Creating with the Peony Garden Suite from Stampin’ Up!

Hello Everyone,

I can’t believe I have resisted using this product suite before now!

I used almost everything in the collection apart from the embossing folder!

See how I made this card in my video tutorial;

If this suite is on your wish list, then why not invest the extra £9 in joining Stampin’ Up! You can then choose additional free products, (up to a total of £130), free shipping and a minimum 20% discount on future purchases!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code BREHFN2Q when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Cardmaking with Flowers for Every Season Designer Series Paper

Hello Everyone,

After yesterday’s video hop challenge to use Designer Series Paper, I have pulled out some more to work with today!

This is the Flowers for Every Season collection. This can be purchased alone or as part of a product suite. Even better, all the designs coordinate with the 2020 in colours!

See how I made this card in my video tutorial;

The vellum flowers really finish off the card.

And the rhinestones hide those glue dots!

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stamp Around UK Video Hop – Designer Series Paper Showcase

Hello Everyone,

Here’s a surprise! An extra post and video from me today as I take part in my first video hop with the Stamp Around UK group! I’m so excited!

This month it’s all about Designer Series Paper! I chose to work with the Playing with Patterns collection.

Here is the link to my video.

Links to the other contributors are listed in the description and below. Please check them out!

Tricia Smith [https://youtu.be/blsMUcrudgs]

Karen Egan [https://youtu.be/am1vExBQAdk]

Gez Carpenter [https://youtu.be/CNuPL8q0rbM]

Janice Thomson [https://youtu.be/bacegPeHbko]

Heather Forgan [https://youtu.be/s-qgB_ikmxM]

Jill Chapman [https://youtu.be/thO9A_HscbU]

Donna Lester [https://youtu.be/c8j057W6JDU]

Karen McDonald [https://youtu.be/zWJpOzSUixQ]

Ian Potter [https://youtu.be/4MT_bo-UFEU]

Heidi Smith [https://youtu.be/CqCa8JDfxUY]

Esther Howard [https://youtu.be/nCcsKeIUtwQ]

Joyce Jev [https://youtu.be/S1lPAxJHsmk]

Eimear Carvill [https://youtu.be/YXs2qeKkO78]

Ruth Trice Magness [https://youtu.be/-sUUvOH-tt0]

Mitosu Crafts [https://youtu.be/liQkYVGLl5A]

Kate Bolt [https://youtu.be/kMXkybDOrCU]

I used the Best Plaid Builders dies to create this topper. The patterned paper was adhered into the spaces with multipurpose glue.

With all the left over pieces I also made this card. Love how it turned out!

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Rainbow of Butterflies

Hello Everyone,

Hippo Happiness is the stamp set used today… But no hippos in sight on my project!

See this card created in my video tutorial!

Of course you may want to use different colours for your creation. The Brights Classic Stampin’ pad collection is perfect.

A more affordable option is the Brights Stampin’ Write marker pack.

Wink of Stella glitter brush pens add sparkle without the mess!

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Game On!

Hello Everyone,

Something for the guys today!

Isn’t this stamp set adorable. Just love these image and they are particularly relevant to me and my family.

I used these neutral colour combinations fitting with the chess set theme. I like both, but which do you prefer?

See how these cards were made in my video tutorial!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code VKY3SPC7 when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

Spend £200 and get an extra £20 of rewards to spend on whatever you want!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Would you like to join my Stampin’ Up! team?

Choose an additional free bundle when you join during June!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Postage Stamp Punch Window card

Hello Everyone,

I hope you had a lovely weekend!

This idea entered my head from somewhere…. I wanted to create a window look with the Postage Stamp punch!

I then had to work out how to do it….

I decided to use the Ornate Style stamp set for the focal image, which I coloured with Stampin’ Blends.

Which colour way do you prefer?

See how I make this card in my video tutorial;

I hope you enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code VKY3SPC7 when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

Spend £200 and get an extra £20 of rewards to spend on whatever you want!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Would you like to join my Stampin’ Up! team?

Choose an additional free bundle when you join during June!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Good Things….

Hello Everyone,

So excited…. It’s Catalogue Launch day!

There are some fantastic new products that I can’t wait to order!

There are some great promotion offers too.

Pick a Free bundle…. This makes the Starter Kit even better value for money. Totally customisable and delivered for free too.

There’s good news for hosts too with an extra £20 of rewards if the order reaches £200.

Now for today’s project, I am test driving the Tasteful Touches stamp set, the coordinating Tasteful Labels dies and In Good Taste Designer Series Paper.

I also pulled out the Early Espresso Faux Suede ribbon too.

See how I made this card in my video!

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code VKY3SPC7 when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

May SU Colour Challenge

Hello Everyone,

I made this card ages ago and completely forgot to share it!

I have to different ink blending methods to create this project.

I also used the amazing Tropic Chic stamp set which is sadly retiring. To achieve the gradient colour on the leaves, I used the Stamparatus tool, inking and stamping each image twice.

Here is video showing how to create a blended background!

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Tropical Dies

[146831]

£25.00

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Celebrating Sunflowers

Hello Everyone,

Another new stamp bundle to share with you today.

This is Celebrate Sunflowers! Beautiful large focal image with lovely sentiments too.

The dies will offer lots of options, but today I’m keeping it simple.

See how I coloured the sunflower with Stampin’ Blends in my video!

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

New products will be available from 3rd June.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Parisian Blossoms

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card projects are using up some of my designer series paper stash.

Each full pack of paper can make 72 card fronts! That’s amazing value for money.

These were the original samples I used to base my video projects on.

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

Jill is sharing another layout using her one sheet wonder, combining dies and punches

Visit Jill’s blog here

Heather has also been busy making backgrounds with the emboss resist technique.

Visit Heather’s blog here

Gez has learned some origami from one of our other teammates and made this lovely desktidy.

Visit Gez’s blog here

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Bone Folder

[102300]

£6.50

Leave a Little Sparkle

Hello Everyone,

A little bit of colouring today with Stampin’ Blends and the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set.

I used very subtle colours for the mane and tail for whimsical magic look.

See more about how I made this card in the video

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Beautiful Bouquet vs Colourful Seasons

Hello Everyone,

Today is the final day of my doubling up week, I hope you have liked what I have sharing with you.

For this post I am using the same colour combo with two different stamp sets!

The first uses Beautiful Bouquet and the coordinating dies.

I started with a Grapefruit Grove card base and added layers of Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White card stock.

Flowers and leaves were stamped and die cut ready to add to the card. The sentiment was stamped with Soft Suede ink and die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly die set.

The elements were adhered to the card with dimensionals and a small bow was added.

My second card uses the same colours, but uses the Colourful Seasons stamp set instead. I do use the coordinating dies too but these are no longer available.

See how I created this card as it happened in the video below:

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Peacock Duo

Hello Everyone,

This week I’m doubling up! Two cards each day with the same or similar products!

Today, it’s the Royal Peacock stamp set and matching dies with Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel retiring In Colours.

For the first card, the peacock was stamped with the assistance of the Stamparatus, first with Blueberry Bushel for the head and body and Call Me Clover for the tail.

The details were heat embossed with copper powder, (also retiring), and then die cut.

Some additional feathers were die cut to embellish the sentiment. This was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies.

The second card is completely different!

Four large feathers were die cut from Blueberry Bushel card stock and adhered together to form an oval-ish shape.

Stitched Square dies were used to cut the green frame and the stamped sentiment.

A few rhinestones added some extra interest to the background.

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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With Deepest Sympathy

Hello Everyone,

It is a sad reality that not all the cards we make and send are for happy events. There is comfort however, that even at these sad times, a beautiful handmade card can be created.

I used a simple layout, starting by stamping a Whisper White card panel with an image from the Verdant Garden stamp set and Smoky Slate ink.

The panel was layered with Basic Grey card stock and some Polka Dot Tulle was wrapped around the middle. This was adhered to a white card base with dimensionals.

The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments set and was stamped with Smoky Slate ink. This was then die cut and also added to the card with dimensionals.

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

This week the list of retiring products was released, so all the projects I am sharing feature some of those items. They are only around til the end of May or while stocks last!

Jill’s clean and simple card really shows off these stunning dies. What colours would you use?

Visit Jill’s blog here

Heather’s card is the perfect message for everyone missing a friend during lockdown

Visit Heather’s blog here

Gez is going continental with her Parisian shabby chic style card

Visit Gez’s blog here

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Parisian Dies

[151463]

£25.00

Blue Tiles

Hello Everyone,

Photopolymer stamp sets are so easy to use, especially when lining up images like this.

Here I have used the Verdant Garden stamp set to create this tile effect.

Again, j am using up some remaining Blueberry Bushel card stock for the card base.

Balmy Blue ink was used first, stamping the image across a white layer. Blueberry Bushel ink was used fill in the gaps with the compliment image from the set.

Polka Dot Tulle, (not retiring!), was added around the layer before adhering it to the card base.

The sentiment was taken from the Honey Bee stamp set and cut with the smallest Stitched So Sweetly die, (also staying!).

I hope you enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Birthday Bugs

Hello Everyone,

So this card turned out way better than I imagined it would!

The card features the retiring stamp set Wiggle Worm.

The little bugs were stamped with Memento ink so they could be coloured with Stampin’ Blends.

I used Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight markers working from dark to light.

The body was coloured with Smoky Slate markers, with the dark marker used for the mouth.

Each was die cut and added to a layered card base in coordinating colours.

A sentiment was added with plain black ink and cut with the Label Me Fancy punch.

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Lovely Lipstick Friendship Card

Hello Everyone,

Have you checked out the Last Chance products yet?

The new annual catalogue launches next month which means making room in the warehouse and retiring some products.

There are a few things to consider when looking at the list;

1. Bundles will retire, but may still be available as individual items in the new catalogue.

2. 2018 In Colours and anything with those colours included, (DSP, ribbon, embellishments etc.) will retire…. But don’t worry new colours are on the way!

3. Individual Stampin’ Blends markers will no longer be available.

You can view the retiring products here

So this card uses retiring items, Lovely Lipstick ink and card stock, Best Dressed DSP and the Honey Bee stamp set.

The DSP panel measures 2 by 5 inches and was adhered to Lovely Lipstick card stock cut 1/8 inch larger on both sides.

I adhered this panel to a preprepared card base with dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Honey Bee stamp set was stamped with Lovely Lipstick ink and cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies…. Thankfully these dies are staying, I use them so much!

A scattering of clear rhinestone jewels finished off the card.

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work.

Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

This week the ladies all participated in a blog hop, so if you missed it, here’s the opportunity to see their designs.

The theme was “just because”. They all chose very different designs and products.

Jill’s card features a delicate vellum daisy.

Visit Jill’s blog here

Heather has chosen to send a paper bouquet.

Visit Heather’s blog here

Gez is gift giving with a tropical theme.

Visit Gez’s blog here

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

I would love to be your demonstrator.

for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Flourish Dies

[141478]

£27.00