Wellies planted up with pink tulips for the Ink. Stamp. Share. colour challenge Blog Hop

Rain Boots for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on April 23, 2022April 16, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we have been challenged to make a project using the colours:

So Saffron

Granny Apple Green

Melon Mambo

I added Basic White to the mix.

Basic White

To recreate the rainboots card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Melon Mambo card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼” – rounded upper left
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left for the inside
⅜” wide strips of So Saffron, Melon Mambo & Basic White (x 2)

I stamped the daisy image in Granny Apple Green ink in the upper left and lower right corner of the Granny Apple Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring rain boots planted with tulips for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The rainboots or wellies as we call them in the UK were stamped in So Saffron ink on the smaller Basic White panel. I inked up the daisy image again in So Saffron ink, stamped it off onto grid paper and stamped it on top of the wellies to give them a bit of extra subtle texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring rain boots planted with tulips for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The stems and leaves were then stamped in Granny Apple Green ink on top of the boots and added the tulips in Melon Mambo. The whole panel was then added to the Melon Mambo panel with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. I then added it to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring rain boots planted with tulips for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Cactus Cuties stamp set was stamped in Melon Mambo on one of the strips of Basic White card. I trimmed it down and flagged the end before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring rain boots planted with tulips for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

I tucked the remaining strips of cardstock under the decorated panel and added some of the pretty Peebles to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring rain boots planted with tulips for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

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

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A pretty bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Bumblebee card using retiring In Colors

Posted on April 19, 2022April 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a bumblebee card made using the retiring 2020-2022 In Colors and the lovely Hello Ladybug stamp set :

Colors used in this project are:

To recreate the bumblebee card, you will need:

Bumblebee card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic Black, Bumblebee & Vellum

I stamped the large leaves in Just Jade ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The flowers were added in Magenta Madness ink. The stamped panel was added to the Basic Black panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using the Ladybug Builder Punch, I punched out the Bumblebee from scrap Basic Black card. I cut ⅛” strips of Bumblebee card and glued them to the punched black shape. Using the same punch, I punched out the wings from scrap Vellum. And adhered them to the bee with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The bumblebee was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Just Jade ink and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I hope you like it.

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A masculine tool shed themed card made using the Home & Garden stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Tool Shed card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on April 16, 2022April 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using retiring product from the 2021 – 2022 Annual Catalogue. I have made a cute tool shed card using the Home & Garden stamp set.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the tool shed card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White strip – ⅜”
In Good Taste dsp – ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White & Smoky Slate

I embossed the smaller panel of Basic White card using the Brick and Mortar Embossing Folder, which, happily is not retiring. The embossed panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow later using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The whole piece was glued to the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home & Garden stamp set used to make a masculine tool shed themed card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The ladder, secateurs and spade from the Home & Garden stamp set, were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Smoky Slate card. They were die cut using the Garden Dies. I used a Bermuda Bay Blends Marker to colour in the handles.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home & Garden stamp set used to make a masculine tool shed themed card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The flower pot from the Cactus Cuties stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink on scarp Basic White card. I stamped two of the cactus plants in Mossy Meadow ink onto the scrap Basic White card. These were fussy cut out using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home & Garden stamp set used to make a masculine tool shed themed card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The wooden rail was die cut from In Good Taste dsp using the Garden Dies. This was glued to the card front and all the tools added.

The pot and plants were mounted on the card with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home & Garden stamp set used to make a masculine tool shed themed card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto the strip of Basic White card in Bermuda Bay ink and trimmed down using Scissors. It was added to the card with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home & Garden stamp set used to make a masculine tool shed themed card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I added a trio of Classic Matte Dots to finish the card.

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Karen Egan
Tricia Butts
Libby Fens from libbystamps
Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia
Tracie St-Louis
Sam Thorpe
Mo Rootes (UK)
Melva Peters
Vickie Littlewood
Diane Evans
Nancy Reynolds
Helen Jennings
Kelly Taranto
Angie McKenzie
Mickey Moore
Candi Suriano

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Mosaic Technique card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on April 14, 2022April 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using scraps. I have chosen to share the mosaic technique and scraps of Hand Penned dsp. This card was inspired by a video I saw recently on Youtube by Brigit of Kreativ Stempel

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the mosaic technique card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Black card – 5¼” by 3½”
Misty Moonlight card – 5¼” by 3½”
Hand Penned dsp – rectangles cut at 5¾” by 4” – you need 3 – 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic Black & Basic White

Scraps of Hand Penned dsp by Stampin' Up! and used to make a pretty card using the mosiac technique for the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I cut each of the rectangles of dsp on the diagonal into triangles. You need about 6 triangles for this card. Choose card stock where the colours work well together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Each triangle was glued onto the Misty Moonlight panel leaving a tiny border between each piece. The excess was trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I placed the dsp panel on the trimmer with the short side at the top and cut it down into ⅜” strips. The strips were then mixed up and glued onto the smaller Basic Black panel, again leaving a tiny gap between the strips. Cut off the excess and use these pieces to fill in the last couple of rows.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The whole piece was then glued to the larger Basic Black panel. I wrapped a strip of Black, Organdy Glittered Ribbon around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape, The whole piece was the added to the Pale Papaya card base with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Artfully Layered stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I punched out a Basic Black tag, cut it in half and added it to the back of the sentiment with a little showing top and bottom. The tag was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I die cut some leaves from scrap Basic Black card using the Bloom Dies and tucked them behind the tag. A trio of Black Matte Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Such a cool card, I hope you like it. You can also make a card just using the triangle pieces of dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A mosaic technique card made using scraps of Hand Penned dsp for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

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A pretty customer thank you card made using the Tulip Dies by Stampin' Up! for a blog hop

Golden Tulips for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Blog Hop

Posted on April 11, 2022April 6, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Kylie Bertucci Blog Hop where we are sharing our customer thank you cards. I have chosen to make a gorgeous golden tulip card using the Tulip Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the golden daffodil card, you will need:

Mango Melody card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Pansy Petals dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – ⅜” strip
Scrap So Saffron, Mango Melody & Basic White

I glued the piece of Pansy Petals dsp to one of the Basic White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The whole panel was glued to the Mango Melody card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty golden tulip card made using the Tulip Dies for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Blog Hop

The pieces of the tulips were die cut using the Tulip Dies, from scrap So Saffron, Mango Melody and Basic White card. The leaves and stems were cut from scrap Soft Succulent card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty golden tulip card made using the Tulip Dies for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Blog Hop

I glued the inner pieces of each tulip to the outer pieces using the liquid glue. The outer pieces were then folded over and held in place using Mini Dimensionals to give a 3 D look.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty golden tulip card made using the Tulip Dies for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Blog Hop

The scalloped rectangle was die cut using the Cut & Emboss Machine and the Stitched So Sweetly Dies from the smallest panel of Basic White card. The scalloped rectangle was glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty golden tulip card made using the Tulip Dies for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Blog Hop

The tulips, stems and leaves were added to the card front with liquid glue. I placed a Mini Dimensional in the centre of each leaf to add more dimension.

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Succulent ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty golden tulip card made using the Tulip Dies for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Blog Hop

I completed the card by adding a Linen Thread bow and a trio of Artistry Blooms Sequins.

I am not a yellow lover but I do think this card is pretty. I hope you like it.

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My card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop is made using the Artfully Layered stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Artfully Coloured for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where our colours are:

Sahara Sand

Garden Green

Shaded Spruce

I added Basic White and a touch of gold

Basic White

Gold Foil

To recreate the artfully coloured card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Shaded Spruce card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Sahara Sand & Basic White card

I inked the circle image from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set with the Sahara Sand ink and stamped it onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I took a damp baby wipe, folded it into a rectangle roughly the size of my image, and placed it in an empty clear stap case. I added drops of Shaded Spruce and Garden Green inks using re-inkers to make an ink palette.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the custom-made ink pad, I inked up my chosen image from the Artfully Layered stamp set and stamped it over the inked circle. The decorated panel was glued to the Sahara Sand layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Shaded Spruce card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card and was punched out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I punched the same tag from scrap Sahara Sand card, cut it in half and glued both halves to the stamped tag. The tag was the glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

A double bow, made using the lovely gold Elegant Trim was added to the card front along with a trio of gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Elisabeth Pirolt – Little Lizzy’s Crafts (AT) – Permalink folgt

Natalie Albers- DerBesondereBlick (D) https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/04/colour-combo-blog-hop-april-2022.html

Sue Allen – (Aus) https://sueallensimplycraft.blogspot.com/2022/04/colour-combo-blog-hop-april-2022.html

Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/04/colour-combo-april-blog-hop.html

Sonja Kindler – kreativ-mit-sonja (D) https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/color-combo-2022-04-tannengruen-gartengruen-saharasand-mohnblueten-1/

Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2rP

Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – NL https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/04/puur-natuur-met-cactus-cuties-colour.html

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A tulip fun fold card made for mother's day using Stampin' Up! products for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Tulips Fun Fold card or the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations blog hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have used the gorgeous Tulip Dies to make mine.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Tulip fun fold card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at
Pattern Party dsp – 5¾” by 1”
Flirty Flamingo card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Flirty Flamingo card – 5⅞” by 1”
So Saffron card – 5⅞” by ⅛”
Flirty Flamingo card – 5¾” by 4”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Pattern Party dsp – 5⅝” by ¼”
Basic White ¼” strip
Scrap So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green & Basic White

I began by running the Thick Basic White card base through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the larger front panel inside the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. I really wanted the front to have a lot of texture and this is a great way of achieving this.

The thicker strip of Pattern Party dsp was glued to the smaller front panel. The Flirty Flamingo strip was added to the embossed card front panel and the thin strip of So Saffron added to soften the edge.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Stitched Rectangle Dies I cut a large rectangle from the Flirty Flamingo panel and a slightly small rectangle from the smaller panel of Basic White. I used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink to the Basic White panel and adhered the two rectangles together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I cut lots of Tulip pieces from scrap Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron and Basic White card and leaves and stems from Granny Apple Green card. The inner Basic White and So Saffron pieces were added to the Flirty Flamingo pieces with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Flirty Flamingo outer layers were then folded over and held in place with Mini Dimensionals to give a real 3D effect. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The flowers were then placed with liquid glue onto the inked rectangle and the stems and leaves added. The leaves also had a Mini Dimensional added in the centre so that they weren’t flat to the card. The whole panel was then added to the card front making sure to add my glue only to the right-hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Granny Apple Green ink onto ¼” strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card. A trio of Brushed Brass Butterflies complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

This card was made for my lovely Mum who has Alzheimer’s Disease and sadly, no longer knows who I am………….

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Tulip Dies used with the Pattern Party dsp to make a fun fold card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my fellow hoppers. Up next is the lovely Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Angie McKenzie ● Tricia Butts ● Aurélie Fabre

Karen Egan ● Teri West ● Gez Carpenter

Susan Webster ● Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Sue Allen

Jill Chapman ● Leonie Stuart ● Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes ● Rebecca-Jo Unwin ● Danielle Kassing

Vickie Littlewood ● Marieke Bart ● Linda Moore

Robbie Susan Chandler ● Terry Hamilton

Jan Musselman ● Kimberley Morris

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A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Masked Seashells card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on April 9, 2022April 8, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing masking techniques. I have chosen to make a simple card using the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seashells card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Blackberry Bliss 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
Blackberry Bliss card – ¼” strip

Using Gray Granite ink, I stamped the small shell onto the smaller white panel. I covered it using a mask. I made this by stamping the same shell onto a Post It Note with as much of it on the sticky part as possible and trimmed it out using Scissors.