International Blog Highlights | Friendship with Jar of Love

How to make a bold friendship card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah International Blog Highlights Friendship with Jar of Love

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Well, I don’t know what happened last month… other than spending the entire month with my head in the shed! I managed to miss both this blog hop, and another one…. but it’s now June, and I am determined to make every single one of my blogging commitments! So, here we go….

This month’s blog highlight theme was Friendship… and while my mind immediately went to the Love What You Do stamp set with that pretty Friend sentiment, I found the Jar of Love stamp set on my shelf, which has an equally pretty set of Friendly sentiments too!

Pretty Bold Fun Floral Friendship card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

I adore the flowers in the Jar of Love stamp set! Over the past couple of years they have become a bit of a ‘go to’… although I feel like they have been a bit un-loved of late!

This card was bourne from a previous card idea… that I had cut the card base for, and embossed the panel, and then obviously got distracted from, as I found them in a pile of card stock during a recent Craft Room Purge! I also found the strip of Basic Black, the Berry Burst and the Stitched Circle…. don’t you love when you can use your scraps and cast offs!

Kylie's International Blog Highlights Friendship card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

There are heaps of more Friendship themed project over on Kylie’s blog… where you can also vote for your favourite!

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How to make a lidded box for Neal’s Yard Bee Lovely Hand Cream

How to make a Lidded Box for Bee Lovely Hand Cream from Neal's Yard using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah How to make a lidded box for Neal’s Yard Bee Lovely Hand Cream

It’s been a while since I shared a 3D project on the blog. It really is something I’d like to do more of, it’s just not something that comes particularly naturally to me. However, this box came together super fast!

I LOVE the look of hand-made boxes with separate lids, but getting the lid to be the perfect size to fit is a little tricky. My method of doing this is to cut the lid ever so slightly bigger than needed. I used to at 1/16″ or 1mm, but now I tend to not even add that much! For the measurements of this box check the end of this post.

How to make a lidded box using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

I have recently signed up as a Neal’s Yard Remedies Organic Consultant, and this hand cream arrived in my Starter Kit and it smells amazing! You can see the full range over on my NYROragnic webstore, or order a free catalogue using my Contact Me page.

Measurements:

Box Base:

Card stock; 9-1/2 x 7-1/4″ (25 x 18 cm)

Score on the long side at 2-1/4, 4-1/2, 6-3/4, and 9″ (6, 12, 18 and 24 cm)

Score on the short side at 2-1/4″ (6 cm)

Box Lid:

Designer Series Paper; 4-1/4 x 4-1/4″ (12 x 12 cm) — this is where you could also add 1/16″ or 1mm

Score on all 4 sides at 1″ or 3cm

Neal's Yard Bee Lovely Hand Cream Gift Box using Stampin' Up! products Video Tutorial

The Neutral coloured box uses the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper which is carrying over into the new Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue, while the Lemon Lime Twist version uses Naturally Eclectic which is only available While Stocks Last on the Retiring List!

Both boxes also use the Jar of Love stamp set, for that cute bug stamp, and the coordinating Everyday Jars framelits. I love the look of tone on tone stamping here, where you stamp with the same colour ink as your card stock. Very Classic.

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Valentines with Jar of Love

How to make a cute Valentines card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

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So, I have a heap of Valentines Inspiration for you this week, and today is no exception! I was looking at my stamp shelves last week in preparation for today, and I spotted the Jar of Love stamp set. I haven’t used this properly in ages, and I had totally forgotten that there are some really cute heart dies in the Everyday Jars framelits… and this card was born!

Valentines Inspiration cute Love card with Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

Aren’t those hearts adorable?! There are a combination of stamped hearts and die cut ones, all in Blushing Bride. I’ve also varied the dimension of the hearts, with some flat and some popped up onto a Stampin’ Mini Dimensional.

Isn’t this colour combination just perfect for Valentines… I think it would make lovely Wedding Invitations too!

How to make a cute Valentines card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

That ribbon… it’s a Sale-a-bration freebie! The shimmery ribbon comes in a triple pack; Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Basic Grey (and they are all different widths too!), and is available as your free gift when you spend £45 during Sale-a-bration

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Make It Monday | Scissor Charm Matchbooks

Make It Monday Pootles Inspired Scissor Charm Matchbooks using Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

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Make It Monday

Happy Monday! I hope that you are well… it is that start of a fabulous new week here at StampinByHannah! I have a fantastic new Club coming tomorrow that I am SO excited about…. but first I have my Make It Monday video!

This week’s Make It Monday features the Thank You Gifts that I sent out to the ladies and gentlemen that shopped with me in September. Did you know that each month I make each customer a handmade card and a fun gift…. just as a special ‘Thanks’ for supporting me and my business. I sent my Thank You packs out at the start of the following month, usually about the second week of the month, just because I wait for my Code Club goodies to arrive from Stampin’ Up!

Make It Monday Pootles Inspired Scissor Charm Matchbooks using Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

These cute matchbooks use the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper which is currently available on Sale as part of the Designer Series Paper Buy 3 Get 1 Free deal (ends 31st October!). I am LOVING this Designer Series Paper… it is a collection of autumn toned pretty patterns, some sunflowers, some leaf prints, but mostly just really cool generic autumnal prints…. oh and its watercoloured (Yum!).

The Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper coordinated with the Painted Harvest stamp set, and the leaf punch which are also featured on this project…

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Measurements –

Early Espresso Card Stock – 14.8 x 5 cm (5 3/4 x 2″)

Score on the long edge at; 6 and 13 cm (2 1/4 and 5″)

Designer Series Paper – 4.5 x 4.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4″)

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Scissor Charm Matchbooks using Painted Harvest from Stampin' Up!

What’s inside… Scissor charms. Yes, that is charms for your scissors… the in shape of scissors! well… I was amused! These ones were found on eBay… just by searching ‘Scissor Charms’. I think they are really cute!

I hope they are already on your crafty scissors?!

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Stinkin Inkers Challenge | It’s Spring!

Stinkin Inkers Card making challenge Spring Themed card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

Hello! Welcome to another card for the Stinkin’ Inkers Challenge… I LOVED checking out all your fabulous blogs and gorgeous projects last month. Check out how you can join in over at Stinkin’ Inkers!

This month’s theme is It’s Spring! (although with the snow we had here last week I’m not so sure!)

Stinkin Inkers Card making challenge Spring Themed card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

Spring…. what do you think of when someone says It’s Spring! I think flowers, pastel colours, and then get excited that it’s almost summer! I am so looking forward to summer this year….not that I’m getting a holiday or that anything especially exciting is happening, but just the prospect of it not being freezing cold is enough to make me happy. My card today uses the Jar of Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up! to create a fun floral wreath

Stinkin Inkers Card making challenge Spring Themed card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

I think this colour combination is also a fun one for spring; Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz…. with slightly more than a hint of Gold! Every element of this card is die cut with the coordinating dies, all except the Pear Pizzazz leaves which I have almost completely covered with flowers! Oops!

Thanks for checking out my blog today, and I hope to see your spring creations really soon!


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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | Jar of Love

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Just For You Card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

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Thank you for joining us for another Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! We’re so excited to be sharing this hop with you.  The products used are all available in the current  Stampin’ Up!® Catalogues.  Simply use the buttons at the bottom of the post to keep hopping!

Our sketch this month was created by the fabulous Heidi Smith of FlutterbyHeidi…. didn’t she do a great job?!

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I have to admit to being more than a little intimidated by this one… the number of elements on this card were slightly too much for my comfort zone! I cannot wait to see what the other girls have created with it though!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Just For You Card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

Those rectangles at the top of the sketch just sang ‘jars’ to me…. so I played around with the Jar of Love stamp set for a while before this appeared. The jars took several turns during our journey… they were vellum… they were empty…. they were all the same…. but this is what I settled on.

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Just For You Card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

I love this stamp set and have another card using it coming really soon…

That’s all from me today, but the other girls have some great cards for you, all using the same sketch, just click the NEXT button to hop onto the next blog in our hop… or if your a rebel then you can always ‘hop’ backwards!


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Mother’s Day Cards 2017

Jar of Love card for Mothers Day

Mother’s Day (or Mothering Sunday …. my mum tells me off when I don’t call it Mothering Sunday!) was last weekend here in the UK, and although I would rather share some Mother’s Day ideas with you before the day, I can’t share my cards until after. Yes, I make more than one Mothers Day card; one for my mum and one for James’s (although they are usually exactly the same!)

Jar of Love card for Mothers Day

I shared a sneaky peak of the colours I used on this card over on my Instagram over the weekend… because as organised as I usually am, I made my cards for Mothering Sunday (keep mum happy) on Saturday morning! There are a heap of colours on this one, but I think it works with the two step stamped flowers… So I have used: Calypso Coral, Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate and Watermelon Wonder.

Bright and cheerful Mothers Day card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

I love the Jar of Love stamp set, it is just so easy to make pretty cards with, particular when you pair it with the coordinating Everyday Jars framelit dies… and I love that Stampin’ Up! have confirmed that this stamp set will carry over to the new catalogue in June Yay! I am so excited that I get to see the new catalogue next week!!!! One of the very very many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! independent demonstrator is the opportunity to attend Stampin’ Up! organised events, see the catalogue first, and get to Pre-Order new stamps and products a whole month ahead of everyone else! I would LOVE to share this opportunity with you. You can see the new catalogue next week too by joining my team of Stampin’ Friends (and I would seriously recommend joining before Friday night, because you get to choose a further 2 stamp sets for FREE in your Starter Kit!)

Stamped inside the card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up!

I even managed to stamp the inside of these cards with the cute jar image! The sentiment is taken from Crazy About You, I LOVE that font! I found my grandma’s old typewriter when we were clearing her house a few weeks ago, the font is almost exactly the same, I cannot wait to get it serviced / repaired so I can use it in my wedding scrapbook album!



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Love Hearts Week | Masked Jar of Love Gift Bag

Love Hearts week Valentines papercraft using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

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Oh I have been so looking forward to this week! A whole week of projects and videos featuring the wonders that are Love Hearts! Yay!

Love Hearts week Valentines papercraft using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

How cute are is this bag! and it is super easy to make too – all thanks the the Gift Bag Punch Board.

Measurements:

Card stock – 10 x 4 1/8″ (25.4 x 10.5 cm)

Make the gift bag following the instructions for the S sized bag.

Whisper White – 2  1/2 x 2 1/4 (6.3 x 5.4 cm)

Gift Bag Punch Board Gift Bag for Love Hearts using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

The heart mask is super easy to create too, I used the sweetheart punch to punch out a piece of Grid paper to use as a mask. Then use stamps (I used the small heart from Jar of Love) to stamp around the heart in Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral and Watermelon Wonder. Lovely!


Question of the Day: What is your favourite Valentines sweet treat?

I’m a sucker for anything chocolate-y, My Mr. usually buys me Thorntons for any occasion, although I dread to think what he is buying me this year seeing as we are both on a major diet 🙁


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Make It Monday | Cute Shaker card using Jar of Love

Make It Monday Cute Floral Shaker Card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

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Hello! Welcome to a brand new week of projects and inspiration here at StampinByHannah! I am loving filming these Make It Monday videos, actually I’m just loving filming at the moment, and have a whole heap of videos planned for you in the coming weeks (there are at least 3 this week alone!), so sit back and enjoy….. Make It Monday!

Make It Monday Cute Floral Shaker Card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

I’m just loving this cute shaker card, how adorable are those fireflies?! This card would be fab for birthdays or a congratulations card for one of your girlfriends (I’m thinking, new job, new grand-child, or even a just because!)

Shaker Cards are so much fun! I’m loving adding small die cuts, as well as sequins, glitter, mica flakes, beads and other fun elements. I have to say though my absolute Top Tip with shaker cards is to run your Embossing Buddy around your shaker frame before you remove the adhesive backing – check the video to see why!

Make It Monday video Tutorial Shaker Card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

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Watercolour with Jar of Love

Pinkies Team Design Challenge Colouring Watercolour with Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

Hello folks! I’ve been challenged (again!) to share a card using colouring today. One of my team leaders, the gorgeous Michelle Last, sets us a challenge every other month, and you know what I’m like, I cannot pass on either an opportunity to colour or to take part in a challenge!

Pinkies Team Design Challenge Colouring Watercolour with Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

So, we were challenge to create a card using a colouring, and I ALMOST selected an image I could colour… but then I had a think and decided that I would ‘colour’ a background.

The card base is Bermuda Bay, with a layer of Basic Grey, and finally a layer of Shimmery White Card stock. Now, I LOVE to watercolour on my cards, but watercolour paper is kinda pricey, well Shimmery White is a great alternative, it watercolours great, it’s smooth, and it’s a bit cheaper too! So, I grabbed my Aqua Painters and some Bermuda Bay ink and watercoloured a background to ground my Vellum jar.

Watercolour card using Jar of Love from Stampin' Up! UK

The flowers are also stamped on Shimmery White, in Rose Red, and once I had die cut them (loving the coordinating dies that are bundled with Jar of Love!) I spritzed them with a whole heap of water and left them to sit a while – this caused the ink to bleed and run, creating a variation in colour when I dabbed the water off with a piece of kitchen towel.

I haven’t added a sentiment yet, I know, I really should, but I’m saving that part until I have a suitable recipient!


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