Cards - StampinbyHannah

14th July 2017

Techniques Series: Masking

Oh, I am so excited! I have been trying to launch this series for a few weeks…. and I have finally managed to get a couple of tutorials filmed AND the blog post written!

Each week on a Friday I will be coming to you with a fun Technique… and the first few weeks are going to focus on Masking. I LOVE masking, but there are heaps of different ways to go about it, and so I thought I would share a few of those with you.

This first week I thought I would share the easiest Masking technique I know… using the Pattern Party Masks and ink!

Top Tips for masking:

Tape your card stock AND your mask down to your work surface; I will often use Sticky Notes or Sticky Note Tape, or Washi Tape to do this
Ensure that your Ink Pads are well inked
Dab your sponge into the ink and then onto the project, using a dabbing motion rather than a swirling motion ensures that all that lovely ink gets into the tight areas of the mask and onto the project rather than wasted

These fun cards use the Eastern Medallions Thinlits dies, and the Eastern Beauty Stamp set to create these fun and simple cards.

I love the look of the blue version, with some of the small pieces left in the die cut…. Which one is your favourite?

Product List

Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Bundle

[145308]

£44.00

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

£5.50

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£7.25

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

13th July 2017

One Sheet Wonder!

I love crafting with my crafting friends…. we don’t get chance to get together very often, but I just LOVE it when we do. A few weekends ago we got together at a fabulously crafty retreat, and my lovely friend Heidi shared a great One Sheet Wonder project.

I had so much fun putting this project together, although the cutting was stressful!

We had a choice of colour, and I picked the beautiful Fresh Fig and the Thankful Thoughts Stamp set to make these fun cards

This fabulous project uses just one sheet of Designer Series Paper and gives you 14 fabulous cards! but can you spot my mistake…. hadn’t noticed until I came to take the photographs! Oops!

I have a video on a very similar project from earlier in the year…. that you can find HERE where you can also find a full cutting guide PDF download too.

Short and sweet today… but don’t forget that you can find all the card stock and Designer Series Paper that I used here over on my webstore, and the links to the products are below!

Product List

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack

[144131]

£20.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

£7.25

Thankful Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141522]

£17.00

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11th July 2017

Guy Greetings Birthday Card using Embossing Paste

As soon as I spotted the Embossing Paste in the new annual Catalogue I knew I HAD to try it! I have never used embossing paste before, but I love the look of it. However, once it arrived, I froze, I took the lid off, but I couldn’t use it!

So, when James reminded me that he needed a Birthday Card for his older brother at the end of last month, I decided to put on my big girl pants and give this stuff a go! Although, I did make him pick the stamps!

So, I stamped the sentiments first in Archival Basic Black ink onto Whisper White card stock, and then stamped the Guy onto a separate piece of card stock. He was the coloured in using Watercolour Pencils and a blender pen, and fussy cut.

The embossing paste was really easy to use… I have a glass top on my desk and I dumped a large pea sized amount of paste onto the desk and added a drop of Bermuda Bay reinker. The paste is really easy to move and mix with the Palette Knives that you can find with the paste in the catalogue. I used one of the new Pattern Party Decorative Masks to create this fun pattern, and added a sprinkling of Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter before it was dry. The embossing paste does take a few minutes to dry, but its not long, but long enough that it gives you time to make sure you mask, desk and palette knife is clean! I would advise that you make sure that your equipment is cleaned after each use, embossing paste is hard once it is dry and REALLY difficult to get off!

Once the embossing paste was dry I added the Guy onto the front of the card with some dimensionals, and stamped the inside of the card to match!

Product List

Guy Greetings Clear Stamp Set

[138828]

£32.00

Embossing Paste

[141979]

£7.25

Palette Knives

[142808]

£4.50

Pattern Party Decorative Masks

[144103]

£5.50

Silicone Craft Sheet

[127853]

£5.50

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131156]

£3.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

4th July 2017

Another venture into Shabby Chic….

Shabby chic congratulations card using Sheet Music stamp from Stampin' Up!

Ok, so a few weeks ago I attempted to make a shabby chic style card for my lovely friend Amanda…. just after I made that I discovered that I needed a congratulations card pretty quickly! My darling little brother popped the question to his lovely girlfriend…. and as a card maker, I HAD to send a hand made congratulations!

This card was super super simple to put together… although it does use a couple of stamp sets and a die set! But when your brother gets engaged I think that’s allowed. The background is the new Sheet Music background stamped in Crumb Cake onto Very Vanilla. I added some inking around the edges too, to add to the vintage / shabby effect. I actually added the same to a corner of the inside of the card too….

The sentiment is from Floral Phrases, stamped in Rich Razzleberry and heat embossed in clear onto Vellum.

That fabulously sparkly, gold glitter diamond was the whole inspiration for this card. I die cut the diamond using the Eclectic Layers dies in Gold Glimmer paper… but then, how to you attach something that detailed onto a card?! Well, Stampin’ Up! have that covered…. the new Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets. I LOVE these! They are super easy to use (and VERY sticky!) Just add the sheet to the back of your card stock before you die cut it…. and you have adhesive already on your die cuts! Awesome…. don’t worry, I have a video coming really soon!

Product List

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141767]

£16.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

£13.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

[143774]

£27.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

£4.50

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

£9.00

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

29th June 2017

Pootlers Design Team | I am so grateful

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Watercolour floral Thank You card using Remarkable You from Stampin' Up!

Well, before I get into today’s card I just want to say Thanks; Thanks to my lovely friend Sam for choosing me as part of the Design Team this month and for sending me this fabulous stamp set to play with! Thanks to everyone who has popped over to my little corner of the internet during June, and Thanks to everyone who has commented, emailed, or shopped with me this month. Seriously, Thank you!

This fabulously watercoloured card was the final card I made during my epic card making session for the Design Team, and I LOVE it! The flower was stamped first onto watercolour paper, and then again onto a piece of sticky note that I then used as a mask, before stamping the leaves. The colours here are Fresh Fig, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party.

The partial fussy cutting was easy… seriously these stamps look like they are going to take ages to fussy cut, but really they are simple shapes and are less complex to cut out than they look. Once I had cut part of the way around the flower, I got out my trimmer to cut a straight edge to complete the partial fussy cut. Then I completed the watercolour by watercolouring the background in Soft Sky, leaving the leaves white.

The background is a simple tone on tone stamped affair, with a trio of jewels to finish.

Thanks again for stopping by today, and don’t forget to subscribe to my newsletter before you leave. Hope to see you here again soon!

Product List

Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139894]

£23.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

£7.25

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

£6.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.50

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

24th June 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | Colour Challenge!

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

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!

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!

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

[143958]

£18.00

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[134114]

£20.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

23rd June 2017

Sending Lots of Love

Sending Love card using Lots of Love and Colour Theory from Stampin' Up!

I have a super quick card for you today… I will admit that this week I have not been particularly organised, I am blaming the fact that I have had one random night shift at the day job AND that I am away on a team crafty retreat this weekend and so have been busy making swaps for the ladies who will be joining me on Saturday…. although I’m not sure that either is a particularly good excuse!

This card is another one of the samples I made for Stampin’ Up! OnStage Live in Amsterdam back in April. This is actually the very first card I made with my goodies and I love it! There is one gorgeous stamp set at work here – Lots of Love, that sentiment…. it just sings to me! So, the sentiment is stamped in Archival Basic Black ink, and then I have added the leave details in Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide.

The background of this card is Designer Series Paper taken from the Colour Theory paper stack. I am loving this pack of Designer Series Paper; it features four colours (Berry Burst, Crushed Curry, Dapper Denim, and Old Olive) and a variety of paint effects including this fab crackle and some pretty ombre!

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the internet today, please check back again tomorrow for a fabulous blog hop!

Product List

Lots Of Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143802]

£17.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

[144193]

£9.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

£6.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144085]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

22nd June 2017

Pootlers Design Team | One Layer Card

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Remarkable You One Layer Ink Blended Just Because Card using Stampin' Up! products

Week 3 of the Pootler’s Design Team for June… this month we are using the gorgeous Remarkable You. My card this week is a simple one…. actually it’s so simple, its just one layer!

I love a bit of ink blending… give me an ink pad, a sponge and a scrap of card stock and I can keep myself entertained for hours! The circle is created using a mask – I die cut the largest of the layering circle framelits from a piece of copier paper, and ink blend through the circle. I love the crisp edges this creates, but you do have to be careful that your card and/or mask don’t move (this is where my shares in Washi Tape pay off!)

The colours on this card are Pool Party, So Saffron and Lemon Lime Twist… and then the stamping is in Basic Gray.

I hope you enjoyed this quick and simple card, see you again next Thursday for my final Remarkable You card (although you can always come back tomorrow for a different card creation, or subscribe to my blog or emails for even more from me!)

Product List

Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139894]

£23.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126957]

£6.00

To purchase any of the items featured in my projects please use the links above. To join my team of Stampin’ Friends select ‘Join My Team’ or send me a message!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

19th June 2017

How to…. Make a Shabby Chic card using Stampin’ Up! supplies

How To video tutorial making a shabby chic card using Awesomely Artistic from Stampin' Up!

Good morning! I hope you don’t mind that I haven’t titled this weeks video tutorial ‘Make It Monday’ …. but it just didn’t really fit this week… what do you think?

A few weeks ago my wonderful Stampin’ Sister Amanda earned herself a place on the Stampin’ Up! incentive trip – something I would LOVE to achieve – she has worked so hard in her 12 months as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, and I thought that she deserved a special Congratulations card…. and seeing as she is the Queen of YouTube, a video was also fitting!

There are a couple of stamp sets at work here…. mainly Awesomely Artistic, but the sentiment is taken from Bunch of Blossoms… and I couldn’t pass up using that fab new label punch either!

I love how the smallest Stitched circle die fits this punch perfectly…. Stampin’ Up! coordination at its very best!

I hope you have enjoyed today’s card and video… Don’t forget to leave a comment and I will see you again tomorrow!

Product List

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139950]

£18.00

Bunch Of Blossoms Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141573]

£19.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Pretty Label Punch

[143715]

£16.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

£6.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

£6.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

To purchase any of the items featured in my projects please use the links above. To join my team of Stampin’ Friends select ‘Join My Team’ or send me a message!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

17th June 2017

Pootlers Blog Hop | Oh So Eclectic

Pootles Papercraft Team Blog Hop Hello Friend card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

Hello! I am so excited to be running another Pootler’s Team Blog Hop! This time we are celebrating the launch of the 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue…. if you haven’t already seen it, it is full of fun stamp sets, gorgeous Designer Series Paper, pretty ribbons and much much more! The girls have worked so hard creating fabulous projects for this blog hop, so don’t forget to hop along using the NEXT (or back button if your that way inclined!) to see what everyone has made, and leave some comment love along the way too!

When I first got my hands on the catalogue, my first absolute must have stamp set was Oh So Eclectic…. along with the matching dies, Designer Series Papers and ribbons! I love the combination of fun florals, bright colours and cool dies. Not all the dies in this bundle cut…. three of them emboss! I have used one of them on this card, those leaves in the background… yes, they are embossed onto watercolour paper.

The other elements here are the stamped and die cut flower and leaves, the sentiment (heat embossed in White onto Night of Navy) and that fabulous Night of Navy ribbon!

I hope you love this card (and the stamp and die bundle) as much as I do….. now, hop along and see what the fabulous Heidi has made!

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

Naturally Eclectic A4 Cardstock Pack

[144187]

£7.25

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

£7.25

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144084]

£6.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

To purchase any of the items featured in my projects please use the links above. To join my team of Stampin’ Friends select ‘Join My Team’ or send me a message!

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