Inspire.Create #013

Good Morning Everyone,

Today’s post is my entry for the Inspire.Create.Challenge.

This week its a colour challenge; you can see what the design team created here!

This is my entry using Birthday Wishes For You.

The image was stamped in memento ink and coloured with Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.

Confetti from Eclectic Expressions was stamped over the background using second generation Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight and Basic Grey inks.

Lemon Lime Twist mini striped ribbon and Basic Grey Shimmer ribbon was added along the bottom of the panel before adhering to a Basic Grey card base.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Tweet Thank You

Happy Sunday,

I am sharing a really quick fun card today.

I have used the Bird Banter set to stamp my images on to a 3 inch square of Whisper White card stock.

The bird was coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers.

The square was adhered to some Springtime Foils paper. Then to the card with dimensionals.

The card base is made with Tempting Turquoise card stock. The was stamped with the small flower from the set using the coordinating ink.

The sentiment was added to the bottom using Tempting Turquoise ink and layering with Lemon Lime Twist card stock to match the leaves in the main image.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Sale-a-bration Cheer

Hi Everyone,

Sale-a-bration is almost over…. But there is still time to get you hands on some great free products.

Today I’m using the Bubbles and Fizz designer series paper as my background. None of the scraps were measured. I just put the together in a way that looked good.

Two bottles from the Bubble Over stamp set were stamped with Garden Green and Wild Wasabi inks and then die cut with the coordinating framelits. These were adhered with dimensionals.

Finally, I added a sentiment from the same stamp set using Calypso Coral ink.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Brave Knight #FMS327

Happy Friday!

The Freshly Made Sketch for this week has been provided by Jen M. You can see what the design team made here!

This is my entry using the Myths and Magic suite.

The base is made very simply with two pieces of designer series paper adhered to Whisper White card stock.

The knight and dragon were stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers and added to the card with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Petal Passion Sweet Box

Good Morning,

I don’t make many 3D projects. I find them quite tricky to do, but this turned out really well.

The box itself is a pizza style box made with full A4 sheet of Powder Pink card stock.

The card was scored at 1 inch and 2 inches on all four sides.

The long side was also scored at 5-3/8 inches and 6-3/8 inches.

The score lines were folded and burnished.

Each corner has four squares. The three outer squares were cut away. The remaining square was cut to form a tab.

The centre score lines were also cut in to tabs.

The Petal Passion paper was coloured using a brayer and Flirty Flamingo ink. Whilst flat, paper was added to the lid and the inside panels.

The box was constructed by forming the base first, then the lid.

For a snug closure a belly band was made with Powder Pink ribbon and some flowers from the Petal Palette stamp set.

The flowers were stamped with Memento ink, coloured with Stampin’ Blends and die cut the the coordinating framelits.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Simply Scored

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£27.00

Bone Folder

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£6.25

Bright and Beautiful #GDP128

Hey Everyone,

The Global Design Team are casing the designer this week. You can their creations here!

I have used the same card shape to make my project. This was made by scoring an 8 inch, (20cm), square of Tempting Turquoise card stock in half. A white panel was cut 1/4 inch (1/2cm) smaller.

Rather than use flowers to embellish the corner, I used the Sunshine and Rainbows stamp set.

Two clouds were stamped with Soft Sky ink and two were die cut from Whisper White card stock.

Crushed Curry ink was used to stamp the sunshine. These were added to the card with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Tempting Turquoise ink. Some clear epoxy rain drops finished the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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In Colour Beautiful Peacock

Good Morning,

It won’t be long before we will be saying goodbye to the 2016-2018 In Colours. Which is your favourite?

Today’s card uses all these wonderful colours.

I have used the Beautiful Peacock Sale-a-bration stamp set.

I began by stamping the peacock body a tail with Dapper Denim and Emerald Envy inks.

The fancy plumes were added using Sweet Sugarplum ink.

Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach inks were used to add the small embellishment images.

The sentiment was stamped in Dapper Denim ink and also helped ground the peacock.

The panel was mounted into Emerald Envy cad stock and then on to a Dapper Denim card base.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Springtime Hearts

Good Morning,

I just love the new Springtime Foils designer series paper.

I have teamed this striped pattern with the Heart Happiness stamp set from the Spring Summer catalogue.

The solid hearts were stamped with Smoky Slate ink. The stripes were added using Berry Burst ink. These were die cut with the coordinating Sweet and Sassy framelits.

The sentiment was borrowed from the Sure Do Live You set. This was stamped with Berry Burst ink and cut with the Classic Label punch.

Some Basic Grey shimmer ribbon was adhered the card front. The hearts and sentiment were added with dimensionals. A few metallic enamel accents finished the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Remarkable

Hi there Everyone,

I am really loving working with Stampin’ Blends markers.

I have used more expensive markers in the past and the Blends perform really well in comparison.

Blending is easy because the markers are available as a pair, containing a light and dark shade or buy individually to create your own palette.

There are lots of ways to purchase.

  1. Get the whole set; 12 pairs of Stampin’ Up! colours, bronze, ivory and a colour lifter.
  2. Choose the colours you like to work with. Include a colour lifter to expand the shades that can be achieved with limited colours. Build your collection over time to suit your budget.
  3. Join Stampin’ Up! and add markers to your starter kit. Make up the value with Memento ink and card stock. Until 31st March, you can also add two extra stamp sets to colour with your markers.

View the details of the Sale-a-bration joining offer and the Stampin’ Blends colours available here!

For today’s card I have coloured this lovely flower from the Remarkable You stamp set.

I used the Calypso Coral combo and a little of the light Cherry Cobbler marker for the petals. Old Olive was used for the stem.

The image was cut with a Stitched square framelit and the layered on to some Cajun Craze card stock.

I made the card base with Cajun Craze card stock and added a plain white card layer.

Some white organza ribbon was coloured with the Ivory Stampin’ Blend marker…. Your ribbon can now be whatever colour you want!

The ribbon was looped back and forth and adhered to card base. The stamped square was added over the top with dimensionals.

The sentiment was added to the left to balance the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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You Are Loved

Hi Everyone,

This lovely Blossoming Basket is perfect to let someone know how special they are.

The set is available for free with a qualifying order of £45 during Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-bration event which ends 31st March.

For more details click here!

My card has been made by stamping the image with Memento ink on to Whisper White card stock.

I have used Stampin’ Blends to colour it in. The markers blend beautifully. The flowers use Pink Pirouette and Rich Razzleberry, which give the petals dimension.

The coloured panel was mounted on to dome Fresh Fig card stock.

Pear Pizzazz shimmer ribbon was added to the bottom before adhering to an Old Olive card base.

The sentiment from the set was cut with the Tailored Tag punch to create a hexagon. A small bow was added to finish off.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Grand Day #FMS326

Hello on this snowy morning!

As usual on a Friday, I am sharing my entry for the Freshly Made Sketch challenge.

You can see what the design team made here!

I have used the True Gentleman designer series paper to firm the base of my card.

Night of Navy ink was used to stamp the sentiment. This taken from the coordinating stamp set.

The Tailored Tag punch Mae the banner ends.

A Crumb Cake punched tag acted as a mount for the sentiment.

Very simple look.

The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Eclectic Birthday

Hi there Everyone,

The new release of Sale-a-bration items includes this great stamp set, Eclectic Expressions.

Today’s card is very easy to make and can be made using any colour combination.

I used Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay and Lemon Lime Twist inks to stamp along the left edge of the card layer.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. A splatter stamp from the set was added with second generation Smoky Slate ink.

The panel was finally adhered to a Basic Grey card base.

I also made this variation with Very Vanilla card stock and brown inks.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online shop below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Eclectic Rainbow #GDP127

Good Morning,

The Global Design Project gas theme challenge this week…….. Sale-a-bration!

The design team have made some amazing cards. You can see them all here!

My project uses the wonderful Eclectic Expressions stamp set and Shimmer Ribbon.

I started by stamping the rainbow of splatters across the middle of a Whisper White card panel.

The panel was wiped over with an embossing buddy to ensure the ink was completely dry. With clear versamark ink, I stamped the circle image from the set randomly over the card. Clear embossing powder was poured over and heat set.

With a sponge brayer, Soft Sky ink was applied over the top. The circles act as a resist, remaining white.

The panel was adhered to a Basic Grey card base.

Basic Grey and Bermuda Bay shimmer ribbon was adhered to the card with a little Fast Fuse ensuring this would be covered by the sentiment.

The sentiment was stamped in black ink and added to the card with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Here for You

Hi Everyone,

I just love these mini note cards in the Spring Summer catalogue.

Last week the team were discussing the colour trends that can be seen on the high street. From linen to homeware, soft pastel shades of mint, pink, taupe and grey are popular right now.

These colours inspired the card today.

Butterflies from the Blossoming Basket Sale-a-bration set were stamped with Pool Party, Blushing Bride and Smoky Slate ink.

The coordinating card stock colours were cut with punches, 1 inch, 1-1/8 inch scallop and 1-1/4 inch. These were adhered with snail adhesive.

Some Basic Grey shimmer ribbon, (also a Sale-a-bration item), was added in a zig-zag to the card base. The circles were added over the top.

The sentiment was stamped on to a strip of Whisper White card stock.

To accommodate the ribbon and card stock layer beneath, this was adhered using dimensionals at each end.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Inspire.Create #012

Good Morning,

There is a new theme challenge at Inspire.Create.Challenge this week.

You can see what the design them created here!

I have chosen to use the humming bird from the You Move Me stamp set.

I started by stamping the foliage around the edge of a Whisper White card layer using Lemon Lime Twist ink.

Two sets of leaves, Flirty Flamingo flowers and a Tranquil Tide humming bird were stamped on to some scrap Whisper White card stock for die cutting.

The die cut pieces were added to the card front with dimensionals.

The sentiment from the set was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

The stamped panel was adhered to a Flirty Flamingo card base.

Finally, some Wink of Stella shimmer was added to the bird.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Petal Palette and Stampin’ Blends

Happy Sunday!

Today’s project is easy to put together with some colouring techniques thrown in too.

The card base is made with Cherry Cobbler card stock cut a 4-1/8 inches, (10.5cm) and scored at 5-7/8 inches, (15cm).

A piece of Petal Passion DSP was cut to 5-1/2 inches, (14cm) by 3-3/4 inches,(9.5cm). This was coloured using a Stampin’ Sponge and Calypso Coral ink.

This was adhered to a Whisper White card layer, 5-3/4 inches, (14.5cm) by 4 inches, (10cm).

Dome Silver Natural Trim was adhered across the lower portion of the card.

The floral from the Petal Palette stamp set was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends.

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I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to the online shop below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Daisy Fancy Fold Card

Good Morning,

Welcome to February’s InspireInk blog hop. The theme for this month is:-

Fancy Fold

I decided to make a stepper style card and the Daisy Delight suite of products.

The card base was cut at the usual 4-1/8 (10.5cm).

Then score the long side as follows using the Stampin’ Trimmer:

At 12.5cm, 23.4cm and 25.8cm score down to 2.5cm.

Rotate the card 180 degrees and then score at 15cm down to 8cm.

Turn the card to the short side. Make a cut between upper and lower most short score lines.

Gently fold along the score lines and the card will take shape. Burnish the creases.

Mats were cut from Wisteria Wonder card stock. These measure;

7.6cm by 14.6cm

3.5cm by 9.8cm

2.1cm by 10.4cm

The corresponding DSP layers measure;

7.2cm by 14.2cm

9.5cm by 3.1cm

1.9cm by 10.1cm

Four daisies were stamped and punched. These were adhered together in pairs to form two full flowers.

The sentiments were stamped in Calypso Coral ink.

Click below to move on to the next blog. Enjoy the inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Daisy Punch

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£16.00

Lime Heart #FMS325

Good Morning,

There’s another fun sketch challenge from Amy at Freshly Made Sketches. The design team have made some great projects as inspiration. You can see them here!

This is my entry.

A 2 inch strip of DSP from the Tutti-Frutti stack was adhered to a black card base.

The second largest sweetheart from the Sweet and Sassy framelits was used to cut some Lemon Lime Twist card stock.

The sentiment from the One Big Meaning set was stamped in Rose Red ink and cut with a 2 inch punch.

A Rose Red Starburst was adhered to a white 2-1/4 inch circle. Some Berry Burst Metallic Edge ribbon was added to this before adhering the sentiment with dimensionals.

The card was finished with some Metallic Enamel shapes.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Might as Well Dance

Hey there,

I haven’t used Beautiful You for a while so here she is dancing away.

Our dancing lady was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. She was then cut with the largest scalloped circle die.

The card base was made with Soft Sky card stock. A layer of white card stock and some Naturally Eclectic DSP were adhered to this.

A long 2 inch banner was made from some complementary DSP from the same collection. This was adhered with dimensionals.

The sentiment was cut with the Everyday Label punch.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Sweet Sugar Cupcake #GDP126

Hi Everyone,

Today’s project is this week’s entry into the Global Design Project.

This is the sketch being used for the challenge. You can see what the design team created here.

This is my project using the sweet Cupcake stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue.

I used Sweet Sugarplum card stock to make the card base. This was stamped with matching ink using the small sprinkles image.

The cupcake was stamped on to Whisper White card and die cut with a Stitched Oval framelit. This was mounted on to Smoky Slate scalloped oval and adhered to the card with dimensionals.

A sentiment was stamped on to a strip of white card stock.

A small piece of knotted ribbon was added beneath and a few rhinestones added some sparkle.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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