A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest Birthday card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on August 26, 2024August 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Forever Forest stamp set to make my birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the forever forest birthday card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 4⅛” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I adhered the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card. The panel was then added to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The row of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the strip of Bright & Beautiful dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set to give the trees something to stand on. The stamped strip was then given banner ends using Scissors. The strip was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. This was trimmed down with my Paper Trimmer and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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A pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Patterned Changing Leaves card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing a card made using the gorgeous patterned Changing Leaves stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the patterned changing leaves card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was adhered to the Lost Lagoon panel and then to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the same black ink I stamped the maple leaf, three times onto scrap Basic White card. These leaves were die cut using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images – Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon. The coloured leaves were then added to the card front, the center one on Dimensionals and the other two flat.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Trusty Tools stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Tools Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 22, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are creating based on a Sketch and /or colour inspiration. I have made my card using the Trusty Tools stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the tools birthday card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Blueberry Bushel card – 2¾” by ⅝”
Gray Granite card – 2¾” by ½”

I randomly stamped the outline tools using either Gray Granit or Pecan Pie ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using Peach Pie, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green or Blueberry Bushel ink I stamped the infill images. The stamped panel was the adhered to the layer of Blueberry Bushel and mounted onto the Garden Green card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Gray Granite card. I covered it with Black Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment strip was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card inspired by a sketch and/or colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

To complete the card I added a trio of Transparent Adhesive Backed Gems.

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A card made for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop using scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Striped Tree card – Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

Posted on August 21, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop where we are using scraps to create our projects today. I have used scraps of the pretty Winter Meadow designer Series Paper to make my pretty striped tree card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the striped tree card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pretty Peacock card – 2” by ⅜”

From scrap offcuts of Winter Meadow Designer series paper (dsp), I cut a number of strips ¼” or ⅜” wide.

A card made for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop using scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper u from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

Using the Merriest Trees Dies I die cut the largest tree from the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The negative piece was then embossed with the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

I placed the die cut tree onto the Pretty Peacock panel and used a pencil to lightly draw around the shape. This would give me a guide when adding my strips of dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added each strip of dsp to the Pretty Peacock layer, trimming off the excess dsp as I went.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

The embossed panel was then mounted over the top of the strips on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pretty Peacock card. I had masked off the bottom of the sentiment prior to inking it up as I only wanted the ‘merry christmas’.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

The stamped sentiment was covered with White Embossing Powder and set with my Heat Tool before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Scraps of Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper used to make a card for the Creating With Scraps Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card.

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Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

City Sights Kit – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of our super affordable and versatile kit collection. The City Sights Kit was one of the raffle prizes offered at my recent Stamp-A-Stack and I like to create projects using the raffle prizes to show the versatility and alternative ways to use the supplies.

Colours used in these cards are:

Extra cardstock used for the alternative cards:

Card Bases – Basic Beige, Boho Blue & Pebbled Path
Layers and die cuts – Basic White, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path & Basic Black

These are the cards made up as per the instructions in the kit.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

These are the alternative cards I designed, I hope you like them.

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A pretty thank you card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks from Stampin' Up!

Tree & Flowers card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 17, 2024August 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. I have been using the Frosted Forest stamp set and Frosted Forest Masks to make a lovely tree & flowers thank you card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the tree & flowers card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Garden Meadows dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The piece of Meandering Meadows dsp was glued to the largest panel of Basic White card and then to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The large tree image was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto the 5” by 4” panel of Basic White card. The image was then die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I placed Mask 1 over the stamped tree and added Pecan Pie ink to the trunk and branches of the tree. Mask 2 was next and I added Granny Apple Green ink to the tree canopy and finally Mask 3 and Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the ‘ground’ image from the Garden Meadow stamp set, I stamped under the tree. I also added the small group of flowers. The flowers were coloured with the Flirty Flamingo Blends Pens. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Frosted Forest stamp set and co-ordinating Masks used to make a pretty thank you card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A couple of birds from the Adhesive-backed Birds and Dragonflies embellishments completed the card.

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A card made for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Coffee With Friends stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Coffee with Friends card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on August 8, 2024August 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing summer fun themed projects. In the summer, I love nothing more than sitting in the garden, with a friend and a drink in my hand and have used the Coffee With Friends stamp set to create my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Country Woods dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black card – 2” by ⅜”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the piece of Country Woods dsp to the Basic Black panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A length of Checked ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I used the Perennial Postage Dies to die cut a label. I ran it through twice to make it smaller.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The image of the two girls on the bench was stamped onto the die cut piece using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate, Medium Light combo, Medium combo, Medium Deep combo & Deep combo. The coloured piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped on the small strip of Basic Black card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee With Friends stamp set used to make a card for the Summer Fun themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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

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A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Delicate Forest Retiform card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 6, 2024July 30, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring either the retiform or collage techniques. I have used the pretty Delicate Forest stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the delicate forest retiform card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White 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 Masking Paper, I masked off the upper left corner of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used Blending Brushes to add Boho Blue, Coastal Cabana and Highland Heather ink to the exposed area. With the masking paper still in place I stamped the image from the Delicate Details stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The pieces of masking paper were moved around the panel of Basic White card and the exposed areas were inked using the same three colours. The same image was stamped in each space.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was glued to the Basic White layer and then to the Basic Black panel. A length of checked ribbon was wrapped around the whole piece and secured it in place with Sellotape on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. It was punched out using the Hexagon Punch. I punched another label from scrap Basic Black card. I cut it in half and glued the two black pieces to the back of the Basic White label. The label was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A sweet Christmas card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog using the adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Filled With Cheer card – Stamping With Friends Bog Hop

Posted on August 3, 2024July 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I to get a head start on my Christmas card making and have used the new online exclusive stamp set, Filled With Cheer to make my card today.

Colours used in this card are:

To Recreate the filled with cheer card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The adorable image of the snowman, tree and sledge was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment and string of lights were then stamped onto the same panel with the same Memento ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens I coloured in the images – Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie, Pebbled Path

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then adhered to the Pebbled Path layer and was then mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems – from the three pack were added to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Filled With Cheer stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop using thehe gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Online Leaves card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 3, 2024July 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of our online exclusives. I do love a leafy stamp set and have chosen to make my card using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic Beige

Berry Burst

Pretty Peacock

To recreate the online leaves card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Pretty Peacock card

I stamped the large leafy spray in Pretty Peacock ink onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic Beige card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

The smaller leafy sprig was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto the same panel of Basic Beige card. The stamped panel was glued to the Berry Burst layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Striped Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel wa then glued onto the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

From scrap Pretty Peacock card I stamped the sentiment, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, in Versamark ink. I covered it with Embossing Powder and heat set it .

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

I die cut the sentiment using the Changing Leaves Dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Online Exclusives Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive-backed Pearls from the Trio of Pearls pack finished the card.

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