InspireINK Blog Hop – For a Special Lady

Good Morning Everybody,

Welcome to this month’s InspireINK blog hop. If you have joined me from Jill’s lovely project, you will know the theme this time is…

Please be sure to click through all the projects in the hop by clicking the next button at the bottom of this post.

So for me, every special lady deserves flowers, and what could be better than stunning orchids.

I made the orchids first using the Climbing Orchid stamp set and coordinating dies. I chose Daffodil Delight and So Saffron inks for the petals. These were put together with Multipurpose glue.

The card base was made from Whisper White card stock. A panel was embossed using the Layered Leaves Dynamic Embossing folder. A strip of So Saffron card was added over the top.

I added the orchids and slipped a Starburst cut from vellum behind them.

Gray Granite ink was used to stamp the sentiment from the Part of my Story stamp set. This was cut with a Stitched Rectangle die. I secured this with dimensionals.

Some rhinestones finished off the card with a sparkle.

Next up is Hannah, just click below!

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Incredibly Proud

Hello Everyone,

So today’s card is for an “uplifting” theme in a Facebook challenge.

I have used the Incredible Like You stamp set. It has amazing Sentiments that we’re perfect for this project.

I used the group of lines and Soft Sea Foam ink to create the background.

I used the same ink to stamp the leaves knowing the sentiment was going at the bottom right.

I added the flower stems with Shaded Spruce ink and used Mango Melody for the flower heads.

Before adhering to the card, I added some Polka Dot Tulle. A knot was tied on the left hand side.

The sentiment was stamped with Memento ink and Die cut with a Stitched Rectangle die. This was 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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Cloud 9

Hello Everyone,

My card has used just one ink colour, one matching colour card, white card and one stamp set with matching dies.

I stamped some clouds on to a white card layer and adhered this to a Coastal Cabana card base.

I added another smaller panel layered with more Coastal Cabana card to this with dimensionals.

The balloon and cloud were die cut from white card.

The sentiment was stamped with matching ink and added to the front 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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Thanks

Hello Everybody,

Super simple cardmaking for today’s project.

I used the Love You To Pieces bundle.

The sentiment was stamped with Melon Mambo Ink and Die cut with a Stitched Oval.

This was adhered to a Powder Pink card base with dimensionals.

Some puzzle pieces were then added around the oval.

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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Thought of You

Good Morning,

Today I am using the Climbing Roses bundle to create this card.

I started by stamping the trellis image on to some Whisper White card stock. This was adhered to a Mango Melody card base.

The sentiment was stamped with Granny Apple Green ink and die cut with the coordinating Framelits.

The flowers were stamped with Memento Ink to allow colouring with Stampin’ Blends.

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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

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.

Heather made this cute little post it holder. I haven’t used much of this DSP yet but this project shows just how lovely it is!

See more about this project on Heather’s blog here

Jill has used her card design to show how changing the ink colours and the sentiment can create multiple cards for any occasion quickly and easily.

See more on Jill’s blog here

Gez has used the fabulous Sale-a-bration foil sheets to make here lovely card. The Stitched Rectangle dies add some great detail to the layers.

See more on Gez’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. The supplies used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Simply Scored

[122334]

£28.00

For Everything #GDP176

Hello Everyone,

This week the challenge is to Case the Designer! Steffi has made this awesome rainbow eclipse card.

See more from the Design Team here

And this is my card…

I liked the white embossed sentiment. I picked out these from the Well Said stamp set.

For the rainbow element I decided to die cut some butterflies.

I mounted these on to a smaller white panel layered on to Smoky Slate card stock.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Beautiful Day #GDP175

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Global Design Project challenge entry.

The design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them all here

And this is my card….

The card base was made with Whisper White card stock. Some Share What You Love DSP.

Flowers were stamped with Mint Macaron ink on to a separate piece of card. This was adhered to a layer of vellum.

Petal Pink variagated ribbon was added around this before adding to the base with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Petal Pink ink and cut with a Stitched Circle Framelit. Some sequins completed the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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One Leaf

Hello Everyone,

Something very simple to share with you today.

Soft Sea Foam is one of my favourite Stampin’ UP! colours. I used this to stamp the leaf which was then die cut.

This adhered to a vellum circle with dimensionals.

On a white card base, I stamped a splatter image front Timeless Textures. Crumb Cake ink was used to add the sentiment.

The vellum circle was then adhered to the card, also 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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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More Blended Blooms

Hello Everybody,

I loved making yesterday’s card, so here’s another using similar supplies.

This time I chose the large oval sentiment which was stamped with Soft Sea Foam Ink.

I added some of the larger flowers to this card, coloured with Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Markers.

The composition meant I needed to trim down my usual card base so the images were central.

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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Blended Florals

Good Morning,

I love using florals in my cardmaking and I love this stamp set and matching Framelits.

The images were stamped in Memento Ink so that they may be coloured with Stampin’ Blends Markers. These were die cut ready to add to the card.

An additional die cut was adhered to a white card base over which the sentiment was added.

The flowers were then adhered around the sentiment using 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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Tropical Sketch

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card is inspired by a sketch challenge set by Ian Potter

I have adjusted the measurements to suit my design.

The background features the beautiful Tropical Escape DSP.

The pieces were trimmed to size. The uppermost layer measuring 3 inches wide.

A sentiment from the coordinating stamp bundle was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.

Additional leaves were die cut from the DSP sheets and layered below the sentiment.

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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Pretty in Pink

Hello,

Well today is my birthday! And I have the pleasure of sharing it with my friend, and this is the card I gave her.

I had to chose Flirty Flamingo as the base colour…. She loves flamingoes!

I added the beatiful Edgelit along the bottom.

The greeting was taken from the Lemon Zest stamp set and stamped with Melon Mambo ink. This fitted perfectly in to a Stitched Rectangle die.

Three little butterflies were punched out and added to the top, wings slightly lifted for extra movement.

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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Lovely Day #GDP173

Good Morning Everybody,

The Global Design Project challenge this week is a sweet colour challenge.

As always there is plenty of inspiration from the Design Team on their blog. You can see them here!

And this is my project.

I have to say So Saffron is not one of my favourite colours, but a challenge is a challenge and I was pleased with the end result.

I started by picking out the stamp set I wanted to work with… The pink and green led me to Flowers so I chose Forever Lovely.

Flowers and leaves were die cut and put to one side while I composed the rest of the card.

I opted to use So Saffron for the sentiment. The card stock was trimmed down and corners rounded. I added the hearts to the background to lift the sentiment, which I adhered with dimensionals.

The white layer was added to Soft Sea Foam card stock, and then to a So Saffron card base.

Finally, I added the flowers and leaves. Some used double height dimensionals for extra depth.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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You are Loved

Good Morning,

The Valentine season is almost here so today I am sharing this card featuring the Forever Lovely Bundle.

If you don’t have this set yet it is a real beauty and qualifies for a Sale-a-bration item! There’s more about this promotion below!

I have used Poppy Parade card stock and ink, such a pretty colour.

I die cut some white card stock and trimmed it down to 3 by 4 inches. I then adhered this to a layer of Poppy Parade card stock.

The sentiment was stamped with Poppy Parade Ink and cut down with the Stampin’ Trimmer. This was also adhered to Poppy Parade card stock and then 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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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The Great Card Swap

Hello Everyone,

Today I am sharing a card I sent out as part of a swap group. The theme was “congratulations”.

I chose a simple design using the Well Said bundle allowing the sentiment to remain the focal point.

A splatter image from the Beauty Abounds stamp set was used to add colour to the background, increasing the intensity around where the sentiment would be positioned.

Three sets of leaves were die cut from white card stock and adhered with Multipurpose glue. The panel was added to a Gray Granite card base.

Night of Navy ink was used to stamp the sentiment. This was adhered over the bottom edge of Die cuts using 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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Those Who Inspire Us

Good Morning Folks,

Today I am combining a Sale-a-bration freebie with one of my annual catalogue favourites.

If you do not know what Sale-a-bration is all about click below to see more about the offers available.

I built this project by starting with this great sentiment. This comes from “Part of my Story” Sale-a-bration stamp set.

This was stamped with Lovely Lipstick ink and Die cut with a Stitched Shapes Framelit. A Scalloped Layering Oval Die made the card stock layer.

The card base was made with Lovely Lipstick card stock. Ribbon was wrapped around the white layer before adhering to the base. The prepared sentiment was added usind dimensionals.

The Pop of Petals stamp set was used to add some greenery to the background. Three flowers were stamped & punched. These were secured in position with glue dots.

Finally, some leaves were punched from Lemon Lime Twist card stock. Glitter Enamel dots completed 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.

Don’t forget to see more about Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£15.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

£5.00

Inspire.Create #034

Hello Everyone,

The Inspire.Create team have set a brand new colour challenge.

The inspiration has come directly from the Happiness Blooms suite of products from Stampin’ Up!

See what the design team have created with this palette here

I opted to let the experts do the hard work combining the colours. I picked out this pattern from the Designer Series Paper pack.

I wanted to add a sentiment to suit the bright colours. I chose this from the Friendly Expressions stamp set. I changed the layout by inking parts of the stamp separately.

I then used the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut the sentiment and a small strip of Night of Navy card stock.

Finally, I added some extra embellishments by punching some Bitty Blooms from Calypso Coral card stock. A Pineapple Punch enamel dot was added to the centres.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Colourful Butterflies

Hello Everyone,

Today I am having a play with these three great Stampin’ Up! colours in a Facebook colour challenge.

I started by preparing a white card base, Stamping the background with Touches of Textures.

A Stitched Rectangle was adhered over the top with dimensionals. The sentiment was also cut with a Framelit and secured in position.

The butterflies were stamped and punched. I added these to the card and decorated them with rhinestone jewels.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Pootlers Spring Summer Blog Hop

Hello Everyone!

Today I am blog hopping with team mates showcasing the products from the Spring / Summer catalogue.

If you’ve not decided what to buy or need ideas for projects, this is the hop you need.

At the bottom of this post is a link to the other entries… Please do check them out!

I have resisted using this gorgeous stamp set especially for this hop. It’s called Wonderful Romance. I have also incorporated the stunning Speciality Designer Series Paper, this particular sheet is actually printed on to Vellum!

The main image was stamped in Stazon Ink. An aqua painter was used to watercolour the image, once dry this was die cut.

Dimensionals were used to adhere the die cut to the card base.

The sentiment was stamped with Shaded Spruce Ink, punched & mounted on to the lovely oval die cut from the same bundle.

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

Please stop by the other blogs on the hop by clicking on the blue button.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Aqua Painters

[103954]

£16.00