Cardmaking - StampinbyHannah

28th August 201826th August 2018

Best Route Birthday Card

Create a fun layered mans birthday card using Best Route from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Best Route Birthday Card

Today is my youngest Brother-in-Law’s birthday, he’s 17, and so cards aren’t really his thing… however, they are mine, and so he gets one anyway!

Cards for guys are always a little tricky, however, Stampin’ Up! have made it a whole lot easier with this Designer Series Paper. Best Route is a fun mix of bold colours and generic patterns, all with the hint of a travel theme…. perfect for your Road Trip Scrapbook Album, or some fun cards!

I thought I would have some fun with colour on this one… the entire front is Gray Granite Designer Series Paper while the card base itself is Mango Melody. Usually I made tent fold cards, but they don’t stand very well on my Mother-in-laws slippy furniture, so I went for a more traditional book fold style for this card.

The secret to a good guy card is simple details… Here I’ve created layers using different pieces of the Best Route Designer Series Paper, added a length of ribbon, the sentiment on a Stitched Circle die cut, a trio of sequins and a cute mini paperclip from the Share What You Love Embellishment kit to finish.

The stamping is taken from the Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set; a fun mix of birthday images and sentiments that work really well for guys birthdays.

I couldn’t not add something to the inside… so I mirrored the Designer Series Paper layers and added a second birthday sentiment in Blueberry Bushel.

Product List

Best Route Designer Series Paper

[146897]

£10.25

Best Route A4 Cardstock Pack

[146899]

£8.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147138]

£7.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£28.00

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

[146933]

£6.50

Share What You Love Embellishment Kit

[146928]

£10.25

Picture Perfect Birthday Photopolymer Stamp Set

[145519]

£16.00

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Hannah McCurley

25th August 201824th August 2018

InspireINK Blog Hop | Smiling with Eastern Beauty

An eastern inspired card using Eastern Beauty from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah InspireINK Blog Hop Smiling with Eastern Beauty

Welcome to this month’s InspireINK Blog hop! This month the fabulous Lisa Emslie set us a tricky colour combination… I cannot wait to hop around with you and see what the other ladies have made. For now though, shall we check out my card? oh, and that colour combination!

Bermuda Bay

Daffodil Delight

Merry Merlot

I spent a LONG time staring at these colours before coming up with anything at all. But, I did settle on using the Eastern Beauty stamp set, and coordinating Eastern Medallion Thinlits. They just seemed to fit together

The main focus of this card is that pretty Medallion in Merry Merlot Card Stock. The detail has been embossed into the card stock using the Eastern Medallion Thinlits and the Stampin’ Up! Embossing Mats, and the Big Shot. I am loving the Embossing mats, you can use them to create a whole heap of different effects. I have made a video about how this works before, but here is the sandwich you need to use:

Big Shot Embossing Mat Sandwich:

Stampin’ Up! Big Shot Platform
Clear Cutting Plate
Dies laid with the cutting edge up
Card stock
the THIN blue embossing mat
White impressions plate

Because you need the dies laid with the cutting edge up, I find that the easiest way to do this is to place your dies on your card stock as you would usually and then use Washi tape to secure them before turning the whole lot over. This way, you know (particularly if your lining up with some stamping) that your embossing is going to be in the right place.

It’s also worth noting that the Eastern Medallion dies don’t actually cut the medallion from the card stock, and that you need the coorinating Layering Circles Dies to do that bit.

The card is completed with a hint of Bermuda Bay Stamping, the sentiment in Daffodil Delight and some accents of Gold Foil.

I did think that the medallion was a little dark, so I added some Whisper White Ink Splatter. I Love the effect!

Now, check out what the others have made with this tricky colour combination by hitting the NEXT button below…

Product List

Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143675]

£20.00

Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies

[143725]

£31.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£33.00

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

[147005]

£8.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147096]

£7.00

Big Shot Embossing Mats

[146327]

£14.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£3.75

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147094]

£7.00

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

[147277]

£8.75

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

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Hannah McCurley

22nd August 201819th August 2018

Inspire.Create.Challenge 025 | Simple Congratulations Card

Inspire.Create.Challenge Blended Seasons Congratulations Card

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenge 025 Simple Congratulations Card

This week’s Inspire.Create.Challenges challenge is a bright and fun colour combination! We’ve had a fair number of grey days here recently, and I think that this colour combo should brighten anybody’s day!

I’ve been playing with the Blended Season’s Bundle again… I’m sorry, I know that this is two days in a row… but I just cannot get enough! I have actually now put it away in a drawer so I can’t see it, because I feel like every project this month has featured this fab stamp set!

August has been crazy, with most of my weeks spent on the road with my day job, so simple stamping is the absolute order of the day, and this card was whipped up in a matter of minutes. A base of Bermuda Bay with a mat of Basic Black to make the stamping POP!

Fussy cutting isn’t my speciality, particularly fussy cut sentiments, but I think I just about got away with it here with the Congrats heat embossed onto Melon Mambo card stock, and layered over those Lemon Lime Twist stamped leaves. A hint of Bermuda Bay splatter and a trio of Rhinestones and this card is done!

Check out the rest of the Design Team’s creations over on the Inspire.Create.Challenges blog, and enter your own colour challenge creations

Product List

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle

[149894]

£60.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

£36.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

[149013]

£31.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£8.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£8.00

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

£8.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147145]

£7.00

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[147157]

£27.50

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

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Hannah McCurley

21st August 201819th August 2018

Thank You Blended Seasons!

Thank You card using Blended Seasons from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Thank You Blended Seasons!

I have had SO much fun with the Stampin’ Up! August Exclusive Stamp and Die bundle; Blended Seasons. I’ve made so many fun projects with it, including a fabulous FREE class for anyone that spends £45 in my Online Store this month, and a fun Facebook Live… and two more cards that I’m sharing with you today and tomorrow!

The Blended Season’s Bundle, along with an exclusive pack of Watercolour Pencils retired on the 31st August, or sooner if the stock runs out! I will keep you up to date if this goes into limited stock on my Facebook Page. This is one of those stamp sets that is perfect for a heap of occasions throughout the year, with images that work for Summer, Autumn, Christmas and into the new year, as well as a collection of really useful sentiments too. Definitely a great addition to your stamp collection!

I’ve kept things simple for this card; although the sentiment piece did throw up some challenges! I love using vellum, but it’s always a little tricky to adhere to projects. Here the sentiment is stamped in Gray Granite, and set with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (because ink takes FOREVER to dry on Vellum!). Then, there are 2 glue dots hidden under this stunning Glitter Enamel Dots to adhere it to the card! Sneaky!

Oh, and that background effect… that’s created by splattering Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Write Marker across the card stock 🙂

Product List

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle

[149894]

£60.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

£36.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

[149013]

£31.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£8.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£9.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147118]

£7.00

Brights Stampin’ Write Markers

[147157]

£27.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£8.25

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

Glitter Enamel Dots

[146934]

£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

20th August 201820th August 2018

Make It Monday | Twisted Gate Fold Card using Garden Impressions from Stampin’ Up!

Pretty floral twisted gate fold video tutorial using Stampin' Up! products

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Twisted Gate Fold Card using Garden Impressions from Stampin’ Up!

Do you have a list of projects you have to have a go at? I know I do… actually the notes section of my phone is full of project ideas, lists of videos to make, and creative musings! Today’s project is one that has been on that list for quite some time, but I think that it was worth the wait….

I am loving this Designer Series Paper… its the Garden Impressions 6 x 6″ paper stack, which I will admit I really wasn’t taken with on first viewing, but I have used it SO much! I think I’m going to have to grab another pack soon! It coordinates with the Abstract Impressions Stamp and Die Bundle which includes a heap of really pretty sentiments and gorgeous flower stamps… and then there are the dies! Check out the images at the bottom of this post to see them in detail.

While I’m on a coordination kick, its also worth noting that the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper also coordinates with a whole HEAP of Stampin’ Up! colours: Calypso Coral, Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Pacific Point, Petal Pink, Powder Pink, Shaded Spruce, Soft Seafoam, So Saffron and Whisper White! All of which are available in ink and card stock, for fully coordinating projects. AND there are ribbons, and embellishments available too! Isn’t that awesome?!

Measurements:

Card Base: Soft Seafoam Card Stock; 21 x 14.8 cm

Scored on the long side at 7 and 14 cm. Then, score the end panels from top right to bottom left.

Whisper White: 6.5 x 14.3 cm. Cut 3 pieces, cut one piece from top right to bottom left, and one from top left to bottom right.

Designer Series Paper: 6 x 13.8 cm. Cut 2 pieces, and cut one piece from top right to bottom left, and one from top left to bottom right.

Cutting the Designer Series Paper the right way is important… unless you want different patterns on the front and back of your card, then you could cut them both the same.

Product List

Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Bundle

[148348]

£45.75

Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Stamp Set

[147513]

£24.00

Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies

[146326]

£27.00

Garden Impressions 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146289]

£10.25

Garden Impressions A4 Cardstock Pack

[146328]

£8.00

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

[147012]

£8.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£33.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£28.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147088]

£7.00

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

14th August 201814th August 2018

Go For Greece | Merry Christmas with Blended Seasons…

How to make a fun Coloured Christmas Card using Blended Seasons from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Go For Greece Merry Christmas with Blended Seasons…

I have been having a heap of fun with this month’s Exclusive stamp and die bundle: Colour Your Season… I shared a fun Facebook Live with you last week with heaps of ideas using it, and I have a free class download when you spend £45 in my shop this month using it too! The cards I’ve shared using the Blended Season’s stamp set, so far, have been pretty generic…. until now. Please let me share my first Christmas card of 2018!

I shared a sneaky peak of this one on my Facebook Page, and got a few questions about how I coloured the images. It’s really very simple, and I will do a Video Tutorial soon… but basically it’s just an ink pad and a Blender Pen. Blender Pens are different from Blends Markers (I know, it’s confusing!) but a Blender Pen contains clear ink, and allows you to pick up ink from the ink of a ink pads and colour with it (or spread Watercolour Pencil!)… they are an absolute staple in my craft room…

The trick is to be fairly quick, and not rub over the same spot of card stock too much as Blender Pens have a nasty habit of ‘piling’ card stock… and that’s not a pretty look!

The rest of the card came together pretty quickly, with some die cuts from the coordinating Stitched Seasons Framelits, and a Gold Faceted Gem to finish

Product List

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Bundle

[149894]

£60.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

£36.00

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

[149013]

£31.00

Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock

[121694]

£8.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

£8.00

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

[133683]

£8.00

Poppy Parade Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147050]

£7.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147090]

£7.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147093]

£7.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

£10.75

Gold Faceted Gems

[144141]

£4.75

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

14th August 201810th August 2018

Little Twinkle Watercolour Anniversary Card

Watercolour Background Anniversary Card using Little Twinkle from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Little Twinkle Watercolour Anniversary Card

Last week I celebrated my 3rd Wedding Anniversary. I am a little shocked that it’s been 3 years already… but then when I think of all the things we’ve done since we got married, our wedding feels like forever ago! I will share the card I received over on my Facebook Page… James always sneaks into my crafty stash to make me a card (and this year he had fun with Embossing!)

Of course I HAD to make James a fun anniversary card! I had SO much fun making THIS card for Make It Monday last week, and so really wanted to re-create the idea for this card. The colours I’ve used are Night of Navy, Gray Granite, Coastal Cabana, and Berry Burst. I had intended to add some white ink splatter too…. not sure what happened!

I do have to admit that this card also uses a scrap! Yes!… an actual scrap. That circle of Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper is the of cut from THIS card. Nothing wasted!

The sentiment is stamped in Whisper White Craft Ink onto one of the Stitched Labels from the Blended Seasons Bundle cut from Vellum. So pretty!

If you’ve enjoyed this project, check out my August Suite Share which features the fabulous Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper!

Product List

Little Twinkle Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146452]

£18.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£8.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.75

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147110]

£7.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[103033]

£3.50

Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147118]

£7.00

Gray Granite Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[147171]

£3.50

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147097]

£7.00

Coastal Cabana Classic In Color Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131164]

£2.75

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147143]

£7.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[144089]

£3.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper

[146284]

£10.25

Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies

[149013]

£31.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£8.25

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

[147277]

£8.75

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£28.00

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

13th August 201810th August 2018

Make It Monday | Stitched Around All Pocket Card

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to make a Pocket Card using Stitched All Around from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Make It Monday Stitched Around All Pocket Card

Today’s project is a fun one… we all send cards all the time, but why does a card have to be card stock folded in half?! I think today’s project would make a super cute invitation, or a fun ‘just because’ card, or a great way to dress up a gift card!

Firstly, lets just talk about those colours! Oh my goodness I am in LOVE with this colour combination: Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape and Petal Pink. One of the best things about Stampin’ Up! products is the coordination. The Card stock is the same colour as the Ink, is the same colour as the Embellishments, is the same colour as the ribbon, Designer Series Paper and more! I would LOVE you to try Stampin’ Up! inks…. we have SO many fabulous colours. You can check them all out HERE

This is simple project…. really it’s just an envelope with a fun insert! But there are SO many ways to dress this up… I would LOVE to see your versions! Share them with me over on my Facebook Group!

Measurements:

Card stock: 7-7/8x 7-7/8″

Punch and score using the Envelope Punch Board at 3-3/8″

Insert:

Gorgeous Grape: 4 x 5-1/2″

Whisper White: 3-3/4 x 5-1/4″

Belly Band:

Petal Pink: 1-1/2 x 11″

My other love at the moment is the fabulous Stitched All Around Bundle! That label die is finding it’s way onto a heap of projects at the moment. Did you see my Notecards and Envelopes Project last week… it used the same die, but it looks so different!

What is your favourite crafty thing this month?

Product List

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Bundle

[148374]

£44.00

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146632]

£18.00

Stitched Labels Framelits Dies

[146828]

£31.00

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

£8.00

Petal Pink A4 Cardstock

[147009]

£8.00

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

[131302]

£8.00

Envelope Punch Board

[133774]

£18.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147097]

£7.00

Whisper White 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

[146912]

£7.00

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

9th August 20185th August 2018

Project Share Project | Cards for your Friends…

Pretty Foliage labels me to you card using Time for Tea from Stampin' Up! By Verity Purglove

StampinByHannah Project Share Project Cards for your Friends…

I have 3 fabulous cards to share with you today… all made by my some of my Stampin’ Sisters. Do click on the images to pop over to their blogs for all the details

Helen Slimm

I absolutely LOVE this bundle… I shared THIS card with you last week (oh, and THIS one too!)… but I really like the colour combination Helen has used here

Heidi Smith

Heidi has used a bundle that hadn’t jumped out at me in the catalogue…. but now I might just have to… along with the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper that I LOVE!

Verity Pursglove

I always love Verity’s cards… but I think this one is one of my all time favourites; fun colours and lots of white space!

Product List

Floral Frames Clear-Mount Bundle

[148406]

£40.50

Follow Your Dreams Clear-Mount Bundle

[148370]

£33.25

Time For Tea Photopolymer Bundle

[148410]

£36.00

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

8th August 201829th July 2018

Inspire.Create.Challenges #024 | Floral

Inspire.Create.Challenges Stampin' Up! Challenge Blog Floral Theme

StampinByHannah Inspire.Create.Challenges #024 Floral

Oh my I LOVE this theme… probably because I made a TON of Floral cards! But, I thought it was a good opportunity to go all out, and make something really special. So, here we go!

I’ve been on a bit of a Pastel kick recently, until now that is cos this card is bright! Thanks to a mix of Berry Burst, Mango Melody and Mint Macaron, none of which are actually in the Garden Impressions Designer Series Paper… but I think that they totally work!

So, I had a play with some watercolour on this card too. I cut the fabulous floral corner die from Springtime Impressions from Shimmery White Card Stock, and then coloured some of the flowers and leaves using watercolour…. and then snipped them out of the larger piece to create this two focal points on the card.

Each die cut is attached with mini staples (sorry, I know that the Stampin’ Up! Stapler retired… but I just can’t part with mine!)… and I added a few extra bits; Rose Metallic Thread, a spritz of ink, and some repeat stamping for the sentiment!

I hope you have enjoyed your visit to StampinByHannah today… please do check out the Inspire.Create.Challenge blog to see some more Floral Creations from the Design Team AND to add your own Floral makes to the link up too!

Product List

Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Bundle

[148348]

£45.75

Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Stamp Set

[147513]

£24.00

Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies

[146326]

£27.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£8.25

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£8.00

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

[147012]

£8.00

Garden Impressions 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146289]

£10.25

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147143]

£7.00

Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147093]

£7.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[147106]

£7.00

Nature’s Twine

[146342]

£8.25

Rose Metallic Thread

[146915]

£3.25

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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