Stampin up - StampinbyHannah

25th June 202123rd June 2021

Suite Highlight | Sweet as a Peach

Hello! So, not only do I have a blog post for you today, but its the start of a new series here at StampinByHannah AND it includes a video too! Last weekend I attended a fabulous team event focused on the fabulous Sweet as a Peach suite from Stampin’ Up! and shared part of the video below as a Make and Take.

I adore team events, and I cannot wait for the day I can see these wonderful ladies in person for a great big hug. We usually get together 3 or 4 times a year, and I’m really missing seeing them all. This weekend was so nice, seeing everyone’s faces (although only on Zoom!), and getting to chat about crafty things.

So, every so often I am going to start sharing a blog post featuring a bunch of projects all using the same group of products.

One of the joys of Stampin’ Up! is the coordination, and suites take this coordination to another level. Grab a complete suite, add inks and card stocks and create a whole heap of projects that you can guarantee all work and coordinate together!

I have added a couple of other products to the suite, the Stitched So Sweetly dies are an absolute staple in my craft room. They just add the most perfect layer and are great for sentiments and focal images. The Tasteful Labels dies are another must have set for me, adding a little extra detail to every card. I’ve also used some Gilded Gems, just for a little sparkle too!

In the catalogue I wasn’t sure about this suite, however, once I started creating with it, I just couldn’t stop. The flower stamps are so pretty, although I think I do actually prefer the large peach stamp.

The Designer Series Paper in the You’re a Peach suite is a pretty collection of peach-y images, pretty florals, and some really handy basic prints. It’s all hand watercoloured and had a really fun colour palette of; Balmy Blue, Bumblebee, Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Mango Melody, Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz, and Petal Pink.

Check out the video for a full look at the suite, as well as how to create these multi-tonal, stamped peached.

Product List

You're A Peach Suite Collection (English)

[155831]

£53.00

Sweet As A Peach Bundle (English)

[155823]

£34.00

Sweet As A Peach Photopolymer Stamp Set

[155050]

£17.00

Peach Dies

[155829]

£21.00

You're A Peach 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155686]

£10.75

Mini Jam Jars

[155685]

£8.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

£7.00

Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad

[155670]

£7.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

£7.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

£4.75

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

£30.00

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Hannah McCurley

18th June 202114th June 2021

Stampin’ Up! 2021 Annual Catalogue swaps and a quick card idea

Hello! Well, this is a bit exciting actually, as I have finally managed to get myself a bit more organised, film a video, and actually have some projects ready to share.

With the start of the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, a group of us get together and swap project ideas. I LOVE sharing these fab demonstrators with you, and so I thought I’d share them on video as well as here.

Cute handmade Puffin notebook using Stampin' Up! products

This cute notebook was handmade by Fiona at blueoceancrafts.com. How cute are the puffins?!

Pretty handmade card using Bloom where you are planted from Stampin' Up!

This card from Debs at DebsyDaisy.com is a fab use of that Bark 3D embossing folder

Pretty handmade card wallet using Pansy Patch from Stampin' Up!

This fabulous pouch was created by Karen MacDonald and included an adorable little notebook

Hand stamped card using Color and Contour from Stampin' Up!

I love a tone on tone moment, and this one from Lisa at https://www.littleowlscrafts.co.uk/ is lovely.

Detailed handmade card using Bloom where you are planted from Stampin' Up!

Hilary sent this very pretty card using the Bloom where you are Planted suite

Pretty friend card using Sweet Symmetry from Stampin' Up!

This is the card shared with my by Heather Fogan from StampwithNellie.com… embarassingly, I have no idea what I did with her lovely card, I think its lost somewhere in my craftroom, but I wanted to make sure she got a mention too

Fun simple hand made card using Beauty of the Earth from Stampin' Up!

This final card is the card I sent them. Keeping things super simple (and quick), letting that lovely Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper do all the talking!

Product List

Beauty Of The Earth Suite Collection (English)

[155843]

£67.50

Beauty Of Friendship Bundle (English)

[155834]

£47.50

Beautiful Trees Dies

[155840]

£33.00

Bark 3 D Embossing Folder

[155431]

£9.25

Party Puffins Cling Stamp Set

[155054]

£19.00

Bloom Where You're Planted Suite Collection (English)

[155699]

£61.25

Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154994]

£20.00

Pansy Petals 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155807]

£10.75

In Symmetry Bundle (English)

[155599]

£27.75

Stitched So Sweetly Dies

[151690]

£30.00

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Hannah McCurley

18th April 202118th April 2021

First look at the Stampin’ Up! 2021-2023 In Colours and a quick card | Facebook Live Replay

Hi folks! So, I had hoped to get this post up a little earlier, but the babies had other ideas! Anyway, better late than never right? This past week I managed to get back to my Thursday night Facebook Live’s, I would love to promise this slot every week, and that is my aim, but there might be a few misses before I can get back into the swing of them properly.

Exciting things are happening at Stampin’ Up! this month as we prepare for the launch of the 2021 Annual catalogue. Now, I need to apologise at this point because I put a post out last week with a form for catalogue requests, but then had some blog-y issues and so lost all the sign ups! So, if you would like a catalogue, please pop over to my Request a Catalogue page again. I am so sorry.

I thought for my first Facebook Live back, we’d take a look at the new Stampin’ Up! 2021-2023 In Colours. I am loving these 5 colours, and cannot wait to get properly inky using them!

Aren’t these colours so pretty. The 5 In Colours aren’t designed to work together usually, but rather to slot into the standard colour collection and introduce more ‘on tread’ colours, However, this year, I think anyway, that these 5 work really well together.

Take a look at the Video replay for a look at the colours in relation to some of our existing colours.

I did also manage to make a card using Fresh Freesia and one of the new stamp and die bundles too! The Pansy Patch stamp set is so pretty and I can see heaps of fabulously coloured flowers, both stamped and/or die cut coming with this one

The stamps and colours I used this week aren’t available to customers just yet, BUT you could add any of these items to your Starter Kit if you decide to become a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, and join the fun!

For more information on joining; check out my Joining page, or my Joining FAQ’s.

I can’t wait to stamp with you all again, thanks for stopping by today.

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

12th February 20219th February 2021

Ink Blending with Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes

If you’ve been here for a while you’ll know I love an inky technique, and as Stampin’ Up! have recently released their own Ink Blending Brushes I had to grab a set and have a go!

I’ve done Ink blending on the blog before, but always with a sponge, and while I like using a sponge for inky techniques, these new brushes make ink blending super easy.

The Blending Brushes are super soft, and so don’t leave those harsh lines that you can sometimes get with a sponge. I find that they blend colours together really well, particularly if you are using the same brush for two colours.

This first card blends Magenta Madness, Rich Razzleberry and Gray Granite, and I used the same brush for Magenta and Razzleberry. The stamp set here is So Much Love, and its a really pretty subtle floral that I head embossed onto the card stock before ink blending.

The sentiment and card base are both Gray Granite, and I think this really sets off the pinky/purple colours really well.

The dies I’ve used on both of these cards are the Stitched Rectangles dies. I find these so super handy, and the smaller dies are perfectly sized for loads of sentiments.

The Blending Brushes come in packs of 3, which I think is really handy as often 3 colours blended works really well. This second card I’ve blended Bumblebee, Granny Apply Green and Pool Party, for a really fun look.

The Blending Brushes are really easy to load with colour, just tap them onto your ink pads to pick up a little ink. I do tend to tap off once onto some scrap paper, but then its a simple case of using circle motions to sweep the ink onto the card stock. I should add, I do usually start off the card stock and work my way on with the colour, but this is probably just a habit from using sponges.

This card also uses the Sweet Strawberry stamp set. I just love this leaf stamp, it just adds the perfect level of something-ness to a background.

Product List

Blending Brushes

[153611]

£11.25

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

£8.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

£33.00

So Much Love Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152667]

£19.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

£7.00

Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad

[153117]

£7.00

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

£7.00

Sweet Strawberry Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154394]

£17.00

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

£8.25

Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

[153116]

£7.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

£7.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

£7.00

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6th February 20216th February 2021

Happy Birthday with Pretty Perennials and the Pootlers Team Blog Hop

Welcome to StampinByHannah and the second Pootlers team blog hop of 2021!

This time we are all sharing projects using goodies from the new Stampin’ Up! January-June Mini Catalogue. I have a bit of a soft spot for a pretty floral stamp set, and so when I saw Pretty Perennials I knew it had to have a space on my craft room shelf!

Handstamped birthday card using Pretty Perennials from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Today’s card is pretty simple, I used the stamps to create my own Designer Series Paper, and then added a sentiment. The colour combination is so pretty, and not one I use often; Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Pool Party, So Saffron, and Soft Seafoam.

quick and easy birthday card using Pretty Perennials from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The sentiment uses the Birthday stamp from the Pretty Perennials stamp set, but the ‘Happy’ is a die cut from the Well Written dies. I think these pair so perfectly together, what about you?

Thanks for stopping by StampinByHannah today, please check out the rest of the team and their fabulous projects by clicking the links below, and because we have more than 25 blogs taking part… do check out the others on page 2!

Product List

Pretty Perennials Bundle

[156234]

£42.25

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

[108611]

£8.25

So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147109]

£7.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147100]

£7.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147102]

£7.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147107]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

[147012]

£8.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.25

Well Written Dies

[151816]

£37.00

Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets

[147801]

£8.25

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st February 202131st January 2021

Fill your birthing with Flowering Cactus!

I have been loving the new Flowering Cactus Product Medley from the Stampin’ Up! January-June Mini catalogue, and made a bunch of cute projects with it for my January Kit Class. However, I still have a stack left to share and so I thought I’d share this one with you today.

Quick and easy stamping with Flowering Cactus from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The Product Medley includes everything you need to make a bunch of projects; a stamp and die bundle, Designer Series Paper, twine and Embellishments. All you need to add is the ink and card stock!

I love this card, as its not too cactus-y (is that a word? It is now!), and is a really simply colour combination of Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow and Highland Heather.

Handstamped Birthday card using Flowering Cactus from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

A quick and simply card to put together, just a bit of Designer Series Paper and a scrap of stamped card stock. Lovely

Product List

Flowering Cactus Product Medley (English)

[154559]

£65.00

Flowering Cactus Product Medley Refill

[155400]

£33.00

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

£8.25

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

£7.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

[147103]

£7.00

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

31st January 202130th January 2021

Inspire.Create.Challenge #083 | Quick and Easy birthday with Darling Donkeys

Hi all! Gosh, it’s been a mad couple of weeks. Poor baby boy had to have his 8 week vaccinations, and that’s basically had me sat on the sofa cuddling him for the past week, leaving me with no time to craft. However, I did manage to find 10 minutes a couple of weekends ago to have a quick colour of the fabulously fun Darling Donkeys for this weeks Inspire.Create.Challenge.

The theme this time around is ‘Cute Critters’ and we have so many in the Stampin’ Up! catalogues at the moment, I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.

This Donkey is stamped in Memento Black ink, and coloured using both Light and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends, with a hint of Dark Mossy Meadow and Dark Poppy Parade for that rose.

Darling Donkeys is one of the current Sale-a-bration stamp sets, and is available for free when you spend £45 before the end of February.

I’ve paired this chap with some of the new Colour Family Designer Series Paper in Gray Granite. This paper will be available in the next Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue, or you can get it now if you grab a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit.

Do check out the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog for more inspiration and to add your own Critter Creations!

Product List

Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set

[155264]

£0.00

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

£8.25

Neutrals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152485]

£10.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

£8.50

Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148547]

£8.50

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147275]

£8.50

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

[149638]

£33.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

23rd January 202118th January 2021

InspireINK Blog Hop | Watercolour Simply Succulents

InspirInk Blog Hop Header Stampin' Up! team blog hop

Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah and the first InspireINK blog hop of 2021. This month we were challenged to create a project using new products from this years January-June Mini Catalogue, and I am loving so many of the things in it I had a hard time choosing!

But then I saw this card on Instagram and was totally inspired to re-create it using the Simply Succulents stamp set.

Thinking of you using Simply Succulents from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

The panel of watercolour paper was die cut using the Rectangle stitched dies, and I added a wash of Bermuda Bay ink as a watercolour. This is so quick to do; I put a bit of water on a clear block and add a dab of ink either directly from the ink pad, or using a re-inker. Then its just a case of painting it onto the watercolour paper. I often add the colour in layers, letting each one dry in between to give the piece more dimension,

The succulents are stamped in Memento Black ink once the panel was completely dry, and the panel was then added to the card base which had a layer of Bermuda Bay Designer Series Paper.

Quick watercolour card for InspireINK using Simply Succulents from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

I love a bold sentiment, and to create this will often heat emboss a sentiment in white onto a strip of Basic Black card stock. I did consider adding some pearls or sequins, but chose to keep this one embellishment free.

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Design Team’s creations by hoping around the blogs linked below

Product List

Simply Succulents Cling Stamp Set

[154480]

£20.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£8.25

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[152487]

£10.75

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

£8.25

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[147096]

£7.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131156]

£3.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

£5.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

21st January 202118th January 2021

Two big Birthday Cards….

It’s a special day today for our family, its the day my husbands Great Nanny turns 100. Now, we would have dearly loved to be celebrating all together, but of course we can’t. I can, however provide her with two handmade birthday cards. So that is what I have done.

The first uses the brand new Pretty Perennials stamp set, and the coordinating dies. I absolutely LOVE this stamp set, a sweet floral stamp set that makes my heart happy. Here I’ve stamped it in Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Old Olive, and used the matching Perennial Petals dies to cut them out. I also added one of the more detailed dies to the large flower for a bit more interest.

The sentiment stamps are lovely in this stamp set too. Here I’ve stamped ‘Happy’ in Memento Black, and then heat embossed ‘birthday’ in white. The Designer Series Paper is called True Love, and is a lovely collection of black and white patterns and florals. The 100 is die cut using the Playful Alphabet from some retired Gold Glitter card stock.

I have a fun class coming in February using the Pretty Perennials bundle and the True Love Designer Series Paper, so do check back for that.

The second card uses both new Sale-a-bration goodies, as well as a retired gem. Now, I wouldn’t usually share a project that features a retired item, but I know so many people that have them (or similar) that I felt that I could.

This card uses the lovely Paper Blossoms Designer Series Paper which is currently available for free with a £45 spend.

The 100 is die cut from Petal Pink card stock, a colour which is featured in the Designer Series Paper, and layered over a vellum label cut from the Tasteful Labels dies.

This card is finished with the birthday sentiment, taken from Blossoms in Bloom.

Product List

Pretty Perennials Bundle

[156234]

£42.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.25

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

True Love Designer Series Paper

[154281]

£10.75

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

£7.00

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

£8.25

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

£7.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£8.25

Paper Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155222]

£0.00

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

£8.25

Blossoms In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[152684]

£20.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

£29.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£9.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

17th January 202110th January 2021

Inspire.Create.Challenge #082 Sketch Challenge

Hello! Well, it’s been a hot minute hasn’t it since my last Inspire.Create Design Team post. In reality, we took a bit of a break over November and December, but we are super excited to be back this month, and we are kicking off with a simple sketch challenge.

Don’t forget to pop over to the Inspire.Create blog to check out the rest of the Design Team’s creations, and to add your own makes to the link up too.

Quick and Simple Happy Birthday card using Pretty Perennials from Stampin' Up! for Inspire.Create.Challenge with StampinByHannah

I have been having heaps of fun this month creating with the Brand New stamp and die bundle; Pretty Perennials, and so it was handy on my desk when I came to make my card for this challenge.

As it’s such a simple sketch, I’ve kept my card pretty simple too, with some very simple stamping on a Stitched Circle die cut. The background is my first ink blending attempt using the new Stampin’ Up! Blending Brushes… I LOVE them! They are so easy to use, and create a lovely, soft, ink blended effect.

Simple Stamping Birthdays with Pretty Perennials from Stampin' Up! with StampinByHannah

Then the card is finished with a trio of the Artistry Blooms Sequins.

Thanks for stopping by StampinByHannah today, and please do check out the Inspire.Create blog for more inspiration.

Product List

Pretty Perennials Bundle

[156234]

£42.25

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

[131302]

£8.25

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

£28.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

£7.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147052]

£7.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

£7.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

£11.25

Artistry Blooms Sequins

[152477]

£6.50

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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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator