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Quick and easy notecards using Tasteful Touches from Stampin’ Up!

Hello!Well, I’ve got myself a bit behind again haven’t I! So, I’ve got a few blog posts coming out to you over the next week to catch up….

The first is this fun Facebook Live replay, making a set of quick and easy notecards featuring Tasteful Touches. I am loving this stamp set, after having a bit of a play with it at a recent virtual retreat.

Tasteful Touches Notecards using Stampin' Up! products with StampinByHannah Facebook Live

There are 3 quick and easy cards here, all using ink blending (a technique I can’t get enough of right now!), and then I thought it would be nice to package them into a notecard set. Stampin’ Up! make these fabulous acetate boxes that are perfectly sized to hold up to about 6 cards and envelopes. They are great for a quick gift, or even if you were to sell bundles of cards at craft fairs.

Here, to jazz the box up a little, I’ve added a band of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper and added a die cut and some stamping.

Quick and Easy Notecards…

You can check out all the cards below, but here is the Facebook Live Replay;

You Are So Special Ink Blended card using Tasteful Touches from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah
Ink Blended notecard using Tasteful Touches from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah
You Are The Best ink blended card using Just Jade and Tasteful Touches from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Which card is your favourite?

Product List


Tasteful Touches Bundle (English)
[154098]
£45.00
Just Jade A4 Cardstock
[153084]
£8.25
Bumblebee A4 Cardstock
[153082]
£8.25
Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock
[150888]
£8.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad
[153115]
£7.00
Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad
[153116]
£7.00
Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150080]
£7.00
Stamping Sponges
[141337]
£3.75
Acetate Card Boxes (C6)
[145486]
£6.50
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
[152494]
£20.00
Just Jade 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon
[153621]
£5.50
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Blossoms in Bloom | Facebook Live Replay

Hello! Each week on a Wednesday evening I go Live over on my Facebook page. We have heaps of fun, and I try to share a fun technique or feature a different stamp set each week. This week I thought we would play with Blossoms in Bloom; a stamp set I bought, but hadn’t inked at all!

Before we get going, just a few reminders

Bonus Days;

Every time you shop, and spend £45 with Stampin’ Up! in July, you will earn a voucher to spend in August! I LOVE this offer, and its super handy when we still have huge wish lists from the Annual catalogue and the August-December Mini is just around the corner!

Remember when you shop with me to use the Code Club Code too, and you’ll receive a bonus gift from me in August too!

August-December Mini Catalogue;

Stampin' Up! August-December Mini Catalogue 2020

Speaking of the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue, you can order your FREE copy on my dedicated Catalogue Order Page. If you’ve shopped with me in the last 12 months, I already have a catalogue with your name on!

Stash Builder Club;

StampinByHannah Stash Builder Club Stampin' Up!

Quick mention of my Stash Builder Club. This fun monthly club allows you to spread the cost of your crafting. Club lasts 6 months and costs £25 (plus postage), you get to chose £25 worth of Stampin’ Up! goodies each month, and will receive some extra bonuses from me, including a £15 free spend one month during the 6 month club!

To sign up, complete the form on THIS page.

Facebook Live;

This weeks Facebook Live features the very pretty Blossoms in Bloom stamp set. This fabulous set is super easy to stamp, and creates lovely simple floral cards.

Check out the video;

Birthday Card using Blossoms in Bloom from Stampin' Up! Facebook Live with StampinByHannah
Quick and simple Thank you card using Blossoms in Bloom from Stampin' Up!
Simple Stamping with Blossoms in Bloom from Stampin' Up!

Product List


Blossoms In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[152684]
£20.00
Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock
[153086]
£8.25
Pool Party A4 Card Stock
[124391]
£8.25
Petal Pink A4 Cardstock
[147009]
£8.25
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
[153118]
£7.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
£7.00
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad
[147108]
£7.00
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
[151326]
£7.00
Tasteful Labels Dies
[152886]
£29.00
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New Catalogue coming soon…. Order your copy today!

The New August-December Mini Catalogue is right around the corner…. this catalogue is jam packed with fabulous festive stamp sets, spooky Designer Series Paper, and some hidden all occasions jems too!

Want a copy?

Just fill in the form below, and I’ll be popping them in the post nearer the end of July

Mini Catalogue Order Form…

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Ink blending | Facebook Live Replay

So, this week’s Facebook Live is totally inspired by a card I made at a team virtual crafty retreat last weekend. I haven’t done Ink Blending for ages, and its a technique I really love, so I thought I would share it with you today.

Bonus Days

Just before we get to the video, I just want to let you know about Bonus Days! Every time you shop this month, and spend £45 (or multiples of £45) you earn vouchers to spend next month! AND, you know what happens next month? The new August-December Mini catalogue launches, SO you could get a bunch of fun Christmas crafty goodies for free! Isn’t that cool?!

Ink Blending

Today’s card was inspired by a card by Martin Stone, who shared this fun Ink Blending technique with the team over the weekend.

Check out the Facebook Live video below to see how it was made. Just a quick warning, I did have some technical difficulties in this video, in actual fact it was two separate Lives but I have stitched them together for the YouTube version.

Product List


Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad
[153116]
£7.00
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad
[153117]
£7.00
Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad
[147092]
£7.00
Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock
[153085]
£8.25
Framed For You Cling Stamp Set (English)
[153591]
£18.00
Tasteful Labels Dies
[152886]
£29.00
Basic Pattern Decorative Masks
[150697]
£5.50
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Inspire.Create.Challenge #073 | Fancy Fold

Hello! Gosh, I didn’t mean to miss Inspire.Create.Challenge a fortnight ago, but if you saw my Facebook Live last week you’ll know that I might have broken my wrist! As it turns out now, I don’t think it is broken (they didn’t X-ray me at the time), but two weeks in a splint has definitely been worth it because now it’s feel much better.

Anyway, this week’s challenge is Fancy Fold. And once again I sat and stared at the challenge image for ages! I set these challenges, they are all my fault, but when it comes around to actually making something my brain switches off!

But, a fancy fold card I did make! I love this style of card, it’s one I use fairly often for birthdays and special occasions.

Playing with Patterns Z Fold happy Birthday card using Stampin' Up! Playful Alphabet dies with StampinByHannah

Fancy Fold Measurements;

This fun Z fold is so easy to create;

Night of Navy card stock; 14.8 x 21 cm, Scored on the long side at 4.5 and 10.5 cm

Whisper White card stock; 4 x 14.4 cm, 6 x 14.4 cm, and 10 x 14.4cm

Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper; 3.5 x 13.8 cm, 5 x 13.8 cm, and 5 x 13.8 cm

The circles are taken from the Layering Circles dies, and Stitched Shapes dies. I really like that stitched edge, it just adds a nice finishing touch to a boring circle!

Z fold card using Playing with Patterns from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The sentiment is in two parts. The stamp is from Well Said, where the die cut letters are part of the same suite as the Designer Series Paper; Playing with Patterns. I love this die set, Playful Alphabet, it’s got some handy duplicate letters too! Personally, I would recommend the new Adhesive sheets with them though, as they can be a bit fiddly to stick down!

I would LOVE it if you would pop over to the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog, the Design Team have made some fabulous Fancy Folds to inspire you. Also, you can add your own creations to the blog post there too!

Product List


Playing With Patterns Suite Collection
[154137]
£77.25
Playing With Patterns 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[152490]
£10.75
Playful Alphabet Dies
[152706]
£32.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock
[106577]
£8.25
Purple Posy A4 Cardstock
[150887]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad
[147110]
£7.00
Well Said Cling Stamp Set
[148796]
£42.00
Layering Circles Dies
[151770]
£33.00
Stitched Shapes Dies
[152323]
£28.00
Adhesive Sheets
[152334]
£9.25
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Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper Swap Card

I took part in a virtual retreat this weekend. With the dreaded virus, the usual in person event had to be cancelled, but instead of missing a year, we chose to take it online instead! I made more projects than I have in months, and had great fun!

One of the best parts of in person Stampin’ Up! events is project swaps, and so we did the same… just sent them in the post instead!

Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper swap card using Stampin' Up! Forever Fern with StampinByHannah

I chose to take part in the Designer Series Paper swap this time, and so had to make cards with paper as the main focus.

This card was really simple to put together, but looks really complicated. I cut the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper to 14.8 x 13.5 cm, so it was the same height as my card base, but a little wider. Then scored the paper on the right hand side at 3cm, and folded it back and put a spot of adhesive where I was going to add my sentiment label.

The card is finished with a die cut leaf from the Forever Flourishing dies, a label from the Painted Labels dies, and sentiment from the Forever Fern stamp set.

Product List


Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper
[152492]
£10.75
Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
[150886]
£8.25
Forever Fern Bundle (English)
[154094]
£49.50
Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English)
[152559]
£22.00
Forever Flourishing Dies
[152714]
£33.00
Painted Labels Dies
[151605]
£33.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
£7.00
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Lovely You Facebook Live, Code Club, Bonus Days | Catch Up!

Hello!

Goodness, so there are a few things to catch you up on, and then I’ve got a fun Facebook Live and Lovely You inspiration at the end of this post…

July Code Club

This months code club code is;

NKNQWHHS

Add this code at check out to earn a gift from me next month. You can find all the details about Code Club HERE if you’ve not seen it before.

Bonus Days

Stampin' Up! Bonus Days

I love this promotion, Stampin’ Up! have run it for the past few years at this time. Bonus days give you even more! So, shop this month, and earn a voucher for every £45 you spend. Then, next month you’ll have £4.50 (or multiple thereof) to spend on the new August-December Mini Catalogue, which is jam packed with heaps of fun Christmas bits!

Facebook Live

I am really enjoying my weekly Facebook Live’s. The idea is that I go live on my Facebook page at 19:30 every Wednesday evening. However, yesterday was an awful day (I’ll tell you more in the video below), and so I bumped it to Thursday.

This week I thought we would have fun with the Lovely You stamp set and punch bundle and so have 3 cute cards to share along with the video.

Just Because card using Lovely You from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah
Layered Stamping using Lovely You from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah
Missing you card using Lovely You from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Product List


Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English)
[152525]
£22.00
Lovely Labels Pick A Punch
[152883]
£21.00
Lovely You Bundle (English)
[154070]
£38.50
2020–2022 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad Bundle
[154957]
£31.50
2020–2022 In Color A4 Cardstock Assortment
[153075]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
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Inspire.Create.Challenge #071 | Ornately Green Thanks

Time for another Inspire.Create.Challenge, and this week its a sketch. I do love a sketch challenge, and usually I aim to change some aspect. But this week, I’ve kept things simple, and let the beautiful Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper do all the talking.

Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper Thank you card using Stampin' Up! products with StampinByHannah

I am not usually a green person, but I realised at the weekend that I’ve been using a lot of green recently. I think it’s mainly because both of the packs of Designer Series Paper in my collection are both floral / leafy prints, and this has led me to create green cards.

Pretty Green Thanks Card using Ornate Garden from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper has several pieces with gold foiling, and I love this simple Old Olive and Gold colour combination.

Please pop over to the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog and see what the other members of the Design Team have been creating based on the sketch, and add your own projects to!

Product List


Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
[152488]
£14.00
Old Olive A4 Card Stock
[106576]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109129]
£5.50
Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[149471]
£17.00
Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack
[152479]
£6.50
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New Stampin’ Up! Joining Offer | Pick a FREE Bundle!

Stampin' Up! Pick a FREE bundle offer

Hello!

Just a very quick post from me this afternoon to talk about the new Stampin’ Up! joining offer!
The new catalogue went live last week, and with that Stampin’ Up! have also launched this fabulous joining offer.

Becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator is a great decision at any time of year, but it makes SO much sense at catalogue launch times because you can get so many of the new goodies at a fabulous discount!

Your Starter Kit could contain;


Four Season Floral Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[152801]
£13.00
Jar Of Flowers Bundle
[154064]
£34.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad
[153116]
£7.00
Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad
[153115]
£7.00
Flowers For Every Season Memories & More Cards & Envelopes
[153101]
£10.25
Clear Block D
[118485]
£8.00
Simply Shammy
[147042]
£7.50
Cinnamon Cider Ribbon
[152482]
£5.50
Magenta Madness 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon
[153623]
£5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
£5.00
Stampin' Seal
[152813]
£7.50

The Starter kit is £99 but includes £130 of catalogue products of your choice, but during June you can also add one of the new bundles for FREE! (which could save you up to £55!). Once you’re a demonstrator there is no requirement to do anything (although, you could!), but you get at least 20% off your purchases while you remain part of the team, along with a load of other benefits too!

You can find out more about joining Stampin’ Up! HERE, or on my Joining FAQ page.

Already made up your mind?

JOIN HERE!

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Pootlers Blog Hop | Hello Forever Greenery!

Join the Number 1 Stampin' Up! Team in the UK

Hi! Welcome to StampinByHannah and the Pootlers Team Blog Hop! I hope that you enjoy your trip around the team’s blogs today and get LOTS of inspiration for all those new goodies in the Brand New Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue!

Hello Forever Greenery card using Stampin' Up! Forever Greenery suite for Pootles team blog hop with StampinByHannah

When I saw this suite in the new catalogue, I fell in LOVE. I am not usually a very ‘green’ person, I prefer a purple, or blue, but there is just something about the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper that I couldn’t say no to!

This card came together pretty quickly, for all it looks complicated. I had been randomly stamping leaves, and had quite a collection layered on my desk. I moved them from my desk to on top of this stripey strip of Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper, and added some of the gold leaves from the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty paper.

Forever Greenery Leafy card using stamps from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

With such a busy panel on the left hand side, a simple ‘Hello’ sentiment was perfect for the bottom right hand corner as a finish.

Please click on the links below and see what some of the other members of the team have been creating with some of the lovely new products from Stampin’ Up! and don’t miss the ones that are one page 2!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Product List


Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper
[152492]
£10.75
Forever Evergreen Photopolymer Stamp Set
[142184]
£15.00
Forever Fern Bundle (English)
[154094]
£49.50
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
£7.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad
[147089]
£7.00
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
£7.00
Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad
[147102]
£7.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
[147104]
£7.00
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock
[147006]
£8.25
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
£3.75
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