A masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and Trusty Toolbox dsp by Stampin' Up!

Birthday card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 17, 2024February 16, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing birthday themed projects. I have used the Trusty Toolbox dsp to make a masculine birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birthday card, you will need:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅞” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Basic White card – 3¼”by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Trusty Toolbox dsp

The thin strips of Basic White card were glued ei ther side of the panel of Trusty Toolbox dsp. I glued the panel to the Lost Lagoon card front.

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I die cut a label from the small piece of Basic White card using the Something Fancy Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a pretty masculine birthday card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped on the label in Copper Clay ink. I masked off the HAPPY with a Post It Note, inked up the BIRTHDAY using Copper Clay ink. I removed the Post It note and stamped it onto the label. I repeated this step to stamp the BIRTHDAY.

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The sentiment label was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trusty Tools stamp set and Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a pretty masculine birthday card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using the Trusty Tools Dies, I die cut a paintbrush from the Trusty Toolbox dsp and added it to the card front using a combination of glue and Dimensionals.

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A pretty 'all that flutters' thank you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies by Stampin' Up! - Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Thoughtful Hummingbird card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 17, 2024February 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘All that flutters’. I have chosen to make my card using the gorgeous hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the thoughtful hummingbird card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I randomly stamped the spray of flowers all over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies used to make a pretty ‘all that flutters’ thank you card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

I glued the stamped panel to the Basic Black layer and then to the Tahitian Tide card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies used to make a pretty ‘all that flutters’ thank you card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The hummingbird was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies used to make a pretty ‘all that flutters’ thank you card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

To colour the hummingbird I used the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon, Gray Granite & Colour Lifter to soften the edges. The beautiful hummingbird was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies used to make a pretty ‘all that flutters’ thank you card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Perennial Postage stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies used to make a pretty ‘all that flutters’ thank you card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card. I hope you like it.

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Engagement card – Celebrate Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Posted on February 12, 2024February 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Celebrate Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop where we are showcasing, you’ve guessed it…….. Sale-a-Bration product. I am showcasing the gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp and have used it to make a pretty card made for my niece who became engaged over Christmas.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the engagement card, you will need:

Pool Party card – 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Softly Stippled dsp – 12” by 5¼”
Basic White card 5⅛” by 3⅞”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic White & Pool Party card

On the long side I scored the Softly Stippled dsp at 2”, 4” 8” and 10”. On the short side I marked at 2” down on both sides and using a trimmer, cut from the 2” mark to the second score line – 4” and 8”.

A pretty fun fold card made to celebrate an engagement using the gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

Taking the 2 off cut pieces, I trimmed the point off at the 2” score line and glued the pieces to the front panels with the co-ordinating pattern uppermost. I love that you see both sides of this pretty dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The sentiment, from the Stippled Rose stamp set, was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut the sentiment using the Nested Essentials Dies. I cut 2 more labels from scrap Pool Party card, I cut one of these in half across the middle and glued the 2 halfs to the back of the stamped label with a little peeking out at the top and the bottom. The remaining Pool Party label was glued to the back of the label and the whole piece was glued to the left side of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 2 circles using the Everyday Details Dies. On the circle I stamped the sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The single rose was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the circle. I coloured the rose in using Pool Party and Wild Wheat Blends Pens. The circle was the glued to the inside panel, roughly in the centre but not visible when the card was closed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The panel of Pool Party card was adhered to the back of the central dsp panel. This gives the card more stability. The 5” by 3⅝” piece of Softly Stippled dsp was glued to the remaining piece of Basic White card. The panel was then gled to the back of the Pool Party layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The remaining die cut circle was glued to the back panel of the card. This will give me a place to write a message. I also stamped a 2^nd rose onto scrap Basic White card, coloured it in as before and fussy cut it out before gluing it to the card circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

After I had photographed the card I added a couple of Opaque Faceted Gems, also from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure.

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A pretty colourful moths card made using the Night of Flight stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

Colourful Moths – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 10, 2024February 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a picture/colour combination. I opted to used the colours and the Night of Flight stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the colourful moths card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Misty Moonlight card

I stamped the largest moth onto the smaller panel of Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. The next moth was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

Another moth was stamped in Real Red ink, and the last moth was stamped firstly in Soft Sea Foam and Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

The stamped panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel and a lemon Lolly ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

The whole panel was added to the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Misty Moonlight card and die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. I masked off part of the sentiment as I only wanted the word ENJOY.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

A double Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Solid Adhesive Backed Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

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A pretty shaker card made using the hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Hummingbird Shaker card – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 10, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing Shaker cards. I have used the gorgeous Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and dies to make my pretty hummingbird shaker card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the hummingbird shaker card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Window sheet – 3⅞” by 3⅞” – I used a cut down Clear Envelope as I couldn’t find my Window Sheet
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a die from the Thoughtful Expressions I cut out a shape from the Softly Stippled dsp. From scrap Basic White card. I taped the same die to the next size up and die cut a frame from scrap Basic White card. The frame was glued to the front of the Softly Stippled dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

The dsp was laid over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and the sentiment, from the Everyday Details stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Basic White panel, using the die cut panel to get the positioning right.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

Using Tear & Tape Adhesive I adhered my square of cut down Clear Envelope to the back of the Softly Stippled dsp behind the die cut shape. I suggest you use Window Sheet……… I couldn’t find mine!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

Dimensional Strips were adhered around the negative window on the back of the dsp panel. I also added strips of Adhesive around the edges of the panel to raise it up. The Dimensional strips are slightly higher then our ordinary Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

I rubbed my Embossing Buddy over the stamped Basic White panel to remove static and added a pinch of Loose Silver Sequins over the sentiment. I also added a few aqua coloured sequins from my stash. The panel of dsp was then carefully added over the Basic White panel. I pressed firmly to make sure it was well stuck down.

The whole piece was then glued to the Pool Party layer and then to the Pebbled Path card base.

I stamped the hummingbird and single flower in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and coloured both images using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, Smoky Slate and Pebbled Path. I die cut them out using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

The hummingbird was added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots. I added loops of Pool Party Baker’s Twine to the back of the flower, securing it in place with Tear & Tape. The flower was then added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

A trio of Adhesive Backed Solid Gems completed the card.

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A card made for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using left over Stampin' Up! pieces from my craft desk

Left Over Floral Card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on February 8, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Dreams Blog Hop. Today we have a fun theme – Reduce, Recyle, Reuse. I looked around my very messy craft desk and gathered up some left over pieces with similar tones and decided to try and make these left over pieces into a card.

Colours I think are in this project – some of the pieces were stamped, coloured or die cut a long time ago, are:

To recreate the left over floral card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card

The background piece was created using the ink refill and shaving foam technique and a mask. – To see details on how this panel was created, check out the Hot Air Balloon post on the 6^th February 2024. The panel was then glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base and then to the Starry Sky card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The left over Mossy Meadow negative die cut was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I liked the die cut stippled rose and the colour of the flower worked well, the Wild Wheat leaves however looked awful, so I took Mossy Meadow Blends and coloured over the Wild Wheat…….. much better. I added the flower to the to the corner of the raised frame with Dimensionals and liquid glue. The Granny Apple Green leaves – from the Cheerful Daisies Dies, were then added with Mini Glue Dots.

The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I looked at the left over sentiments I had on my desk and chose the ‘congratulations sentiment, no idea where this was from. I cut it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

At this point I paused…….. I didn’t really like the card, The sentiment was wrong and the negative frame was too bare. What to do…..

After a bit of mulling over I die cut a slightly smaller label, using the Thoughful Expressions Dies from scrap Basic White card. I stamped the sentiment, from the Color & Contour stamp set in Starry Sky ink and added it into the negative space. Much better. I would really like to have removed the congratulations but it was seriously stuck down, so I left it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

Lavender Double Z Fold Card

Posted on February 3, 2024January 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin with Friends blog hop where we are sharing Z fold cards. The card I made using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and co-ordinating Perennial Lavender dsp is for the special birthday of a special friend later this month and I am giving her a lavender plant as part of her present as she loves her garden.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate this card you will need:

Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 5 ½” scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Pool Party card – 9” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 3½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 2½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Strip of Pretty Peacock card – ¼” wide and at least 2 ½” long
Scrap Gorgeous Grape card

I began by decorating the main Lost Lagoon card base. The panels of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the slightly larger Basic White layers which were then adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

Next I started to decorate the remaining panels of Basic White card beginning with the largest. I inked up the spray of lavender blooms with Highland Heather ink and added some Gorgeous Grape using a Stampin’ Write Marker. This image was then stamped at the top, left hand side of the panel. The stems were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The number 60 was die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card using the Alphabet A La Mode dies. I stamped each number 4 times and glued them one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This gave some dimension to the number. The number were then added to the panel using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Pretty Peacock card, covered with white embossing powder and heat set. I flagged the ends with scissors and added the banner, over the numbers with a Dimensional on both ends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The next panel was decorated with 2 sprigs of lavender. The base image was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the detailed image added on top on Gorgeous Grape. The flower stalks were the stamped in Lost Lagoon in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

I decorated the final panel by stamping the row of flower stalks along the bottom in Lost Lagoon ink. The flowers were then added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape in. The sentiment was the stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

At this point I went back and added the single flying butterfly to all the panels using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape or Pretty Peacock ink. I also added a lager butterfly to the front panel with Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The decorated panels were then adhered to the Pool Party base with liquid glue.

The inner Pool Party card was then closed and placed in position on the the closed Lost lagoon card. I adhered the two card bases together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

A scattering of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

Water Coloured Hills of Tuscany for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something We have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the water coloured hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large curved image was inked in Old Olive ink, then lightly spritzed with water before stamping the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. I repeated this step to add more ‘ground’. I also inked up the smaller curved image with the same colour and spritzed it before adding it to the panel to add more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Misty Moonlight ink, spritzed then stamped at the top of the wet Fluid 100 paper. At this point I set the panel to one side to dry.

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with Mossy Meadow ink and added the dotty image using the same coloured ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the roof added in Pretty Peacock ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint and used a Waterpainter to fill in the gap.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The trio of trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. A waterpainter was used to add some Old Olive ink to ‘ground’ the house. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card in Misty Moonlight ink. I tucked the sentiment under the inked panel and glued it in place with some wet glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card, love the moody look of the sky.

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A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Sophisticated Bottles card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on January 29, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a dice roll – In Colors, Masking, Friend, Staple and Fun Fold. I have combined the Bottled Happiness stamp set from the Annual catalogue and the Softy Sophisticated stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the simply sophisticated bottles card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Parakeet Party & Orchid Oasis

I placed the front of the card base in my Paper Trimmer, lined the score line up with the cutting track and the other end lined up at, roughly 1¾”, the measurement isn’t crucial and I did it by eye.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the smaller, squat bottle in Orchid Oasis ink at the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, roughly in the middle. I stamped the image again onto a Post It Note taking care to position it largely onto the sticky part, and cut it out with scissors. I placed it over the stamped image and stamped the taller bottle to the left in Boho Blue ink and the squat bottle to the right in Tahitian Tide ink.

Leaving the mask in position I stamped the leafy spray in Parakeet Party ink and added the flowers in Sweet Sorbet ink. I removed the mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the larger bottle onto a Post It note, trimmed it out and added it over the stamped taller bottle. The other leafy sprig was the stamped in Wild Wheat ink and the flowers added with Moody Mauve.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The ‘ground’ was stamped in Pebble Path ink using a stamp from the Trucking Along stamp set and the whole panel was glued to the panel of Pebbled Path card. The whole piece was then added to what was left of the card front, lining up the upper left corner with the cut line.

A thin strip of Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis card were flagged and stapled to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped on the inside panel in Pebbled Path ink. I added one of the floral images in the lower right corner and glued the panel inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine bow and a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Colourful Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have picture and or colour challenge to work with. I have chosen to use the colours for a bright and cheerful birthday card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the colourful birthday card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

The word BIRTHDAY was stamped down the right-hand side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The word was really easy to line up as I worked my way down the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I began with Daffodil Delight ink and added Poppy Parade ink and Azure Afternoon ink below.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Coastal Cabana ink, Highland Heather ink and finally Melon Mambo ink were added above.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The word happy was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the stamped panel was glued to the Basic Black panel. The whole panel was added to the Coastal Cabana card base on Dimensionals.