Free as a Bird Thank You card

Hello Everyone,

So I admit it…. I have been avoiding using this set. At launch there were so many lovely things being made with this set, but now I want to share a card with you.

It’s nothing fancy but like how it turned out.

I started with main image which I stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I used a reference image to make my birds in to bluetits.

I die cut the image with a Nested Die and also cut the small thank you sentiment.

Leaves were stamped and coloured on a card layer before adhering the birds with dimensionals.

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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Birthday Sails

Hello Everyone,

I hope you has a great weekend!

Today’s project features the Lilypad Lake stamp set with a sentiment from Well Said.

I wanted a soft colour palette so I stamped the outline of the boats with Basic Grey ink. The sails were coloured with Stampin Blends markers.

Pool Party ink was used to stamp the ‘water’ on to a card layer.

The sentiment was stamped and die cut and adhered to the card first, followed by the boats, using dimensionals.

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.

Why not join my team and enjoy discounted prices on your favourite Stampin’ supplies!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Lakeside Dies

[146351]

£25.00

In My Thoughts

Hello Everyone,

I really love the simplicity of this faceted heart. Last time I used it, I “coloured” the heart with the accompanying brushstroke image. This time I wanted to colour the image with my Stampin’ Blends.

I opted for a Pool Party colour theme, stamping the image with with Classic ink first.

I then coloured each section with my Markers, deciding where peaks and troughs would be.

I had to add some Wink of Stella for some extra bling.

The sentiment was added below the heart.

The panel was die cut with a Stitched Rectangle die. A larger rectangle was cut from Pool Party card stock.

The layers were finally adhered to a Whisper White card base.

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.

Why not join my team and enjoy discounted prices on your favourite Stampin’ supplies! During July get even more value from your Starter Kit!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Inspire.Create #047

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog. Every other Monday I share my project that I have used as my entry for the Inspire.Create challenge.

This time it’s a sketch challenge.

The design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. You can see them here.

And this is my card…

The sketch reminded me of the sun so I cut a circle from some scrap paper and used it as a stencil.

I added Daffodil Delight ink first, working from the edge of the stencil to the centre. I then moved to Pumpkin Pie and then a touch of Poppy Parade around the edges.

To continue the tropical sunset feel, I chose to add the palm trees from the Friend Like You stamp set using Memento Ink. The sentiment in the set fitted in nicely too.

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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Birthday Bugs!

Hello Everyone,

I thought I would try something clean and Simple with fun Wiggle Worm stamp set for today’s project.

The bugs were stamped with Memento Ink so I could colour them with Stampin’ Blends.

I used the coordinating dies to cut the out the images.

On a Whisper White card base, I stamped the happy birthday greeting in Bermuda Bay Ink.

The insects were then adhered with mini dimensionals.

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.

Why not join my team and enjoy discounted prices on your favourite Stampin’ supplies!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Gratitude

Hello Everyone,

If you love Colouring, you will love the Seaside Notions stamp set. I really enjoyed using my Stampin’ Blends for this card.

For the background, the seaweed was stamped with Soft Sea Foam ink on to a Stitched Rectangle.

This, was adhered to the centre of a white card base. A frame was added with dimensionals.

The seahorse and shells were stamped with Basic Gray ink and coloured in with Stampin’ Blends. The images were fussy cut.

The sentiment was cut with the Timeless Label Punch.

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.

Why not join my team and enjoy discounted prices on your favourite Stampin’ supplies!

Stampin’ Storage is back in stock!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Watercoloured Magnolia

Hello Everyone,

Allow me to introduce the Magnolia Lane Suite. This is an astoundingly beautiful stamp set with coordinating dies. The Designer Series Paper is equally stunning.

Other products in the suite include a ribbon combo pack and cute embellishments.

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Today’s project is focused on the huge Magnolia image. This was stamped with Stazon Ink using the Stamparatus to guarantee a clear image.

The image was coloured with watercolour pencils and blender pens, then die cut.

Dimensionals were used to adhere the coloured Magnolia to a card base which was covered with Designer Series Paper.

Finally, a small strip of paper was used to mount the sentiment which was stamped on to some white card stock.

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.

If you would like a Free copy of the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue please let me know.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Blender Pens

[102845]

£11.25

Especially for You

Hello Everyone,

Today I wanted to use my Stampin’ Blends for some relaxing colour therapy.

I picked this Bloom from the Botanical Bliss stamp set to work with.

Three flowers were stamped on to some Whisper White card stock with Memento Ink. Two others were added directly to a 3 by 4-3/4 inch card layer.

Each was coloured with Stampin’ Blends Markers. Three of the images were fussy cut to add to the card later.

Old Olive ink was used to stamp the leaf sprigs on to the card layer which was matted on to some Rich Razzleberry card stock.

The sentiment was added next with Rich Razzleberry ink.

The Blooms were adhered with dimensionals and die cut sprigs were added in between for some texture.

The panel was finally adhered to Rich Razzleberry card base layered with Whisper White card stock with dimensionals.

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 miss out on these last chance items…. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

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 had taken inspiration from another demonstrator in our team to make the card using the paper piecing technique.

Visit Jill’s blog here to see more about the technique and the original card.

Heather has used this superb colour combination for this card. The layout is really simple but can be adapted to suit any occasion.

Visit Heather’s blog here to see more on making this project.

Gez has a thing for purple… But she couldn’t leave the others out! This is a great way to use Designer Series Paper!

Visit Gez’s blog here to see how these bags are made.

Helzie is taking advantage of the Stamparatus to create this multicoloured card.

Visit Helzie’s blog here to see how to achieve this look.

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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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Blended Florals

Good Morning,

I love using florals in my cardmaking and I love this stamp set and matching Framelits.

The images were stamped in Memento Ink so that they may be coloured with Stampin’ Blends Markers. These were die cut ready to add to the card.

An additional die cut was adhered to a white card base over which the sentiment was added.

The flowers were then adhered around the sentiment using dimensionals.

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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Party Time #GDP171

Good Morning,

Getting back to my schedule following the holiday season, so today I have my Global Design Project entry to share with you.

The theme this week is…. A new year. See the design team projects here

I have used the Birthday Cheer stamp set to create my project… I thought the party hats were just the thing for the theme.

I built the card base using Melon Mambo card stock. I then added a layer of glimmer paper and Whisper White card stock.

For the topper, I heat embossed the sentiment with gold powder.

The hats were stamped in Stazon black ink and coloured with watercolour Pencils and adhered using 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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Blender Pens

[102845]

£11.25

Birthday Presents

Hello Again,

I love this card, it turned out really great with the pastel colours.

I started this project with the presents which were stamped with Stazon Ink. This is a water resistant ink perfect for watercolouring.

I used watercolour pencils and blender pens to get this soft pastel look. These were then fussy cut. Later these were adhered with SNAIL or dimensional adhesive.

Because there are so many colours in the focal images, I used a small layer of black card stock to frame the central portion of the card.

The confetti image added some extra fun to the base card which I stamped with Smoky Slate ink.

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 see more about 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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Blender Pens

[102845]

£11.25

So Hoppy Together

Good Morning,

Today’s card is super simple and uses one of the free stamps sets available during Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-bration event.

The frog was stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends Markers. This was die cut using a Stitched Shapes Framelit.

A frame was die cut from Pineapple Punch card stock. This was adhered to a Call Me Clover card base with Multipurpose glue. The stamped image was added with dimensionals.

Finally, the sentiment was stamped with Memento Ink on to a strip of white card stock. I then used a 1 inch circle punch to add the curved edges.

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 see more about 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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Just Because

Hello Everyone,

I fancied doing some colouring today so I pulled out this lovely hostess stamp set.

Choose this set when you host a party or place an order of £150 or more…… And, during Sale-a-bration get extra rewards on orders over £200.

I stamped the main image with Memento Ink. This is a ware based ink so it won’t bleed when the image is coloured with Stampin’ Blends.

The blending was achieved by starting with the lightest colour, adding the shading and then blending with the light colour again. Work in small sections while the ink is still wet for best results.

The coloured panel was then matted on to Mango Melody card stock and adhered to a Cajun Craze card base.

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 see more about 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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Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share Project. This week I am featuring some of the products coming in January… So exciting!

Helzie has featured this lovely floral set called All That You Are…. Just love how this has been coloured.

See more on Helzie’s blog here

Jill has already fallen for this amazing set called Butterfly Gala… There are so many options

See more on Jill’s blog here

Heather is showing the Happiness Blooms set. This has a coordinating mini punch pack.

See more about this bundle at Heather’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these sneak peaks!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Joy to the World

Hello Everyone,

I just love these little robins in the Feathers and Frost stamp set.

The card base was made with Garden Green card stock. Matching ink was used to stamp the Holly frame on to the background.

A 3 by 3 inch square of Whisper White card was stamped to make the topper, starting with the sentiment.

The robins were added using Memento black ink. These were coloured with Soft Suede and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Blends.

The piece was then layered on to red glimmer paper and adhered to the card with dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

The supplies used are listed and linked to the online store below. Just click on the images!

There’s a sale on at the moment on selected items. See what’s on offer here

I would love to be your demonstrator.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Project Share Project

Hi there,

Today is the day I share projects made by my crafting friends… All of them feature balloons!

Heidi has made this unusual fancy fold card.

See more on Heidi’s blog here

Angelina has used this popular hostess stamp set.

See more on Angelina’s blog here

Helzie has made a cute layered watercoloured card.

See more on her blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stencilled Snowflakes

Good Morning,

With the chilly morning we have been having, I thought I would use the Beautiful Blizzard bundle today.

The card is inspired by a project that we made at our recent team retreat curtesy of the lovely Heidi.

The main panel has made use of the “waste” from the cutting die as, a stencil.

I gently stippled ink over the portions I wanted using a sponge dauber. It didn’t matter to me that the edges weren’t perfect, it all added to the effect.

Once I was happy with the result, I adhered this to a Pool Party card which already has a white layer attached.

The sentiment was added simply at the bottom of the card and a few sequins completed 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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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Autumn Winter Team card Swap

Hello Everyone,

With each catalogue launch, the team send out cards to each other to share creativity with new products.

I featured the Peaceful Poinsettia bundle.

The centrepiece was coloured with Stampin’ Blends;

  • Light & Dark Shaded Spruce
  • Light Poppy Parade
  • Light & Dark Cherry Cobbler

The coloured image was die cut ready to add to the card.

The same Poinsettia image was stamped on to a Cherry Cobbler card base. A strip of Shaded Spruce paper was adhered across the middle.

The sentiment was cut with the Everyday Label Punch and mounted on to some Merry Merlot glimmer paper.

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

Hi there,

It’s Thursday, which means another Project Share.

My crafty friends have been busy creating so many lovely things. Please click the links to see the full project.

First up this week is Heidi of Flutterby Heidi. This Darling little box is the perfect new home gift package, such a brilliant idea.

See more here

Helzie has used this adorable stamp set to make this bright and happy card…. That little fella looks so excited.

See more here

And Hannah has demonstrated how to achieve a watercolour effect on coloured card stock for a completely different look.

See more here.

I hope the ladies have inspired you as much as they have me.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Simply Scored

[122334]

£27.00