Batik Pattern

Posted on July 9, 2021July 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a quirky batik pattern card made using the Batik Boutique stamp set and Batik Dies. I love the symmetry of the stamps in this set, so pretty.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pattern batik card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Polished Pink card – 5⅛” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 2”
Merry Merlot – 3” by 2
Polished Pink – 3” by 2
Basic White – ¼” strip

I began by stamping the outline of the larger shape in Merry Merlot ink randomly all over the 5” by 3⅛” panel of Basic White. The infill image was added in Polished Pink ink and the base part was stamped in Pale Papaya ink. Don’t these colours look lovely together? I used the trio of dotted circles, stamped in Merry Merlot ink to fill in some of the white space.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a pretty batik pattern card made using the Batik Boutique stamp set and Batik Dies

The stamped panel was added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Polished Pink panel. I wrapped a piece of Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon around the panel before adding it to the Merry Merlot card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a pretty batik pattern card made using the Batik Boutique stamp set and Batik Dies

Using the Batik Dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the solid shape from the small Basic White panel. I then die cut the detailed shape from the Merry Merlot and Polished Pink pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a pretty batik pattern card made using the Batik Boutique stamp set and Batik Dies

The outline die cut was then glued to the Basic White die cut and the Polished Pink pieces glued into the negative space gaps using the paper-piecing technique. Such a pretty effect. The die cut piece was then added with Dimensionals over top of the ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a pretty batik pattern card made using the Batik Boutique stamp set and Batik Dies

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped onto the Basic White strip in Merry Merlot ink. I flagged the ends with scissors and added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a pretty batik pattern card made using the Batik Boutique stamp set and Batik Dies

To complete the card, I added a bow using a Mini Glue Dot and made from the same Pale Papaya Ribbon.

I really like the colour combo I have used for this card. I hope you like it.

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The stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper by Stampin' Up! and used to make a clever fun fold card

Beauty of the Earth dsp

Posted on July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a simple but clever card made from the Beauty of the Earth designer series paper. I saw an example of this style of card made by fellow demonstrator Julie Davison and had to try it myself.

Colours used in this project are;

To recreate the Beauty of the Earth card, you will need:

Beauty of the Earth dsp – 12” by 4” – scored at 5 ½” and 11” on the long-side
Bumblebee card – 5¼” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Soft Sea Foam – 3 ¾” by 2 ¼” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Soft Sea Foam. Mossy Meadow & Basic White

I folded and burnished on the 5½” score line and again on the 11” score line, but this time folded it back on itself. I glued the 1” strip down with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It makes such a nice contrast don’t you think?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The tree trunk was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the Basic White panel. I added the tree canopy in Mossy Meadow ink and the more detailed leafy layer in Bumblebee to give a more textured look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The stamped panel was added to the Bumblebee layer and then to the dsp card front. This serves to give the card some rigidity.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The same tree trunk was stamped again in Soft Suede ink onto the small panel of Soft Sea Foam. I stamped the tree canopy and leaves again in the same way onto scrap Soft Sea Foam and die cut using the Beautiful Tree dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine. The canopy was added to the trunk with the liquid glue. I added a speckle of green spots around the tree image. The panel was added to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The sentiment from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it out with scissors. I added a strip of Mossy Meadow card to the base of the panel and added the sentiment over top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

I really like this style of card and really shows off the dsp. I hope you like it.

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All Things Fabulous stamp set used to make a pretty floral card inspired by a friends tee shirt

Fabulous Inspiration

Posted on July 4, 2021June 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card today inspired by a top worn by my friend Becky. I loved the colour combo and design and had to try to make a card using the same idea of flowers and butterflies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the fabulous inspiration card, you will need:

Smokey Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Basic White

Using the group of tiny butterflies/dragonflies, I stamped all over the front of the Smoky Slate card front with Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card inspired by a friends tee shirt and made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

Next, I chose 2 of the flowers from the All Things Fabulous Stamp set. I wanted the larger flower to be yellow and the smaller flower pink. These are both 3 step stamping flowers and I always find these easier to line up if I start with the middle image first.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card inspired by a friends tee shirt and made using the All Things Fabulous stamp se

I began by stamping the middle image of the larger flower in 2^nd generation So Saffron ink. I added the first, more solid image in 3^rd generation So Saffron ink getting a lighter shade. Lastly, I added the final most detailed image in full strength So Saffron ink. I repeated this for the second flower.

The smaller flower was stamped in exactly the same way using Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card inspired by a friends tee shirt and made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

I inked the leaves in Soft Succulent ink and added some Evening Evergreen ink to the edges of the leaves using the ‘rock & roll’ technique. You take the inked stamp and roll the edges around in the darker ink before stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card inspired by a friends tee shirt and made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

All the images were then die cut using my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine and the Fabulous Florals Dies. I also die cut a label from the small panel of Basic White card using the Tasteful Labels Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card inspired by a friends tee shirt and made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Soft Succulent ink onto the die cut label and added to the card front on Dimensionals. The flowers and leaves were the arranged around the label and adhered using a combination of Dimensionals and liquid Glue.

I added a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels to finish the card.

I love it. I hope you do as well.

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The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card.

Sweet Freesia card

Posted on July 2, 2021June 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet freesia floral thank you card featuring the Color & Contour stamp set and some pretty soft colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet freesia floral card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – -5¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using the flower infill image, I stamped down the centre of the Soft Sea Foam card front in Soft Sea Foam ink to give a little texture.

The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you car

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a decorative panel from the longer, thinner piece of Basic White card using the Ornate Layers dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the pretty flower outlines in Highland Heather ink onto the decorative die cut. The infill image ws stamped in Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a piece of Sheer Gorgeous Grape Ribbon around the stamped panel and added the panel to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To finish the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of 2021-2023 In Color Jewels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it

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A pretty hydrangea themed birthday card made using the Hydrangea Have stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Birthday Hydrangea

Posted on June 29, 2021June 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

A pretty birthday hydrangea card made for one of my oldest friend’s birthday – she loves hydrangeas. using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday hydrangea card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape card – 4¼” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Shimmery White card – 4⅛” by 3” -– rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

The flower head of the hydrangea was stamped in Fresh Freesia ink around the edges of the Fresh Freesia card base to add some texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I stamped the beautiful hydrangea flower in Basic Gray ink onto the Shimmery White card.

Using the Fresh Freesia ink and a Water Painter I covered the whole blossom. Next, I added Highland Heather ink to some of the flowers and Gorgeous Grape into to others. Balmy Blue ink was added to fill the gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I used Soft Succulent ink to colour in the leaves and stems of the flower.

The sentiment from the Best Year stamp set was stamped in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the stamped panel to the Gorgeous Grape panel. The panel was then added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I tucked a piece of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon underneath the right- hand side of the panel, securing it in place with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

To complete the card, I added a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels.

Such a pretty card, I hope my friend likes it.

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A floral, peach blossom thank you card using the Sweet As A Peach stamp set by Stampin' Up, made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Peach Blossom for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on June 28, 2021June 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is Summertime Florals – I love a floral. I decided to make a peach blossom card using the Sweet as a Peach stamp set, I love the pretty spay of flowers in this stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the peach blossom card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Pale Papaya card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded lower right corner – one for the outside and one for the inside
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 1”
Pear Pizzazz card – 3⅞” by 1⅛”

Using Post It Tape, I masked off a 1” strip – about 1 ¼” from the top of one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I inked up the trio of flowers from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set in Pale Papaya ink and added a dab of Polished pink ink to the centre of each flower using a dauber. I repeated this above and below the masked off area. The flower centres were added in Polished Pink ink using one of the smaller flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink. I used the large spray of leaves, only inking up 2 or 3 at a time. I added a few of the tiny pair of leaves in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The trio of tiny flowers was stamped in Polished Pink ink to fill in some of the spaces and the image I used as a flower centre was stamped in Pale Papaya ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Pale Papaya card layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added on Dimensionals to the Polished Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Basic White card. This was mounted onto the strip of Pear Pizzazz card and added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I added a double Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels to complete the card.

This is one of my favourite card layouts, I hope you like it.

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Mountain Diorama card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

Mountain Diorama for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on June 27, 2021June 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. I have been playing with the new Diorama Dies this week and have come up with this sweet card using the Beauty of Friendship and Mountain Air stamp sets.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Mountain Diorama card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Misty Moonlight – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Soft Succulent

I placed the smaller of the dies I planned to use on the Basic White panel to give an idea of positioning – you could draw around it with a pencil. I them stamped the tree from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set in Early Espresso ink. I stamped the ground image using Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely card featuring a mountain diorama, made using the Beauty of Friendship and Mountain Air stamp sets

Next, I stamped the detailed mountains in Misty Moonlight ink and added the mountain shadow in Misty Moonlight which I had stamped off twice to give a lighter shade.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely card featuring a mountain diorama, made using the Beauty of Friendship and Mountain Air stamp sets

The tree line was stamped in Soft Succulent ink at the base of the mountains. I reversed the stamp and stamped it again upside down in 2^nd generation ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely card featuring a mountain diorama, made using the Beauty of Friendship and Mountain Air stamp sets

I added a Post It Circle punched out using the 1” Circle Punch to the panel and used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink to my sky area. I then added Pool Party ink to the ground area using the Blending Brush. I added some definition to the tree using my White Chalk Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely card featuring a mountain diorama, made using the Beauty of Friendship and Mountain Air stamp sets

The diorama pieces were cut from the Misty Moonlight and Soft Succulent layers. The Misty Moonlight was then added to the stamped piece with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Soft Succulent layer was then added over the top on Dimensionals. The whole piece was added to the Thick Basic White card front using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely card featuring a mountain diorama, made using the Beauty of Friendship and Mountain Air stamp sets

At this point I thought about a sentiment and choose to use part of a sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set. If I had thought about it before I would have stamped it directly onto the Soft Succulent panel…….. I ended up stamping it in Misty Moonlight ink onto a scrap or Soft Succulent card and fussy cutting it out. It was added with liquid glue.

I really, really like this card. I hope you like it.

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The delicate spray of leaves from the Artistic Dies paired with strips of Hand-penned dsp by Stampin' Up!

Stripy Card using the Hand-penned dsp

Posted on June 25, 2021June 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet stripy card made using strips of Hand-Penned designer Series Paper (dsp) and gorgeous leafy die from the Artistic Dies.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the stripy card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Hand-Penned dsp strips – 3¾” long and ⅜” or ½” wide
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Basic Black card – 5” by 3” to die cut the leaves
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card to die cut the label

I began by applying Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the narrow strips of dsp and adhering them to the longest panel of Basic White card leaving a tiny gap between each piece.

The delicate spray of leaves from the Artistic Dies paired with strips of Hand-penned dsp by Stapin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty stripy card made using the Hand-penned designer Series Paper and in intricate die cut spray of leaves

Using my Paper Trimmer I trimmed ½” off the side and added it with liquid glue to the Basic White panel for the inside of the card. I trimmed the excess off with scissors and glued the panel inside the Mint Macaron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty stripy card made using the Hand-penned designer Series Paper and in intricate die cut spray of leaves

Using the same liquid glue, I added the thin strips of Basic Black card to either side of the striped panel with just a smidgeon showing. The whole piece was then added to the card front with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty stripy card made using the Hand-penned designer Series Paper and in intricate die cut spray of leaves

I ran the remaining panel of Basic Black card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the gorgeous intricate leaf die from the Artistic Die set. I used my Take Your Pick Tool with the Die Brush attachment to get all the little pieces out before adding the die cut to the card front using tiny dots of glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty stripy card made using the Hand-penned designer Series Paper and in intricate die cut spray of leaves

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Tailor Made Tags dies. It was added to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty stripy card made using the Hand-penned designer Series Paper and in intricate die cut spray of leaves

I added a trio of Matte Black Dots and a double Baker’s Twine bow to complete the card.

So pretty, I hope you like it.

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The Ink & Inspirations blog hop theme this month is Let Your Colour Shine and I have used the Garden Birdhouses stamp set to make a card

Let Your Colours Shine for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on June 24, 2021June 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where out theme is ‘Let Your Colours Shine’ – great topic. After a lot of thought I decided to take it back to basics and find an image I like to act as inspiration for a colour combo. I found a picture of a beautiful bridesmaid’s bouquet that I really liked, the colours are so soft and delicate.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Colours Shine card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight 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
Misty Moonlight card – ⅜” strip
Scrap Petal Pink card

The large circle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set was stamped in Balmy Blue ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card for the Let Your Colour Shine themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The branch from the Garden Birdhouse stamp set was added at the top with Mint Macaron ink. I stamped the hanger from the tree in Balmy Blue ink and added the sweet birdhouse in Misty Moonlight ink.

The Ink & Inspirations blog hop theme this month is Let Your Colour Shinee and I have used the Garden Birdhouses stamp set to make a card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card for the Let Your Colour Shine themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the Misty Moonlight Marker from the 2021-2023 In Color Markers pack to colour in parts of the birdhouse. Doesn’t it look sweet.

Using Versamark ink I stamped the sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set onto the Misty Moonlight strip, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool. I flagged the end with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card for the Let Your Colour Shine themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Peach Dies and the Mini Cut & Emboss Machine I cut some tiny flowers from the scrap Petal Pink card and added them to the tree with Mini Glue Dots.

I glued the stamped panel to the Misty Moonlight layer and then to the Petal Pink card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment was then added using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card for the Let Your Colour Shine themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a Basic Rhinestone to the centre of each flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card for the Let Your Colour Shine themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

If you are stuck for inspiration finding a picture or image can be a great help in finding a colour combo to try.

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A special birthday funfold card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beauty of Friendship fun fold card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Beauty of Friendship fun fold card made for my daughter Camilla’s birthday. I saw LeeAnn Greff, a fellow demonstrator, demonstrate it on YouTube and I knew this was the perfect card for her as she loves the outdoors. I changed the dimensions to fit A4 card stock and also some of the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beauty of friendship card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card – 6½“ by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Soft Succulent card – 3½” by 3” scored at ½” on the short side
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White 2¼” by 2”
Scrap of Balmy Blue

I took the 2 scored pieces Soft Succulent, laid them on my work surface with the smaller panel on the right-hand side. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the ½” tab of the smaller piece to the larger panel. You should then have a gate fold type card with a long thin left panel and a shorter, wider right-hand panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I place the 3 largest panels of Basic White card stock onto my work surface. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and placed it in the upper left-hand corner of the smallest panel.

Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to all three of the panels. The ink was added gradually in circular motions, building up the colour slowly. I then added Soft Succulent ink around the edges of each panel in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The bare trees were then stamped in Soft Suede ink, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation to give the effect of depth.

I added the ‘tree canopy’ image to the stamped full-strength tree on the smallest panel. I used the soft succulent ink and the spotty image to add some texture to all the panels

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The stamped panels were then glued to the Soft Succulent card. The largest one on the inside, covering the ½” tab which holds them together.

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a label from the remaining Soft Succulent piece and a smaller label from the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The sentiment from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped on the white label in Soft Succulent ink and I added a couple of small flowers in the same ink. The flowers were from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

The labels were then glued together. They were added to the left-hand panel of the card with a couple of Dimensionals. Make sure that the Dimensionals are well over to the left and that the right-hand panel of the card can tuck under.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

To complete the card, I die cut 2 of the sweet little birds from the Beautiful Trees dies from scrap Balmy Blue card and added them to the card front. I used a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add their eyes and a trio of Genial Gems.