Stampin' with inkybutterfly

Hi there,

I love leaves… The shapes, the colours, just beautiful. Today’s project uses the Vintage Leaves stamp set.

I started by stamping one leaf on to a piece of Whisper White card and adhering this to a Very Vanilla card base.

I stamped a second leaf on to some Very Vanilla card stock and cut this out. I added this to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The sentiment came from Sunshine Sayings. This was cut out with a 1 inch punch and layered on to a 1 1/2 inch Pear Pizzazz circle.

I finished off the card with some linen thread and glitter enamel dots.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Vintage Leaves [138802] £23.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] £6.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] £6.00
Always Artichoke Classic Stampin’ Pad [126972] £6.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £8.25
Linen Thread [104199] £4.25	Glitter Enamel Dots [144200] £6.25	1″ Circle Punch [119868] £11.50
1-1/2″ Circle Punch [138299] £14.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] £6.25

Hello Everybody,

Oh So Eclectic is becoming a favourite set for quick cards.

I used the matching dies to cut the lattice work in to a piece if Whisper White card stock and adhered this to an Emerald Envy card base.

The floral elements are cut from Peekaboo Peach and white card stock and arranged on the card as shown.

The sentiment was then stamped in Emerald Envy ink and cut with a 1 inch circle punch.

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle [145356] £43.00	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25
Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] £7.25	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad [141396] £6.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] £6.00
Linen Thread [104199] £4.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Big Shot [143263] £99.00

Today’s project was inspired by the lovely Christine Bettany. You can see her work at

http://www.christinescrafting.co.uk

The card shape started as a standard card blank with the front folded back. Another 3 inch strip was scored at the same points then turned upside down. 

With the second piece held, (not glued), in place I decided how much I wanted to take off each end. This is personal preference. 

I decorated each visible panel with Delightful Daisy DSP,then adhered the 2 zig-zag pieces together…. Be careful where you put the glue!

The greetings were stamped in Night of Navy ink and cut in to banners. These were positioned on the card as shown.

I then stamped out 2 daisies, shaped the petals and glued it in place. The centre was finished off with a faceted gem.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137] £10.00	Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set [143669] £15.00
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad [126970] £6.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00	Clear Faceted Gems [144142] £4.50

Good Morning!

This was one of those projects that evolved as I went along.

I really wanted to use the hummingbird in the You Move Me set. After a couple of colour experiments, I went with Lemon Lime Twist and Dapper Denim inks. 

The leaves are Tranquil Tide and the flowers are Flirty Flamingo.

All the elements were die cut with the matching thinlits, including the flower centres from Crushed Curry.

Whilst arranging the bits and pieces, I felt more was needed on the background. I embossed it with the Layered Leaves folder, then added a circle of Soft Sky ink.

I layered the elements using Fast Fuse or Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Finally, I stamped the greeting and cut this out with 1 inch circle punch.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Don’t forget to check out the offers for July. I would love to take some new team members to convention in November. There’s no better time to join with this amazing deal.

And if you just wanna shop shop shop ….. during July you can earn coupons to spend in August.

The supplies used for today’s are listed and linked below.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	You Move Me Photopolymer Bundle [145322] £44.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad [144086] £6.00
Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] £6.00	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [144085] £6.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [141397] £6.00
Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry [131288] £7.25	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181] £6.00	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704] £8.25

Hi folks, 

Just two stamps were used to make this card! Love how it turned out….change the colour and the sentiment to suit the occasion.

I have used Bermuda Bay ink for this background and a stamp from the Star of Light set. I practised the positioning on some grid paper first. 

I draw some light pencil lines the find the centre of the card and started by lining up the 4 points of the star stamp with these lines. I continued to line up the images and build the pattern.

The sentiment was stamped with Island Indigo ink and added to the card with Fast Fuse adhesive.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed and linked at the bottom of the page.

I also want to share some great new offers available during July.

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If you would like to join Stampin’ UP! and become a demonstrator like me, there is a special offer for you too. Whether you want to shop with a discount or build a business the Stampin’ UP! family will support you on your way. 

With your £99 Starter Kit you will also receive an Essentials Gift Pack ….. And a free stamp set. That’s an extra £65 worth of products FREE! Amazing deal!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set [142110] £23.00	One Big Meaning Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139420] £17.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad [131171] £6.00	Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126986] £6.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00

Hi there folks,

A really simple make today…. If you’ve ever realised at the last minute you a quick card, this is for you.

Cut a piece of Whisper White card stock to 4 by 5 3/4 inches.

Align the embossing folder with the bottom edge of the card and roll through the Big Shot.

I chose a “brush stroke” stamp from the Sunshine Sayings set and used this to add colour to make the embossing pop. I used Peekaboo Peach.

I then added some Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon to finish off the card.

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions Embossing Folders [142760] £8.25	Big Shot [143263] £99.00
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] £6.00	Pool Party 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon [144152] £6.25	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00

I was so pleased this stamp set carried over… I love it!

The background was made from an off cut off Whisper White card stock which I embossed with the Hexagons folder. I inked over this with Pool Party ink, then layered this on to so Pool Party card stock.

I cut 3 clouds and adhered these with Fast Fuse.

The balloons were stamped in Real Red ink and die cut. This were added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

A sentiment from the set was stamped in Pacific Point ink.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142896] £19.00	Up & Away Thinlits Dies [142748] £27.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25
Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143231] £8.25	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] £6.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] £4.50
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] £7.25	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949] £6.00	Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad [126951] £6.00

Sometimes simple is best, this is so cute, love how it came out.

I embossed some Whisper White card stock with the Petal Burst embossing folder. Before adhering to the card base, I added some Flirty Flamingo Striped Grosgrain ribbon. 

The Lovely die was cut from white card stock, then cut out using the 2nd largest heart die from the framelit set.

The largest die was then used to cut some Pink Pirouette card stock. The white die cut was then adhered to this, and added to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To finish I tied a knot around the ribbon and added some Rhinestones.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock [116203] £7.25	Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [141493] £7.00
Lovely Words Thinlits Dies [143733] £24.00	Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies [141707] £32.00	Flirty Flamingo 3/8″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon [144227] £6.25
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £4.50	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75

Today I am applying a technique I learned whilst attending our team retreat over the weekend.

The lovely Janice showed us how to mask. By doing this a shape can be created surrounded by colour still allowing for stamping.

The retreat project used a circle cut from a post-it note. I have switched it up and used the pretty label punch instead.

I went with a floral theme, selecting stamps from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set and purple pink tones of ink.

The same set contained the sentiment, which was stamped in Garden Green ink.

The piece was cut down and layered on to coordinating card stock.

The card base was also stamped before adhering the topper.

I finished off the card with some of the new rhinestones….even more sparkly than before! 

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Pretty Label Punch [143715] £16.00	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad [126950] £6.00
Perfect Plum Classic Stampin’ Pad [126963] £6.00	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad [126985] £6.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] £6.00
Rose Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126954] £6.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] £6.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126973] £6.00
Wisteria Wonder A4 Card Stock [124389] £7.25	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] £7.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] £4.50

I thought I would use some 2016 In Colours today…I thought they might be feeling a little lonely.

I have used the Oh So Eclectic bundle to create today’s project.

Peekaboo Peach was used to add the tiny petals to the card base. 

I used the same stamp for a tone on tone effect on the Dapper Denim card stock, I then scored the card stock on the reverse to add interest.

The leaves were die cut from Emerald Envy card stock. The flowers were first die cut from Powder Pink, the overlay is cut from Flirty Flamingo.

Finally, I made a sentiment banner stamped with Peekaboo Peach ink.

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle [145356] £43.00	Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] £6.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] £6.00
Powder Pink A4 Cardstock [144251] £7.25	Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] £7.25	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] £7.25
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25

Yes, these are Christmas cards! Yes, it is June! Us crafter’s have to start early.

So yesterday was brilliant!

The lovely Janice provided a make and take, with a focus on masking. My end results are pictured above.

Then we made a post-it note block and pen holder, courtesy of Sam Hammond, (pictures to follow).

Amanda showed us how we can use Memories and More products. This was something completely new to me and really enjoyed seeing the products in person. Watch this space for more on these products.

Thank you ladies for sparing time to create our projects, also to Heidi for her enormous effort to provide a “one sheet wonder”. I will be finishing this off at home and will share the results.

The whole weekend was truly amazing. I have met so many new people, been reunited with others, shared crafty hints and tips, and made some beautiful projects. 

Thanks also to my table mates; Laurie Jennings, Jill Chapman, Julie Addison and Tracy Walken.

This is why I love being a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Wahoo! Look at these beautiful swaps!

Had a wonderful day yesterday. I have met so many Pootlers!! Done 3 amazing make and take projects, 3 more to do today, and our team, (Laurie, Jill, Tracey and Julie) won the quiz!! 

The display stampers; Angelina, Heidi, Julie, Danielle and others contributed their ideas…some great projects!

This is why I love being a Stampin’ UP! demonstrator… A wonderful, friendly community, sharing what we love.

Thats all for today.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Good Morning!

I am spending this weekend at my first Team Retreat. I am so excited I think I might berry burst!

So just a quick share today and tomorrow I will show what me got up to.

Super simple this one. Choose your colour scheme and away you go.

Select 3 or 4 inks, then randomly stamp the circle from Wood Words. Start with the darkest colour, I also stamped off a few of them too.

The sentiment I chose is from Window Shopping…I wanted something quite bold. I stamped this in same darkest ink colour on the a strip of card to suit the height of the sentiment. The strip was cut to 4 inches long to fit the card front perfectly.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Wood Words Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143928] £20.00	Window Shopping Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143265] £16.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] £6.00
Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad [126951] £6.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] £6.00	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181] £6.00
Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [144085] £6.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin’ Pad [141396] £6.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Pad [144086] £6.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad [126953] £6.00	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin’ Pad [126950] £6.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [141397] £6.00
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad [126948] £6.00	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] £6.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25

Hi there, 

Just a quick share today using just 2 stamps!

I used Soft Sky ink the stamp out the triangles. This is a photo polymer stamp, so it was easy to line them up.

A sentiment from the same set was stamped in Crumb Cake ink and cut in to a small banner. This was added with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Happy Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set [143012] £31.50	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181] £6.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [126975] £6.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals [144108] £3.75

Hey there everyone,

So who said dinosaurs were just for boys?

The dino was stamped with Powder Pink and Berry Burst inks. The sentiment was added with Fresh Fig ink.

I added some grounding with the small spots in the set.

The foliage was stamped with various green inks.

Super cute!

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

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

No Bones About It Photopolymer Stamp Set [138756] £23.00	Powder Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad [144084] £6.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad [144083] £6.00
Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad [144082] £6.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] £6.00	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Pad [126959] £6.00
Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126973] £6.00	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722] £27.00	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] £9.00

Hello again,

The watercolour pencils are out again. So easy to use and creates a great effect.

I have simply stamped the images in archival ink. Colour was added with the pencils then blended out with a blender pen. For the flowers I used Rich Razzleberry and Real Red. Bermuda Bay was used on the background and Daffodil Delight for the sentiment banner.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Birthday Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139471] £17.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] £4.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] £6.50
Watercolor Pencils [141709] £14.50

Good Morning!

I have a simple card to share today.

I have had this stamp set for a while but not played with it yet, so when I saw Jillian’s cards on the blog hop I just had to use it. You can see Jillian’s cards here.

http://purplejellydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/pootlers-annual-catalogue-blog-hop-june.html?m=1
I started by stamping the piggy on to watercolour paper with Archival ink.

With watercolour pencils, I added colour to the edges of the image and where shadows would fall. This was blended out with a Stampin’ UP! blender pen.

The kisses were stamped in Berry Burst ink.

The water coloured piece was adhered to the Whisper White card base. 

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Verity x

Product List

This Little Piggy Clear-Mount Stamp Set [143922] £18.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] £6.50	Watercolor Paper [122959] £4.50
Watercolor Pencils [141709] £14.50	Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Pad [144083] £6.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25

Hello friends,

After a fantastic blog hop on Saturday, the inspiration was flowing again. 

Today’s post was inspired from seeing Joanne’s card. You can see it here.

https://dibbystamps.com/2017/06/17/pootlers-team-new-catalogue-blog-hop-beautiful-bouquets/

For my card, I took a stamp from Happy Birthday Gorgeous to give me a straight stem. 

The tulips, from Beautiful Bouquet, were stamped in Peekaboo Peach, centres first, with 2nd generation ink. I then over stamped with the outer petals.

Leaves were added to the stems.

The sentiment, also from Happy Birthday Gorgeous, was stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink.

This was then mounted simply onto some Pear Pizzazz card stock.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Beautiful Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set [143666] £24.00	Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set [143662] £19.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] £6.00
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad [141398] £6.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25

Hello again Everyone,

Today’s post is for my Dad!

From a sheet of Colour Theory DSP, use the Large Letter dies to cut the word “DAD”. Keep all the pieces to one side. Also cut the letters from black card stock or fun foam, enough to stack together to create the desired height of the letters on the final project.

Layer the DSP on to 6 1/8 inch square black card, then on to 6 1/2 inch square of Dapper Denim card stock. Adhere these to a 7 inch square white card base.

Glue the stacks of letters together, finishing with the DSP layer. Adhere these to the card. Add the centres of the letters, pushing them down to the card base.

Stamp the sentiment with Dapper Denim ink on to a 1/2 inch strip of Soft Sky card and cut in to a banner. Cut another banner in black card. Add to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I finished the card with some Glitter Enamel Dots.

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

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

Product List 

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack [144193] £9.00	Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] £7.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £7.25
Large Letters Framelits Dies [141712] £89.00	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] £19.00	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] £7.25
Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad [141394] £6.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] £6.25
Glitter Enamel Dots [144200] £6.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] £3.75