The Garden Birdhousestamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog hop where our theme is a shades of blue monochrome project

Blue Birdhouses for the Stamping Inkspiations Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have be challenged to create a monochromatic project using only shades of blue. After a lot of trial and error I opted to use the Garden Birdhouse stamp set to make a blue birdhouse card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blue birdhouses card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Night of Navy card – 2⅝” by ⅜”

Using Pool Party ink, I stamped the leafy branch across the top and down the sides of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The bird houses, poles and hanger were then stamped in Night of Navy ink. I added a tiny bird standing on top of one of the birdhouses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in all the birdhouses and the poles – Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky and the retired Seaside Spray and Pretty Peacock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The background white card looked too stark so I added Pool Party ink, very lightly using a Blending Brush. The panel was the added to the Starry Sky panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

Please continue around the hop to share the inspiration provided by by friends. Next up is the lovely Tricia Butts.

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Tricia Butts ● Teri West ● Susan Simpson

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Susan Webster ● Judith Patterson ● Karen Henderson

Vickie Littlewood ● Linda Moore ● Robbie Susan Chandler

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

Mo x

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The Wisteria Wishes stap set and Sun Prints Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty note of thanks card

Striped Wisteria card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am currently putting together a class featuring the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and, in addition to the 3 cards we will make in class I try to have other examples made using the set to demonstrate versatility. Today I am sharing one of my extra cards which I have called striped wisteria.

The colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Garden Green

Orchid Oasis

To recreate the striped wisteria card, you will need:

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Sun Prints dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Garden Green card – 1½” by ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White strip

I began by die cutting a scalloped rectangle using the Scalloped Contour Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

The leafy branch was stamped in Garden Green ink towards the top of the scalloped rectangle and I added the trio of wisteria flowers using Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

Okay, time for a confession, this was going to be a portrait card but………… I cut the striped dsp going in the wrong direction! Don’t you just hate it when you do something like that, so rather than just waste the dsp I turned the card around and transformed it into a landscape card. The dsp panel was glued to the larger Basic White layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the Orchid Oasis card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

Using my Paper Trimmer, I trimmed off the top and bottom of my decorated scalloped rectangle and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. I actually quite liked how it looked.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the strip of scrap Basic White card and then die cut using the Sending Dies. I tucked the strip of Garden Green card under the stamped panel and added the sentiment over the top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

Using a Mossy Meadow Blends Pen I coloured in a trio of Basic Rhinestones and added them to complete the card.

I hop you like it.

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A beautiful saffron roses card made using the Abigail Rose designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Saffron Roses for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of the gorgeous designer Series Paper.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the saffron roses card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Smoky Slate card – 2” by 2”
Vellum – 2“by 2”
Basic Gray card – 2” by 2”

Having cut the piece of Abigail Rose dsp, I used the following Blend Pens to colour in the flowers and leaves: So Saffron, Fresh Freesia & Soft Sea Foam.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

The coloured panel of dsp was then glued to the Fresh Freesia panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped onto Basic Gray card in Versamark ink, covered in Gold Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool. I die cut the sentiment using the Sentiment Silhouette Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

Using the beautiful Shapes Dies I cut circles from the square of Smoky Slate card and Vellum. I added the sentiment to the Vellum circle with Seal +. This was then added onto the Smoky Slate Circle using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

I added a strip of Seal + to the card front and used it to secure a loop of Gold Shimmer Ribbon before adding the Sentiment over the top. A scattering of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

So pretty. Please hop on to share all the lovely projects prepared by my fellow demonstrators. Next up is the lovely Vicky Wright from Australia

June Blog Roll

Gez Carpenter –UK https://www.nigezza.co.uk/2022/06/stamp-n-hop-june-blog-hop-dsp.html

Linda Moore – US https://moorefunstamping.com/june-stamp-n-hop—designer-series-paper

Karen Egan – UK https://craftykarendesigns.blogspot.com/2022/06/hues-of-happiness-stamp-n-hop-blog-hop.html

Jo Blackman – UK https://www.joblackman.com/2022/06/stamp-n-hop-blog-hop-dsp.html

Mo Rootes – UK http://www.crafty-rootes.com/?p=9928

Vicky wright – Australia https://vicky-wright.com/?p=26370

Robbie Susan Chandler https://www.robbiesusanscardsandcrafts.com/2022/06/hues-of-happiness-designer-series-paper.html

Terry Montgomery https://terryficcards.blogspot.com/2022/06/stamp-n-hop-june-blog-hop-designer.html

Kristie Lyn https://mypaperlife.com/2022/06/10/stamp-n-hop-featuring-dsp

Annette Elias https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/06/frisse-vintagekaart-stamp-n-hop-bloghop.html

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Lacy Flowers card

Posted on June 10, 2022May 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with texture today and have a lacy flowers card to share with you.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the lacy flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 3¼” by ¾”
Hues of Happiness dsp

I ran the larger panel of Basic White through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fern Embossing Folder and glued it to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

The smaller panel of Basic White card was die cut using the lacy die from the Blossoming Happiness Dies. This die is stunning, it partially cuts and partly embosses, so pretty. This piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

I die cut the flowers from the Hues of Happiness dsp, actually these are all the partial flowers from around the edge. These were arranged on top of the lacy layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

The sentiment from the Happiness Abounds stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card and die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. I added it on Dimensionals to hide the messy cut off flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

Using Daffodil Delight and Polished Pink Blends, I coloured in 5 of the Basic Pearls and added them to the card front along with a double White Baker’s Twine Bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hues of Happiness designer series paper and Blossoming Happiness Dies used to make a pretty lacy flowers card

Gorgeous card, I hope you like it.

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The Grassy Grove stamp set and some ombre ink blending for a pretty ombre card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Ombre Grassy Grove for Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on June 9, 2022May 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Ombre Blog Hop where I have used the gorgeous Grassy Grove stamp set to show off an ombre starry sky.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the ombre grassy grove card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Starry Sky card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the smaller Basic White panel. I started with Balmy Blue, moved onto Tahitian Tide, then Starry Sky and finally Night of Navy. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The inked panel was then placed in the Stamparatus and I stamped the ground, trees and deer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus so that I could stamp each image multiple times to get the images really, really black.

I added some highlights to the deer with a Chalk Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stars from the Peaceful Deer stamp set, were stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then added to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Stampin' Up!'s Simply Fabulous stamp set and Fern 3D Embossing Folder used to make a pretty fabulous fern floral card

Fabulous Fern card

Posted on June 8, 2022June 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

This card was made for one of my lovely team members using the Simply Fabulous stamp set. Every month team members are rewarded for sales and recruiting with a voucher and this team mate has chosen to trade hers in for the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. This Fabulous Fern card was made especially for her.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the fabulous fern card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Granny Apple Green – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Granny Apple Green card – 3¼” by ⅞”
Basic White card – 3 ¼” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside

Firstly, I chose my sentiment from the Simply Fabulous stamp set. I worked out what size strip I needed to stamp it on and then used a ruler to draw faint lines across the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card where I planned to place the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely fabulous fern card made using the Simply Fabulous stamp set and Fern 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the leafy images from the Simply Fabulous stamp set in Granny Apple Green ink.

The flowers were then added in Polished Pink, Flirty Flamingo and So Saffron. The flower centres were stamped in Soft Suede ink. I rubbed out the pencil lines.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely fabulous fern card made using the Simply Fabulous stamp set and Fern 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin’ Up!

The whole panel was then run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the gorgeous Fern 3D Embossing Folder. This gives the stamped panel such great texture. The whole panel was then glued to the Granny Apple Green layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely fabulous fern card made using the Simply Fabulous stamp set and Fern 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin’ Up!

The larger flower was stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Polished Pink card base and added the decorated panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely fabulous fern card made using the Simply Fabulous stamp set and Fern 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Granny Apple Green ink. The Granny Apple Green strip was added to the back and the whole strip added to the card front on Dimensionals. A trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Opal Rounds completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely fabulous fern card made using the Simply Fabulous stamp set and Fern 3D Embossing Folder by Stampin’ Up!

I love it and I hope my friend and team mate likes it.

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A pretty birds card featuring the Pretty Birds stamp set and Beautiful Shapes Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Frames Blog Hop

Pretty Birds card for the Frames Blog Hop

Posted on June 7, 2022May 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Frames Blog Hop where we are, not surprisingly showcasing projects using frames. I don’t have any of the sets of frames dies so have improvised using the Beautiful Shapes Dies and the Pretty Birds stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Birds card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Tahitian Tide card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Gold Foil

Using a Blending Brush, I added Tahitian Tide ink to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

I used 2 nested hexagonal dies from the Beautiful Shapes dies set and die cut 3 frames from scrap Gold Foil card. The gold frames were adhered to the inked Basic White panel. I stamped around the edges with Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

The sweet little budgies for the Pretty Birds stamp set were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

The birds were coloured using Daffodil Delight ink, Petal Pink ink, Parakeet Party ink and Tahitian Tide ink. I coloured the little bit above the beak with a Soft Suede Marker Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

The birds were added with either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals. A trio of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

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A beautiful blue botanical card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set and 2022 - 2024 In Color dsp from Stampin' Up!

Blue Botanicals card

Posted on June 5, 2022May 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today, I have been playing with the pretty Botanical Layers stamp set and the 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp and have made a sweet blue botanicals card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Gray Granite

Starry Sky

To recreate the blue botanical card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Gray Granite card – 4⅜” by 2 ½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White card

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the piece of dsp to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp used to make a pretty blue botanical card

The plant image was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small panel of Basic White and I added some of the smaller circular dotty images in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp used to make a pretty blue botanical card

The stamped panel was then adhered to the Gray Granite layer with the same liquid glue. The panel was then mounted onto the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp used to make a pretty blue botanical card

The sentiment was stamped in the same Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using one of the Beautiful Shapes Dies. I love the embossed edge that this die added.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp used to make a pretty blue botanical card

The sentiment was then added, with glue on the left and a Dimensional on the right to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set and 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp used to make a pretty blue botanical card

Using a Starry Sky Blends Pen, I coloured in a trio of Basic Pearls and added these and a double bow made using the 2022 – 2024 In Colour Twine to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A striking masculine card made using the Ranunculus Romance Stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Striped Romance card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 4, 2022May 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we a sharing cards made for the men in our lives. I have gone a bit out of the box and made a striped romance card using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set……… not a set I would normally think of for a masculine style card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the striped romance card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 4⅝” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 2⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Starry Sky

The long intricate border image was inked up with Tahitian Tide ink and stamped diagonally onto the smaller layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I cleaned the stamp on my Simply Shammy and stamped the image again in Starry Sky ink and once more in Orchid Oasis ink.

I repeated the pattern until the whole panel was covered, cleaning the stamp between each change of colour. The stamped panel was then added to the Orchid Oasis layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The Tahitian Tide card base looked a little plain so I stamped the image again in Tahitian Tide ink in the upper left and lower right corners before adding the decorative piece on Dimensionals.

Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Stitched Rectangle dies. I added a scrap piece of Starry night card behind the sentiment and timed it down to size before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I hope you like it

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The Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossoming Happiness Dies and gilding flakes used to make a pretty card for the Adhesives Blog Hop

A Gilded Happiness card for the Adhesives Blog Hop

Posted on June 2, 2022May 24, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Adhesives Blog Hop where we are sharing projects and tips using some of the adhesive options. I am sharing a pretty gilded happiness card using gilding flakes and the Happiness Abounds stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the gilded happiness card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Calypso Coral card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray card – ½” strip
Scrap Basic White card

I placed the smaller panel of Basic White card onto my Silicon Mat and added strips of Tear ‘n Tape Adhesive in the lower left corner. I cut off the excess. Using the Silicon mat means I don’t have to worry about the tape sticking to everything else!!!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Gorgeous Gilding Flakes and the Happiness Abounds stamp set used for the Adhesives Blog Hop

The backing paper was removed and I carefully, dunked the sticky panel into my tub of gliding flake. I love the gilding flakes but my goodness you can make a real mess with them if you aren’t careful. I used a Blending Brush to rub away the excess flakes revealing the golden stripes. The panel was then added to the Calypso Coral panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive which gives a little wiggle room to get the layer perfectly positioned. The panel was then added with the same liquid glue to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Gorgeous Gilding Flakes and the Happiness Abounds stamp set used for the Adhesives Blog Hop

I stamped 3 of the flowers and 3 sets of leaves from the Happiness Abounds stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut them out using the Blossoming Happiness Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Gorgeous Gilding Flakes and the Happiness Abounds stamp set used for the Adhesives Blog Hop

The flowers were coloured using Petal Pink and Calypso Coral Blends Pens and the leaves using Old Olive Blends Pens. I used Gray Granite Blends to colour the flower centres.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Gorgeous Gilding Flakes and the Happiness Abounds stamp set used for the Adhesives Blog Hop

The flowers were curled using a bone folder and added to the card front on Dimensionals. The leaves were tucked under the flowers and secured with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Gorgeous Gilding Flakes and the Happiness Abounds stamp set used for the Adhesives Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Gray card, covered with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end with Scissors and added it to the card base with a Dimensional on right and liquid glue on the left.