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17th December 2016

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge – December 2016

Hello! Welcome to the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge for December! One of our brand new members Amanda Charlesworth set us a fabulously swirly challenge this month, and while I have straightened out the swirls to fit in with my style I cannot wait to see what the other girls have made!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge December challenge using Birthday Blossoms from Stampin' Up! UK

Amanda’s original sketch had a swirl on the diagonal from top to bottom, but seeing as I don’t own a single swirl stamp I have removed that bit of the sketch. This is one of those things I love doing with sketched, changing them to suit what I own and my style of card making. I do however love the floral cluster idea in the middle of the card, so I took that and ran with it!

The darker flowers are punched using the Blossom Builder punch, and I have used the faux suede technique to create these fabulously textured flowers

Birthday Blossoms Card in Rose Red Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz from Stampin' Up! UK

Thank you so much for checking out the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge this month, we can’t wait to see you again in the new year!

Giftaway: Place your order between now and midnight on the 21st December to get a FREE roll of Bakers Twine! (I will be ordering a selection of different colours, so its a bit of a lucky dip!)p!)

Thick Bakers Twine 12 days of Christmas giftaway

Product List

Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139471]

£17.00

Blossom Builder Punch

[141469]

£16.00

Pansy Punch

[130698]

£14.50

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Rose Red A4 Card Stock

[108613]

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

£7.25

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]

£4.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

8th December 2016

Congratulations Card using Floral Phrases

Floral Phrases congratulations card using stamps from Stampin' Up! UK

As you will know if you have shopped with me, I LOVE to send cards to my customers, team members and other crafty friends, I don’t always need a reason, but I will send a card if someone has reached a milestone, or done something awesome. And so this card was one I made for one of the girls in the team a month or so ago for reaching one of her goals!

I have been trying not to stamp the Floral Phrases stamp set in Night of Navy, but its hard to avoid when using it with the coordinating Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper! The Floral image is stamped directly onto the DSP, and then the spatter stamp from Gorgeous Grunge is heat embossed in Gold over the top.

I have already shared this card with the team too, we had a great night of crafty chat and card making on Facebook a few weeks ago, and I shared this as my Swap! The person I sent it to had already received it, so I knew it was safe! I’m planning on a few online team nights in the coming months on our Team Facebook Group, and I would love you to join us! You can find out more about joining my team HERE!

Question of the day: What crafty project are you working on this week?

I’m still trying to get a stack of Christmas cards finished ready for James to send to his work and University friends, as well as finishing my projects for my blog up until the end of the year, oh and prepping for my classes and events in the new year too! busy busy!

Product List

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£4.50

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£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

6th December 2016

Happy Birthday Blooms

Birthday Blooms watercoloured birthday card using stampin' Up! uk products

A couple of weeks ago my mum had a very special birthday. Now, I always make my mum a card, but normally it’s just one, but not this year… the day before Mum’s birthday I got a mercy call from Dad asking if I was going into town at any point that day, I said “No, on a Saturday on the retail lead up to Christmas, no thanks!” but I did enquire as to what it was he wanted… a birthday card for Mum because he’d forgotten all about it! Typical man!

Now, I had already made one card, and so turned to Pinterest for some more Birthday inspiration (yes, I know that this was a danagerous thing to do with limited time!) and found this stunning card from Chantel De Kaste from the Netherlands, and took it as a jumping off point.

The stamp set that Chantel used has now retired, but I substituted it for Birthday Blooms, which is one of my all time favourites! The flower is stamped in Archival Basic Black onto Thick Whisper White to allow me to watercolour it with Rich Razzleberry ink, so pretty.

The background stamping, also in Basic Black, is taken from Awesomely Artistic. I love this stamp set for layering pieces and little details. Once it was stamped I ran it through the Large Polka Dot embossing folder and although you cant really see it on the photos, it just added an extra layer of detail. I have said before how my mum is never very impressed by my creations, and I have to say, this card didn’t get much of a response either. What do you think?

Question of the Day: What’s your favourite stamp set at the moment? I’m loving using Merriest Wishes…. more of that on Friday!

Product List

Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[140658]

£17.00

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139950]

£18.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133739]

£7.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

5th December 2016

Make It Monday | Happy Ornament

Happy Ornament Watercolour Christmas card using Stampin' Up! UK Products

Welcome to Make It Monday! I have to confess, this is the last Make It Monday of 2016! as Christmas approaches I have something super special coming next week!

I’ve been loving making Christmas Cards with this stamp this year, Happy Ornament is a single wood mounted stamp and its a great price too. It is only available while stocks last however as it retires on the 3rd January 2017.

How fabulous is that colour combination?! Sweet Sugarplum, Crushed Curry and Rose Red, Not traditionally Christmas-y but I’m quite enjoying a non-traditional colour kick at the moment. We put our Christmas tree up yesterday, and my colour combination this year is purples and silvers, very pretty

Check out the video for all my watercolouring tips for this one; I will say that it was super easy to colour. The video is 8 minutes long and its all in real time, so I’m sure you could whip up a batch of these in no time!

Last day for orders for delivery before Christmas is the 13th December, so get those orders in ASAP! Don’t forget as well I also have a stack of gift Vouchers available for all your Crafty Friends Christmas Presents, just drop me a message using THIS form.

Question of the Day: I’m currently planning for Make It Monday videos in the new year, what would you like to see? Let me know in the comments below

Product List

Happy Ornament Wood-Mount Stamp

[142175]

£13.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

4th December 2016

Gift Vouchers

Make it Monday Video Tutorial using Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up! UK

These make just the most perfect present for your Crafty friends, you choose the amount you want to send and I will sort the rest!

Each voucher comes in a handmade wallet along with a card. Postage for the Voucher and card to totally free.

Vouchers purchased last for 12 months and are redeemable through me only, they will so feature a unique code to be quoted when the recipient places their order.. They cannot be cashed, or spent with another demonstrator.

To order you Vouchers contact me via the form below. Payment via Paypal (either directly to me via Paypal friends and family or I can send you an invoice)

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4th December 2016

Artful Stampers and Pootlers Blog Hop | Merriest Wishes

Cute Christmas Card using Merriest Wishes from Stampin' Up! UK

I LOVE taking part in events; blog hops, challenges, Pinterest Boards, Facebook Groups, anywhere I get to share my love of stamping with other people, and when my team leader Sam mentioned this blog hop with the fabulous Artful Stampers I just couldn’t pass this up!

I am such a sucker for non-traditional Christmas colours; I’m just not a massive fan of Red and Green (although I’m sure if you visit my blog regularly you might not think so!) and I much prefer a cooler Christmas; blues, purples and Silver. This card uses the non-traditional colours of Island Indigo and Sahara Sand (which I’m sure don’t scream Christmas at you!) along with a touch of gold, to create a cool Christmas look. I have been playing around with the Merriest Wishes bundle for a few weeks, and am loving making quick and easy tags with the dies, but using them on an acutal card has been a little tricky.

I couldn’t pass the opportunity to make a shaker card using these fabulous dies, how gorgeous is that intricate bauble?! and it was really easy to put together;

Die cut 4 tags; two solid ones in Whisper White, one intricate one in Island Indigo, and a further solid one out of Window Sheet
Add glue to the back of the Island Indigo tag, and add one of the solid Whisper White ones to the back, once this is dry use the circle die in the set to cut the hole through the middle
Adhere the Window Sheet tag using Tear & Tape, and then add a ring of Foam Adhesive Strip.
Stamp the sentiment in the centre of the other Whisper White tag, and cover with a heap of Gold Sequins (I’ve used sequins taken from the Gold Sequin Trim!)
Remove the backing from the Foam Adhesive and layer onto the Whisper White tag, ensuring all the sequins are trapped side, and there you have a fabulous shaker bauble!

I have LOVED taking part in this blog hop, and cannot wait to see what everyone else has made! Click the BLUE button to hop along with me.

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st December 2016

Masked Birthday Card with Butterfly Basics

Happy Birthday Butterfly Basics card Stampin' Up! UK

Yes, it’s another Birthday card! I know, I’ve been trying to spread them out a bit, but somehow I have ended up with a few still waiting to be blogged about… they have all be sent though so I’m trying to remember which cards I haven’t shared yet!

I sent this to my gorgeous sister-in-law at the beginning of the month, yes it really has taken me all month to get round to sharing! I know, it’s shocking!

I love love love this technique! The flower is stamped onto Whisper White in Archival Basic Black ink, and then ‘coloured in’ with Fine-Tip Glue. Then comes the absolute KEY to this technique, leave it to dry overnight!

The glue acts as a mask, so that when you stamp, or sponge, or watercolor over the top the areas with the glue stay white. It is so pretty here in Melon Mambo.

Question of the day: Do you make batches of birthday cards, or are you like me and a bit of a last minute annie?!

Product List

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

[138816]

£33.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

£6.25

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

£6.00

Brights Enamel Shapes

[141680]

£8.25

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

29th November 2016

Gifts of Love | Sympathy Card

Sympathy card watercoloured gifts of love card using Stampin' Up! UK products

A few weeks ago I shared my Quick and Easy Sympathy card that I like to keep on hand, but sometimes you need an extra special card to sent to someone in their worst moments.

The Gifts of love stamp set is just so pretty, and its lovely watercoloured. The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder stamp set, and is stamped in Garden Green and heat embossed in clear. This is one of my favourite ways to use Vellum, because Stampin’ Up! ink drys more slowly on Vellum that it does on card stock you can add clear embossing powder to create coloured heat embossing.

Gifts of Love is one of the current hostess stamp sets; these sets are exclusively available for purchase with your Stampin’ Rewards. Stampin’ Rewards are awarded to party hostesses or individuals posting orders of over £150, and must be redeemed in the order in which they are earned. You can find all the current hostess sets HERE.

The background Designer Series Paper is from the Fancy Frost Speciality Designer Series Paper pack. This paper comes as white sheets, each one with a different texture, I watercoloured it here in Pool Party to match the card base and watercolour around the flowers.

Question of the day: What type of cards do you make most? Me, I make more Thank you cards than any other kinda, although I’m sure that balance has tipped over to Christmas cards at the moment!

Product List

Gift Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141796]

£9.00

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140697]

£24.00

Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142014]

£11.75

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Tag Topper Scalloped Punch

[133324]

£21.00

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

28th November 2016

Make It Monday | Christmas Card and Gift Card Holder using Christmas Pines

Make it Monday video gift card holders and vouchers Stampin' Up! UK

Before I get into this weeks Make It Monday, I just want to let you know that TODAY ONLY we have a great Flash Sale going on! Check out all the details HERE!

I’ve been making a few of this style of card with a matching gift card envelope for customers ordering Gift vouchers recently. They are super speedy makes and look really sharp.

And the design works with just about any sentiment too! I mean, that Christmas card looks awesome with the Emerald Envy Glitter Embossed sentiment

The gift card holders are super easy to make with the Gift Card Envelope and Trim Thinlits dies. The die not only cuts the shape, but scores the fold lines too, so you can make a gift card holder in 10 minutes!

The sentiments on both these cards were totally hand stamped, but if you’re not confident stamping straight you could just as easily use a Stamp-a-ma-jig to ensure level sentiments

Question of the day: What’s your favourite type of gift? I LOVE receiving gift cards, I know I’m a bit odd with that one, but I just loving being given the gift of shopping! I hate getting bath stuff, last Christmas I got 10 bottles of bubble bath! I don’t know if my family are trying to tell me something! lol

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142049]

£31.50

Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[142668]

£5.50

Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies

[135854]

£30.00

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138325]

£6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£27.00

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25th November 2016

Christmas Countdown | Non-Traditional Christmas Card using Glamper Greetings

Glamper Greetings Christmas Card using Stampin' Up! UK Products

Ok, with a month to go until the big day I was hoping to be more organised this year, but alas I still have a heap of shopping to do, I haven’t made as many Christmas cards as I need yet, and I haven’t even thought about the day itself yet! but it’s ok, because I have another Christmas Countdown project for you, so enjoy while I go and panic about all the stuff I still need to get done!

A few months ago on of the lovely ladies on the Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team did a super simple project stamping onto Crumb Cake card stock with Basic Black ink, I love the look, and couldn’t miss the opportunity to do something simple with this cute snowman from Glamper Greetings

Measurements:

Card Base – Crumb Cake – 10.5 x 29.6 cm, scored at 14.8 cm

Matt – Basic Black – 10 x 14.3cm

Layer – Crumb Cake – 9.5 x 13.8 cm

Sentiment strip – Crumb Cake – 1 x 10.5 cm

Question of the day: What traditions do your family have at Christmas time? I don’t know if we really have any, both James and I are so busy around Christmas we barely see each other let alone have a tradition! Although I do make him an Advent calendar each year, really should get on with that!

Product List

Glamper Greetings Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142202]

£23.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Basic Black Metallic Thread

[141695]

£2.75

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