The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Birthday Piggy for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 23, 2023February 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inpirations Blog Hop where we have a picture/colour challenge. I have opted to use the colours we have been given in combination with the Birthday Piggy Stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday piggy card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Favored Flowers dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Flirty Flamingo card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The panel of Favored Flowers designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the Merry Merlot card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A strip of Tear and Tape was adhered to the centre of the dsp and a loop of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon attached.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sweet little piggy was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Suede and Evening Evergreen. As we don’t have a Merry Merlot Blends Pen I used the Stamp ‘n Write Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The stamped piece was then adhered to the Flirty Flamingo panel and the whole piece was placed onto the card front on Dimensionals with ribbon appearing above and below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used a Petal Pink Blends Pen to colour in a trio of Classic Matte Dots and added them to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A pretty, scenic Valentine's card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Picturesque stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Picturesque Valentine card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 18, 2023February 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing some of our favourite products from the January – April Catalogue. I am sharing the Valentine’s Day card I made for my husband using the Picturesque stamp set.

Colours use in this project are:

To recreate the picturesque Valentine card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼” x 2
Soft Succulent card – 3⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a square from one of the 3¼” by 3¼” pieces of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I inked up the larger tree image using Night of Navy ink and stamped it along the bottom of the stitched square. I added the smaller tree image in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A masked ‘moon’ was added to the sky area and the larger sky image stamped twice in Pool Party ink. The mask was then removed. The horizon line was then stamped in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Soft Succulent layer and then to the Basic White square. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Night of Navy card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Love for You stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy ink along the bottom edge of the 2¼” by 1” strip of Basic White card. This was tucked under the mounted panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Picturesque stamp set used to make a pretty, scenic Valentine’s card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Two Festive Pearls were then added either side of the sentiment to complete the card.

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A pretty floral card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge using The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Blessings of Home card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 11, 2023February 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a colour/picture challenge and I have used the Blessings of Home stamp set to make my card.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blessings card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Sweet Sorbet card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic Black card – 3” by ¼”

I stamped the large floral image from the Blessings of Home stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The following Blends Pens were used to colour the image – So Saffron, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis & Shaded Spruce.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The decorated panel was then glued to the Sweet Sorbet layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel before gluing it to the So Saffron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

A twine bow and a trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

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Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ●

Tricia Butts ● Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Susan Webster ● Karen Henderson

Judith Patterson ● Shel Anderson ● Leonie Stuart

Danielle Kassing ● Ann Krucek ● Vickie Littlewood ● Annette Ball

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The Love For You stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

For You card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 11, 2023January 31, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects something we have been working on recently. I have used the pretty Love For You stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the for you card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mint Macaron card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I used my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I placed the die cut circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, with a little hanging over and drew around it lightly with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The large ‘For You’ stamp was inked up with Sweet Sorbet ink, one word at a time and stamped them one on top of the other on the left side of the stitched circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the flowers and leaves, overlapping the pencilled circle. The large flowers in Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry. The smaller flowers in Polished Pink and Sweet Sorbet and the leaves in Mint Macaron and Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I rubbed out the pencil marks and added the tiny hearts in Sweet Sorbet ink. The decorated layer was then added to the Mint Macaron layer with liquid glue. I mounted the circle onto the panel with Dimensionals and trimmed off the overhanging right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the same glue to adhere the piece to the Polished Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A scattering of Milky Dots completed the card.

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A thank you card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Seaside Bay Stamp set and the By The Bay DSP by Stampin' Up!

Oyster Shell card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 10, 2023February 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using product from the Mini Catalogue. I have used the pretty Seaside Bay stamp set and co-ordinating By the Bay dsp to make a pretty oyster themed card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the oyster shell card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Night of Navy card – 1½” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Pool Party card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the smaller strip of By the Bay dsp to the larger piece or dsp and then to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay Stamp set and the By The Bay DSP used to make a thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched square from the square of Basic White card using the Stylish shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay Stamp set and the By The Bay DSP used to make a thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using Pool Party ink, I stamped the seashell background onto the Stitched Square and mounted it onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay Stamp set and the By The Bay DSP used to make a thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the oyster shell in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the scrap Pool Party card and die cut it using the Seaside Bay Dies. It was added to the card front with liquid glue. I added a Flat Backed Adhesive Pearl to the centre of the shell.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay Stamp set and the By The Bay DSP used to make a thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Thanks a Bunch stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and tucked it under the stitched square.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay Stamp set and the By The Bay DSP used to make a thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

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A pretty love you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating set of dies by Stampin' Up!

Yummy Milkshake card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on February 9, 2023January 31, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are using up or recycling left over bits and pieces from other projects. I chose to use a Rich Razzleberry oval, a decorative oval frame, both left over from my January classes and a stamped sundae glass that I didn’t end up using on another project.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the yummy milkshake card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3¾”
Rich Razzleberry – 4” by 3” – to die cut the oval
Basic White card – 5” by 4⅛” – to die cut decorative oval frame
Rich Razzleberry card – 1½” by ½”
Rich Razzleberry card – 4⅛” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Polished Pink card

I ran the 5⅛” by 3¾” panel of Basic White, an offcut lying about on my desk, through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Hive 3D Embossing Folder. It turned out to be a little shorter than I thought so I die cut a scalloped border from the longer strip of Rich Razzleberry card using the Penned Flowers Dies, added it to the bottom of the embossed panel and trimmed off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating set of dies used to make a pretty love you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A piece of Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon was then wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole piece glued to the Polished Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating set of dies used to make a pretty love you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I added the decorative oval die cut piece to the card front using small dabs of liquid glue and added the die cut Rich Razzleberry oval in the centre on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating set of dies used to make a pretty love you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The ice cream scoops were stamped in Blushing Bride, Polished Pink and Rich Razzleberry ink and die cut using the Share a Milkshake Dies. I glue them together and then to the Smoky Slate glass and added them to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating set of dies used to make a pretty love you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Thanks a Bunch stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Rich Razzleberry card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool before it was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating set of dies used to make a pretty love you card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of each of the following completed the card – hearts die cut from scarp Polished Pink card using the Share a Milkshake dies, Glossy Dots and Pastel Adhesive backed sequins.

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A card made using a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sealife card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 7, 2023January 30, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using masking techniques. I have made a card using the Whale Done stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sealife card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Masking Paper – 5¼” by 3½”

Using a frame from the Framed Florets Dies, I die cut an oval from the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Masking Paper. The die cut negative piece of Masking Paper was stuck to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to apply Pool Party ink to the oval space masked by the Masking Paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

With the Masking paper still in place I stamped the fronds of seaweed in Shaded Spruce ink. The Masking paper was then carefully peeled away revealing the inked oval.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The turtle was stamped in Cajun Craze and the Whale in Starry Sky ink, both overlapping the inked oval. Finally, I added the shoals of fish in Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink in the lower right-hand corner of the panel.

The decorated panel was then glued to the Starry Sky panel and then mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Sealife card made using the Whale Done stamp set by Stampin’ Up and a masking technique for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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A special thinking of you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bird card

Posted on January 29, 2023January 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the Seaside Bay stamp set and co-ordinating dies along with the By the Bay Designer Series Paper and have come up with a pretty thinking of you card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Seaside Bird card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Balmy Blue card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by ½”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the 2 pieces of Bay the Bay dsp to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The large sandpiper was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card, I added the sandy shore with the seashells in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom. The image was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

I used the same liquid glue to add the stitched square to the Balmy Blue square and mounted it on the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

A trio of Milky Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

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A Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed card made sing the Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! for Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Farmyard card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 28, 2023January 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing our favourite Sale-a-Bration items. I have chosen to make a pretty best wishes card using the Day at the Farm DSP.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the farmyard card, you will need:

Pear Pizzazz card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Day at the Farm dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Day at the Farm dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Garden Green card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 1” by ¾”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the two pieces of Day at the Farm dsp to the pear Pizzazz card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I cut a stitched square from the square piece of Basic White card. I stamped the ‘grass’ image across the bottom in Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The stamped square was added to the Garden Green layer with liquid glue and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the On the Farm Dies I cut a cow from one of the sheets of dsp and added it to the stitched square with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Beautiful Thistle stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smallest piece of Basic White card. I fagged the end, trimmed it down and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Day At The Farm Designer Series Paper used for a Sale-a-Bration 2023 themed Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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The Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used to make a tropical themed card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Tropical Palms card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 26, 2023January 24, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop whare we are sharing projects inspired by a picture and colour combo. I have used the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets to make a card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Tropical Palms card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Fluid 100 card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 2½” by 1”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer I sprayed water onto the panel of Fluid 100 card, this will allow the ink to move around on the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I inked up the ‘sea’ stamp from the Oceanfront stamp set with Bermuda Bay at the top and Coastal Cabana ink at the bottom of the stamp. I stamped down onto the wet Fluid 100 card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The ‘sky’ image from the same stamp set was inked up with Tahitian Tide ink and stamped down as above. I didn’t mind if there was a little mixing of the inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I left the panel to dry a little before stamping the ‘sand’ image, again from the Oceanfront stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I used a Heat Tool to completely dry the stamped background before moving onto the next step.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tropical themed card made using the Oceanfront and Paradise Palms stamp sets for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the tree trunks from the Paradise Palms stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. I like to use the Stamparatus with Watercolor card as I can stamp multiple times to get the depth of colour and definition I want. The palm tree tops were added with Old Olive ink using the Stamparatus. The whole panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake layer and then added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.