A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Purple Snapdragon card

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing simple stamping ideas. I have made a purple snapdragon card using the pretty Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the purple snapdragon card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 4⅜” by 2 ¾”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the onside
Scrap Basic White and Gorgeous Grape card

 

Using Pool Party ink, I randomly stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pool Party card front.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the large bloom on the 4¼” by 2⅝” panel f Basic White card using Highland Heather ink.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The 2 smaller flower spikes were then stamped on either side in Gorgeous Grape ink. I added a dragonfly in Pool Party ink.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I splattered a little Pool Party ink onto the panel using a little watered-down ink and a paintbrush. The stamped panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I trimmed it down, flagged the end and backed it with a small piece of scarp Gorgeous Grape card.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Spotlight on Stippled Roses – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where our projects are inspired by a sketch challenge. I have used the Stippled Roses stamp set to make a variation on the spotlight technique to make my card.

 

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the spotlight on stippled roses card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3⅝” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Flirty Flamingo card

 

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I randomly stamped the large image from the Stippled Roses stamp set all over the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I used my paper trimmer to cut the panel in two as per the sketch.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the flowers on the smaller panel – Flirty Flamingo, light & dark for the roses, Granny Apple Green, light & dark for the leaves and Soft Sea Foam, light to colour the background and ‘ground’ the images.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

The two parts of the card panel were then adhered to the Granny Apple Green layer. A length of Flirty Flamingo Twine was wrapped around the whole panel before the whole layer was mounted onto the Soft Sea Foam card front on Dimensionals.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. It was added near the bottom of the card.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

A small butterfly, die cut from scrap Flirty Flamingo card using the Sketched Butterflies Dies, was added to the card front along with an Iridescent Faceted Gem and a twine bow finished the card.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Please hop over to see what my crafty friends have been inspired to make using the sketch.

 

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A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Garden Wheelbarrow card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a colour and/or picture challenge. I have used the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set to make my card.

 

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the wheelbarrow card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅞” by 1½”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 4¼”

 

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder I embossed the pieces of Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist card. These were then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

The Wheelbarrow, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut circle.

 

A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the wheelbarrow image – Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate.

 

A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I lightly added Azure Afternoon to the top of the circle and Lemon Lime Twist to the bottom. I added some texture to the bottom of the circle using a stamp from the In The Grove stamp set in 1st and 2nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink.

 

A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the die cut circle. The circle was the mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

Full of Life Peony

Today I am sharing a card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Full of Love dsp to make a pretty thank you card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the full of life peony card, you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 4¾” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4⅝” by 3½”
Full of Life dsp – 4¾” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic Black card

 

Using the Perennial Postage Dies I die cut a rectangle from the piece of Full of Life designer series paper (dsp).

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a pretty thank you card

The large peony image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut rectangle of dsp. Using Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blends Pens were used to colour in the image.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a pretty thank you card

The rectangle of dsp was then glued to the 4⅝” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and then to the panel of Daffodil Delight card.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a pretty thank you card

A length of White Diagonal Striped Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then adhered to the Melon Mambo card front.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment, from the Sketched Butterflies stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic Black card in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. The sentiment was then die cut using the Perennial Postage Dies and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Poised Peony stamp set and the Meandering Meadows dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used with the Meandering Meadows dsp to make a pretty thank you card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Opal Rounds finished the card,

 

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A pretty birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

Berry Burst Layered Floral card

Today I am sharing a dramatic card showcasing the reverse embossing technique, made using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the berry burst layered florals card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the Layered Florals 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the 5¼” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a pretty birthday card

The embossed panel was then placed face down on my desk. I added colour to the petals of the larger flowers with Berry Burst ink using Sponge Daubers. The centres of the larger flowers were added with Blackberry Bliss ink.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a pretty birthday card

The smaller flowers were inked with Daffodil Delight ink and all the leaves were coloured with Granny Apple Green ink.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a pretty birthday card

I then repeatedly ran my Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad all over the reverse side of the embossed panel to build up the depth of colour. The dark ink really makes the bright colours pop out.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a pretty birthday card

The inked panel was glued onto the Basic White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and a length of Sheer Silver Edged Ribbon wrapped around it. The whole piece was then glued to the Berry Burst card base.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a pretty birthday card

Using the Everyday Details dies I di cut a label from scrap Basic White card. The sentiment from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set was stamped on the label in Berry Burst ink. I added it over the ribbon using Dimensionals.

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Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Flowers of Beauty Class Projects

Today I am sharing the cards I designed using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies, for my June 2024 classes.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

Floral Spray Thank You Card

Pretty In Pink – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Beige – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder
Pretty Peacock – 4¼” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 4” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Beige

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The embossed panel was glued to the Petunia Pop layer and then to the Pretty in Pink card front.

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the die cut Basic Beige label. This label was then glued to the die cut Pretty Peacock label. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

We stamped the leafy spray in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic Beige card and die cut it out using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. We also stamped the small spray of blossoms on the piece of scrap card, the sold background image in Pretty in Pink ink, with the more detailed flowers stamped on top in Petunia Pop ink. These were also cut out using the same dies.

The spray of flowers was adhered together and added to the card front.

Faux Silk card

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Tissue Paper – 5½” by 3¾”
Pretty Peacock – 4¼” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 4” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Beige, Pretty in Pink Glimmer & Petunia Pop Glimmer

 

Using Petunia Pop ink, we randomly stamped the large outline flower over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic Beige card. The flowers were then coloured in using the in-fill image and Pretty In pink ink.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The whole of the stamped panel was then covered with glue, we used Pritt Stick. We crumpled up the piece of tissue paper, carefully opened it out leaving as many lines and ridges as possible and placed it over the whole gluey panel taking care not to smooth it out too much. The excess tissue paper was the folded to the back and glued down. The whole piece was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Petunia Pop card front..

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the die cut Basic Beige label. This label was then glued to the die cut Pretty Peacock label. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

2 small flowers, die cut from the 2024 -2026 In Color Glimmer using the Flowers of Beauty Dies, were added to the label on Mini Glue dots and a rhinestone added to the centre of each flower.

Roses & Leaves card

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic Beige – 5” by 3¼” – embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder
Basic Beige– 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Petunia Pop – 4¼” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 4” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Scrap Basic Beige

 

The embossed panel was adhered to the Petunia Pop layer which was then added to the Pretty In Pink card front.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the die cut Basic Beige label. This label was then glued to the die cut Petunia Pop label. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The outline of the large flower was stamped onto scrap Basic Beige card in Petunia Pop ink and the colour added with Pretty in Pink ink. On the same piece of scrap we stamped the outline leaves in Pretty Peacock ink with the infill colour being stamped in Summer Splash ink. These pieces were then die cut using the Flowers of Beauty Dies.

The die cut pieces were then arranged around the label.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

 

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Using the Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up! I made a simply flowers card for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

Simply Flowers card – Clean & Simple Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Clean & Simple Blog Hop where we are sharing simply stamped cards. I have used the pretty Painted Lavender stamp set to make my simple card.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the simply flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 4⅞ by 3⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 4⅝” by 2⅞”

I stamped the solid flower spike in 2nd generation (the ink stamped off once) Azure Afternoon ink onto the panel of Basic White card. I repeated this step to give me 3 flowers. The detailed floral image was added over top in full strength Azure Afternoon ink.

 

Using the Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up! I made a simply flowers card for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A simply flowers card made using the Painted Lavender stamp set for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

Using Granny Apple Green ink I added the flower stems.

 

Using the Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up! I made a simply flowers card for the Clean & Simple Blog Ho

www.crafty-rootes.com – A simply flowers card made using the Painted Lavender stamp set for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink.

 

Using the Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up! I made a simply flowers card for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A simply flowers card made using the Painted Lavender stamp set for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Azure Afternoon panel then to the Granny Apple Green layer and then on Dimensionals to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

Using the Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up! I made a simply flowers card for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A simply flowers card made using the Painted Lavender stamp set for the Clean & Simple Blog Hop

A trio of sequins from my stash completed the card.

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A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Poised Peony stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Yellow Peony card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are creating projects inspired by a Tic, Tac, Toe board. I have chosen the diagonal line, texture, fun and yellow to make my card along with the Poised Peony stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the yellow peony card, you will need

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅝”
Lemon Lolly card – 5 ½” by 1⅛” x 3
Old Olive card – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the gorgeous new Dotted Circles Embossing Folder, I embossed the three strips of Lemon Lolly card and glued them to the 5⅝” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card. This was then adhered to the Daffodil Delight card base.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Poised Peony stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the beautiful peony image onto the 4” by 2½” panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Poised Peony stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge

The flower was coloured using my Daffodil Delight and Lemon Lolly Blends Pens and the leaves with Old Olive Blends Pens. I adhered the coloured panel to the Old Olive layer.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Poised Peony stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge

I wrapped a length of Lemon Lolly Twine around the piece and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then mounted, offset, onto the card front on Dimensionals. By offsetting it, it gives a more playful, fun effect to the card.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Poised Peony stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Basic White card. It was die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies. I added it to the card front.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic Tac Toe challenge using the Poised Peony stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Poised Peony stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Tic TacPeony Toe challenge

A double Lemon Lolly Twine bow and a trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

Please hop along to share in creative inspiration provided by my crafty friends. Next up is the lovely Aurelie 

 

 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre   ●  Jan Musselman

   Tricia Butts  ●  Judith Patterson  ●  Leonie Stuart

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

Mo x

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A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

Alzheimer’s colour themed card

Today I am sharing a card made using the colours chosen by the Alzheimer’s Society for their forget me not appeal. My lovely Mum lives with Alzheimer’s Disease so this charity is close to my heart.

 Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the Alzheimer’s colours card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – Rounded upper right corner
Azure Afternoon card – 5½” by 2½”
Scrap Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight card

 

Using a Blending Brush, I added Lemon Lolly ink to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

I die cut the leafy sprig from the 5½” by 2½” piece of Azure Afternoon card using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. I adhered the die cut piece to the inked panel.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

From scrap Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight card I die cut a selection of large and small flowers. I shaped then using the end of a pencil and added the flowers to the leafy sprig using Mini Glue Dots.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

The sentiment, from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

The decorated panel was glued to the Daffodil Delight layer and then mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

A Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine bow was added to the card front and an Iridescent Pearl added to each flower centre.

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimer’s forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

Such a pretty card.

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

Mo x

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The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful pink zinnia thank you card

Pink Zinnias card

I have used the pretty Simply Zinnias stamp set and Dies to make a lovely pink zinnias themed thank you card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the pink zinnias card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”
Blackberry Bliss card – 3⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the outline zinnia flower stamp, I randomly stamped on the Berry Burst card front in Berry Burst ink.

 

The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful pink zinnia thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com -A beautiful pink zinnia thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The slice of wood was stamped on the 3¼” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card in 2nd generation Crumb Cake ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss layer and then to the 3½” by 3” layer of Basic White card. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Berry Burst card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful pink zinnia thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com -A beautiful pink zinnia thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The outline zinnia flower was stamped in Blackberry Bliss and Berry Burst ink on scrap Basic White card. I also stamped the pair of leaves with Mossy Meadow ink. All of these images were die cut using the Simply Zinnias Dies.

 

The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful pink zinnia thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com -A beautiful pink zinnia thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The Blackberry Bliss flower was coloured with Berry Burst Blends Pens. The Berry Burst flower was coloured with Bubble Bath Blends Pens. Lemon Lolly Blends Pens were used to colour the flower centres of both flowers. One pair of leaves were coloured with Old Olive Blends Pens and the other with Mossy Meadow Blends Pens. The flowers and leaves were added to the card front.

 

The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful pink zinnia thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com -A beautiful pink zinnia thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card which I then trimmed down before adding to the card front.

 

The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful pink zinnia thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com -A beautiful pink zinnia thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

A White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.

 Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used: