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6th December 2016

Happy Birthday Blooms

Birthday Blooms watercoloured birthday card using stampin' Up! uk products

A couple of weeks ago my mum had a very special birthday. Now, I always make my mum a card, but normally it’s just one, but not this year… the day before Mum’s birthday I got a mercy call from Dad asking if I was going into town at any point that day, I said “No, on a Saturday on the retail lead up to Christmas, no thanks!” but I did enquire as to what it was he wanted… a birthday card for Mum because he’d forgotten all about it! Typical man!

Now, I had already made one card, and so turned to Pinterest for some more Birthday inspiration (yes, I know that this was a danagerous thing to do with limited time!) and found this stunning card from Chantel De Kaste from the Netherlands, and took it as a jumping off point.

The stamp set that Chantel used has now retired, but I substituted it for Birthday Blooms, which is one of my all time favourites! The flower is stamped in Archival Basic Black onto Thick Whisper White to allow me to watercolour it with Rich Razzleberry ink, so pretty.

The background stamping, also in Basic Black, is taken from Awesomely Artistic. I love this stamp set for layering pieces and little details. Once it was stamped I ran it through the Large Polka Dot embossing folder and although you cant really see it on the photos, it just added an extra layer of detail. I have said before how my mum is never very impressed by my creations, and I have to say, this card didn’t get much of a response either. What do you think?

Question of the Day: What’s your favourite stamp set at the moment? I’m loving using Merriest Wishes…. more of that on Friday!

Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140658]

£17.00

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139950]

£18.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133739]

£7.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

5th December 2016

Make It Monday | Happy Ornament

Happy Ornament Watercolour Christmas card using Stampin' Up! UK Products

Welcome to Make It Monday! I have to confess, this is the last Make It Monday of 2016! as Christmas approaches I have something super special coming next week!

I’ve been loving making Christmas Cards with this stamp this year, Happy Ornament is a single wood mounted stamp and its a great price too. It is only available while stocks last however as it retires on the 3rd January 2017.

How fabulous is that colour combination?! Sweet Sugarplum, Crushed Curry and Rose Red, Not traditionally Christmas-y but I’m quite enjoying a non-traditional colour kick at the moment. We put our Christmas tree up yesterday, and my colour combination this year is purples and silvers, very pretty

Check out the video for all my watercolouring tips for this one; I will say that it was super easy to colour. The video is 8 minutes long and its all in real time, so I’m sure you could whip up a batch of these in no time!

Last day for orders for delivery before Christmas is the 13th December, so get those orders in ASAP! Don’t forget as well I also have a stack of gift Vouchers available for all your Crafty Friends Christmas Presents, just drop me a message using THIS form.

Question of the Day: I’m currently planning for Make It Monday videos in the new year, what would you like to see? Let me know in the comments below

Product List

Happy Ornament Wood-Mount Stamp

[142175]

£13.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

4th December 2016

Artful Stampers and Pootlers Blog Hop | Merriest Wishes

Cute Christmas Card using Merriest Wishes from Stampin' Up! UK

I LOVE taking part in events; blog hops, challenges, Pinterest Boards, Facebook Groups, anywhere I get to share my love of stamping with other people, and when my team leader Sam mentioned this blog hop with the fabulous Artful Stampers I just couldn’t pass this up!

I am such a sucker for non-traditional Christmas colours; I’m just not a massive fan of Red and Green (although I’m sure if you visit my blog regularly you might not think so!) and I much prefer a cooler Christmas; blues, purples and Silver. This card uses the non-traditional colours of Island Indigo and Sahara Sand (which I’m sure don’t scream Christmas at you!) along with a touch of gold, to create a cool Christmas look. I have been playing around with the Merriest Wishes bundle for a few weeks, and am loving making quick and easy tags with the dies, but using them on an acutal card has been a little tricky.

I couldn’t pass the opportunity to make a shaker card using these fabulous dies, how gorgeous is that intricate bauble?! and it was really easy to put together;

Die cut 4 tags; two solid ones in Whisper White, one intricate one in Island Indigo, and a further solid one out of Window Sheet
Add glue to the back of the Island Indigo tag, and add one of the solid Whisper White ones to the back, once this is dry use the circle die in the set to cut the hole through the middle
Adhere the Window Sheet tag using Tear & Tape, and then add a ring of Foam Adhesive Strip.
Stamp the sentiment in the centre of the other Whisper White tag, and cover with a heap of Gold Sequins (I’ve used sequins taken from the Gold Sequin Trim!)
Remove the backing from the Foam Adhesive and layer onto the Whisper White tag, ensuring all the sequins are trapped side, and there you have a fabulous shaker bauble!

I have LOVED taking part in this blog hop, and cannot wait to see what everyone else has made! Click the BLUE button to hop along with me.

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st December 2016

Masked Birthday Card with Butterfly Basics

Happy Birthday Butterfly Basics card Stampin' Up! UK

Yes, it’s another Birthday card! I know, I’ve been trying to spread them out a bit, but somehow I have ended up with a few still waiting to be blogged about… they have all be sent though so I’m trying to remember which cards I haven’t shared yet!

I sent this to my gorgeous sister-in-law at the beginning of the month, yes it really has taken me all month to get round to sharing! I know, it’s shocking!

I love love love this technique! The flower is stamped onto Whisper White in Archival Basic Black ink, and then ‘coloured in’ with Fine-Tip Glue. Then comes the absolute KEY to this technique, leave it to dry overnight!

The glue acts as a mask, so that when you stamp, or sponge, or watercolor over the top the areas with the glue stay white. It is so pretty here in Melon Mambo.

Question of the day: Do you make batches of birthday cards, or are you like me and a bit of a last minute annie?!

Product List

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

[138816]

£33.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

£6.25

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

£6.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

£8.25

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

29th November 2016

Gifts of Love | Sympathy Card

Sympathy card watercoloured gifts of love card using Stampin' Up! UK products

A few weeks ago I shared my Quick and Easy Sympathy card that I like to keep on hand, but sometimes you need an extra special card to sent to someone in their worst moments.

The Gifts of love stamp set is just so pretty, and its lovely watercoloured. The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder stamp set, and is stamped in Garden Green and heat embossed in clear. This is one of my favourite ways to use Vellum, because Stampin’ Up! ink drys more slowly on Vellum that it does on card stock you can add clear embossing powder to create coloured heat embossing.

Gifts of Love is one of the current hostess stamp sets; these sets are exclusively available for purchase with your Stampin’ Rewards. Stampin’ Rewards are awarded to party hostesses or individuals posting orders of over £150, and must be redeemed in the order in which they are earned. You can find all the current hostess sets HERE.

The background Designer Series Paper is from the Fancy Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper pack. This paper comes as white sheets, each one with a different texture, I watercoloured it here in Pool Party to match the card base and watercolour around the flowers.

Question of the day: What type of cards do you make most? Me, I make more Thank you cards than any other kinda, although I’m sure that balance has tipped over to Christmas cards at the moment!

Product List

Gift Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141796]

£9.00

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140697]

£24.00

Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142014]

£11.75

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

[133324]

£21.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

28th November 2016

Make It Monday | Christmas Card and Gift Card Holder using Christmas Pines

Make it Monday video gift card holders and vouchers Stampin' Up! UK

Before I get into this weeks Make It Monday, I just want to let you know that TODAY ONLY we have a great Flash Sale going on! Check out all the details HERE!

I’ve been making a few of this style of card with a matching gift card envelope for customers ordering Gift vouchers recently. They are super speedy makes and look really sharp.

And the design works with just about any sentiment too! I mean, that Christmas card looks awesome with the Emerald Envy Glitter Embossed sentiment

The gift card holders are super easy to make with the Gift Card Envelope and Trim Thinlits dies. The die not only cuts the shape, but scores the fold lines too, so you can make a gift card holder in 10 minutes!

The sentiments on both these cards were totally hand stamped, but if you’re not confident stamping straight you could just as easily use a Stamp-a-ma-jig to ensure level sentiments

Question of the day: What’s your favourite type of gift? I LOVE receiving gift cards, I know I’m a bit odd with that one, but I just loving being given the gift of shopping! I hate getting bath stuff, last Christmas I got 10 bottles of bubble bath! I don’t know if my family are trying to tell me something! lol

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142049]

£31.50

Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[142668]

£5.50

Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies

[135854]

£30.00

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138325]

£6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£27.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

25th November 2016

Christmas Countdown | Non-Traditional Christmas Card using Glamper Greetings

Glamper Greetings Christmas Card using Stampin' Up! UK Products

Ok, with a month to go until the big day I was hoping to be more organised this year, but alas I still have a heap of shopping to do, I haven’t made as many Christmas cards as I need yet, and I haven’t even thought about the day itself yet! but it’s ok, because I have another Christmas Countdown project for you, so enjoy while I go and panic about all the stuff I still need to get done!

A few months ago on of the lovely ladies on the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team did a super simple project stamping onto Crumb Cake card stock with Basic Black ink, I love the look, and couldn’t miss the opportunity to do something simple with this cute snowman from Glamper Greetings

Measurements:

Card Base – Crumb Cake – 10.5 x 29.6 cm, scored at 14.8 cm

Matt – Basic Black – 10 x 14.3cm

Layer – Crumb Cake – 9.5 x 13.8 cm

Sentiment strip – Crumb Cake – 1 x 10.5 cm

Question of the day: What traditions do your family have at Christmas time? I don’t know if we really have any, both James and I are so busy around Christmas we barely see each other let alone have a tradition! Although I do make him an Advent calendar each year, really should get on with that!

Product List

Glamper Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142202]

£23.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Basic Black Metallic Thread

[141695]

£2.75

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

24th November 2016

Pootlers Design Team | May the Adventures continue

Pootlers Design Team Pootles Papercraft card using Glamper Greetings from Stampin' Up! UK

Wow, What a month it has been, I cant believe my final post for the Pootler’s Design Team has come around already! I have had so much fun working with this stamp set, although this final card was kind of a last minute affair, I had heaps of fun making it!

If you’re a regular here at StampinByHannah, you will know how much I love to watercolour, and usually I make a giant mess, but not this time! One of our team mottos (yes, I think it has reached that stage now, anyone from the team reading this) is “Don’t Put It Down, Put It Away”, and the whole way through making this card all I could hear was Sam saying it! Each part of the card was watercoloured, the ink pad was put away, the aqua-painter was cleaned, and I started a fresh! What a difference, I made several projects this morning, and usually my Crafty Office would look like a bomb had gone off, but not today, it’s still nice and tidy!

Although I do love the Glamper coloured in Bermuda Bay and Delightful Dijon, I do think that the background of this card is my favourite bit. I had sort of overlooked the Fancy Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper, but I received a sample pack a couple of months ago at an event, and totally fell in love with it! At first glance its just white card stock, but on closer inspection it’s actually embossed with some really cool patterns. I have coloured it a shade of Bermuda Bay here using ink and an aqua-painter, it colours wonderfully, but I would say that you do need more water than you would on a flat cardstock to get a smooth watercolour wash effect.

I have a whole week of Glamper cards here on my blog this week, including a great card tomorrow for my Christmas Countdown video series, see you again tomorrow!

Question of the day: What is your favourite Christmas Craft? I love making home decor pieces, and crocheting Christmas presents, oh and making Gingerbread, and Christmas cards, and Scrapbooking the big day afterwards, oh who am I kidding, I love the whole lot!

Product List

Glamper Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142202]

£23.00

Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142014]

£11.75

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£7.25

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131156]

£3.00

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[138332]

£3.00

Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine

[138413]

£3.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

22nd November 2016

Glamper Greetings Card and Tag combo!

Christmas card and matching tag using Glamper Greetings from Stampin' Up!

Ok, so I’m sharing a whole week of projects using Glamper Greetings this week. When my lovely friend Sam sent me this set I had so many ideas, but as always I popped over to Pinterest to check out what other people have been doing with it, and found THIS card by Tayna Boser and just totally had to make some tags with that tree!

I am totally addicted to colouring this stamp set using the Stampin’ Write Markers, I love the messy coloured look – this would be a great card to get your kids to help you with, great for teachers or those other awesome people involved in your child’s life.

I’ve used the Cable Knit embossing folder on these, I will admit that this wasn’t my favourite thing in the catalogue, but after having a play with it I love it!

Question of the day: how many cards are you sending this Christmas?

I haven’t managed to write my list yet, I know I have a heap though, but luckily I have a stack of Christmas cards already made!

Product List

Glamper Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142202]

£23.00

Cable Knit Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143537]

£9.00

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

£27.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.25

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

£2.75

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

[133324]

£21.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

21st November 2016

Make It Monday | Glamper Greetings

Make it monday video tutorial using Glamper Greetings from Stampin' Up! UK

Welcome to Make It Monday! and a brand new week of blog posts here at StampinByHannah! I have a special week of posts for you all featuring the fabulous Glamper Greetings stamp set that I have been using every Thursday all month.

How cute is that Glamper?!

Measurements:

Card base – Emerald Envy – 21 x 14.8 cm, scored on the long edge at 10.5 cm

Designer Series Paper – Presents and Pinecones – 13.8 x 9.5 cm

Whisper White – 12.8 x 8.5 cm

Question of the day: What’s your favourite craft tool?

Product List

Glamper Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142202]

£23.00

Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock

[141420]

£7.25

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

£10.00

3/8″ (1 Cm) Ribbon Silky Taffeta Combo Pack

[141989]

£8.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

2016-2018 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[141393]

£13.50

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