Beautiful Birthday

Hello Everyone,

I just love a sketch challenge…. They really help me to think about fresh card designs that I wouldn’t normally use. This one is from my lovely friend Gez.

The circle made want to use a Doily, though rather than using premade embellishments I made my own with the Painted Glass bundle.

I also wanted to use vellum in the design. I cut this down and rounded opposite corners.

I tried lots of different DSP designs to go behind the vellum. I settled on this black & white pattern from the Botanical Butterfly collection available in the Sale-a-bration offer.

I stamped the sentiment and die cut butterflies from the Painted Glass set.

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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For His Birthday

Hello Everyone,

Today’s project combines a couple of Facebook challenges, a sketch and and a theme.

I decided to use these grungy papers, couldn’t resist the map!

I used a black card base to let the colours of the design stand out.

Each banner was cut by hand, though the triple banner punch would have done the trick too.

I took the sentiment from the Birthday Cheer set and punched this with a 1-1/2 inch circle.

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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Tropical Sketch

Hello Everyone,

Today’s card is inspired by a sketch challenge set by Ian Potter

I have adjusted the measurements to suit my design.

The background features the beautiful Tropical Escape DSP.

The pieces were trimmed to size. The uppermost layer measuring 3 inches wide.

A sentiment from the coordinating stamp bundle was stamped with Shaded Spruce ink.

Additional leaves were die cut from the DSP sheets and layered below the sentiment.

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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Stamparatus

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£46.00

Twinkling Inspiration #GDP174

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Global Design Project challenge entry.

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

And this is my card….

The base is made with Night of Navy card stock.

Some Twinkle Twinkle DSP was cut to size. A one inch strip of Vellum was secure along the middle. Night of Navy twine was then wrapped around this before adhering to the base.

For the sentiment, I used the Sale-a-bration stamp set, Part of my Story. This was stamped with Balmy Blue ink and Die cut with a Stitched Shape Framelit.

A scalloped oval of Vellum was die cut and the sentiment layered on top. I used dimensionals to add this to the card.

Finally, I added a double bow tied from the Night of Navy twine.

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 #035

Hi Everyone,

It’s time for a new challenge from Inspire.Create.

This time it’s a sketch challenge. As always there are plenty of ideas from the Design Team. See them here

This is my card for the challenge.

I used Mint Macaron ink to stamp the base card with an image from the Dragonfly Dreams set. I cut a Doily and adhered this with Multipurpose glue.

A strip of Share What You Love Designer Series Paper was added across the middle.

The sentiment was stamped with Tranquil Tide ink and added with dimensionals.

Three Bitty Blooms were punched and decorated with rhinestones.

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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Blooming Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone,

My project today is an entry for a Facebook sketch challenge.

This was the perfect opportunity to use the Stitched Rectangles Framelits.

Once I planned out my layers, I opted to use some designer series paper. I chose this fun pattern from Happiness Blooms. From here I chose Pineapple Punch card stock for the card base.

The focal image and sentiment come from the Amazing Life stamp set.

I used Blueberry Bushel ink and added the strip with dimensionals.

The cake was coloured with watercolor pencils.

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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I’m Lucky… #FMS368

Good Morning,

Here we are at Friday again… And time for a Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

See the design team projects here

And this is my card.

The card base was embossed with the Layered Leaves embossing folder.

3 by 2 inch pieces of Designer Series Paper were adhered to the card, the uppermost piece with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Tranquil Tide ink and cut with the Everyday Label Punch.

Vellum leaves were added for 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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Leaf Punch

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£15.00

Thinking of you #FMS367

Good Morning,

Here is my Freshly Made Sketches entry for this week… The design team projects can be seen here

I have used Designer Series Paper to create layers. I love these designs from the Country Lane collection…. Blackberry Bliss is my favourite colour.

DSP was cut to 4 by 5-3/4 inches to add to the card front.

A further piece 3 by 4-3/4 inches was adhered to a Whisper White layer 3-1/8 by 4-7/8 inches. This panel was added to the card with dimensionals.

Blackberry Bliss ink was used to stamp the sentiment which was cut with 1-1/4 circle punch.

A small bow of white ribbon and some sequins were added to finish 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 #436

Hello Everyone,

This week there is a sketch challenge at the Just Add Ink challenge.

You can see what the design team have created with the sketch here

This is my design based on the inspiration sketch.

I cut strips of All is Bright designer series paper and adhered these to a white card base.

The Pretty Label Punch was used to cut some Cherry Cobbler card stock. To this I adhered three pine sprigs die cut from Granny Apple Green card stock.

The sentiment was stamped with Call Me Clover ink and added 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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Chic Thank You #FMS365

Hi Everyone,

It’s Friday and time for another Freshly Made Sketches challenge from Jen.

You can see what the design team have made some with the sketch here

I have used Tropical Chic to make my project, starting with a Shaded Spruce card base.

Some Designer Series Paper was adhered to the front.

A complementary paper was cut to 2-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches.

A Whisper White piece was cut to the same dimensions and stamped with Blushing Bride leaves.

Soft Sea Foam and Shaded Spruce inks were used for the sentiment before adhering 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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Congratulations #GDP166

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my Global Design Project challenge entry.

It’s a sketch challenge this week.

You can see what the design team have made here

I have opted for a monochrome design.

Merry Merlot card stock was used to make the card base.

Whisper White card was punched with a 1-1/2 inch circle punch and embossed with the Subtle embossing folder.

Tear and tape was used to secure some ruffled ribbon. The sentiment was added over the top with double height dimensionals.

The decorative elements were die cut with the Snowfall thinlits and layered together. This was adhered with a dimensional.

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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Peace on Earth #FMS363

Hello!

It’s Friday! and time for another sketch challenge.

As always the design team have created some amazing projects. See them here

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Sticking with the Christmas theme, I have used the Snow is Glistening stamp set… I love it so much, I just can’t put it down.

The base card was made simply with Whisper White card stock. Some Cherry Cobbler patterned paper was added to the right hand side with Granny Apple Green card stock added over the top.

The focal image was stamped on to a separate piece of card with Granny Apple Green ink, then trimmed to size.

This was adhered with dimensionals and decorated with rhinestones.

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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Bronzed Mandala #FMS362

Good Morning,

Here’s this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge entry.

The design team have made some fantastic samples. See them here.

I couldn’t resist using some glimmer paper as the background layer on this card.

For the topper, the large motif was stamped with Mango Melody ink.

Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie inks were used to stamp the smaller images. These were die cut with the coordinating thinlits.

The sentiment was added towards the bottom of the topper.

Dimensional adhesive was used to adhere the layers to the card base.

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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Positive Thoughts #GDP162

Hello Everyone,

A day later than usual, but here is my entry for the Global Design Project.

I opted for the Happiness Surrounds stamp set, but using wintry colours. I really like the sentiments in this set too.

The background was stamped first, using Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Foam inks. This was adhered to a Blueberry Bushel card base.

The banners were cut from scraps. On the white piece, I stamped the large motif in Soft Sea Foam ink.

The sentiment was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and punched out.

I added an extra die cut flower and leaves. A rhinestone was placed in the centre.

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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Heart & Home #FMS360

Good Morning,

As it is Friday, today’s project is my entry for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

You can see what the design team have made here

I discovered my pack of Festive Farmhouse patterned paper when I was deciding what to make. It is so lovely.

The green paper was adhered to a white card base. The opposite side was cut 1 inch smaller, Layered on to Very Vanilla card stock and added with dimensionals.

Cherry Cobbler ink was used to stamp the sentiment which was die cut.

The holly was stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. These were fussy cut.

Ribbon was laid down first. The oval was added next with dimensionals. The holly was added using multipurpose glue.

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 #431 Sketch Challenge

Good Morning,

Another sketch challenge coming at ya today courtesy of the Just Add Ink team.

You can see what the design team have made on the blog here

So….. I decided to put a “twist” on the sketch, mainly because I didn’t like the origin orientation with the design I chose.

I began by embossing a card layer with the Curls and Swirls embossing folder, and adhering this to a white card base.

A 1-1/4 inch strip of Frosted Floral DSP was adhered to some white card stock. Half a pearlized doily was then added to the back. The strip was then added to the card with dimensionals.

The additional elements were stamped with Mint Macaron or Highland Heather inks and Die cut with the coordinating Framelits. These were secured with a mix of Multipurpose glue and dimensionals.

Some basic adhesive sequins finished 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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Inspire.Create #029

Hi Everyone,

This week there is a sketch challenge going on over at the Inspire.Create.Challenge’s blog.

The design team have made some wonderful samples as inspiration. Check them out here

And this is my festive project…

Shaded Spruce card stock has been used for the base.

Designer Series Paper panels were cut to 5 by 3-1/4 inches and layered on to Real Red mats 1/8 inches larger.

The panel was adhered with dimensionals.

The word “holidays” was die cut from glimmer paper… I forgot to add sticky sheet to mine, so used Multipurpose glue to add this to the card.

“happy” was heat embossed with gold powder on Real Red 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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Trick or Treat #FMS357

Good Morning,

As always on Friday, I am sharing my Freshly Made sketched challenge entry.

The design team have made some great projects which you can see here!

I have gone with a grungy Halloween theme featuring the Artisan Textures stamp set.

I masked off a section of a white card layer. Merry Merlot, Mossy Meadow and Night of Navy inks were used.

Some Sahara Sand Ink was added the edges before removing the mask.

The sentiment was added along the stamped edge with Merry Merlot ink.

Some spooky bats were punched from black card stock and painted with Frost White Shimmer paint.

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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Three Boats #GDP158

Hi there Everyone,

It’s Wednesday, so it’s time for a Global Design Project challenge.

This week is a sketch challenge and as usual the design team have made some wonderful projects to inspire us. See them all here!

I have pulled out the Lilypad Lake bundle. I liked the idea of having three little boats across the card.

I chose a neutral card base of Sahara Sand. A piece of Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper was adhered to the base with SNAIL adhesive.

Sahara Sand ink was used to stamp the water on to a strip of Whisper White card stock. Some silver baker’s twine was tied around the piece before adding to the card with dimensionals.

The boats were stamped with Memento Ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends markers to complement the paper in the background.

The sentiment was also stamped with Memento Ink and cut in to strips.

Some adhesive backed sequins were added to 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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InspireINK blog hop: Hannah’s Sketch Challenge

Hello Everyone,

Today I am blog hopping with my friends for this month’s InspireINK challenge.

Hannah has given us this cute sketch to use.

I have chosen to stay with a Christmas theme for my card.

Some Dashing Along Designer Series Paper was adhered to a white card base.

The Stitched Labels dies were used to cut the little heart circle.

The sentiment from the Merry Christmas to All was stamped with versamark I K and heat embossed in gold.

The Detailed Poinsettia dies were used to cut and embossed with the Big Shot Embossing mats. This was adhered with dimensionals and clear Wink of Stella added over the top.

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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