HS Handmakes: ramadhan

Ramadan 2018 card series | Floral heart

by Hanaa - Saturday, May 19, 2018

Hello!

I haven't been making videos for a bit because frankly, I have been so busy with preparation for Ramadhan.

I am back and back with a Ramadan card series! Oooh - it will be a challenge to see how many I can make especially when I have only one Islamic stamp set. But, it will be combined with others to show you how versatile it can be.

The one Islamic set I have is called Ramadan Greetings and it is by Altenew.

Today's card is this clean and simple wreath card using the Neat and Tangled Floral Heart stamp set.

It was very easy to put together and this is how:

Using Extreme Black ink, stamp the floral image from the set onto white cardstock (preferably watercolour.)

I coloured in the image with Distress Markers in the colours; mowed lawn, peeled paint, mustard seed, worn lipstick, and candied apple using a water brush.

With the coordinating die, I cut out the inside and outside of the wreath.

Next, I heat-embossed the sentiment, Welcome Ramadan, in Hero Arts gold embossing powder. I used the Extra Sentiment die by Lawn Fawn to cut out the sentiment.

To create dimension, I added dimensional foam squares on the backs of both die cuts and glued it to a 5 1/4 x 4 1/2 cream card base.

Finally, I stamped inside the card with a prayer and finished the card with clear sequins (I love)

and that's it.

SUPPLIES USED

- White cardstock

- Neat and Tangled, Floral Heart stamp set

- Altenew, Ramadan greetings stamp set

- Tim Holtz distress inks

- Neat & Tangled, snowfall sequins

- Simon Says Stamps, pre-scored card

Thank you!

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Ramadhan 1439 | what's in our Ramadhan boxes

by Hanaa - Friday, May 18, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum all!

Here is a complete list of everything that was mentioned in my youtube video, if you haven't watched it please do go and see it

To start off, the plastic boxes are from Poundland! Yes, as you have guessed I bought gazillions because they were 1) a pound! 2) white 3) good size to fit so many things. I have it all over my house.

In each of the boxes, there were a few sheets that I printed off Qamar Designs. Sarah...is...wonderful! She has an array of vibrant and fun illustrated printables that she has designed and kindly shares it on her website, for free! It's so good, I even want to print out the ones in her language!
She has templates, charts, flash cards, games and even posters. Such a gem of a website, mashaAllaah.
I mentioned in a previous post, this one, what themes each child had so refer back to that post to see what theme I gave to each child to work on.

Aaishah's box (4 yrs old)

Under the Ramadan Moon by Sylvia Whitman

Allah Our Creator by Sajda Nazlee

But...Who is Allah? by Bachar Karroum

Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors by Hena Khan

Children's Stories from the Quran (book 1) by Achla Aand Achal K. Aand

Haajar's box (10 yrs old)

Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story by Hena Khan

My Charity Game

Ramadan Colouring & Activity Book: (UK Spelling) by R Ismail

All about Prayer (Salah) Activity Book (Discover Islam Sticker Activity Books) by Aysenur Gunes

All About Wudu (Ablution) Activity Book (Discover Islam Sticker Activity Books) by Aysenur Gunes

Islamic Manners Activity Book by Fatima D'Oyen

Ibrahim's box (6 yrs old)

Rashad's Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr (Cloverleaf Books: Holidays and Special Days) by Lisa Bullard

·Ramadan Colouring & Activity Book: (UK Spelling) by R Ismail

 Mosques of the World Activity Book (Discover Islam Sticker Activity Books) by Aysenur Gunes

Build a Masjid Game

A Whale of a Wish! by Ms Razana Noor

The Story of Prophet Yunus (as) - Written By Me!

These boxes are perfect to introduce any subject; and the good thing is that everything is stored in one place!

Thank you for having a read and happy Ramadhan!

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Ramadhan 1439 | 30 days of Qur'aan words activity

by Hanaa - Sunday, May 13, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum (peace be upon you)!

As Ramadhan draws near, I have been incredibly busy preparing and I am nearly complete. I just have cleaning to do and I think I should be done! It's... been... hectic!

But in all the chaos - pretty things emerge.

Sara from Parenthood Muslim Style created an activity for her kids where each day of Ramadhan an envelope will be opened containing a word from the Qur'aan and then they will find that word in the Qur'aan.
I thought this was a great activity to do this Ramadhan for my daughter and my siblings and so I took this activity and instead of printing out her PDF, I created my own envelopes and cards and I will show you how. I still use the words in her PDF and sketched her drawings too. Here's where you can find her PDF, it's beautifully made and I really recommend it! CLICK BELOW!
RAMADHAN 30 DAY ACTIVITY
When printing out- make sure to select multiples in the printing section; this way you can get 4 words on 1 sheet.

Now onto the tutorial:

I took white cardstock (from Poundland so nothing expensive or fancy) and die cut 30 stitched heart envelopes.

Of course, if you do not have a die-cutting machine you can, print out this free printable:

Heart envelope printable

(print it out 30 times and fold across the dash lines to form a rectangle envelope.)

with the stitched heart envelope die set, it comes with a die that cuts out a scalloped note card that fits perfectly inside the envelope.

I also die-cut 30 of these from the same white cardstock. Using the words from Sara's PDF, I wrote an Arabic word on each card and drew a picture too.

I took the honeycomb background stamp by My Favorite Things to stamp the back of the hearts in yellow ink. I found using it this way to be faster and had a better impression than using the Tim Holtz Stamping platform. Make sure to use scrap paper as to not get ink all over your hands.

Next, using an alphabet stamp, stamp out days 1 - 30 on each envelope heart. I also stamped this cute bee and its trail.
The stamps I used where Clarks ABC's and Hello Sunshine, both from Lawn Fawn.

Crease and fold at the embossed fold and place the card inside and close up

To seal the envelope, I used this beautiful foiled honeycomb washi.

These cards are stored in a wooden box I got from Ikea. I stuck a strip of washi across the front and popped a white strip of card with the words 30 days of Quraan words on top of it to label the box.

Now it is ready for Ramadhan! As we do each word, we will stick it on to the cork board to mark our progress.

Tell me, what 30 days activities will you be doing?

I would love to know.

leave me a comment!

thank you for stopping by and don't forget to visit Sara's website at Parenthood Muslim Style for more Ramadhan ideas.

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Printables | Princess Countdown calendar

by Hanaa - Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum!

I have a new printable to share with you and it's for the princess in your life.

My daughter has this in her bedroom and is next to her reading area so she can tick off each day once we read her bedtime story.

We put it in a pink frame; this allows us to use a dry-wipe marker on the frame!

If you would like this printable click below to download the pdf:

I would love to see how you use this printable, do tag me @aanahanaa or #aanahanaaramadhan in your ig posts!

jazakAllaahu khayr!

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Ramadhan 1439 | preparing Ramadhan boxes

by Hanaa - Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum,

One of the things I want to do this Ramadhan is to give each child their own Ramadhan box. That is a box filled with Ramadhan related goodies such as books, games, and activities. I haven't done this before so it will be a first.

How I'm going to fill these boxes are by themes. Being Ramadhan, each child is going to have something that is Ramadhan related and it will be suitable for their age (10, 6 and 4).

But I want to pick a certain topic that I feel that child needs to learn more of or a topic that they are interested in.

They will each get two more topics :)

The eldest - my 10 years old sister

She is of the age where Salaah (prayer) is important for her to learn more about and practice. So I have picked Salaah for her theme and will be picking products that will instill the love of Salaah in her.

The second topic is manners, I want her to improve on herself this Ramadhan and to understand that Ramadhan is about bettering yourself. She is nearing pre-teens so this was important to me.

The middle - my 6 years old brother

He is in love with the story of Prophet Yunus (Jonah) so I chose for him Prophet Yunus as his topic. I found a few things that I know he will love and I cannot wait to share it with you, insha'Allaah (God willing).

Masjids (Muslims place of worship) are the second topic for him that I picked, I thought it would be nice for him to learn about the different masaajid in the world and the importance of the Masjid.

The youngest - my 4 years old daughter

For my daughter, the topics I have chosen are Tawheed and Qur'aan.

Tawheed (belief in the Oneness of Allaah) is innate in children and I want to strengthen that and nurture it.

And to further help her, I have chosen Qur'aan so she can develop a bond with Allaahs Words.

So, that's what I have planned and I'm going to search Pinterest for activities surrounding these topics to add to their boxes.

I was watching a video by Imanblogs and she put all the supplies that her kids were going to use for their activities in a pencil case and I thought that was genius - I'm definitely going to copy that!

Here is the video that I watched - click here <--

I will follow this post up in a few weeks time when it is closer to Ramadhan to show you what I have included in their boxes, insha'Allaah.

But I would love your help,
what books/products do you recommend? blogs with great activities to print out?
please leave a comment down below because I would love to hear what's out there.

JazakAllaahu khayr!

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Printables | Ramadhan 1439 Bucket list

by Hanaa - Sunday, April 15, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum!!

Alhamdulillaah, I have this post up! I promised tonight I would; even though I assembled 5 pieces of furniture and had an 8oz burger and cheesy wedges, I'm pushing through the pain and tiredness.
I am writing this post on my phone, if it posts ok then that's great. Posts on the go!

I'm on a mission to make Ramadhan extra memorable so for the first time, I have made a bucket list of things to do this Ramadhan.
This printable coordinates with the floral calendar as it has the same patterns. I know not everyone may want one colour so I have these printables in 6 colours.

Cornflower blue
Mustard yellow
Pumpkin orange
Pomegranate red
Rose pink
Liquorice black

Now there are two options of the bucket list:
1 has already been filled with a few blank spots and the other is completely blank, ready for you to add your own!
When printing, choose the page you need and print it in colour on A4 paper or card.

You can add it to your diary, planner or even hang it on the wall.

I hope this bucket list serves you well and please hashtag #aanaahanaaramadhan if you do use this!

Jazakillaahu khayr (May Allaah reward you with good)

Bye!

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Printables | Ramadhan and Eid countdown calendars

by Hanaa - Saturday, April 14, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum (may Peace be upon you)

I hope I got this out in time for you to start using these! I absolutely love how these turned out.

There are two designs and for each design I made one where you OR your child can write their name to make it personal. Of course, you can write your name because that's just cute!

Also, I made two different measurements; one for UK paper which is the A4 one and the other in US paper size. hopefully, it works accordingly!

How to use these:

I printed mine on normal printer paper and put it in a frame and what I plan to do is as each day goes I will use a drywipe marker to cross out the day. It works on glass and easily wipes off.

For the starry sky one, I would put a star sticker on each day that passes - imagine how cool that would look; star stickers on a starry background!

Alternatively, print it out on thick paper and don't use a frame; attach it on to the wall with pretty washi tape or blu-tac. Just make sure to adjust your printer setting to suit the type of paper you are printing it on.

To download the pdf files just click the links below:

Floral Ramadhan and Eid countdown calendars (A4 29.7cm x 21 cm)
Starry sky Ramadhan and Eid countdown calendars (A4 29.7cm x 21cm)

Floral Ramadhan and Eid countdown calendars (11in x 8in)
Starry sky Ramadhan and Eid countdown calendars (11in x 8in)

If you do not need all the pages:

Click print, where it says pages on the print dialogue box, enter the page number you want. For example:

If you want only page 3, type in 3. However, if you need page 1 AND 3, you will type 1,3. (The comma is important) If you need pages 1,2 and 3, type 1-3.

OK, I think I said everything - if you have any questions please ask me :) leave a comment! Or you can find me on instagram: aanahanaa

I would love to see how you use these printables; please use the hashtag #aanahanaaramadhan if you do!

Let the countdown begin!

اَللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِى رَجَبَ وَ شَعْبَانَ وَ بَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَان

Allaahumma baarik lana fi Rajab wa Sha'ban wa ballighna Ramadhan.

“O Allaah! Make the months of Rajab and Sha'ban blessed for us, and let us reach the month of Ramadhan.”

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Ramadhan 1439 | ideas and announcements

by Hanaa - Thursday, April 12, 2018

Assalaamu 'alaykum (peace be upon you)!

Well, Ramadhan is soon upon us and our hearts yearn to welcome it. It only seems like yesterday where we witnessed last years Ramadhan - oh how the time flies.

For the past 7 years, I have been making Ramadhan big for my family, in terms of decoration and activities. I've noticed that we have fallen into the rut of focusing on the food; sometimes even breaking our fasts whilst still standing and cooking the last batch of samosas! Ramadhan is not a month of food but a month of growth, discipline and reviving.

More importantly, I've noticed that there was hardly any effort of providing excitement for the children and hyping them up prior to its blessed arrival.
Ramadhan is oh so beautiful with the lessons it holds for us and the feeling that it spreads. For me, there's a shift in the air and tears well up when the moon is sighted the night before. Everyone calls each other and the night prayers begin - it's a sweet moment.

This is why I wanted to share this idea I have had for months now and that is to...document Ramadhan.
You can do it daily and record the things you do each day with your family; your routine, places you've been, books you've read etc. or document the big moments like; 1st day of Ramadhan, where you prayed Taraweeh or broke your fast, a memorable activity you did, an ayah that stuck with you.

There are many options for where to do this in:
- scrapbook album
- journal
- project life album
- travelers notebook
- planner

Take photos, print them out and stick them or don't take photos if you'd rather prefer to just write.
Honestly, all I want is for us to not forget our Ramadhans, to have something physical we can look back at and cherish.

With that said, my second announcement is that I would be creating my own printables for this years Ramadhan and sharing them with you. This Ramadhan, my decorating theme is florals and will be using that theme throughout my printables. for free of course!

What to expect, insha'Allaah (God willing):

- countdown calendars
- welcome Ramadhan frame inserts
- bucket list
- bookmarks
and many more...

I am so excited for this project and I welcome you all to participate. So much fun stuff coming your way, I promise.

until next post, bye!

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