Swirly Birthday #GDP177

Hello Everyone,

This week the challenge is a colour challenge!

See what the Design Team have created with this colour combo here

And this is my card…

I love the Swirly Bird stamp set…. It can be used for any occasion, gender neutral, and works with just about any colour combination going!

I started with Granny Apple Green ink, stamping the splatter image in both first and second generation ink.

The large swirl was added next with Coastal Cabana ink. The same ink, but second generation, was used for the smaller swirl.

For the sentiment, I used the bold font of the Perennial Birthday set with Melon Mambo ink. I adhered this 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 xx

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Lovely Pinks

Hello Everyone,

This card has been made for a Facebook colour challenge from Amanda.

And this is what I created with the Forever Lovely stamp set.

I used the large images as the main focus, using Crumb Cake rather than green for the foliage.

The sentiment was added with Lovely Lipstick ink.

I then added lots of layers. Dimensionals were used behind the Crumb Cake layer for added interest.

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.

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Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Clear Block I

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Just Black & White

Good Morning,

Today’s project is a Facebook challenge entry….. The theme is black and white.

I went straight to the free Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper knowing there were a number of black and white designs.

I adhered the paper to a Whisper White card base.

The white panel was stamped with Timeless Textures before adding to the card.

The sentiments were selected from the Rooted in Nature stamp set. A 2-1/4 inch circle punch was used to cut the largest, whilst the other was stamped straight on to a narrow strip of card. These were adhered with dimensionals.

The flowers were stamped and punched and were added to the card along with some sequins.

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.

Don’t forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

If your shopping wish list gets to £99, there’s no better time to join my team. You can choose £170 worth of products to be included in your personal starter kit; add a little extra and receive an exclusive Stampin’ Up! Craft & Carry tote.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Lovely Day #GDP173

Good Morning Everybody,

The Global Design Project challenge this week is a sweet colour challenge.

As always there is plenty of inspiration from the Design Team on their blog. You can see them here!

And this is my project.

I have to say So Saffron is not one of my favourite colours, but a challenge is a challenge and I was pleased with the end result.

I started by picking out the stamp set I wanted to work with… The pink and green led me to Flowers so I chose Forever Lovely.

Flowers and leaves were die cut and put to one side while I composed the rest of the card.

I opted to use So Saffron for the sentiment. The card stock was trimmed down and corners rounded. I added the hearts to the background to lift the sentiment, which I adhered with dimensionals.

The white layer was added to Soft Sea Foam card stock, and then to a So Saffron card base.

Finally, I added the flowers and leaves. Some used double height dimensionals for extra depth.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create #034

Hello Everyone,

The Inspire.Create team have set a brand new colour challenge.

The inspiration has come directly from the Happiness Blooms suite of products from Stampin’ Up!

See what the design team have created with this palette here

I opted to let the experts do the hard work combining the colours. I picked out this pattern from the Designer Series Paper pack.

I wanted to add a sentiment to suit the bright colours. I chose this from the Friendly Expressions stamp set. I changed the layout by inking parts of the stamp separately.

I then used the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut the sentiment and a small strip of Night of Navy card stock.

Finally, I added some extra embellishments by punching some Bitty Blooms from Calypso Coral card stock. A Pineapple Punch enamel dot was added to the centres.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Colourful Butterflies

Hello Everyone,

Today I am having a play with these three great Stampin’ Up! colours in a Facebook colour challenge.

I started by preparing a white card base, Stamping the background with Touches of Textures.

A Stitched Rectangle was adhered over the top with dimensionals. The sentiment was also cut with a Framelit and secured in position.

The butterflies were stamped and punched. I added these to the card and decorated them with rhinestone jewels.

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 xx

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Reaching Out #GDP169

Hello Everyone,

This week the Global Design Project have a colour challenge….

The design team have created some beautiful projects as inspiration. You can see them here

This is my card….

A Pool Party card base was first stamped with the small coral image.

Seaweed was stamped on to a white panel with Granny Apple Green ink and adhered to the card base.

The octopus and extra corals were stamped and die cut.

The sentiment was stamped with Poppy Parade ink.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Just Add Ink #438

Hello Everyone,

Here’s this week’s Just Add Ink challenge entry…..

Which colour would you choose?

Why not stop by the Just Add Ink blog and see what the design team have made here

I have used the Painted Harvest stamp set for my project. I added Crumb Cake to the colour combo!

This stamp set makes it so easy to create a great card.

The first floral layer was stamped off once to add some depth to the finished image.

Crumb Cake compliments the bright pink and green perfectly. This was used to stamp the sentiment and made the base of the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Merry Thanks #GDP165

Hello Everyone,,

Here’s a festive colour challenge from the Global Design Project team!

Check out the design team projects here

I have used the Dashing Deer stamp set for my project.

I prepared the card base using Crumb Cake card stock. The matching ink was used to add the small flower motif.

The topper was made by stamping the deer and sentiment with Merry Merlot ink. This was trimmed to size and layered on to Tranquil Tide card stock.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create #031

Hello Everybody,

Today’s post is my entry for the Inspire.Create challenge this week…..

…. And this week is a colour challenge. You can see inspiration from the design team here

I have used the First Frost bundle to create my project.

I started by stamping with Sahara Sand Ink directly on to a small Memories & More card.

The sentiment was added with versamark ink and then heat embossed with copper powder.

The foliage and flowers were stamped separately and die cut.

Liquid Multipurpose glue was used to secure the leaves,whilst dimensionals were used behind the flowers.

I loved the design… So I made 4 more!

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Just Add Ink #433

Hello Everyone,

This week’s Just Add Ink challenge is……

As always the design team have made some wonderful samples. Take a look here and get inspired.

This is my project.

I have left plenty of white space on this design to really make the challenge colours pop.

Using lemon Lime Twist and Blueberry Bushel inks I created the lovely unique snowflakes. These were die cut along with the medium snowflake.

The sentiment was cut with the Christmas Traditions Punch and the bow added some extra texture.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Thank You #GDP161

Good Morning,

I love a colour challenge. Here’s this week’s Global Design Project’s selection.

See what the design team have made here

I am not generally a fan of yellow, so the Crushed Curry card stock has been pushed back behind the main card layer.

Leaves from the Colourful Season stamp set were added down the side of the panel. First, second and third generation ink added texture.

Pumpkin Pie card stock was cut with the Thank You Thinlit. A circle of vellum was put under the sentiment to lift it from the background.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create #028

Hello Everyone,

There’s a new Inspire.Create challenge going on right now…. Look at these colours!

As always the design team have pulled out all the stops with their samples. You can see them here.

For my design, I wanted to use a stamp set with lots of complementary elements. I ended up choosing Swirly Bird.

The card itself was really easy to put together. First, I decided which stamps I would pair with each colour, (except Lovely Lipstick). I then built up the design, keeping in mind the “rule of threes”.

The corners were punched with the Detailed Trio Punch and adhered to a Lovely Lipstick card base.

I also used Lovely Lipstick card stock to die cut the word ‘love’ which I adhered to a Vellum circle.

The additional sentiments were stamped on to strips of white card stock. These were also added to the Vellum, this time with dimensionals.

The vellum was then adhered to the card with dimensionals, hiding them behind the other elements.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Soar Above the Rest Just Add Ink #428

Good Morning Everybody,

Here is this week’s entry for the Just Add Ink challenge!

These are the colours to work with; see all the design team projects here

When I showed these colours to my downline she immediately said “balloons!” so here they are. I love the Lift Me Up set; one of my favourites!

I went with a simple Layered card. Calypso Coral was used for the card base, adding layers of Whisper White and Pool Party.

Clouds were stamped over the top layer.

The balloons were stamped and die cut. These were adhered both flat and with dimensionals to add some depth.

The sentiment was added to one side slightly over hanging the top layers.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Big Shot

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£102.00

Warmth & Good Cheer #GDP157

Good Morning,

We are half way through the week already and as it is Wednesday it’s time for a Global Design Project.

This week the team has set a tricky little colour challenge!

You can see all the projects from the Design Team here.

For my project, I have chosen to work with the beautiful First Frost bundle.

The card base was made with Grapefruit Grove card stock. A Blackberry Bliss card layer was adhered to this followed by some Whisper White.

The decorative elements were stamped and Die cut with the coordinating Framelits.

A few faceted gems were added to complete the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Colourful Snowflakes #FMS354

Hi Folks,

Wow! It’s Friday again which means another Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

This week the challenge has been set by Linda.

You can see what the design team have made here

This week I have combined this challenge with one set within one of the Facebook groups I am part of.

So I am using Blackberry Bliss, Shaded Spruce & Lovely Lipstick inks.

First, I masked off sections of the card using post it notes. Each section was coloured using a sponge dauber.

The beautiful sentiment was inked with a dauber to achieve a multicoloured effect.

Snowflakes were then added with the matching colours.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Debbie’s Colour Challenge

Good Morning,

The lovely Debbie set a little colour challenge in the Stampin for All Facebook group… This was a tough one!

  • Cajun Craze
  • Mint Macaron
  • Soft Suede

I have used the Timeless Tidings stamp set to make my card.

I created some texture by using first, second & third generation ink for the trees.

Soft Suede was added in a subtle way by adding the line of dots in to the design.

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

If you live in the UK, France, Germany, Austria or The Netherlands; Iwould love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Happy Birthday Friend #GDP153

Hi Everyone,

It’s time for a Global Design Project colour challenge! Wish me luck, the winner will get the opportunity to be a guest designer… That would be amazing!

See what the design team have made here.!

So these colours are quite a challenge. Not a combination I would have chosen, though it does remind me of neopolitan ice cream!

This is what I created.

The Timeless Textures stamp set was used to make a tone on tone distressed background on the Daffodil Delight card base.

A panel was made by adding Flirty Flamingo DSP to another piece of Daffodil Delight card stock. This was adhered with dimensionals.

The circle topper was made using combinations of layering dies and punches. The sentiment was stamped with 2nd generation Soft Suede ink and cut with the matching Darling Label punch.

Soft Suede ink was used to stamp the flowers. Sponge daubers were used to apply the ink colours of the challenge to the image.

This was die cut and added to the card with dimensionals. A few rhinestones and Wink of Stella completed the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Just Add Ink #423

Hi Everyone,

I hope those of you in the UK are enjoying the Bank Holiday.

Today I am playing along with the Just Add Ink challenge.

This is an interesting combination, see what the design team have made here!

And this is what I have created featuring the Follow Your Dreams stamp set and dies.

I built the background first using the Artisan Textures stamp set. To soften this a little, a Vellum overlay was placed over the top. The panel was added to a Basic Grey card base.

There are lots of layers on the dream catcher.

First, the largest image was stamped in Basic Grey and Die cut.

The additional layers were cut from Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede card stock. These were secured together with a silver brad.

The large feathers were cut from white card stock and Soft Suede ink was added to the ends with a sponge dauber. The smaller feathers were stamped with Bermuda Bay ink on to matching card before Die Cutting and adding to the dream catcher.

The Friendly Expressions stamp set was used for the sentiment which was heat embossed with silver powder.

This was cut with the Pretty Label Punch and adhered with dimensionals. A few silver pearls completed the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Lisa’s Colour Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Welcome this month’s InspireINK blog hop.

Lisa has chosen a colour challenge. I had to think a long time about this one!

In the end I opted for a grungy style card.

I used the Artisan Textures stamp set, starting with Merry Merlot. This is a strong colour, so I used only a little bit. This later became the backdrop for the sentiment.

Other images from Artisan Textures were used to build up the background. Bermuda Bay first, then Daffodil Delight. The panel was mounted on to a Merry Merlot card base.

Bermuda Bay ink was used to stamp the sentiment on to a strip of white card stock. The Everyday Label Punch was used the shape the ends.

A few rhinestones finished the card.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Next up is beautiful Hannah, just clickthe next button below!

Happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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