In Colours 2018

Hello Everyone!

It’s almost here! The new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue 2018 will go live this Friday 1st June.

We will be saying goodbye to the In Colours that joined in 2016….. But that means there are new ones!

Introducing…..

Lovely Lipstick, Grapefruit Grove, Pineapple Punch, Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel.

Aren’t they divine!

So for today’s post, I have made five identical cards to showcase these colours and the coordinating card stock and Designer Series Paper.

I have used white card stock to make the card bases and added In Colour DSP to each.

White card stock was cut to 3 by 4-3/4 inches and stamped with matching ink using Touches of Texture.

The Starburst Punch was used to cut the card stocks and adhered to a circle of vellum. This was adhered to the card with dimensionals.

Perennial Birthday was used to stamp the sentiment on to one inch strips of white card. These were trimmed to size using the Triple Banner Punch.

I hope you enjoyed this project. More projects featuring new catalogue items coming over the next week!

Have you got a new catalogue?? If not let me know and I will post one out to you absolutely FREE!

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Mini Tag Album

Hi Everyone,

This cute little project I have cased from the lovely Liz Yuille at Old Stables Crafts. You can see Liz’s version of this project here!

Start with a 12 by 12 sheet of designer series paper. I chose a sheet from the Eastern Palace collection.

I used my Stampin’ Trimmer to cut and score the paper, but you could equally use the Simply Scored and some scissors.

Score the paper at 3, 6 and 9 inches.

Turn the paper and score at 2 and 10 inches.

Keeping the paper in this orientation, score at the 6 inch mark down to the first score line, (3 inches). Without moving the paper, cut up to the same score line, (9inches).

To form the book shape, fold in the 2 inch portions. Secure the ends with a little wet glue.

Fold along the short centre score line so that the 2 inch section is visible. Concertina fold along the remaining score lines.

There will be some “loose pages” that can be secured with some double sided tape.

To make the cover, I cut some Dapper Denim card stock to 4-1/8 by 6-1/2 inches. The long side was scored at 3-1/8 inches from both ends to create the “spine”.

Some grosgrain ribbon was adhered to the inside of the cover before securing the pages.

The front was decorated with more patterned paper and Eastern Medallion die cuts.

The tags were made by cutting 2 inch strips of card stock with the Tag Topper punch. These were threaded with Lemon Lime Twist mini striped ribbon.

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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Bone Folder

[102300]

£6.25

Wine with Friends #FMS338

Hi there,

Heres another sketch challenge from the Freshly Made Sketches team.

You can see the inspiration from the design team here!

I chose to use the Half Full stamp set.

The bottles were stamped directly on to a Whisper White card base using Garden Green ink.

Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry watercolour pencils and blender pens were used to colour the images.

A sentiment from the same set was stamped with Rich Razzleberry ink. This was trimmed to size and added 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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Blender Pens

[102845]

£10.75

Bone Folder

[102300]

£6.25

Enjoy!

Hi Everyone,

Today’s card was made with minimal supplies.

The card base was made with Perfect Plum card stock.

A Very Vanilla layer was stamped with the splatter image from the Swirly Bird stamp set using Perfect Plum ink before adhering to the card base.

The smaller layers were cut one inch smaller the the base layers.

A selection of swirl images were stamped on to the Very Vanilla card stock. First, second and third generation ink were used to create texture.

A Perfect Plum die cut swirl was secured to the upper right portion, with the sentiment banner added over the top.

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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Sorry… #GDP139

Good Morning Everyone,

As it is Wednesday, today’s project is my entry the Global Design Project.

This week is a themed challenge;

You can see what the design team created as inspiration here!

This is my project;

I have used a simple layout using retiring card stock and paper.

The base uses the beautiful Soft Sky, cut at 4-1/4 inches and scored at 5-7/8 inches.

A three inch strip of designer series paper from the Naturally Eclectic collection was adhered to some Peekaboo Peach card stock and then on to Wild Wasabi card stock.

This was adhered to the card base with Fast Fuse.

The sentiment uses the Sorry for Everything stamp set. This set will carry over to the new catalogue!

Old Olive ink was used to stamp the sentiment on to white card stock and cut to size with the Stampin’ Trimmer. This was adhered with dimensionals.

Some clear rhinestones completed 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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A Special Note

Good Morning!

I love how this card turned out. I used a different colour combo than I would do normally. The bright blue really pops the rest of the design.

The base is made with Berry Burst card stock and layered with Tempting Turquoise and Fresh Florals DSP.

The same layers were used to make a square topper. The DSP was flipped to reveal the complimentary pattern for added interest. This was adhered to the card with dimensionals.

Three daisies were punched from Berry Burst card stock and adhered together. This was added to the bottom right corner of the topper. Leaves punched from Wild Wasabi card were added.

S cluster of rhinestones were added to the centre of the flower.

Floral Phrases was used for the sentiment which was stamped with Tempting Turquoise ink.

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

Thanks of stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Daisy Punch

[143713]

£16.00

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Inspire.Create #018

Hi there Everyone,

Today I am sharing my entry for the Inspire.Create.Challenge.

You can see what the design team have created here!

I decided to use one of the retiring stamp sets, Cool Treats and coordinating dies and mixed them with a retiring colour palette.

I started by constructing the cad base, first of all with Tempting Turquoise and adding Peekaboo Peach and Wild Wasabi. Finally, a white layer was stamped with the sprinkles image with Tempting Turquoise ink.

The central topper was made by adding a 3 inch square of Whisper White to Wild Wasabi and Peekaboo Peach layers.

The ice cream cones were cut from Crumb Cake card stock. First and second generation Sweet Sugarplum ink was used to stamp the ice cream.

These were adhered to the topper with dimensionals.

Finally, the word “sunshine” was die cut from Tempting Turquoise card stock.

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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Lovely Happy Birthday

Good Morning!

I’ve made another large card for today’s project. This one features the Whole Lot of Lovely designer series paper.

The base was made from Tangerine Tango card stock which was cut lengthways at 5-7/8 inches and then folded in half. Keep the leftover strip for later.

A 5-3/4 inch square of patterned paper was added to the front.

Two 3-3/4 inch squares of Tangerine Tango were cut to make the topper. One was covered with patterned paper.

The plain square was adhered flat to the card base with Snail adhesive. The patterned piece was added at an angle with dimensionals.

Using the strip of leftover card stock, punch out six flowers with the Pansy punch. Also cut three sets of leaves from Old Olive card stock with the Leaf Punch.

Each of the flowers were lightly spritzed with water and scrunched. Once dry, two flowers were layered together with glue dots.

The flowers and leaves were arranged in the corner. Black rhinestones were added to the centres.

I used my stamparatus to make sure the sentiment was stamped well. Using the tool allowed me to stamp twice in the same place to give a very crisp image. I cut some banner ends and adhered with 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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Pansy Punch

[130698]

£14.50

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Thanks for the Smile

Hi there Everyone,

I thought I would break out the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set. This set will be carrying over in to the new annual catalogue!

If you would like a complementary catalogue then please contact me!

For today’s project, I have used Marina Mist to make the card base. Versamark ink was used to stamp along the edges.

A 3 inch strip of Whisper White card stock was stamped using the dragonfly image and Soft Sky ink. This was adhered to Soft Sky card stock before adding to the card.

A dragonfly was die cut from Soft Sky card stock, the wings were shaped before adhering to the card.

The sentiment was stamped with Marina Mist ink and adhered with 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 x

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Lemon Zest #FMS337

Hi there everyone,

As it is Friday, today’s project is my entry for the Freshly Made Sketch challenge.

This week’s challenge has been set by Linda. You can see what the design team have created here!

This is the card I have designed.

I have used Peekaboo Peach to make the card base.

Some Tutti-Frutti designer series paper was cut to 5 by 3-1/4 inches and adhered along the right hand side of the card.

The topper was made using a 3-1/2 inch square of Whisper White card stock which was adhered to some Lemon Lime Twist card stock.

The first part of the sentiment was stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink. This was then added to the card with dimensionals.

To decorate, the fruit from the Lemon Zest stamp set were stamped with Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist and Pumpkin Pie. The images were punched out.

Black ink was used to add the second portion of the sentiment on to the lemon. The fruit were then added to the card using snail and dimensionals.

A few glitter enamel dots finished 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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Ridiculously Happy

Good Morning!

I have made a larger card than usual today. Rather than cutting lengthways at 4-1/8 inches, this was cut at 5-7/8 inches and then scored at the same measurement to make a square card. I have used Tangerine Tango.

Some Tutti-Frutti designer series paper was cut to 5-3/4 inches square and adhered to the card base.

A 4 inch square of Whisper White card stock was stamp using the Lovely Friends stamp set and Tangerine Tango ink.

This was layered on to more Tangerine Tango card stock and then some Pumpkin Pie card stock. This was adhered to the card with 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 x

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Happy For You #GDP138

Hello there,

As it is Wednesday, today I am sharing my entry for this week’s Global Design Project sketch challenge.

You can see what the design team created here!

This is the card I made.

I have used a Crumb Cake card base which was stamped with coordinating ink with the Touches of Texture stamp set.

To make the topper, I cut a 2-1/2 inch strip of Lemon Lime Twist Foil Frenzy designer series paper. To this I adhered a 2 inch piece of Crumb Cake.

Some Lemon Lime Twist Finely Woven ribbon was ruffled along the bottom edge. The panel was then adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

A small piece of Lemon Lime Twist card stock was made into a banner. The butterfly from the Butterfly Basics stamp set was stamped and fussy cut.

The sentiment is taken from the Sunshine Sayings set. This was stamped using Soft Suede 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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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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