A floral birthday card using the Beautiful Bouquet and Perennial Birthday stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

Posted on May 8, 2020May 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the May Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop where our theme is ‘Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue’. If you have joined me from the lovely Libby Dyson, I am sure you loved her project.

There are so many lovely things which are retiring that I was spoilt for choice. In fact everything I have used will be retiring from the catalogue with the exception of the Whisper White card stock!

To recreate the Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue card you will need:

Grapefruit Grove card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside
Blueberry Bushel – 5” by 1⅛”
Whisper White – 5” by 1”

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set in Lovely Lipstick ink. I love the size and the font of this Happy Birthday, I will miss it. I placed the stamped sentiment strip at an angle onto one of the larger Whisper White panels and lightly drew down each side in pencil to give me a guide to where I should stamp my flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I removed the sentiment piece and glued it to the thin strip of Blueberry Bushel card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set it to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

With this type of masked card I also start by stamping the largest images and working may way down to the smallest images which I use to fill in. I used the 5 retiring 2018 – 2020 In Colors to stamp my images – they were stamped in this order Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel. I used the gorgeous Beautiful Bouquet set for this part of the card. I am so going to miss this set, love all the flowers and the huge number of great sentiments.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

The stamped layer was then added to the Blueberry Bushel layer with the same liquid adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the Grapefruit Grove card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I erased the pencil lines and added the sentiment strip onto the card front using Dimensionals. T complete the card I added a scattering of the pretty Happiness Blooms Enamel dots which are also retiring.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I hope you like the card. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

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A lovely golf themed Masculine card made using the Clubhouse Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Clubhouse for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am joining the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop crew where we have a sketch challenge to follow. I love a sketch challenge, it really pushes you out of your comfort zone to try something else. I have chosen to use the Clubhouse stamp set for this hop.

To recreate the Clubhouse cared you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 4¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Night of Navy – 3¼ ” by ⅜”
Country Club dsp – 5⅞” by 1¼”

I began by adhering the strip if Country Club designer series paper (dsp) to the front of the Seaside Spray card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The golfer was stamped on the smaller panel of Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used an Aquapainter to colour in the trousers using only the ink I had stamped the image with. Using a little Garden Green ink and the Aquapainter I coloured in the jumper and Real Red to colour the cap and gloves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The grass from the My Meadow stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink, I used the same ink with the Garden Green ink and Aquapainter to colour the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was added to the Garden Green layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the whole piece was mounted on the card base with Dimensionals.

I used the Embossing Buddy on the Night of Navy strip then stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool and added it to the card base with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Such a simple but effective card. I hope you like it.

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A beautiful poppy themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

CASE from Pinterest

Posted on April 10, 2020April 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the April Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘CASE from Pinterest’. If you have joined me from Annette welcome, I am sure you enjoyed her lovely project.

I have chosen to CASE (copy and selectively edit) a card made by the very talented Su Mohr using the Poppy Moments dies. I hope you and she like it.

To recreate the CASE from Pinterest card you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 3
Scrap Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam & Soft Suede

I began by taking the ‘smudge’ stamp, inking it up with Flirty Flamingo ink and stamping it randomly across one of the Whisper White panels. This step was repeated using So Saffron ink and Petal Pink ink until the whole layer was covered in ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

Using the Poppy Moments dies I die cut the detailed flower from the stamped panel. I die cut the same image and the full blank flower from Whisper White card stock. I mounted the White die cut flower outline onto the White flower blank with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and carefully fitted in the inked die cut pieces. Doesn’t the flower look fab……..I love bit of paper piecing.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

I added a soft Sea Foam centre and a Soft Suede centre.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

At this point I went way off piste….. I die cut the solid leaf spray and the solid single leaf from scrap Whisper White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

.The detailed leaf spray and the detailed larger leaf were die cut from Soft Sea Foam card stock. I glued the pieces together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

I used a Sponge and Soft Sea Foam ink to ink one of the remaining Whisper White panels. I concentrated the colour in the lower right corners fading it out as I worked up the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

The panel was added to the Flirty Flamingo layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and glued to the Soft Sea Foam card base with the same adhesive.

The flower and leaves were then arranged on the card front with either glue or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty multicoloured poppy card made using the Peaceful Poppies and Poppy Moments dies

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock. I trimmed it out and flagged the end with Scissors.

The card was completed with a trio of Iridescent Sequins..

I hope you like my take on Su’s lovely card. Please hop on to see what Susan Simpson has to share with us today.

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A pretty cherry blossom birthday card made using Stampin' Up! products

Cherry Blossoms for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on March 28, 2020March 27, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Hopping Around the World Hop where our theme this month is ‘flowers’. If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey’s blog or started the hop with me…..welcome. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Forever Blossoms stamp set which is part of the Parisian Suite in the new Spring/Summer catalogue.

To recreate the Cherry Blossoms card you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Old Olive 1” by 3 ½”
Whisper White ¾” by 3½”

I inked up the gorgeous, large blossom image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it randomly on the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – open flowers in dark Daffodil Delight and light So Saffron. Buds using dark Daffodil Delight and dark So Saffron. The leaves and stems were coloured in using the Old Olive Combo. I added the dots around the flower centres with the dark Basic Black marker. Using a small paintbrush I flicked on some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint onto the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Whisper White card stock and glued to the Old Olive strip. I added Tear n Tape to the back of the sentiment panel and added strips of Scalloped Lace Ribbon to the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment piece was then added to the stamped panel using the Dimensionals and a trio of Basic Pearls, coloured with the dark So Saffron Blends Marker were added to the sentiment strip to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

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A quirky Easter card showin a row of bunnies with carrots and made using Stampin' Up! products

Easter Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Easter. If you have joined me from Jennifer Downey’s blog, welcome and I hope you enjoy the inspiration we have to share with you today.

I have chosen to make my card made using the Cuckoo For You stamp set and the co-ordinating Cuckoo Clock dies.

To recreate the Cuckoo For You Easter card you will need:

Whisper White – %⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2 ¼”
Purple Posy – 5” by ½”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Easter card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I began by stamping the ‘hydrangea’ image from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set randomly across the Pool Party card base in Pool Party ink. I love the texture this stamp gives to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Easter card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Using scrap Whisper White card stock I stamped the sweet little rabbit image from the Cuckoo To You stamp set five times in Early Espresso ink. The rabbits were then coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Petal Pink combo, Pool Party combo, So Saffron combo and Purple Posy combo. The noses were added with the dark Crumb Cake Blend Marker. The carrots were coloured in using the Mango Melody and Granny Apple Green combo. The images were then die cut using the Cuckoo Clock dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Easter card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink along the bottom of the strip of Whisper White and added the rabbits across the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Easter card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I die cut the adorable lacy border from the Arts & Crafts dies using the strip of Purple Posy card stock and adhered it to the bottom of the decorated Whisper White strip and added the whole piece to the Pool Party card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Easter card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

To complete the card I added a trio of Iridescent Sequins. I love this card, it is so pretty. I hope you like it.

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A card made using the Lovely Lilypad stamp set and Lily Pad dies from Stampin' Up!

Bermuda Bay Lily

Posted on February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is Sale-a-Bration. I have made a lovely Bermuda Bay Lily Pad card using the gorgeous Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and co-ordinating Lily Pad dies .

To recreate the Bermuda Bay Lily card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Pool Party 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner x 2
Mossy Meadow 5½” by 1”
Scrap Bermuda Bay and Whisper White

The Pool Party layer was glued to the Bermuda Bay card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a pretty lily card in shades of aqua and green

I die cut the border from the strip of Mossy Meadow and the open flower from the scrap Bermuda Bay card. The border was glued across the middle of the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a pretty lily card in shades of aqua and green

The lily was stamped on scrap Whisper White card and coloured in using the Pool Party combo Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a pretty lily card in shades of aqua and green

The open flower was glued to the card front and dimensionals added to the back of the coloured Lily before it was added on top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a pretty lily card in shades of aqua and green

The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and a trio of Woven Threads Sequins added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a pretty lily card in shades of aqua and green

Such a pretty colour combo. Please hop on to see what the lovely Dana Sullivan has to share with us today.

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A pretty ombre hearts card made for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

All You Need Is Love – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on January 27, 2020January 22, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the January Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop where I theme this month is ‘All You Need is Love’. I have chosen the gorgeous Detailed Hearts die to make my card.

To recreate the All You Need is Love card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5¾” by 4” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Blueberry Bushel 4” by ⅞”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner – for the inside

I began by using sponges to ink the largest panel of Whisper White card stock. I started at the top and worked down the panel using Balmy Blue ink, Pool Party ink, Seaside Spray ink, Pacific Point ink, Blueberry Bushel ink and Night of Navy ink to create an ombre look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

I die cut the large panel of hearts from the ombre sheet and carefully pocked out all the hearts, putting them to one side to use in another project.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

I used my silicon sheet and a sponge to apply Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the back of the large die cut.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

The die cut piece was then glued to the medium Whisper White panel. The panel was added to the Blueberry Bushel layer then to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Blueberry Bushel card, covered in White Embossing Powder and heat set. I used theTailored Tag Punch to flag the ends.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals. I used the fine-tip glue pen to add dimension to some of the hearts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

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Beautiful Moments stamp set and Paper piecing technique for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Beautiful Moments for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2020January 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Stamping Techniques’. If you have joined me from Rachel Macleod, welcome and I am sure you loved her project, I am Mo Rootes and I live just outside Cambridge in the UK. I have chosen to use feature paper piecing with a little bit of simple masking using the Beautiful Moments stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Moments card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Pool Party – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I began by taking the largest plain circle from the Layering Circle dies and using it to cut out the middle of a large piece of scrap Whisper White. This piece was then placed over one of the Whisper White panels as a mask and Pool Party ink was applied with a sponge to the negative space. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The ‘mother and daughter’ image was then stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black onto the inked layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I stamped the mother onto a piece of Best Dressed dsp and the daughter onto a piece of Birthday Bonanza dsp and cut out both dresses using my sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

These ‘dresses’ were then glued to the stamped image using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The image was then coloured using Blends Markers. I used Ivory for the skin, Bronze for the mother’s hair and Light Crumb Cake for the daughter’s hair.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The greeting from the same stamp set was added below the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped layer was glued to the Pool Party panel with the liquid adhesive. The whole layer was then added to the Purple Posy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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A pretty card made for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

Lovely Lily Pad for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where our theme is Sale-a-Bration/Occasions. If you have hopped over from the lovely Cheryl Taylor, welcome – my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I love Sale-a-Bration, gorgeous free stuff and a great joining offer……..what’s not to love. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Lovely Lily Pad stamp set.

To recreate the Lovely Lily Pad card you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ by 3⅝ – Rounded Lower Left corner for the inside
Blackberry Bliss – 4 ¼” by ¾”
Flirty Flamingo – 4 ¼” by ¾”
Scrap Whisper White

I ran the smaller Whisper White panel through the gorgeous new Coastal Weave Embossing Folder and adhered it to the larger Flirty Flamingo layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

Using the Lily Pad Dies I die cut the sweet border from both the Blackberry Bliss and Flirty Flamingo strips and adhered them together, slightly offset using the liquid adhesive. The decorative strip was adhered to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

I stamped the large lily outline in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the scrap Whisper White and die cut it using the same die set.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

The image was coloured in using the Flirty Flamingo combo blends markers and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

The sentiment from the New Wonders stamp set was stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and trimmed out with scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

A scattering of Woven Threads Sequins was added to complete the card. Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty Hogmany card featuring fireworks and tartan paper all by Stampin' Up!

New Year card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on December 30, 2019December 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the December Stamper’s Showcase blog hop where our theme this month is ‘It’s time to Celebrate’. My name is Mo Rootes and I am from Cambridge in the UK and I very much hope you will vist all the other talented blog hoppers this month.

I have chosen to make a card to celebrate the New Year and as a proud Scot I couldn’t resist adding some tartan for Hogmany.

To recreate the It’s Time to Celebrate card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Wrapped in Plaid dsp – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Gold Foil – 4⅛” by ¼” x 2
Whisper White – 4⅛” by ¼” x 2
Whisper White scrap

I inked up the dandelion image in Versamark ink and stamped it twice on the strip of Whisper White card stock – having first used the embossing buddy to remove static, covered it Gold Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

A pretty Hogmany card faturing fireworks and tartan paper all by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I used Sponge Daubers to add Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Crushed Curry ink to the ‘fireworks’ and then added the blue night sky using Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued a strip of Gold Foil to the top and bottom of the embossed panel. I then added the thin strips of Whisper White to the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I adhered the panel of Designer Series Paper (dsp) to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base and added the embossed panel to the card front on dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I used the Night of Navy Marker Pen to ink up part of the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set and stamped it on scrap Whisper White card stock before trimming it out using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I stamped and embossed the ‘fireworks’ on the inside of the card and on the front of the envelope. Please hop on to see what Wendy Lee has to share with us this month