Inspire.Create #042

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.

I have used the adorable Little Elephant bundle to make today’s project.

I opted for a gender neutral colour featuring the retiring Gingham Gala designer series paper.

The background panel was embossed with the Seaside folder.

The elephants were stamped with Gray Granite ink. These were cut with the coordinating punch. The ears were cut separately in matching gingham DSP.

The sentiment was stamped on to a strip of card stock and cut with the Everyday 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.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Blue Marble

Hello Everyone,

Today’s project uses one of the gorgeously detailed background stamp. This stamp retires at the end of May.

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the background image. Sponge dauber were used to apply the different coloured inks, working from light to dark and cleaning the stamp each time.

The sentiment from the Rooted in Nature stamp set was stamped onto vellum and heat embossed with copper powder.

The vellum was wrapped around the background and adhered to a Night of Navy card base.

A pearlized Doily was added behind the vellum. A scattering of sequins finished the card.

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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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

Happiness

Hello Everyone,

Here’s another project using a retiring favourite. Anyone who knows me knows I love tea! So this set really appeals to me.

I started by stamping foliage around the edge of a Whisper White card layer using Gray Granite ink. This was layered on to Mango Melody card stock. This was adhered to a Night of Navy card base.

The tea cups, additional foliage and the greeting were stamped with Night of Navy ink and die cut. Dimensionals were used to adhere the elements to the card.

A trio of flowers were stamped with Mango Melody ink and added to the corner.

Some Wink of Stella Glitter finished the card.

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

Watercoloured Best Birds

Hello Everyone,

Today I have done a spot of watercolouring! The card features the Best Birds stamp set which retires at the end of May.

The images were stamped with Stazon Ink using the Stamparatus tool to get solid lines.

I added colour using Stampin Write Markers and Blended this out with an aqua painter.

The corners were punched with the Detailed Trio Punch and layered onto a Balmy Blue 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 miss out on these last chance items…. When they’re gone, they’re gone!

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

Product List

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

£16.00

InspireINK Blog Hop – Tic Tac Toe Colour Challenge

Good Morning Everybody,

Welcome to this month’s InspireINK blog hop. This time we have a fun colour challenge.

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

I have chosen two lovely retiring stamp sets for my card, Falling Flowers & Friendly Expressions.

A white card layer was first stamped with the large flourish image using Mango Melody ink.

Blackberry Bliss ink was used to stamp the sentiment on to some vellum. I secure this to the card layer by wrapping the ends behind.

Other elements were stamped on to Whisper White card stock. The images were “coloured” by moving the ink with a Wink of Stella Glitter brush. These were then die cut ready to be arranged on the card front.

A combination of Multipurpose glue and dimensionals were used to adhere the elements. Some faceted gems completed the card.

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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Courage

Hello Everyone,

Today I am featuring the Ribbon of Courage stamp set.

These ribbons are used to promote awareness for many different causes. I made this one for every person going through something right now… We all need a little courage from time to time.

I covered a Rich Razzleberry card base with a piece of All My Love DSP.

The ribbon was stamped with Memento ink to allow colouring with Stampin’ Blends.

Te panel was trimmed down and layered on to Rich Razzleberry card stock. This was added to the card 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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Lifting Me Up #GDP186

Hello Everyone,

This week is a sketch challenge!

See what the Design Team have created here

I have used a bright colour palette for my project featuring the Lift Me Up stamp set.

Pacific Point Designer Series Paper was added to a Whisper White card base.

Two squares of Whisper White card stock were die cut. The first was adhered flat. A small strip of Mango Melody DSP was added to the bottom edge. The second square was added with dimensionals.

A balloon was stamped with Poppy Parade ink and die cut.

A sentiment was added with Bermuda Bay ink.

Finally, some vellum clouds 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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Wild Congratulations

Hello Everyone,

Here’s something a bit different from me today. Isn’t it cute!

This stamp set is called A Little Wild and will be retiring at the end of May.

The lions were stamped in Memento ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends.

A rectangular frame was die cut and added to the card with dimensionals.

The lions were arranged in and around the frame.

A simple sentiment was added to the bottom.

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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Hello Friend

Hello Everyone,

Today’s project features the Wood Words stamp set which is due to retire at the end of May.

I chose to use Rich Razzleberry and gold to make my card.

I used lots of layers to make up the card.

The uppermost layer was stamped top and bottom with the large image from the set.

Some polka dot tulle was tied around this panel and then adhered with dimensionals.

The greeting was heat embossed with gold powder. I cut this to a banner and layer this on to gold foil.

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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Monochrome Koi

Hello Everyone,

You will all know, I love this stamp set, it was one of the first I purchased when the current annual catalogue went live.

Sadly, this set will be retiring at the end of May, so if you love it too, grab it while you can.

So today, I thought I would try a monochrome look with this set.

Once again, with this detailed stamp, I used the Stamparatus tool to add layers of ink without the worry of misaligning the image.

I started with Smoky Slate, then used a dauber to add Tuxedo Black Memento to the areas I wanted it darker.

The layering was simple on to Basic Black card stock and them Smoky Slate 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

Product List

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Bermuda Leaves

Hello Everyone,

This card was inspired by a card I saw by Karen Varley at Donemark Papercrafts. You can see the original here.

I just love Bermuda Bay so I used this as a starting point to make the frame with my Stitched Rectangles dies.

I knew I wanted a sentiment for the middle. I picked out this one from the Seize the Day stamp set. This fitted perfectly onto one of the smaller rectangles.

After fiddling around with the layout, I decided I wanted to stamp around the frame. I used the Stamparatus for this so I could use 2 ink colours. I find this works best using sponge daubers to apply each colour. This stamp was from the same set. I was so pleased with the result.

I layered this panel on to Bermuda Bay card stock and then to a white card base.

The frame and sentiment were added with dimensionals.

To complete the card I added some vellum leaves. This softened the edges of the frame without being distracting.

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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Leaf Punch

[144667]

£15.00

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Project Share Project

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to this week’s Project Share!

How do you like the new header? We were all finally together in one place so couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a picture of us all…

From the left….

Jill, Me, Gez, Heather & Helzie!

We all had an amazing time at on stage on Saturday and at our team day on Sunday!

Now…. Back to the projects. Please use the links to visit their blogs to read more.

Jill is #simplestamping with one of my favourite colours, Bermuda Bay! The monochrome look is so effective.

Visit Jill’s blog here

Heather is a Scots, so Highland Heather was just made for her! Teamed with Gorgeous Grape and Soft Sea Foam this card is beautiful.

Visit Heather’s blog here

Gez had made these cute rainbow pen pouches. Our Up line is quite the fan of rainbows so I am sure she loved seeing these.

Visit Gez’s blog here

Helzie is completing her series of projects with the Artfully Aware stamp set with this simple heartfelt greeting.

Visit Helzie’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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Simply Scored

[122334]

£28.00

Swaps for the Team

Hello Everyone,

Being part of a team of demonstrators is so amazing! Not only did we enjoy Stampin’ Up!’s On Stage event, our wonderful Up line, Sam Hammond, organised a fun packed team event…. A full weekend of sharing creativity!

Part of the fun is “swapping”. I made these simple little packets with a lip balm inside!

Paper was cut to 6 by 5 inches. Tear & Tape was added to both long sides and one short side.

Short sides were brought together first to form a tube. One end was sealed before adding the balm. The open end was then sealed.

The greeting was stamped with Mossy Meadow ink and cut with the Pretty 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.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

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Making my On Stage Swaps

Hello Everyone,

Today I thought I would share the swaps I made for On Stage attendees on Saturday. I hope you all made use of the contents!

I made 60 of these so they had to be quick and simple.

The treat bags were economical and look lovely as they are but I wanted to add some extra decoration.

This consisted of; a pearlized doily, a length of Polka Dot Tulle ribbon, and an Everyday Label stamped with Memento Ink. The sentiment I chose is from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set.

This was all attached with beautiful gold Library Clips… No glue necessary!

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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To See Far

Hello Everyone,

This stamp set was on my Product Purchase Premiere last year! New products before anyone else is just one perk of being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator that attends an On Stage event.

Find out about becoming a demonstrator here

I used some different colours for this one, plumping for Highland Heather for the watery background.

The sentiment was added next using Lovely Lipstick ink. I used the same colour card stock to layer on to. This was adhered to a Gray Granite card base.

The heron and water lilies were stamped with Gray Granite ink and coloured with Stampin’ Blends. I used the coordinating dies to cut the images and added them to the card front 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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Big Shot

[143263]

£102.00

Lots of Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone,

Have you seen the Stamparatus tool? I couldn’t have made this card front without it!

I started at the bottom of the card stock, stamping first with Night Of Navy ink.

Keeping the card in place, the stamp plate was moved up on the hinge. I stamped the next row with Pacific Point twice.

The plate was moved up again, and stamped with Pacific Point once.

The next two levels were stamped without reinking the stamp.

The rest of the card was made by matting and layering with glimmer paper and Twinkle Twinkle Designer Series 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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Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Petal Thanks

Hello Everyone,

Today’s project is about using up scraps. I had a bunch of Designer Series Paper strips left over from something else, (which you will see on Tuesday)!

The strips were trimmed slightly to 5-3/4 inches in length and adhered to a white card base.

A coordinating ink colour was used to stamp the bold sentiment from All Things Thanks. This was die cut with a Stitched Rectangle die and adhered with dimensionals.

The same inks were used to stamp the flowers which were cut with the coordinating punch.

Lastly, some leaves were punched from vellum. These were slotted behind the flowers and secured with Multipurpose glue.

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

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 has been sharing some fabulous introductory projects especially for crafters that a new to Stamping.

See more here

Heather is #simplestamping with the gorgeous 2017 in colours which will be retiring in June.

See more here

Gez has made this adorable card folder. This would make a lovely gift.

See more here

Helzie is using vellum to create a soft look to this colourful background.

See more here

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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Wonderful Doily #GDP184

Hello Everyone,

This week is a Case the Designer challenge!

See what the Design Team have created with the sketch here

This is what I made…. I used the idea of layering a Doily, a label and another focal element and added a bold sentiment to the bottom.

I die cut the large doily from a white card layer and adhered this to a Berry Burst card base. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the card with Berry Burst ink.

A Pretty Label was punched from Sahara Sand card stock and added with dimensionals.

The blooms from the Dear Doily set were stamped using the Stamparatus tool with Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst inks. I secured these to the card with Multipurpose glue.

A die cut bow was added along with some pearls to complete the card.

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

Thanks for stopping by today and happy Stampin’!

Verity xx

Product List

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00