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21st July 2016

Global Design Project #045

Global Design Project Colour Challenge card featuring Garden in Bloom and Playful Backgrounds from Stampin' Up! UK

It has been so long since I took part in a challenge, I have really missed it. Anyway, I have been trying to get this card posted all week and seeing as I have finally found 10 minutes to get this blog post written, now appears to be the time!

I love this colour combination! So classy, but not a colour combo I reach for often!

There are two stamp sets at work here; Garden in Bloom and Playful Backgrounds. The Flower is stamped in Melon Mambo and Basic Black before being fussy cut. While the stripy background is a stamp from Playful Backgrounds and has been stamped and then stamped again without re-inking to create this two tone effect

I couldn’t help but to add something a little bit extra to this fairly simple card, I am obsessed with the Metallic threads at the moment and some loops of silver were just what this card needed.

Thanks so much for checking out my blog today, and I hope to see you all again here soon

Product List

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141920]

£14.00

Garden In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139433]

£23.00

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

£2.75

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

£6.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

£9.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

19th July 2016

Christmas in July | Peace This Christmas

Christmas Card using Peace this Christmas for Christmas In July Stampin' Up! UK

I am having so much fun getting an early start on my Christmas Cards! I have a whole week of Christmas cards for you this week, including an exclusive video tutorial on Thursday if you subscribe to my Weekly Emails!

I love making simple cards at Christmas, cards that I can quickly make multiples of to send to work colleagues, James’ university friends, and others. Christmas is the only time of year I really make more than one of a particular card design, except when I’m making Wedding Invitations of course, but for most card makers Christmas is the biggest card making event of the year

This card uses the Peace This Christmas stamp set and the This Christmas Speciality Designer Series Paper, I can see so many cards using this pine leave stamp, and those berries 🙂

Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141570]

£16.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

£6.00

This Christmas Designer Series Specialty Paper

[141628]

£11.75

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

18th July 2016

Make It Monday | Christmas In July

Christmas in July Video Featuring Peace this Christmas from Stampin' Up! UK

I cannot believe we are now over half way through July! At the end of this month Stampin’ Up! demonstrators get to see the new Autumn / Winter Catalogue, I am so excited! but before I start to get into that I thought I would share the Christmas themed products in this years Annual Catalogue

This card features the Peace This Christmas stamp set – how gorgeous is that font?! The sentiment is heat embossed in Copper, while the pine needles and border stamps are in Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green.

As usual my camera decided to play all silly during my filming session again! For some reason it suddenly decides to stop filming and take panoramic photos instead! I really need to get a new one, probably should put it on the Christmas list!

I love a quick and simple card for Christmas, when your making a whole stack simple is king! Have you made a start on your Christmas cards yet?

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Product List

Peace This Christmas Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141570]

£16.00

Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133737]

£7.00

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126966]

£6.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126973]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

15th July 2016

Jar of Love | CASE

I have LOVED sharing these CASE cards with you this week. If you want to go back and look at the other 3 cards I have shared on my blog you can check them out; Sweet Cupcake, Garden In Bloom, and Sitting Here.

I couldn’t CASE the catalogue without sharing a card featuring the Jar of Love stamp set. This set is high up on my MUST HAVE list, and I will probably be using it again to CASE the front cover very soon!

How cute is that goldfish?!

This card is a one layer card in the catalogue, but I have chosen to add my watercoloured layer onto a card base of Pool Party card stock – mainly because I am running a little short of Thick Whisper White card stock!

This card caught my eye because of the Goldfish, but once I started to make it I fell in LOVE with it, all because of that strip of Washi Tape – I mean, how often do we actually use our stash of Washi Tape on cards! well, here is one opportunity for you!

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle

[142342]

£48.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

[124391]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Kraft 12″ X 12″ Card Stock

[133674]

£6.50

Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape

[141635]

£7.25

Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock

[141420]

£7.25

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131171]

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126945]

£6.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

14th July 2016

Sitting Here | CASE

So, we continue our journey through this years Annual Catalogue with another one of my top picks! Sitting Here, I’m a sucker for a stamp set that I can use a heap of different techniques with and while this one is designed to be used with Masking I have also used watercolouring and fussy cutting with this set.

I have been eyeing up this card for a while, but haven’t been brave enough to get the Aqua-Painter out to watercolour it!

I chose not to include the dog in my version, although he is super cute, I was trying to keep things simple! The swing seat, cushions and sentiment are all stamped in Archival Basic Black ink, onto Thick Whisper White or Watermelon Wonder for the sentiment. The images are watercoloured in Chocolate Chip, Crushed Curry, Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy and Watermelon Wonder.

I just love the torn edge at the top of this one, and the burlap ribbon trim!

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Product List

Sitting Here Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141589]

£15.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

Kraft 12″ X 12″ Card Stock

[133674]

£6.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

£6.50

Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126979]

£6.00

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

£6.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

£6.00

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138323]

£6.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

13th July 2016

UPDATE | Bonus Days, Online Classes and more…

Hello folks! There are so many super exciting things happening this month I wanted to just pop in and give you an information overload! (I hope not, but I am aware that there is a heap of news and updates in this one post!)

Bonus Days!

I am LOVING Bonus Days! Have you checked out this awesome promo yet? Each time you spend £45 during July, Stampin’ Up! will give you a voucher code worth £4.50 to use in August! but you know what is even better, that if you spend £90 you get 2 vouchers – That’s £9 off in August!

Joining In July

There are so many great reasons to join Stampin’ Up! You can check out my full FAQ and why I love being a part of Stampin’ Up! HERE! but July is a great month to join. Why? Because it is the first month in the quarter – which means that you have until the end of December to hit your first minimums! which means that if you join today, you have just short of 6 months of a great 20% discount – and I am sure that you will have bought/sold enough to remain active into 2017 too! Drop me a message to find out more about taking advantage of the Greatest Deal and grabbing your Starter Kit today!

Stamp of the Month Online Card Class

Have you checked out my July Stamp of the Month Club yet? This month we are using the Awesome Fresh Fruit stamp set and coordinating Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper to create 8 great cards. You can sign up for class HERE! – Class includes the stamp and paper, plus all the card stock and embellishments you need to create the cards, PLUS 4 exclusive video tutorials and written instructions too.

Thoughtful Branches

As I write this post I am eagerly waiting for the UPS man to deliver an awesome Exclusive stamp set, that is only available to you in August (and a great excuse to start collecting those Bonus Days vouchers!, or to join and get your stamps early!) Thoughtful Branches is a wonderful stamp set, with coordinating dies, and I cannot wait to have a crafty play!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

12th July 2016

Garden In Bloom | CASE

So, I’m continuing my week of CASing the catalogue, and today I’m sharing a card using Garden in Bloom. I just love this stamp set, and while not new it is still one of my favourites. Its a great stamp set for a heap of techniques; its intended as a 2-step stamping set, but I love using it with watercolour, and heat embossing too!

This card really caught my eye in the catalogue, the more I looked the more details I spotted – Love that!

So, first off there is the stamping; Garden In Bloom stamped in Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Sweet Sugarplum. Then a layer of Vellum, cut slightly smaller than the stamped layer, is added. I love adding Vellum to my cards but adhering it is always tricky. Here the Vellum is attached with a heap of Fast Fuse Adhesive underneath the embellishment, and I also added 3 very small blobs of Fine Tipped glue on white bits of the stamped area – and you can’t see it because it dries totally clear! Yay!

The embellishment is a combination of a strip of Affectionately Yours Speciality Designer Series Paper, Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, and loops of Cooper Metallic Thread. All layered underneath the sentiment, along with a bow of Whisper White bakers twine.

Product List

Garden In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139433]

£23.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Sweet Sugarplum 3/8″ (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon

[141428]

£7.25

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141632]

£11.75

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

£2.75

Twine Baker’s Whisper White

[124262]

£2.75

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]

£4.50

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

£9.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

£6.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

11th July 2016

Make It Monday | Cupcake CASE!

I have a special week for you this week here on my blog, I’m CASing the catalogue! CASE (or Copy and Share Everything) is actively encouraged by Stampin’ Up! and seeing as there are so many awesome ideas in this years catalogue, I couldn’t not make some of them!

I have been suffering from a terrible case of Crafter’s Block over the past few weeks, I have tried to make some bits and bobs but I haven’t like anything I have made. Normally I post every single card I make here on the blog, whether I like it or not, but I struggled to find anything positive to say about any of them! So, when it came to making my Make It Monday project this week I didn’t know what I was going to do! Until I turned to my trusty copy of the catalogue, and a card jumped straight out at me!

You can find the original card on page 23 of this years Annual Catalogue. I have of course made my own edits (which is totally allowed) mostly to aid the translation of the card from 8 1/2 x 11″ card stock using in the USA to the A4 size that we use here in Europe.

I’m loving making my Make It Monday videos, but did you know that I am also making a second video each week at the moment, exclusively for my Email Newsletter subscribers, I have already filmed my card for this week and I am loving it! You can subscribe to my newsletter at any time by using the link at the end of each and every blog post, or by clicking HERE!

Measurements:

Card Base – Sahara Sand – half sheet of A4 card stock, folding in half

Layer – Sahara Sand – 14.3 x 10 cm

Layer – Very Vanilla – 10.8 x 6 cm

Plus a scraps of Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand

Product List

Sweet Cupcake Photopolymer Bundle

[142232]

£38.50

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

£6.00

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138325]

£6.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

£6.00

Melon Mambo Thick Baker’s Twine

[141689]

£3.25

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

8th July 2016

Pop of Gold

Swirly Scribbles Awesomely Artistic Thank You Card using Stampin' Up! UK products

I have mentioned many times before about why I love being a part of Stampin’ Up! One of the many things that make it awesome is being able to connect with other demonstrators from around the world. I am a member of a demonstrator group on Facebook, and every week or so the admins set us a challenge – and you all know how much I love a good challenge!

A few weeks ago the challenge was ‘Pop of Colour’ – we were challenged to make a card in Basic Black or Night of Navy and White, adding a single pop of colour.

Now, I was talking about this challenge with my husband James, and he suggested Gold. I rarely get James talking about anything crafty, and his involvement in my stamping hobby is doing my accounts (no hiding any purchases around here!), so for him to actually get involved in crafty conversation meant that I HAD to take his suggestion!

Now, I usually aim to make simple projects that you can Copy and Share (CASE) without having to spend a fortune on Stamps! However, every now and again I like to go to town and make something really special – and I think this card fits into that category.

The floral stamp in the background is taken from Awesomely Artistic, stamped in Basic Black Archival ink onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. The Black diagonal stripes are taken from the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack – I’m really getting into using stripes of Designer Series Paper on my cards at the moment, loving the extra detail it adds.

The swirl (from the Swirly Scribbles dies) is die cut from Vellum, and attached with a hint of multipurpose glue.

The card was finished with a Thanks sentiment – from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set – heat embossed in Gold, as well as a hint of Gold with the Gold Metallic Thread wrapped around the card at the edge of the Designer Series Paper.

Product List

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.00

£24.00

£17.00

£20.00

£7.25

£6.50

£4.50

£2.75

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

7th July 2016

Bonus Days!

Well, this so exciting! Stampin’ Up! have given us an AWESOME offer this month! For every £45 you spend between now and the 31st July, Stampin’ Up! will give you a voucher worth £4.50 to spend between the 2nd and 31st of August!

Vouchers will be Emailed out by Stampin’ Up! directly to you, and you will receive a code for each £45 you spend in a single order (although you can place as many orders of £45+ as you like!). I would recommend that you save your Voucher emails as well as keeping them somewhere safe ready for redemption in August.

Right, I’m off to write my next order! Speak again soon

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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