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

Hills of Italian Lavender – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on February 25, 2024February 17, 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 loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Italian lavender hills card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

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The large curved image was inked in Highland Heather ink, then lightly spritzed with water before I stamped the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. The colour didn’t look right and I realised the stamp had picked up a little Old Olive ink from the scrap paper the Fluid 100 was resting on – quite liked it so carried on. I stamped again in Highland Heather ink to add more ‘ground’.

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The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Azure Afternoon ink, spritzed with water and stamped at the top of the panel, I added the small ‘cloud’ like image using the Azure Afternoon ink in 1^st & 2^nd generation to add some depth. The panel was set the panel to one side to dry.

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

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with 1^st & 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. This time I didn’t spritze with water. The dotty image was stamped 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 house was stamped in Starry Sky ink and the roof added in Night of Navy ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint but quite liked the effect so left it.

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 group of trees were stamped in Garden Green ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

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 whole piece was added to the Highland Heather card front on Dimensionals.

I love this card, hope you like it.

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Cards made for the World Languages Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet dies from Stampin' Up!

German/French Inspiration card – World Languages Blog Hop

Posted on February 19, 2024February 10, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the World Languages Blog Hop where we are – not surprisingly – sharing projects featuring a language not our own. Sadly I don’t have an ear for languages, much to my children’s disgust when they had German or French homework. I have chosen to make a card with a German sentiment using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the German Inspirations card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 3”
Berry Burst card – 4¼” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 3¼”
Scrap Basic Black card

Using Berry Burst ink, I randomly stamped the pretty floral image all over the panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspirational Sketches stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet dies to make cards for the World Languages Blog Hop

I used the Mini Alphabet Dies to die cut the letters I needed from scrap Basic Black card. The word DANKE was added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. If I had had my wits about me I would have added some Adhesive Sheet to the back of the scrap card .

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspirational Sketches stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet dies to make cards for the World Languages Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Berry Burst layer using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspirational Sketches stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet dies to make cards for the World Languages Blog Hop

A length of Black Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was mounted onto the Basic Black layer with Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspirational Sketches stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet dies to make cards for the World Languages Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Thick Basic White card base with liquid glue. A bow and a trio of Matte Black Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspirational Sketches stamp set used with the Mini Alphabet dies to make cards for the World Languages Blog Hop

I stepped it up and made a stepped up version in French using Azure Afternoon. Which is your favourite?

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A card made for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using left over Stampin' Up! pieces from my craft desk

Left Over Floral Card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on February 8, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Dreams Blog Hop. Today we have a fun theme – Reduce, Recyle, Reuse. I looked around my very messy craft desk and gathered up some left over pieces with similar tones and decided to try and make these left over pieces into a card.

Colours I think are in this project – some of the pieces were stamped, coloured or die cut a long time ago, are:

To recreate the left over floral card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card

The background piece was created using the ink refill and shaving foam technique and a mask. – To see details on how this panel was created, check out the Hot Air Balloon post on the 6^th February 2024. The panel was then glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base and then to the Starry Sky card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The left over Mossy Meadow negative die cut was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I liked the die cut stippled rose and the colour of the flower worked well, the Wild Wheat leaves however looked awful, so I took Mossy Meadow Blends and coloured over the Wild Wheat…….. much better. I added the flower to the to the corner of the raised frame with Dimensionals and liquid glue. The Granny Apple Green leaves – from the Cheerful Daisies Dies, were then added with Mini Glue Dots.

The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I looked at the left over sentiments I had on my desk and chose the ‘congratulations sentiment, no idea where this was from. I cut it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

At this point I paused…….. I didn’t really like the card, The sentiment was wrong and the negative frame was too bare. What to do…..

After a bit of mulling over I die cut a slightly smaller label, using the Thoughful Expressions Dies from scrap Basic White card. I stamped the sentiment, from the Color & Contour stamp set in Starry Sky ink and added it into the negative space. Much better. I would really like to have removed the congratulations but it was seriously stuck down, so I left it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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A sweet anniversary card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the ink refill and shaving foam technique and the Hot Air Balloons Dies by Stampin' Up!

Hot Air Balloons card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using ink refills. I had such fun with this and ended up using ink refills with having foam to make my hot air balloon anniversary card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the hot air balloon card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – which I cut down to 5 ¼” by 3 ½” after colouring
Basic White card – 2” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Starry Sky, Azure Afternoon & Lemon Lime Twist card

Ink Refill and shaving cream technique:

Paper Plate
Shaving foam
Ink Refills
Palette Knives
Kitchen towel

I covered the centre of a paper plate with shaving foam – it has to be foam not gel – spreading it out into a fairly even coating. I dropped dots of re inker randomly over the shaving cream – Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist and Starry Sky. Using a palette knife I swirled the colours together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Ink refill and shaving foam technique

The 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White was then placed on top and gentle pressure applied. I carefully lifted the panel off the foam and scraped the excess off with the palette knife. The panel was left to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Ink refill and shaving foam technique

I made multiple panels and used some of the left overs with stencils to see if that would work as well. – Very messy but such fun.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Ink refill and shaving foam technique

When the first panel was dry, I trimmed it down to 5¼” by 3½”and glued it to the Basic Black panel and then added the panel to the Azure Afternoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Nest I die cut the hot air balloons, initially in black as I was thinking of a silhouette effect but after messing about for a while I decided the black was too harsh and die cut them in Starry Sky.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

From scrap Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist card I die cut the coloured panels for the balloons and added them on with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive – if I had been thinking straight I would have added Adhesive Sheet to the back of the scrap card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The balloons and baskets were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky ink onto the thin strip of Basic White card and added it to the front of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card. I hope you like it.

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A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

Water Coloured Hills of Tuscany for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something We have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the water coloured hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large curved image was inked in Old Olive ink, then lightly spritzed with water before stamping the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. I repeated this step to add more ‘ground’. I also inked up the smaller curved image with the same colour and spritzed it before adding it to the panel to add more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Misty Moonlight ink, spritzed then stamped at the top of the wet Fluid 100 paper. At this point I set the panel to one side to dry.

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with Mossy Meadow ink and added the dotty image using the same coloured ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the roof added in Pretty Peacock ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint and used a Waterpainter to fill in the gap.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The trio of trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. A waterpainter was used to add some Old Olive ink to ‘ground’ the house. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card in Misty Moonlight ink. I tucked the sentiment under the inked panel and glued it in place with some wet glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card, love the moody look of the sky.

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A pretty paper pieced floral card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the Lifetime of Love Dies by Stampin' Up!

Lifetime of Love card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 20, 2024January 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Something New’. So much to choose from……. Eventually I decided to make a pretty card using the gorgeous Lifetime of Love Dies and one of my favourite techniques, paper piecing.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the lifetime of love card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Fight & Airy dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜””
Silver Foil Speciality Paper – 5” by 3½”
Scrap Fresh Freesia & Soft Sea Foam
Adhesive sheet

From the panel of Silver Foil Speciality Paper – with a piece of Adhsive Sheet stuck to the back and die cut the arched floral image using the Lifetime of Love Dies, I choose the darkest piece of foil with the slightly purple tone. I popped out the pieces and adhered the outline piece to the panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love Dies used to make a pretty paper pieced floral card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

From scrap Fresh Freesia and scrap Soft Sea Foam card, each with adhesive sheet applied to the back, I die the floral part of the die again.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love Dies used to make a pretty paper pieced floral card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Using my Take Your Pick Tool I picked up each piece from the flowers and leaves, removed the backing from the adhesive sheet and placed the piece into the negative space. I absolutely loved how it came out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love Dies used to make a pretty paper pieced floral card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink inside the arch and the decorated panel was then glued to the piece of Flight & Airy dsp which was then adhered to the Gorgeous Grape panel. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Thick Basic White card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love Dies used to make a pretty paper pieced floral card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love Dies used to make a pretty paper pieced floral card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

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A pretty simply stamped birthday card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Moody Mauve Daisies card

Posted on January 9, 2024January 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I’ve gone back to basics with todays card and will showcasing a simple stamping technique using staps, inks and paper and the gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Moody Mauve

Pebbled Path

To recreate the moody mauve daisies card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Scrap Moody Mauve card

Using Pebbled Path ink I randomly stamped the largest daisy flower all over the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

I added the flower centre using 2^nd generation Moody Mauve ink. The stamped panel was then glued, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the Pebbled Path layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

The same glue was used to add the piece to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto a scrap of Moody Mauve which was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

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

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

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A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp set by Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

Fireworks New Year card for the New Years Celebrations Blog Hop

Posted on January 8, 2024January 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the New Year Celebrations Blog Hop where we are celebrating…….. you’ve got it, the new year. I love to see the fireworks on New Years Eve and have used the Light the Sky stamp set and some embossing to make colourful fireworkd card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the fireworks card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅝” by 3⅜”
Starry Sky card – 5½” by 3¼”
Scrap Starry Sky card

Using a Blending Brush I added Starry Sky ink around all four sides of the card, leaving the centre un-inked. Using the same Blending Brush I added Night of Navy ink in all 4 corners of the card. I then set the card aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

When the panel was dry I stamped three of the firework images a number of times in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured over the White Embossing – Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, and Pretty Peacock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment onto the panel – it was squint……… don’t you hate it when that happens. So I stamped it again in Versamark ink onto scrap Starry Sky card, I embossed it with White Embossing Powder and die cut it using the Stylish Shapes Dies

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

I rolled the edges in Whisper White ink to give some separation and added it, over the squint attempt using Black Dimensionals. The whole piece was glued to the Berry Burst panel and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

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A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Sea Turtle card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on January 2, 2024January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing cards made using a Brayer. I have chosen to use the Sea Turtle stamp set and some cling film or seran wrap!

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the sea turtle card. You will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I crumpled up a scrap piece of cling film and wrapped it around the roller of the Brayer keeping as many of the wrinkles in place as possible. I inked up the cling film by running the Brayer over the open Lost Lagoon ink pad a number of times to pick up the ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I rolled the brayer, multiple times, over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card, changing direction as I went. To clean off the residual ink, I rolled the cling film wrapped brayer over scrap paper. I inked up again with Pretty Peacock and rolled the ink multiple times across the Basic White card stock. I repeated the whole process again with Parakeet Party ink, building up the colour as I went.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sea weed images , from the Oceanfront and Sending Smiles stamp sets, were stamped in either Parakeet Party or Pretty Peacock ink to add even more texture to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The inked panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White. The whole piece was then glued to the Parakeet Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The large turtle from the Sea Turtle stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card and then trimmed it out using sharp Scissors. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

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Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

Teri West ● Kim Fee

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