New 2021 IN Colour Debut with Pretty Perennials

Hello Everyone,

It’s almost catalogue launch day! It’s so exciting and I know you will love the new products coming your way from 4th May!

Today I am introducing the stunning new collection of in colours!

  • Evening Evergreen
  • Soft Succulent
  • Polished Pink
  • Pale Papaya
  • Fresh Freesia

I picked Pretty Perennials to showcase these colours in a simple stamping card.

See how I made this card in my video tutorial….

The colours work so well together as a collection!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

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Jill has been busy making a collection of cards mixing up the layout designs using the same fabulous products

Visit Jill’s blog here

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Heather has made this sweet little box using some gorgeous Designer Series Paper and even better…. No glue is required!

Visit Heather’s blog here

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Gez has used a sketch as inspiration for her card. The monochromatic colour scheme compliments the design beautifully.

Visit Gez’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. 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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Funny Goats, Stampin’ Blends & In Colours

Hello Everyone,

Here’s a bit of fun for today!

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial…

I really like the way the Mercury acetate adds shine and texture to these cards!

This is the Magenta Madness version. For this one I used Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends instead of Gray Granite.

Do you have a favourite?

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Using the Stamparatus to Make Quick & Simple Cards

Hello Everyone,

Sometimes we need cards in a hurry.

Today’s card is super simple to make and it’s even easier with Stamparatus tool!

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial….

The small images are easy to colour. I chose Stampin’ Blends to work with, but you could also use watercolour pencils!

Here’s a close up of the blue version.

Which is your favourite?

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Monday Colour Challenge with Brushed Blooms

Hello Everyone,

Here we are, Monday again already! And another colour challenge!

This week’s colours are;

  • Real Red
  • Soft Suede
  • Shaded Spruce

This combo just screams Christmas, but after a bit of a think I decided to use the roses from the Brushed Blooms stamp set and the coordinating dies.

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial….

Wink of Stella not only adds some subtle glitter, but also pulls some ink colour from the line art!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create.Challenge #089 – Colour Challenge1

Hello Everyone,

Welcome the Inspire.Create challenge. Design Team project for #089!

This time it’s a fun and bright colour challenge. The rest of the design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them here.Why not give it a go? We’d love to see your creations!

My card creature the Floating and Fluttering stamp set and dies from the January to June Mini catalogue.

It was so tempting to use florals for these colours, glad I changed my mind!

The use of a decorative mask for the background adds texture quickly and easily, especially with the blending brushes!

This design is very flexible and can be used for any occasion in just about any colour you want!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

You can see a full video tutorial here

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Ink Stamp Share Monthly Blog Hop – April Sketch Challenge

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog and to this month’s Ink Stamp Share blog hop!

Everyone taking part is working with this sketch as a launch pad for their design.

A full list of participants is available at the bottom of this post or click the next button to move on to Tricia’s blog….

Here’s my take on this sketch. As ever, I prefer to work in portrait mode.

I have used the Lots of Heart stamp set and the Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper.

The card stock and ink colours are chosen from the Designer Series Paper. In this example, Rich Razzleberry and Night of Navy.

Banner ends were cut with the Tailored Tag Punch. Stampin’ Blends were used to colour basic rhinestones to match the rest of the card.

This was my original sample using a different piece of the same DSP pack.

Don’t forget to carry on hopping using the next button or the roll call list!

***** Roll Call *****

Jo Blackman

Libby Fens

Kim Price

Kirsty Pattrick

Dana Sullivan

Sue McDonald

Stacey Marsh

Karen Egan

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Gez Carpenter

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Verity Pursglove

Tricia Butts

Mo Rootes

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Jill Chapman

Victoria Littlewood

Donna Coffman

Joanna Barnes

Susan Simpson

Deb Naylor

Annette Elias

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

I hope you enjoyed this project.

A video tutorial for this card is available here!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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InspireINK Blog Hop – Sketch Challenge with Peony Garden Designer Series Paper

Good Morning Everybody,

Welcome to this month’s InspireINK blog hop. This time we have a sketch challenge to play with.

Please be sure to click through all the projects in the hop by clicking on the link below.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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I’ve chosen to work with the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper for this sketch challenge!

Stitched Rectangle dies were used to cut the smaller pieces, but this could easily be done with a trimmer too.

The Oval Occasions stamp set and coordinating punch was used to add the sentiment.

Some ribbon adds texture to the design.

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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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

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Jill has created this beautiful clean and simple card using a hostess stamp set! I love the white space which emphasizes the sentiment.

Visit Jill’s blog here

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Heather has been taking part in a challenge and created this fantastic card. These papers work really well for this technique. There are so many others you could use!

Visit Heather’s blog here

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Gez has been taking advantage of the Stamparatus tool to make this wonderfully bright multicoloured image as the focal point for her card!

Visit Gez’s blog here

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I hope you enjoyed these projects. 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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Batch Cardmaking with the Fine Art Floral Suite

Hello Everyone,

I have some more cards made using Designer Series Paper again today.

This time I’m using the Fine Art Floral papers with the coordinating Art Gallery bundle.

The DSP layers measure;

  • 4 by 5-3/4 inches
  • 3 by 4-3/4 inches

The Stitched So Sweetly dies were used to frame the stamped florals.

You can see how I made these cards in my video tutorial….

Switching the patterned papers gives a different look,without using additional product!

These blooms use Flirty Flamingo with Merry Merlot pulled out from the paper.

This combo uses Bumblebee and Poppy Parade….

These flowers used Flirty Flamingo with Poppy Parade….

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Super Fast Cards with Speciality Designer Series Paper

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card is very simple to make… The foiled Designer Series Paper really does all the work!

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial…

I think this Sahara Sand foil is my favourite in the Love You Always collection.

This sample uses the Blushing Bride colourway. Both foils look fabulous with the Very Vanilla card base.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Monday Colour Challenge with Hydrangea Haven

Hello Everyone,

It’s Monday! And our colour challenge this week is…

  • Highland Heather
  • Flirty Flamingo
  • Mint Macaron

I turned to Hydrangea Haven to make my card with these colours!

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial….

The offset layers are a fun way to add colour!

The Pastel Pearls were an obvious choice to add some bling to the project!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Making My Dad’s Birthday Card

Hello Everyone,

Here’s another quick card for the chaps in our lives…

For this project, the card base has been simply decorated by layering patterned paper and coloured cardstock.

This formula can be adapted very easily to suit the needs of the project you are making!

The Stitched So Sweetly dies make a simple sentiment topper and a bit of Wink of Stella adds some shine without being too feminine!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

Jill has used a bright colour palette for this birthday card! This set is perfect for all ages. Switch up the colours for your recipient!

Visit Jill’s blog here

Heather’s card is a beautiful alternative styled sympathy card. The design perfectly combines simple stamping and layered die cuts!

Visit Heather’s blog here

Gez has gone for a monochrome look her birthday card using coordinating designer series paper and ink blended die cuts!

Visit Gez’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. 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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Clean and Simple Cards with the Vine Design Bundle

Hello Everyone,

I absolutely adore this stamp bundle.

The set makes it so easy to make pretty cards and in super quick time!

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial….

I love soft colour palettes of these cards. I think they would also look great with Brights too!

Mint Macaron and Flirty Flamingo look great together!

This combination uses Soft Sea Foam and Daffodil Delight with a So Saffron card base.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Layered Card with the Grace’s Bundle

Hello Everyone,

I do love this stamp set and I am sorry to see it retiring.

The sketchy artwork makes the images very easy to colour, whether you use Stampin’ Blends or watercolour pencils!

See how I made this card in my video tutorial…

Layering the die cuts gives the card lots of dimension!

This sample uses Poppy Parade instead of Daffodil Delight…. With so many other colours in the Stampin’ Blends range there are lots of possibilities with this set!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Monday Colour Challenge with the Tranquil Thoughts Stamp Set

Hello Everyone,

This week’s colour challenge….

  • Garden Green
  • Mango Melody
  • Flirty Flamingo

It was so tempting to get out the Friendly Flamingo stamp set, instead I turned the the Tranquil Thoughts stamp set.

I’ve used this before for a challenge, but this time I am using some of the additional dies in the bundle too.

You can see how I made this card in my video tutorial….

Adding the ink with a blending brush brings out the embossed detail from the die.

Here’s a close up of the original sample. Which is your favourite?

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create.Challenge #088

Hello Everyone,

Today I am sharing my Inspire.Create challenge. Design Team Project!

This time it’s a case the designer challenge. The rest of the design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them here.

Why not give it a go yourself? We’d love to see your creations!

Isn’t Jo’s card just fabulous!

I tuned the layout on its side for a different look and used the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper. The Tailored Tag was dubbed with the retiring Story Label punch

This a great way to use up your left over scraps of paper! Which paper would you use to make this card?

I also made these versions with the paper strips at the bottom as Jo did in her sample.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

You can see my video tutorial here!

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Quick Masculine Card with the Loyal Leaves stamp set

Hello Everyone,

Who loves leaves? I do… They are so pretty and also great for masculine cards too!

I’ve made this card for the #sucolourchallenge! This month’s selection is:

  • Basic Grey
  • Real Red
  • Pretty Peacock
  • Merry Merlot

See how I made this card in my video tutorial….

So which version do you prefer?

Here’s a close up of the original sample!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

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

If your order is less than £150, use the Hostess Code F2QFV2PT when placing your order to get an extra gift from me!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

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Jill’s cards feature some gorgeous Designer Series Paper which have inspired the ink colour choices for the pretty floral centerpieces

Visit Jill’s blog here

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Heather’s card uses a set I really struggled with. I love how the colours have been used and the dimension the blended background gives to the design.

Visit Heather’s blog here

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Gez has been using up her designer series paper for the one sheet wonder cards. Adding colour to the foiled design stretches their versatility for many other projects.

Visit Gez’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. 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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