A masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set by Stampin' Up! Crafty colour challenge Blog Hop

Trusty Tools card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a colour challenge. The colours we were given screamed ‘MASCULINE’ to me so I used the new Trusty Tools stamp set which will be available in my online shop from the 4^th of January 2024.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the trusty tools card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Night of Navy card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I began by stamping the hammer, wrench and paint brush images from the Trusty Tools stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Back ink.

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Using Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy ink, I stamped the infill handles of the hammer and the paintbrush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy Blends Pens were used to add ‘paint’ to the paint brushes. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of navy layer and then to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card. I then punched the sentiment out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I stamped the ‘nuts and bolts’ image in Crushed Curry ink above and below the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

I punched another hexagon from the Shaded Spruce square, cut it in half from side to side and added it to the back of the sentiment so that a little of the Shaded Spruce showed at the top and bottom.

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The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Birthday Paradise card

Posted on December 22, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the new Planted Paradise stamp set which will be available from the 4^th January 2024 when the January – April Mini Catalogue launches. I have used it to make a monochromatic birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birthday paradise card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 1½”
Shaded Spruce card – 3¾” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a T square ruler, I marked off a strip 1½” wide near the top of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using a pencil. This would act as a guide when I began stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

I began by stamping the trio of leaves image in Garden Green ink, above the top pencil line and below the bottom pencil line.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The other leaves were added one at a time, starting with the largest and working down to the smallest. Each leaf was stamped in a different shade of green. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce & Mossy Meadow. The pencil lines were then erased.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Parakeet Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The sentiment, from the Phrases For All stamp set was inked up – HAPPY with Parakeet Party and BIRTHDAY with Shaded Spruce ink. This was stamped onto the 3½” by 1½” piece of Basic White card. I glued the thin strips of Shaded Spruce card to the sentiment panel. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

A double bow, made using the Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon and the Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon, was added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.

A scattering of Iridescent discs completed the card.