A pretty pastel card featuring the Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Medallion card

Posted on September 4, 2022August 19, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the beautiful Pretty Medallion stamp today and have used some soft pastel shades to colour in the image.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty medallion card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 4⅞” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 12.3cms by 9cms
Basic White card – 4” by 1¾”
Fresh Freesia card – 4” by ¼”
Basic White – 5⅞” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I mounted the Pretty Medallion stamp onto a Stamparatus Plate, inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it onto the 12.3cms by 9cms panel of Basic White card. I actually re-inked and stamped 3 times to get a nice rich black. I repeated this with the 5⅞” by ¾” strip of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

The image was coloured with the following Blends Pens – Pool Party, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink and So Saffron. I used the same colours to colour the stamped strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

Using a trimmer, I cut the coloured panel from top to bottom into 3 panels each 3cms wide. These were then glued to the Fresh Freesia layer and added this to the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

The sentiment, from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. I cut it down using scissors and added the thin strip of Fresh Freesia card along the bottom. This was then tucked under the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

I coloured the Pastel Pearls were coloured with a Pool Party Blends Pen and were added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Medallion stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a very pretty, pastel card

I love this colour combo. I hope you like it x

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The Dragonfly Garden stamp set and Dots & Spots Die by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty card for the Stamping With Friends stand-alone-dies Blog Hop

Dots, Spots & Dragonflies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 3, 2022September 2, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some on the gorgeous stand-alone dies. I have chosen to use the pretty Dots & Spots Die in an unusual way.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the dots & spots card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Highland Heather card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Highland Heather strip of card – ⅜”
Scrap Vellum

I ran one of the panels of Basic White card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Dots & Spots Die.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dots & Spots Die used with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set to make a card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder, I ran the die cut panel back through the embossing machine to add texture. This panel was then added to the Highland Heather layer on Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dots & Spots Die used with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set to make a card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using StaZon Black ink I stamped 2 large dragonflies from scrap Vellum and punched them out using the Dragonfly Punch. I added colour to the back of each dragonfly with Highland Heather and Parakeet Party Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dots & Spots Die used with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set to make a card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I used the same alcohol markers to colour in some scraps of Vellum and punched out a trio of small dragonflies. These were all added to the card front with a dab of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dots & Spots Die used with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set to make a card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment comes from the Sit. Stay. Relax. Stamp set. I masked off the words I didn’t want and inked up the remainder with Gorgeous Grape ink, removed the mask and stamped it onto the strip of Highland Heather. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dots & Spots Die used with the Dragonfly Garden stamp set to make a card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A scattering of 2022 – 2024 In Color Matte Dots completed the card.

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A fruit juice or mocktail themed card made using the Brewed for You stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Juice Anyone?

Posted on September 2, 2022August 19, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Brewed For You stamp set today and have made card which would be great for a child or young teenager.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the juice anyone? Card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Gray card – 4” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 4” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the panel of Abigail Rose dsp to the Daffodil Delight layer. A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bright & cheerful fruit Juices card made using the Brewed For You stamp set suitable for everyone from children, teenagers and adults

Six glasses were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card. To create the fruit juice effect, I stamped the inner image in Tahitian Tide ink for blue raspberry, Parakeet Party for limeade, Daffodil Delight for lemonade, Sweet Sorbet for strawberry and Blackberry Bliss for blackcurrant.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bright & cheerful fruit Juices card made using the Brewed For You stamp set suitable for everyone from children, teenagers and adults

Using clear packing tape, I covered all the stamped images before die cutting them out using the Brewed Dies. This made the glasses shiny……. so cute.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bright & cheerful fruit Juices card made using the Brewed For You stamp set suitable for everyone from children, teenagers and adults

Using the Deckled Rectangle Dies, I die cut rectangles from the smallest Basic White panel and the Basic Gray panel. I added ‘ground’ using a Smoky Slate Blends Pen. The ‘bubble’ image was stamped along the top in Basic Gray ink. The two rectangles were then glued together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bright & cheerful fruit Juices card made using the Brewed For You stamp set suitable for everyone from children, teenagers and adults

The colourful glasses were added with liquid glue with the exception of the lemonade which was added on Dimensionals. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bright & cheerful fruit Juices card made using the Brewed For You stamp set suitable for everyone from children, teenagers and adults

The sentiment from the Sweet Songbirds stamp set was stamped in Blackberry Bliss onto scrap Basic White card before being trimmed down and tucked under the raised panel. A trio of Basic Rhinestones and a Baker’s Twine bow completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Jar of Flowers birthday card

Posted on August 30, 2022August 19, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set to make a birthday card today. I haven’t used this set in a while and I had forgotten how lovely the images are.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty jar of flowers stamp set. You will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Scrap strips of Basic White, So Saffron & Fresh Freesia

The dsp panel was glued to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then to the Crumb Cake card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

I stamped the cluster of flowers in Memento Basic Black ink onto the smaller piece of Basic White card, towards the top. I stamped the same image onto a Post It Note and fussy cut around the bottom of the image. I used this to mask off the bottom of the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

The jar was stamped below the flowers, overlapping the Post It Note mask. I mask was removed. I then stamped the stems of the flowers inside the jar. I used the back of the small jar to add the water to the jar using 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

I used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the image – So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sorbet, Fresh Freesia, Soft Succulent and Crumb Cake. I masked the ends of the scrap strips of Basic White, So Saffron & Fresh Freesia to the back of the decorated panel and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped onto a strip of Basic White card in Sweet Sorbet ink. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a lovely floral birthday card

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots and a bow made from the 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine completed the card.

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A floral card made for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop using the lovely Wonderful World designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Wonderful World card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on August 29, 2022August 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a sketch challenge to work with. I love a sketch as it really pushes you out of your comfort zone and makes you look your supplies in a totally different way. I have chosen to use the Wonderful World dsp which we only have for another 2 days.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the wonderful world card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Wonderful World dsp – 5” by 1” x 4
Wonderful World dsp – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White

I chose 4 patterns of the Wonderful World dsp and cut them into 5” by 1” strips. These were added to the Thick Basic White card front with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

Another strip was cut at 4⅛” by ⅜” and added across the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

I used the Decorative Circle Punch to punch out a label from scrap Basic White card and added it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

One of the beautiful flowers was the fussy cut from the dsp and added on top of the label with a dab of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completes he card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

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A pretty card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the lovely Stylish Sketches stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Stylish Leaves for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on August 29, 2022August 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using products from the second Sale-a-Bration offering which ends in a couple of days. I have used the lovely Stylish Sketches stamp set to make a pretty stylish leaves card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the stylish leaves card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Balmy Blue card – 4⅛” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Petal Pink card
Petal Pink card – 1” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I randomly stamped the leafy image all over the smaller panel of Basic White card in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stylish leaves card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Stylish Sketches Dies

Using the following Blends Alcohol Pens I coloured in the images – Old Olive, Natural collection SU300, Pumpkin Pie and Petal Pink I used the light Balmy Blue Blends Pen and the Color Lifter to outline each image and ‘ground’ the pattern.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stylish leaves card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Stylish Sketches Dies

The stamped panel was glued to the Balmy Blue panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stylish leaves card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Stylish Sketches Dies

I used the leafy image to stamp around the edge of the Crumb Cake card base using Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stylish leaves card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Stylish Sketches Dies

Using Tear ‘n Tape to adhere the Natural Finish Ribbon to the long strip of Petal Pink card and added it to the card front with liquid glue. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A stylish leaves card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Stylish Sketches Dies

I stamped the sentiment, from the Penguin Place stamp set in Early Espresso ink onto a scrap piece of Petal Pink card. I flagged the end and tucked it under the raised panel. A trio of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the card.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it

Please continue to hop on as I am sure my stamping friends have lots of lovely projects to share with you today.

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A pretty floral water color card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Watercolor Blessings for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on August 28, 2022August 14, 2022 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 have chosen to make a watercolor blessings card using my Watercolor Pencils and Water Painters.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the water color blessings card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 7½” by 5¾” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅛”
Wonderful World dsp – 5½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 4”
Wonderful World dsp – 5⅝” by 1”
Basic White card – 3 ½” by 3 ½”
Basic White card – 3⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – ½” strip

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the 5½” by 3” panel of dsp to the 5⅝” by 3⅛” piece of Basic White card. The panel was then glued to the smaller front panel of the Gorgeous Grape card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Blessings of Home stamp set and Wonderful World dsp used to make a card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The larger panel of Basic White card was adhered to the inside of the card and the 1” strip of dsp added to the right-hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Blessings of Home stamp set and Wonderful World dsp used to make a card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the smaller square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Blessings of Home stamp set and Wonderful World dsp used to make a card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The large image from the Blessing From Home was stamp set onto the stitched circle in Basic Gray ink and used Water Color Pencils and Water Painters to colour it in. I mounted the coloured circle on a slightly larger circle cut from the larger square. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Blessings of Home stamp set and Wonderful World dsp used to make a card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto the Basic White strip in Gorgeous Grape ink, I masked off the words I didn’t want. I trimmed down the strip and added the sentiment to the card front on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Blessings of Home stamp set and Wonderful World dsp used to make a card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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A pastel medallion card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop using the gorgeous Pretty Medallion stamp by Stampin' Up!

Pastel Medallions for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 27, 2022August 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using a favourite colour combo using 3 colours plus white and a neutral. I have chosen to make a pretty pastel medallion card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pastel medallion card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Gray card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Gray card – 3½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 3” by 1 “
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside

The Pretty Medallion image was stamped in Basic Gray ink randomly over the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic Gray.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large Pretty Medallion stamp was used to make a lovely pastel medallion card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo & Fresh Freesia.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large Pretty Medallion stamp was used to make a lovely pastel medallion card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The coloured panel was then added to the Basic Gray layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Pool Party sheer ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added on Dimensionals to the Pool Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large Pretty Medallion stamp was used to make a lovely pastel medallion card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Inspired Thoughts stamp set was stamped on the small strip of Basic White card in Basic Gray ink. It was die cut using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. I die cut a slightly large stitched rectangle from the Basic Gray strip. The were glued together with liquid glue. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large Pretty Medallion stamp was used to make a lovely pastel medallion card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

A bow made from the Pool Party ribbon was added to the card front along with a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large Pretty Medallion stamp was used to make a lovely pastel medallion card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I love this soft colour combination, don’t you?

Please hop on to see what favourite colour combs my fellow hoppers have to share with us today.

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A card made for the Christmas Stampathon using Vellum and the Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp by Stampin' Up!

Holly Berry card for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on August 26, 2022August 25, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I made for the Christmas Stampathon. Each month we are given a theme and asked to make and share 5 projects using the theme. This month we are making and sharing projects using Vellum and I have chosen to make my cards using the Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Holly Berry card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base
Boughs of Holly dsp – 5¾” by 3⅞”
Vellum card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 3” by 1”
Scrap Basic White, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Boughs of Holly dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I ran the piece of Vellum card through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine inside the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I added Seal + to the card front in the centre, where I new it would be hidden and placed the embossed vellum on top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

From scrap pieces of Basic White, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen card, I die cut 3 detailed holly leaves using the Holly Berry Dies. I used a little of the liquid glue to adhere the leaves together and to add them to the Vellum panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card in Evening Evergreen ink and die cut it using the label from the Holly Berry Dies. This was added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

A double bow, made using the silver Elegant Trim and 5 Festive Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Such pretty cards, I hope you like them.

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A pretty bird themed card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge using the Pretty Birds stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Pretty Birds for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2022August 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge inspired by a picture. I have chosen to use the Pretty Bird stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty bird card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Evening Evergreen card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Balmy Blue and Evening Evergreen

The small bird cage image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

I embossed the smaller Basic White panel using the ‘In the Clouds’ Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Evening Evergreen layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The panel was then added to the Balmy Blue card front using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

The three largest birds were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card. I used the Balmy Blue, Pale Papaya, So Saffron and Soft Sea Foam ink to add colour to the birds. They were die cut using the Birdhouse Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

The large bird cage was die cut from scrap Evening Evergreen card using the Birdhouse Dies. I added the smallest bird to the back of the birdcage and glued the whole piece to the card front. The other two birds were then added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto a scrap of Balmy Blue card and trimmed down using scissors. It was added on a Dimensional.