Wood Words Gift Set

Good Morning,

Those of you who follow my blog will know I am most definitely a card maker, but today I have stretched myself and made this simple matchbox to hold a tea light.

I have used Tempting Turquoise as the colour theme. This is a retiring colour. Of course, this can be made in whatever colour you wish… There are plenty to choose from in the Stampin’ Up! catalogue.

I used the large floral image was stamped to create a background.

The topper was made with a combination of circle punches and layering circles dies.

The sentiment was stamped first, adding the stars over the top with second and third generation ink.

The final piece was added to the card with dimensionals.

To make the gift box, I began by constructing the insert for the tea light.

A piece if card stock was cut to 3-1/4 inches square and scored on all sides at 1/4 inch. A die was used to cut the aperture.

The tray was made next. Card stock was cut to 3-3/4 inches square and scored on each side at a fraction under 1/2 inch. The insert was secure in place with a little multipurpose glue.

To make the sleeve, a strip of card stock 2-13/16 inch wide was cut from the full length of an A4 sheet. This was scored at 2-13/16. The next score was made 9/16 from the first. Continue until three squares have been created and cut away the excess.

The centre square was decorated in the same way as the card.

The end squares were adhered together with fast fuse to form the sleeve.

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! Be sure to check the latest deals on the clearance rack and the list of retiring products…. When they are gone they are gone!!

There is also an exciting early release bundle which is truly stunning. See below.

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Good Times! Just Add Ink 408

Happy Monday!

I am taking part in this week’s Just Add Ink colour challenge today.

The design team have made some fabulous samples. You can see them here.

These are the colours for the challenge. Whilst they shout out florals, I wanted to do something different.

I decided to build a background and make the sentiment the feature.

I picked out the Happy Celebrations set because I liked the idea of using triangles to make my background.

The card base is made with Wild Wasabi card stock.

Layers were cut from Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz and adhered these together.

A separate Whisper White layer WS cut for stamping. The triangles were stamped with Pear Pizzazz and Powder Pink inks. I used first, second and third generation ink to get a range of shades in the same colour.

The stamped panel was adhered to the other layers. Some Powder Pink finely woven ribbon was added at the bottom. This was then secured to the card base with dimensionals.

The “celebrate” and “good times” sentiments were stamped separately with Wild Wasabi ink and trimmed to size. These were added to the card using dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Sending Hugs & Kisses

Hi there Everyone,

I have made this cute card today using two of my favourite retiring colours and the Lovely Inside and Out bundle.

The card base is made with Dapper Denim card stock which I have layered with Soft Sky and White.

In a separate piece of white card stock, I stamped the sunburst sort of image using Soft Sky Dapper Denim inks. I adhered this to more Dapper Denim card stock and then to the card base with dimensionals.

I used the coordinating “hugs” die with layering circles to created the topper which was added to the card using dimensionals.

I stamped the additional parts of the sentiment with Dapper Denim ink and cut them with the Classic Label punch, (also retiring).

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies I have used are available while stocks last. The links are below.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Love What I Do

Good Morning,

Here is another creation using the Share What You Love exclusive early release bundles.

Today I am using products only available in the Gotta Have It All option. These includes card stock, a gorgeous embossing folder and amazing designer series paper.

The card base is made with Old Olive card stock. The pack in the kit also contains Rich Razzleberry, the new in colour Grapefruit Grove and the returning favourite Mint Macaron!

I used the Big Shot to emboss some Whisper White card stock. This is a thick folder so only one cutting pad is needed. I was going to leave this uncoloured, but it was too stark against the card base. I used Old Olive and Grapefruit Grove inks and sponged over the debossed side.

This piece was adhered to the card base over some designer series paper using dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped simply with Old Olive ink on to Very Vanilla card stock and layered on to some more DSP. A few Grapefruit Grove Artisan Pearls finished the card.

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

Verity x

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Big Shot

[143263]

£99.00

Here are some of the other cards I cave made with this suite.

And these are ideas from Stampin’ Up!

Sending Love & Hugs #FMS336

Hello and Happy Friday!

The freshly made sketches design team have been busy again. See how they interpreted this week’s sketch here!

And this is what I have created;

Some Real Red Tutti-Frutti designer series paper was adhered to a Whisper White card base.

A piece of Lemon Lime Twist paper from the same collection was cut to size along with a piece of Whisper White.

The Ribbon of Courage stamp set was used as the feature image. I chose to use Real Red ink to match the base layer.

The ribbon was coloured with watercolour pencils.

The layers were adhered together with snail, and then to the base card with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Blender Pens

[102845]

£10.75

A Little More!

Hello Everyone,

I am here today to share more from the Share What You Love customer pre-order bundles.

This time I have used items from the mid range option, A Little More Please.

The embellishment kit contains some cute mini paperclips,twine and tags. The doilies have a pearlized finish which is stunning in person.

My card started with a Very Vanilla card base.

Grapefruit Grove ink was used to stamp images from the Love What You Do stamp set. I also stamped the sentiment on to one of the tags.

Half a doily was adhered to the card with some of the Tranquil Tide twine looped over the top.

Some velvet ribbon was looped through the tag which was then added with dimensional adhesive and finished with a mini paperclip and Artisan Pearls.

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

Get even more value for money by joining Stampin’ Up! and purchasing this bundle as part of your starter kit! Find out more here!

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Amazing #GDP137

Hello Everybody,

The Global Design Project is challenging us to use this fun colour combination this week!

The design have made some wonderful projects as inspiration. You can see them here!

This is my card for the challenge.

I made use of the Playful Backgrounds stamp set to make my card.

The card base is made from Pool Party card stock. A Lemon Lime Twist layer was adhered to this.

Melon Mambo and Pool Party ink were used to stamp on to a Whisper White layer.

The All Things Thanks stamp set was used to stamp the sentiment with Melon Mambo ink. This was cut with a 2 inch circle punch. This was adhered to a Lemon Lime Twist Sunburst and a 2-1/4 inch circle of Pool Party card stock.

Some Lemon Lime Twist Finely Woven and mini striped grosgrain ribbons were criss crossed behind the sentiment, which was adhered to the card with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Lift Your Spirits

Good Morning!

This is one of favourite stamp sets and I am so glad it will be staying with us.

Today I am pairing it with the retiring In Colour, Dapper Denim.

The card base was made in the usual way by cutting an A4 sheet lengthways at 4-1/8 inches and scoring at 5-7/8 inches. A white card layer was added to this 1/4 inch shorter and narrower.

Subsequent layers of Dapper Denim and Whisper White card stock were cut 1/4 inch smaller.

These layers were adhered together. Some striped grosgrain ribbon was wrapped around these layers before adding to the card base with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Dapper Denim ink and cut to size and adhered to some Dapper Denim card stock. This was added to the card where the ribbon crossed using dimensionals.

Three balloons were stamped and die cut. Two were adhered using dimensionals and the third flat to create an illusion of distance.

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

Also check out the exclusive customer pre-order Share What You Love bundles, the Retiring Products list and the bargains on the Clearance Rack!

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Inspire.Create 017

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are having a wonderful bank holiday!

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

This time it is a sketch challenge…. I like these because it makes me think differently about my crafting. You can see what the design team did with this by clicking here!

This is how I decided to interpret this sketch.

Of course I am using up supplies that are due to retire at the end of the month.

The card base is made with Peekaboo Peach card stock with a layer of A Whole Lot of Lovely designer series paper added to it.

A 3/4 inch strip of Old Olive card stock was added at the top.

Three 1 inch squares of Peekaboo Peach card stock were cut ready to decorate the card.

The small flower from the Falling Flowers stamp set was stamped with Pool Party ink and die cut.

The flowers were adhered to each square with leaves punched from Old Olive card stock. This was then added to the card with dimensionals.

I wanted to add a sentiment, so I used a small thank you from Thoughtful Banners which was cut with the Classic Label punch.

Then I went a bit crazy with the rhinestones! Adding to the flower centres and the sentiment.

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Just Getting Started?

Hi there,

Have you ever tried paper crafting? Have you been overwhelmed by all the things and not known where to start?

Why not try this new product bundle from Stampin’ Up!? With everything you need if you are “just getting started”!

  1. Love What You Do photopolymer stamp set
  2. Grapefruit Grove and Old Olive ink pads
  3. Clear acrylic block
  4. Very Vanilla A4 card stock
  5. FREE Very Vanilla note cards and envelopes

Find out more by clicking here.

This the sample that Stampin’ Up! designers created using this bundle. I have used this idea to inspire today’s project.

I have used the very Vanilla card stock to make the card base, though this could easily be one of the note cards.

I started by stamping the flowers using Grapefruit Grove ink down the side and bottom edge of the card.

The sprigs were added using the same ink, but the image was stamped off on to scrap paper first to get a lighter shade.

Old Olive was used to add the leaves and stamp the sentiment on to a separate piece of card.

I have used a punch to cut out my sentiment, but this could be trimmed with scissors if this is something that you don’t have.

I chose to adhered this with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this project. There is a link to this bundle and the other options available below. Just click on the image.

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Thank you for Sharing

Hi Everyone,

I think I might be in love with the Share What You Love bundle.

For today’s project, I have used the Pearlized Designer Series paper as the background.

I have stamped the sentiment from the Love What You Do stamp set on to some Whisper White card stock in Old Olive ink.

Some third generation Rich Razzleberry ink was used to add the tiny flowers. The card stock was cut down using the Pretty Label punch.

The same punch was used to cut some Crumb Cake card stock. The sentiment was adhered to this.

A Pearlised Doily was adhered to the card base with dimensionals, and some Velvet ribbon was looped over the top.

The sentiment piece was then added over the top. A fee Artisan Pearls finished the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The items used will be listed below. Products are currently only available to purchase as part of the Early Release bundles. Just click on the images at the bottom of the post to see what is included.

The Share What You Love bundles are exclusively available during May as a special treat for Stampin’ Up! customers.

Which bundle will you pick?

And don’t forget…. You can also pick a bundle as part of your starter kit if you decide to join! There is no obligation to sell, just get a discount on your favourite Stampin’ Up! products!

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Missing You #FMS335

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Today’s card is my entry in the Freshly Made Sketch challenge.

You can see what the design team created with this week’s sketch here!

This is my project;

I have made use of some retiring products, starting with an Emerald Envy card base. To this I adhered some Lemon Lime Twist DSP from the Tutti-Frutti collection.

I die cut an oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.

To decorate the oval, I used the Pansy punch to cut three flowers from Sweet Sugarplum card stock. Two sets of leaves were punched from Emerald Envy card stock.

Glitter Enamel dots were added to the centres of the flowers.

Emerald Envy ink was used to stamp the sentiment from Thoughtful Banners. This was cut with the Classic Label punch and adhered with mini 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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Pansy Punch

[130698]

£14.50

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Friend Like You

Good Morning!

Here is another look at the new Share What You Love Suite!

There are three exclusive bundles available to customers during the month of May. You can see the different bundles in the online store. Click here.

If you would like to join Stampin’ Up!, these bundles can also be selected as as part of your custom starter kit. Find out about joining Stampin’ Up! here!

I have made a layered card today.

The lovely new In Colour, Grapefruit Grove, was used to stamp images from the Love What You Do stamp set and then cut down using my trimmer.

Two pieces on Designer Series Paper were cut to 3-1/4 by 4 inches. You can use whichever designs you like – they all go together beautifully!

The first piece was adhered flat to the card.

For the second piece, I added some of the Rich Razzleberry Velvet ribbon for extra colour and texture. This was then adhered to the card with dimensionals.

The stamped topper was then added on top, with a trio of Artisan Pearls – perfectly coordinated with the suite.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The specific items used to make this card are listed below, but are currently only available in the bundles.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Precious Memories #GDP136

Good Morning,

The challenge for this week is to Case the Designer. The inspiration comes from this card from Allison.

You can see what the rest of the design team created here!

And this is my project.

I have used the Bookcase Builder stamp set to make this simple card.

The images were stamped on to 1-1/4 inch circles with Blueberry Bushell ink. These were added to 1-3/8 inch scalloped circle.

On a Very Vanilla card base, a 3-3/4 inch square of Tempting Turquoise and 3-1/2 inch Whisper White were layered together. The circles were adhered to this with dimensionals.

The sentiment was also stamped with Blueberry Bushell ink and cut to a banner. This was mounted below the topper with a strip of Tempting Turquoise card stock beneath it.

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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Share What You Love!

What an exciting day! Stampin’ Up! are giving customers the opportunity to purchase three exclusive bundles ahead of the new 2018 catalogue launch!

It’s called Share What You Love. Each bundle has been put together with customers in mind. Whether you are “just starting out”, want “a little bit more” or “gotta have it all” there is something for you!

Here is a video explaining what you will receive in these bundles!

So are you tempted? If so that is great news, I would love to welcome new crafter’s in to the Stampin’ Up! family.

Here are some samples created by the Stampin’ Up! team to inspire you.

And this is something I have made.

The designer series paper is beautiful and strong enough to make gift packaging.

The reverse side of this paper was used to make the banner.

The new In Colour, Grapefruit Grove was used to stamp the sentiment. This was cut with a 2-1/4 inch punch and added to one if the stunning Pearlised Doilies.

The coordinating adhesive pearls finish off the card.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by today.

Visit the online store to get your exclusive bundle here! Remember, if your order totals more than £150 you will qualify for Stampin’ Rewards (free stuff).

Did you know that for just £99, you can join Stampin’ Up! and get all the perks of being a demonstrator? Find out more here!

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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To Think of You – Just Add Ink #406

Hi there Everybody,

I am taking part in the Just Add Ink challenge today.

This week is a sketch challenge. The design team have made some stunning samples. You can see them here!

I went all in and made six cards in different colour ways;

Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise and Elegant Eggplant.

To make each circular topper, I stamped the sentiment and beaded circle from the Eastern Beauty stamp set. This was cut with a 2-1/4 inch punch.

Each card base was stamped with coordinating ink using the larger circle stamp from the set.

Black and White striped paper from the Tutti-Frutti DSP stack was cut in to 1-1/2 inch strips and then adhered at an angle.

The sentiment topper was added to the card base with dimensionals. A few black rhinestones 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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Tutti Frutti Duo

Hi Everyone,

For today’s projects, I am using some of the retiring DSP and card stock.

Both feature the not so Tutti-Frutti side of these papers.

The first card is made with Sweet Sugarplum card stock layered with Island Indigo.

For the second version, I have used Island Indigo card stock, layered with Peekaboo Peach.

Both cards have greetings from the Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set. These were stamped with Island Indigo ink and cut using the Everyday Label punch.

Additional labels were cut from DSP and card stock. These were used as layers behind the sentiment.

Some organza ribbon was looped on to the card before adhering the topper with dimensionals. A few pearls complete the projects.

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 and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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A Marriage Made in Heaven

Good Morning!

Welcome to April’s InspirInk blog hop. This month Hannah chose the theme….

Weddings!

Now wedding cards are not something I make a lot of, so this one got me thinking!

I chose a sentiment first and after rummaging in my stash for something pretty, I found my Rose Wonder stamp set and dies.

Generally speaking, I try to use just one stamp set for my projects, so I planned my overall design with Rose Wonder.

It was all too tempting to use the large rose image, but I liked the small flower in the set too.

After a bit of playing about with the different elements I decided on this design. Love it!

The card base was cut and scored in the usual way with a white card layer adhered to this.

Additional coloured and white card stock layers were cut smaller still and put to one side.

On the white piece, I stamped the greeting with clear versamark ink and heat embossed with silver powder. For extra emphasis, I also stamped the heart outline from the More Than Chocolate set.

Three flowers were stamped on to the card in coordinating ink.

Three flowers and two sets of leaves were die cut. To help adhere the flowers, I punched out 1/2 inch circles in matching card. This allowed me to use a dimensional behind each of the flowers.

The white layer was added to the coloured card stock and then adhered to the preprepared card base with dimensionals.

Some extra details were added to the flowers centres using multipurpose glue. Three basic pearls completed the card.

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

Please be sure to hop around the rest if the projects by clicking “next”. Sam’s project is next!

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Daisy Trio #FMS334

Hi there Everyone,

It’s Friday again and that means a Freshly Made Sketch challenge entry.

This sketch leaves plenty of room for interpretation. You can see what the design team made here!

Here is my entry;

I decided to keep this very simple.

Some Delightful Daisy designer series paper was adhered to a Whisper White card base.

Three daisies were stamped with Soft Sky ink. These were punched out along with an additional three plain daisies.

These were adhered together and added to the card front. A clear faceted gem was placed in the centre of each flower.

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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Daisy Punch

[143713]

£16.00

My World is Brighter

Hello Everyone,

I am using the Paisleys and Posies stamps and coordinating dies for today’s project.

I have chosen a neutral colour combination of Sahara Sand, Soft Sky and Crumb Cake.

The card base was built using Sahara Sand card stock and adding layers of Soft Sky and Crumb Cake card stock.

The Crumb Cake was stamped with the large dotted outline first.

The make the topper, I stamped and die cut three of the shapes from the stamp set.

The sentiment was stamped with Early Espresso ink on to Very Vanilla card stock. The sentiment and Paisley shapes were arranged on to some Soft Sky card stock.

Some extra details were added to break up the empty space using Soft Sky ink and rhinestones.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked below. I would love to be your demonstrator!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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