Techniques | Shadow Stamping with Amazing You from Stampin’ Up!

Techniques Card making tutorial using Amazing You Sale-a-bration and All Things Thanks from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Shadow Stamping with Amazing You from Stampin’ Up!

Stamping Techniques Series

I have a quick technique for you this week… you guys know how much I love a good stamp-y technique, and this one is super simple but really fun!

All Things Thanks card using Amazing You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

The sentiment is taken from All Things Thanks. I have double stamped it here with Whisper White ink first and then over stamped in Basic Grey to create this fun Shadow Stamping effect.

The trick here really is a stamp positioning tool. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for this one, but I cannot wait for the Stamparatus to arrive in my craft room so I can make more cards like this one! the Stamparatus is the new Stamp Positioning tool from Stampin’ Up! which will launch properly in the new Annual catalogue in June… but I did manage to pre-order one that should be coming very soon!

How to make a simple thank you card using All things thanks from Stampin' Up!

I think my favourite bit of this card is the coloured doily… I have been doing this quite a bit recently (and have already shared a card with this this week!) using Stampin’ Blends to colour up those cute doilies. LOVE!

The background of this card uses the Amazing You stamp set which is available for FREE during Sale-a-bration.

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Sale a bration Spotlight | Springtime Foils Designer Series paper from Stampin’ Up!

Sale-a-bration Spotlight How to make 3 cards with Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Sale a bration Spotlight Spingtime Foil Designer Series paper from Stampin’ Up!

Stampin' Up! Saleabration

Have you seen the new Sale-a-bration items that launched last week?! They are just lovely… my favourite is almost certainly the Springtime Foils Speciality Designer Series Paper (well, it is this week!)

How to use a Sponge Brayer with the Sale-a-bration Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

The Springtime Foils Speciality Designer Series paper features Gold, Silver and Copper /Rose Gold foiling on Very Vanilla Glossy paper. It is SO pretty! The first 2 cards I have coloured the paper, the first one I literally just smooshed the inkpad down on the paper… and made a great big mess on my desk! Saying that though, I LOVE the fact that I transferred a lot of ink, quickly, and that means that the coloured paper is almost the exact same shade as the card stock.

The second I made on camera, and used a sponge brayer to colour the Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper….

The Dapper Denim card also uses another one of the Sale-a-bration items, Eclectic Expressions. I have a heap of cards planned with that one….

My favourite one of these cards though HAS to be the 3rd one… this is a card made with a lot of love… and time as I hand cut each of the flowers from the paper! The sentiment stamp is taken from Rose Wonder, and is heat embossed onto Vellum in Copper.

Classic wedding card using Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

To get your hands on a pack of the Springtime Foils Speciality Designer Series Paper all you need to do is shop in my Stampin’ Up! webstore! Stampin’ Up! will ask you to add a FREE Sale-a-bration item when your order reaches £45 and wont let you check out until you have redeemed your Sale-a-bration items. Don’t forget that you get a FREE item every time you spend £45 (before P+P), so you could have 2 items when you spend £90 or 3 if you spend £135!

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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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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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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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Make It Monday | Petal Palette Team Swap Card

Petal Palette Just Because card using Stampin' Up! products

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Petal Palette Team Swap Card

Make It Monday

On of the many joys of being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator is being part of a team, a group of like-minded people, sharing crafting and stamping. I absolutely LOVE being a part of the team. One of the things we do when we get together for events is swap… we each make a stack of the same card (or box, bag, notebook, or other crafty project) and then swap our project for others that other people have made. They are a great way of getting a heap of inspiration very quickly! Well, we recently held a postal swap for new catalogue inspiration, all coordinated by my lovely friend Amanda Charlesworth.

Make It Monday Petal Palette Team Swap card using Stampin' Up! products

I love creating cards with lots of White Space, particularly when making for swaps as it keeps things simple and nice and easy to mass produce. I did only make 6 of these, but it would have been just as easy to whip up a bigger batch.

I have been really enjoying the Petal Palette stamp and die bundle. You can buy the stamps and the dies separately, BUT I would suggest buying them together as you save 10%. I am such a sucker for a good font, and this stamp set not only has a great font, but really useful sentiments too.

How to use a blender pen with Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

If you would like to join in with our next Team Swap, and join my fabulous and growing team of Stampin’ Friends, you can… and now is a great time to do it as Stampin’ Up! have an awesome joining offer on during Sale-a-bration. You can find all the Sale-a-bration joining info on THIS Sale-a-bration Spotlight post, or if you have any questions do check out my Joining FAQ’s.

Ready to join… You can sign up right HERE!

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Techniques | How to colour your Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper

How to colour Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques How to colour your Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper

Stamping Techniques Series

I am completely in love with the Petal Palette Suite in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Summer catalogue. I mean, what is not to love about floral stamps, sentiments in a pretty font and Black and White Designer Series Paper?! Its SO pretty, and I just cannot put it away! I have been using it a lot recently, and I hate to tell you, I’m not sick of it yet and there is more coming next week too…

Make It Monday How to use a Sponge Brayer with Petal Passion Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

The star of the show here is definitely the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper. This pack is purely Black and White and features a collection of floral and leafy prints. This makes it the perfect candidate for colouring. I have previously used Watercolour Pencils and a Blender pen, and there are heaps of Blends examples floating around Pinterest, but here I have chosen to use a Sponge Brayer.

Using a Basic Black card base always causes the question; Where do you write? Do you decorate the inside of your cards?

Well, here I have added a piece of Whisper White card stock on the inside, with a spot of stamping using the coordinating Petal Palette Stamp set and a hint of colour added with a sponge.

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Colour Petal Passion Designer Series Paper form Stampin' Up!

If you enjoyed today’s techniques video, you might enjoy my Facebook Live Online Card Class next Tuesday. You can find all the information over on my Facebook page, why not give me a Like while you’re there 🙂

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