Big Time

Good Morning Everybody,

I fancied doing some colouring so I pulled out this Animal Outing stamp set.

As I was using Stampin’ Blends to colour, I stamped the images with Memento ink on to a 3-1/2 square of Whisper White card stock.

The rhino was coloured with Smoky Slate and Ivory;

The frog is Rich Razzleberry;

The bird is Pool Party and Bermuda Bay;

Old Olive and Bronze were used for the branch.

The card base was made from Call Me Clover card stock which was cut to 8 by 4 inches, scored at 4 inches.

A 2 inch strip of In Colour DSP was added to the right hand side of the card, then embossed with the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textures embossing folder.

Layering Squares framelits were used to make a small frame of card stock which was adhered at an angle with mini dimensionals. Some Wink of Stella glitter pen added some sparkle.

The stamped panel adhered over the top of this.

The cute sentiment was stamped with Call Me Clover ink and cut with a 1-1/4 inch circle punch. This was added to a 1-3/8 scallop circle cut from the same DSP.

I hope you enjoyed this project. The supplies used are listed below. Click the picture to be directed to the online store.

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Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Magical Day Shaker – Just Add Ink #404

Hi Everyone,

I am taking part in this week’s Just Add Ink Challenge.

This time the task is to create a Shaker card…. Not something I make a lot!

Pop over to the Just Add Ink blog to see what the design team have made.

Here is what I created.

I just love the Magical Day stamp bundle … It is such a shame it will be retiring at the end of May.

The card base is made with Pink Pirouette card stock. Some Daffodil Delight striped paper from the Tutti-Frutti collection was adhered to the front.

I chose to make a heart shaped aperture from Pink Pirouette card stock. Some Window Sheet adhered to the back with Fast Fuse.

Adhesive foam strips were applied around the aperture and the edge of the card stock.

Gold glitter flakes and some sequins were placed in the centre of the card. The aperture was then adhered over the top.

The sentiment from the stamp set was stamped with Pink Pirouette ink and cut with the Everyday Label punch. This was adhered with dimensionals withe some Silver metallic thread looped behind.

Three unicorns were coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers.

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Anniversary Heart

Hi Everyone,

Clean and Simple is the order of the day with this card.

The heart was stamped with Memento ink to allow the image to be coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers.

For the sentiment, the word anniversary was stamped first. This was taken from the Happy Wishes Sale-a-bration set. The word happy is from Thoughtful Banners.

The panel was adhered to a neutral card base. I chose to use Crumb Cake card stock for this.

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

Sale-a-bration ends 31st March. Don’t miss out on the freebies or the fabulous joining offer!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Inspire.Create #013

Good Morning Everyone,

Today’s post is my entry for the Inspire.Create.Challenge.

This week its a colour challenge; you can see what the design team created here!

This is my entry using Birthday Wishes For You.

The image was stamped in memento ink and coloured with Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends.

Confetti from Eclectic Expressions was stamped over the background using second generation Lemon Lime Twist, Daffodil Delight and Basic Grey inks.

Lemon Lime Twist mini striped ribbon and Basic Grey Shimmer ribbon was added along the bottom of the panel before adhering to a Basic Grey card base.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Tweet Thank You

Happy Sunday,

I am sharing a really quick fun card today.

I have used the Bird Banter set to stamp my images on to a 3 inch square of Whisper White card stock.

The bird was coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers.

The square was adhered to some Springtime Foils paper. Then to the card with dimensionals.

The card base is made with Tempting Turquoise card stock. The was stamped with the small flower from the set using the coordinating ink.

The sentiment was added to the bottom using Tempting Turquoise ink and layering with Lemon Lime Twist card stock to match the leaves in the main image.

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

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Brave Knight #FMS327

Happy Friday!

The Freshly Made Sketch for this week has been provided by Jen M. You can see what the design team made here!

This is my entry using the Myths and Magic suite.

The base is made very simply with two pieces of designer series paper adhered to Whisper White card stock.

The knight and dragon were stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers and added to the card with dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Petal Passion Sweet Box

Good Morning,

I don’t make many 3D projects. I find them quite tricky to do, but this turned out really well.

The box itself is a pizza style box made with full A4 sheet of Powder Pink card stock.

The card was scored at 1 inch and 2 inches on all four sides.

The long side was also scored at 5-3/8 inches and 6-3/8 inches.

The score lines were folded and burnished.

Each corner has four squares. The three outer squares were cut away. The remaining square was cut to form a tab.

The centre score lines were also cut in to tabs.

The Petal Passion paper was coloured using a brayer and Flirty Flamingo ink. Whilst flat, paper was added to the lid and the inside panels.

The box was constructed by forming the base first, then the lid.

For a snug closure a belly band was made with Powder Pink ribbon and some flowers from the Petal Palette stamp set.

The flowers were stamped with Memento ink, coloured with Stampin’ Blends and die cut the the coordinating framelits.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Simply Scored

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Bone Folder

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£6.25

Remarkable

Hi there Everyone,

I am really loving working with Stampin’ Blends markers.

I have used more expensive markers in the past and the Blends perform really well in comparison.

Blending is easy because the markers are available as a pair, containing a light and dark shade or buy individually to create your own palette.

There are lots of ways to purchase.

  1. Get the whole set; 12 pairs of Stampin’ Up! colours, bronze, ivory and a colour lifter.
  2. Choose the colours you like to work with. Include a colour lifter to expand the shades that can be achieved with limited colours. Build your collection over time to suit your budget.
  3. Join Stampin’ Up! and add markers to your starter kit. Make up the value with Memento ink and card stock. Until 31st March, you can also add two extra stamp sets to colour with your markers.

View the details of the Sale-a-bration joining offer and the Stampin’ Blends colours available here!

For today’s card I have coloured this lovely flower from the Remarkable You stamp set.

I used the Calypso Coral combo and a little of the light Cherry Cobbler marker for the petals. Old Olive was used for the stem.

The image was cut with a Stitched square framelit and the layered on to some Cajun Craze card stock.

I made the card base with Cajun Craze card stock and added a plain white card layer.

Some white organza ribbon was coloured with the Ivory Stampin’ Blend marker…. Your ribbon can now be whatever colour you want!

The ribbon was looped back and forth and adhered to card base. The stamped square was added over the top with dimensionals.

The sentiment was added to the left to balance the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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You Are Loved

Hi Everyone,

This lovely Blossoming Basket is perfect to let someone know how special they are.

The set is available for free with a qualifying order of £45 during Stampin’ Up!’s Sale-a-bration event which ends 31st March.

For more details click here!

My card has been made by stamping the image with Memento ink on to Whisper White card stock.

I have used Stampin’ Blends to colour it in. The markers blend beautifully. The flowers use Pink Pirouette and Rich Razzleberry, which give the petals dimension.

The coloured panel was mounted on to dome Fresh Fig card stock.

Pear Pizzazz shimmer ribbon was added to the bottom before adhering to an Old Olive card base.

The sentiment from the set was cut with the Tailored Tag punch to create a hexagon. A small bow was added to finish off.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Petal Palette and Stampin’ Blends

Happy Sunday!

Today’s project is easy to put together with some colouring techniques thrown in too.

The card base is made with Cherry Cobbler card stock cut a 4-1/8 inches, (10.5cm) and scored at 5-7/8 inches, (15cm).

A piece of Petal Passion DSP was cut to 5-1/2 inches, (14cm) by 3-3/4 inches,(9.5cm). This was coloured using a Stampin’ Sponge and Calypso Coral ink.

This was adhered to a Whisper White card layer, 5-3/4 inches, (14.5cm) by 4 inches, (10cm).

Dome Silver Natural Trim was adhered across the lower portion of the card.

The floral from the Petal Palette stamp set was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Might as Well Dance

Hey there,

I haven’t used Beautiful You for a while so here she is dancing away.

Our dancing lady was stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. She was then cut with the largest scalloped circle die.

The card base was made with Soft Sky card stock. A layer of white card stock and some Naturally Eclectic DSP were adhered to this.

A long 2 inch banner was made from some complementary DSP from the same collection. This was adhered with dimensionals.

The sentiment was cut with the Everyday Label punch.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Team Card Swap

Hi there,

I am part of a great Stampin’ Up! team. At each new catalogue launch we take part in a card swap, sharing our ideas with each other.

So now everyone has received their card, I am sharing it with you!

I used the Magical Day bundle.

I started by colouring my dragons with Stampin’ Blends.

The image was die cut with the coordinating framelits. By chance, the image fits perfectly on top of a Starburst punch. This was punched from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper and then mounted on to a Stitched Circle die cut from Soft Sky card stock.

The card base was made using Emerald Envy card stock.

A 2 inch strip of Eastern Palace DSP was wrapped with some vellum and adhered across the centre of the card.

The sentiment was stamped in Emerald Envy ink. A few Calypso Coral enamels shapes pulled the colours together.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Lots of Lupins

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to get more from the Lots of Lavender so I coloured them to look like lupins.

I used Stampin’ Blends to colour the image. The flowers use light Cherry Cobbler and dark Calypso Coral.

Three sets of flowers were coloured, fussy cut and bunched together on to a vellum circle to create a fuller bouquet.

The card base was made with Very Vanilla card stock.

Gold foil DSP from the Bundle of Love collection was layered on to Bermuda Bay card stock.

The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous set and stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.

Some enamel shapes were added to complete the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Honey Bear #GDP123

Hi All,

Wednesday means Global Design Project! It’s a theme challenge this week… New Beginnings! You can see what the design team created here!

It just so happens I have been asked to make a new baby card for a friend of mine.

I have used the beautiful A Little Wild stamp set.

The background was made with the Bundle of Love DSP.

Before adhering the layers, I die cut a circle to create an aperture. A piece of window sheet was sandwiched between the DSP and then added to the card base.

The little bear was stamped in Memento ink and coloured with Pink Pirouette Stampin’ Blend markers.

The front of the bear was adhered to the card with dimensionals. The back was then added to the back with Fast Fuse.

The sentiment was stamped and cut with a 1 inch punch and layered on to a 1-1/8 inch scalloped circle.

I decided to add “congratulations” which I took from the Petal Palette stamp set. I cut this to a banner and adhered it under the little bear’s feet.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Little Birdies

Good Morning,

These budgies are having a good natter about something!

They have been stamped with Memento ink and then coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers.

I added the sentiment with Island Indigo ink.

The piece was matted on to Bermuda Bay card stock.

A Soft Sky card base was stamped with some leaves along the edges before adhering the stamped panel.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Celebrate #FMS321

This week’s sketch is provided by Jen B. See what she and the rest of the design team have created here!

I opted to stay with the three flowers. Mine are from the Amazing You Sale-a-bration stamp set.

These were stamped with Memento ink, coloured with Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends and then fussy cut.

The sentiment was stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and made in to a banner. A second banner was cut from Cherry Cobbler card stock.

The card base was made with Cherry Cobbler card stock with a layer of DSP from the Tutti-Frutti stack.

The other elements were adhered with dimensionals. Some clear Wink of Stella was added to the flowers and a few rhinestones break up the background.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Inspire. Create. Challenge #009

Hi Everyone,

I am joining the Inspire. Create. Challenge again this week. The them is…. Love! You can see what the design team made here!

I have used Heart Happiness and Petal Palette stamp sets from the Spring Summer catalogue.

I started with the sentiment. This was stamped with Calypso Coral ink and die cut with the coordinating die.

Before adhering this down, I decided where the ribbon would lie and then stamped hearts with second generation ink.

The sentiment and ribbon were secured in place. A bow was also added to the ribbon.

An additional heart was stamped and die cut. This was adhered with dimensionals.

As a finishing touch, some basic pearls were coloured with a Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blend marker.

I hope you enjoyed this project.

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Lidded Treat Box

Good Morning,

I made this box to hold nine Ferrero or Lindor chocolates.

The card stock used measures 10-1/4 inches square. The base is made with Powder Pink card, whilst the lid is Berry Burst.

Score the base at 1-1/2 and 3 inches.

The lid is scored at the same measurements, but using a shim of card stock along the left hand side bar. This will ensure the lid will fit over the base.

Three flowers from the Beautiful Day stamp set were added to the lid using matching ink.

To cut the tabs, remove the three outer squares. Notch out the lose edges.

Fast Fuse was added to the outside of the small tabs. The corners were folded up. The side panels were then folded in and secured with Fast Fuse.

On the lid, the 1/2 inch circle punch was used to make finger notches.

Berry Burst metallic edge ribbon was added to the lid of the box and secured with glue dots.

The flower on top was coloured with Stampin’ Blend markers and adhered using dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Simply Scored

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Bone Folder

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£6.25

Glue Dots

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Two of You Together #GDP120

This week the Global Design Project has a Case the Designer challenge. This was created by Krista Frattin. You can see what the design team created here.

And this is what I have created:

The background on the original uses DSP, which I have also pulled in to my design. This paper is black and white, but I coloured the flowers with Stampin’ Blends.

The centrepiece uses the pretty florals from the Petal Palette stamp set. The images were stamped with Memento ink and coloured with Blends.

Coordinating dies were used to cut the images. One was adhered flat whilst the other was raised on dimensionals.

A piece of ribbon was added along the bottom, also inspired by the example card.

A pair of little birds were stamped, coloured and die cut. The were added to the flowers.

The example uses the Everyday Label punch to mount the sentiment. I have used this to cut my chosen sentiment from Whisper White card stock. A second label was cut from Pink Pirouette card stock.

Some silver bakers twine was looped underneath the label which is also visible on the original design.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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Always Thinking of You

Hi Everyone,

This beautiful butterfly is the star of the show on this card.

The image was stamped on to Whisper White card stock with Memento ink and allowed to dry completely.

I used Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers to colour the image. Markers are available as a complete set, (12 plus bronze, ivory and a colour lifter), as a combo set, ( light and dark shades of a particular colour), or individually, allowing you to collect markers to suit your crafting.

Each section of the image was coloured separately.

The colours used were Light Pool Party, Dark Pool Party and Light Bermuda Bay. Each colour was blended into the previous creating a soft gradient of shading.

The layer was adhered to a Pool Party card base.

The sentiment is also from the set. This was stamped in black and added to the card using mini dimensionals.

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

Thanks for stopping by and happy Stampin’!

Verity x

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