Blooms for You #GDP156

Good Morning!

Wednesday means a Global Design Project entry. This week the challenge is to Case the Designer…. See what the design team have made here

I have made this card featuring the Petal Burst embossing folder and Perennial Birthday stamp set.

I kept the embossed background opting for the Petal Burst folder, though any design would fit with this project. This was adhered on to a Fresh Fig card layer and then to a Whisper White card base.

The sentiment was added next. This was stamped with Lemon Lime Twist ink.

Flowers were stamped in Berry Burst & Fresh Fig ink and punched out. Leaves were punched from Lemon Lime Twist card stock.

A bow was tied from Fresh Fig Ruffled ribbon.

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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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£15.00

Team Retreat Swaps – Part 1

Hi Everyone,

I had an amazing weekend crafting with my Stampin’ Sisters at our annual team retreat. We had some marvellous make & takes too which I will be sharing soon.

Part of the fun is making “swaps”; little gifts we exchange to share creative inspiration.

This was my swap… I made 50 in total, 10 each in the five 2018 In Colours. They hold these cute little bubbles.

I don’t make many 3D projects, so these needed to be simple.

Start with a 1-1/2 inch strip of card stock cut from the short edge of an A4 sheet.

Score the strip on the long side at

  • 4-3/4
  • 5-3/8
  • 7-1/8
  • 7-3/4

For those using 8-1/2 by 11 card stock, the scoring will still work, but will create a larger piece at the end for gluing.

Fold and burnish the score lines.

Cut a 4-3/4 by 1-1/2 inch piece of coordinating In Colour DSP and adhere this to the end of the card stock. Use the Tag Topper punch to shape the end.

Flip over the card stock strip and add more DSP to the 1-3/4 by 1-1/2 section.

Punch 1/2 inch holes in the last but one section of the strip.

Fold the card stock and glue in to place.

I used a sentiment from Wood Words and punched this out.

Don’t they look great all together like this!

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.

Would you like to be part of the next retreat? Why not join my team? Just click the link below.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Joy – Just Add Ink #426

Good Morning,

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

This week’s sketch has been designed by Kim. As usual, the Design Team have done an amazing job with the samples. You can see them all here.

I have used Feathers & Frost for my card.

The leafy frame was stamped first on to a card layer using Shaded Spruce ink. This was adhered to a Shaded Spruce card base.

The sentiment was stamped separately with Lemon Lime Twist ink and cut with the Darling Label punch. This was added with dimensionals.

Hold metallic pearls were used to embellish the frame.

The Leaf Punch was used to cut several green leaves.

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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Dashing Z Fold card

Good Morning,

These cards are really easy to make and look amazing.

The card base is made in the usual way, but the front is folded back. The second strip of card stock is scored in exactly the same way.

The panels were decorated with Dashing Along Designer Series Paper. The strip was adhered to the card base.

The deer were stamped with versamark and heat embossed, or die cut directly from gold foil card stock.

The sentiment was also heat embossed and adhered inside 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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Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Seasonal Wreath

Hi Folks,

Here is a super simple card for today.

The Wishing You Well stamp set is so easy to use.

I prepared a card base from Pear Pizzazz card stock and added a Whisper White card layer.

On a separate piece of card, I stamped the wreath with Soft Sea Foam and Pear Pizzazz inks.

This was Layered onto more Pear Pizzazz card stock.

The bow and sentiment were stamped with Poppy Parade Ink. The bow was fussy cut while the sentiment was cut with the Duet Banner 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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Colourful Snowflakes #FMS354

Hi Folks,

Wow! It’s Friday again which means another Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

This week the challenge has been set by Linda.

You can see what the design team have made here

This week I have combined this challenge with one set within one of the Facebook groups I am part of.

So I am using Blackberry Bliss, Shaded Spruce & Lovely Lipstick inks.

First, I masked off sections of the card using post it notes. Each section was coloured using a sponge dauber.

The beautiful sentiment was inked with a dauber to achieve a multicoloured effect.

Snowflakes were then added with the matching colours.

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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Project Share Project

Hi there,

My crafting friends have been busy again creating some lovely projects. Please click the links to see more about the projects from their creators.

Heidi has made these gift bags using Share What You Love Designer Series Paper… So pretty!

See how Heidi made these bags here.

Jill has made these adorable little albums. These are very popular, great for proud mums and grandmums to keep at hand.

See how these were made here

Angelina has made this ingenius refillable note book… Such a fab idea.

See how to make this project here

I hope you enjoyed these projects.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00

Back to School – #GDP155

Hi Everyone,

The Global Design Project have set a theme challenge this week.

See what the design team have made here

I have kept my card very simple.

I used Stazon Ink to stamp the images. These were then coloured with watercolour pencils.

The letters were taken from the Pick a Pennant stamp set. I used Call Me Clover Ink.

I then cut this with the Christmas Traditions Punch. This was Layered on to a Tailored Tag.

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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Blender Pens

[102845]

£10.75

Autumn Winter Team card Swap

Hello Everyone,

With each catalogue launch, the team send out cards to each other to share creativity with new products.

I featured the Peaceful Poinsettia bundle.

The centrepiece was coloured with Stampin’ Blends;

  • Light & Dark Shaded Spruce
  • Light Poppy Parade
  • Light & Dark Cherry Cobbler

The coloured image was die cut ready to add to the card.

The same Poinsettia image was stamped on to a Cherry Cobbler card base. A strip of Shaded Spruce paper was adhered across the middle.

The sentiment was cut with the Everyday Label Punch and mounted on to some Merry Merlot glimmer paper.

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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Pretty Floral Thank You – Just Add Ink #425

Hello Again,

Here is my entry for this week’s Just Add Ink challenge from Kelly.

The design team have made some great inspirational projects. You can see them here!

I immediately turned to the gorgeous Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper.

One of the sheets has these sweet frames that cropped out and layered on to Soft Sea Foam card stock.

The Painted Glass stamp set and coordinating dies were used to embellish the topper. Starting with the decorative strip to emulate the picket fence in the inspiration image.

Some white Polka Dot Tulle was tied to a bow around the topper which was then adhered to the card with dimensionals.

The roses were stamped and heat embossed with clear powder. Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink and a touch of Fresh Fig were used to watercolour the images. They were die cut with the matching framelits.

Fresh Fig ink was used to stamp the sentiment.

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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Inspire.Create #026

Happy Monday,

Here’s this week’s Inspire.Create entry using a sketch as inspiration.

The design team have made some wonderful projects. See them here!

I have decided to get out the Halloween stamps!

Some Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper was Layered on to a black card base.

A 3-1/2 inch strip of copper glimmer paper was then added to the centre.

Granny Apple Green ink was used to stamp the spooky mist on to some Whisper White card stock. This was adhered with dimensionals.

On a scrap, I stamped the sentiment and bat’s with Gorgeous Grape ink.

The coordinating punch was used to cut the bats. Mini dimensionals were perfect to see ure these to the card.

A 1″ circle punch was used to cut the sentiment, which was then adhered to a 1-1/2″ Circle of Pumpkin Pie card stock. This in turn, was mounted on to some black card cut with the Christmas Traditions punch.

Some black glitter ribbon was attached across the middle with the sentiment topper added over the top.

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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Debbie’s Colour Challenge

Good Morning,

The lovely Debbie set a little colour challenge in the Stampin for All Facebook group… This was a tough one!

  • Cajun Craze
  • Mint Macaron
  • Soft Suede

I have used the Timeless Tidings stamp set to make my card.

I created some texture by using first, second & third generation ink for the trees.

Soft Suede was added in a subtle way by adding the line of dots in to the design.

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

If you live in the UK, France, Germany, Austria or The Netherlands; Iwould love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Wishing you Well

Hello there Everyone,

Today I am joining the team in celebrating the release of the new Autumn Winter catalogue from Stampin’ Up!

There are are so many gorgeous things. I hope you are inspired to create something too.

Please click the blue button to see the rest of the blogs in the hop.

For my project I chose to use the Wishing You Well stamp set.

I teamed the stamp with the Country Lane Designer Series Paper. The colours then influenced how the main image was stamped.

I used an Old Olive card base. A 2-1/2 inch strip of Crushed Curry paper was added first, followed by a 4 inch square of Blackberry Bliss.

The main image was stamped on to Whisper White card stock using Old Olive and Blackberry Bliss inks.

The sentiment was mounted on to some Crushed Curry card stock and adhered with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Please click below to see the other blogs in today’s hop.

Verity xx

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Season’s Greetings #FMS353

Hi there,

It time for another Freshly Made Sketch challenge entry.

The design team have made some great samples. You can see them all here!

I have used the new Feathers & Frost stamp set… Love those little Robins!

I prepared a Real Red card base by stamping the poinsettia with versamark ink.

On some Whisper White, the leafy frame was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. As Classic ink is waterbased, it won’t bleed with the Blends markers!

The little robins were coloured with Stampin’ Blends. Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Petal Pink gave a great result for the red breast!

Finally, I added the greeting.

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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Project Share Project

Hi Everyone,

Just look at what my crafty friends have been upto… Please click the links to see more details of each of the projects.

Jill has featured the wonderful new Dashing Deer in this beautifully simple card.

See how Jill made the card here

Heidi has been creating even more ways to gift some tea lights with this unusual closure.

See more on her blog here

Sally has made this stunning card. Neutral colours make this suitable for the guys too!

See more about this project here

I hope you enjoyed these projects.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Beauty of the Season #GDP154

Good Morning,

Today I am playing along with the Global Design Project sketch challenge.

I like these challenges as they make me think differently about the cards I am making.

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

This is my project using newly released products.

I chose to use shimmery white card stock for the card base.

I picked out this gorgeous Designer Series Paper. This was cut to 3 by 4 inches and Layered with some Vellum.

The large sentiment was stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed with gold powder.

A piece of champagne foil was embossed with the Swirls & Curls embossing folder. The ends were cut with the Everyday Label Punch. Silver baker’s twine was wrapped around this before adding to the card base.

The DSP panel was adhered with dimensionals. Some gold pearls finished the project.

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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With Love – Just Add Ink #424

Hello Everyone.,

Welcome to another challenge entry… I usually do these on Mondays, but this week has been a bit crazy getting ready for a new school term.

This week the challenge is…

You can see what the design team have made here.

My design features a new embossing folder called Tin Tile, it’s so pretty! I just used white card stock which I mounted on to a black card base.

The inner panel is 1-1/2 inches smaller so the the embossing is still visible.

A combination of Artisan Textures and Beautiful Blizzard was used to add the texture to this panel. Smoky Slate, Gray Granite and Black Memento Ink were used.

The sentiment also comes from Beautiful Blizzard… Just goes to show that there are uses beyond Christmas…. This was cut with the Darling Label punch.

Some black satin ribbon was added across the middle, with a small bow attached.

For a final bit of bling and extra texture a few pearl sequins were also used.

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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Frosted Florals

Hello Everyone,

The Frosted Floral suite is one of the stand out items in the upcoming Stampin’! Up! Autumn Winter catalogue.

If you would like to receive a Free catalogue please contact me here.

All the papers have a shimmer finish on both sides and they are all absolutely stunning.

I have used a Tranquil Tide card base. A 2-1/2 inch, strip of Designer Series Paper was added along the left hand side.

A 5 by 3-1/4 inch piece of white card stock was Layered on to some Gray Granite card stock and added to the card base with dimensionals.

On a separate sheet, the flowers and foliage wee stamped with Blackberry Bliss and Tranquil Tide inks. The sentiment was stamped with Gray Granite ink.

All the elements were Die cut with the coordinating Framelits. An extra sprig was cut from Tranquil Tide card stock.

Dimensionals were used to adhere the pieces to the card base.

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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Grateful Heart

Hello Folks,

It’s not long now until the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Winter catalogue 2018 goes live, so here is a look at a new set called Falling for Leaves…. I just had to have this one, leaves are so versatile.

If you would like a free catalogue from me, please contact me here!

The card base is made with Cajun Craze card stock.

A panel was made with Whisper White card stock cut to 5-1/4 by 3-1/2 inches, (13.4 by 9 cm). This was adhered to a piece of Fresh Fig card stock 1/8 inch or 3mm larger.

The large leaf was stamped with Fresh Fig ink. Some mini Ruffled Ribbon was tied around the panel before adhering to the base.

The sentiment was stamped on to a separate piece of white card and trimmed to size. This was secured with dimensionals.

Three sets of smaller leaves were stamped with Cajun Craze ink and Die cut. Mini dimensionals were the perfect size to stick these down.

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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Sorry…

Good Morning Everybody,

Today’s make is a clean and Simple card.

I began by embossing a white card base with the brand new Swirls and Curls embossing folder. The folder was not rolled through all the way, resulting in the bottom of the card remaining flat.

The word “sorry” was stamped with versamark ink and embossed with copper powder.

The partner sentiment was added with Early Espresso ink.

The tree was inked with Cajun Craze, a sponge was used to add some Early Espresso to the trunk. The image was die cut and adhered using mini dimensionals.

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

Look out for more Autumn Winter catalogue sneek peeks ahead of next week’s launch.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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