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27th February 2017

Make It Monday | Stamp Layering with Avant Garden

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Stamp Layering Thank you card using Avant Garden from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration saleabration

Oh I have a great week of projects for you this week… a whole week, that’s 7 full days of projects using Avant Garden! I am loving this fabulous stamp set that is FREE during Sale-a-bration, all you need to do to claim your copy is spend £45 in my Online Store before 31st March

I will confess that I was totally struggling for inspiration for this Make It Monday, but I turned to my main source of inspiration (no, not Pinterest – although that comes a close second!) but the Stampin’ Up! Catalogue. One of the concerns I get a LOT when I’m talking to those of you thinking of joining my lovely team, is about inspiration and not being able to think of things to make for blog posts or classes or parties, and I have to say that Stampin’ Up! give us SO much inspiration that I don’t think that you ever need to look anywhere else…. not only do we have 3 fabulous catalogues filled with ideas every year, but demonstrators also get weekly emails, videos, and events all filled with inspiration, ideas and even techniques and tips! So, I don’t feel guilty for borrowing this card idea from the Sale-a-bration catalogue!

I have changed the colour combination, and added a layer of the gorgeous Sale-a-bration Glimmer Paper in Mint Macaron, but really its very similar to the card in the catalogue!

Stamp layering is one of my favourite techniques, getting all inky, playing with different colours and stamps, and every card you make is totally unique! Its really simple, particularly when you use a stamp set like Avant Garden, where the stamps are designed to layer with each other, grab a few inks that work well together and have a play (if you dont want to ‘waste’ card stock, use your grid paper or even some copier paper!)

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

MK42UXHG

I will be closing this order on the 28^th February 2017

Product List

Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143272]

£0.00

6″ X 6″ (15.2 Cm X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack

[143831]

£6.75

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131171]

£6.00

Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138325]

£6.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

26th February 2017

Sunday Colour Splash | Congratulations for Special Reason!

Sunday Colour Splash Colour Challenge Floral Congratulations Card using Special Reason from Stampin' Up! UK

Oh Yes, here we go again! I’m sure you get the drill by now… use the colours below to make a card, enter your details to win the card… and some other goodies too!

I almost took inspiration from the colour combination in my Sunday Colour Splash logo this week, but switched the bright yellow for Basic Gray instead! This card came together really quickly, although I do have to confess a little mistake…. You see the stunning intricate die cut flower? Well, that takes 2 dies, one for the outline and another for the detail in the middle, I managed to cut the outline first and then the details – which is why it is a touch wonky! but seeing as wonky is a theme around here at the minute (really feeling like I should be called the Wonky Crafty rather than Hannah! lol) I though I would leave it… but learn from my mistake!

I’ve been playing with the Special Reason stamp and die bundle again on this one! This bundle is the focus of my current Online Card Class. Booking closes on the 28th at midnight, so you don’t have long to book your place… We are making 6 fabulous cards, and playing around with some gold foil, watercolour and a couple of other techniques too!

Right, are you ready? This is your colour combo this week….

Basic Gray

Emerald Envy

Watermelon Wonder

Feel free to add White (like I did!) or even a different neutral.

To enter, complete the form below, I will pick a winner and show-case it on my Facebook Page next Saturday

[contact-form to=’[email protected]’ subject=’Sunday Colour Splash’][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Image URL’ type=’url’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’/][/contact-form]

Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

£41.25

Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141493]

£7.00

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

£7.25

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141396]

£6.00

Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138323]

£6.00

Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock

[138341]

£7.25

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

24th February 2017

3D Friday | Mini Egg Milk Carton with Base Closure

3D Friday Mini Milk Carton using Oh Happy Day from Stampin' Up! UK

I have been working on this box in my head for months, I’m not the greatest box maker, but this box has followed me around, and driven me crackers …. So I decided that now was the time to make it!

I’m sure I could have come up with a slightly snapper title for it, but it is what it is….

They are so cute! The metric measurements make a slightly bigger milk carton than the imperial, it just made the measurements easier for me (and you!) to deal with

Measurements:

Card stock – 6 1/2 x 4 3/4″ (16.5 x 12 cm)

Score on the long side at 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2, and 6″ (4, 8, 12, and 16 cm)

Score on the short side at 1/2, 2, 3 1/2, 4 1/2″ (1, 5, 9, and 11 cm)

Designer Series Paper – 1 1/4 x 1 1/4″ (3.5 x 3.5 cm)

The stamp set I have used on these is from the Oh Happy Day Card kit (and I think that this was the first time I have used it on a project!) I love these cute sentiments though, and I might have to pull it out again soon.

Product List

Oh Happy Day Card Kit

[142725]

£31.50

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

[131288]

£7.25

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131173]

£6.00

Regals Designer Series Paper Stack

[138436]

£20.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

1″ Circle Punch

[119868]

£11.50

1-1/4″ Circle Punch

[119861]

£14.50

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

23rd February 2017

Special Reason for a Birthday Card….

Pretty Floral Birthday Card using Special Reason from Stampin' Up! UK

I am loving playing with the Special Reason stamp set at the moment, so much so that when I woke up at 3AM one morning last week (I have been on a month long rotation of night shifts, my body clock is complete broken by this point!), I chose to get up and make a bunch of cards with this awesome set. I manged to make 5 without too much thinking (good at 3AM) and managed to get my samples completed for my current Online Card Class featuring the same stamp and die bundle too!

I have been stamping this large flower stamp in single coloured ink for a while, but I fancied changing it up a bit today. So I inked it up in Sweet Sugarplum, and then did the stamp rolling technique to add a touch of Rich Razzleberry to the tips of the petals. I’m sure this sounds more complicated than it actually is, and I am almost positive I have a tutorial video using it somewhere (HERE!), but basically you ink up your stamp in a pale colour first, and then roll the edges of the stamp in a darker colour. I would suggest huffing on the stamp before you stamp it, or even lightly misting with water, to encourage the two ink colours to blend a little, otherwise you do end up with a bit of a line where one colour ends and the other starts (as you can see on the top of my flower!)

The rest of the card is pretty simple, once again I am revisiting one of my favourite card layouts… with an embossing folder and a large boarder! And I couldn’t pass up the chance to make a card in my favourite colour… Rich Razzleberry either! The other colour here is Old Olive, used to die cut the leaves and stamp the sentiment. Actually, I’m not sure I have mentioned the sentiments in this set yet… very versatile, and little to fit into the smallest of spaces too! Just lovely.

Question of the day: What is your favourite Stampin’ Up! Colour (past or present!)

I’m always drawn to Rich Razzleberry, I just love purple tones and I think Rich Razzleberry has the edge at the moment… I am still mourning the loss of Blackberry Bliss last June!! lol

Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

£41.25

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

£7.25

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

£7.25

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Polka Dot Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[133739]

£7.00

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

22nd February 2017

Sale-a-bration on Wednesday | Watercolouring with So Very Much

Sale-a-bration 2017 So Very Much from Stampin' Up! Watercolour Colour You World Challenge Thank You Card

Did you see my special Sale-a-bration blog post yesterday? We have 3 fabulous additions to collect during Sale-a-bration, I chose to order the Glimmer paper during the demonstrator only Pre-Order earlier in the month, but I think I will be ordering the Make a Medallion after seeing heaps of lovely projects on Pinterest!

This card came about early yesterday morning. I am part of a colour challenge group on Facebook, and this month’s colour combination was released yesterday, I needed a bit of kick and some inspiration and this card is the result! I’m not sure I would ever has selected this colour combination on my own, but I might have to try it again … I don’t use a lot of Orange and Yellow

The So Very Much stamp set is available for FREE during Sale-a-bration, to grab this fabulous stamp set all you have to do is add £45 worth of wonderful Stampin’ goodies into your basket on my Online Store, and then you can choose this great stamp set for FREE (or one of the 15 other great choices!)

Sale-a-bration is more than just choosing a free Sale-a-bration present though. There are 3 wonderful offers available, my favourite is the current joining offer…. it just comes with so much. Firstly you get to choose £130 worth of goodies and pay just £99, then you get to add a 2 stamp sets into your kit for FREE (that’s any stamp set from the Annual or Spring Summer catalogue), THEN you get 20 off your Stampin’ purchases while you remain active (which would be at least until the end of June), as well as Pre-Order for the next Annual catalogue (which is in May), instant Stampin’ friends, and access to my Online Card Class videos for FREE! You can find more information about joining my growing team HERE, or if you have more questions check out my Joining FAQ, or if you know that you already want to join CLICK HERE! I cannot wait to welcome you into the team!

Product List

So Very Much Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143343]

£0.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

£7.25

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

£4.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[105229]

£3.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[119672]

£3.00

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill

[131161]

£3.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126952]

£6.00

Twine Baker’s Whisper White

[124262]

£2.75

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

21st February 2017

Global Design Project #075 – Winged Creatures!

Ok, so something unusual is happening today… there are several reasons why but I wont bore you with them, but today I am live blogging. I usually schedule my blog posts, and often work several weeks ahead…. but I didn’t get my Global Design Project project made yesterday like I had planned, so I have been busy in my crafty office this morning instead, and rather than use this card as my Thursday blog post, I decided to get it out to you today. So, happy Tuesday!

This weeks Global Design Project Challenge is a themed challenge… I really struggle with these! I checked the GDP before I left work yesterday morning (I have FINALLY finished my month long rotation of night shifts! YAY!) and spent my hour long drive home trying to think of stamp sets in my stash with Winged Creatures in! My initial thought was of the Butterflies dies, and although they are beautiful, I just wasn’t feeling them this week. Then I thought about using the Picture Perfect stamp set, and that beautiful humming bird…. but then there was this little niggle in my brain that said… “I’m sure there is a bee stamp in Garden In Bloom”…. but whilst driving I couldn’t check! The second I got home, and got my coat off I was in my crafty office pulling out stamp sets with Winged Creatures, and yes… there is a Bee stamp in Garden In Bloom!

The longest task in making this card was fussy cutting that Bee! he is so cute, but those antennae were really fiddly! My top tip when fussy cutting little pieces like my Bee friend here is to run your Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker around the edge of the piece once you have cut it… this way you can’t see any messy edges, or tell that I couldn’t get into some of the corners!

The honeycomb boarder is created using the Hexagon Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (try saying that 6 times fast!) and I ran a Basic Black ink pad across the surface of the folder before inserting my Delightful Dijon card stock to get the black lines on the final piece. I then fussy cut the hexagons too, and cut of a few random pieces, this embossing folder is so much fun!

I finished the card with a little spritz of black, just to add a little touch of grunge, and to cover the fact that I managed to smudge the sentiment with my clumsy fingers!

Product List

Garden In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set

[139433]

£23.00

Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143231]

£8.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker

[100082]

£3.25

Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock

[138345]

£7.25

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138327]

£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!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

21st February 2017

Sale-a-bration | The Second Coming…..

Oh yes, I has reached that time… the time where we launch another 3 wonderful FREE items as part of Sale-a-bration! Today is the first day that you can get your hands on these great products, for FREE just for spending £45!

There are 3 new products, two cute stamp sets and (my favourite) a pack of Glimmer Paper – You can see what I made with the Glimmer Paper on my blog post from Yesterday! It is so easy to get your Sale-a-bration Freebies; all you need to do is spend £45 on Stampin’ Up! goodies on my Online Store, and it wont let you check out until you have selected your Free goodies!

You can see all the items HERE!

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

20th February 2017

Make It Monday | A Special Reason to use lots of Glimmer Paper!!!

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Special Reason Card using Sale-a-bration Glimmer Paper Customer Thank You Cards using Stampin' Up! Products

Oh, I am so excited for this week! Tomorrow is the launch of 3 brand new and fabulous Sale-a-bration freebies!!! They are all so gorgeous, and I cannot wait to see what you make with them. I spent an afternoon last week making a whole heap of these cards using the new Glimmer Paper to make a bunch of cards for my lovely customers.

This new Glimmer Paper comes in 6 x 6 sheets, you get 12 sheets in 3 gorgeous colours for FREE when you spend £45 on Stampin’ Up! goodies. The colours in this pack are Bermuda Bay, Sweet Sugarplum and Mint Macaron and they coordinate beautifully with the Special Reason stamp and die bundle, as well as the Succulent Garden suite and Falling in Love Designer Series Paper. Speaking of Special Reason, this is my current Online Card Class, and you could choose this new Glimmer Paper as your class freebie when you join me in class too!

These cards are an edited version of one of the cards on the front of the new Sale-a-bration leaflet. I have sent out a bunch of these, but if you don’t have one there will be one available to download from my blog tomorrow when it goes live!

These cards were do fun to make, but I did have a totally disaster along the way! I had managed to put 3 of them together before my favourite Fast Fuse adhesive ran out! I had no idea I was so short of glue, and I don’t use non-Stampin’ Up! adhesives anymore (why would I, I’m saving 25% every time I buy it!), so I was so shocked when I checked in my back-up that there was a great big gap where my Fast Fuse refils usually sit! I shared this with the girls in the team, and they all found it hilarious that I was basically trying to make cards without glue! Although they did give me some great suggestions of alternatives! So, these cards were put together with a combination of Snail, Glue Dots and Tombow!

Product List

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies

[142750]

£28.00

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143637]

£25.00

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

£7.25

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

[138344]

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£7.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£7.25

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

19th February 2017

Sunday Colour Splash | Delicate Details

Sunday Colour Splash using Delicate Details Sale-a-bration SAB from Stampin' Up! UK Free stamps

Hello! I am so excited to be doing another Sunday Colour Splash this week! This is my weekly challenge to you… each week I post a card on a Sunday, along with the colours I have used and I would LOVE to see what you create! Click the link at the bottom of this post to share your creations with me, and I will pick one lucky person to win some hand-stamped goodies from me!

This week I am using one of the fabulous Sale-a-bration gifts -Delicate Details, a collection of pretty boarders, I think this set would be perfect for a wedding card, or even the invitations – and its FREE! when you spend £45! Awesome!

The sentiment is taken from the Birthday Bright stamp set, and I am using this set in my current email card series. You can subscribe to my weekly emails HERE or by using the link at the bottom of this post

Ok, so what colours have I used this week?

This is a really soft colour combination, but I know you will create some gorgeous projects with it!

Product List

Delicate Details Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143314]

£0.00

Birthday Bright Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142835]

£19.00

Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock

[116203]

£7.25

Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126956]

£6.00

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138326]

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

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

[141428]

£7.25

Blushing Bride Sequin Trim

[138400]

£4.50

Gold 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Natural Trim

[141484]

£6.50

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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

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 MK42UXHG. 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

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