Birthday - StampinbyHannah

13th April 2017

Male Birthday Card using Nailed It! from Stampin’ Up!

Ok, so last week (before I headed to Amsterdam) I sat in my crafty office looking around, thinking “there is a card around here somewhere that I haven’t blogged yet” but I couldn’t find it. I photograph everything I make, but I had nothing in my photo files, nothing lying around the office…. but I knew I had made something that I hadn’t shared with you guys yet. I packed my suitcase, tidied up, and sat down on the sofa to relax with James before I went away…. and there it was…. James’ birthday card! I had made it in such a hurry that I hadn’t photographed it, no wonder I couldn’t find it!

So, I thought I’d share it today instead. But I have another confession to make…. this stamp set (Nailed It!) is on the Retiring List…. and the matching dies have already sold out! Things move quickly off that list, so please, I would HATE for you to miss something that you love, go and check out what is left …. I’ll wait here while you pop an order in don’t worry……

Right, ordered, got your favourites? Great!

There is one thing on this card that is carrying forward into the new catalogue…. that fabulous embossing folder, don’t you just love it?! I am so pleased to have another 12 months to play with it. Actually I am so excited about this new catalogue, I cannot wait to show you all the goodies that are inside! (Although you can see it now if you join Stampin’ Up! with me, just ask me how!)

Product List

Nailed It Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143077]

£19.00

Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142783]

£11.75

Urban Underground Embellishments

[142786]

£6.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

£7.25

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143231]

£8.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

5th April 2017

Global Design Project #081 | Endless Birthday Wishes with a Swirly Bird

Global Design Project #081 Endless Birthday Wishes with Swirly Bird Stampin' Up! Birthday Card

I always enjoy taking part in Global Design Project Challenges, but I think the colour ones are my favourite. I love being given a set of colours I had never thought of using together and seeing what I can create, saying that this week’s colour challenge was a little different

I always enjoy using Night of Navy and Whisper White together, but that Free Choice was tricky! I have a couple of go to choices…. Watermelon Wonder or Melon Mambo…. but I didn’t want to use them this time. So I spun my Colour Caddy with my eyes closed and selected an ink that way, so ended up with Flirty Flamingo!

My current Online Card Class uses the Swirly Bird Bundle, I LOVE this stamp set. I have had so much fun making cards with Swirly Bird ready for my ladies (and gentlemen) this month. The coordinating dies not only cut out some of the stamped images, but add to the cards you make with accent pieces like this swirl!

The only (little) issue with Swirly Bird is that it doesn’t include any sentiments… however, there are some lovely sentiment sets in both the Annual and Spring Summer catalogue. This card uses Endless Birthday Wishes, (how cute is that font!) I love this stamp set, but it doesn’t come of the shelf very often… maybe I’ll have to get it out again soon!

Product List

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Bundle

[142353]

£42.25

Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140273]

£14.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

£7.25

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

23rd March 2017

Global Design Project #079 | Theme Challenge

Global Design Project theme challenge using Carousel Birthday from Stampin' Up! to make a quick and easy fun birthday card

Right, lets get back on track… I am much better, my work hours are starting to even out again and I have a little more time to craft, much be time to take on another Global Design Project Challenge then!

This week’s theme challenge was a bit of a head scratcher…. I really wanted to use the Ferris Wheel stamp from Carousel Birthday but when I got the stamp set out the horse image jumped out of the box at me – so that is what I used!

I have been a bit naughty with this card actually, there are 3 stamp sets playing here… but I wanted a simple font for the sentiment, and I needed a bit of splater! sometimes 3 is better than 1, right?

The horse is heat embossed in Gold onto a circle cut using the Stitched Shapes dies; I am loving using them with the Layering Circles Framelits at the moment (can you tell?!). I almost coloured the image with Stampin’ Write Markers but it just didn’t feel quite right, so I grabbed for my current favourite stamp… the fine splatter from Touches of Texture. The splatter appears again on the background (a twice embossed sheet of Very Vanilla, embossed first with Gold Embossing powder then ran through the Lucky Stars embossing folder).

The sentiment is hand cut from Crazy About You and is simply stamped in Watermelon Wonder.

I hope you have enjoyed my card post today, particularly as I only made it at 10PM last night (yes, I quickly photographed it and got in on the blog scheduled for this morning! I am still a little behind with the rest of the week though!)

See you again soon

Product List

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142832]

£17.00

Crazy About You Clear Stamp Set

[138859]

£35.00

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143251]

£30.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138323]

£6.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

14th March 2017

Endless Masked Birthday Card

Handmade birthday card masking endless birthday wishes from Stampin' Up! UK

Super quick post today; I’m writing this in a bit of a hurry on Sunday night… in my Grandparents front room the night before my grandfathers funeral… however I have a happy card for you today

This simple but special card was made for my gorgeous mother in law a few weeks ago.

I love a good technique, and this card uses one of my favourites; masking! I used a strip of sticky note tape to mask before stamping the images from Endless Thanks in Watermelon Wonder, Calypso Coral, Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron and Bermuda Bay. The card is finished with a sprinkling of Enamel Shapes

Product List

Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140273]

£14.00

Endless Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set

[138796]

£14.00

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138323]

£6.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131171]

£6.00

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138325]

£6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

£6.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

£8.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

7th March 2017

Oh! Designer Tee I Love you Lots….

Elephant Birthday card using Designer Tee and Love you Lots from Stampin' Up!

Sorry for the pun-y title today, but I just couldn’t help myself when the card uses the Stamp sets Designer Tee and Love You Lots!

I made this card for a friend who LOVES elephants, although I think it would make an equally special New Baby card too. I have been playing around with this card layout for a while now, with a wide boarder around an embossed white layer… partly because I cut and embossed far to many for a project a while back, and partly because I love it!

The Elephant comes from the Stampin’ Rewards Exclusive set Love you Lots … there is only one way to get your hands on this one, its not in the main part of the catalogue but right at the back, and you can only get your hands on it by cashing in your Stampin’ Rewards. These are points that you can earn when you spend over £150 in a single order, you have to redeem them immediately, and during Sale-a-bration you get even more… earning an extra £20 of Rewards when you spend over £200!

The card itself is pretty simple; the Whisper White card stock is embossed with the Polka Dots embossing folder, and the Elephant is stamped in Basic Grey and then cut out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits dies … although I did a bit of die cutting magic to get a smaller rectangle as the shapes in the pack are squares! The inside was also stamped with the Elephant… because we all know that your insides should never be plain!

Product List

Love You Lots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141801]

£8.00

Designer Tee Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143356]

£0.00

Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133739]

£7.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126963]

£6.00

Perfect Plum A4 Card Stock

[108615]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

4th March 2017

Happy Birthday from Avant Garden

Birthday Card stamp set sampler using Avant Garden from Stampin' Up! UK

This card came about from me playing about with the Avant Garden when if first arrived in my crafty office last week. I stamped various parts of the stamp set on a piece of Very Vanilla and made a sort of stamp set sampler… which turned into this card! I am loving this fabulous stamp set that is FREE during Sale-a-bration, all you need to do to claim your copy is spend £45 in my Online Store before 31st March

I have been playing with Mint Macaron a lot again recently (read: trying to get it out of my system before it retires at the end of May… I am already in mourning), but I don’t think I had combined it with Flirty Flamingo before now….I think I like it?!

My Favourite bit of this card though is the flower at the top, made using the leave stamp from Avant Garden, and I really need to do it again, maybe a whole card just with that one stamp…

right, that’s me blogged for today… I have a busy day of crafting planned, need to get sorted and blogged through til the middle of April before my life gets crazy at the end of March!

Product List

Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143272]

£0.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138325]

£6.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

2015-2017 In Color A4 Cardstock

[138346]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

23rd February 2017

Special Reason for a Birthday Card….

Pretty Floral Birthday Card using Special Reason from Stampin' Up! UK

I am loving playing with the Special Reason stamp set at the moment, so much so that when I woke up at 3AM one morning last week (I have been on a month long rotation of night shifts, my body clock is complete broken by this point!), I chose to get up and make a bunch of cards with this awesome set. I manged to make 5 without too much thinking (good at 3AM) and managed to get my samples completed for my current Online Card Class featuring the same stamp and die bundle too!

I have been stamping this large flower stamp in single coloured ink for a while, but I fancied changing it up a bit today. So I inked it up in Sweet Sugarplum, and then did the stamp rolling technique to add a touch of Rich Razzleberry to the tips of the petals. I’m sure this sounds more complicated than it actually is, and I am almost positive I have a tutorial video using it somewhere (HERE!), but basically you ink up your stamp in a pale colour first, and then roll the edges of the stamp in a darker colour. I would suggest huffing on the stamp before you stamp it, or even lightly misting with water, to encourage the two ink colours to blend a little, otherwise you do end up with a bit of a line where one colour ends and the other starts (as you can see on the top of my flower!)

The rest of the card is pretty simple, once again I am revisiting one of my favourite card layouts… with an embossing folder and a large boarder! And I couldn’t pass up the chance to make a card in my favourite colour… Rich Razzleberry either! The other colour here is Old Olive, used to die cut the leaves and stamp the sentiment. Actually, I’m not sure I have mentioned the sentiments in this set yet… very versatile, and little to fit into the smallest of spaces too! Just lovely.

Question of the day: What is your favourite Stampin’ Up! Colour (past or present!)

I’m always drawn to Rich Razzleberry, I just love purple tones and I think Rich Razzleberry has the edge at the moment… I am still mourning the loss of Blackberry Bliss last June!! lol

Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

£41.25

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£7.25

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

£7.25

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133739]

£7.00

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

12th February 2017

Sunday Colour Splash | Need a Special Reason…. 96th Birthday card

Special Birthday card using Special Reason and Number of Years from Stampin' Up! UK

We are so blessed in our family to have celebrated James’ Nannys’ 96th birthday in January. She is just such a special person, and so using the Special Reason bundle to make her card just made sense to me.

This card caused me so many problems! I had originally stamped and embossed the 96 onto Night of Navy card stock…. except I have totally lost the 6 die! I have turned my Crafty Office upside down trying to find it, I am hoping that it has fallen down the side of my desk (which is actually a chest of drawers) but moving everything to have a look hasn’t quite happened yet.

The Special Reason bundle is so fabulous, I am loving the dies so much. This bundle features in my next Online Card Class which launches on Tuesday…. I cannot wait!

Because this card was for James to give to Nanny, I had to stamp the inside too … it’s always James special request, that and that I put my details on the back. He is so funny

Right, what is the Sunday Colour Splash title all about….. well, I would LOVE to see you make a card with these colours.

Share your creations with me by clicking on the BLUE button below, and I will select a winner on Saturday 18th February 2017. The winner will be contacted by Email and announced over on my Facebook page, I will share the winning creation on my Sunday Colour Splash post next week… oh and I will pop a hand stamped card into the post for them too! Yay!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

10th February 2017

Birthday Card Club – Update!

Birthday Card Club Celebration Card using Balloon Adventures from Stampin' Up! UK

I LOVE sending out class packages and other special things in boxes, and the first round of Birthday Card Club members should have received their first month packages by now, So I think it is safe to share their Bonus Cards!

This is one of those totally magical cards, where it looks like it took ages, but actually it all came together really quickly. Those balloons are fabulous to stamp with, and here I stamped them off once before stamping them onto Watercolour Paper. Then came the fun bit, adding water with an Aqua-Painter, not only does this smooth the image on rough textured paper, but also softens the image, giving a really pretty look. I actually think I could have gone one step further and added some spritzing or more ink bleeding. But they are still pretty!

The Birthday Card Club is still taking sign-ups! I would LOVE you to join us in February for some wonderful birthday card inspiration. You can find all the information you need HERE or sign up using the form below!

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Question of the Day: What is your favourite type of card to make?

I LOVE making birthday cards for specific people, but I think my absolute favourites are Thank You cards for all the wonderful people who shop with me each month. I really enjoy sharing my love of stamping with them all!

Product List

Balloon Adventures Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142823]

£24.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

£6.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

£6.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126951]

£6.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

6th February 2017

Make It Monday | Guys Birthday Card using the Nailed It Bundle

Make It Monday Male Birthday Card using Nailed It From Stampin' Up! UK

Welcome back to Make It Monday! I LOVE making these videos, I hope you enjoy watching them too. This week I thought I would share a male birthday card I made recently for my Father-In-Law.

Male birthday cards can be tricky, especially when you’re like me and most of your stamp collection seams to be flowers or butterflies! I prefer a ‘pretty’ style, and so guy cards can be a challenge, however, Stampin’ Up! have made guy cards super easy with the Nailed It bundle. Not only does it include a selection of tool (no I cannot name them, my husband will be very disappointed in me!) but handy extras like screws, and a great hexagon. I LOVE Stampin’ Up! bundles, they come with the stamp and the coordinating die set, and when you buy the bundle (rather than the separate items) you save 10% ! Win Win!

The Nailed It bundle also coordinates with some other great items in the Spring Summer catalogue; I am having heaps of fun with the Hexagon Dynamic Embossing folder, and I might have to grab a second pack of the Urban Underground Designer Series Paper! I have recently received a pack of the Urban Underground embellishments too, and I cannot wait to get those on a card!

Question of the Day: What is your favourite method of tackling a Men’s card?

I try and find a theme; tools, cars, or failing that a cool embossing folder and a big sentiment! anything to get back to making pretty cards with flowers and butterflies!

Product List

Nailed It Clear-Mount Bundle

[144735]

£38.50

Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142783]

£11.75

Urban Underground A4 Cardstock Pack

[142785]

£7.25

Urban Underground Embellishments

[142786]

£6.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

£14.50

Designer Tee Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143356]

£0.00

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 MK42UXHG. 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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