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 gorgeous Christmas card featuring a cute robin, made using the Happy Holly-Days and stamp set

Christmas Robin

Posted on September 10, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

My Mum loves a Christmas Robin and I made this card for her. Sadly she has dementia and no longer recognises us when we visit but I hope this cheerful robin will bring a smile to her face.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Christmas Robin card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Suede card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Fluid 100 watercolor card – 4½” by 3”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla scrap

We Brits. are so happy to have a Robin stamp, it is such an iconic bird here is the UK and especially so at Christmas. I mounted the lovely robin image onto one of the Stamparatus plates, inked it up with Sahara Sand ink and stamped in onto the small panel of Fluid 100 watercolor card. Because this card has a textured surface, I like to use the Stamparatus in case I need to stamp the image a second time.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following colours to watercolor the robin – Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Gray Granite, Old Olive & Poppy Parade. I added a little of each colour to an acrylic block and used a Water Painter to pick up the ink and apply it to the bird. Doing it this was means that I can blend inks together to achieve different shades of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The eye of the bird was outlined using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Maker and I used a Chalk Marker to add the highlight to the eye.I flagged both ends of the Poppy Parade strip and added it to the Old Olive card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Stamparatus again, I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set in Poppy Parade ink. I repeated the inking and stamping to get a darker colour. The stamped panel was then added to the Soft Suede layer with the same liquid glue. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up

I tied a large bow using the Gold Elegant Trim and added it to the card front using a Dimensional. The holly was stamped in Old Olive ink and coloured using Old Olive and Poppy Parade ink and my Water Painters. The coloured image was then fussy cut using scissors and added over the bow using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I love this card; I think my water colouring needs a bit of work but the bird is so pretty. I hope you like it

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Good Luck Chick

Posted on September 5, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

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 1^st 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Birdhouse Hanging in a Tree

Posted on June 1, 2021May 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

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 2^nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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A Touch of Ink

Posted on January 12, 2021January 7, 2021 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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

Thank you birds

Posted on November 24, 2020November 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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