Wonderful Adventure #GDP151

Hello Everyone,

Today I am taking part in the Global Design Project theme challenge this week.

You can see what the design team have here!

I have used the Sea of Textures bundle to create my card, building lots of layers.

The Seaside Embossing folder was used to Emboss some Pool Party card stock which was added to a Whisper White card base.

The netting was die cut from Crumb Cake card stock.

Calypso Coral ink was used to stamp the octopus and the sentiment. He was added to the card using dimensionals.

Some of the little fishes were cut from Berry Burst card stock and adhered to the background.

The weeds were cut from Tranquil Tide card stock and secured to the card with Multipurpose glue.

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

Stitched Thank You

Good Morning,

Today’s project is a complete contrast to yesterday, using lots of white space.

I started by using the Big Shot Embossing mats with the Stitched All Around dies to add texture to a white card base.

The thank you motif was stamped with Soft Suede ink. This was die cut along with a Crumb Cake circle and a white label from the same Die set.

The elements were layered together using dimensionals and snail adhesive. Some linen thread added some texture.

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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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.25

Just Add Ink #421

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another Just Add Ink challenge entry…. This week the team has provided this sketch as inspiration. All their projects can be seen here!

I thought I would try Colouring on Vellum for this project. I picked out a geometric pattern and pale coloured Stampin’ Blend markers.

  1. Highland Heather
  2. Mint Macaron
  3. Petal Pink
  4. Flirty Flamingo
  5. Soft Sea Foam

The piece was adhered to a white card base.

The same markers were used to colour the decorative circle image from the Painted Glass stamp set.

This was adhered to a Soft Sea Foam starburst and a Pearlized Doily.

The sentiment was stamped simply with black ink.

The Delicate Trio punch was used to round the corners.

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 #024

Good Morning,

I was spoiled for choice when it came to designing this card for this week’s Inspire.Create challenge.

The design team have made some fabulous pretty cards that you can on the Inspire.Create blog here!

I plumped for the Perennial Birthday stamp set. At first, I thought I would use pink ink, but finally settled on purple and blue.

I began by Stamping the florals on to a white card layer, (4 by 5-3/4 inches).

Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green, Gray Granite and Balmy Blue ink built the background. Some speckles of Soft Sea Foam filled in the white spaces and added some texture.

The bottom corners were rounded before adhering to a Granny Apple Green card base.

White Polka Dot Tulle ribbon and Rose metallic thread were looped and secured on to the card. The sentiment was added over the top with dimensionals.

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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For All You Do

Good Morning Everybody,

I have revisited one of my favourite bundles in the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue today… The stunning Rooted in Nature and Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper.

The card base was prepared using Tranquil Tide card stock. I picked out a coordinating patterned paper from the Nature’s Poem collection and adhered that to the front.

I love the combination of Tranquil Tide and Blackberry Bliss, so I added a 2 inch strip across the card towards the bottom.

Coordinating inks were used to stamp the trees and these were Die cut. These were then arranged on the card and secured with snail and dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink and added to the bottom of the card.

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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Falling Leaves

Hello again Everyone,

I am just loving the Blended Seasons bundle… Make sure you order quickly, it is only available during August and while stocks last!

I started by Die cutting two of the Stitched shapes from the Framelits to make a frame.

The centre portion was stamped with a sentiment and leaves from the stamp set.

The card base was also stamped with leaves before adding the Die cuts. The outer frame was popped up using mini dimensionals.

Additional leaves were Die cut from Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide card stock.

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 the any purchases over £45 will qualify for a voucher to spend in September… Just in time for the seasonal catalogue launch!

If you can’t wait to see the new seasonal catalogue why not become a demonstrator? There’s no pressure to sell, get a discount on future purchases and enjoy bei g part of a larger crafting community.

Find out more about joining my team here!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

Autumnal Thank You #FMS349

Hi Everyone,

Welcome back to my usual Friday post when I create a project using a sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

This one leaves plenty of room for creativity…. The design team have made some great inspirational projects. You can them all on the FMS blog here!

I couldn’t resist getting out the Blended Seasons stamp set once again for this challenge.

I started by using post it notes to section off the portion at the bottom. The section was coloured with Daffodil Delight ink and a sponge dauber. The leaves from the stamp set were then added using Stazon black ink.

I then coloured the leaves with Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze watercolour Pencils. A blender pen was used to smooth out the lines.

Stazon black ink was then used to add the sentiment across the top.

The panel was adhered to a Pumpkin Pie card base.

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

Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. This week the ladies have designed some lovely monochromatic cards.

It just goes to show what can be achieved with minimal supplies. I have enjoyed using this technique too.

Amanda has used shades of blue with the Very Vintage stamp set for this beautifully simply and elegant card.

See more about how the card was made on Amanda’s blog here

Angelina has treated her customers to this wonderful card design. This demonstrates the exquisite coordination of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers and ink pads.

See more cards using a number of other colour combinations here

Heidi has used one of my favourite sets of Stampin’ Up! 2018 Annual Catalogue. The combination of greens makes the dream catcher really pop from the background.

See more from Heidi here

I hope you have enjoyed all these projects.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Sssh! Merry Christmas #GDP150

Hi Everyone,

I missed out on taking part in last week’s colour challenge as I was away on holiday…. I did have craft withdrawal though!

So I am pleased to be bringing you another Global Design Project entry.

The team have a sketch challenge for us this time. You can see all of their wonderful ideas here!

So I gone (ssshh!) Christmas, and featured the fabulous Blended Seasons stamp set and Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper.

I prepared a card base using Shaded Spruce card stock. This is nota colour featured in the paper but thought it provided some extra colour tones.

Three strips of paper were cut to 4 inches by 1 inch and layered on to Old Olive card stock. Starting with the outer most pieces these were secured with snail adhesive.

Tranquil Tide mini Ruffled Ribbon was added over the top of the panels. An additional 1/2 inch strip of paper, (the reverse design), was added with dimensionals.

The Merry Christmas sentiment was stamped in black ink and also added with dimensionals.

The little Christmas bell was stamped and then coloured with Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends markers. This was die cut with the coordinating Framelits.

Additional sprigs were cut from Old Olive card stock and added with Multipurpose glue.

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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Gorgeous Blended Seasons

Good Morning Everybody,

Today’s project is a simple presentation of the Blended Seasons stamp set. I have also used the new collection of watercolour Pencils.

These beautiful products are only available during August.

Even better, purchasing this bundle will also qualify for a Bonus Day voucher to spend during September.

To make the card, the floral image was stamped with Stazon Ink and allowed to dry.

Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green and Garden Green watercolour Pencils were used to shade the image. A blender pen was used to smooth out the Colouring.

The panel was adhered to a Granny Apple Green layer, which in turn was added to a Gorgeous Grape card base with dimensionals.

Gray Granite ink was used to stamp the lovely 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.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Just Add Ink #420

Good Morning Everybody,

How about this for inspiration this week? Such a bright palette of colour.

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

For me the colours that show the most are pink-red, green and yellow. The botanical aspect is carried over in to my design with the use of leaves.

I opted for an Emboss resist watercolour card.

The leaves from the Blended Season stamp set were stamped with versamark ink on to watercolour paper. Clear embossing powder was added and this was heat set.

Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch and Call Me Clover ink was pressed on to a silicon sheet and an aqua painter was used to colour over the card stock.

Once this was completely dry, extra ink was applied to the leaves. This brought out the detail of the stamped images.

The piece was adhered to some Night of Navy card stock and mounted on to a white card base.

A sentiment from Stitched All Around was stamped with Night of Navy ink and die cut with Blended Season coordinating Framelits. This was layered onto a larger Die cut from vellum and then adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

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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Aqua Painters

[103954]

£15.50

Quick Cards featuring Twinkle Twinkle DSP (part 2)

Hi there,

On Friday I shared some quick cards using the Twinkle Twinkle DSP. Today’s card use the same technique with a slightly different layout.

I have picked three sheetsof Twinkle Twinkle DSP with a predominant base colour, (Whisper White, Pool Party and Night of Navy).

Each of the coordinating card stock colours were used to make a standard card base. The front was then embossed with the Subtle Embossing folder.

DSP was cut to 3 inches by 2 inches. A piece of white card was cut to make a layer behind the paper. The panel was then adhered towards the top right corner of the card base.

I wanted a bold sentiment so I picked out “thanks” from the Friendly Expressions Stamp set. This was stamped with coordinating ink, trimmed to size and added to the card.

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

Also check out the Blended Season bundle available during August, while stocks last.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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From Me To You

Good Morning,

I am sharing another simple card today featuring the Time for Tea bundle.

A card base was made from Whisper White card stock.

On a separate piece of card stock, the sentiment was stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and the leaves in Granny Apple Green.

The Framelits were used to cut these out along with the larger doily from a scrap of Gorgeous Grape card stock.

Shaded Spruce ink was used to stamp three sets of leaves onto the card base. The purple doily was adhered over the top.

The smaller doily with the sentiment was added using dimensionals.

The die cut leaves were tucked in between the layers and secured with mini dimensionals.

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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Quick Cards featuring Twinkle Twinkle DSP (part 1)

Good Morning!

Today I am using Designer Series Paper and an bossing folder to create simple cards.

I have picked three sheetsof Twinkle Twinkle DSP with a predominant base colour, (Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink and Gray Granite).

Each of the coordinating card stock colours were used to make a standard card base. The front was then embossed with the Maps Embossing folder.

DSP was cut to 3 inches by 2 inches. A piece of white card was cut to make a layer behind the paper. The panel was then adhered in the bottom right corner of the card base.

I wanted a bold sentiment for the front. The “congratulations” from Friendly Expressions was perfect. This was stamped with coordinating ink, trimmed to size and added to the card.

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

Also check out the Blended Season bundle available during August, while stocks last.

Making a £45 purchase during August earns a £4.50 voucher to spend in September, just in time for the seasonal catalogue release!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to a other Project Share.

This week there have been some great projects from the ladies. Please click the links to see how they were made.

Hannah’s card shows a great colour combination of Pineapple Punch and Basic Gray. I really love the quirky layout too.

See more on this project on Hannah’s blog here

I thought this was fabulous from Sally. Fully customisable pencil tidies… Genius! Great idea to keep the kids amused during the holidays too.

See more on Sally’s blog here

And Jill is showing how one stamp set can be used to make cards in a number of different colour ways. This is a great example of getting the best value from products when crafting on a budget.

See more on Jill’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Pineapple Punch Blooms

Good Morning!

Today’s card really packs a punch… Lol!

For the card base, a 3 inch piece of Pineapple Punch Designer Series Paper was adhered to the left hand side of a card base.

A 3 inch square of Whisper White card stock was stamped using the small flowers from the Varied Vases set. This was adhered to the right hand side with dimensionals.

A sentiment from the same set was stamped on to a strip of white card stock. Some Grosgrain ribbon was looped behind the sentiment before adding it to the card.

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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For George

Hello Everyone,

Last week we said goodbye to one of our colleagues who was moving on to pursue her dream career.

As she loves butterflies, I knew exactly which set to use.

The large butterfly from the Beautiful Day was stamped with Stazon ink and allowed to dry completely.

In the meantime, the base was prepared by layering Whisper White card stock on to Gray Granite card stock. Some Bermuda Bay ink was used to add some texture to the background.

The sentiment was stamped with Melon Mambo ink and layered on to Smoky Slate card stock. The corners were rounded with the Detailed Trio punch.

The butterfly was coloured using watercolour pencils and blender pens. A bone folder was used to add shape the wings which were secured with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

Today is also the last day to enjoy the Designer Series Paper sale and take advantage of the amazing joining offer.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create #023

Good Morning,

Welcome to another Inspire. Create challenge post. The team have a sketch challenge this time. All of their inspirational ideas can be seen here!

And this my creation featuring Tropical Escapes Designer Series Paper.

I started with a Whisper White card base.

Two pieces of paper were selected from the pack, I went with the complementary greens. A 2 inch strip was cut from each.

Each strip was cut down to 5-3/4 inches to fit the card base. Then again a 2-1/2 inches.

The pieces were then secured to the card base with snail adhesive.

A length of Lemon Lime Twist mini Ruffled ribbon was adhered along the join.

A sentiment from the coordinating stamp set was stamped on to a strip of white card stock using Shaded Spruce ink. This was added with dimensionals.

Some die cut leaves added some extra texture.

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

Petal Squares

Hi there Everyone,

Today’s project is a bit different to my usual style but really liked how it turned out.

The card base was made with Mossy Meadow card stock.

For the background panel, Whisper White card stock was cut to 4-3/4 by 3 inches. This was added to a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock measuring 4-7/8 by 3-1/8 inches.

Rich Razzleberry velvet ribbon was wrapped over the left hand side. The panel was then adhered to the card with dimensionals.

Some Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper was cut in to 1-1/4 inch squares and added to Mossy Meadow card stock. Each square was then adhered to the card using dimensionals.

To complete the card, I added a sentiment from Sunshine Sayings and some Artisan Pearls.

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

There are just a few days left to enjoy the Designer Series Paper sale and take advantage of the amazing joining offer. Click the images for more information.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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InspireInk Blog Hop – Embossed Anniversary

Hello and welcome to July’s InspireINK blog hop.

The theme this month was chosen by Sally.

This is my project.

Very Vanilla card stock was used to make the card base which was then embossed with the Tufted embossing folder.

The sentiments were stamped with versamark ink and heat embossed.

Oval dies were used to used to create a layered topper.

Polka Dot Tulle ribbon was zig zagged between the layers for added texture.

A larger vellum oval lay behind the topper to soften the look of the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Please click the next button to continue Anna’s project.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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