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2nd December 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Colour Challenge

StampinByHannah Simply Sketched Saturday Colour Challenge

Man, I have missed blog hopping with this group of lovely ladies! This month’s Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge blog hop is bitter sweet, not only is it the last one of 2017, its also the last time we are hopping under this name (although, we will be back in the new year even bigger and better!).

The lovely Dee set this colour challenge, and while I LOVE a good challenge, this scared the pants off me! I mean, seriously, I had a good few weeks of sitting and looking at these two colours before ANYTHING came to mind.

Fresh Fig is one of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours, and I couldn’t help but make it the main focus of this card. The Designer Series Paper here is Year of Cheer, which comes in white with metallic foiling. While I do LOVE the look if it plain, I have taken a sponge brayer to it here and coloured in in Fresh Fig. This is one of my most used techniques at the moment, colouring Designer Series Paper to create totally custom projects!

The sentiment is stamped in Island Indigo using the Cheers to the Year stamp set, which is then die cut using the Layering Circles framelits.

To pick up on the Gold foiling from the Designer Series Paper I also die cut a scalloped circle from Gold Foil Paper as a matt for the sentiment.

The card is completed with a ribbon bow in Island Indigo Ombre Ribbon.

Product List

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

£11.75

Cheers To The Year Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144928]

£16.00

Sponge Brayers

[141714]

£7.25

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

£7.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£3.75

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126986]

£6.00

Island Indigo 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon

[144233]

£6.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st December 20173rd January 2018

Stampin’ Up! End of Year Sale…

StampinByHannah Stampin’ Up! End of Year Sale…

It is finally here…. your LAST CHANCE to grab some of the fabulous goodies from this years Autumn / Winter catalogue before we say goodbye to them forever! This year’s Christmas stamps, dies, punches and Designer Series Papers are some of the most gorgeous I have ever had the pleasure to own and use, and I would HATE for you to miss them!

There are going to be some super quick sellers this time around, so get in their quick and grab a bargain!

All retiring products are WHILE STOCKS LAST!

As well as the Autumn Winter retiring list, there are also a couple of Annual Catalogue gems available for a discount too…. including a couple of my favourites (the Layered Leaves embossing folder and Eclectic Layers Thinlits!!!!)

You can find all the reduced and retiring products HERE! and grab your End of Year Sale bargains!

Happy shopping!

Don’t forget to shop using the Code Club Code to receive some great FREE goodies!

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I will be closing this order on the 30^th December 2017

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st December 2017

Christmas Countdown #11 | DIY baubles using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin’ Up!

Christmas Countdown DIY Clear Bauble using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Christmas Countdown #11 DIY baubles using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin’ Up!

This Christmas Countdown project has become somewhat of a tradition in the McCurley household. I bought these clear, fillable baubles a few years ago, and I am sure that you could still find something very similar on Amazon or eBay. Each year I bring them back out and use current Stampin’ Up! goodies to make new filling for 2 of them…. my plan is to have a heap of different, personalised baubles on one of the Christmas Trees in my home. This year I am up to 3 different styles, and I love them all!

I have shared the previous two years of using these baubles, and have videos for each year. You can find them HERE and HERE.

As in previous years I have used the Layering Circles dies to cut out layers of card stock for the centres of my baubles. This year there are two different colour-ways; Dapper Denim, Champagne and Whisper White, and Cherry Cobbler, Gold and Very Vanilla. I don’t think I could choose a favourite, how about you?

Next week is the final Christmas Countdown of 2017! I cannot believe we are already into December, this year has been crazy and I am seriously hoping for a more relaxing 2018.

Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144820]

£20.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

£3.75

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

£7.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£3.75

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st December 2017

December Code Club…

StampinByHannah Code Club Stampin' Rewards StampinByHannah

StampinByHannah December Code Club

Oh my goodness, as if it is December already! I have a few posts coming to you today… including the 11th instalment of my Christmas Countdown, and then later on I will be sharing my top picks from this years End of Year Sale too

The first day of the month is always busy, but I have even MORE going on today than usual! I have the first month of my FREE Online Card classes over on my Facebook page. I have been planning these for a while, and the first one should give you a few last minute Christmas Card ideas!

This new card class also changes the way the my Code Club is going to run. Each month I release a brand new Code Club Code, this is a great way not only to support me but also to get some fabulous goodies for yourself. So, starting from today (1st December 2017) using the Code Club Code at checkout will get you a complete kit of supplies to make the cards I share in my Facebook Live video each month.

Decembers Kit includes card stock and embellishments for 6 cards (2 of each of 3 designs). Kits DO NOT include the stamp set, dies or tools, however these items are, of course, available in my online store! I will be sharing the class here on Sunday, complete with a complete list of all the items I have used and anything else that comes up during the live broadcast.

So… how do you join in?

It’s really easy! Just add the Code Club Code into the box labelled ‘Host Code’ during check out. This will then add your order to the club! You Stampin’ Up! goodies will be sent to you as normal via UPS and should be with you in 3-5 working days. I will then also package up your card kit and aim to have it with you shortly after your order too.

You can always find the current Code Club Code in the sidebar of my blog… and on the Code Club Code page too.

Thanks so much for choosing me as your Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator…. and I look forward to popping something special in the post to you soon!

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

30th November 20173rd January 2018

StampinByHannah Gift Cards….

StampinByHannah Stampin’ Up! Gift Cards….

I don’t know about you, but I have started to give the gift of shopping more and more in recent years. One because I just don’t have the time to source and buy everyone a special gift, but also because I would much rather someone had something that they LOVE than something I think that they might like, but then ultimately spends years sat at the back of a drawer!

I’m sure that you LOVE to shop for your crafty and creative friends…. or maybe you have been directed here by your card making loved one…. but how to do you know what they need, or what they already own? This is where Stampin’ Up! Gift Cards brought to you by StampinByHannah is a great idea!

So, how to StampinByHannah Gift Cards work?

Its simple, just complete the form at the bottom of this post. I will the contact you to collect payment (I use PayPal for this). I will also pop a handmade card and voucher into the post for you, so you have something to actually gift.

Then, the gift card is spent by emailing me directly to place your order.

Gift cards provided by me can only be spent with me. They are not endorsed by Stampin’ Up! and cannot be spent in my online store.

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Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Bundle

[146053]

£42.25

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

[144621]

£10.00

Merry Little Christmas 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock Pack

[144622]

£10.00

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

£6.00

Real Red 1/8″ (3.2 Mm) Solid Ribbon

[144631]

£6.25

Basic Black 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon

[144129]

£6.25

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

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!

Please support StampinByHannah, and enter my Code Club Code. For orders of over £150 please do not use this code, as you are entitled to your own Hostess benefits!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

29th November 2017

Inspire.Create.Challenge #006 | Painted Harvest Fancy Fold

Inspire.Create.Challenge How to make a Fancy Fold card using Painted Harvest from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenge #006 Painted Harvest Fancy Fold

This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenge is a theme… Now, I don’t really know what I was doing when I set this challenge. I also managed to complete forget about it, so when I was planning on Saturday afternoon and I suddenly realised that I needed to make a Fancy Fold card for this week’s challenge even I panicked! But, I turned to an old friend, and I think it turned out ok!

I do LOVE a good fancy fold. I have a heap of Fancy Fold video tutorials over on my YouTube channel if you want to check it out.

This is a Double Diamond fold card. They are super simple to put together…. the trick is all in the scoring! I have made these a couple of times now, and you can find the video tutorial for it HERE. This version uses Crushed Curry card stock for the base, with layers of Early Espresso card stock and Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper.

To create the perfect layers I used the Layering Squares Framelits dies.

Measurements:

Card base – Crushed Curry Card Stock – 4 x 10″ (10 x 25 cm)

Score on the long side at; 2, 4, 6 and 8″ (5, 10, 15 and 20 cm)

Score on the short side at; 2″ (5 cm)

Rotate the card stock back so that the long side is at the top, and then make two marks along the horizontal score line at 3 and 7″ ( 7.5 and 17.5 cm)

The biggest issue when it comes to sending Fancy Fold card is of course the envelope! Stampin’ Up! have this covered with the Envelope Punch Board… Fully coordinating, perfectly sized envelopes in flash!

Measurements:

Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper : 7-7/8 x 7-7/8″ (I tend to stick to imperial measurements with the Envelope Punch Board, just feels easier!)

Punch and Score using the Envelope Punch Board at 3-3/8″ and then follow the score lines to punch and score on each side.

Thanks so much for stopping by StampinByHannah today. I would LOVE to see your Fancy Fold creations! Why not add them to our gallery over at Inspire.Create.Challenges?

Product List

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Bundle

[146021]

£30.00

Painted Harvest Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144783]

£19.00

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper

[144613]

£10.00

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

£7.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

£7.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

£6.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

£32.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

£6.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Envelope Punch Board

[133774]

£18.00

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!

Please support StampinByHannah, and enter my Code Club Code. For orders of over £150 please do not use this code, as you are entitled to your own Hostess benefits!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

28th November 2017

This Little Piggy Feat. Stampin’ Blends

Cute Just Because Card using This Little Piggy from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah This Little Piggy Feat. Stampin’ Blends

I am LOVING my set of Stampin’ Blends! Have you got your hands on your favourite colours yet?

These alcohol markers are just awesome… Suddenly it is super simple to create perfectly blended images that coordinate with your Stampin’ Up! inks, card stock and embellishments for professional looking projects. I LOVE Stampin’ Up! for their coordination, no longer do I spent hours searching for a ribbon that matches that odd shade of pink, or the perfect green ink, or Patterned Papers that match…. Stampin’ Up! have it covered!

This lovely little piggy is lovely to colour using Stampin’ Blends. I used Pink Pirouette and Pool Party here. Firstly, I laid down a base of Light Pink Pirouette across the whole of out piggy friend, the added dimension and shadows using the darker marker. I LOVE that these pens come in pairs, one light, one dark, giving you easy blending. Then the wings are coloured in flat colour using the light Pool Party marker

Want to get your hands on the Stampin’ Blends or Stampin’ Write Markers… you can and spread the cost by joining one of my Clubs!

Product List

This Little Piggy Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143922]

£18.00

Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144604]

£8.00

Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144605]

£8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock

[116203]

£7.25

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126956]

£6.00

Chocolate Chip A4 Card Stock

[108599]

£7.25

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

1/4″ Copper Trim

[144179]

£5.50

Stampin’ Blends Markers Collection

[147475]

£108.00

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

£99.00

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

27th November 2017

Make It Monday | Be Merry Project Kit Tips and Tricks

Make It Monday How to Make Christmas ornaments using the Be Merry Kit from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Be Merry Project Kit Tips and Tricks

I love making my own decorations at Christmas time! I think it comes from being a child of the early ’90’s where the paper chain was king and every Christmas tree was topped with some sort of handmade (and usually deformed) Christmas angel. Stampin’ Up! make creating your handmade Christmas super simple with this fabulous kit. Be Merry is designed to give you 12 cute hanging rosette ornaments…. but as usual I have pulled the kit to pieces and have made not only some of the rosettes, but some cards too!

The kit contains everything you will need, except adhesives. Stampin’ Up! suggest that you need Fine-Tip Glue, Dimensionals and a Hot Glue Gun for this one, but I would actually suggest swapping the Fine-Tip glue for some Snail, I’ll come to why shortly!

Tips and Tricks

When pinching your mesh circles, twist the pinched end – this stops them from pinging open
Put your Hot Glue Gun on a Silicone Mat
Apply Snail Adhesive to the back of the sentiment die cuts before removing them from the carrier sheet
Separate your mesh circles BEFORE you start making your rosettes…. they are very stuck together!
Watch both my video and the Stampin’ Up! version before you start! and Have fun!

Like I mentioned at the top of this post, I have also had a play with the parts of this kit and made some cards too…

This one uses the centre of the tree die cut, which has been sponged in Old Olive ink to match the colours from the kit. I did supplement the kit with some stamping from Christmas Pines, like the ‘Christmas’ sentiment, stamped here in Old Olive.

The second card even made use the Rosette piece…

The rosettes are held together with a single strip of card stock. Cut this off and you have a straight piece of foiled card stock, I covered the now ‘raw’ edge with a piece of the Real Red ribbon from the kit, added one of the candy cane pieces and a Dapper Denim stamped sentiment from Christmas Pines to finish this one.

What will you be making with this kit? Share your creations with me on my Facebook page.

Before I go, I just want to let you know that Stampin’ Up! are offering FREE Postage and Packing TODAY ONLY!

Product List

Be Merry Kit

[144648]

£17.75

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

£6.25

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive Refill

[104331]

£4.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

£9.00

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142049]

£31.50

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!

Please support StampinByHannah, and enter my Code Club Code. For orders of over £150 please do not use this code, as you are entitled to your own Hostess benefits!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

26th November 2017

Online Extravaganza | Free Shipping!

StampinByHannah Online Extravaganza Free Shipping!

I write this at 10PM on Saturday… as I remember that I had completely forgotten to let you know about this fabulous deal that happens tomorrow (Monday!)

We have had a fabulous week of Online Extravaganza deals (which finishes tonight at 10:59PM…. so there are still time to shop!)

Yes… for the FIRST TIME EVER Stampin’ Up! are offering us FREE shipping!

How awesome is that? It is site wide, so whether you’re making your Christmas Cards, after stocking up on adhesives, buying someone a fabulous crafty kit for Christmas, or shopping the Clearance rack, you wont pay for your P+P

This fabulous deal starts from 11PM tonight and runs through to 10:59PM on Monday night

What’s the top of your wish list?

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

24th November 201719th November 2017

Christmas Countdown | Bauble Gift Tags using Christmas Pines from Stampin’ Up!

Christmas Countdown Bauble Style Gift Tags Video Tutorial using Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Christmas Countdown Bauble Gift Tags using Christmas Pines from Stampin’ Up!

I am always being inspired by my crafty friends. I was lucky enough to spend a whole weekend with them a couple of weeks ago for Stampin’ Up! OnStage in Birmingham. We had heaps of fun chatting crafty, checking out the brand new Stampin’ Up! Spring / Summer catalogue (coming in January!)… and enjoying a fun team day filled with productivity tips, chocolate cake and LOTS of laughs. I am actually not sure if I will be invited to another, after me and my friends Sam and Julie spent the whole day in hysterics…. being generally inappropriate… and munching on sweeties rather than crafting!

This project was totally inspired by my friend Caroline, who made something similar for a video hop we did a few months ago.

These are super easy to put together using the Layering Circles framelits. These are a true work-horse in my craft room, they are ALWAYS out on my crafty table, and coordinate with so many projects, stamp sets and even other die sets too. I LOVE them, and totally couldn’t be without them. One of the things I love about the Stampin’ Up! circle dies is that they are sized perfectly for card fronts…. and that they have matching scalloped circles in the set too!

The stamp set I have used here is called Christmas Pines. You might have missed this one, it’s a little buried in the middle of the Annual catalogue…. but it is fabulous! I use it often for both Christmas and non-Christmas projects. AND it has a coordinating set of thinlits too… the Pretty Pines thinlets include that lovely ribbon die (actually there are two, one big and one small!) which is perfect for that added something that isn’t going to add a heap of bulk onto your card and make it difficult to post.

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142049]

£31.50

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

[141851]

£23.50

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

£6.00

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

£7.25

Pretty Label Punch

[143715]

£16.00

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

£3.75

1/8″ Circle Handheld Punch

[134365]

£8.25

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!

Please support StampinByHannah, and enter my Code Club Code. For orders of over £150 please do not use this code, as you are entitled to your own Hostess benefits!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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