Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge

2nd December 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Colour Challenge

StampinByHannah Simply Sketched Saturday Colour Challenge

Man, I have missed blog hopping with this group of lovely ladies! This month’s Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge blog hop is bitter sweet, not only is it the last one of 2017, its also the last time we are hopping under this name (although, we will be back in the new year even bigger and better!).

The lovely Dee set this colour challenge, and while I LOVE a good challenge, this scared the pants off me! I mean, seriously, I had a good few weeks of sitting and looking at these two colours before ANYTHING came to mind.

Fresh Fig is one of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours, and I couldn’t help but make it the main focus of this card. The Designer Series Paper here is Year of Cheer, which comes in white with metallic foiling. While I do LOVE the look if it plain, I have taken a sponge brayer to it here and coloured in in Fresh Fig. This is one of my most used techniques at the moment, colouring Designer Series Paper to create totally custom projects!

The sentiment is stamped in Island Indigo using the Cheers to the Year stamp set, which is then die cut using the Layering Circles framelits.

To pick up on the Gold foiling from the Designer Series Paper I also die cut a scalloped circle from Gold Foil Paper as a matt for the sentiment.

The card is completed with a ribbon bow in Island Indigo Ombre Ribbon.

Product List

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

£11.75

Cheers To The Year Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144928]

£16.00

Sponge Brayers

[141714]

£7.25

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

£7.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£3.75

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126986]

£6.00

Island Indigo 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon

[144233]

£6.25

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Hannah McCurley

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30th September 201729th September 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | Bold Happy Birthday

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Birthday Card using Happy Birthday thinlit from Stampin' Up!

Hello! Welcome to the Simply Sketched Blog Hop for September! This month we have been creating with a fabulous sketch from Dee

This card was really quick and simple to put together… once I had die cut all the pieces! I am loving the Happy Birthday thinlit for a quick and easy Birthday card at the moment. Here I cut it 4 times… 3 times in Crushed Curry and once from the gorgeous Champagne Foil. The secret is backing each piece of card stock with Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet before you die cut it… this way when you die cut this intricate die, each die cut has adhesive already on the back… basically making your own die cut sticker! This die is really easy to get lined up so stacking them is quick and painless too.

Measurements:

Card Base – Dapper Denim – 21 x 14.85 cm, scored on the long side at 10.5 cm

Whisper White Mat – 10 x 14.3 cm

Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper – 9.5 x 13.8 cm

Whisper White Mat – 10 x 8 cm

Eastern Palace Designer Series Paper – 9.5 x 7.5 cm

I made this card for one of my brother-in-law’s birthday’s which was last week…. but James said it was girly…. so I had to make another! So, this card has no home…. if you would like me to send it to you, comment below with your current favourite adhesive and I will do a draw on Wednesday (4th October!)

Product List

Happy Birthday Thinlits Die

[143700]

£18.00

Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144147]

£11.50

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

£7.25

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

£3.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

£9.00

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

26th August 201726th August 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | August Blog Hop

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Friend Card using Eastern Palace from Stampin' Up!

Hello! so, I designed this card for the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge…. but then my blog broke and I missed it! But I didn’t want you to miss this card… so here it is! You can check out the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Blog hop HERE!

Now the sketch showed 3 squares….. and well, I had to move them around! I’m sure if you have seen my takes on a sketch before you will know that I tend to move things, change shapes and do all sorts of other funny things to sketches! But I love my card!

I received the Layering Squares Framelits just before I made this card… can you tell that I LOVE them! The great thing about using dies to cut squares rather than hand cutting them is that, not only can you ensure that your squares are actually square, but also you can pair them with the matching layer!

I have stuck to a very simply colour scheme, using just Crumb Cake and Early Espresso for this card. But each square was treated very differently.

The bottom most square is stamped with Crumb Cake ink using the Eastern Palace stamp set, for a fun tone on tone effect. The next square was embossed using the Hexagon 3D Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and the top square holds the sentiment stamped in Early Espresso. Each square also had a hint of a sponged edge also using Crumb Cake ink.

This card is finished with a double bow of Linen Thread, a hint of background stamping, and a trio of Jewel Rhinestones

Product List

Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143675]

£19.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

£32.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£7.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

£6.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

£7.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

£6.00

Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143231]

£8.25

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.25

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.50

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

29th July 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday | Friend Card

Simply Sketched Saturday Blog Hop Lovely Inside and Out Friend Card using Stampin' Up! products

Hello! Oh its that time again…. time for a blog hop! I am loving that the past couple of months we have set Colour challenges rather than sketches (although I do LOVE a sketch) I love seeing what the girls do with colours!

This month Sam has given us Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo and Peekaboo Peach! Once I had got over the neon-ness of the colour combo I set about making this….

I needed to neutralise those bright colours…. and had just got a pack of the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper. The card base is Crumb Cake, with a layer of Whisper White and then a piece of that stunning Wood paper. The stamp set is Lovely inside and out, I have stamped the images onto vellum and then heat set the ink using a layer of Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. The sentiment is stamped in Lemon Lime Twist and die cut using the oval Stitched Shapes framelit.

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Product List

Lovely Inside & Out Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144011]

£18.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack

[144177]

£9.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£7.25

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

£6.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

£6.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Whisper White 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon

[144172]

£5.50

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

24th June 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | Colour Challenge!

Just Because card using Crafting Forever and Work of Art from Stampin' Up!

Something slightly different for this months Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge…. this month I have set the girls a colour theme!

I am loving playing with the new In-Colours from this years Annual catalogue… but I wanted to push myself away from using them as a set of colours, and towards integrating them into the rest of our inks. I cannot wait to see what the other ladies have done with this combo!

I am a big believer in the power of craft…. I use my crafting as a creative escape, a de-stress, and ‘me time’ away from my busy personal life and hectic day job. I love nothing more than being able to set aside a a few hours, a whole day, or even just 10 minutes in my craft room with my stamps and ink. Crafting is more to me than just making pretty things (although, I love to make pretty things!) its about the friendships I have made whilst crafting. I am so lucky to have some wonderful friends through stamping, the ladies that are hopping with me today are just a handful. They are all so special….. and I hope that on this sunny Saturday that they are ‘doing something creative!’….. actually I know that a few of them are, because this weekend we are on a crafty retreat, stamping, making pretty things…. and spending some much needed time in the spa!

This card uses two stamp sets; Crafting Forever and Work of Art. The sentiment and paint brushes are stamped in Smoky Slate, and die cut using the Stitched Shapes dies (I still can’t put these away!). I have incorporated the colour theme into the stamped panel…. dots from ‘Work of Art’ stamped in Fresh Fit, Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral.

Measurements:

Card Base – Blushing Bride – Half a piece of A4, folding in half (21 x 14.8 cm, scored at 10.5 cm)

Smoky Slate layer – 14.8 x 5.8 cm

Whisper White layer – 14.8 x 5.5 cm

I hope you have enjoyed stopping by today, please do hop along to my wonderful friend Sally to see what she has made with this fab colour combo!

Product List

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143958]

£18.00

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[134114]

£20.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144082]

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

25th March 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | A Day to Celebrate….

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Scrapbook page details using Stampin' Up! products

Welcome back to the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! I am so excited to be joining in with the lovely ladies of this group again this month. I actually made my project 3 weeks ago, when Sally released the sketch into our Private Facebook group, but I only managed to get it photographed and this post written last night.

Like I said, the lovely Sally Shaw from SallyStampers set our sketch this month, and I thought it was perfect for a scrapbook page…. so that it what I made!

Each one of the circles are stamped with one of the small stamps from So In Love, in the coordinating colour so the Pink Pirouette circle was stamped with Pink Pirouette ink, the Blushing Bride circle was stamped with Blushing Bride ink, and the Marina Mist circle was stamped with Marina Mist ink.

I am still (very slowly) working my way through my wedding album, and most of the pages are fairly simple, after all I want people to be looking at the photographs!

This page was finished with a trio of banners using Designer Series Paper in the same colours, and then a touch of ink spatter diagonally across the page.

Right, I better go….It’s James’ birthday today and so once I have checked that this post is live I have a whole weekend of Birthday and Mother’s day celebrations. Hope you have a great weekend to

Product List

So In Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143216]

£18.00

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126956]

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126962]

£6.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack

[138437]

£20.00

Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers

[131263]

£27.50

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

18th February 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | February 2017

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Birthday Card using Cupcakes and Carousels from Stampin' Up! UK

Oh I am so excited to be back hopping with my girls again this week! We took January off, things were just crazy busy for all of us, but we are BACK this week with a fabulous sketch from the lovely Sam Charlton!

I knew exactly were I wanted to go with this sketch as soon as I saw it! Unusual for me, usually the girls set us a challenge…but this sketch is just lovely, although I have left off a couple of the elements. That’s one of the things I love about creating with a sketch, selecting the bits you love and changing the ones you’re not such a fan of!

I haven’t played with the Cupcakes and Carousels paper for a few months. This was one of the items I got to play with early as a Display Stamper for OnStage Local back in November, and I think I sort of over-dosed myself with it… and bit of time and separation later and I am back in love with it again, and paired with this sentiment from Carousel Birthday this card was almost finished!

but there was something missing, and I couldn’t stick anything down, until I had reached for the Lucky Stars embossing folder…and my card as done.

Question of the day: What do you do reach for when you card needs an extra something?

I will often grab an embossing folder, Enamel shapes, or sometimes the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set!

Product List

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142832]

£17.00

Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

[142744]

£9.00

Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

[135817]

£7.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£7.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

£7.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

19th November 2016

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | November 2016

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge using Frosted Medallions from Stampin' Up! UK

Oh yes, it’s the 3rd Saturday of the month, which only means one thing around here…. It’s time for the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge!

This month’s sketch was created by the gorgeous Anna Krol, and I cannot wait to see what everyone makes of it!

I think this sketch would be a perfect opportunity to use those fabulous Stitched Shapes Framelits (and I am sure that there will be a few of the ladies who have done just that) however, seeing as they haven’t found a home in my crafty office yet, and I don’t have any oval dies either, I’ve switched things up a bit, and swapped it for some stamping instead!

This card is almost a one layer number actually… thinking about it how cute would it be on some 2 x 2″ tags for Christmas!

A few weeks ago at a Stampin’ Up! event I was reminded of this technique, which is so simple that it probably doesn’t even have name! Stamping with your clear blocks! Here I have inked up my Clear Block (G) in Pool Party, Marina Mist and Watermelon Wonder to create this cool textured, layered stamping look.

The cute doily stamp is from Frosted Medallions, as is the sentiment, and both are stamped in Island Indigo. I almost left it there, but it just needed a little something, and I did think about adding some sparkle, Wink of Stella or Rhinestones, but then no, a simple spritz of Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango will do.

Product List

Frosted Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142189]

£18.00

Clear Block G

[118489]

£4.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126962]

£6.00

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138323]

£6.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126986]

£6.00

Island Indigo A4 Card Stock

[124390]

£7.25

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

24th September 2016

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge – September 2016

Watercolour card using Frosted Medallions from Stampin' Up! UK for the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge

Hello! I am so pleased to be back and sharing with the Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! You may have noticed that we took last month off (August is just too busy already!) but we are back this month with a great challenge set by the gorgeous Mandy Barton! Although, we have no sketch! The challenge set to us was …. Anything Goes!

How scary! and I will admit that I have been wracking my brains on this one for most of the month, and actually only managed to create my project on Thursday evening! (and this blog post was only written at 8AM this morning, nothing like a deadline!) I am usually more organised, but this past week has been just crazy busy – I was at a team training event last weekend, and then my job has really kicked in this week too. Anyway, that’s enough of my moaning! Time for my card ….

This stamp set was gifted to me last weekend, and although it had caught my eye in the catalogue it hadn’t found it’s way into my craft room – but my lovely team leader is just a little bit psychic and always managed to send me things that I either LOVE and use all the time, or things that I LOVE but haven’t managed to purchase yet! This medallion it just so pretty, and I couldn’t not heat emboss it as it’s first use!

Saying that, the heat embossing is a little bit special, and a mixture of clear and copper heat embossing. I heat embossed the medallion in Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, and then while I still had the powder melted I added a few pinches of Copper Embossing Powder too.

The background was created using Rose Red, Sweet Sugarplum and Tempting Turquoise. I just love this watercolour technique, I think I have a video on it somewhere, will have a look and share later in the week.

Oh, and before I go, the last totally cool technique I have used on this card is using the Fine-Tip glue pen to create little raised dots, that are almost like water droplets. So pretty!

Right, on-wards with the blog hop! Please use the NEXT button to hop on to the fabulous Sally Shaw, I cannot wait to see what she has created

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

Product List

Frosted Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142189]

£18.00

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126954]

£6.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126952]

£6.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

£6.25

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

£3.75

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