Inspire Create Challenge #180 – Colour Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card is made for the latest Inspire Create Challenge Design Team!

For Challenge #180 we are using a colour challenge for all our projects!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below!

Whilst the greys are sombre colours that lend themselves to sympathy cards, they can still make something beautiful.

I’ve worked with four shades today, this sample uses the warmer Gray Granite and Pebbled Path. You can see the difference in the look with cool shades Basic Grey and Smoky Slate below.

I chose to work with the Layers of Beauty decorative masks.

The large image was die cut and added to complementary card bases and layered panels. The bright white was knocked back with the residual ink on my blending brush.

The sentiment was cut with a die or punch with a touch of ribbon behind and finished with some grey pearls.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Smart Stampin’ International Video hop – Mini Catalogue!

Hello Everyone,

This evening I’m bringing you a card I made for the Smart Stampin’ International Video hop!

Our theme this time is the current Mini Catalogue full of seasonal products and more!

I love this colour combination of Pecan Pie, and Crumb Cake with Misty Moonlight and Pool Party!

Still feels festive with a masculine vibe!

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

I used some of the other papers to make similar cards.

Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Basic Beige and Early Espresso also worked well together.

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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Decorative Christmas Trees using Non-Traditional Colours!

Hello Everyone,

You know it’s Christmas when its time to get the tree out and put up the decorations!

Now you can do it with cardstock too with the Decorative Trees bundle!

The trees were die cut from Balmy Blue cardstock. I chose the snowflake details to add on top which I cut from Basic White.

You can try using the colours the other way round… Or something completely different… Foil cardstock would look amazing!

For the baubles,I opted to stamped and then die cut, but you could use coloured cardstock too.

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

Some metallic trim was wrapped around the background panel before adding the trees with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped on coordinating cardstock and heat embossed to match the trim.

This one uses the smaller tree and a more traditional red and green combo, on Basic Beige with gold metallic accents.

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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Inspire Create Challenge #177 – Case the Designer!

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card is made for the latest Inspire Create Challenge Design Team!

For Challenge #177 we are using a floral theme for all our projects!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below!

I am using the Snowy Wonder bundle to make my card.

The Blackberry Bliss panel was cut to 4¾ x 3 and then cut at angle. Small trees and snowflakes were added in matching ink for a tone on tone effect.

The sentiment was added in the bottom corner.

A selection of cardstock scraps, (all subtles in this case), were stamped and die cut and adhered to a Basic White circle. I used a spare die cut but you could use a punch or a different shape altogether.

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

Finally, some grey pearls were added to the front, and some trees were stamped on the inside.

Here’s an alternative combo using Night of Navy and the 2024 in colours.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Clean & Simple Winter Friendship Card!

Hello Everyone,

Sometimes less is MORE… So today, I have a clean and simple design to share featuring the One of a Kind bundle!

Each card topper was made by layering a circle die from Stylish Shapes, a stamped and die cut snowflake and a detailed die cut cardstock snowflake.

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

These cards use Blackberry Bliss with Bubble Bath and Night of Navy with Boho Blue.

You can try other colour combos too, I tried Basic Gray and Smoky Slate.

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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#Stampin Around the World Video Hop – September 2024 – Celebrate!

Hi Everyone,

It’s the first of the month which means it’s time for the #StampinAroundtheWorld video hop!

Our theme is “Celebration”!

Links to all the other participants are listed in my video description over on You Tube. Please stop by, like and subscribe!

I hope you enjoyed this project.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Make an Autumn Wreath with Caring Leaves!

Hello Everyone,

We have a new mini catalogue out full of seasonal products ready for autumn, Halloween, Christmas and more!

So I thought I’d kick off with this cute set, Caring Leaves.

All the card samples use Basic Beige card bases and Wild Wheat… It’s a marmite colour… But look how good these cards turned out!

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

The circles for the sentiment topper were cut from the card layers to save some cardstock.

These cards use Cheery Cobbler and Copper Clay.

Some finishing touches of twine and adhesive backed sequins completed each card.

These cards use Pretty Peacock and Shaded Spruce … Which colours would you use?

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 Blog Hop – September 2024 – Embossing!

Good Morning Everybody,

Welcome to this month’s Project Share Project blog hop. Our theme this month is Embossing!

See the other projects by using the links below, or use the “Next” button at the bottom of this post!

Heather Forgan – Stamp With Nellie

Victoria Littlewood – Vickie Lou Designs

Jayne Frank – Craft with Jayne

I’ve been experimenting with variations of the Joseph’s Coat technique.

For this one, I used pinks and purples to colour the some Basic White cardstock.

The flowers from the Labelled with Love stamp set wre used to stamp over the background with versamark ink. These were then heat embossed with clear powder.

Berry Burst ink was added over the top of the embossing allowing the background colours to show through.

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

This version is more traditional, in that it uses black ink to create the resist. The background was coloured with subtles inks.

And for these….

I used the brights inks with the butterflies, and added Night of Navy.

For something completely different, I went for an ombre background of Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock!

Click below to move on to Heather’s project!

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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Monochrome Friday – Cajun Craze!

Hello Everyone,

I missed out on this week’s Monochromatic Insta-hop, but I’d made a card already so here it is.

You can hop through all the projects from my post @stampinwithinkybutterfly

This week…. Cajun Craze 🧡

I decided to use Basic Beige for the layering on this one.

A frame was created using the Stylish Shapes dies and trimmed to size.

Die cut leaves from the Flowers of Beauty set were then tucked inside the frame.

The sentiment is taken from the Unbounded Beauty set and cut with the coordinating dies!

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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Fun Card Layout with Sketched Butterflies!

Hello Everyone,

I think this is my favourite set in the 2024 Annual Catalogue from Stampin’ Up!

I’ve shared so many cards with this, but here’s a fun layout using the fabulous Spotlight on Nature dies.

The butterflies were stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink… Great blue colour… And die cut them out.

Each was was adhered to a circle from the Spotlight on Nature die set.

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

The background had a little ink added to create some contrast.

I heat embossed the sentiment on coordinating cardstock and finished with some grey pearls.

This version uses Berry Burst for bright bold look.

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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Smart Stampin’ International Instagram hop – New Mini Catalogue!

Hello Everyone,

This evening I’m bringing you a card I made for the Smart Stampin’ International Instagram hop!

You can hop through all the projects from my post @stampinwithinkybutterfly

Our theme this time is “New Mini Catalogue”!

This was the card I really wanted to make with this beautiful new Winterly Treetops bundle.

The wreath is made in two pieces for this design.

Everything was coloured with Stampin’ Blends markers for that Christmassy feel.

I wanted to add the sentiment as a popped up element. This fitted inside one of the new Christmas Labels dies – another lovely set.

For the background, I used the Birch embossing folder – so pretty on the Basic Beige cardstock!

The supplies used will be available to purchase from 4th September 2024!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

Monochrome Friday – Basic Gray!

Hello Everyone,

Today I’m bringing you the card I made for this week’s Monochromatic Instahop!

You can hop through all the projects from my post @stampinwithinkybutterfly

This week…. Basic Grey 🩶

The background has been stamped using first and second generation ink with Of Art and Texture… One of my favourite sets.

I used Labelled with Love for the sentiment which was die cut using Nested Essentials.

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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The Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share!

I hope you enjoy seeing these projects made by my lovely friends, Vickie, Heather and Jayne!

Please click the links, like and subscribe!

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Vickie’s has been inspired by a sketch challenge this week! …

Visit Vickie’s blog here

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Heather is celebrating a special birthday with an extra special card! …

Visit Heather’s blog here

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Jayne has created a gorgeous gift wrap with designer series paper! …

Visit Jayne’s blog here

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I hope you enjoyed these projects.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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First Christmas Card for 2024!

Hello Everyone,

So here it is, the first Christmas card of 2024. This one is very simple though, using some festive colours with the layout.

I used the Perennial Postage dies to cut a panel, which I blended with some Poppy Parade ink. I probably should have added more than I did… It looks a bit pink!

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

Layers of Basic White and Gold Foil were added before wrapping some metallic trim. The panel was then added to Shaded Spruce card base.

I used the online exclusive Greetings of the Season stamp set to create the sentiment, which I cut out with the Modern Oval punch.

This version uses Bubble Bath, Soft Seafoam and Smoky Slate which turned out much prettier, in my opinion.

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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Crafty Challenge Insta-hop August 2024 – Sketch Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

Today I’m bringing you the card I shared over on Instagram for this month’s Crafty Challenge….

You can hop through all the projects from my post @stampinwithinkybutterfly

This sketch is so flexible… I’m keeping it nice and simple.

The rectangle was cut using the Everyday Details dies. I added Pretty in Pink and Petunia Pop ink with a Blending Brush and layered it on to black cardstock.

I used a scrap of Summer Splash cardstock to create a banner to go across the rectangle and wrapped some bakers twine.

The sentiment was stamped onto black cardstock and heat embossed in white.

The card base is made with Basic Beige cardstock with an embossed background.

This version uses Copper Clay, Wild Wheat and Boho Blue on a Very Vanilla card base.

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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Let’s Create with the Frosted Forest Bundle!

Hello Everyone,

There are some fabulous new online exclusive products that have been released recently; this is the Frosted Forest bundle of stamps, dies and masks.

I used Copper Clay, Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green and Pretty Peacock inks to create the tree on basic Beige cardstock.

The tree and some birds from the same set, were die cut to add to the card with dimensionals.

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

The card base was made from Crumb Cake cardstock with an embossed panel added to the front.

A Basic Beige layer was stamped with the sentiment and added to the card base.

This version uses Basic White cardstock which gives the card a different look ith the same inks.

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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Monochrome Friday – Garden Green!

Hello Everyone,

Today I’m bringing you the card I made for this week’s Monochromatic Instahop!

You can hop through all the projects from my post @stampinwithinkybutterfly

This week…. Garden Green 💚

I am keeping it simple this week, using the Forever Forest stamp set.

The illusion of a reflection was added with 2nd generation ink…. It doesn’t match exactly, but I reckon it’s close enough!

A sentiment banner was added across to centre to cover the join, this one is from the My Small Business set.

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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The Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share!

I hope you enjoy seeing these projects made by my lovely friends, Vickie, Heather and Jayne!

Please click the links, like and subscribe!

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Vickie made two cards featuring both sets of the current In Colours. They look so different but both so pretty …

Visit Vickie’s blog here

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Heather has made a fabulous gift box for a yummy treat. There is a super clever mechanism for the closure too! …

Visit Heather’s blog here

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Jayne has made this lovely card for a rainbow themed blog hop. I love the contrasting black and white sentiment …

Visit Jayne’s blog here

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I hope you enjoyed these projects.

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Fussy Cut Bouquet using the Spotlight on Nature Bundle!

Hello Everyone,

I haven’t used my Stampin’ Blends for a little while so thought I would use the Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

I used Poppy Parade and Real Red markers for variation in the flowers. I then fussy cut the images.

The flowers were adhered to a die cut circle from the bundle.

The sentiment was taken from the Wonderful Thoughts set and added to hide the cut stems.

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

The card base was stamped with the leaf image before adding the layered panel wrapped with frayed ribbon.

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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Inspire Create Challenge #174 – Cards for Men!

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card is made for the latest Inspire Create Challenge Design Team!

For Challenge #174 we are making cards for the guys!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below!

I am working with the Sketched Plaid background stamp to make my project today.

I used a dark ink for the stamping, and added extra lines with a Stampin’ Blend marker.

The panel was layered onto matching cardstock.

Some twine was added before adhering to the card base.

The sentiment was stamped to match the card base and die cut using the Everyday Details die. This was added to a larger die cut, and adhered to the card with dimensionals.

This version uses Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy and Wild Wheat!

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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