Indigo Bloom

Hi there,

It’s the 4th and final week of September’s Pootler’s Design Team with the Flirty Flowers stamp set.

I have opted to go away from the pretty pinks and greens and used blue, Island Indigo in fact.

The card base was made from Island Indigo.

The white layer was cut to 4 inches wide and then die cut with the Card Front Builder die set.

Some Island Indigo ombre ribbon was attached across the centre.

The flowers were stamped above and below the ribbon.

The sentiment was stamped in Island Indigo ink and cut with a Stitched Oval. This was layered on to some glimmer paper and Island Indigo card cut with layering ovals dies.

I finished off the card with some basic rhinestones.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Quilted Trees

Good Morning,

I have been pattern building with the Christmas Quilt stamp set, using some non traditional colours.

I started with Lemon Lime Twist ink, placing the images in a line. I then filled in the between the spaces on the next row.

The white spaces were then filled using Powder Pink, Soft Sky and So Saffron. The stitching was stamped in Tranquil Tide ink.

Three additional images were stamped in Tranquil Tide ink and die cut for later.

The sentiment was stamped with Crumb Cake ink and die cut with a Stitched Oval. This was layered on to a scalloped oval cut from Tranquil Tide card stock.

The three “trees” were added to the card with dimensionals. I added metallic enamel stars to each and tied a small bow from some Linen Thread.

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.25

Fresh as a Daisy. #GDP106

Hi Everyone,

Today I am having a go at the Global Design Project, #GDP106. You can see what the design team came up with here.

This week is a sketch challenge.

I made the card base from Fresh Fig card stock and added Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper.

I cut another Whisper White layer slightly smaller. To this I added a 2 1/2 inch piece of Fresh Floral DSP to the bottom.

Before adhering to the card, I used a scalloped circle die to create an aperture.

I stamped Daisy Delight three times on to some vellum, and added clear embossing powder. The flowers were layered together with glue dots. A clear faceted gem was placed in the centre, and adhered to the card with a dimensional.

The sentiment from the set was stamped on to the banner in versamark ink and heat embossed with white powder. A small bow was tied from Whisper White sheer ribbon.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Inspire. Create. Challenge #001

Good Morning,

Today’s project has been designed for the brand new Inspire. Create. Challenge run by a fellow demonstrator friend Hannah McCurley.

This week it’s a colour challenge!

You can see what the Design Team created here

For my entry, I have made the card base from Basic Grey card stock, then cut two card layers from Calypso Coral and Whisper White.

I used Calypso Coral ink and the Timeless Textures stamp set to create some interest on the background.

I punched a Basic Grey Starburst and a Whisper White Pretty Label.

The sentiment is from the All Things Thanks stamp set. I have added this to the card with dimensionals.

A small bow made with Calypso Coral ombre ribbon finishes the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Your Kindness

Hello Everyone,

I thought I would try the white on white look for today’s project.

From Whisper White card stock I cut:

Card base, card layer, a stitched circle, Starburst punch, two Leaf punches, three Daisy punches.

Some white sheer ribbon was wrapped around the card layer and adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

On the Starburst, I stamped the sentiment from Painted Harvest with versamark ink. This was heat embossed with silver powder.

I added this to the stitched circle and then on to a scalloped circle cut from glimmer paper. This was added to the card with dimensionals.

The three daisies were shaped and adhered together with glue dots. A clear faceted gem was put in the centre. The completed flower and leaves were added to the card. Finally, a few rhinestones finished off the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Daisy Punch

[143713]

£16.00

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Glue Dots

[103683]

£4.75

For You

Hello!

Here’s a clean, simple and feminine, nontraditional Christmas card for today’s project.

I have used Flirty Flamingo card stock to make the card base, and cut a white card layer in my usual style.

Some Flirty Flamingo bakers twine was wrapped around the card in both directions.

The sentiment is from Merry Little Labels and was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink. I cut this out with the coordinating Everyday Label punch.

I layered the sentiment label onto a Flirty Flamingo Starburst, (punch shape), and then on to a silver foiled snowflake. This was added to the card with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Tranquil Christmas

Good Morning,

Two of my favourite products from the Autumn Winter catalogue have come together on today’s project.

The card base is made from Thick Whisper White card stock, cut and scored in the usual way.

Two card layers were cut from Basic Black and Tranquil Tide card stock.

Using Tranquil Tide ink, I stamped an image from Touches of Texture to add interest. I adhered this to the black layer and on to the card.

I created some loops of silver metallic thread and fastened these down with Fast Fuse.

A Foiled Snowflake was positioned on the card with dimensionals.

The greeting was stamped in Tranquil Tide ink using the Labels to Love stamp set. This was cut with the coordinating Everyday Label punch. I added this with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Spring Greens

Hi there,

Welcome to week three of this month’s Pootler’s Design Team. September is flying by!

The featured stamp set is Flirty Flowers.

The card base was made with Lemon Lime Twist card stock. I never thought I was gonna like this colour – but I LOVE it!

On a white card layer, I stamped the large grassy image with Garden Green ink. I also have some coming down from the top.

The sentiment was also stamped in Garden Green and cut with a Stitched Circle framelit. This layered on to an Old Olive circle, and then a Garden Green scalloped circle.

Some Natural Trim in silver was sandwiched between the layers and the added across the card.

Very simple but so beautiful.

I hope you enjoyed this project. Laurie, Jill, Tracy and Julie are also sharing projects today, please visit their pages using the links at pootles.co.uk

The supplies used are listed below.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Simply Hooray

Good Morning,

Something simple but bright for today’s project.

I have used an old favourite, Watercolour Words, though when I opened the set I realised I have never used this lovely abstract flower.

Starting at the bottom, I used Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and finally, So Saffron.

I intentionally left a space towards the top supposedly for a sentiment but I changed my mind.

But rather than starting over, I added some Whisper White sheer ribbon, (totally gorgeous), instead.

The “hooray” was stamped with Tempting Turquoise as a contrast to the other warm colours. I also added a scattering of glitter enamels dots.

I hope you enjoyed this project, the supplies used are listed and linked below.

Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow’s post will be a Pootler’s Design Team edition – don’t miss it!

Happy Stampin’

Verity x

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Snowflake Duo

Good Morning,

Another seasonal project for you today. This card uses product from both the Annual catalogue and the Autumn Winter catalogue.

For the blue/silver card:

The card base was made with Soft Sky, (quite possibly my most favourite colour).

On a white card layer I stamped snowflakes from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set in Soft Sky ink.

The sentiment was stamped with versamark ink and heat set with silver embossing powder. This was cut with the Starburst punch, (also one of my favourites).

I attached the sentiment to a foiled snowflake doily with dimensionals.

I added some Soft Sky ribbon across the white layer and added the doily on top. This was all adhered to the card base with Fast Fuse.

For the purple/gold card:

I didn’t have enough Elegant Eggplant card stock to make the card base so I used Very Vanilla instead. As a result I have two card layers on this version.

The remaining steps are the same, but used Wisteria Wonder ink, gold embossing powder, gold doily & metallic edge ribbon.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Bike Ride

Hi there,

This is the first project I have made with this stamp set so this is a bit of an experiment.

The bicycle is made up from three stamps, the frame, tyres and wheel rims. These were stamped with Crushed Curry and Smokey Slate ink. The saddle, pedal and handles were filled in with Island Indigo ink.

These elements, along with the basket and rear rack, were die cut with the matching framelits and assembled with glue dots.

The background was ink blended using Soft Sky and Sahara Sand. The grass was stamped using an image from the Fabulous Flamingo set.

I wrapped some Island Indigo Ombre Ribbon and Copper Trim around the bottom before adhering this to an Island Indigo card base.

The sentiment was taken from Sunshine Sayings and stamped with Crushed Curry ink. Both this and the bicycle were adhered to the card with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Best Day

Good Morning Everyone,

Today’s card is a “one colour wonder”.

All the card layers are Fresh Fig or Whisper White. I have used Fresh Fig ink and finely woven ribbon.

Measurements, (inches):

A4 Fresh Fig cut lengthways at 4- 1/8 and scored at 5-7/8.

Whisper White: 4 by 5-3/4

Fresh Fig: 3-3/4 by 5-1/2

Whisper White: 3-5/8 by 5-3/8

The Birthday Blossoms stamp set was used the stamp the background. Finely woven ribbon was wrapped around and tied to a knot.

The sentiment was stamped inside a Merry Little Label, which I cut with the Everyday Label punch. I added this to the card with dimensionals.

The flowers were stamped, cut out and shaped. I positioned these on the card overlapping the label.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Beautiful Season

I have the great pleasure of joining my fellow team members in this wonderful blog hop.

Everyone will be sharing projects they have created with products from the Autumn Winter catalogue that launched at the beginning of the month.

There’s plenty of inspiration to be had, I hope you enjoy it.

My project features the Snowflake Sentiments bundle.

To create the background, I first stamped the larger snowflake in versamark ink. These were heat set with clear embossing powder.

I then sponged over the piece with Pool Party ink. The embossing powder resists the ink, leaving the snowflakes white. Allow this to completely dry.

The second snowflake stamp was then stamped with versamark ink and heat set with clear powder.

Once again, I sponged over the piece. First, I used Marina Mist ink, allowing it to blend. This revealed Pool Party snowflakes.

I then added a touch of Dapper Denim to the edge creating an ombre effect.

The decorative edge was created with the coordinating dies. Both were cut from Whisper White card stock and adhered along the left hand side of the panel.

The card base was made from Dapper Denim card stock.

I added a sentiment from the Hearts Come Home stamp set, and some rhinestones for some winter sparkle.

Click on the next button below to see Helen’s project.

Happy Stampin’ Everyone

Verity x

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All in a Row

Hey folks,

Today I have combined some great bright pastel colours to create this project.

The card base is made from Peekaboo Peach card stock. A white card layer measuring 4 by 5 3/4 inches was adhered to this.

Lemon Lime Twist card was cut 1/4 inch smaller.

The images were stamped on to a piece of Whisper White 3 5/8 by 5 3/8 inches.

I drew a light pencil line one inch from the bottom edge, then stamped the stems in Lemon Lime Twist ink.

The flowers were added to each stem in Flirty Flamingo ink, and filled in with Powder Pink ink.

I adhered this to the Lemon Lime Twist card stock and added the striped ribbon.

The sentiment was stamped with Peekaboo Peach ink.

The stamped panel was then added to the card base with dimensionals.

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

Tomorrow’s post will be part of a team blog hop. Everyone participating is sharing their creations with the new catalogue products. Be sure to hop along!

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Poppies

Hi there,

Welcome to week 2 of this months Pootler’s Design Team projects.

The featured stamp set is Flirty Flowers, and today I am using the lovely poppy image.

I have stuck with the traditional red poppy colour and with some careful selective inking, manage to stamp the stalks. I used Real Red and Wild Wasabi inks.

The white layer was matted on to Cherry Cobbler card stock.

Some beautiful white sheer ribbon was tied around before adding to a Crumb Cake card base.

The sentiment has been taken from Sunshine Sayings. I was thinking about Remembrance Day and the message it brings. This was cut with the smallest scalloped square from the Layering Squares framelit set, and then added with a dimensional.

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

Thanks for stopping by… Be sure to look at the projects created by Laurie, Jill, Julie and Tracy.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Pretty in Pink

Good Morning,

I do love the Daisy Delight stamp set and matching punch. Quick and beautiful results every time.

The card base is made from Pink Pirouette card stock. The tiny daisy motif was added along both long edges with matching ink. It’s subtle but gives it a little something.

The white layer is narrower than usual, just 2 3/4 inches wide. This was stamped with a motif from the Dare to Dream hostess set.

The sentiment is from Daisy Delight and stamped with Flirty Flamingo ink. This was adhered flat to the card base.

I stamped the daisy twice and punched these plus a plain white one. These were shaped using a ball tool and foam mat, then layered together with glue dots.

I used the new punch to cut sine leaves from Colour Theory DSP.

The elements were arranged on the card and some white enamel accents finish it off.

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Glue Dots

[103683]

£4.75

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50

Hello Autumn

Hi there,

Autumn is definitely on the way!

This card uses the lovely Vintage Leaves set.

On a Very Vanilla card layer, I stamped five leaves in Cajun Craze ink.

I filled in the gaps using Pumpkin Pie ink, stamped off once.

Some stitched ribbon was added along the bottom. A separate little bow was added to this with a glue dot.

The sentiment is from Sunshine Sayings. The layer was then adhered to a Tangerine Tango card base.

Many thanks for stopping by. The supplies used are listed and linked below.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Glue Dots

[103683]

£4.75

Christmas Feeling

Good Morning,

Today’s project features the ghhgfh stamp set.

There are two large images in the set. The first, I used to create an interesting effect on a card layer. I randomly stamped with Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi ink. I mat and layered this on to Lemon Lime Twist card stock and then on to a Tranquil Tide card base.

The main image was stamped in Archival Black ink. This was coloured with watercolour pencils and blender pens.

The wording from the same set, was stamped with Calypso Coral ink.

I hope you enjoyed this project, the supplies used are linked below.

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Blender Pens

[102845]

£10.75

Christmas Wishes

Hi there Everyone,

I am sharing another quick and simple Christmas card with you.

On a white card layer, I stamped five little trees at the bottom with Garden Green ink. This was adhered to a black card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink, and die cut. This was added to a Cherry Cobbler scalloped square.

I added the sentiment to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals and tied a tiny bow from quilted ribbon.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Thankful

Good Morning!

Another beautiful layering set from Stampin’ UP! This is Painted Harvest.

To create the background, the flowers were stamped with So Saffron and Crumb Cake ink.

An additional flower was made by stamping the first layer with Crushed Curry ink, then the second layer in Tangerine Tango. This was fussy cut to create an embellishment.

Leaves were stamped with Pear Pizzazz ink and cut with the coordinating punch.

Before assembling the card, a sentiment was stamped with Cajun Craze ink.

The flower and leaves were added to the background and then adhered to a Tangerine Tango card base.

Finally, I added a few Glitter Enamel Dots and a spattering of Wink of Stellar to add some sparkle.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy stampin’!

Verity x

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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£14.50