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Inspire.Create.Challenge #083 | Quick and Easy birthday with Darling Donkeys

Hi all! Gosh, it’s been a mad couple of weeks. Poor baby boy had to have his 8 week vaccinations, and that’s basically had me sat on the sofa cuddling him for the past week, leaving me with no time to craft. However, I did manage to find 10 minutes a couple of weekends ago to have a quick colour of the fabulously fun Darling Donkeys for this weeks Inspire.Create.Challenge.

The theme this time around is ‘Cute Critters’ and we have so many in the Stampin’ Up! catalogues at the moment, I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.

This Donkey is stamped in Memento Black ink, and coloured using both Light and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends, with a hint of Dark Mossy Meadow and Dark Poppy Parade for that rose.

Darling Donkeys is one of the current Sale-a-bration stamp sets, and is available for free when you spend £45 before the end of February.

I’ve paired this chap with some of the new Colour Family Designer Series Paper in Gray Granite. This paper will be available in the next Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, or you can get it now if you grab a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit.

Do check out the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog for more inspiration and to add your own Critter Creations!

Product List


Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set
[155264]
£0.00
Gray Granite A4 Cardstock
[147008]
£8.25
Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[152485]
£10.75
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154904]
£8.50
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[148547]
£8.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[147275]
£8.50
Stitched Nested Labels Dies
[149638]
£33.00
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InspireINK Blog Hop | Watercolour Simply Succulents

InspirInk Blog Hop Header Stampin' Up! team blog hop

Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah and the first InspireINK blog hop of 2021. This month we were challenged to create a project using new products from this years January-June Mini Catalogue, and I am loving so many of the things in it I had a hard time choosing!

But then I saw this card on Instagram and was totally inspired to re-create it using the Simply Succulents stamp set.

Thinking of you using Simply Succulents from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The panel of watercolour paper was die cut using the Rectangle stitched dies, and I added a wash of Bermuda Bay ink as a watercolour. This is so quick to do; I put a bit of water on a clear block and add a dab of ink either directly from the ink pad, or using a re-inker. Then its just a case of painting it onto the watercolour paper. I often add the colour in layers, letting each one dry in between to give the piece more dimension,

The succulents are stamped in Memento Black ink once the panel was completely dry, and the panel was then added to the card base which had a layer of Bermuda Bay Designer Series Paper.

Quick watercolour card for InspireINK using Simply Succulents from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I love a bold sentiment, and to create this will often heat emboss a sentiment in white onto a strip of Basic Black card stock. I did consider adding some pearls or sequins, but chose to keep this one embellishment free.

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Product List


Simply Succulents Cling Stamp Set
[154480]
£20.00
Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay
[131286]
£8.25
Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[152487]
£10.75
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
[149612]
£8.25
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad
[147096]
£7.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill
[131156]
£3.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75
White Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109132]
£5.50
Basic Black A4 Card Stock
[121688]
£8.25
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Inspire.Create.Challenge #082 Sketch Challenge

Hello! Well, it’s been a hot minute hasn’t it since my last Inspire.Create Design Team post. In reality, we took a bit of a break over November and December, but we are super excited to be back this month, and we are kicking off with a simple sketch challenge.

Don’t forget to pop over to the Inspire.Create blog to check out the rest of the Design Team’s creations, and to add your own makes to the link up too.

Quick and Simple Happy Birthday card using Pretty Perennials from Stampin' Up! for Inspire.Create.Challenge with StampinByHannah

I have been having heaps of fun this month creating with the Brand New stamp and die bundle; Pretty Perennials, and so it was handy on my desk when I came to make my card for this challenge.

As it’s such a simple sketch, I’ve kept my card pretty simple too, with some very simple stamping on a Stitched Circle die cut. The background is my first ink blending attempt using the new Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes… I LOVE them! They are so easy to use, and create a lovely, soft, ink blended effect.

Simple Stamping Birthdays with Pretty Perennials from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Then the card is finished with a trio of the Artistry Blooms Sequins.

Thanks for stopping by StampinByHannah today, and please do check out the Inspire.Create blog for more inspiration.

Product List


Pretty Perennials Bundle
[156234]
£42.25
Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana
[131302]
£8.25
Stitched Shapes Dies
[152323]
£28.00
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
[147097]
£7.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad
[147052]
£7.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
[147094]
£7.00
Blending Brushes
[153611]
£11.25
Artistry Blooms Sequins
[152477]
£6.50
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Time to Sale-a-brate Berry Blessings with the Pootlers Blog Hop!

Welcome to StampinByHannah and the first Pootlers Team Blog Hop of 2021! This time we’re sharing a heap of projects using the new Sale-a-bration gifts.

There are a bunch of really cool Stamp Sets and Designer Series Paper packs that you can currently receive for FREE with an order of over £45! How cool is that?!

Berry Blessings

I thought I would create with the Berry Blessings stamp set today. This stamp set comes with a pack of Designer Series Paper and so requires a £90 spend, BUT it also coordinates with the Sweet Strawberry stamp set and punch bundle from the new Mini Catalogue!

Quick and simply card using Berry Blessings from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration 2021 with StampinByHannah

One of the reasons I love this stamp set (and Sweet Strawberry) is that you don’t need to get the markers out to colour the images… as they all have a outline stamp and then a filled stamp to colour the image!

This card uses Misty Moonlight for the card base and the blueberries, and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves and sentiment.

Simple Stamping using Berry Blessings FREE during Sale-a-bration 2021 from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I couldn’t pass the opportunity to stamp with blueberries either… they are my daughters absolute favourite fruit, I think she’d eat them at every meal if she could!

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Product List


Berry Blessings Bundle (English)
[157613]
£0.00
Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock
[153086]
£8.25
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
[153118]
£7.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad
[147104]
£7.00
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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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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

Product List


Forever Fern Bundle (English)
[154094]
£49.50
Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock
[150886]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Greenery Embossing Folders
[152716]
£7.50
Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad
[150083]
£7.00
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad
[147097]
£7.00
Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad
[153117]
£7.00
Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock
[150889]
£8.25
Gilded Gems
[152478]
£6.50
Gold Hoops Embellishments
[152474]
£7.00
Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set
[148618]
£21.00
Stitched Rectangle Dies
[148551]
£33.00
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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.

Product List


Whale Of A Time Suite Collection (English)
[154126]
£61.00
Whale Done Bundle (English)
[154053]
£29.50
Whale Of A Time 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[152460]
£10.75
Seabed 3D Embossing Folder
[152700]
£9.25
Pool Party A4 Card Stock
[124391]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock
[140490]
£7.75
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock
[147006]
£8.25
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock
[147006]
£8.25
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
[147107]
£7.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
[147088]
£7.00
Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon
[152462]
£5.50
Smooth Sailing Dies
[149576]
£30.00
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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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Quite Curvy Bundle (English)
[156228]
£38.50
Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock
[153086]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[153070]
£10.75
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
[153118]
£7.00
Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75
White Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109132]
£5.50
2020–2022 In Color Enamel Dots
[152480]
£7.50
In Good Taste Elements
[152476]
£6.00
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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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Trimming The Town Suite Collection
[155105]
£69.75
Coming Home Bundle
[155144]
£44.00
Trimming The Town Designer Series Paper
[153491]
£10.75
Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock
[121694]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[147275]
£8.50
Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[147274]
£8.50
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144605]
£8.50
Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[144601]
£8.50
All The Trimmings Embellishments
[153540]
£7.50
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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!

Product List


Queen Anne's Lace Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[152607]
£16.00
Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock
[119981]
£8.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock
[106549]
£9.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
[147090]
£7.00
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad
[147091]
£7.00
Stitched Nested Labels Dies
[149638]
£33.00
Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder
[152725]
£8.25
Versamark Pad
[102283]
£8.75
White Stampin' Emboss Powder
[109132]
£5.50
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
[149653]
£112.00
So Much Love Cling Stamp Set (English)
[152667]
£19.00
Basic Black A4 Card Stock
[121688]
£8.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
[146924]
£6.50
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