Best Ever

Hello Everyone,

It’s the last few days of Sale-a-bration so I thought I’d share this card using the All Adorned set.

This time I have used the pretty corner image with Petal Pink ink.

The sentiment was added to the middle with Gray Granite ink.

The panel was layered on to Gray Granite card stock with snail adhesive. Dimensionals were used to add this to Petal Pink 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.

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

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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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Coming soon……. Brand new storage solutions for your favourite Stampin’ Up! products. Launches 1st April.

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.

Helzie has made this stunning card by using white ink on Crumb Cake card stock!

See how to achieve this look at Helzie’s blog here

Heather has used this laser cut paper for a simple design that suits any occasion.

See more about making this project at Heather’s blog here

Jill has revisited one of her projects…. no stamping on this one!

See the details of this project on Jill’s blog here

Gez has also used laser cut paper for this project. This has been sponged with colour and used to make a series of cards.

See the more on Gez’s blog here

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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Daisy Punch

[143713]

£17.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

£28.00

Nine Blooms #GDP182

Hello Everyone,

This week is a sketch challenge!

See what the Design Team have created with the sketch here

And this is my interpretation of the sketch. I love how it turned out.

The card base was made with Powder Pink card stock. The front was embossed with the Petal Burst embossing folder.

Stitched Rectangle Framelits were used to build the topper. Powder Pink ribbon was tied around the first two layers.

The third later was adhered with dimensionals. Nine Bitty Blooms were punched and added to the card. A rhinestone was placed in each of the centres.

A final rectangle was used to cut a sentiment that was stamped with Berry Burst 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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Your Thoughtfulness

Hello Everyone,

Today, I have inking this gorgeous koi carp from the All The Good Things stamp set.

I used the Stamparatus to create the mottled Colouring of the fish. Using a sponge dauber to apply the ink where I wanted it, I stamped with Poppy Parade ink first. I repeated this with Gray Granite ink.

I layered the stamped card on to Poppy Parade card stock and adhered this to a Whisper White card base.

The sentiment was heat embossed in gold and added along the bottom 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 forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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.

Coming soon……. Brand new storage solutions for your favourite Stampin’ Up! products. Launches 1st April.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Inspire.Create #039

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

Well this is a challenge… After a rummage in my stash, I found a goldfish image in the Jar of Love stamp set, so I made a tank for them.

The back drop was made with a stamp from the Lily Pad Lake set. The weeds are partially stamped foliage from Jar of Love.

A Stitched Rectangle was used to cut an aperture in a white card layer. This was added over top with dimensionals.

The fishes were stamped and die cut and added to the ‘tank’.

By chance, the greeting “best fishes” was included in the set. I added this with Pumpkin Pie 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 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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InspireINK Blog Hop – Easter.

Good Morning Everybody,

Welcome to this month’s InspireINK blog hop.

Please be sure to click through all the projects in the hop by clicking on the blue button below.

I don’t usually do 3D projects, so this was quite a challenge.

I made life easier by using this Window Box Die with it’s great hexagonal shape.

I decorated the sides with Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper.

Little flowers were punched from Whisper White card stock and vellum. A silver pearl was added to each of the centres. These were adhered with glue dots.

Click here for the other projects in the hop!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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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Glue Dots

[103683]

£5.00

Best Wishes #GDP181

Hello Everyone,

This week is a colour challenge!

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

I have to say when I pulled these from my colour caddy I wasn’t instantly inspired.

But I remembered something I had shown my downline about using the Stamparatus to create multicoloured images.

With that in mind, I decided to use Petal Palette to make my project.

And this is my card…

I started by preparing the florals.

I mounted the stamp onto the clear door of the tool. I used sponge daubers to apply the inks.

I stamped with Daffodil Delight ink first. Cleaned the stamp and then applied Grapefruit Grove. I repeated this with Lemon Lime Twist. The images were die cut with the coordinating Framelits.

I prepped a card base using Daffodil Delight card stock and added a Lemon Lime Twist layer.

Before adding Whisper White, I first stamped some foliage to add detail to the background.

The die cuts were adhered to the bottom of the card with dimensionals.

A sentiment was stamped with Grapefruit Grove ink and cut with a die from the same set.

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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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Diamonds and Leaves

Hello Everyone,

Today’s project was inspired by this sketch from Jill….

I added my own twist on things by varying the size of the diamonds.

I chose Blackberry Bliss to make the card base.

I die cut a square from the centre of a Whisper White card layer and adhered this to the card base.

Two additional smaller squares were cut from Fresh Fig card stock. These were adhered with dimensionals.

Leaves from the Rooted in Nature stamp set were stamped with Blackberry Bliss ink and die cut with the coordinating Framelits. These were added to each of the squares.

The sentiment was stamped onto a strip of card stock and adhered 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 forget to check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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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Daisy Tags

Hello Everyone,

Here’s something different from me today….. For this project I used three fabulous punches.

It took no time at all to make the base of these tags. The rest of the design could be any colour, any sentiment.

For the coloured card, I cut 2 by 4-3/4 inch strips.

I punched the top with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.

For the bottom, I used the Detailed Trio Punch. This combines the rounder and the detail designs of the punch, (each corner needed to be punched twice).

The white portions measured 2 by 4 inches. The same punch was used for the top.

The Triple Banner Punch was used for the bottom.

For the stamping, I used second generation ink in matching colours, to add the daisies. Sahara Sand was used for the centres.

The sentiment was taken from the Well Said set and heat embossed in gold.

The two pieces were adhered together with snail. The top was ever so slightly off set to reveal some of the base colour.

The tags were finished with Polka Dot Tulle ribbon.

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.

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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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Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad

Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad

[126976]

£6.00

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.

This week…. Mother’s Day ideas!

Helzie has combined hot pink and florals to make these lovely cards using one of the hostess exclusive stamp sets.

See how she put this project together here

Jill has been die cutting…. and lots of it. The effect is just stunning. Here are purples, what colour would you use?

Find out more about this project here

Heather has used the oh so versatile large letter dies and lovely bright colours for her card. Whether you have a Mum, Mom or a Mam, you’re covered!

See more here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. The products used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Verity xx

The Best #GDP180

Hello Everyone,

This week’s challenge is to Case the Designer!

See what the Design Team have created with this Stesha’s inspiration here

And this is my card…

I broke out the lovely Painted Seasons bundle and the coordinating Four Seasons Framelits.

The papers were adhered to a white card base at an angle.

I picked a sentiment from the Varied Vases set. I added this to the card over some Poppy Parade striped ribbon.

The leaves and flower were stamped and die cut. These were arranged on the card and secured with dimensionals and 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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All Adorned

Hello Everyone,

I have to admit, this stamp set didn’t immediately float my boat, but I am so glad I chose this as my free item.

Just look how pretty this is…..

The stamps layer together to make these lovely motifs. I used Coastal Cabana and Gray Granite inks.

No other embellishments were added. I didn’t think they were needed.

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.

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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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Inspire.Create #038

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to my blog. This is 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 design…

I used a 2 inch strip of Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series Paper and Whisper White card stock to make the card base.

A doily was due cut from vellum. This was adhered to some white card stock before adding to the card base with dimensionals.

The flowers were stamped using the Stamparatus tool. These were die cut and adhered with multipurpose glue.

Finally, the sentiment was cut using a Stitched Shape Framelit and enamel dots added.

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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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

To Thank You

Hello Everyone,

For today’s card I used the Rooted in Nature stamp bundle.

A vellum layer was secured to a white card base.

Soft Sea Foam ink was used to stamp a tree on to another layer of white card stock. This was adhered to the card with dimensionals.

Two additional trees were stamped with Granny Apple Green ink and die cut.

The sentiment was stamped with Blackberry Bliss 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 check out Sale-a-bration and the free products available when you spend multiples of £45.

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

Heather has used the Bloom by Bloom stamp set to create this cute background. The narrow note cards work really well with this #simplestamping technique.

See more about this project on Heather’s blog here

Gez has loved playing with this die set. This is such a great way to use this design. Wouldn’t you just love to receive this beautiful gift.

See more about this project on Gez’s blog here

Jill has created this wonderful celebratory card. I just love the colours and that spotty DSP. Here the special occasion is a birthday, how would you use this design?

See more about this project on Jill’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. The products used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Simply Scored

[122334]

£28.00

Every Crumb #GDP179

Hello Everyone,

This week’s challenge is a theme challenge

See what the Design Team have created here

And this is my card…

I finally cracked open my Gingham Gala paper. I used this as the background for my design.

The Piece of Cake stamp set was used to build the image on to Whisper White card stock.

Stampin’ Blends were used to colour the image.

Gray Granite ink was used to stamp the sentiment. Some sequins 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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Petal Passion with Calypso Coral

Hello Everyone,

Today’s project was inspired by some fabric.

I have replicated the design using the Petal Palette stamp set.

The main image was stamped with Smoky Slate and Tuxedo Black inks.

The flowers were “coloured” using the circle from Wood Words.

I added a die cut sentiment with dimensionals and embellished with Bitty Blooms, black gems and vellum leaves.

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.

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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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Faceted Dots

[146910]

£5.50

Leaf Punch

[144667]

£15.00

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.

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

Now available….. Coordinating products for your Sale-a-bration favourites!

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. As always my friends have created some lovely work. Please use the links to visit their blogs and read more about their projects.

Gez has taken inspiration from a swap she received from another demonstrator. She has used this lovely paper, but can be reproduced in any design to suit the recipient.

See more on Gez’s blog here

Heather has recreated a project of her own with new colours to match these cute lip balm tins. This would make a great gift.

See more on Heather’s blog here

Helzie needed to find a different way to use this stamp set. This colour blending is a beautiful technique. Which colours would you choose?

See more on Helzie’s blog here

I hope you enjoyed these projects. The products used are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Simply Scored

[122334]

£28.00

Congratulations #GDP178

Hello Everyone,

This week’s challenge is a sketch challenge!

See what the Design Team have created with this sketch here

And this is my card…

I began by adhering some Designer Series Paper to a white card base.

A smaller layer of white card stock was cut with a 2 inch circle punch and then added over the top with dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped with Old Olive ink. Some Flax ribbon was adhered behind this with dimensionals. This was in turn secured to the card with another layer of dimensionals.

Leaves were cut from Old Olive, Whisper White and vellum card stocks. A dab of glue held these in place within the aperture.

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

[144667]

£15.00