Make It Monday | Chocolate Envelope Swap Project

Make it Monday Video Tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

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Wow, what a weekend! I’ve been in Telford all weekend for Stampin’ Up! On Stage Local – one of the many great things about being a part of Stampin’ Up! is being able to attend the Awesome live events every 6 months, and this past weekend we were treated to a sneaky peak into the next catalogue! oooh, you’re going to LOVE it! Now, as well as seeing the new catalogue, stamping and a LOT of chatting, one of the things we did was swap! This is were everyone makes something, and we swap projects – and there is NEVER a Stampin’ Up! event without swapping! we LOVE it!

Make it Monday Video Tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

How cute are those! Now, I have to admit that my swaps didn’t quite look like this, but I can’t show you those yet because they featured brand new products! Yes, I got an even sneakier peak at new goodies, I was chosen as a Display Board stamper! I found out back in July that I had been chosen to make a heap of samples for the event, and I have had to keep it a secret (which has totally killed me!) but I will show you what I made soon, I promise!

 

Measurements:

Because of the chocolate I used the measurements are a little funny

Designer Series Paper: 11.3 x 11.3 cm

Punch and Score using the Envelope Punch Board at 5.7 cm (which is also 2 1/4″)

Make it Monday Video Tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

These ones use the Flower Patch stamp set and coordinating Flower Fayre dies, the ones I swapped were just as cute!


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Flower Patch Christmas Wreath

This card has been sat on my desk for weeks (actually it might even be months!) and I just haven’t got around to sharing it with you, I have no idea why, because I really love it! I think it was inspired by someone, maybe Steffi Helmschrott, but it has been that long since I made it that I cannot remember!

Flower Patch Christmas Card using Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up! UK

I love finding alternative uses for Stamp sets, and the wreath is actually created using the leaves stamps from Flower Patch. One of the great bonuses to using photopolymer stamps is being able to manipulate the images, and here I have bent the stamp into a curve. They are stamped in Emerald Envy, stamped off once for a softer look

Christmas Wreath using Flower Patch and Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up! UK

The sentiment is from Christmas Pines and is stamped and heat embossed in Copper onto Vellum, so pretty.


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Make It Monday | Gift Card Holder

Gift Card Holder video tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

Make It Monday with Stampin' Up!Now, before we go any further with todays project I need to remind you about this years Retiring List. The List was released last week and heaps of stuff has already sold out, left the building, goodbye and I really don’t want you to miss out on anything else. So, before you read today’s post go and check out the Retiring Products Page and grab yourself a bargain!

Right, with that out of the way today I’m sharing video tutorial! Yes, I managed to get some filming done (two videos for you lovely lot this week!) and here is the first!

Gift Card Holder video tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

This card was inspired by the gorgeous Jennifer McGuire. I love the idea of adding a gift card in a way other than with a glue dot!

The key to this card is really in the adhesive. You could use the sides of your Dimensionals, however coming on 1st June we have some great Foam Adhesive strips that would work amazingly for this.

Gift Card Holder Featuring Cups and Kettles from Stampin' Up!

And who needs a reason to send a gift card?!


Measurements:

Flower Patch Card – Card Base: Half A4 folded in half, Whisper White panel: 3 x 3″ (7.5 x 7.5 cm)

Cups Card – Card Base: 12 x 6″ (30 x 15 cm) Kraft Card scored at 6″ (15 cm), Whisper White Panel: 3 1/2 x 3″ (9 x 7.5 cm)


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They say its your birthday….

Stampin' Up! UK Flower Patch Suite Sayings

A few weeks ago I made a heap of cards whilst catching up on some very important TV (so important I can’t remember what I was watching!) and this card was the outcome!

Stampin' Up! UK Suite Sayings Flower Patch Birthday card

I don’t usually craft in front of the TV, and so I’m blaming distraction for the slightly imperfect stamping!

I’ve been totally inspired by Pinterest and the flood of Pins using the Brand New Botanical Blooms stamps and dies, however, even as a demonstrator, I can’t have everything and this set hasn’t found a home on my stamp shelf just yet. But I do have the Flower Patch stamp set and matching Flower Fair dies. Stampin' Up! UK Flower Patch Suite Sayings

The sentiment is from another new stamp set, Suite Sayings.

I love a bright and colourful card on a gloomy winter day, don’t you?


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Technique Tuesday | Faux In-lay Die Cutting

I have recently fallen head of heals in love with my Big Shot machine again. My Big Shot was one of those big ticket items I bought when I started crafting 5 years ago, and I have to admit it didn’t get the love and attention it deserved. However, since becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator last year, the amount of use my Big Shot gets keeps increasing, and I am the first to admit that its starting to get tired through over use! I am in desperate need of new cutting plates since my current set are now sporting the ‘stained glass’ effect, and I am forever tightening the handle. I might have to buy it some Christmas presents this year!

Stampin' Up! UK Faux InLay Die Cutting Technique Tuesday

I really enjoy the In-lay die cutting technique, but trying to get all those pieces back into the paper can be a bit of a pain. I have recently tried a few different types of Faux In-Lay Die Cutting, using both the big shot AND punches!

There is a Big Shot add on that is a must for this one, the Premium Crease Pad. Designed to help form the creases when using Bigz Dies, the crease pad stops the die from cutting all the way through your card stock, leaving an embossed effect. This works on both detailed dies, like the Hello You Thinlits, and Butterflies Thinlit dies (love those!) as well as framelit dies, like the Flower Fayre dies that coordinated with the Flower Patch stamps

Stampin' Up! UK Faux In Lay Die cutting video tutorial

In-layed punching is super simple, and is really effective with stamped images, or Designer Series Paper. Keep your eyes on a blog for some more of this technique for sure!


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Cookie Box

Stampin' Up! UK tag a bag cookie box

I call these Cookie Boxes, although they are really called Tag a Bag Gift Boxes, but they are food safe, and coordinate with the Tag a Bag accessory kits. I use them for all sorts of things, table bins at classes, boxes for gifts, storage for pens and gift tags and loads of other things too!

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I made these for a class a few months ago, and thought they are super cute, and would look awesome in our new in colours!

Measurements:

Card stock – 10 x 2 1/2″ (25.5 x 6.5 cm)

Score on the long side at 2 1/2, 4 3/4, 7 1/4, and 9 1/2″ (6.5, 12, 18.5, ans 24 cm)

The stamps here are Flower Patch, which are a great photopolymer set that coordinate with the Flower Fair framelits. These look really complicate to line up, but if you look carefully you will find that each flower has a petal that not the same as the others and allow you to line up the stamped images with the framelits



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Flower Power….

In just under a fortnight I will be attending Stampin’ Up! regional training. Stampin’ Up! events really are something to behold, the sight of hundreds of women (and men) dancing around, waving their arms, and screaming at the tops of the lungs for free products as part of prize patrols, really is something you have to witness to understand. I LOVE attending Stampin’ Up! events, they are definitely a highlight of being a demonstrator (for a full list see HERE!).

A big part of these events is swaps, and last week I started to prepare mine. Swapping is like a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator tradition – each demonstrator makes a pile of card fronts, or 3D items, or anything really with Stampin’ Up! products, and takes them to swap with other demos. Its a great way of not only getting a massive amount of inspiration, but also meeting new friends (and getting a whole heap of chocolate!).

So, I thought I was going to use Flower Patch to make my swaps this year. I stamped and stamped and stamped, in just about every colour, with every stamp in the set – and could I find something I wanted to make 50 of? Nope….. But, I did make this card, which I do LOVE!

Stampin' Up! UK Flower Patch Swaps

I love the layered look this stamp set creates. Here I have layered Pink Pirouette and Blackberry Bliss to create some gorgeous blooms, finished off with some Lost Lagoon accent flowers. This stamp set also has an awesome coordinating die set (and they come bundled together for 15% off!), to fussy cut this lovely blooms without any of the fuss!

I adore the sentiments in this stamp set ‘You Overwhelm Me with You Awesomeness’ – I was hoping to include this in my swaps, just because I love seeing what other Demonstrators produce, I think they are all super awesome and talented – however, I have an even better swap idea – so watch this space!



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March Technique Class!

Right, so there are only a few days left before booking for my March Technique Class closes!

This month we are using the Flower Patch stamp set and die bundle, to make 2 lovely cards and a gift box!

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As always all materials are provided, including adhesives. All classes take place within my home (unless you choose the virtual option!) and private classes are also available.
Stampin' Up! UK Flower Patch Cardmaking classes

Each month we make a series of cards, and I always include a 3D project; either a fancy fold card, or a box of some form. This month the boxes we are using are from Stampin’ Up! but we are going to make them look fabulous!

Check out my Facebook events for all my classes, or my Stampin’ Up! page for full details of all StampinByHannah events!
Stampin' Up! UK Flower Patch Craft Classes on TeessideMy classes are available either in person or virtually, and are available with or without the Stamp set.

Class only – £10

Class with Stamp set – £28

Class with Stamp and die bundle – £45

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Happy Blooming Birthday

I always have a stack of birthday cards pre-made and ready to send, well, I say I do, but recently my birthday card stash has dwindled and so I’m now in desperate need of making more! I love a simple card, simple cards are my thing. Every now and again I will make a more complex card for a special person or occasion, but more often than not my cards are simple.

So, I needed some more birthday cards this week, and chose to use the Flower Patch stamp set and coordinating dies

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This card uses a piece of Strawberry Slush as the card base, and Very Vanilla as my stamping piece.

I stamped and die cut the flowers a few weeks ago, while I was playing around with the stamps, but I had no use for them. I do this quite regularly, I’ll get a new stamp set and play around with it, different colours and cardstocks, to get a feel for it. This time I also die cut the flowers, seeing as I was testing out the dies too! I just store all the die cut pieces in the box with the stamps until I find a use for them.

So I pulled this stamp set off the shelf and these flowers fell out! I had another play around with them, and found this cute arrangement.

The leaves are from the Crazy About You stamp set, and are stamped in In Colour – Pistachio Pudding Stampin’ Write Marker. When I joined Stampin’ Up! the latest set of In-Colours had just been released, and so I didn’t purchase the existing ones as they only had 12 months left (even less now), but then the Stampin’ Write markers turned up on a Weekly Deal! I love my markers – they are a great way of getting all the Stampin’ Up! ink colours without having to spend all that cash to get all the ink pads all at once. Once I had the markers, I needed some cardstock to match, so I picked up the 2013-2015 In Colour Cardstock. I love the cardstock multi-packs, its so handy being about to get all the colours of cardstock for a particular colour family for a £8.95.

Sorry, off on a ramble again!

The flowers are 3 layer stamped in Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, and Strawberry Slush. The Sentiment is also from Flower Patch is and stamped in Strawberry Slush too.

Instead of leaving all the flower flat to the card I needed a bit of dimension, and added dimensionals to 2 of the 5 flowers to give some lift.

What do you do when you get a new stamp set?


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