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10th April 2017

Make It Monday | How to make 6 Simple Thank You Cards from 1 Sheet of Designer Series Paper

Make It Monday Video Tutorial How to Make 6 Simple Thank You Cards using 1 sheet of Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Hello! Welcome to StampinByHannah this week! I hope you have had a great weekend, I am in recovery mode after spending the weekend with my Stampin’ Sisters in Amsterdam (check out my Facebook / Instagram for what we got up to!)

I have a slightly different video tutorial for you today… making 6 cards from start to finish

Each month I make cards for my Customers as part of my Thank You packets. Everyone who shops with me receives a hand made card, along with a sweet treat and my monthly newsletter. I love sending these out, and they get even better when you use the Code Club Code! This special club starts a fresh each month, all you have to do to join in is add the monthly code at check out, and I will send you something special the following month!

I don’t usually give you measurements for cards, but I mentioned them in the video…. although I make cards in metric measurements (mainly because I use A4) so that is what I have put here

Measurements:

Card Base – Half A4, folded in half (I do this by taking a sheet of A4 and scoring on the short edge at 10.5 cm, and then cutting at 14.85 cm – this why I have scored and cut two cards at once)

Whisper White mat – 10 x 14.3 cm

Designer Series Paper – 9.5 x 13.8 cm

Whisper White stripe (which is the end of the piece of Whisper White when you’ve cut 4 pieces as above) – 1.2 x 10 cm

I love this Designer Series Paper…. so much that I have been guilty of hoarding it! However, as we approach the end of this years Annual catalogue it’s time to get that DSP used! This particular paper is Floral Boutique and it coordinates with the Floral Phrases stamp set (that also has coordinating dies!). This suite of products is just stunning and would make beautiful wedding stationary.

Right, that’s all for me today, I’m off to unpack and sort of laundry before I start back at the day job tomorrow!

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

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

Product List

Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper

[141663]

£10.00

Crazy About You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[137137]

£23.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Stampin’ Trimmer

[129722]

£27.00

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle

[142355]

£37.75

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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

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

4th April 2017

Stinkin’ Inkers Challenge | Showers of Flowers

Stinkin' Inkers April Challenge Shower of Flowers Birthday card using Birthday Blossoms from Stampin' Up!

Oh today is such a big day in my crafty office…. not only is this my first post as part of the Stinkin’ Inkers Design Team, but I am frantically preparing to head off to Amsterdam tomorrow, as well as it being mine and James’s 6th anniversary! busy busy!

The Stinkin’ Inker’s are a wonderful group of super talented ladies, each month we release a challenge, and we would LOVE for you to play along! The challenge for the month of April is ‘Shower of Flowers’

This card uses the Birthday Blossoms stamp set from Stampin’ Up! which I stamped and heat embossed in Perfect Plum ink. I then added colour to the flowers using ink and a blender pen in Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Flirty Flamingo and Blushing Bride.

I finished this one with a trio of Jewel Rhinestones. Keeping it simple this month, March was crazy busy and the start of April is too… looking forward to getting to Amsterdam for some chill time with my Stampin’ Sisters! Check out my Facebook for updates from me while I’m away! Oh, and don’t forget to pop over to the Stinkin’ Inker’s to see the other ladies wonderful creations!

See you soon

Product List

Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139471]

£17.00

Perfect Plum A4 Card Stock

[108615]

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126963]

£6.00

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

£9.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

3rd April 2017

Online Card Class | Swirly Bird

Online Card Class April 2017 featuring Swirly Bird from Stampin' Up!

Welcome to April’s Online Card Class here at StampinByHannah! I have been super busy the past few weeks preparing for OnStage (more about that soon!) and so getting a class together for April has been a bit tricky! However it is made easier by the stamp set I have chosen for this month… Swirly Bird! I love this one so much, its just so much fun! And I have 8 great cards (2 of each of 4 designs) for you to make at your leisure this month

This class makes 8 fabulous cards (2 of each of 4 designs), and includes:

The Swirly Bird Stamp and Die bundle
A pack of Linen Thread
Kit of pre cut and scored card stock to make your cards
Video and Written instructions

As Swirly Bird doesn’t include any sentiments you will need to choose your own. I will be using Suite Sayings, but the choice is yours

You can sign up for class below, and you also have the option of adding Suite Sayings or a collection of coordinating ink pads

Class costs £45

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I use PayPal to process your payments, please use the email address associated with your PayPal account. If you don’t have a PayPal account don’t worry you can pay with a credit or debit card. Your class isnt’ booked until I have received payment.

Class booking closes on the 28th April at midnight. Once this Pre-order period has closed I will be placing the order with Stampin’ Up! I expect to be able to post out your class kits on or before the 9th of May, Video Tutorials will be sent by email after class kits have been posted. Postage and Packing of £3.50 is added to every class.

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

3rd April 2017

Make It Monday | Acrylic Block Stamping

Make It Monday Video Tutorial watercolour acrylic block stamping with Picture Perfect from Stampin' Up!

Welcome to Make It Monday! I was looking at what I could film for this weeks Make It Monday video tutorial, and I realised that I hadn’t looked at any techniques for a while, and seeing as this is one of my favourites, I thought I would share it again today!

As regular readers will be well aware I love a spot of Watercolouring! and for me that is any technique that mixes ink and water. This card was totally inspired by a card in the most recent edition of Stampin’ Success – the exclusive Demonstrator magazine (one of the many benefits of being part of Stampin’ Up!), and I used the same colour combination; Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Basic Black.

One of the most important things to remember when using ink and water in your card making, it getting the right card stock. Stampin’ Up! have 3 great options; watercolour paper, Thick Whisper White card stock, and Shimmery White card stock – which is what I have used here. Shimmery White has glitter embedded in it, and it is so pretty in real life but its tricky to pick up in photos.

Thanks for checking out my Make It Monday post this week. Do check back to my blog tomorrow for the start of something really cool!

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

DTNFASVP

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

Product List

Picture Perfect Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140520]

£24.00

Clear Block C

[118486]

£6.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£7.25

2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes

[141410]

£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!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

30th March 2017

Mother’s Day Cards 2017

Mother’s Day (or Mothering Sunday …. my mum tells me off when I don’t call it Mothering Sunday!) was last weekend here in the UK, and although I would rather share some Mother’s Day ideas with you before the day, I can’t share my cards until after. Yes, I make more than one Mothers Day card; one for my mum and one for James’s (although they are usually exactly the same!)

I shared a sneaky peak of the colours I used on this card over on my Instagram over the weekend… because as organised as I usually am, I made my cards for Mothering Sunday (keep mum happy) on Saturday morning! There are a heap of colours on this one, but I think it works with the two step stamped flowers… So I have used: Calypso Coral, Cucumber Crush, Daffodil Delight, Mint Macaron, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate and Watermelon Wonder.

I love the Jar of Love stamp set, it is just so easy to make pretty cards with, particular when you pair it with the coordinating Everyday Jars framelit dies… and I love that Stampin’ Up! have confirmed that this stamp set will carry over to the new catalogue in June Yay! I am so excited that I get to see the new catalogue next week!!!! One of the very very many perks of being a Stampin’ Up! independent demonstrator is the opportunity to attend Stampin’ Up! organised events, see the catalogue first, and get to Pre-Order new stamps and products a whole month ahead of everyone else! I would LOVE to share this opportunity with you. You can see the new catalogue next week too by joining my team of Stampin’ Friends (and I would seriously recommend joining before Friday night, because you get to choose a further 2 stamp sets for FREE in your Starter Kit!)

I even managed to stamp the inside of these cards with the cute jar image! The sentiment is taken from Crazy About You, I LOVE that font! I found my grandma’s old typewriter when we were clearing her house a few weeks ago, the font is almost exactly the same, I cannot wait to get it serviced / repaired so I can use it in my wedding scrapbook album!

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle

[142342]

£48.50

Crazy About You Photopolymer Stamp Set

[137137]

£23.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

£6.00

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138324]

£6.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

£6.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126945]

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138323]

£6.00

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 G2CDA7EA. 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 March 2017

Global Design Project #080 | You’re So Kind

You're So Kind card for the Global Design Project using Butterflies Watercolour Wings from Stampin' Up!

Oh wow! I cannot believe that I got a Special Mention for my Global Design Project card last week! Totally made my Monday.

This weeks Global Design Project is to Case The Designer, and this weeks card is the creation of the lovely Louise Sharpe; Mrs GDP herself! You can check out the card inspiration over on the Global Design Project Blog.

I have used Louise’s card as a sketch, and the colour combo was inspired by my ribbon draw! I reached into my stash of ribbon because I knew I wanted to use ribbon as the horizontal element and the first ribbon I picked up was this lovely ruched example in Sweet Sugarplum.

The butterfly can be found in Watercolour Wings. It is made of 4 different stamps, that I have stamped in 4 separate colours; Sahara Sand (stamped off once), Blushing Bride, Sweet Sugarplum, and Rich Razzleberry.

The tag is a 2″ wide piece of Watercolour paper that I have added a heavy wash of Sweet Sugarplum onto. I added different layers of watercolour (I love those hard edges in watercolour don’t you?) to create some more depth and texture. The sentiment is also from Watercolour Wings and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry.

I finished this card with a double bow of Linen Thread (one of my favourite elements of Louise’s card), Linen Thread is so easy to tie bows with, and I love this one where I cut a long length and folded it in half before tying the bow.

Have you joined in with the Global Design Project this week? I can’t wait to see everyone else’s creations!

Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139424]

£23.00

Butterflies Thinlits Dies

[137360]

£22.00

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141428]

£7.25

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

£6.00

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

£7.25

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 G2CDA7EA. 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

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

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 G2CDA7EA. 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

22nd March 2017

Sale-a-Bration on Wednesday | 10 days left!

Yes, you read that correctly, just 10 days left to enjoy the perks of Sale-a-bration! I have LOVED Sale-a-bration this year, the freebies have all been amazing… and don’t get me started on that joining offer! But all good things have to come to an end, and this years Sale-a-bration ends on the 31st March… but it hasn’t ended yet!

So, why have I LOVED this year’s Sale-a-bration so much?

The FREE products have been AMAZING! seriously, free stamps just for spending £45!
Extra Stampin’ Rewards when you place an order of £200 or more!
The Joining offer …. seriously, TWO stamp sets totally FREE from the main catalogues, plus all the other awesome benefits of being a part of something awesome!

I have also achieved some personal goals too….

I have grown my team of Stampin’ Friends
I have earned FREE products of my choice
I have hit 1000 subscribers of my YouTube Channel
I have started my Online Card Classes and have a Random Act of Kindness event happening to celebrate the end of a fabulous 3 months!

but I still have a couple of other things I want to achieve, and I need your help in the next 10 days to help me do that….

I would LOVE to welcome another person to my group of Stampin’ Friends
and I am so close to a milestone sales goal that I can almost taste it!

So, can you help me?

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 G2CDA7EA. 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

21st March 2017

Nailed It in Bermuda Bay…

Mans card with tools using the Nailed It Bundle from Stampin' Up! to make an I'm Sorry Card

Tuesday, now, I normally share my Global Design Project entry for the week on a Tuesday, and I had intended to do that this week…. except my nice early finish from work turned into getting home at 7PM and so getting a blog post up for today was more important! however, I intend to make and share my entry on Thursday….

I am loving cutting tools using the Nailed It bundle at the moment… and don’t get me started on that paper <3 I just cannot get enough! Which is good really because with my crazy busy month I am a little behind on designing the cards for this month’s Online Card Class! I will share some sneaky peaks with you on Social Media over the weekend.

You can find out what is included in my March Online Card Class HERE, and I would LOVE to see you in class this month. Don’t forget that you class kit also includes a FREE Sale-a-bration item in addition to you fabulous other crafty goodies, exclusive videos and written instructions!

This card is put together in a similar way to the one I made a few weeks ago for Make It Monday (there’s a video for that one too!). The tools are stamped in Basic Grey onto Very Vanilla (to match the DSP!) and then coloured using the Basic Grey and Bermuda Bay watercolour pencils, blended with a blender pen to smooth out the colour. Then the card is finished with a few threads from a length of Bermuda Bay Thick Bakers Twine and some loops of Silver Metallic Thread.

Product List

Nailed It Clear-Mount Bundle

[144735]

£38.50

Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142783]

£11.75

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

£7.25

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

£14.50

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

£2.75

Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine

[138413]

£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 G2CDA7EA. 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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