A birthday card featuring a leaf spray on an alcohol inked background and made using Stampin' Up! product

Artistically Pink

Posted on December 26, 2021December 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been having fun playing with Blends Markers and Alcohol………such fun, add in the Inspiring Canopy Dies and I have one gorgeous inked canopy card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Inked Canopy card, you will need:

Thick Basic card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2, one for the inside
Vellum – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Black card – ½” strip

The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Artistic Dies, I die cut the spray of leaves from the panel of Basic Black, taking care not to get close to the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the following dark Blends Markers – Magenta Madness, Blackberry Bliss, Night of Navy and Fresh Freesia to scribble blocks of colour onto the Vellum. I dipped an almost empty Clear Wink of Stella Brush to splatter and dab 90% alcohol onto the Vellum allowing the ink to spread and pool. The panel was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

When the Vellum was dry, I trimmed off ¼” from the side and the bottom to decorate the inside panel and the envelope. The Vellum was then added to one the Basic White panels using tiny dabs of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel using the same liquid glue. I used Dimensionals to add the panel to the Magenta Madness card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added the sentiment to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I love this card; The colours work so well together and I especially love the slight sparkle the Clear Wink of Stella has given to the Vellum. So pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Such a striking card, I hope you like it.

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Eden’s Garden

Posted on November 21, 2021November 15, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using an early release bundle called Eden’s Garden. This bundle includes the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies. This is bundle will be available in the January to June mini catalogue but the accompanying Ever Eden dsp, cotton paper and Garden Gems are only available whilst supplies last and will not be in the new catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

Coastal Cabana

Bermuda Bay

Basic White

To recreate the Eden’s Garden card, you will need:

Basic White card Base – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞” – Rounded upper left corner
Coastal Cabana card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left corner
Gold Foil – 4” by 1½”

Using the large foliage image, I stamped randomly all over the small panel of Basic White in Coastal Cabana ink.

The early release Eden's Garden stamp set and Eden Dies by Stampin' Up! used fro a sweet birthday card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies from Stampin’ Up!

The stamped layer was added with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive to the Coastal Cabana panel and added to the Thick Basic White card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies from Stampin’ Up!

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the label from the Eden Dies from the piece of Gold Foil. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies from Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Sweets & Treats stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a spare label from the Christmas Whimsy Card Kit. It was added to the label with a little liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies from Stampin’ Up!

To complete the card, I added a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Eden’s Garden stamp set and Eden Dies from Stampin’ Up!

Cut card, I hope you like it.

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A beautiful dragonfly & flowersl card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic Dies by Stampin' Up!

Dragonfly & Flowers card

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies and made beautiful dragonfly & flowers card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the dragonfly and flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card case – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3⅜”
Expressions in Ink dsp – 5⅞” by 1¼”
2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum – 5⅝” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 3” by ½”
Scrap Basic White & In Colour Shimmer Vellum

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the strip of dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I embossed the panel of Basic White with the Brick & Mortar embossing folder. The strip of 2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum was glued to the back of the embossed panel and the whole piece was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

I stamped the larger flower in Magenta Madness ink onto scrap Basic White card. The smaller flower and flower centre were then stamped in Pale Papaya ink and the leaves stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The images were then die cut using the Artistic Dies and my Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

The flowers were then added with either liquid glue or on Dimensionals to the card front. I stamped some speckles in Magenta Madness ink around the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Pale Papaya ink. I trimmed the strip and flagged the end with Scissors before adding it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

I finished the card with a trio of Holiday Rhinestones and added a dragonfly punched using the Dragonfly Punch from the 2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Scraps of alcohol inked vellum used to make a pretty double butterfly themed card using the Brilliant Wings dies

Double Butterfly card

Posted on October 1, 2021September 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made a pretty double butterfly card made using alcohol inked vellum left over from my class projects last month (see the post on the 17^th September 2021).

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the double butterfly card, you will need:

Magenta Madness card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Vellum – big enough to die cut your butterflies

I used Magenta Madness, Dark Pumpkin Pie and Dark Daffodil Delight Blends Alcohol Markers to scribble blocks of colour all over the Vellum taking care not to overlap the colours which would contaminate the lighter colour nibs.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty double butterfly themed card made using scraps of Vellum which had been inked with alcohol

Using a pipette filled with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol and smacked it against a Bone Folder to spray small dots of alcohol all over the Vellum. This allows the ink to start spreading. The Vellum piece was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty double butterfly themed card made using scraps of Vellum which had been inked with alcohol

Using second generation Smoky Slate ink I stamped one of the rectangle images from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set in the centre of the smaller Basic White panel. The dotty image was stamped in full strength Smoky Slate randomly across the stamped rectangle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty double butterfly themed card made using scraps of Vellum which had been inked with alcohol

Taking the dry vellum panel and the Brilliant Wings Dies I die cut 2 butterflies. Vellum can be tricky to die cut with a detailed die and I find placing the die, cutting side up gives me the best cut. I used the Take Your Pick Die Brush to get out the fiddly pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty double butterfly themed card made using scraps of Vellum which had been inked with alcohol

The sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Magenta Madness ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Daffodil Delight layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the Magenta Madness card front using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty double butterfly themed card made using scraps of Vellum which had been inked with alcohol

The butterflies were added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots and the card decorated with a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels.

I hope you like it.

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Beautiful coral coloured flowers made into a birthday card using the Art In Bloom stamp set, Bloom Dies & Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder

Art In Bloom card

Posted on September 24, 2021September 23, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the beautiful Art In Bloom stamp set and the co-ordinating Bloom Dies and Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder. This is such a clever combo, I loved being able to emboss and die cut all in one go………so clever.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Art In Bloom card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8½” by 5½” – scored on the long side at 4⅛”
Calypso Coral card – 5½” by 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Scrap Old Olive and Basic White card

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the largest scalloped rectangle from the Calypso Coral card. I then embossed the scalloped rectangle using the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder.
I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the die cut to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Art In Bloom stamp set in lovely coral colours

The Organdy Striped Ribbon was added to the card front using a couple of strips of Seal + adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Art In Bloom stamp set in lovely coral colours

I stamped the outline trio of flowers image in Calypso Coral ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the infill colour in Petal Pink ink and die cut and embossed the flowers using the Bloom dies and the hybrid embossing folder. They are gorgeous.
The double leaf image was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Old Olive card. They were die cut using the Bloom Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Art In Bloom stamp set in lovely coral colours

Using liquid glue, I added one of the flowers to the card front, the second flower was added on Dimensionals. The leaves were then tucked in around the flowers with Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Art In Bloom stamp set in lovely coral colours

I stamped the sentiment from the One Happy Family stamp set in Old Olive ink onto a scrap strip of Basic White card. It was trimmed down with Scissors and added to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Art In Bloom stamp set in lovely coral colours

A scattering of Artistry Blooms Sequins completes the card. So pretty…… I hope you like it

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A fun penguin themed birthday card, great for a child and made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Birthday Penguin card

Posted on September 3, 2021August 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute, bright and cheerful birthday penguin themed card made using the Penguin Place stamp set. A great card for a child or young person.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday penguin card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pacific Point card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic White card – ¼” strip

I stamped the balloon in Poppy Parade ink randomly all over the Poppy Parade card front to provide some texture and added 3 strips of Gold Shimmer Ribbon secured with Tear ‘n Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun, bright and cheerful birthday penguin card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The cute little penguin was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Basic White card and added the balloon string using the same ink. I added a little strip of ground in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun, bright and cheerful birthday penguin card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The bow tie was added with Poppy Parade ink and the penguin’s beak in Mango Melody ink. I stamped the balloon in Pacific Point.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun, bright and cheerful birthday penguin card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the stamp that is meant for the penguin’s eyes I stamped in Poppy Parade, Mango Melody and Pacific Point to create a fun, spotty background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun, bright and cheerful birthday penguin card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was added to the Pacific Point layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before it was added on Dimensionals to the Poppy Parade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun, bright and cheerful birthday penguin card made using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Such a cute card. I hope you like it.

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A fun card made using the Party Patterns dsp and a selection of fonts from Stampin' Up! stamp sets for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

FONTS-amental for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 14, 2021August 15, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop where we our theme is FONTS-amental. I love a good font and I especially love combining fonts which is so trendy right now.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the feels like home card, you will need:

Party Patterns dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Party Patterns dsp – 4½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Bermuda Bay card

The larger panel of Party Patterns Designer Series Paper (dsp) was glued to the Misty Moonlight card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky card featuring birthday sentiments in a multitude of fonts for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

I selected the sentiments I thought would work together and ended up choosing from the following stamp sets – One Happy Family, Hey Birthday Chick, Garden Wishes, Elegantly Said & Season’s Blessings. I wanted a mixture of plain and quirky fonts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky card featuring birthday sentiments in a multitude of fonts for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiments onto the die cut tag, cut using the Tailor Made tags Dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine using Bermuda Bay, Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy, Soft Succulent inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky card featuring birthday sentiments in a multitude of fonts for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

Using the same die, I cut another tag from the smaller piece of Party Patterns dsp and glued the two tags together, offset, using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky card featuring birthday sentiments in a multitude of fonts for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

A small hole re-enforcer was die cut using the same set of dies and added to the tag with the liquid glue. The Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon was the pushed through the hole and secured. The tag was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky card featuring birthday sentiments in a multitude of fonts for the Stamping INKSpirations Blog Hop

I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

I am really happy with how the card came out, great for a teenager. I hope you like it.

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Angie McKenzie ● Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Karen Henderson

Leonie Stuart ● Jessie Holton ● Jo Blackman

Cheryl Hamilton ● Libby Fens ● Tricia Butts

Mo Rootes ● Shel Anderson ● Elaine de Montmorency

Teri West ● Susan Simpson ● Aurélie Fabre

Gez Carpenter ● Deb Macdowell ● Jill Chapman

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A great masculine card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin' Up! and some ink blending

Welcoming Woods for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on August 13, 2021August 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where it is all about the males today. I have chosen to use the Welcoming Woods stamp set to make my card. Whether you have hopped over from Cheryl’s blog, loved her project or have started with me, please continue to hop to see what inspiration others have to share today.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the welcoming woods card, you will need:

Soft Suede card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Balmy Blue card – 4¾” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic White card – ¼” strip

I stamped the tree trunks from the Welcoming Woods stamp set in Soft Suede ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White. I love all the texture and definition you get in this image; the trunks look so real.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Welcoming Woods stamp set used for a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The ‘ground’ was stamped in 2^nd generation Soft Suede ink to give the effect of an horizon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Welcoming Woods stamp set used for a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I punched a circle using the 1” Circle Punch, placed it over the tree trunks to provide a ‘moon’. Using a Blending Brush I added Balmy Blue ink, lightly from the horizon line to the top of the card. I kept the colour light as I wanted a wintery sky effect. The masked circle was then removed.

The ground was coloured with a Blending Brush and Crumb Cake ink and I added the speckles from the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Soft Suede ink to give the ground some texture. The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Welcoming Woods stamp set used for a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using Soft Suede ink, I stamped the leaves from the Welcoming Woods stamp set onto the Soft Suede card front and added the stamped panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Welcoming Woods stamp set used for a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card and trimmed down and flagged with Scissors before I was added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Welcoming Woods stamp set used for a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I simple but striking card, I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what the lovely Gez Carpenter has to share with us today.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Welcoming Woods stamp set used for a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Vicky Wright – Australia – https://wp.me/p4cXCG-6pu

Cheryl Taylor – UK – https://cheryldiana.co.uk/male-birthday-cards/

Mo Rootes – UK – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-1Yf

Gez Carpenter – UK– https://www.nigezza.co.uk/2021/08/stamp-n-hop-august-blog-hop-its-all.html

Karen Egan – UK – https://craftykarendesigns.blogspot.com/2021/08/all-about-males-stamp-n-blog-hop.html

Donna Lester – https://taffycrafting.blogspot.com/2021/08/simply-elegant-card-for-good-man.html

Victoria Littlewood – https://vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com/2021/08/ahoy-there-matey-pirate-birthday-card.html

Annette Elias – NL – https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2021/08/stoere-mannenkaarten-met-welcoming.html

Rochelle Laird-Smith – https://wp.me/p9ydMf-2Ek

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A special birthday funfold card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beauty of Friendship fun fold card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Beauty of Friendship fun fold card made for my daughter Camilla’s birthday. I saw LeeAnn Greff, a fellow demonstrator, demonstrate it on YouTube and I knew this was the perfect card for her as she loves the outdoors. I changed the dimensions to fit A4 card stock and also some of the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beauty of friendship card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card – 6½“ by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Soft Succulent card – 3½” by 3” scored at ½” on the short side
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White 2¼” by 2”
Scrap of Balmy Blue

I took the 2 scored pieces Soft Succulent, laid them on my work surface with the smaller panel on the right-hand side. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the ½” tab of the smaller piece to the larger panel. You should then have a gate fold type card with a long thin left panel and a shorter, wider right-hand panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I place the 3 largest panels of Basic White card stock onto my work surface. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and placed it in the upper left-hand corner of the smallest panel.

Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to all three of the panels. The ink was added gradually in circular motions, building up the colour slowly. I then added Soft Succulent ink around the edges of each panel in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The bare trees were then stamped in Soft Suede ink, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation to give the effect of depth.

I added the ‘tree canopy’ image to the stamped full-strength tree on the smallest panel. I used the soft succulent ink and the spotty image to add some texture to all the panels

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The stamped panels were then glued to the Soft Succulent card. The largest one on the inside, covering the ½” tab which holds them together.

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a label from the remaining Soft Succulent piece and a smaller label from the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The sentiment from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped on the white label in Soft Succulent ink and I added a couple of small flowers in the same ink. The flowers were from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

The labels were then glued together. They were added to the left-hand panel of the card with a couple of Dimensionals. Make sure that the Dimensionals are well over to the left and that the right-hand panel of the card can tuck under.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

To complete the card, I die cut 2 of the sweet little birds from the Beautiful Trees dies from scrap Balmy Blue card and added them to the card front. I used a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add their eyes and a trio of Genial Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I absolutely love this card, thank you LeeAnn for the inspiration.

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The Watercolor Shapes stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Watercolor Shapes for the Color Combo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2021June 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the June 2021 Colour Combo blog hop – this month our colours are Polished Pink, Poppy Parade and Soft Sea Foam. I have chosen the Watercolor Shapes stamp set to make my card.

To recreate the Watercolor shapes card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Polished Pink card – 5¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 4⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¾” by 2¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 2½” by 1⅜”
Basic White card – 2⅜” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside

I have been playing around with the Watercolor Shapes stamp set this week and have decided to use it for todays color challenge.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I chose to use the 2 rectangular images and the square image and began by stamping the largest image in Soft Sea Foam. I stamped randomly all over the smallest Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I added the thinner rectangle in Polished Pink ink and finished with the square stamped in Poppy Parade ink. I deliberately over-lapped the images and colors. Don’t they work well together. The stamped panel was added to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the layer, securing it on the back with Sellotape and then glued it to the Polished Pink panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the Stamparatus I inked up the large birthday sentiment from the Biggest Wishes stamp set in Soft Sea Foam ink and stamped it onto the small panel of Basic White card. I added the scripty ‘happy’ in Poppy Parade ink. The sentiment was then added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I added a bow in the same ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birthday card made using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I hope you like it.

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