Hannah McCurley - StampinbyHannah

12th September 2016

Make It Monday | Faux Metal Embellishments

Make it monday metal embellishments video tutorial using Christmas pines and Rose Garden from Stampin' Up! UK

I have a special Make It Monday for you this week, I am taking part in a challenge (nothing new there) set by the lovely Michelle Last for her team of Pinkies! The theme this month is heat embossing, and you can check out heaps of Heat Embossing ideas over on Michelle’s blog tomorrow – and vote for your favourite!

This technique looks really fancy, but is really really simple. Check out the video for all the details:

Top tips:

Detailed die cuts look best, I’m loving uses Rose Garden and Pretty Pines
Use Metal tone Embossing powder; Gold, Silver or Copper
Make sure your heat tool is good and hot before melting your embossing powder

I hope you have enjoyed this Make It Monday, don’t forget to pop over to Michelle Last’s blog tomorrow and vote for your favourite Heat Embossed card!

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Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

[143496]

£49.50

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

[140619]

£28.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

£7.25

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Paper-Piercing Tool

[126189]

£3.75

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£27.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

10th September 2016

Pootlers Blog Hop | Christmas Pines

Pootles Blog Hop Autumn Winter Stampin Up! Catalogue Christmas Pines

Hello! Welcome to our fabulous Pootler’s Team Blog Hop! We have 19 wonderful ladies blogging together today to show you heaps of great project ideas using new products from the Stampin’ Up! Autumn / Winter catalogue. Please use the Next and Previous buttons to navigate to the next blog in the chain, and remember to leave some comment love on your travels!

I have been having so much fun play with the Present and Pine-cones Suite from the new catalogue (page 18-22), and am totally in love with the idea of an Emerald Envy Christmas this year! I am not usually a green and red sort of person, I love a cool Christmas of blues, purples and silver, but this colour might just have me converted!

The Suite includes the Christmas Pines stamp and die bundle, as well as Designer Series Paper, Washi Tape, Ribbons, a great embossing folder and some super cute mini pine-cone embellishments.

The front panel of this card was embossed twice using the Pine Bough Embossing Folder to create an almost fully embossed panel. Really this card is pretty simple, with a few die cuts and some copper embossing (more of that on Monday!), but I think this would be a super easy card to make a few of for friends and colleagues for Christmas

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

[143496]

£49.50

Presents & Pinecones A4 Cardstock Pack

[143213]

£7.25

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

£10.00

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

£2.75

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

9th September 2016

August Thank You Cards

Merriest Wishes Christmas Card using Stampin' Up! UK products

Around the end of every month I send out Thank You cards to my online customers (If you place an order for collection you get your card with your order!). This past month I had a stack of cards to make and send, along with class kits for my Stamp of the Month Club too

Now, the cards I sent had a slightly different sentiment, in that they were ‘Thank You’ cards, rather than Christmas ones, but seeing as I used the Thank You stamp from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set that has now sadly retired (although I do have a used copy available if anyone wants one!) I thought I would change it up for the blog.

The background and sentiment are taken from Merriest Wishes. I’m loving this stamp set, and it is my current Stamp of the Month too!

The card is finished with a piece of the This Christmas Designer Series Paper and a strip of Gold Sequin Trim. Very pretty.

Right, I’m off shopping today, need to get some bits and pieces ready for my Stamping trip away next weekend! Yay!

Product List

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Bundle

[144328]

£46.75

Merriest Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142066]

£18.00

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Gold Sequin Trim

[132983]

£4.50

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

8th September 2016

Pinkies Blog Hop | Shadow Box Card

Pinkies Team Blog Hop using Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up! UK

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We’re showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin’ Up!® Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

Wow, I’m loving this new Autumn / Winter catalogue, there are just so many great products and ideas. I thought I would make a special card for the Pinkies Blog Hop this time. I’m usually a pretty simple card maker, but this style of card has caught my eye recently (during my hours of scrolling through Pinterest!) and I just had to have a go at making my own!

My favourite bundle in this years catalogue is Christmas Pines; I just love the collection of sentiments and the fabulous detailed die cuts. I will admit that you will be seeing a whole lot of this stamp set in the coming weeks, but that’s a story for another day!

Measurements:

Card base: Basic Black card stock, 10.5 x 22 cm, scored on the long side at 10.5 and 11.5 cm. You will also need a piece of card stock that measures 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Using the scoring blade on you Stampin’ Trimmer, draw a square on the front of your card base; line up the card stock at 2 cm and score from 2 cm down to 8.5 cm – do this on all 4 sides of the card front.

Using a ruler, draw diagonal lines from corner to corner of the square you have just created. The use these lines as a guide to score another square 1 cm smaller than the previous. You should now have one square inside the other. Then, using a ruler and a craft knife, cut along the diagonal lines. Fold on the score lines, creating your shadow area in the middle of your card.

For this card, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on the 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm card stock using the new Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss powder before adhering it to the centre of the card.

The problem with this style of card is that it doesn’t fit or fold flat into a standard envelope. So I have also created a box for it to go in.

Measurements:

Box Base; 14 x 14 cm, scored on all four sides at 1.5 cm

Box Lid; 13.2 x 13.2 cm, scored on all four sides at 1 cm.

Both the card and the box are finished with the Presents and Pinecones Designer Series Paper and die cuts from the Christmas Pines bundle.

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

8th September 2016

Global Design Project 052 | Thankful Thoughts

Thank you card using Thankful Thoughts From Stampin' Up! UK

Wow, it is SO long since I took part in any challenges! This summer has been so crazy; I have no idea how I have managed to keep to my regular schedule, but I have – and now, now things are getting back to normal, now my day job has settled down a little, and James has gone back to placement, I might actually have some time to get back to things here on my blog, some workshops and classes organised and event maybe some other bits and pieces done too!

This weekend is busy here on the blog though, I’ve managed to join in with the Global Design Project today, and then I have 2 awesome Blog Hops happening too! Yay!

This week’s challenge is to CASE the gorgeous Teneale Williams. Teneale is so talented and her blog is always so inspiring, and totally worth checking out.

I’m feeling quite bright and cheery with this card; loving the summery colour combination. I think it’s probably because I’ve spend most of my crafty time over the past few weeks working on Christmas-y projects. I was starting to get that festive feeling, but I think with the sunny weather I’m so not in the mood for Christmas crafting this week (saying that there are still festive projects coming this to you this week!)

Bermuda Bay

Sweet Sugarplum

Whisper White

I used the card from Teneale as a sketch, which I then rotated by 90 degrees to create this card. The sentiment is from Thankful Thoughts, although the full stamp reads ‘Thank You So Much’ I selectively inked the stamp using a Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write Marker.

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Product List

Thankful Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141522]

£17.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£7.25

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

£7.25

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[131259]

£27.50

Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133739]

£7.00

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141428]

£7.25

2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes

[141410]

£8.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

6th September 2016

Sprinkles of Life Birthday Card

Sprinkles of Life Playful Backgrounds Birthday card using Stampin' Up! UK products

Making Birthday cards for our Young Adults are some of the trickiest cards I make all year, and it’s only made harder when that person is a boy! My brother-in-law turned 15 over the weekend, and I’m sure this card had no impact on his day, but I enjoyed making it anyway!

This card uses Sprinkles of Life, and the coordinating Tree Builder Punch, with the ice-cream stamped in Tip Top Taupe, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo – Neapolitan anyone?!

I put this card together, but it was a little bit plain. So I added a background stamped using Playful Backgrounds in Soft Sky.

Product List

Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139971]

£19.00

Tree Builder Punch

[138295]

£16.00

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141920]

£14.00

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131181]

£6.00

Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126979]

£6.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126957]

£6.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

£7.25

Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock

[108599]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

5th September 2016

Make It Monday | Ambassador’s Chocolate Box | Revisited

Ferrero Rocher Chocolate box using Stampin' Up! UK Products for Make It Monday

Wow, this is a requested video, although it has taken me a little longer than I had planned to get this one out! I always love hearing from you all, do you have a suggestion for me? Let me know and I will see what I can do

I made the original box about 18 months ago, it holds 3 chocolates but the request I had recently asked for a similar box to hold just 2.

The black box uses the original measurements and the Pop of Pink Designer Series Paper, while the Garden Green version has a festive feel with This Christmas DSP.

Measurements:

Card stock – 7 x 6 1/2″ (18 x 17 cm)

Score on the long side at 1/2, 2, 5 and 6 1/2″ (1, 5, 3 and 17 cm)

Score on the short side at 1/2, 2, 3 1/2 and 5″ (1, 5, 9 and 13 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 4 pieces that measure 3 x 1 1/4″ (6.5 x 3.5 cm) and 2 that measure 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 (3.5 x 3.5 cm)

Product List

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

£7.25

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

£11.75

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Punch Corner Project Life

[135346]

£7.25

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

£9.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

2nd September 2016

September Stamp of the Month Club!

Are you ready for the new Stamp of the Month Club? This month my Online Card Class is using the Merriest Wishes Stamp set and Die Bundle! and comes not only with the stamp set, but also all the card stock and threat – all ready cut for you to make 8 great cards, 2 of each of 4 designs. PLUS over the month of September I will be giving you a heap of other uses for the stamp set and dies!

The class also includes 4 Exclusive video tutorials and instructions for 4 cards.

Kits will be posted on 30th September, and instructions will be emailed out at the same time. Booking closes on 25th September at 9PM.

Suggested extras:

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad – 138326
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 14396
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126970
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126949
Versamark ink pad – 102283
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 133457

This class is available in the UK only.

You can sign up for class HERE! or click any of the card images on this blog post.

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st September 2016

Watercoloured Happy Ornament

Watercolour Happy Ornament from Stampin' Up! UK

Yes, The 2016 Autumn / Winter catalogue is now LIVE and you can shop to your hearts content! I am loving this catalogue, although I’ve had such a busy summer that I haven’t had chance to make much using my new goodies yet! I have however got a AWESOME Christmas themed online card class available this month… more on that Tomorrow!

I’m sure I could have found a more exciting card for my first post from this catalogue, but I have only made a couple of bits, and they are for some exciting Blog Hops coming up this month, that and I couldn’t help myself I needed to watercolour!

The ornament is one stamp, and is only available in Wood Mount. Actually it is the only Wood Mount stamp I currently own! I know, its shocking, I LOVE Wood-mounted stamps but I have such limited space that Clear mount and photopolymer are wining out at the moment.

Right, I stamped the ornament onto Watercolour Paper using Versamark before heat embossing it in White Stampin’ Emboss powder. Then it is watercolour-ed in Soft Sky, Real Red, Crushed Curry and Cucumber Crush. I added a touch of Gold Wink of Stella to the metal bit of the bauble too.

Have you checked out the new catalogue yet? You can download a copy HERE, or request a proper copy HERE!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st September 2016

Autumn / Winter Catalogue is now LIVE!!

FREE copy of the Stampin' up! UK catalogue

Ok, so this is a short and sweet post, at like 2AM, but just to let you know, that you can now shop from the FABULOUS Autumn / Winter catalogue NOW!

Yay!

Click the catalogue below for a digital download of the book

If you want a physical copy of the catalogue, I do still have some available – just drop me a message with your name and address (UK only) and I will drop one into the post for you ASAP!

Happy Shopping

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