A masculine themed congratulations card made using the Scenic Adventure stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Scenic Adventure card

Posted on April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Here is a simple celebration card suitable for a male in your life made using the new Scenic Adventures stamp set available from the 6^th May in my online store.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the scenic adventure card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 3” by 1½” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5” by 3 ¼”
Shaded Spruce card – 3⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Shaded Spruce card – 1⅛” by ¼”

The piece of Winter Meadow dsp was glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” layer of Basic White card.

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I glued the 2 rectangles of Shaded Spruce card to the back of the dsp layer, one on the upper left and the other in the lower right. A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel, and it was adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set used to make a masculine themed congratulations card

Using the Textured Notes Dies, I die cut a rectangle from the 4” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. Onto the rectangle I stamped the ‘ground’ image from the Scenic Adventures stamp set in 2^nd generation Gray Granite ink. The ‘cloud’ image was stamped in 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink. The trees were then stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The whole panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and added to the cardstock on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set used to make a masculine themed congratulations card

The sentiment, from the Cheers & Sips stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Shaded Spruce card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before gluing it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set used to make a masculine themed congratulations card

A Twine bow and a trio if Tinsel Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventure stamp set used to make a masculine themed congratulations card

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A pretty blue-green leaves card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Blue Green Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 21, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of the product retiring from the September to December Mini Catalogue. Now, I love a leaf set and will be very sad to see the Caring Leaves stamp set retire at the end of the month and have chosen to use it to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the blue-green leaves card, you will need:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 7½” by 1¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of dsp was adhered to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” layer of Basic White card. A length of Lost Lagoon cord was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From the long strip of Basic White card, I die cut 3 rectangles using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the outline of the leaf on each die cut rectangle in Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the solid leaf image to colour each leaf using Pretty Peacock, Coastal cabana and Lost lagoon ink. The rectangles were the added to the card front, straddling the cord on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Darling Dinos stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pretty Peacock ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin’ Up! used to make pretty blue-green leaves card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A cord bow and a trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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A striking thank you card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Loveliest Tree card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 15, 2024June 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using a bundle from the new annual catalogue. I have chosen the Loveliest Tree stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the loveliest tree card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 4⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Beige card – 4½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic Beige and Mossy Meadow

I used a stamp positioner to stamp the tree as this allowed me to stamp in multiple colours, multiple times.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Starting by colouring in the tree trunk and branches using a Pecan Pie Stamp ‘n Write Marker in the ink to stamp technique. I stamped down onto the 4½” by 3¾” piece of Basic Beige card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using Sponge Daubers I added, first Mossy Meadow ink to large areas of the tree canopy and stamped down. Next, I added Cherry Cobbler ink and stamped down, then Wild Wheat ink to the tree canopy. I repeated these colours a number of times to intensify the colour.

The grass at the base of the tree was then coloured, using a Sponge Dauber, with Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A length of the Centred Striped Pecan Pie Ribbon was wrapped around the Mossy Meadow panel, adhering it on the back with Sellotape. The stamped panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer and the whole piece mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I inked the tree trunk slice, from the Textured Timber stamp set, with Basic Beige ink, stamped off and stamped the 2^nd generation ink onto the Basic Beige card base and repeated it until the card front was covered.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Loveliest Tree stamp set used to make a striking thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hearts & Hugs stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic Beige card using Granny Apple Green ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added a slightly larger piece of Mossy Meadow card to the back. The sentiment was then tucked under the raised panel.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Iridescent Pearls, coloured using a Mossy Meadow Blends Pen completed the card.

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A card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the From Our Home stamp set from Stampin' Up! with the emboss resist technique

Row of Houses – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on June 8, 2024June 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing the emboss resist technique. I have used the From Our Home stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

Basic Beige

Pecan Pie

Pebbled Path

To recreate the row of houses card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Pecan Pie card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Pebbled Path card – ¾” by ⅜”

The row of houses were stamped across the bottom of the Basic Beige card base with Basic Beige ink and set aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the row of houses in Versamark ink onto the panel of Fluid 100 card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using a Water Painter, I added clean water to soak the panel of Fluid 100 card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I squeezed the Pecan Pie and Pebbled Path ink pads to get ink into the lid, diluted the ink with water from the water painter and added the diluted ink to the wet, embossed panel allowing the colours to mix and blend. I set it aside to dry bfore wiping the excess ink off the white embossed image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

When dry the water-coloured panel was glued to the Pecan Pie layer and then to the Pebbled Path panel. The panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped on the small piece of Pebbled Path card with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I then added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A pretty lavender farm themed card made using the Hills of Tuscany stamp set - Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Lavender Farm in Tuscany – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 28, 2024February 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on recently. I can’t get enough of the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a lavender farm themed card.

Colours used in the lavender farm in Tuscany card are:

To recreate the lavender farm in Tuscany card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I began by stamping the farmhouse in Moody Mauve ink onto the 5” by 3 ¼” panel of Basic White card and added the roof with Copper Clay ink. Using a Basic Black Stamp ‘n Write marker I inked around the left side of each window.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a pretty lavender farm themed card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the house in place I stamped the ground in 2^nd generation Old Olive ink and added detail in full strength Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a pretty lavender farm themed card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Next, I stamped the sky in 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink and added the sun in Lemon Lolly. The trees were stamped in Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a pretty lavender farm themed card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the direct to cardstock technique, I swiped the edge of the Crumb Cake ink pad across the bottom of panel, I did this repeatedly to give the impression of soil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a pretty lavender farm themed card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using the dotty image I stamped in the rows of lavender stems in Old Olive ink making them narrower at the top by the farmhouse and wider near the bottom to give some perspective. The same stamp was used with Gorgeous Grape ink to give the impression of flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a pretty lavender farm themed card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Mossy Meadow panel and then added it to the Crumb Cake card case on Dimensionals.

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A gorgeous rural scenic card made using The Hills of Tuscany stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Cherry Cobbler Tuscan Villa

Posted on March 29, 2024March 22, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set to make a pretty card featuring a Cherry Cobbler Tuscan villa. I can’t seem to get enough of this fantastic stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the cherry cobbler Tuscan villa card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Cherry Cobbler card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4 ½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I embossed the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Crumb Cake card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. A length of Basic White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the embossed panel before it was glued to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a gorgeous rural scene card.

Using the Everyday Details Dies, I die cut rectangle from the 4 ½” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I used Post It Notes to mask of the sides of the die cut rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a gorgeous rural scene card

The house was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and the roof added in Pebbled Path ink. I used a Basic Black Stamp ‘n Write marker to colour in the windows.

The sky was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink and the sunny added with Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a gorgeous rural scene card

Ground was stamped in 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink then in 2^nd generation Crumb Cake ink. The detail was stamped in full strength Lost Lagoon or full strength Crumb Cake ink, I added some ‘gravel’ in Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a gorgeous rural scene card

The trees were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The rectangle was then glued to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then mounted onto the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a gorgeous rural scene card.

A Baker’s Twine double bow was added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot. A trio of Essential Enamel Dots completed the card.

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The July-December Mini Catalogue Blog Hop using the Ringed With Nature stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder by Stampin' Up!

Ringed With Nature Get Well Soon card for the July – December Mini Catalogue

Posted on July 7, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the July – December Mini Catalogue Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of the gorgeous new catalogue product. I have used the Ringed With Nature stamp set for a pretty get well card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the ringed with nature blog hop, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Crumb Cake card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Very Vanilla card – 6” by 4”
Very Vanilla card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Scrap Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Soft Suede

Using the tree rings image, I stamped around the Crumb Cake card front using Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ringed With Nature stamp set and Tree Rings Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used for the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue Blig Hop

I rubbed Crumb Cake ink onto the Tree Rings Hybrid Embossing Folder, carefully added the largest of the Tree Rings Dies, easing it into place. The largest piece of Very Vanilla card was placed inside and the folder closed. I then ran it through the Cut & Emboss Machine. Love these hybrid embossing folders where you can cut and emboss all at the same time. I set the inked, embossed and die cut tree rings to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ringed With Nature stamp set and Tree Rings Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used for the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Taking the smaller panel of Crumb Cake, I ran it through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the two odd starry shaped dies, I repeated this a couple of times more. This gives a pretty peep through effect. I added the Crumb Cake panel to the smaller Very Vanilla panel and added to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ringed With Nature stamp set and Tree Rings Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used for the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue Biog Hop

I die cut, using the Tree Rings Dies, the leafy sprigs and acorn pieces from scrap Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Old Olive card. The flowers were stamped in So Saffron ink onto Very Vanilla card and die cut them with the Teacup Dies.

The sentiment, from the Ringed With Nature stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scarp Soft Suede card, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed the sentiment down using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ringed With Nature stamp set and Tree Rings Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used for the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue Biog Hop

One of the tree rings was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the sentiment positioned on top. I then added the acorns, leaves and flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ringed With Nature stamp set and Tree Rings Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder used for the July-December 2022 Mini Catalogue Biog Hop

A Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and added gold pearls to the flower centres using the Red & Green Pearls.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A vintage ranunculus card made for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Vintage Ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2022June 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are share ideas for customer thank you cards. My vintage ranunculus card is made using a rustic colour palette.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the vintage ranunculus thank you card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 5¼” by 3½”
Crumb Cake card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Vellum card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using Versamark ink, I randomly stamped the scripty image and the spray of flowers image onto the panel of Crumb Cake card. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. The embossed panel was then added to the Merry Merlot layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same ink to glue the panel to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I mounted the ranunculus flower image onto one of the Stamparatus plates. I inked the image up using the Garden Green and Merry Merlot Stamp ‘n Write Markers. I repeated this a couple of times to get the depth of colour I wanted.

The image was then die cut using the Ranunculus Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and trimmed off the right-hand side. The flower image was added to the Vellum using dabs of liquid glue. The Vellum piece was then added on Dimensionals, hidden behind the flower to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Sending Dies. It was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I used the Cherry Cobbler Blends Pens to colour in some Basic Pearls before adding them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

This card is so out of my comfort zone, but I really like it.

I am looking forward to seeing what my fellow demos have to share with us today.

1.	Kylie Bertucci - Australia
2.	Beth McCullough - Stamping Mom - USA
3.	S. Kelli McConkey - InkyHandsWarmHearts - USA
4.	Sara Sayers - KISS Kreative (UK)
5.	Angie McKenzie - USA
6.	Julia Zimmer - Germany
7.	Rachel Aziamadi - Scrapinium - France / Germany
8.	Diane Evans - Stampin With Diane (Canada)
9.	Wendy Varron - WendysInkSpot - USA
10.	Julie Brown - USA
11.	Mo Rootes - crafty-rootes (UK)
12.	Melva Peters - Stamping With Melva - Canada
13.	Theresa McEntee-Theresa's Treasures-USA
14.	Angela Meiritz-Reid - Stamping Beauty NZ
15.	Sandie - Stampswithsandie.blogspot.com UK
16.	Bonnie Sanche - Bonnie Creates - Canada
17.	Nancy Endwright - Imastamping - USA
18.	Diane Gardner - DeeDeesDazzles.com - USA
19.	Karen Henderson - UK
20.	Nancy Reynolds - USA
21.	Tracy Held - Trace Of Creativity, Australia
22.	Robbie Rubala - USA
23.	Theresa Conway-Hayes- USA
24.	Jenna Moore - Jenna's Crafting Studio - Canada
25.	Jennifer Blaschak- Card Zen by Jen (USA)
26.	Christy Gridley - Christy's Stamping Spot - USA
27.	Denise Cox - Birdsnest Designs - Canada
28.	Cheryl Hurst - Australia
29.	June Leyendecker - Red Daisy Crafts (USA)
30.	Rookaya Parak - Canada
31.	Sue Sanders, USA
32.	Mandy Witherby - Australia
33.	Verna Mullen - Stampin' Notes - USA
34.	Candy Rattray, Sweet Stamper (Texas)
35.	Kate Bolt U K
36.	Lesley Seabrook Canada
37.	Marilyn Pearen Creating Art With Marilyn (Canada)
38.	Janice Piechowiak (USA)
39.	Heidi Collins - On y go! Stamping (USA)
40.	Kelly Taranto, The Late Night Stamper (USA)
41.	Judith Patterson - USA
42.	Anne Marie Jakubiec - Canada
43.	Teah Woodward - Stamp with Teah - US
44.	Tamara Semon - USA
45.	Leonie François - Prulleke - The Netherlands

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The Grassy Grove stamp set and some ombre ink blending for a pretty ombre card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Ombre Grassy Grove for Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on June 9, 2022May 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Ombre Blog Hop where I have used the gorgeous Grassy Grove stamp set to show off an ombre starry sky.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the ombre grassy grove card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Starry Sky card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the smaller Basic White panel. I started with Balmy Blue, moved onto Tahitian Tide, then Starry Sky and finally Night of Navy. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The inked panel was then placed in the Stamparatus and I stamped the ground, trees and deer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus so that I could stamp each image multiple times to get the images really, really black.

I added some highlights to the deer with a Chalk Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stars from the Peaceful Deer stamp set, were stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then added to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A mountain scenes card made using the gorgeous Horizon Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mountain Horizon Scene for the Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop

Posted on April 9, 2022April 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing a project we have been working on. I am sharing a mountain horizon scene made using the Horizon Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the mountain horizon scene, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather & Garden Green

Using Blending Brushes, I added Balmy Blue ink to the top of the smaller Basic White layer and Sahara Sand ink to the bottom of the layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Horizon Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty mountain scene card

From scrap Highland Heather card, I die cut the mountain range using the Horizon Dies. Using the same des I cut the detailed snowy mountain tops and glued them together. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue this piece to the inked panel.