Inspire.Create.Challenge #139 – Sketch Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

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

Challenge #139 is a Sketch – a layout suggestion to create the card. This isn’t in keeping with my usual style but I’m giving it a try!

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

I have used the fabulous In Colours for my project today.

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

I have tried to stick to the sketch as closely as possible so I used the Heart Punch Pack to cut layers of vellum and cardstock.

The strips for the background are embossed / debossed and added to the Basic White panel at an angle.

For the original card the strips were tone on tone stamped and the sentiment was heat embossed.

What is your favourite In Colour?

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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Creative Colour Challenge #81 with Flowers of Friendship

Hello Everyone,

Here’s another Creative Colour Challenge… #81 has colours that are right up my street…. Blackberry Bliss is one my favourites!

If you wish to play along with these challenges you can do so HERE!

This just had to be florals and this combo with work with various stamp set.. just use what you have! I chose Flowers of Friendship with it’s coordinating punch.

The deep colours are perfect to use with Wink of Stella, Blender Pens or a damp brush.

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

Here’s an alternative make, this time with the Petal Park bundle!

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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Creative Colour Challenge #80 with the Queen Bee bundle

Hello Everyone,

I’m a bit late posting this make for the Creative Colour Challenge #80 – real life got in the way a little this week. I can’t to see the new challenge later today!

If you wish to play along you can do so HERE!

This one was very tricky. I originally thought I would create a sunset but my daughter saw my sample and gave me a new idea.

I love the texture from the Bricks and Mortar 3D embossing folder which blended beautifully.

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

I decided not to add a sentiment to this card and let the background shine through.

This card uses a Crushed Curry card base instead.

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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Quick Cards using Basic Grey Colour Combinations

Hello Everyone,

At our team retreat last weekend, we made a sweet little desk organiser. In the process, I “discovered” a new beautiful colour combination of Basic Grey, Orchid Oasis and Copper! So today, I’m exploring some other options!

First up is Polished Pink with Gold!

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

The card design is very simple to focus on the colour combinations…

Here’s the original version with Orchid Oasis and Copper….

And just for completeness, here is Fresh Freesia with Silver!

Which is your favourite?

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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Inspire.Create.Challenge #138 – CASE the Designer Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog and another Inspire.Create.Challenge!

Challenge #138 is a CASE the Designer challenge!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below… We’d love to see your makes!

I have used the Two-Tone Flora stamp set for my project today.

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

The background panel can be made in two parts or as a single piece as demonstrated in the video.

I love the mix of textures in this design. The two-tone flora can be created with a number of combinations…. Try some out!

This combo is Petal Pink and Calypso Coral.

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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Creative Colour Challenge #79 with the Two Tone Flora bundle

Hello Everyone,

This week’s Creative Colour Challenge is so summery with all the colours coming from the Stampin’ Up! Brights colour family!

If you wish to play along you can do so HERE!

Orange and pink are a great combination and work well with this two step stamping.

The foliage stamped in the background adds some depth to the design.

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

The Something Fancy stamp set and dies provided the sentiment which was stamped in Melon Mambo ink.

This card uses a Mango Melody card base instead.

Here is an alternative layout with the same products!

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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The Project Share Project Blog Hop – CASE the Catalogue!

Good Morning Everybody,

Welcome to this month’s Project Share Project blog hop.

This month, all our projects are inspired by the amazing samples in the Stampin’ Up! catalogues…

Use the links below to see the other projects in today’s hop…

Gez Carpenter – Nigezza Creates

Heather Forgan – Stamp With Nellie

Jill Chapman – Paper Daisy Crafting

My card uses the Honeybee Home and Framed Occasions stamp sets and coordinating dies.

As an extra challenge, I’ve also attempted to use all the 2022 in colours too!

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

I think my favourite part of this design is the textured hexagon background.

Here’s a close up of the original version using the 2021 colours.

Click below to go to Gez’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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The 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 used a mix of solid and floral designs from this paper pack for an elegant looking card!

Visit Jill’s blog HERE

Heather’s card design shows off the beautiful colours of this pretty designer series paper!

Visit Heather’s blog HERE

Gez is making hinge pockets from her designer series paper!

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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#StampAroundUK Video Hop – Spring has Sprung!

Hi Everyone,

It’s the first of the month which means another #StampAroundUK video hop!

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

Here are some more photos of today’s card 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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Easy Wreath with Flowers of Friendship

Hi Everyone,

Something nice and simple for today using a favourite stamp set and coordinating punch!

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

I picked the lovely Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia for this happy and bright birthday card.

The design can be muted down for other occasions. This combo uses Gray Granite and So Saffron.

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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Inspire.Create.Challenge #137 – Theme Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog and another Inspire.Create.Challenge!

Challenge #137 is a theme challenge!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below… We’d love to see your makes!

I have used the Hand-Penned Petal stamp set for my project today.

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

The scalloped detail on the card base and layers worked out so well.

A little ink, (whatever was left from a previous project) was added to the embossed panel.

A contrasting, white heat embossed sentiment and some champagne rhinestones 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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Creative Colour Challenge #77 with the Petal Park bundle

Hello Everyone,

If you need a challenge, this will be right up your street .. some tricky colours to work with!

If you wish to play along you can do so HERE!

I have stuck with a floral design for my project… You can’t really go far wrong with the Petal Park bundle.

The Early Espresso leaves over Very Vanilla cardstock gave a vintage feel, enhanced with some Wink of Stella and ink blend around the edges.

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

This card used different layers and a larger sentiment to give the design changing the look of the card but using the same products.

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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Creative Colour Challenge #76 with the Beautifully Happy stamp set

Hello Everyone,

I’ve not had the chance to take part in this challenge for a while but managed to get some craft time in!

If you wish to play along you can do so HERE!

I took the opportunity to work with this Sale-a-bration stamp set and Stampin’ Blends!

Layers were created with the Deckled Rectangle dies.

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

Some Pool Party ribbon and a simple sentiment finished the 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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White Heat Embossed Background with the Petal Park stamp set

Hello Everyone,

My card today has been inspired by the wonderful Hannah McCurley. I love the magic of heat embossing so this was a fun twist to the technique.

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

Adding white watercolour pencil adds some additional subtle detail to the design.

This sample was made with Crumb Cake, Evening Evergreen and Gold!

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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Inspire.Create.Challenge #136 – Colour Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog and another Inspire.Create.Challenge!

Challenge #136 is a colour challenge!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below… We’d love to see your makes!

I have used the Flowers of Friendship stamp set for my project today.

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

The punch allowed me to create a cluster of flowers with lots of texture!

I love Evening Evergreen as the account colour and a great alternative to black for sentiments. I will miss these colours when they retire in the Summer!

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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Textured Card using the Queen Bee Dies

Hello Everyone,

Sometimes I like to “go to town” on a card project! So this card is packed with texture from a bunch of dies cuts and I’ve thrown in some hest embossing too!

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

A variety of green cardstocks were used to make the wreath background which was embellished with Rich Razzleberry flowers.

This version uses a Sahara Sand card base and Highland Heather flowers.

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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Inspire.Create.Challenge #135 – Sketch Challenge!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog and another Inspire.Create.Challenge!

Challenge #135 is a sketch challenge! A sketch gives you an idea from which to build a card layout which can really help with crafter’s block!

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below… We’d love to see your makes!

I have used the Petal Park bundle for my project today.

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

The punch allowed me to create a cluster of flowers with lots of texture!

Using a blending brush over the embossed background brings out the details of 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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Mixed Alphabets with Watercolour World

Hello Everyone,

I have to say, I really enjoyed making this card! I love it when I can combine products for a project!

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

The Alphabet a la Mode die set is a great size for Cardmaking.

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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Inspire.Create.Challenge #134 – Case the Designer!

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog and another Inspire.Create.Challenge!

Challenge #134 is to Case the Designer…. Me!

This was my take on the “floating DSP” technique.

You can see the other design team projects and take part in the challenge by clicking below… We’d love to see your makes!

I have recreated my card with coloured cardstock rather than designer series paper. All these colours are in the Brights colour family.

With all the colour in the circle element, I kept the rest of the card in monochromatic black and white.

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

The sentiment was taken from the Something Fancy stamp set and cut with coordinating dies.

This sample uses the Subtles colour family and is embellished with iridescent pastel gems.

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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Petal Park Bundle with Neutral Colours

Hello Everyone,

More new products to show you today! The focus is the Petal Park Bundle….. It’s so pretty!

I chose colours from the Neutrals collection to make my cards.

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

The clear Wink of Stella pen served as a watercolour brush as well as adding some gentle sparkle to the 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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