A pretty Christmas card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder by Stampin' Up!

Stars At Night card

Posted on November 20, 2023November 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The Stars At Night stamp set and dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make to make a pretty Christmas card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the stars at night card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Wild Wheat card – 4⅞” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Wild Wheat ink, I stamped the starburst image in the centre of the 4⅞” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The same image was stamped again around the same panel using 2^nd generation Wild Wheat ink to add interest and texture to the panel. The whole piece was glued to the Wild Wheat panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Mutipurpose Liquid Adhesive was used to add the panel to the Night of Navy card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The large star from the Stars At Night stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Stars At Night Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder. The embossed star was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A small star was die cut from Gold Foil and added to the embossed star with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Wild Wheat and Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed out the words with Scissors and added them to the card front. A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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The Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies used to make a beautiful floral thank you card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Cheerful Daisy Flowers card

Posted on November 18, 2023November 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a picture/colour challenge to work with today. I really wanted to use the new abundant beaty masks today but they have sadly been out of stock in Europe so I have made my card using the lovely Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the cheerful daisy flowers card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card- 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush and the Artistic Mix Masks I blended Crumb Cake ink onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card to add texture to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel and a length of Natural Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The outline of the large and small daisies were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. The infill of the largest daisies were stamped in Crushed Curry ink and the smaller daisies with Azure Afternoon ink. The centres were added in Crumb Cake and/or Early Espresso ink. The flowers were then die cut using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. The leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and die cut using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I arranged the flowers over the ribbon, securing them with Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals. The leaves were tucked around the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Throughout the Year stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card and trimmed out with scissors. A scrap of Early Espresso card was glued behind and trimmed down.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double Linen Thread bow was added with a glue dot and the sentiment adhered over top. A trio of Blooming Pearls completed the card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

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Aurélie Fabre ● Danielle Kassing

Karen Henderson ● Teri West

Judith Patterson ● Jan Musselman

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Gorgeous Christmas cards made using the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp by Stampin' Up! and used for my November 2023 classes

Beary Cute Christmas cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 18, 2023November 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing anything Christmas. I love Christmas crafting and have chosen to share the cards I designed for my November classes using the Beary Cute stamp set, Beary Cute Punch and the gorgeous Beary Christmas dsp.

Colours in these cards are:

Circle Hinge card

Balmy Blue card base – 7¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 3½” by 1” – scored at ¾”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Balmy Blue – 5⅞” by 3⅛”
Balmy Blue – 3¼”” by 3¼ ” – Die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Stargazing dsp – 3¼” by 3¼” – Die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – ½ a stitched circle
Scrap Basic White

We embossed the 5⅞” by 3⅛” piece of Balmy Blue card using the Timeworn Type embossing folder and glued it to the card front.

We folded the 3½” by 1” piece of Balmy Blue card and glued the smaller tab to the inside of the back of the card base to form the hinge. The hinge was then covered with the Basic White inside panel. We stamped the smaller snowflake in the upper right and lower right corners of the inside panel in Misty Moonlight ink, 1^st and 2^nd generations.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The card was closed and the die cut Balmy Blue circle, placed face down on the front of the card and the hinge glued to it’s back. The die cut circle of Stargazing dsp was then glued over the top to hide the workings ogf the hinge.

A wavy top was cut across the half stitched circle to form a snowbank for the bear to stand on, it was then glued to the bottom of the stargazing dsp circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The polar bear was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Beary Cute Punch. It was glued to the stitched circle.

We stamped the sentiment, from the Merry & Bright stamp set onto scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight ink and fussy cut them out before adding them to the card. Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

Negative Circle Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 4”
Adhesive Sheet – 4⅛” by 4”
Beary Christmas dsp – ⅜” strips
Scrap Basic White

The 4⅛” by 4” panel of Basic White was covered by the Adhesive sheet and the backing removed.

The strips of Beary Christmas dsp were then adhered, on the diagonal to the sticky panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

A stitched circle was then die cut from the centre of the striped panel. We placed the negative piece onto the Thick Basic White card front and stamped the small snowflake in the negative space in Balmy Blue ink.

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink below the stripped panel. The striped panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The polar bear was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the scarf added in Misty Moonlight before the bear was punched out and tucked inside the negative circle. The head was raised on a dimensional with a front leg coming over the edge as though he was climbing out.

Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

Striped Circle card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Scrap Basic White

The striped circle, left over from the previous card was mounted to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The bear was stamped in Misty Moonlight, punched out and added to the card front with liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink and a trio of Iridescent discs added to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

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The Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make treat boxes for my Septmber classes and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Merriest Trees Treat Boxes

Posted on November 9, 2023October 27, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing gift packaging ideas. I saw a Youtube video a while ago, posted by fellow demonstrator Angie Juda using the Merriest Trees Bundle to make a sweet box and I have adapted it to make treat boxes for the customers coming to my October classes.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the merriest trees box, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card – 5¾” by 4¼”
Pretty Peacock card – 8⅛” by 2
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Merriest Trees Dies I die cut 2 large trees from the 5¾” by 4¼” panel of Pretty Peacock card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On one of the die cut pieces I stamped the snowy boughs image in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and Heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored the 8⅛” by 2” strips of Pretty Peacock card – on the short side at ½” and 1½” and on the long side at ½”, 1¼”, 4” & 5¼”. I wedged out the tabs and created the top as shown in the picture below.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I used Mini Glue Dots to adhere the right side to the bottom and, having closed the top, the left side to the bottom to create the treat holder piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The treat holder piece was glued to the back of the undecorated die cut tree, taking care that it wasn’t visible. The decorated tree was then glued to the front of the box, again making sure to line it up so that it would stand.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card and cut it out with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The parcels were stamped in Balmy Blue and Real Red and trimmed them out with Scissors. They were added to the bottom of the trees.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A treat box made for my September classes using the Merriest Trees stamp set and Dies by Stampin’ Up! and shared in the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The ladies in my classes loved them.

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A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Embossed Fragrant Forest card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on November 7, 2023October 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring dry embossing. This is such a fab technique and adds so much to any project. I used the beautiful Fragrant Forest background stamp and the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder to make my card.

Colours in the embossed fragrant forest cards are:

To recreate the embossed fragrant forest card you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Vellum – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I inked up the Fragrant Forest stamp using Shaded Spruce ink and stamped it down onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

The stamped panel was glued to the 5⅜” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The piece of Vellum was then embossed with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I worked out roughly where the sentiment was going to go and added a piece of Tear ‘N Tape to the stamped panel and added the Vellum overtop, secured in place by the tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Night of Navy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Night of Navy ink. It was die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. It was added over the twine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I also created a 2^nd card where I embossed the stamped layer.

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The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Bears on a Balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 4, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing balcony fun fold cards. Now, I have never made one of these fun folds and spent quite a bit of time working out what I wanted to do. This card, made using the Beary Cute stamp set was inspired by a Youtube video made by the super talented Jay Soriano

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the bears on a balcony card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by ⅞” x 4 – one for the back of the card to write on
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 8½” by 2” – scored at 4⅛ and then at ½” at each end
Basic White card – 5¼” by 2¼” – scored at 2¼” and then at ⅜” at each end
Scrap Basic White

I tore a piece of copy paper into wavy strips and used them, with a Blending Brush and Night of Navy to add texture to the Night of Navy panels.

I then tried Jay’s technique with the soft pastels and drew over the dark blue lines with the Granny Apple Green pastel stick.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I used the flat end of the stick to stroke the colour upwards. I added some of the Gorgeous Grape using the pastel stick then lightly blended the colour with a Sponge Dauber.

The pastels have a tendency to smudge so I sprayed the panels with hairspray to set the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The panels were then glued to the Basic White panels and were then glued to the front and inside of the Night of Navy card base.

Taking the 2 strips of Basic White card, I cut a wavy pattern along the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I took more of the copy paper strips and used a Sponge Dauber to stroke on Pool Party ink to give the effect of snow which would ground my bears.

I glued the inked strips to the inside of the card using the tabs at either end, making sure to line the centre of each strip to the centre of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

Onto scrap Basic White card, I stamped a variety of bears from the stamp set in Night of Navy ink.

Some I punched out using the Beary Cute Punch, the others I fussy cut out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The bears were then added to the inside of the card and the card front.

The sentiment was a bit of an after-thought and was stamped in Night of Navy on a scrap of inked Basic White card. I added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I was fairly pleased with the way it turned out. Hope you like it.

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A gratitude card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Cheers To The Season stamp set and All About Autumn dsp by Stampin' Up!

Seasonal Thankful card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on October 30, 2023October 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘thanks and gratitude’. I have made a really pretty card using the Cheers to the Season stamp set and the All About Autumn designer series paper (dsp)

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the seasonal thankful card, you will need:

Copper Clay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
All About Autumn dsp – ¼” strips a minimum of 5” long x 7
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued all the strips of All About Autumn dsp to the smallest piece of Basic White and trimmed off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set and All About Autumn dsp used for a gratitude card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The decorated panel was glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Copper Clay card base. Using Seal + I adhered a loop of the Copper Ribbon over the strips of dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set and All About Autumn dsp used for a gratitude card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut a Deckled Circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set and All About Autumn dsp used for a gratitude card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I lightly inked up the maple leaf image with Moody Mauve ink. Using Sponge Daubers, I added Copper Clay and Pretty Peacock ink to the stamp. I huffed on it and stamped it onto the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set and All About Autumn dsp used for a gratitude card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The circle was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cheers To The Season stamp set and All About Autumn dsp used for a gratitude card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

A scattering of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots complete the card.

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The Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a trio of Christmas cards for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Trio of Festive and Fun Cards for the Sharing Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 29, 2023October 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects we have been working on. I am sharing a trio of Christmas cards made using the Festive & Fun stamp set.

Colours used in the Festive & Fun cards are:

The Moose card

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of designer series paper was glued to the Real Red layer. A length of Real Red ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape before the panel was adhered to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The moose was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Scalloped Contours Dies.

I used the following Blends pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Copper Clay, Smoky Slate & Color Lifter. The decorated panel was then mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

The panel of designer series paper was glued to the Real Red layer. A length of Real Red ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape before the panel was adhered to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red ink, fussy cut with Scissors and added to the card.

A trio of Brushed Metallic Dots and a ribbon bow completed the card.

The Rhino card

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle dsp – 3 ½” by 1”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 3½” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The rhino image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Scalloped Contours Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The following Blends pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Real Red, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Copper Clay, Smoky Slate & Color Lifter. The decorated panel was then mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

The strip of dsp was adhered to the centre of the More Dazzle strip and glued over the end of the scalloped rectangle. Linen Thread was wrapped around panel three times and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red ink, fussy cut with Scissors and added to the card.

A trio of Brushed Metallic Dots and a Linen Thread double bow completed the card.

The Giraffe card

Real Red card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
More Dazzle dsp – 3¾” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of designer series paper was glued to the Real Red layer. The trip of More Dazzle paper was glued across the centre and a piece of Real Red ribbon wrapped around. The whole panel was then adhered to the card base.

The adorable giraffe image stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Scalloped Contours Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Blends pens were used to colour in the image – Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie, Copper Clay, Smoky Slate & Color Lifter. The decorated panel was then mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow and Real Red ink, fussy cut with Scissors and added to the card.

A trio of Brushed Metallic Dots and a ribbon bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A trio of quirky Christmas cards made using the adorable Festive & Fun stamp set and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop made using the Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up!

Earthen Textures card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2023October 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a photograph and/or colour challenge. I have chosen to make a nature themed card using the Earthen Textures stamp set and all six colours.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the earthen textures card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gray Granite card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow card

The tall pot was stamped in Starry Sky ink and the smaller pot in Blackberry Bliss ink. These were die cut using the Earthen Textures Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

From scrap Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow I die cut a selection of pretty leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

I placed all the die cut pieces onto the smaller Basic White panel and moved them around until I was happy with the arrangement. I moved the pots to one side and stamped the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The twiggy sprig was then stamped and the 3 die cut leaves were then glued down in position.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The pots were then added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Glossy Dots were added to complete the card.

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A monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin' Up

Color & Contour Sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring some or all of the following – Two step stamping, sympathy. Fun fold, trinket and black and white. I have used the Color & Contour stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the Color & Contour sympathy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – Cut the front at 4⅛”, then cut 1½” off the offcut. The rest is not needed
Basic Black card – 4” by 1⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic Black card – 4¼” by 2½” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic White card – 4” by 2¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Scrap Basic White

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder, I embossed the 2 panels of Basic Black measuring 4” by 1⅜”. The were added to the 1½” flap of the card front and to the 1½” strip that I cut off

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the smallest die cut label stamp the sprig of flowers from the Color & Contour stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The infill image was then stamped over the outline in 2^nd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The label was then glued to the Basic Black label and then to the larger Basic White label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added glue to the top of the stamped piece and adhered it to the flap of the card front. I placed the other embossed strip along the bottom of the card base and glued the bottom of the label to it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set and added the smaller flower from the Color & Contour stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a Black & White Gingham bow completed the card.

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