A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

Lavender Double Z Fold Card

Hello and welcome to the Stampin with Friends blog hop where we are sharing Z fold cards. The card I made using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and co-ordinating Perennial Lavender dsp is for the special birthday of a special friend later this month and I am giving her a lavender plant as part of her present as she loves her garden.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate this card you will need:

Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 5 ½” scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Pool Party card – 9” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 3½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 2½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Strip of Pretty Peacock card – ¼” wide and at least 2 ½” long
Scrap Gorgeous Grape card

 

I began by decorating the main Lost Lagoon card base. The panels of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the slightly larger Basic White layers which were then adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

Next I started to decorate the remaining panels of Basic White card beginning with the largest.  I inked up the spray of lavender blooms with Highland Heather ink and added some Gorgeous Grape using a Stampin’ Write Marker. This image was then stamped at the top, left hand side of the panel. The stems were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The number 60 was die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card using the Alphabet A La Mode dies. I stamped each number 4 times and glued them one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This gave some dimension to the number. The number were then added to the panel using the same liquid glue.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Pretty Peacock card, covered with white embossing powder and heat set. I flagged the ends with scissors and added the banner, over the numbers with a Dimensional on both ends.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The next panel was decorated with 2 sprigs of lavender. The base image was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the detailed image added on top on Gorgeous Grape. The flower stalks were the stamped in Lost Lagoon in.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

I decorated the final panel by stamping the row of flower stalks along the bottom in Lost Lagoon ink. The flowers were then added in 1st and 2nd generation Gorgeous Grape in. The sentiment was the stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

At this point I went back and added the single flying butterfly to all the panels using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape or Pretty Peacock ink. I also added a lager butterfly to the front panel with Pool Party ink.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The decorated panels were then adhered to the Pool Party base with liquid glue.

The inner Pool Party card was then closed and placed in position on the the closed Lost lagoon card. I adhered the two card bases together.

 

A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

A scattering of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

Water Coloured Hills of Tuscany for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something We have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the water coloured hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

 

A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large curved image was inked in Old Olive ink, then lightly spritzed with water before stamping the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. I repeated this step to add more ‘ground’. I also inked up the smaller curved image with the same colour and spritzed it before adding it to the panel to add more texture.

 

A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Misty Moonlight ink, spritzed then stamped at the top of the wet Fluid 100 paper. At this point I set the panel to one side to dry.

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with Mossy Meadow ink and added the dotty image using the same coloured ink.

 

 

A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the roof added in Pretty Peacock ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint and used a Waterpainter to fill in the gap.

 

A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The trio of trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. A waterpainter was used to add some Old Olive ink to ‘ground’ the house. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

 

A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card in Misty Moonlight ink. I tucked the sentiment under the inked panel and glued it in place with some wet glue.

 

A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card, love the moody look of the sky.

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A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

Simple Enduring Beauty card

I have had my first play with the gorgeous Enduring Beauty Bundle today and this simple birthday card was made using only the masks.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the simple enduring beauty card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Garden Green card – 2⅝” by ⅜
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left & lower right corners – for the inside

 

The masks are number 1 – 5, 1 & 3 are for colouring the flowers, 2 & 4 add colour to the leaves and 5 is for the flower centres.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

Using washi tape I secured the 5½” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card to my Glass Mat. The first mask was positioned on top and held in place with more washi tape.

I used a Blending Brush to ink through the mask with Calypso Coral ink. This lays down a basic layer of colour. Using  mask number 3, Poppy Parade ink and a Blending Brush I added the detailed layer of ink to the flowers.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The 2nd mask was inked with Granny Apple Green ink to give a base coat to the leaves and the veining on the leaves was added with Garden Green ink and mask number 4.

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

I used Early Espresso ink and the number 5 mask to add the flower centre. The whole panel was glued to the Garden Green layer and then to the Calyps Coral card front.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Garden Green card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

A Gold ribbon bow was added to the card front with a piece of Tear ‘n Tape. The sentiment was added over the ribbon with Dimensionals. A couple of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

 

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A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Multi Tools Birthday card

The Trusty Toolbox dsp was on my desk again today and I used it to make a male, tool themed birthday card.

Colours used in this card, are:

 

To recreate the multi tools birthday card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 3 ½” by 2”
Scrap Trusty Toolbox dsp

 

The strips of Trusty Toolbox dsp were glued to the Thick Basic White card front leaving a space between each piece.

 

A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

Using the Something Fancy Dies, I die cut a label from the small panel of Basic White card.

 

A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped on the label in Copper Clay ink. I placed the label onto the card front but didn’t stick it down.

 

A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

From the scrap dsp I fussy cut some of the partial tools from around the edges of the paper. These were glued in place under the sentiment label.

 

A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

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A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Sophisticated Bottles card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a dice roll – In Colors, Masking, Friend, Staple and Fun Fold. I have combined the Bottled Happiness stamp set from the Annual catalogue and the Softy Sophisticated stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the simply sophisticated bottles card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Parakeet Party & Orchid Oasis

 

I placed the front of the card base in my Paper Trimmer, lined the score line up with the cutting track and the other end lined up at, roughly 1¾”, the measurement isn’t crucial and I did it by eye.

 

A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the smaller, squat bottle in Orchid Oasis ink at the bottom of the  4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, roughly in the middle. I stamped the image again onto a Post It Note taking care to position it largely onto the sticky part, and cut it out with scissors. I placed it over the stamped image and stamped the taller bottle to the left in Boho Blue ink and the squat bottle to the right in Tahitian Tide ink.

Leaving the mask in position I stamped the leafy spray in Parakeet Party ink and added the flowers in Sweet Sorbet ink. I removed the mask.

 

A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the larger bottle onto a Post It note, trimmed it out and added it over the stamped taller bottle. The other leafy sprig was the stamped in Wild Wheat ink and the flowers added with Moody Mauve.

 

A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The ‘ground’ was stamped in Pebble Path ink using a stamp from the Trucking Along stamp set and the whole panel was glued to the panel of Pebbled Path card. The whole piece was then added to what was left of the card front, lining up the upper left corner with the cut line.

A thin strip of Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis card were flagged and stapled to the front panel.

 

A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment,  from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped on the inside panel in Pebbled Path ink. I added one of the floral images in the lower right corner and glued the panel inside the card.

 

A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine bow and a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany card

Today I am sharing a card using the stunning Hills of Tuscany stamp set from the ne mini catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the Tuscany’s hills card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Boho Blue card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Flirty Flamingo card – 4⅛” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using one of the embossing folder from the trio of 3D Embossing Folder available from my online stores, I embossed the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the Boho Blue layer. The whole piece was glued to the Crumb Cake card front.

 

A beautiful thank you cardmade for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

From the 3¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

 

A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The hill was stamped in, stamped off or 2nd generation Granny Apple Green ink with the detail added in Garden Green ink. The house was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink and the roof in Misty Moonlight ink.

 

A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping lwith Friends Blog Hop

I added the trees with Garden Green, the sun in Daffodil Delight before stamping the sky in 2nd generation Boho Blue ink. The decorated circle was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip pf Basic White card and die cut it using the new Perennial Postage Dies, I ran the die through twice to make it smaller before adding it to the card front

 

A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

Circle themed card for the Christmas Stampathon

Today I am sharing the cards made for the January Christmas Stampathon. The theme for this month is ‘Circles’.

My first thought was the Cottage Wreaths stamp set from the Annual Catalogue, but I have used it so much that it felt a bit obvious. I was thinking about what to do and attempting to tidy up my desk when my hand fell on my box of sponge daubers………..and just like that I knew what I wanted to do. As per the rules of the challenge I have made 4 cards.

Colours in this project are:

 

To recreate 4 circle themed card, you will need:

Card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I chose 2 in Sweet Sorbet and 2 in Tahitian Tide
Early Espresso card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 8 – 4 for the insides
Gold Glimmer paper – 4” by 1” x 4
Basic White card – 4” by 4” x 4

 

You can never have too many circles when you have a circle theme so I used the dotty 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the 4 Basic White panels for the outside of the card. This panel was then adhered to the Early Espresso layer. I glued the piece to the card bases.

 

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by tampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

The strip of Gold Glimmer card was then glued across the the card fronts.

 

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

From the 4” by 4” squares of Basic White I die cut 4 circles using the Everyday Details Dies. In the centre of each die cut circle I stamped the twiggy wreath in Early Espresso ink.

 

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

Using Sponge Daubers I added circles of colour around the twiggy wreath. I used Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis. Love these colours together.

 

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in the centre of each wreath in Early Espresso ink. The die cut decorated circle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

A trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the cards.

 

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Colourful Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have picture and or colour challenge to work with. I have chosen to use the colours for a bright and cheerful birthday card.

 

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the colourful birthday card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” 

 

The word BIRTHDAY was stamped down the right-hand side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The word was really easy to line up as I worked my way down the panel.

 

A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I began with Daffodil Delight ink and added Poppy Parade ink and Azure Afternoon ink below.

 

A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Coastal Cabana ink, Highland Heather ink and finally Melon Mambo ink were added above.

 

A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The word happy was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the stamped panel was glued to the Basic Black panel. The whole panel was added to the Coastal Cabana card base on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots finished the card.

 

A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I love a colour combo, don’t you.

Please hop on to share the inspirations provided by my stamping friends.


Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

Garden Wheelbarrow Themed Birthday card

Today I have made a pretty garden wheelbarrow themed themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Dies.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the garden wheelbarrow themed birthday card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Boho Blue card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Very Vanilla card – 5” by 3¼”
Scrap Very Vanilla

 

The wheelbarrow, from the Garden Meadow stamp set, was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scarp Very Vanilla card.

 

A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

I coloured the image in with the following Blends Pens – Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Bubble Bath, Highland Heather, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate & Pebbled Path. I die cut the wheelbarrow using the co-ordinating Garden Meadow Dies.

 

A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to the right hand corner of the panel of Very Vanilla card.

 

A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

The sentiment was stamped in the lower right hand corner of the inked panel in Boho Blue ink. The Very Vanilla panel was then glued to the Boho Blue panel and then to the Thick Very Vanilla card front.

 

A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

The coloured wheelbarrow was then added on Dimensionals to the card front.

 

A pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card made using the Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow Dies used to make a pretty wheelbarrow themed birthday card.

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots finished the card.

 Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies by Stampin' Up!used to make a hammer themed masculine card

Hammer themed masculine card

I have used the Trusty Tools stamp set and Something Fancy Dies to make a ‘hammer’ themed masculine card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the hammer card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 5⅞” by 1½”
Blueberry Bushel card – 3½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

The strip of Fresh As A Daisy dsp was glued to the Smoky Slate card front.

 

The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies by Stampin' Up!used to make a hammer themed masculine card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The outline hammer image was stamped down the length of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I changed the direction each time I stamped.

 

The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies by Stampin' Up!used to make a hammer themed masculine card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The handles were coloured using the infill stamp. I used Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Lost Lagoon, Blueberry Bushel and Starry Sky ink.

 

The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies by Stampin' Up!used to make a hammer themed masculine card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The metal part of the hammers was coloured in using the Smoky Slate Blends Pens. The coloured panel was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel panel which was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies by Stampin' Up!used to make a hammer themed masculine card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The sentiment, from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Something Fancy Dies.

 

The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies by Stampin' Up!used to make a hammer themed masculine card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The ⅜” strip of Blueberry Bushel card was added to the card front and the label added over the top.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used: