Friendly Florals

Hi there Everyone,

Today I am using this lovely bundle called Bouquet Blooms.

First, I stamped all the florals on to Whisper White card stock.

The colours used were Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather, Mango Melody, Petal Pink and Balmy Blue.

The large ring image was stamped with Gray Granite ink on to a white card base.

The florals were layered over the top.

Gray Granite ink was used to stamp the sentiment. Which was added using snail adhesive.

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 x

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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Sending Love #FMS344

Hi Everyone,

It’s Friday! And time for another sketch challenge!

As usual the design team have come up with some fabulous inspiration. See all their projects here!

And this is my project.

I have used Garden Impressions designer series paper to decorate the corners of a white card base.

The card front was then embossed with the Petal Burst embossing folder.

The Floral Frames stamp set was used to stamp the greeting and flowers with Night of Navy and Crushed Curry ink.

The Tailored Tag was used to add banner ends to the sentiment. This was adhered to a Melon Mambo Everyday Label. Some Rose metallic thread was looped behind the label before adding to the card with dimensionals.

Wink of Stella clear glitter was added over the flowers which were added using snail and dimensional adhesive.

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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The Project Share Project – Quick Cards

Hello Everyone,

I have the great pleasure of joining a wonderful group of crafters for this amazing project share.

Each Thursday we will be sharing each others creations! Please click on the linked text to see their projects in full. I hope they inspire you as much as they have inspired me.

First up is Hannah!

Her project displays her usual clean and simple style using the Soft Sayings card kit. I particularly love the colours of this card. See how she made it here!

Next is Heidi.

This card shows just how easy it can be to make great cards with minimal supplies. A perfect card for card making beginners to try! See more here!

And finally for this week, Sally.

Another perfect example of how less can be so much more, utilising the fantastic colour matched products. See how the card was made here!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Thoughtfulness #GDP145

Hello Everyone,

I am playing along with the Global Design Project today.

This week is a colour challenge. There is lots of inspiration from the design team, you can see all their projects here!

I have used my favourite set, All The Good Things!

On Very Vanilla card stock, I stamped the small fish with Grapefruit Grove and Fresh Fig ink. Applying the ink with a sponge dauber gives a multicoloured look.

The panel was layered on to Mint Macaron card stock and then on to a Fresh Fig card base.

The sentiment was stamped on to a strip of Very Vanilla card stock. The small flower was stamped over the top with Mint Macaron ink. This was then adhered 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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You’re Awesome

Hello Everyone,

Today I am taking part in the Inspire.Create.Challenge.

This week the theme is Kids!

The design team have provided some inspiration on the blog. You can see their projects here!

I have chosen to use the Treehouse Adventure stamp set. Every kid dreams of one of these right?

The stamping has been kept simple, using various brown inks. The canopy was stamped with Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green. Pacific Point was used as an accent colour.

I cut down the panel and rounded the corners.

A piece of Gray Granite designer series paper was cut diagonally for added interest.

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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Beautiful Birthday

Hi Everyone,

Today I am using the Painted Glass stamp set.

Butterflies were stamped on to Whisper White card using Soft Sea Foam ink. Wink of Stella glitter was added before layering on to matching card stock.

The circular image was stamped with Petal Pink ink and cut with a 2″ punch.

Basic Gray ink was used to stamp another butterfly which was coloured with Stampin’ Write markers.

BlackBerry Bliss ink was use to stamp the sentiment. The corners were rounded with the Detailed Trio punch.

The elements were adhered to a BlackBerry Bliss card base.

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

Please use the host code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Huge Congrats

Good Morning!

Keeping it simple today using punches to create my design.

topper was made using a 2-1/4 inch circle of Blueberry Bushel card stock, a vellum Starburst and lastly a 2 inch circle of white card stock.

The elephant was stamped in Balmy Blue ink and cut with the coordinating punch. This was adhered to the topper with dimensionals.

A 3-1/2 by 5-1/4 piece of white card stock was added to a card base. The sentiment was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and adhered to the card with dimensionals.

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

Please use the hostess code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Love & Happiness #FMS343

Happy Friday!

The challenge this week has been set by Jen T. The design team have created some great projects as inspiration. You can see them all here!

This is my project.

The new purples in the Stampin’ Up! colour palette are so pretty, I used both of them on this card.

A 1-1/4 inch strip of Highland Heather designer series paper was attached to the bottom edge of a white card base.

The dandelions were stamped on to 4-3/4 by 3 inch piece of white card stock using Highland Heather ink. This was layered on to some Gorgeous Grape card stock.

Gorgeous Grape ink was used to stamp the sentiment which was cut with the Pretty Label punch. This was layered with an Everyday Label.

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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Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack

Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack

[138437]

£20.00

Perseverance

Good Morning,

I love today’s project! It turned out just as I had hoped. I had seen a short video clip of swimming koi and noticed many of them had large areas of white on them.

I thought about how I could achieve this.

As with my previous card using the smaller fishes; I used the Stamparatus to build the layers.

Using sponge daubers to apply the ink; I started with a little bit of Gray Granite. Added Poppy Parade around the head and tip of the tail, then added some Pumpkin Pie.

I was careful not to add ink to the middle of the body. The final step was inking the whole thing with versamark. This was stamped twice to ensure good coverage and then heat embossed with clear powder.

Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam ink was added around the fish to bring out the “white” parts and the illusion of water. A light spritz with water added to the effect.

The final piece was mounted on to Gray Granite card stock and then a Soft Sea Foam card base.

Ihope you like this as much as I did.

The supplies used are listed below and linked to my 24/7 online store.

Please use the host code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order during June.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Nature’s Hello #GDP144

Hi there,

This week’s Wednesday challenge from the Global Design Team is to “case the designer”. Charley has made this great card… What would you make?

The rest of the design team have made some fantastic samples which you can see here!

This is my design, combining Rooted in Nature, Wood Textures and Accented Blooms.

2-1/2 inch strips of Wood Textures and Nature’s Poem designer series papers were adhered to a Whisper White card base.

The Pearl Doily was substituted for the large tree ring image from Rooted in Nature. This was fussy cut and added to the card with dimensionals.

A scrap of Whisper White card stock was stamped with the gorgeous tree using Tranquil Tide ink. The corners were rounded with the Detailed Trio punch.

The Tailored Tag punch was used to cut the sentiment which was stamped with Crumb Cake ink.

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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Adventure

Hello Everyone,

Isn’t this a fun stamp set! This cute little house can be whatever colour you like, up in the tree or down on the ground.

My little cabin is hidden away in the woods!

The images have been stamped on to a 2-1/2 inch strip of Whisper White card stock.

The house was stamped with Miky Slate, Calypso Coral and Pool Party inks.

Additional tree canopies were stamped and cut out separately to add extra dimension.

The sentiment was added with Smoky Slate ink. The corners of the panel were rounded with the Detailed Trio punch.

A strip of Pool Party DSP was adhered to the left hand side of a Smoky Slate card base. The stamped panel was then positioned over the top using dimensionals.

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

Please use the host code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Floral Frame Just Add Ink #414

Good Morning Everyone,

I am playing along with the Just Add Ink challenging today.

The design team have provided lots of inspiration, you can see their work here!

I have used floral die cuts to make a frame.

The floral die is from the Abstract Impressions bundle. I used this to die cut Whisper White card stock which had been coloured with sponge daubers.

A 2-1/4 inch circle was punched from some vellum. The sentiment was stamped on this with Gray Granite ink. This was heat embossed with clear powder.

A 2 inch punch was used to cut an aperture in a Whisper White card layer. The vellum circle was then added over the top with a tiny amount of multipurpose glue.

This panel was adhered to a piece of Soft Seam Foam card stock also with an aperture.

Dimensionals were used to add this panel to a Very Vanilla card base.

The floral die cuts were added around the edge of the vellum circle using multipurpose glue.

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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Happy News

Hello Everyone,

I couldn’t resist using this butterfly from the Abstract Impressions bundle any longer.

I have used Whisper White card stock for the base. Some Garden Impressions designer series paper was added to some Powder Pink card stock and then adhered to the base.

The butterfly was cut twice, once in Soft Sea Foam card stock and again from vellum. The two were adhered together. Some Mint Macaron faceted dots were added to the body.

Some Rose metallic thread was looped on to the card, the butterfly was then added over the top with dimensionals.

A sentiment from the stamp set was stamped with Soft Sea Foam ink. I used one of the flower stamps and So Saffron ink to add some interest. This was then cut using the Tailored Tag Punch and adhered to the card with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked to my 24/7 online store below.

Please use the hostess code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Faceted Dots

[146910]

£5.50

A Special Birthday

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to this month’s InspireInk blog hop.

The theme this month is “Milestone Birthday”

I have to say this was a bit tricky, I really miss the Large Numbers for this sort of card.

Instead, I have used the small numbers in the Pick a Pennant stamp set and used it like confetti in the background.

I started with the large Happy Birthday from the One for All set, stamping this with versamark ink and then heat embossed with clear powder.

This was repeated with the little numbers.

The Pick a Pennant stamp set also had some cute stars which I decided to include in the design.

I wanted these to be yellow so I applied some Pineapple Punch over the card using a sponge. Once dry, the stars were added using versamark ink and embossed.

To complete the card, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay and Highland Heather inks were sponged over the embossing.

Excess ink was removed from the embossing with a barely damp cloth.

For some added interest I spritzer some water over the piece, lifting a little of the ink. Texture was added with the Scattered Sequins embossing folder.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Please click below to continue along the hop. Next up is Angelina!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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A Friendly Hello #FMS342

Happy Friday!

This week’s sketch from the Freshly Made Design Team offers lots of scope. There is plenty of inspiration on the blog, see it here!

For my design, I started by using the Subtle embossing folder to add texture to a white card layer.

A hint of Balmy Blue ink was sponged along the edges before adding to a Whisper White card base.

A 2-1/2 inch strip of Animal Expedition designer series paper was adhered to the card.

Some Wood Textures designer series paper was cut at 2 inches and then cut down to size. This piece was adhered with dimensionals.

Call Me Clover ink was used to stamp the sentiment on to a strip of white card stock.

Some Copper Metallic thread was looped and secured on to the DSP. The sentiment was then added over the top with dimensionals.

Three Sahara Sand adhesive sequins were added for some extra texture.

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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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Special Day

Good Morning!

Today I am trying out a new colour combination; Merry Merlot, Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight.

have used the Stitched All Around bundle.

First of all, the card base was stamped with stitching image. The hinge step technique of the Stamparatus allowed for perfect placement.

The sentiment was stamped with Merry Merlot ink, die cut and adhered to the card.

The circle and heart elements were cut from Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo card stock respectively.

Some yellow artisan pearls were added to pull the colours together on the card.

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

Please use the hostess code 4QCQ4HPT.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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The Good Things #GDP143

Hi Everyone,

The Global Design Team have given lots of scope with this week’s challenge!

So in honour of the endless inspiration that the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue brings, crafters have been encouraged to love it, live it and share it!

My share is this card using All The Good Things. The lovely fishes reminded me of the pond we had when I was growing up. I also really love using texture stamps so I also included Artisan Textures.

I stamped the fishes first on to a Whisper White card layer. Rather than using a single colour, I combined Mango Melody and Poppy Parade. The ink was applied with sponge daubers.

I picked out a sentiment and stamped this with Early Espresso ink.

Once this was in place, I decided to cut down the panel. I did not measure this, but instead lined up the edge of the image with the edge of the blade guide on my trimmer. This was then added to Pool Party card stock to give a 1/8 inch border.

On a Whisper White card base, I used Pool Party and Coastal Cabana ink to add the “watery” texture.

The fishes panel was then added with dimensionals. To add just a bit of being, three Petal Pink adhesive sequins.

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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Amazing Bokeh

Good Morning Everyone,

Sometimes I have absolutely no idea what I am going to make…. This project was one of those, but I am really pleased with the result.

This stamp set immediately caught my eye in the new annual catalogue so I started with the stamp. After trying a few ink colours, I tried heat embossing the image.

I then decided to use the emboss resist technique to bring out the detail. The colours I picked out were Balmy Blue, Pool Party and Soft Sea Foam. The ink was applied with sponge daubers.

For added interest, I lightly spritzed the card with water, dabbed off the excess and dried with a heat tool.

The panel was adhered to some Basic Gray card stock and then added to a Soft Sea Foam card base.

Rather than stamping a sentiment, I used the Celebrate You thinlits. These were cut from Basic Black and Basic Gray card stock. For some dimension, “you” was cut three times and glued together.

Finally, some pearl white adhesive sequins were added to the card.

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

Please use the hostess code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order to get something extra from me in July.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Inspire.Create #020

Good Morning!

The Inspire.Create design team have created some wonderful projects with this card sketch challenge. You can see them all here!

I used the sketch to help with the design of this year’s Father’s Day card.

I chose Blueberry Bushel as the main colour for the design.

I cut and scored a card base in the usual way and then used the Maps Dynamic Textures embossing folder to emboss the front.

A 2 inch strip of Blueberry Bushel DSP was adhered to a 2-1/2 inch piece of Lemon Lime Twist card stock. Night of Navy Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel and then adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

I used the Another Wonderful Year stamp set and Blueberry Bushel ink to stamp the sentiment on to a 1/2 inch strip of Whisper White card stock.

Dimensional adhesive was used to secure the sentiment to the card.

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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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Fill my Cup

Good Morning!

Today’s project uses the Time for Tea stamp set and Tea Room designer series paper.

The card base is Coastal Cabana.

A coordinating piece of DSP was layered on to some Crushed Curry card stock.

The sentiment was stamped with Memento ink at the too of a strip of Whisper White card stock. This was adhered with dimensionals.

The tea cup was stamped and lightly coloured using a Bermuda Bay water colour pencil. Some Wink of Stella added some sparkle. I used one of the coordinating dies to cut out the image. For some added interest, the little leaves were also added and coloured with water colour pencil before adhering to the card.

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

Please use the hostess code 4QCQ4HPT when placing your order.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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