Tag: Crafting Forever

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Make It Monday | Crafting Forever with Blends

Hey folks!

I have had Stampin’ Blends in my crafty stash for a while now, but I have to admit that they aren’t something I have ever really got to grips with. While I was waiting for my baby girl to arrive a few weeks ago I took the opportunity to make a bunch of cards, and to play with my Stampin’ Blends.

Fun Crafting card using Crafting Forever from Stampin' Up! and Stampin' Blends with StampinByHannah

There is a fun new suite of products in the new Annual catalogue which features crafting items, and while I love a new stamp set I already have the Crafting Forever stamp set in my collection and I haven’t used it all that much. So, before jumping to buy new goodies, I thought I better use this one!

Here I stamped the scissors in Memento Black ink onto thick Whisper White card stock, and then set about using the Light and Dark Blackberry Bliss and Light and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends to colour them in.

I haven’t done massively complicated colouring. Each element was coloured in the light colour, with shadows added in the dark tone. I didn’t really attempt any blending, but even then I think this worked really well.

We are cut out to be Friends Crafting themed card using Crafting Forever with Stampin' Blends from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The sentiment is also taken from Crafting Forever, and is punched out using the Everyday Label punch and raised up on Dimensionals.

Product List


Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set
[143958]
£19.00
Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock
[133682]
£8.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock
[140490]
£7.25
Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends
[147932]
£8.50
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
[145058]
£8.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
[132708]
£5.50
Everyday Label Punch
[144668]
£17.00
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12 Days of Giftaways (Day 3) | Crafting Forever

StampinByHannah 12 Days of Giftaways (Day 3) Crafting Forever

Stampin' Up! UK Independent Demonstrator StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday

This week’s Thoughtful Thursday is somewhat of a reminder to myself; Do Something Creative Everyday. I started crafting as an escape and a chance for some ‘me time’. I have discussed before about my anxiety, and recently my mental health hasn’t been the best… but my crafting has continued, my blogging has continued, and a continue to LOVE what I do! But sometimes I need a little reminder…

This is a cute little 3-1/2 x 3-1/2″ card, made from a piece of Night of Navy card stock cut to 7 x 3-1/2″ and scored on the long side at 3-1/2″. The pens are taken from the Crafting Forever Stamp Set, and after I stamped them in Night of Navy ink I used an Aqua-Painter to pull out some of the colour to colour the pens.

I am currently LOVING Berry Burst in every colour combination, but Berry with Navy is super pretty. So, the sentiment is stamped in Berry Burst on Watercolour Paper and I spritzed it with a little water to activate and move the ink to create this fun watercolour effect. I tried a few different combinations of circle framelits and punches for the boarder around the sentiment, but they were all too thick. So, I used a trick that is always handy to know, but I don’t used often… I ran the circular piece through the Night of Navy ink pad to give the edges a hint of Night of Navy!

The card is finished with a spritz of Berry Burst ink to tie it all together

We have reached Day 3 of my 12 Days of Giftaways today…I LOVE being able to give you something special when you shop… and I have some special things coming in the new year! So, as my Christmas gift to you I have a special gift for each person who shops over £45 for the next 12 days. Each day has a different gift, and you don’t need to worry about adding the Code Club Code (although please do to receive your December Card Kit!).

StampinByHannah Stampin' Up! 12 days of giftaways

Fine Print; This is not a competition and there is NO single winner, all customers WILL receive a gift. Please do not add it to your order, (unless of course you want duplicates!) as I will be sending this separately with your usual Customer Thank You pack….

All Thank You Gift Packs will be posted after the 12 Deals of Christmas have finished.

Product List

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Watercolor Paper

£4.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

£32.00

Stampin' Spritzer

£2.75

Aqua Painters

£15.50

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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | Colour Challenge!

Just Because card using Crafting Forever and Work of Art from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge

Something slightly different for this months Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge…. this month I have set the girls a colour theme!

I am loving playing with the new In-Colours from this years Annual catalogue… but I wanted to push myself away from using them as a set of colours, and towards integrating them into the rest of our inks. I cannot wait to see what the other ladies have done with this combo!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Colour Challenge Creative Card using Work of Art and Crafting Forever from Stampin' Up!

I am a big believer in the power of craft…. I use my crafting as a creative escape, a de-stress, and ‘me time’ away from my busy personal life and hectic day job. I love nothing more than being able to set aside a a few hours, a whole day, or even just 10 minutes in my craft room with my stamps and ink. Crafting is more to me than just making pretty things (although, I love to make pretty things!) its about the friendships I have made whilst crafting. I am so lucky to have some wonderful friends through stamping, the ladies that are hopping with me today are just a handful. They are all so special….. and I hope that on this sunny Saturday that they are ‘doing something creative!’….. actually I know that a few of them are, because this weekend we are on a crafty retreat, stamping, making pretty things…. and spending some much needed time in the spa!

Just Because card using Crafting Forever and Work of Art from Stampin' Up!

This card uses two stamp sets; Crafting Forever and Work of Art. The sentiment and paint brushes are stamped in Smoky Slate, and die cut using the Stitched Shapes dies (I still can’t put these away!). I have incorporated the colour theme into the stamped panel…. dots from ‘Work of Art’ stamped in Fresh Fit, Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral.

Measurements:

Card Base – Blushing Bride – Half a piece of A4, folding in half (21 x 14.8 cm, scored at 10.5 cm)

Smoky Slate layer – 14.8 x 5.8 cm

Whisper White layer – 14.8 x 5.5 cm

I hope you have enjoyed stopping by today, please do hop along to my wonderful friend Sally to see what she has made with this fab colour combo!

Product List

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.00

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£20.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

£27.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

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In Colour Week | Berry Burst

Stampin' Up! In Colour 2017 Berry Burst Fun Crafting Forever Card

Oh, it’s Thursday…. it’s 1st June….. it’s Catalogue Launch Day!!!! Yay!

I have a couple of blog posts that will be going live today, including a video that should be live at 8AM, but for now, I have a card using the fabulous Berry Burst!

Stampin' Up! In Colour 2017 Berry Burst Fun Crafting Forever Card

This card might be my favourite card of the week! It uses a new stamp set as well as a new colour. Crafting Forever is the perfect crafty stamp set… not only does it include scissors, and paint brushes and pens, but it also has some fun sentiments that are perfect to send your crafty friends.

The reason I love this card so much isn’t totally about the stamp set, it also uses one of my most favourite techniques. This great masking technique uses Fine-Tip Glue; where you stamp and then cover the image with Fine-Tip glue, let in dry and then add ink over the top – the image stays perfectly white which the rest of the card stock is coloured. I added extra glue to this card, lots of dots of glue to create a fun polka-dot effect.

What is your favourite new In-Colour?

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