sounds really complicated, and of course I have some fun tips and tricks…

  • Die cut first!
  • Draw a grid; grab a pencil and a ruler… you can rub it out afterwards!
  • Count out the letters and work out which words with fit on each line
  • Pull out ALL the letters you need and stick them to a large clear block, use this as your stamp ‘home’
  • Stamp the middle letter(s) of each row first

Thoughtful Thursday Mindfulness Quote Wall Art DIY

The rest of the frame came together quite quickly, with pretty Petal Passion Designer Series Paper, Emerald Envy Die Cuts from the Petals and More thinlits, and a cute bird from Petal Palette.

Before I go, I just want to remind you that my Monthly Facebook Live Online Card Class is this afternoon at 2PM… check out my Facebook Page for all the details!

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Sale-a-bration Spotlight | Want more from Sale-a-bration?!

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration 2nd Release 2018

StampinByHannah Sale-a-bration Spotlight Want more from Sale-a-bration?!

Stampin' Up! Saleabration

I am LOVING Sale-a-bration… I love getting Free products and extra rewards, but I’m sure you’re like me and you have almost all of the Sale-a-bration items already?! Well, Stampin’ Up! are releasing 3 fabulous extra items on Friday! Yay!

I did a very quick Facebook Live last week sharing the fabulous new items. I had planned to share a creative project, but I got a text message from my mum halfway through my Live and I didn’t get chance to make anything. Mum’s been poorly this past fortnight, she dislocated her shoulder playing Golf a couple of weeks ago and has had surgery this week, so I STILL haven’t managed to get creative! That WILL be changing today, and I hope to share some fabulous ideas really soon.

The new items will be available for FREE when you spend £45 between Friday and then end of March, although I would note that all Sale-a-bration items are likely to be While Stocks Last very shortly… and I wouldn’t be surprised if that gorgeous foil paper sells out fairly quickly!

To get your Free gift from Stampin’ Up! all you need to do is add £45 worth of goodies to your basket, and Stampin’ Up! will prompt you to make your freebie selection before you can check out.

 

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Watercolour Petal Palette Birthday Card

Pretty watercoloured birthday card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Watercolour Petal Palette Birthday Card

 

February is such a busy month for birthdays… in fact I have a birthday card every Tuesday from now probably until the middle of March! This weeks card is one I sent to James’ great Nanny in the middle of January for her 97th birthday. Nanny is such a big part of our family, and she has been unwell recently, so a super special card was in order. I know that she LOVED it… and kept pointing it out to people (Note to self; put my contact details on the next one!)

How to make a classy watercolour birthday card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

I shared part of this card over on my Instagram when I made it. I quite often share my creative process on my Insta-account, and you can find a heap of colour combinations on there too!

The flowers from Petal Palette are stamped in Sahara Sand ink onto Sahara Sand card stock for a tone on tone effect. Then I used the Rich Razzleberry and Sweet Sugarplum to colour the flowers, and Bermuda Bay and Emerald Envy for the leaves. This flower would look AMAZING using a no-line colouring technique… think I might have to have another go with that!

Quick and fun watercolour birthday card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

The sentiment is taken from Birthday Blossoms, and is just a classic and simple birthday, stamped in Early Espresso and die cut with the dies that coordinate with Petal Palette.

This card is finished with a die cut branch, some Emerald Envy Splatter and Paper Pierced detailing around the edge.

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Make It Monday | Coffee Break Box Tutorial

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Cute Box using Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Coffee Break Box Tutorial

Make It Monday

Hello! Happy Monday! If you are anything like me your day has to start with one thing… COFFEE! right?! Actually, if I’m working my day job, I don’t have my first coffee until about 2 hours after I get up (half 5 is just too early, even for coffee!) but if I’m having a crafty day in my home office coffee happens much earlier! Actually I currently have a bit of an obsession with my Tassimo machine, and the Costa Latte’s… although I am sure that they are doing nothing for my waistline!

Quick and fun Box tutorial using Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Aren’t these adorable?! I am just LOVING that Designer Series Paper. So much so that it forms a large part of the cards we are making in Stamp of the Month Club this month!

Measurements:

Card stock; 6-1/2 x 6-1/2″ (16 x 16 cm)

Score on the 1st side at; 2, 3, 5 and 6″ (5, 7.5, 12.5, and 15 cm)

Score on the 2nd side at; 1, 5 and 6″ (2.5, 12.5 and 15 cm)

Designer Series Paper

2 pieces at 1-3/4 x 3-3/4″ (4.5 x 9.5 cm)

2 pieces at 3/4 x 3-3/4″ (2 x 9.5 cm)

How to make a fun milk carton top box using Coffee Break Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I can’t decide if my favourite part of this box is the Gold Library clip, or the Corrugated oval, both are just so cute! This box would be perfect for some individual coffee sachets, or a pack of those breakfast biscuits, and I am sure you could find HEAPS of uses for it too! Let me know what you put in yours in the comments section below

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Techniques | How to create a hard lines watercolour background

How to created hard lines watercolour background with Stampin' Up! inks

StampinByHannah Techniques How to create a hard lines watercolour background

Some weeks working out which technique to share can be a struggle… but not this week! I made the card in this post last week, after I spotted a card on one of the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Facebook groups, and just had so much fun creating the background that I knew I HAD to share it!

Pretty Wedding Card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

This card would be so lovely as a Wedding congratulations, or engagement card. I have used a sentiment from the Oh So Eclectic stamp set, mainly because it coordinates with the dies… but looking at it now a Congratulations sentiment would have worked better!

This is one of those cards with lots of layers… so I will give you a quick run down:

  • Watercoloured technique on Shimmery White card stock (check the video for all the details on this one!)
  • Die cut area using the Eclectic Layers dies. The whole watercoloured panel is popped up on Dimensionals, and I have added some of the die cut pieces back in (in an almost inlay die cut style) with some Gold Glimmer Paper pieces added in too
  • Two leaves punched from Champagne Foil with the Leaf Punch
  • A vellum Everyday Label (punched)
  • Flower die cut from the Eclectic Layers dies in Blushing Bride with a Clear Faceted Gem in the centre
  • Sentiment heat embossed in White, punched with the Classic Label Punch

The focus of this blog post isn’t that card though… it’s about the techniques right!

The background is created with a fun, and quick, watercolour technique that I am calling Hard Lines Watercolour (I’m sure someone else has a better name for it!). I LOVE doing this for a quick and easy background. It’s super pretty when you use a soft colour like Blushing Bride, but it can be really striking in a bolder colour too!

Fun and pretty Valentines card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

I think I have covered everything in the video… it’s really just about adding layers, and drying in between. Using a Heat Tool really helps as the ink drys before it has time to spread out, and therefore gives those lovely hard lines! I could totally play around with this for hours… different colours, different sized paint brushes, different amounts of water all create different effects but they are all so pretty.

The panel I created in this week’s Techniques Video has also been made into a card… and you can see that if you subscribe to my emails in my Stampin’ Inspiration Monday Video!

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