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A good luck chick card to celebrate a retirement and made using Stampin' Up! products

Good Luck Chick

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Today I am sharing a jolly good luck chick card made to celebrate a friends’ retirement at the end of August. Like me she wok as a nurse for over 35 years at Royal Papworth Hospital, a specialist heart and lung hospital here in the UK. I am so looking forward to celebrating with her with a visit to our favourite café for a special full English breakfast.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the good luck chick card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede card – 5¾” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the 1st dancing chicken on the right-hand side of the slightly longer Basic White panel. I stamped the same image onto three Post It Notes and cut around the images with Scissors and used these to provide masks.

A good luck chick card to celebrate a retirement and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

One of the masks was placed over the stamped chicken and another chicken was stamped to the left. The second mask was then placed over the top of this chicken and another bird stamped to the left.

A good luck chick card to celebrate a retirement and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The last mask was then added to the third chicken and the chicken with a balloon was stamped so that she appeared to be floating out of the gang. The masks were then removed.

I used the following Blends Marker Pens to colour in the chicks and the balloon – Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight & Bronze

The stamped panel was layered onto the Soft Suede panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Poppy Parade card base on Dimensionals.

A good luck chick card to celebrate a retirement and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Welcoming Woods stamp set, was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the strip of Basic White and the strip was cut down and flagged with Scissors. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to finish the card.

A good luck chick card to celebrate a retirement and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I hope this card brings a smile to my friend’s face. Hope you like it.

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Mo x

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Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

Birdhouse Hanging in a Tree

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Here is a pretty card featuring a pretty birdhouse hanging in a tree and made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Birdhouse hanging in a tree card you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Balmy Blue card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Basic Black, Basic White & Poppy Parade

I stamped the branch onto the upper eight & lower left corner of the Granny Apple Green card base in 2nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.

Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

The branch was stamped again in full-strength Mossy Meadow ink across the top of the small panel of Basic White card. I added the hanger in the same ink. The birdhouse was stamped in Gray Granite ink and the leaves and flowers were added in Granny Apple Green ink.

Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image. Poppy Parade and Gray Granite for the birdhouse. Daffodil Delight for the flowers.

Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue panel then to the Granny Apple Green card base. I added the 2 flags to the side.

Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

The sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set was in my stash. It had previously been stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. It was die cut using the Messages Dies.

Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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

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A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Spring is in the Air – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Spring Time & Flowers’ and I am sharing a sweet card made for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Spring Is In The Air’. I chose to use the lovely Free as a Bird stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Spring is in the Air card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake layer – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive layer – 4” by 2½”
Very Vanilla layer – 3⅝” by 2¾”
Very Vanilla layer – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I embossed the Crumb Cake layer using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

I wrapped a piece of Ornate Garden ribbon around the embossed panel and adhered on the reverse with Sellotape. It was added to the Crumb Cake card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

The birds from the Free As a Bird stamp set were stamped on the Very Vanilla panel using Early Espresso ink.

A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

They were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – So Saffron, Rococo Rose, Soft Sea Foam & Crumb Cake. The stamped panel was adhered to the Old Olive layer with the liquid glue and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

I used the Rococo Rose Blends Markers, I coloured in a trio of Basic Pearls and added them to the card front. I finished with a bow.

A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Very Vanilla in Early Espresso ink and trimmed out using scissors. It was tucked under the stamped piece.

So pretty and I hope very Spring like.

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

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A pretty hummingbird card made using the A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set

A Touch of Ink

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Here is a pretty card made using a stamp set called A Touch of Ink. This set is one of this years Sale-A-Bration level 2 offerings, available with a £90 order.

To recreate the touch of ink card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” c
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Oh So Ombre dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Dsp – 3¾” by 1”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the outline of the leaves onto the panel of Oh So Ombre dsp before gluing the panel to the larger piece of Whisper White. The panel was then added to the Pretty Peacock card base.

A pretty hummingbird card made using the A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a 1” strip of co-ordinating dsp from my stash towards the bottom using the same Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A pretty hummingbird card made using the A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up

The pretty hummingbird was stamped on scrap Whisper White card using Basic Gray ink. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the bird – Petal Pink, Pool Party. Pretty Peacock and Basic Black. The bird was then fussy cut using Scissors and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty hummingbird card made using the A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Whisper White card and the end flagged with scissors. I trimmed off the scallops from a piece of scalloped Linen Ribbon and added it to the back of the sentiment. The piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty hummingbird card made using the A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems to complete the card. Isn’t it pretty?

A pretty hummingbird card made using the A Touch of Ink Sale-A-Bration stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Touch of Ink stamp set used to make a sweet best wishes card. A Sale-A-Bration stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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

Mo x

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A bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies by Stampin' Up!

Thank you birds

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Today I am sharing a pretty thank you birds card featuring birds and made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More Dies.

To recreate the thank you Birds card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Flowers For Every Season – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 3¼” by 3¼”
Misty Moonlight – 3¼” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I added the piece of designer series paper (dsp) to the Misty Moonlight panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using the same glue, I adhered the panel to the Blushing Bride card base.

A bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut a circle from the square of Whisper White and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Misty Moonlight card. The branch from the Birds & Branches was stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink onto the top of the Whisper White circle and added the leaves in Just Jade ink.

A bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies

I stamped the birds onto scrap Whisper White, starting with the outer image in Misty Moonlight ink, followed by the inner layer with Blushing Bride ink.

A bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies

I inked up the nest with Cinnamon Cider ink and added some Early Espresso using an Early Espresso Marker and the ‘thumping technique’. You hold the marker loosely in your hand and tap the side of the maker onto the inked stamp, moving the stamp around to get a random look to the stamping. The image was then stamped onto the scrap Whisper White card.

A bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies

The nest and birds were added to the card front on Dimensionals, slightly off set. The overhanging side of the circle was then trimmed off using Scissors.

A bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty bird themed thank you card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Birds & More dies

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Whisper White card using the liquid glue. I added a trio of 2020 – 2022 In Color Enamel Dots.

I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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