Timeless Friendship

Hello Everyone,

Wouldn’t it be nice to be somewhere with palm trees right now? Hopefully warmer weather will be with us soon.

I have used the Timeless Tropical bundle and coordinating Tropical Oasis designer series paper for today’s project.

I picked out this Bird of Paradise design as the background. To this I added panels of Lovely Lipstick and Whisper White card stock.

The sentiment was stamped on to strip of card stock with Pretty Peacock ink and added to the base with dimensionals.

Three sets of palm trees were stamped and die cut. These were added behind the sentiment strip, some flat, and some 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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Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Inspire.Create #064

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing a project that I have used as my entry for the Inspire.Create challenge.

This time it’s a colour challenge. The design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them here.

And this is what I created!

My choice of colour was Lovely Lipstick. I thought this would add some contrast to the otherwise neutral pallette.

The base card was prepared using Crumb Cake card stock. Layers of Night of Navy and White were cut with Stitched Rectangle dies.

I picked a bold sentiment from the So Sentimental stamp set. This was cut with the coordinating die. Before sticking this down, I first added foliage images from the Pop of Petals stamp set and Crumb Cake ink.

Three flowers were stamped with Lovely Lipstick ink and cut with the coordinating 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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Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

The Spot Creative Challenge #100

Hello Everyone,

Today’s post is an entry for a new creativity challenge!

You can check it out, and see inspiration here

This is the card I have created….

I chose to work with the Honey Bee bundle and Golden Honey Designer Series Paper.

I love the coordination and the monochromatic style of the products.

The background is made with layers of DSP and Stitched Rectangles cut from vellum and Crushed Curry card stock.

The other elements were stamped and die cut. Colour was added to the bees and flowers with a marker.

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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Girl in Green

Hello Everyone,Yesterday I made some time to do a bit of water colouring.I used the Stamparatus to ensure the image was stamped crisply on to the watercolour paper with Stazon ink.I coloured the image with watercolour pencils and blended them with an aqua painter.I die cut the coloured image using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. This was adhered to Granny Apple Green card stock also cut with the dies..The sentiment was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and cut with a Stitched Rectangle die.The pieces were adhered to a Granny Apple Green card base that had already been layered with Whisper White.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 xxProduct List

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£16.00

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 has combined the Honey Bee bundle with the Golden Honey Designer Series Paper available during Sale-a-bration. They are the perfect match!

Visit Jill’s blog here to see how these products were used to make this card.

Heather is also making use of free items. The Pleased as Punch Designer Series Paper is brand new, coordinates with punches, but so pretty used as it is!

Visit Heather’s blog here to see more about this card.

Gez is thinking of beginners with her project. Just one stamp set was need for this card. Label Me Bold is very versatile and works with any colour!

Visit Gez’s blog here to see how she achieved this look.

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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Mother’s Day Tulips

Hello Everyone,

Mother’s Day is only a few weeks away so I thought I would share this card with you. It’s very easy to make if you are just starting out with paper crafting.

The patterned paper is part of the free sampler pack available exclusively when joining Stampin’ Up! You will also receive a mini paper cutter and an additional free stamp set of your choice. This is all on top of the regular, totally customisable, starter kit – the best value product in the catalogue.

See more about joining Stampin’ Up! and the benefits it has by clicking here!

I started by making a white card base and adhering the patterned paper to the front.

Next, I stamped the tulips. They look great stamped in a single colour. I opted to mix Real Red and Flirty Flamingo. This can be done by applying each ink to the stamp with a sponge dauber. Each flower was cut out with the coordinating punch.

Before committing to sticking these in place, I positioned them first so the the stems could be stamped in the right place. The panel was layered with Real Red card stock and added to the card base.

I added the flowers with dimensionals to lift them slightly.

Finally, I added the sentiment. I have die cut mine, but this cut be cut with a paper trimmer just as easily.

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

Confetti!

Hello Everyone,

I have a lovely bright card to share today.

I picked out this cute paper as the background.

I cut a frame using the Stitched Rectangle dies and adhered this with mini dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Bermuda Bay ink. This was also cut with a Stitched Rectangle die. This was positioned overhanging the frame.

Finally, some blooms were stamped with Daffodil Delight ink and punched out. An epoxy dot was coloured with a Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blend marker and added to the centres before adding to the card with multipurpose glue.

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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Loved Always

Hello Everyone,

Super pleased with this clean and simple card.

I’ve used Seaside Spray as the main colour but really like the pop of gold glimmer paper.

Rectangle dies were used the make the background layers.

Four medium daisies were stamped and punched. Two daisies were adhered together and then to the card.

Vellum leaves and gold sprigs were added behind the petals.

Seaside Spray ink was used to stamp the sentiment. This was cut with a Stitched Rectangle die to match the background layers.

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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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£15.00

Sprig Punch

[148012]

£17.00

New Beginnings

Hello Everyone,

Have you seen this stamp set in the Sale-a-bration catalogue? This is currently available for free as a bundle with an embossing folder with a qualifying order!

I’ve combined the set with the Peaceful Poppies DSP for an oriental feel.

I used Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends to colour the kimono to match the paper.

Stitched Rectangle dies were used to cut the image, sentiment and the skinny frame.

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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Butterfly Grove

Hello Everyone,

Today I am revisiting a favourite set from the annual catalogue for a colour challenge;

This one had me stumped and this was the third attempt at something I liked. I think the Grapefruit Grove was the sticking point but found a way to use it without overpowering the design.

I stamped the butterflies with Night of Navy ink. Seaside Spray and Coastal Cabana inks were used to fill in the images. These were cut with the coordinating punch.

Grapefruit Grove ink was used for the sentiment and cut with a Stitched Rectangle die.

I built up the card layers and added the sentiment with dimensionals. Three butterflies were adhered with multipurpose glue with the wings bent up for extra texture.

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

Grace’s Garden 2

Hello Everyone,

Do you remember my card from last week using the Grace’s Garden stamp set?

Well, I enjoyed colouring the images so much I did some extras.

This time, I used a landscape orientation so I could use more of the die cuts, with a plain white panel of card stock as the back drop.

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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Blender Pens

[102845]

£11.25

CAS Colours and Sketches #356

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing my project for the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge.

This time it’s a colour challenge. The design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them here

I wanted to create something different…. And this is it!

I used the Tailored Tag punch to cut shapes from Real Red, Flirty Flamingo and Silver Glimmer card stock. These were adhered to a piece of white card stock.

The excess was trimmed away and layered with more glimmer paper before adding to a white card base.

Real Red ink was used to stamp the sentiment which was also cut with the Tailored Tag punch. This was adhered 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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Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Birthday Blooms

Hello Everyone,

I can’t stop using the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and Small Bloom punch!

Today it’s for a birthday card.

This one is really simple leaving lots of white space.

I added some foliage to the card base with Early Espresso ink.

A white layer was stamped with a sentiment from Peaceful Moments using Shaded Spruce ink. This was adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

Blooms were stamped with Balmy Blue ink and punched out. These were added using multipurpose glue.

The Leaf punch was used to cut leaves from vellum and added around the flowers.

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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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£15.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

£6.50

Punched Blooms

Hello Everyone,

This project has a little Sneak Peek at a new product coming soon, the Pleased as Punch Designer Series Paper.

This is one of a collection of items specifically designed to coordinate with products already available.

The paper can be used with these items;

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For this project I wanted to create a wreath look with the Painted Labels dies. These elements were cut from Crumb Cake and Whisper White card stock.

The sentiment from the Honey Bee set was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink.

The same ink was used to add the foliage on the white card layer.

The card was assembled using a Crumb Cake card base.

One each of the coloured flowers on the paper was punched and adhered to the card.

A rhinestone was added to each of the flower centres.

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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Parisian Blossoms 2 Ways

Hello Everyone,

I couldn’t decide on whether to use black or white card bases with this layout, so I made it with both.

Which do you prefer?

I used the usual card and DSP layers to build the card base.

The blossoms were stamped with matching ink on to the same colour card stock for a tone on tone look. Each was adhered with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Pool Party ink on white card stock. For the black card, this was heat embossed with white powder. These were also adhered 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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Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

InspireInk Blog Hop January 2020 – Birthdays!

Continue reading InspireInk Blog Hop January 2020 – Birthdays!

The World is Yours

Hello Everyone,

I am using the Peaceful Poppies suite of products for today’s project.

I picked out some designer series paper and added this to a Basic Black card base.

The sentiment was stamped with black ink and die cut with the Ornate Frames set. This was added to the card base with dimensionals.

The poppies were coloured with Stampin’ Blends markers. The dark marker was added to the shadowed parts of the image and blended out with the light marker.

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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Every Moment

Hello Everyone,

Did you know you can get this pack of patterned paper for FREE during the Sale-a-bration event?

The paper coordinates perfectly with the Honey Bee bundle, add some card stock to make a qualifying purchase of £45.

The paper was adhered to a Whisper White card base.

Memento ink was used to stamp two bees and the sentiment. The coordinating dies were used to cut the bees. The Nested Labels set was used to cut the sentiment. I also cut the honeycomb, which I coloured with a Mango Melody blends marker.

The die cuts were added to the card base with dimensionals. The honeycomb is very delicate, so this was sandwiched between two dimensionals which also secure the sentiment and one of the bees!

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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More Thoughtful Blooms

Hello Everyone,

I just love this stamp set and punch! There are so many colour combinations I want to try. This combo was suggested by the SU colour challenge Facebook group!

Merry Merlot, Lovely Lipstick, Sahara Sand & Granny Apple Green.

I started with Granny Apple Green, stamping the leaf clusters over some Whisper White card stock.

Merry Merlot was used to add the small flowers to the open stems. The spaces were filled with the tiny elements in the stamp set using Sahara Sand ink.

Lovely Lipstick and Sahara Sand card stock was added to a white card base. The stamped panel was trimmed down and adhered with dimensionals.

The blooms were stamped with Lovely Lipstick ink and punched out. Champagne rhinestones were added to the centres.

The sentiment was die cut using the Ornate Frames set. This was adhered 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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CAS Colours and Sketches #353

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing my project for this week’s CAS Colours and Sketches challenge.

This time it’s a sketch challenge. The design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them here

And this is what I created!

This is quite different from my usual makes, but I am very pleased with how it turned out.

The base was made with Basic Black card stock. The Nature’s Thoughts dies were used to cut more black card which was layered with Basic Grey card before adding with dimensionals.

For the topper Basic Grey card stock was cut to size. The sentiment from the Positive Thoughts stamp set was added in black ink.

Other elements from the set were stamped on to Whisper White card stock and die cut.

The pieces were adhered to the card with glue and dimensionals.

Some champagne rhinestones were added to the butterfly for some extra sparkle.

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