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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

2nd December 2016

Christmas Countdown | Quick and Easy Gift Tags

Quick and Easy tags using Merriest Wishes from Stampin' Up! UK Video Tutorial

oh my goodness, it is December!!!! I am slowly preparing for Christmas, I mean, I have now managed to actually start some shopping! but one of my favourite things to do around Christmas is to make the gifts I send special by adding a hand-made touch… in this case, handmade tags.

I am loving using the Merriest Wishes bundle! Did you know when you see the bundle option in the catalogue, or on the webstore, you save 10% by buying the two items together! Isn’t that awesome?!

These tags are so easy to make, and are a great way to use up scraps of card stock too!

This shaker tag is my favourite, and you can see a card using something very similar on Sunday as part of a super special blog hop!

Question of the Day: What are you listening to right now? I tend to listen to music in the car, and am loving listening to a heap of podcasts at the moment, can’t seem to find a crafty one though 🙁

Product List

Merriest Wishes Clear-Mount Bundle

[143520]

£36.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

£4.50

Precision Base Plate

[139684]

£22.00

Blushing Bride Sequin Trim

[138400]

£4.50

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

£4.50

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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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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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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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18th November 2016

Christmas Countdown | Perpetual Advent Calendar Part 2

Christmas Countdown perpetual advent calendar using Presents and Pinecones from Stampin' Up! UK

Last Friday I shared my Perpetual Advent Calendar, and although I LOVE it, there was just something missing… something for it to stand on.

See, don’t they now look so much better, more finished, and it only needs a teeny tiny bit of card stock and a strip of Designer Series Paper

Measurements:

Card stock: 10.5 x 17 cm

Score on all four sides at 2 cm

I have created a PDF file for you with a heap of different countdown options, which you can find HERE!

Question of the day: What is your favourite Designer Series Paper?

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I will be closing this order on the 30^th November 2016

Product List

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141632]

£11.75

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

£9.00

Stampin’ Trimmer

[129722]

£27.00

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11th November 2016

Christmas Countdown | Perpetual Advent Calendar

Yay! Christmas Countdown, that must mean that it is FRIDAY! Thank goodness, I am tired this week…. in serious need of the weekend.

Now, the video has two sets of measurements this week…. basically because I was more than a bit tired when I filmed this on Wednesday. The true measurements are underneath the video 🙂

Measurements:

Card stock: Emerald Envy – 25 x 18 cm (10 x 7 1/8″)

Score on the long side at 6, 12, 18 and 24 cm (2 3/8, 4 3/4, 7 1/8, and 9 1/2″)

Score on the short side at 6 and 12 cm (2 3/8 and 4 3/4″)

You will also need 12 pieces of Designer Series Paper that measure 5.5 x 5.5 cm (2 1/8″ x 2 1/8″)

My plan is for a base for this project next Friday, hopefully….

Product List

Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140653]

£24.00

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

£28.00

Stampin’ Trimmer

[129722]

£27.00

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

£10.00

Presents & Pinecones A4 Cardstock Pack

[143213]

£7.25

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

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9th November 2016

Launching …. Gift Vouchers!

Tin of Cards Frosted Medallions Birthday card using Stampin' Up! UK products

Hello!

I am so excited to launch my Gift Vouchers! These make just the most perfect present for your Crafty friends, you choose the amount you want to send and I will sort the rest!

Each voucher comes in a handmade wallet along with a card. Postage for the Voucher and card to totally free.

Vouchers purchased last for 12 months and are redeemable through me only, they will so feature a unique code to be quoted when the recipient places their order.. They cannot be cashed, or spent with another demonstrator.

To order you Vouchers contact me via the form below. Payment via Paypal (either directly to me via Paypal friends and family or I can send you an invoice)

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9th November 2016

Christmas Stamp-a-Stack!

Are you organised ready for Christmas? Made all your Christmas cards yet? No?! Well, why not join me for a evening of Christmas card crafting?

We are making 8 fabulous Christmas cards on 23rd November, join me for £15 or FREE with a £25 order!

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or, Register below

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8th November 2016

Sponged Bauble Christmas Card

Simple Christmas Card using Happy Ornament from Stampin' Up! UK

I love a simple card, and today’s card is so super simple!

I’m loving this cute stamp! This single Wood Mount stamp is a bargain at £13, and I’m loving a bit of simple stamping to use it (although I might have to try some paper-piecing with it too!)

I’ve stamped it here in Basic Black ink, and then added a touch of colour using Stampin’ Sponges.

The colour combination here is just lovely, and not overly Christmas-y either; Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, and Cherry Cobbler with a hint of Crushed Curry, just lovely

Product List

Happy Ornament Wood-Mount Stamp

[142175]

£13.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131171]

£6.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

£6.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

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