Christmas - StampinbyHannah

27th September 2016

Peace Joy and Love

Christmas Card featuring Peace This Christmas from Stampin' Up! UK

My goodness, where has this month gone! I cannot believe it is nearly October already!

I meant to share this card last week, but somehow it got left out! I know, I’m just as shocked as you are.

Now, I do have to admit, that this card is totally CASE’d from Linda Heller and one of her cards that I found whilst scrolling through Pinterest on the hunt for inspiration! But I just loved the simplicity of her card, and didn’t want to mess around with it too much.

We had great fun making this card at my most recent Stampin’ party, although I don’t think the ladies were too impressed with me when I asked them to use a Stamp-a-ma-jig! (otherwise known as my stamping best buddy!) we did have a laugh though, and found that it isn’t as complex as it looks, but would be easier if we all had 3 hands!

I made a video on using a Stamp-a-ma-jig a while ago, but I will share it again. I just think this tool is awesome and saves so much time / worry when wanted something stamped straight! Oh, and that fact that it only costs £11 is a bonus too!

Right then, that’s all from me today, keeping it short and sweet this Tuesday! Hope you are all well, and have a great crafty day!

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I will be closing this order on the 30^th September 2016

Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141570]

£16.00

Pine Bough Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141831]

£7.00

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

£11.00

Gold 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Natural Trim

[141484]

£6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

22nd September 2016

Weekly Emails!

Christmas Pines Christmas Card Step it Up with Stampin' Up! products

Did you know that I send crafty emails out every Thursday?! Each Thursday email includes either a card-making instruction sheet or an Exclusive Crafty Video, and this week I’m starting a brand new series of videos within my emails – stepping up your cards!

We made this card at my Catalogue launch party last week, we had so much fun with those pine leaves! And I LOVE this card, but I was looking at it again earlier in the week and thought I could make a bit more of it. If you want to see the Exclusive video tutorial, you just need to Subscribe to my Weekly Emails! and I will make sure the tutorial makes it way to you.

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

[143496]

£49.50

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

£7.25

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

£6.00

Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock

[138341]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

20th September 2016

Christmas Pines | Tis the Season (well, almost….)

Tis the Season Christmas Card using Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up! UK

Ok, so ‘The Season’ hasn’t quite arrived yet, but the time to start on your Christmas cards has! I know that Christmas prep has well and truly started in our house; lists of presents, thoughts of making Christmas Cake (chose not to bother, just defrosted 1 tier of our wedding cake instead!), plans for Christmas day, questions about which days we are working and which days are ours! as well as the endless debate over the colour theme for this year! So, maybe Tis the Season still fits….

So because we are now in the lead up to ‘The Season’ I’ve been put on a No Spend! Does this happen to anyone else? Where you are not allowed to buy anything before Christmas? I mean, we are really trying to save for our house deposit at the moment too, but anyway I am on an enforce ‘No Spend!’ and so I have only actually bought 3 stamp sets from the Autumn / Winter catalogue (and choosing which ones I was going to have was REALLY hard!) Anyway, the Christmas Pines bundle was my MUST HAVE set in this catalogue, and I have already made a heap of cards with this set. I have another coming this week if you are subscribed to my Weekly Emails.

So, this card uses the Christmas Pines bundle, along with the Presents and Pinecones Designer Series Paper (Yum! by the way!) and the Emerald Envy Ombre Stamp pad, oh and a trio of In Colour Enamel Shapes.

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

[143496]

£49.50

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

£10.00

Presents & Pinecones A4 Cardstock Pack

[143213]

£7.25

Emerald Envy Ombre Stampin’ Pad

[141845]

£8.25

2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes

[141410]

£8.25

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

£6.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

12th September 2016

Make It Monday | Faux Metal Embellishments

Make it monday metal embellishments video tutorial using Christmas pines and Rose Garden from Stampin' Up! UK

I have a special Make It Monday for you this week, I am taking part in a challenge (nothing new there) set by the lovely Michelle Last for her team of Pinkies! The theme this month is heat embossing, and you can check out heaps of Heat Embossing ideas over on Michelle’s blog tomorrow – and vote for your favourite!

This technique looks really fancy, but is really really simple. Check out the video for all the details:

Top tips:

Detailed die cuts look best, I’m loving uses Rose Garden and Pretty Pines
Use Metal tone Embossing powder; Gold, Silver or Copper
Make sure your heat tool is good and hot before melting your embossing powder

I hope you have enjoyed this Make It Monday, don’t forget to pop over to Michelle Last’s blog tomorrow and vote for your favourite Heat Embossed card!

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

2V6P3MWH

I will be closing this order on the 30^th September 2016

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

[143496]

£49.50

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

[140619]

£28.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

[108605]

£7.25

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Paper-Piercing Tool

[126189]

£3.75

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£27.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

10th September 2016

Pootlers Blog Hop | Christmas Pines

Pootles Blog Hop Autumn Winter Stampin Up! Catalogue Christmas Pines

Hello! Welcome to our fabulous Pootler’s Team Blog Hop! We have 19 wonderful ladies blogging together today to show you heaps of great project ideas using new products from the Stampin’ Up! Autumn / Winter catalogue. Please use the Next and Previous buttons to navigate to the next blog in the chain, and remember to leave some comment love on your travels!

I have been having so much fun play with the Present and Pine-cones Suite from the new catalogue (page 18-22), and am totally in love with the idea of an Emerald Envy Christmas this year! I am not usually a green and red sort of person, I love a cool Christmas of blues, purples and silver, but this colour might just have me converted!

The Suite includes the Christmas Pines stamp and die bundle, as well as Designer Series Paper, Washi Tape, Ribbons, a great embossing folder and some super cute mini pine-cone embellishments.

The front panel of this card was embossed twice using the Pine Bough Embossing Folder to create an almost fully embossed panel. Really this card is pretty simple, with a few die cuts and some copper embossing (more of that on Monday!), but I think this would be a super easy card to make a few of for friends and colleagues for Christmas

Product List

Christmas Pines Photopolymer Bundle

[143496]

£49.50

Presents & Pinecones A4 Cardstock Pack

[143213]

£7.25

Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper

[141986]

£10.00

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

£2.75

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

9th September 2016

August Thank You Cards

Merriest Wishes Christmas Card using Stampin' Up! UK products

Around the end of every month I send out Thank You cards to my online customers (If you place an order for collection you get your card with your order!). This past month I had a stack of cards to make and send, along with class kits for my Stamp of the Month Club too

Now, the cards I sent had a slightly different sentiment, in that they were ‘Thank You’ cards, rather than Christmas ones, but seeing as I used the Thank You stamp from the Thoughtful Branches stamp set that has now sadly retired (although I do have a used copy available if anyone wants one!) I thought I would change it up for the blog.

The background and sentiment are taken from Merriest Wishes. I’m loving this stamp set, and it is my current Stamp of the Month too!

The card is finished with a piece of the This Christmas Designer Series Paper and a strip of Gold Sequin Trim. Very pretty.

Right, I’m off shopping today, need to get some bits and pieces ready for my Stamping trip away next weekend! Yay!

Product List

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Bundle

[144328]

£46.75

Merriest Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142066]

£18.00

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Gold Sequin Trim

[132983]

£4.50

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

8th September 2016

Pinkies Blog Hop | Shadow Box Card

Pinkies Team Blog Hop using Christmas Pines from Stampin' Up! UK

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We’re showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin’ Up!® Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

Wow, I’m loving this new Autumn / Winter catalogue, there are just so many great products and ideas. I thought I would make a special card for the Pinkies Blog Hop this time. I’m usually a pretty simple card maker, but this style of card has caught my eye recently (during my hours of scrolling through Pinterest!) and I just had to have a go at making my own!

My favourite bundle in this years catalogue is Christmas Pines; I just love the collection of sentiments and the fabulous detailed die cuts. I will admit that you will be seeing a whole lot of this stamp set in the coming weeks, but that’s a story for another day!

Measurements:

Card base: Basic Black card stock, 10.5 x 22 cm, scored on the long side at 10.5 and 11.5 cm. You will also need a piece of card stock that measures 6.5 x 6.5 cm

Using the scoring blade on you Stampin’ Trimmer, draw a square on the front of your card base; line up the card stock at 2 cm and score from 2 cm down to 8.5 cm – do this on all 4 sides of the card front.

Using a ruler, draw diagonal lines from corner to corner of the square you have just created. The use these lines as a guide to score another square 1 cm smaller than the previous. You should now have one square inside the other. Then, using a ruler and a craft knife, cut along the diagonal lines. Fold on the score lines, creating your shadow area in the middle of your card.

For this card, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on the 6.5 cm x 6.5 cm card stock using the new Emerald Envy Glitter Stampin’ Emboss powder before adhering it to the centre of the card.

The problem with this style of card is that it doesn’t fit or fold flat into a standard envelope. So I have also created a box for it to go in.

Measurements:

Box Base; 14 x 14 cm, scored on all four sides at 1.5 cm

Box Lid; 13.2 x 13.2 cm, scored on all four sides at 1 cm.

Both the card and the box are finished with the Presents and Pinecones Designer Series Paper and die cuts from the Christmas Pines bundle.

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

2nd September 2016

September Stamp of the Month Club!

Are you ready for the new Stamp of the Month Club? This month my Online Card Class is using the Merriest Wishes Stamp set and Die Bundle! and comes not only with the stamp set, but also all the card stock and threat – all ready cut for you to make 8 great cards, 2 of each of 4 designs. PLUS over the month of September I will be giving you a heap of other uses for the stamp set and dies!

The class also includes 4 Exclusive video tutorials and instructions for 4 cards.

Kits will be posted on 30th September, and instructions will be emailed out at the same time. Booking closes on 25th September at 9PM.

Suggested extras:

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad – 138326
Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 14396
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126970
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126949
Versamark ink pad – 102283
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 133457

This class is available in the UK only.

You can sign up for class HERE! or click any of the card images on this blog post.

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

1st September 2016

Watercoloured Happy Ornament

Watercolour Happy Ornament from Stampin' Up! UK

Yes, The 2016 Autumn / Winter catalogue is now LIVE and you can shop to your hearts content! I am loving this catalogue, although I’ve had such a busy summer that I haven’t had chance to make much using my new goodies yet! I have however got a AWESOME Christmas themed online card class available this month… more on that Tomorrow!

I’m sure I could have found a more exciting card for my first post from this catalogue, but I have only made a couple of bits, and they are for some exciting Blog Hops coming up this month, that and I couldn’t help myself I needed to watercolour!

The ornament is one stamp, and is only available in Wood Mount. Actually it is the only Wood Mount stamp I currently own! I know, its shocking, I LOVE Wood-mounted stamps but I have such limited space that Clear mount and photopolymer are wining out at the moment.

Right, I stamped the ornament onto Watercolour Paper using Versamark before heat embossing it in White Stampin’ Emboss powder. Then it is watercolour-ed in Soft Sky, Real Red, Crushed Curry and Cucumber Crush. I added a touch of Gold Wink of Stella to the metal bit of the bauble too.

Have you checked out the new catalogue yet? You can download a copy HERE, or request a proper copy HERE!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

26th August 2016

Thoughtful Branches at Christmas

Christmas Card using Thoughtful Branches From Stampin' Up! UK

I am so ready to start making Christmas cards; its probably something to do with the weather, seeing as it has rained ALL DAY! I know it’s still only August, but really, I’m feeling rather Autumnal and almost Festive!

I have really enjoyed using the Thoughtful Branches Bundle, quite sad that it wont be available after the 31st August. There is still time for you to get your hands on it, but you better move quick. This card though, I am so excited about, I’ve been trying to get a ribbon of paper onto a card for ages, and I’ve finally done it!

The card uses a base of Garden Green, with a matt of This Christmas Designer Series Paper, and another layer of Very Vanilla. The main focal point of the card is the ‘For You’ sentiment, stamped in Cherry Cobbler. I’ve been reaching for this punch combination a lot recently, it’s the 1 1/4″ circle and the 1 3/8″ circle layered on top of one another, and its the perfect combination for a sentiment.

The paper ribbon is super simple to do with the This Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper – because its thin but strong, it curls really nicely. I created the loops of paper and stuck them together with glue dots before attaching the whole piece to the card with Fast Fuse. I really wanted to add a splash of Gold onto this card, so one of the leaves has a touch of Gold Wink of Stella, but that wasn’t quite enough, so I added some Gold splatter and a trio of Gold Enamel Shapes.

Before I go, I just want to remind you that if you order this fabulous bundle before the 31st August, I will send you a FREE card kit and Exclusive video tutorials in September!

Product List

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Bundle

[144328]

£46.75

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

This Christmas A4 Cardstock

[141751]

£7.25

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

£6.50

Glue Dots

[103683]

£4.75

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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