Snowflake Sentiments - StampinbyHannah

1st December 2017

Christmas Countdown #11 | DIY baubles using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin’ Up!

Christmas Countdown DIY Clear Bauble using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Christmas Countdown #11 DIY baubles using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin’ Up!

This Christmas Countdown project has become somewhat of a tradition in the McCurley household. I bought these clear, fillable baubles a few years ago, and I am sure that you could still find something very similar on Amazon or eBay. Each year I bring them back out and use current Stampin’ Up! goodies to make new filling for 2 of them…. my plan is to have a heap of different, personalised baubles on one of the Christmas Trees in my home. This year I am up to 3 different styles, and I love them all!

I have shared the previous two years of using these baubles, and have videos for each year. You can find them HERE and HERE.

As in previous years I have used the Layering Circles dies to cut out layers of card stock for the centres of my baubles. This year there are two different colour-ways; Dapper Denim, Champagne and Whisper White, and Cherry Cobbler, Gold and Very Vanilla. I don’t think I could choose a favourite, how about you?

Next week is the final Christmas Countdown of 2017! I cannot believe we are already into December, this year has been crazy and I am seriously hoping for a more relaxing 2018.

Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144820]

£20.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

£32.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

£3.75

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

£7.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£3.75

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

14th November 2017

Global Design Project 113 | Colour Challenge

Global Design Project Merry Christmas Card using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Global Design Project 113 Colour Challenge

I have NO idea what has happened this morning, I wrote a blog post, I published it, and then it magically disappeared! I have no idea what happened, other than the fact that when I went to copy the link the post was gone! I know that you will already have had this post in your email inboxes….and I am sorry for it appearing again.

I LOVE this colour combination from the Global Design Project this week. It screamed Christmas at me and so a Christmas card is what I made!

I have a bit of a thing at the moment for colouring Designer Series Paper, and I have recently pulled out all of the Designer Series Paper from the Autumn / Winter catalogue and put it on my desk so it gets used before it retires! So the top piece of paper was this fabulous pattern from Merry Little Christmas, and I took my Sponge Brayer to it with some Pear Pizzazz to create a fun ombre effect.

The die cuts are from Pretty Pines, and are die cut in the colours from the challenge. They are adhered to the card front with Fine-Tip Glue. I actually made this card twice (ironic seeing as I have had to blog it twice too!) as I wasn’t happy with the first sentiment. This version has the sentiment from Snowflake Sentiments stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched with the Everyday Label punch, while the first one was in Pool Party.

The card is finished with a few loops of Silver Metallic Thread and a scattering of Cherry Cobbler and Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes.

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Product List

Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper

[144621]

£10.00

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144820]

£20.00

Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

[141851]

£23.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz

[131290]

£7.25

Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock

[121681]

£7.25

Everyday Label Punch

[144668]

£16.00

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

£2.75

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

£6.00

Sponge Brayers

[141714]

£7.25

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

Regals Enamel Shapes

[141681]

£8.25

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

£6.50

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!

Please support StampinByHannah, and enter my Code Club Code. 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

13th October 201710th October 2017

Christmas Countdown | Hot Chocolate Stirrers!

Christmas Countdown Hot Chocolate and Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Christmas Countdown…. there are 72 days left before the fat man arrives… and no I have not started my Christmas shopping yet! or really even thinking about it.

I have however started to think about my favourite things to do in the winter. We have a strong evening routine in our house of hot chocolate before bed… it started with that need for something sweet after dinner, but with lower calories…. and well, as you can see that hasn’t worked all that well!

My husband is a particular type of hot chocolate drinker… I think he would call it purest, its Cadbury’s or nothing! I personally, like the ones with different flavours… except white chocolate… that just not right!

So, these are right up his street…. nothing but chocolate-y goodness!

https://youtu.be/zj0aCPsn39Y

The bags are a Stampin’ Up! secret! I am sure that these are one of the most hidden items that Stampin’ Up! do… and yet they are in the catalogue, right there with all the fun papers and envelopes! Cellobags!

They even do various different sizes and types! These ones are the 3 x 6″ gusseted variety. I use the 6 x 8″ ones when I’m packing your class kits and prepping for my videos …. they are just one of those things that are super handy to have in your crafty stash!

The cute little labels are made using the Snowflake Sentiments bundle. This bundle comes with a super cute little label die… although I do think it is a little small for a gift, its the perfect size for price labels on your craft fair table, or packaging for your handmade soaps or chocolates… or like here for your instructions for your real Hot Chocolate!

These are super simply to make….in fact there is only one ingredient!

Get your kids or grandkids to eat 6 fromage frais type yogurts, and clean the pots
Wipe the inside with vegetable oil using a pastry brush
Melt a 150g bar of chocolate …. milk or dark is best! I find that the easiest way is to put just over half of the chocolate in a bowl and microwave it for 30 seconds at a time, giving it a good stir between blasts. Then, once the chocolate is melted, add the remaining chocolate and stir well.
Pour the melted chocolate into the empty yogurt pots, ensuring that each pot has a similar amount.
Add a wooden lollipop stick to the centre of each chocolate pot. Give the chocolate a moment to start to cool, and they should stand up on their own.
Decorate with chocolate drops, edible glitters, mini marshmallows or sugar pearls
Pop the chocolate pots into the fridge to set for a few hours (I would suggest overnight). Once they are fully set, the chocolate stirrers should pull out of the pots easily.

To enjoy your hot chocolate….

Fill your favourite mug 3/4 full with milk, and heat in the microwave until hot. Dunk your Hot Chocolate Stirrer into the hot milk and stir until the chocolate is fully melted.
Drink and enjoy!

Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Bundle

[146053]

£42.25

Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies

[144678]

£27.00

Year Of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper

[144640]

£11.75

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

£3.75

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141936]

£15.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Twine Baker’s Whisper White

[124262]

£2.75

Gusseted Cellophane Bags

[141704]

£4.25

Berry Burst 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon

[144133]

£6.25

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

10th October 20179th October 2017

Online Card Class | Snowflake Sentiments

Hello!

Oh I am super excited for this class! I have been working on this one for a couple of weeks, in my head! but finally managed to get it into card stock yesterday!

I just KNOW you are going to LOVE this class!

*You will NEED a Big Shot for this class as it does include thinlits dies. You can grab a Big Shot in my Online Store HERE!

Class includes:

Snowflake Sentiments Stamp and Die bundle
Pack of Clear Faceted Gems
Card kit to make 10 awesome cards (2 of each of 5 designs)
Envelopes
Exclusive video tutorials for each card
plus delivery by courier!

Grab my Snowflake Sentiments Online Card Class HERE! for £55

You can also add the 4 ink pads that we are using in this class to your class kit.

Grab my Snowflake Sentiments Online Card Class with Ink Pad Bundle HERE! for £79

As always if you already own some of the class items you can substitute products for other of the same value.

I know you will LOVE this class….. and I cannot wait to sent it out too you

Booking closes at 8PM on 20th October 2017. I use PayPal to collect payments and will send you a PayPal invoice when you sign up for class. Payment accepted by debit or credit card.

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 my Code Club Code. 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

9th October 20179th October 2017

Make It Monday | Square Framelits Box with Lid

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Large Lidded Box using Birthday Blooms from Stampin' Up!

I’ve had to have a bit of a shuffle around this week… as you may know I always (try) to work a few weeks ahead with my blog projects (gives me time for my life to fall apart around me and still get things made for you!) and so when I filled my planner with my projects and ideas for October I had planned to share my September Customer Thank You Cards with you today…. except that Stampin’ Up! released an AMAZING! offer last week which has sent the warehouse into a bit of a spin! This means that my Code Club gifts are stuck somewhere between Stockton on Tees and Germany…. and so I can’t share the cards I haven’t yet been able to send! So…. they will hopefully be filling this slot next week, and in the meantime I have a fabulous Video Tutorial for you…

I made this box a few weeks ago for a team training event…. which I am sure that you are all well and truly sick of me waffling on about now! but I wanted a fun 3D project for my display, and this was it!

The whole box is designed around the Layering Square Framelits and coordinating Stitched Shapes framelits. And while the original features the Birthday Blooms stamp set, with a hint of Touches of Texture in Island Indigo and Crumb Cake…. The video’d version is in Berry Burst and Smoky Slate

Measurements:

Box Base – 11 1/2 x 5 1/2″

Score on the long edge at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, 8 1/4 and 11″

Score on the short side at 2 3/4″

Box Lid – 3 13/16 x 3 13/16″ (sorry that this is such an odd measurement, but it makes sure that the lid fits snuggly!)

Score on all 4 sides at 1/2″

While the original box uses the Fine Tip Glue Masking Technique the version in the tutorial video uses more traditional Embossed resist to create a pretty effect.

The snowflake stamp is taken from the Snowflake Sentiments…. I am loving this stamp and die bundle at the moment! Check out my Online Card Classes page tomorrow for a fun card class featuring this stamp set. Here it was heat embossed in clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder before I added Berry Burst ink with a sponge over the top. The clear embossing powder resists the ink and leaves a white snowflake showing through the bold pink!

Don’t forget that the Stampin’ Up! World Card Making Day Offers End TOMORROW! Grab a heap of great stamp sets for 15% off…..

Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[144820]

£20.00

Layering Squares Framelits Dies

[141708]

£32.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£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 my Code Club Code. 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

16th September 201716th September 2017

Pootlers Team Blog Hop | Snowflake Sentiments

Pootlers Team Blog Hop Christmas Card using Snowflake Sentiments from Stampin' Up!

Hello! Welcome to another Pootler’s Team Blog Hop! We love doing these hops, sharing what we love with all of you! This time we are all sharing projects made using items from the new Stampin’ Up! Autumn / Winter catalogue. I am totally in love with this catalogue, and had a very hard time writing my ‘must have’ list this year….. but there was one bundle that was right at the top of my list…. Snowflake Sentiments!

This stamp set just screamed ‘Watercolour’ to me…. and I couldn’t help but make a Watercolour Smooshing card with it for my first make!

I love watercolour techniques (actually I love playing with techniques in general…. but watercolour is up there with my favourites!) and this one is particularly easy: Grab yourself a large Clear Block (or a tile, glass cutting matt, or other surface to use as your ‘palette’) and add ink to it…. I simply just smoosh my ink pad onto the block usually! add some water, and then pick up the ink and water mixture with a piece of Window Sheet (or one of those pieces that come with your photopolymer stamps!). This becomes your ‘brush’…. touch the Window Sheet to a piece of watercolour paper, and move it around to create some fun watercolour effects!

The background here is in Dapper Denim, Pool Party and Smoky Slate.

The sentiment can be added to your watercolour paper before or after the watercolour process…. you get different effects depending on which order you do each step in, but be sure to heat emboss your sentiment in White Stampin’ Emboss Powder to ensure it really pops through that watercolour!

This card was finished with that fun boarder die cut from the watercolour paper, and a couple of swirls die cut from Silver Foil Paper!

Thank you so much for visiting StampinByHannah today… I would be honoured if you would sign up to my email newsletter while you are here (link in the side bar!)… and don’t forget to hop along to see what the other ladies have made with products from this wonderful catalogue!

Product List

Snowflake Sentiments Clear-Mount Bundle

[146053]

£42.25

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

Window Sheets

[142314]

£4.50

Silver Foil Sheets

[132178]

£3.75

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

£2.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

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 my Code Club Code. For orders of over £150 please do not use this code, as you are entitled to your own Hostess benefits!

Sign up to my newsletter here – http://eepurl.com/2if59

Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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