oh so eclectic - StampinbyHannah

7th September 201730th August 2017

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper Card

Designer Series Paper Thank You Card using Naturally Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

I work a few weeks ahead, always (well, almost always!) and projects usually end up here on my blog a few weeks after they have been made. I am also usually quite organised (I am a planner lover, and just bought myself a new diary….. such a stationary geek!) so cards sit in a nice neat pile on my desk until they are featured on my blog…. except that this card was made and immediately sent, and therefore never got chance to sit in the blog pile, and as such has been forgotten about!

I love Designer Series Paper…. but struggle to use it on cards (Sound familiar?!). So I thought I would share some of my tips and tricks to using Designer Series Paper with you today:

Cut it….. seriously, its easier to use once you have cut it (you can always buy more…. I like the ‘one to cut, and one to stroke’ idea!)
Grab the coordinating pack of Card stock with your Designer Series Paper…. that way you always have card stock that coordinates with your Designer Series Paper. (you could take this one step further and grab the ink pads to match too!)
Matt your Designer Series paper on coordinating card stock to make it pop
If you love lots of the Designer Series Paper….. you could always grab a paper share, saving you cash and the issue of having to use up lots and lots of sheets of 12 x 12″!

This particular card uses Naturally Eclectic Designer Series paper…. which I cut to pretty random sizes and then cut card stock layers to match. The sentiment is from Thankful Thoughts and the card is finished with a hint of that lovely Night of Navy Crinkle Seem Binding, yum!

How do you use your Designer Series Paper?

Product List

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

Naturally Eclectic A4 Cardstock Pack

[144187]

£7.25

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

£7.25

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper

[144118]

£10.00

Birthday Memories A4 Cardstock Pack

[144120]

£7.25

Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper

[144163]

£10.00

Pick A Pattern A4 Cardstock Pack

[144165]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

28th August 201718th August 2017

Make It Monday | Magnetic Closure Notebooks

Make It Monday Notebook covers using Eastern Palace suite from Stampin' Up!

Welcome to Make It Monday! I am loving this weeks project, I made these a few weeks ago and they have sat, looking all pretty on my desk every since…. saying that I really want to send them to someone… but I’ll get to that later!

Notebooks are always a handy gift. These are marked for Team Member gifts…. I always send a little something to new team members to welcome them to the team, and a notebook is great…. I mean, your massive wish list needs somewhere to go, right?!

The purple notebook (sorry, Fresh Fig!) uses the Eastern Palace stamp set and coordinating Eastern Beauty Designer Series Paper. The trick to these notebook covers is the magnets… yes they have a magnetic snap closure. I am sure that these covers would be just as cute without the magnets, but I took delivery of a heap of magnets last week and just HAD to use them on a project! I get my magnets from Ebay…. just search for Neodymium Disc magnets, and I am sure you will find them!

Measurements:

These notebook covers are for Jotter sized notebooks, and are in metric measurements only.

Card stock: 21 x 18.5 cm

Score on the SHORT side at 7, 7.5, 14.5 and 15 cm

Designer Series Paper: 20.5 x 6.5 cm AND 20.5 x 3 cm

August is a great time to think about joining the team. We are in the middle of pre-order month for the new Autumn Winter catalogue, which means that you could fill your Starter Kit with Christmas goodies and get your hands on some awesome stamp sets before anyone else! I did a whole video on why I think August is a great time to join on Saturday… I would LOVE you to check it out.

Do you have any questions about joining Stampin’ Up!? Ask me in the comments section below….

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£7.25

Stampin’ Trimmer

[129722]

£27.00

Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143675]

£19.00

Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144147]

£11.50

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

£7.25

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

£3.75

Blossom Builder Punch

[141469]

£16.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

14th August 201710th August 2017

Make It Monday | Tall Skinny Gift Bag using Designer Series Paper

Make It Monday Gift Bag using Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Hello…. welcome to Make It Monday!

I have another 3D project for you this week, I am on a bit of a 3D item kick at the moment… I think it’s got something to do with the build up to the Autumn Winter Catalogue! (I have a whole stack of these in my Craft Room… let me know if you want one HERE!)

One of the things about making more 3D things is that I am also LOVING this years selection of Designer Series Papers…. these two in particular are some of my top picks; Naturally Eclectic and Be Merry. I have paired that lovely festive Be Merry paper with Christmas Pines and its coordinating die set. While the Naturally Eclectic version (made in the video) uses the Eclectic Layers thinlits and Happy Birthday Gorgeous Stamp set

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 6 x 8″ (15 x 20 cm)

Score on the short side at; 3/4, 2 3/4, 3 1/2 and 5 1/2″ (2, 7, 9 and 14 cm)

Score on the long side at; 3/4″ (2 cm)

The sentiments are punched out using the Pretty Label punch (another one of my must have’s) I am loving this punch at the moment… it’s just so versatile! and you guys know how much I love a product I can use in LOTS of different ways!

Product List

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

[143774]

£27.00

Pretty Label Punch

[143715]

£16.00

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143662]

£19.00

Whisper White 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon

[144172]

£5.50

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

8th August 20177th August 2017

Global Design Project #099 | Wedding/Anniversary

Guys Wedding Anniversary Card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

Well, hello there….. I’m finally blogging on my new site! So, hello, nice to see you…. and to celebrate this special occasion I have this weeks entry into the Global Design Project!

Actually…. its more of a double celebration, seeing as it is my 2nd Wedding Anniversary today! Yay…. I managed 24 months without James wanting (or trying) to kill me! I am taking this as a massive success…. and I do hope it continues a little longer!

As a card maker, and seeing as this weeks GDP challenge was totally meant to spur me into action, I thought I should make a card for James to celebrate… I will update you later as to whether he has bought (or made) me one!

Now… a anniversary card for a guy, is a little tricky, but I kept it neutral and I think it works! The Background is stamped using the Sheet Music Stamp set and Smoky Slate ink. To create the effect I didnt ink the whole stamp… but dabbed my ink pad down a couple of times in the middle. Although they are hard to see, I then embossed the heart die from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits into the card stock. I should mention at this point that I used Thick Whisper White rather than standard weight to ensure it embossed cleanly.

The card was then completed with a diamond die cut from Silver Glimmer Paper, Leaves die cut from Vellum and embossed with the Hexagon 3D Embossing Folder, loops of Silver Metallic Thread, that cute sentiment (from Oh So Eclectic!) and a trio of Metallic Enamel Shapes.

Your wondering about those flowers… they are lovely aren’t they! Yes, they are fake… think they cost a total of £2.50 off ebay…. and they were (are) my wedding bouquet. I LOVE them, and the sit in a vase in my lounge normally…. but this photo needed some colour, and I thought they were fitting!

What do you think of the new blog look? I am in LOVE!

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

£13.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Silver Glimmer Paper

[135314]

£4.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

£2.75

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

£6.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

4th August 2017

Techniques Series | How to use a Die as a Mask

I Like You Friends Thank You Card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

I have one card, two ways for you today! I shared a card yesterday using the Oh So Eclectic Bundle…. and I have another for you today! The dies in this bundle are special… some of them cut, some emboss, some cut the image out of the card stock, and some … leave the image in! and it is these dies that we are playing with today.

I created my own mask using the diamond pattern die in this set….

Creating a mask with these dies is super easy… I simply run them through my Big Shot with piece of Window Sheet, but you could use Vellum… I use Window Sheet because that way I can save my mask and use it again! Running Window Sheet through the Big Shot can be a little frightening, as it makes a whole series of strange whaling and cracking noises…. but its OK, it doesn’t damage the Window Sheet or, more importantly, the Big Shot!

This first card uses the mask with the fabulous New Embossing Paste! I am LOVING playing with this stuff, and I have a couple of videos coming soon all about it. I have coloured the paste here using Night of Navy ink…. but I really needed to add some more ink to get that true Night of Navy colour. Still, it’s not a disaster, just a happy accident! and a learning experience… because next time I know I need to add more!

The second card, made in the video, I ink blended Night of Navy through the Mask. This was I guaranteed myself a true Night of Navy colour! but, I sacrificed that dimension that the Embossing Paste brings.

This card is finished with a series of die cuts using the stamps and dies in the Oh So Eclectic bundle….

What is your favourite bundle in this years Stampin’ Up! catalogue?

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

£4.50

Embossing Paste

[141979]

£7.25

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[103033]

£3.50

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

£16.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

£6.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

£7.25

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

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 Demonstrator04

3rd August 2017

Watercolour Block Stamping with Oh So Eclectic

Oh So Eclectic Card using Stampin' Up! products

Today’s card uses one of my favourite bundles from the Annual Catalogue. Did you know that when you see items bundled together in Stampin’ Up!’s catalogues you save 10%! Awesome… This particular bundle includes the gorgeous Oh So Eclectic Stamp set and its coordinating Eclectic Layers thinlits.

There is of course a technique at work here…. and as a bit of a sucker for all things watercolour, I couldn’t pass an opportunity to get messy with ink and card stock! The panel on this card is coloured using the Watercolour Block Stamping technique. This is so fun! Here I have selected a ‘C’ sized clear block, and coloured the surface with Stampin’ Write markers in Berry Burst, Fresh Fig and Lemon Lime Twist. Then I spritzed LOTS of water onto it so the ink formed larger droplets, and became almost to the point of running off the block! Here is where things could go a little wrong, as it takes a quick hand to turn the block over and place it onto a sheet of Watercolour Paper….. and then you need patience, because you need to leave it! Let the ink soak into the paper, the longer you leave it, the more intense the colour.

I left my Watercolour Block while I stamped the rest of the card…. The sentiment is heat embossed in White onto Basic Black card stock and then cut apart… and that flower is die cut from Lemon Lime Twist using the dies in the bundle.

Once the watercolour had been left to soak for about 10 minutes, I removed the block and finished the drying process with my heat tool. Then I trimmed the panel to leave a boarder around the watercolour.

The card is finished with some dots of glitter and a couple of loops of Gold Metallic Thread.

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£7.25

Clear Block C

[118486]

£6.25

2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[144033]

£13.50

Gold Stampin’ Glitter

[133457]

£3.75

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

£2.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

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

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

27th July 2017

I Like You Oh So Eclectic

Fun floral card using the Oh So Eclectic Bundle from Stampin' Up! UK

As I am sure you know, I love a detailed card… whilst keeping things clean and simple (give me more white space! lol). This card fits that detailed, clean and simple bracket quite well I think!

This bundle is one of my favourites from the latest Stampin’ Up! catalogue (yes, they are all my favourite…. I love them all!). It includes a fun stamp set featuring some really cool stylised floral images, and a die set that cuts and embosses! Here I have stamped the detailed floral stamp across a piece of Whisper White in Night of Navy, and the leaves and that watercolour effect flower in Old Olive and Berry Burst

The background uses the Layered Leaves 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing folder, embossed into Old Olive card stock. These 3D embossing folders give a really detailed emboss, but need a slight alteration to your usual ’embossing sandwich’ as you only need ONE of your cutting plates. So, using the Stampin’ Up! Big Shot you will need the Big Shot Platform, the embossing folder and card stock, and then just one of your cutting pads. To get a clean emboss you can spritz your card stock with water first, but I have to say I don’t need to for this embossing folder!

The card is finished with a piece of the Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper and a bow of Night of Navy Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143704]

£8.25

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

£7.25

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Big Shot Platform

[142802]

£23.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126953]

£6.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

£16.00

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 July 2017

Another venture into Shabby Chic….

Shabby chic congratulations card using Sheet Music stamp from Stampin' Up!

Ok, so a few weeks ago I attempted to make a shabby chic style card for my lovely friend Amanda…. just after I made that I discovered that I needed a congratulations card pretty quickly! My darling little brother popped the question to his lovely girlfriend…. and as a card maker, I HAD to send a hand made congratulations!

This card was super super simple to put together… although it does use a couple of stamp sets and a die set! But when your brother gets engaged I think that’s allowed. The background is the new Sheet Music background stamped in Crumb Cake onto Very Vanilla. I added some inking around the edges too, to add to the vintage / shabby effect. I actually added the same to a corner of the inside of the card too….

The sentiment is from Floral Phrases, stamped in Rich Razzleberry and heat embossed in clear onto Vellum.

That fabulously sparkly, gold glitter diamond was the whole inspiration for this card. I die cut the diamond using the Eclectic Layers dies in Gold Glimmer paper… but then, how to you attach something that detailed onto a card?! Well, Stampin’ Up! have that covered…. the new Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets. I LOVE these! They are super easy to use (and VERY sticky!) Just add the sheet to the back of your card stock before you die cut it…. and you have adhesive already on your die cuts! Awesome…. don’t worry, I have a video coming really soon!

Product List

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141767]

£16.00

Sheet Music Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143970]

£13.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

[143774]

£27.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

£4.50

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

£9.00

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

17th June 2017

Pootlers Blog Hop | Oh So Eclectic

Pootles Papercraft Team Blog Hop Hello Friend card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

Hello! I am so excited to be running another Pootler’s Team Blog Hop! This time we are celebrating the launch of the 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue…. if you haven’t already seen it, it is full of fun stamp sets, gorgeous Designer Series Paper, pretty ribbons and much much more! The girls have worked so hard creating fabulous projects for this blog hop, so don’t forget to hop along using the NEXT (or back button if your that way inclined!) to see what everyone has made, and leave some comment love along the way too!

When I first got my hands on the catalogue, my first absolute must have stamp set was Oh So Eclectic…. along with the matching dies, Designer Series Papers and ribbons! I love the combination of fun florals, bright colours and cool dies. Not all the dies in this bundle cut…. three of them emboss! I have used one of them on this card, those leaves in the background… yes, they are embossed onto watercolour paper.

The other elements here are the stamped and die cut flower and leaves, the sentiment (heat embossed in White onto Night of Navy) and that fabulous Night of Navy ribbon!

I hope you love this card (and the stamp and die bundle) as much as I do….. now, hop along and see what the fabulous Heidi has made!

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

Naturally Eclectic A4 Cardstock Pack

[144187]

£7.25

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

£7.25

Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144084]

£6.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

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

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

16th June 2017

Fun Floral Thank you card!

Every now and again I get requests from family and friends for a special card for a special occasion. Recently some of my work colleagues requested a Thank You card, and this is what I made….

Now, I have a confession to make with this card….. it uses 4 different stamp sets! Yes, I know, but my excuse is that it is a big 8 x 8″ card, and I needed to fill the space! So, step by step…

I stamped the sentiment from Thankful Thoughts in the centre of the card using Sweet Sugarplum ink
The Fresh Fig Flowers came next, taken from Lots of Love – I love this stamp set! and I added leaves in Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, and Sweet Sugarplum too
Then the Blushing Bride leaves filled in the gaps (the stamp is also from Lots of Love)
The card was still missing something, so I grabbed one of the stamps from Oh So Eclectic. This fun stamp is either tiny bird foot prints, or little flowers…. I can’t decide… but it is stamped in Sweet Sugarplum
But there was still something missing…. yes, some gold embossed splatter from Awesomely Artistic! Perfect

So such a big card, it needed some stamping on the inside too. I took each element from the front and stamped it inside.

I do hope the lovely lady that received it enjoyed it!

Product List

Thankful Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141522]

£17.00

Lots Of Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143802]

£17.00

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143940]

£21.00

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139950]

£18.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

£6.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126953]

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

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

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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