Swirly Scribbles - StampinbyHannah

10th April 20185th April 2018

International Blog Highlights | Swirly Bird Baby Card…

Cute little bird baby card using Swirly Bird from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah International Blog Highlights Swirly Bird Baby Card…

Oh my! This month’s Blog Highlight was a challenge! I’m just coming onto the phase in my life where everyone is having babies… and so making baby cards isn’t something I’ve done all that much of! I have just bought one of the baby themed stamp sets from the Annual catalogue because one of my best girl friends is due a baby any day…. but neither have arrived yet! So, I had to turn to my existing stamp collection…. and at that point I got stuck!

Pinterest to the rescue… and THIS card from the lovely Pat Tecza… and so this card was born!

I haven’t taken Swirly Bird off the shelf for ages… I’d forgotten how much I love it! The card base has been stamped in Soft Sky ink onto Soft Sky card stock for a fun tone on tone effect. Then there is a hint of something special with a couple of stripes of Washi Tape down the right hand side

The Congratulations is taken from the Home Life bundle. I’ve been using this one a LOT recently, it’s got some really handy sentiments… and don’t get my started on that font!

I completed this card with a fun double bow in Pool Party solid Bakers Twine.

Check out everyone else’s fun Baby themed card ideas HERE! Where you can also vote for your favourite…

Product List

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141749]

£23.00

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

[141497]

£24.00

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

£7.25

Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131181]

£6.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

£7.25

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126975]

£6.00

Home Life Photopolymer Bundle

[145311]

£50.25

Basics Pack 3 Washi Tape

[144223]

£7.25

Pool Party Solid Baker’S Twine

[144353]

£2.75

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Hannah McCurley

22nd December 201719th December 2017

Techniques | Die Cut Letterpress

Techniques video Die Cut Letterpress inspired by Jennifer McGuire using Swirly Scribbles from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Die Cut Letterpress

Hello! So, today see’s the return of my Techniques Series following the completion of my Christmas Countdown a couple of weeks ago! I LOVE doing these techniques videos, they are often as much learning for me as they are for you… particularly this one, which I have now filmed twice! I might share the other card with you at some point, but it was very similar to THIS one I made for a blog hop a couple of months ago.

This fun card uses the Swirly Scribbles dies and the Daisy Delight Stamp set from the Annual Stampin’ Up! catalogue. The Die Cut Letterpress technique works best with bright, fun colours and I have used Lemon Lime Twist and Calypso Coral here today.

Die Cut Letterpress Tips and Tricks:

Practice! This technique is one of those that might take a couple of attempts to get right… play around with the number of layers of card stock you need to get your desired embossing depth
Remember that when you stack your die cuts you need to ensure you have a layer of Vellum on the bottom as this will help transfer your ink later on
Use fun dies to create your letterpress…. my favourites for this technique are the Swirly Scribbles, Eclectic Layers, and Lovely Words

Can you believe that the layer of Vellum is held on with Fast Fuse! Isn’t it cool that you cant see it!

Before I go, do check out the End of Year Sale, particularly for those Black Rhinestones as they are retiring on the 2nd January and I don’t want you to miss them!

Product List

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

[141497]

£24.00

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143669]

£15.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

£6.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Black Rhinestone Jewels

[144639]

£4.50

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

£7.25

Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock

[124392]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

£6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126983]

£6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

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

24th January 2017

Global Design Project 071 – 3D Squishy bag!

Global Design Project 3D challenge Pop of Pink squishy bag

I LOVE taking part in challenges! I am trying to join in with the Global Design Project every single Tuesday (which to be honest is a challenge in itself!) but I am currently also challenging myself in other ways too, I think 2017 might just be the year of the challenge!

I will openly admit that this challenge scared the pants of me (and I almost didn’t bother this week!) 3D is a really struggle for me, I am not blessed with that skill of being able to see a 3D project and then make it! and I had a quick look through my die collection, but there is nothing 3D in there either….. so I turned to Pinterest and remembered THIS fabulous project by my lovely friend Sam, I had been meaning to have a go at this bag, well this was my opportunity!

The bag itself is really simple;

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 12 x 6″ (30.5 x 15 cm)

Score on the long side at 3 3/4, 5 3/4, 9 1/2 and 11 1/2″ (9.5, 14.5, 24, 29 cm)

Score on the short side at 1 1/2″ (4 cm)

I have used the Pop of Pink Speciality Designer Series Paper (which I have been hoarding, because it is just so damn pretty!) and it sent me onto a bit of a Gold kick! The panel on the front of the bag is 2 x 2 3/4″ and I coated it in Versamark and heat embossed it in Gold embossing powder! The layer on the top is 1 3/4 x 2 1/2″ of Whisper White, and I’ve used the Swirly Bird stamp set to add a touch of Flirty Flamingo (all that Gold was getting a bit too much!)

Thanks so much for checking out my little corner of the internet today, and I hope to see you again soon!

Product List

Pop Of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper

[141648]

£11.75

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Bundle

[142353]

£42.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

£3.75

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

Gold 5/8″ Satin Ribbon

[134547]

£6.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

15th September 2016

Global Design Project 053 | Gold, Night of Navy and Watermelon Wonder

Thank you card featuring Swirly Bird and Thoughtful Thanks from Stampin' Up! UK

Oh yes, I’m at it again! twice in 2 weeks playing along with the Global Design Project. This week its a colour challenge, and I am LOVING it! Gold, Night of Navy and Watermelon Wonder!

I’m loving Night of Navy and Watermelon wonder together, really classy. One of the fabulous design team used the Swirly Scribbles dies and Gold foil paper on their project this week and I just loved the look and so used it as my starting point for this card.

From the gold swirl, I stamped some of the cute flowers from Swirly Bird in Watermelon Wonder and Versamark (for a touch of Gold embossing) and die cut them using the matching framelits.

The Thanks is taken from Thankful Thoughts, and is stamped in Night of Navy. I had thought about adding some ink splatter, but I’m glad I left it off, giving this clean card.

Thanks for checking out my blog today, and I look forward to seeing you here again soon.

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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

30th August 2016

Scribble-y Tin of Cards

Congratulations card using Tin of Cards and Swirly Bird from Stampin' Up! UK

I’m sure I’m not the only one who had an urgent scrabbling around at the end of last week to make a card for the lucky Students in the family who received their GCSE results! My Sister-in-law got her results last Thursday, and the whole family is so super proud of her and the results that the rest of us could only dream off (read: swot!) But, still, I needed a card…. in a hurry!

Cards for teenagers are always tricky (I have another teenage birthday card at the end of the week!) but I’m quite happy with this one. The combination is awesome, bright and fun! Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron and Basic Black.

You know how I’m a sucker for a good font, and I picked this sentiment totally based on the fact that I LOVE the font. It’s taken from Tin of Cards, and is stamped in Memento Black ink. I did actually die cut the sentiment out, using a circle framelit, before mounting it behind the scribble die cut.

I hadn’t played with the Swirl Bird stamp set or coordinating dies in a while, but they just seemed perfect for this card. The splatter is from the Swirly Bird set, in my early card making details like that were totally missing, but I’m loving adding extra details and elements onto my cards, I did almost add some loops of Metallic Thread to this one, but I decided that might be too much! (I know, I’m not sure that is a thing either!)

This one is finished with a touch of Wink of Stella on each one of the flowers for a bit of added sparkle!

Product List

Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set

[138946]

£15.00

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Bundle

[142353]

£42.25

2015-2017 In Color A4 Cardstock

[138346]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

£7.25

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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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Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

20th June 2016

Make It Monday | Ink Blended Rainbow

Make It Monday using Thankful Thoughts Swirly Scribbles From Stampin' Up! UK

I LOVE a rainbow! I have been trying to get this card made for a few weeks, ever since the Rainbow Challenge Tag appeared on YouTube – Thanks to Dawn Woleslagle of WPlus9!

How bright and fun is that card! and it is so easy to create too – check out the video tutorial for the step by step

Colour Combination:

Real Red
Peekaboo Peach
Daffodil Delight
Cucumber Crush
Dapper Denim
Sweet Sugarplum
Rich Razzleberry

The Swirly Scribbles thinlits are super awesome! I am obsessed with that die cut, and the other swirly bits and pieces – they make a great accent to any card. I’ have die cut it here in Basic Black as the card is so bright and colourful, but it looks good in any colour

Measurements:

Card Base – Basic Black – Half A4 folded in half

Sahara Sand – 10 x 14.3 cm

Whisper White (Ink Blended Panel) – 9.5 x 13.8 cm

The Thanks is from Thankful Thoughts. I got this stamp set for FREE at a Stampin’ Up! event back in April, its a great set of different kinds of Thanks, and it includes some wonderful phrases that are more than the standard Thanks. Did you know that you can come with me to the next Stampin’ Up! event and get FREE stamps too? Drop me a message about buying the Starter Kit and getting 20% off all your Stampin’ goodies today….

Product List

Thankful Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141522]

£17.00

Swirly Scribbles Thinlits Dies

[141497]

£24.00

Swirly Bird Photopolymer Bundle

[142353]

£42.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126949]

£6.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

£6.00

Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin’ Pad

[138324]

£6.00

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126950]

£6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

[121695]

£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!

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Hannah McCurley

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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