techniques - StampinbyHannah

16th March 201812th March 2018

How to make a quick card with Eclectic Expressions from Stampin’ Up!

Stamp Layering Video Tutorial with Eclectic Expressions from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah How to make a quick card with Eclectic Expressions from Stampin’ Up!

I have a quick and fun video tutorial for you today featuring the GORGEOUS Eclectic Expressions stamp set. I am completely in LOVE with this set… its watercolour effect and its designed for stamp layering… what’s not to love?! But also it’s completely FREE with a £45 order during Sale-a-bration!

This technique is super easy to do. It just takes a little time as each stamp needs to be stamped in a different colour each time… so having your Stampin’ Scrub or a micro-fibre cloth handy is very useful! These stamps layer together to create some really pretty effects, and I know that you could make this card several times over and each time they would look different

I started out making a super bright card, but half way through the video I thought it would also look pretty in neutrals… so I tried that out too… which is your favourite? let me know in the comments below!

Don’t forget that Sale-a-bration ends on the 31st March… so get those orders in ASAP to ensure you get your favourite Sale-a-bration items!

Product List

Eclectic Expressions Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147338]

£0.00

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126985]

£6.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131180]

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126982]

£6.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126948]

£6.00

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126944]

£6.00

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Hannah McCurley

15th March 201812th March 2018

Thoughtful Thursday | Love you Eclipse Card with Heart Happiness

Guys Valentines Day card using Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Thoughtful Thursday Love you Eclipse Card with Heart Happiness

Ok, so this is one of those times that I am more than a little late… I’m blaming the day job, but really its because my organisation system has gone out of the window, my head has been in the shed, and I quite simply forgot! Today I’m sharing the card I made for Valentines!

I could have course let it go and missed the card off my blog, but it’s so damn pretty that I just HAD to share it with you.

This card was totally inspired by the lovely Dena Rekow over at The Creativity Cave. The hearts are from the Heart Happiness stamp set, after each one was stamped I added a wash of water to create this pretty Faux Watercolour look. The hearts are stamped onto Shimmery White card stock, which is just perfect for watercolour techniques, PLUS it makes your projects sparkle!

Dapper Denim

Lemon Lime Twist

Tranquil Tide

Can you believe that this is also my very first Eclipse card (talk about late to the party!)… This is such a fun technique! It is a fun way of adding a subtle sentiment, by die cutting your word from your stamped piece, and then inserting it back but popped up onto dimensionals! (and what is even better…. that YOU die is FREE during Sale-a-bration! Awesome!)

The rest of the sentiment is stamped with the Labeler Alphabet stamp set, and a hint of splatter added to find the card.

Product List

Heart Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

[145769]

£15.00

Labeler Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141936]

£15.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

£0.00

Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock

[141419]

£7.25

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

£7.25

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£7.25

Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141394]

£6.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144086]

£6.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144085]

£6.00

2016-2018 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers

[141393]

£13.50

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

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!

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Hannah McCurley

13th March 201810th March 2018

Embossed Resist Berry Burst Birthday

Berry Burst Embossed Resist Birthday Card using Beautiful Day from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Embossed Resist Berry Burst Birthday

You guys know how much I love playing with inks… and today’s card features one of my favourite stamping techniques; Embossed Resist!

The Embossed Resist technique is simple to achieve but so much fun, and there are so many different looks you can get that the possibilities are almost endless! So, here the flowers from Beautiful Day were stamped down the left hand side of the piece of Whisper White card stock in Versamark ink, and then heat embossed with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then Berry Burst ink is added over the top with a sponge… where the heat embossing is resists the ink and therefore remains white while the rest of the card stock becomes coloured.

The rest of the card came together pretty quickly, with the stamped sentiment from the Beautiful Day Stamp Set, Berry Burst Woven Ribbon, and a trio of Petal Passion Embellishments.

Product List

Beautiful Day Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145915]

£19.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

[144249]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109130]

£4.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Berry Burst 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon

[144133]

£6.25

Petal Passion Embellishments

[145591]

£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

9th March 20189th March 2018

Techniques | Double Embossing with the Basket Weave Embossing Folder

How to Video Tutorial Double Embossing with Basket Weave from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Double Embossing with the Basket Weave Embossing Folder

I gave you a bit of a sneak peak of this card on Wednesday… but I have made another version for todays (special) video!

This card features the Double Embossing technique. I am LOVING this at the moment, I think it really adds a wow to an embossing folder and it works so well with the Basket Weave Embossing Folder that is part of the Blossoming Basket Bundle available for FREE during Sale-a-bration!

Today’s video is special for a few reasons; 1. spot the sneaky first appearance of my new Stamparatus! (there WILL be more of that very soon… I am LOVING it!) 2. I have been playing around with my video editing, and I would love to hear what you think of the new format! Let me know in the comments here or on the video itself on YouTube!

I would suggest a couple of top tips for this one….

Make sure you’re embossing folder is clean before each use… I think that is why there is a LOT more embossing powder on the Night of Navy card than the Early Espresso one, I didn’t remove the first layer of Versamark ink in between cards!
Rub your card stock with your Embossing Buddy before you run it through the embossing folder… stop that powder sticking in places you don’t want it!
Take you time, Versamark is very slow drying, you have plenty of time, don’t rush!

Product List

Blossoming Basket Clear-Mount Bundle

[147505]

£0.00

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

[121686]

£7.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

£8.25

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126974]

£6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

Copper Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[141636]

£4.50

5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon

[141487]

£6.50

1/4″ Copper Trim

[144179]

£5.50

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£6.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109129]

£4.50

Night Of Navy 5/8″ Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[144189]

£7.25

Pool Party 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon

[144152]

£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!

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

23rd February 201823rd February 2018

Techniques | Shadow Stamping with Amazing You from Stampin’ Up!

Techniques Card making tutorial using Amazing You Sale-a-bration and All Things Thanks from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Shadow Stamping with Amazing You from Stampin’ Up!

I have a quick technique for you this week… you guys know how much I love a good stamp-y technique, and this one is super simple but really fun!

The sentiment is taken from All Things Thanks. I have double stamped it here with Whisper White ink first and then over stamped in Basic Grey to create this fun Shadow Stamping effect.

The trick here really is a stamp positioning tool. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for this one, but I cannot wait for the Stamparatus to arrive in my craft room so I can make more cards like this one! the Stamparatus is the new Stamp Positioning tool from Stampin’ Up! which will launch properly in the new Annual catalogue in June… but I did manage to pre-order one that should be coming very soon!

I think my favourite bit of this card is the coloured doily… I have been doing this quite a bit recently (and have already shared a card with this this week!) using Stampin’ Blends to colour up those cute doilies. LOVE!

The background of this card uses the Amazing You stamp set which is available for FREE during Sale-a-bration.

Product List

Amazing You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147215]

£0.00

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143097]

£17.00

Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill

[145406]

£8.50

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

£7.25

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

£6.50

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

£7.25

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131179]

£6.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Delicate White Doilies

[141701]

£2.75

Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144599]

£8.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

£4.50

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

16th February 201810th February 2018

Techniques | How to create a dimensional sentiment with Celebrate You from Stampin’ Up!

Card Making Techniques Video Tutorial how to layer die cuts using Celebrate You from Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration

StampinByHannah Techniques How to create a dimensional sentiment with Celebrate You from Stampin’ Up!

I have a quick and fun Techniques video for you today. I am just LOVING the Celebrate You thinlits that are currently available for FREE during Sale-a-bration. Actually, before I forget Stampin’ Up! added some extra Sale-a-bration freebies this morning… you can check them out in my Online Store!

So, today’s technique… I have been having heaps of fun stacking the die cuts from this thinlit set, and I thought I would share some of my top tips that might help you create some fabulously dimensional die cut sentiments!

This card is so cute! It’s a fun 4 x 4″ size, with a 3-3/4 x 3-3/4″ piece of Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper and a large die cut Stitched Circle in Vellum. Both the die cut and the Glitter Enamel Dot are strategically placed to cover the Mini Dimensionals I used to adhere the Vellum to the card. I LOVE adding Vellum with dimensionals, just because the Vellum is lifted slightly off the front of the card and it creates a lovely shadow effect.

Top Tips;

Use Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheet on the back of your card stock before you start to die cut your sentiment
Die cut 3-5 pieces to give you a nice thick sentiment
Use your Silicone Mat to help you ensure that die cuts are lined up
It is easier to line up shorter words… so try a word like YOU before you head for something longer and swirly!

The ‘Thank’ is taken from one of the stamps in the All Things Thanks stamp set, and I selectively inked it with a Stampin’ Write Marker in Night of Navy to ensure that I just had the portion of the stamp I needed.

Product List

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

£0.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

[144185]

£10.00

All Things Thanks Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143097]

£17.00

Regals Stampin’ Write Markers

[131262]

£27.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

£27.00

Lemon Lime Twist A4 Cardstock

[144250]

£7.25

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

£9.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

[144108]

£3.75

Glitter Enamel Dots

[144200]

£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!

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 February 20185th February 2018

Techniques | How to create a hard lines watercolour background

How to created hard lines watercolour background with Stampin' Up! inks

StampinByHannah Techniques How to create a hard lines watercolour background

Some weeks working out which technique to share can be a struggle… but not this week! I made the card in this post last week, after I spotted a card on one of the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Facebook groups, and just had so much fun creating the background that I knew I HAD to share it!

This card would be so lovely as a Wedding congratulations, or engagement card. I have used a sentiment from the Oh So Eclectic stamp set, mainly because it coordinates with the dies… but looking at it now a Congratulations sentiment would have worked better!

This is one of those cards with lots of layers… so I will give you a quick run down:

Watercoloured technique on Shimmery White card stock (check the video for all the details on this one!)
Die cut area using the Eclectic Layers dies. The whole watercoloured panel is popped up on Dimensionals, and I have added some of the die cut pieces back in (in an almost inlay die cut style) with some Gold Glimmer Paper pieces added in too
Two leaves punched from Champagne Foil with the Leaf Punch
A vellum Everyday Label (punched)
Flower die cut from the Eclectic Layers dies in Blushing Bride with a Clear Faceted Gem in the centre
Sentiment heat embossed in White, punched with the Classic Label Punch

The focus of this blog post isn’t that card though… it’s about the techniques right!

The background is created with a fun, and quick, watercolour technique that I am calling Hard Lines Watercolour (I’m sure someone else has a better name for it!). I LOVE doing this for a quick and easy background. It’s super pretty when you use a soft colour like Blushing Bride, but it can be really striking in a bolder colour too!

I think I have covered everything in the video… it’s really just about adding layers, and drying in between. Using a Heat Tool really helps as the ink drys before it has time to spread out, and therefore gives those lovely hard lines! I could totally play around with this for hours… different colours, different sized paint brushes, different amounts of water all create different effects but they are all so pretty.

The panel I created in this week’s Techniques Video has also been made into a card… and you can see that if you subscribe to my emails in my Stampin’ Inspiration Monday Video!

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

[145356]

£43.00

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143940]

£21.00

Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies

[143774]

£27.00

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

£7.25

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131172]

£6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£27.00

Gold Glimmer Paper

[133719]

£4.50

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

£3.75

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Everyday Label Punch

[144668]

£16.00

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

£4.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

£16.00

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

2nd February 201827th January 2018

Techniques | How to colour your Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper

How to colour Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques How to colour your Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper

I am completely in love with the Petal Palette Suite in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Summer catalogue. I mean, what is not to love about floral stamps, sentiments in a pretty font and Black and White Designer Series Paper?! Its SO pretty, and I just cannot put it away! I have been using it a lot recently, and I hate to tell you, I’m not sick of it yet and there is more coming next week too…

The star of the show here is definitely the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper. This pack is purely Black and White and features a collection of floral and leafy prints. This makes it the perfect candidate for colouring. I have previously used Watercolour Pencils and a Blender pen, and there are heaps of Blends examples floating around Pinterest, but here I have chosen to use a Sponge Brayer.

Using a Basic Black card base always causes the question; Where do you write? Do you decorate the inside of your cards?

Well, here I have added a piece of Whisper White card stock on the inside, with a spot of stamping using the coordinating Petal Palette Stamp set and a hint of colour added with a sponge.

If you enjoyed today’s techniques video, you might enjoy my Facebook Live Online Card Class next Tuesday. You can find all the information over on my Facebook page, why not give me a Like while you’re there 🙂

Product List

Petal Passion Designer Series Paper

[145589]

£10.00

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle

[145974]

£56.50

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

£6.50

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141395]

£6.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad

[144083]

£6.00

Sweet Sugarplum A4 Cardstock

[141423]

£7.25

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

£9.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad

[131171]

£6.00

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126986]

£6.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£7.25

Metallic Enamel Shapes

[141678]

£6.50

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

£3.25

Sponge Brayers

[141714]

£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 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

26th January 201826th January 2018

Techniques | Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin’ Up!

Cardmaking Techniques Video Tutorial Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Rock and Roll Stamping with Heart Happiness from Stampin’ Up!

For our final Valentines card inspiration, I have a really quick and easy, technique for you… one you might well have done before, but may not have played with for a while! I certainly haven’t pulled this one out of my techniques stash for ages. Actually I think the last time I did Rock and Roll stamping was for THIS video!

I also particularly love the colour combination on this card…

What colours are you planning for your Valentines this year?

I have been trying to add Top Tips to these blog posts recently, but I think I probably covered everything in the video this week! It’s such a simple idea… I would suggest inking your stamp with the lighter ink colour first, and then adding the darker colour around the outside… although I do have a way of doing it the other way around (that isn’t going to get dark ink into your light coloured ink pad) that I might film soon!

So, I hope that you have enjoyed visiting my blog this week. Check back tomorrow for a fun blog hop with my team…

Product List

Heart Happiness Photopolymer Stamp Set

[145769]

£15.00

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145788]

£32.00

Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock

[141421]

£7.25

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£8.25

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141397]

£6.00

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad

[141398]

£6.00

White Vellum A4 Card Stock

[106584]

£6.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126970]

£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

12th January 201812th January 2018

Techniques | Coordinated Die Cutting with Petal Palette from Stampin’ Up!

Techniques Video Tutorial How to make a fun Congratulations card using Petal Palette from Stampin' Up!

StampinByHannah Techniques Coordinated Die Cutting with Petal Palette from Stampin’ Up!

This weeks technique is something I have been wanting to do for a month or so, following a video shared by Jennifer McGuire. The technique is Coordinated Die Cutting, and is a fun way to look at your stamps and matchin dies

The cards I am sharing today are fairly simple, keeping the technique front and centre. Creating coordinating die cut windows really called to me when I first picked up this stamp and die set, but I know that you can do this with lots and lots of die sets.

The trick to this technique is a simple sheet of vellum, and ensuring that your two layers of card stock and your Vellum are the exact same size. However, once you have all card stock cut, the actual creation of the card is a quick process (as you can see, this video isn’t massively long for once!)

The ribbons used on this card are both from the same pack. The Sale-a-bration Shimmer Ribbon Pack contains 3 colours of shimmery ribbons in Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Basic Gray. Each ribbon is a different width as well as a different colour, but they are all shimmery and very pretty. This pack of ribbon is completely FREE with a £45 order during Sale-a-bration.

Product List

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Bundle

[145974]

£56.50

Petal Palette Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145788]

£32.00

Petals & More Thinlits Dies

[145655]

£31.00

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

£7.25

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£7.75

White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

[109132]

£4.50

3/8″ (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon Pack

[147243]

£0.00

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

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