Winter Wishes card for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

Posted on December 19, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Winter Holiday Blog Hop where we are sharing Winter holiday themed projects. I have used the Magical Meadow stamp set to make my Winter wishes card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Winter wishes card. You will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 4”
Cherry Cobbler card – 2⅛” by 1⅜”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The leafy spray was stamped in Soft Sea Foam ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Sot Sea Foam card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Winter Wishes card made using the Magical Meadows stamp set and made for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

I stamped the leafy spray again, 3 times, with the same ink onto the 5¼” by 4” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Winter Wishes card made using the Magical Meadows stamp set and made for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

Using Shaded Spruce ink, I stamped the leaf and berry image over the top of the paler leaves. I added Pearlized Enamel Effects to each of the berries and left the pane overnight to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Winter Wishes card made using the Magical Meadows stamp set and made for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

Using the Perennial Postage Dies I die cut the stamped piece and glued it to the Shaded Spruce layer. The whole piece was mounted onto the Soft Sea Foam card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Winter Wishes card made using the Magical Meadows stamp set and made for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card in Cherry Cobbler ink. I die cut it using the same set of dies and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Winter Wishes card made using the Magical Meadows stamp set and made for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

I used Cherry Cobbler Blends pen to add colour to a trio of Festive Pearls and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Winter Wishes card made using the Magical Meadows stamp set and made for the Winter Holiday Blog Hop

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A pretty, colourful Christmas card made for the Christmas Blog Hop using the Celebrate With Tags stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Winter Mittens card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Posted on December 13, 2023December 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Christmas Blog Hop where we are sharing seasonal themed projects. I have used the mittens from the Celebrate With Tags stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Winter mittens card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 4½” by ⅜” x 2
Basuc White card – 2⅝”by 1¼”
Azure Afternoon card – 2¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The 2 snowflake images, from the Beary Cute stamp set, were mounted onto one acrylic block and randomly stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten was stamped in the centre of the 4⅛” by 2¼” panel of Basic White using Azure Afternoon. I used Grid Paper to help me get the mitten in the centre of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The mitten image was stamped again in Sweet Sorbet ink on the right and Calypso Coral ink on the left.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the longer strips of Azure Afternoon card to the top and bottom of the stamped panel and trimmed off the excess. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set, was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. The smaller strip of Azure Afternoon card was glued along the bottom and the whole piece was tucked under the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Celebrate With Tags stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful Christmas card for the Christmas Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins finished the card.

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A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

New Year Fireworks for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on December 7, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is New Year Glam. I have used the gorgeous Light In The Sky stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the New Year fireworks card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Versamark ink I stamped the large firework image onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

I repeated this with the medium sized firework image covering it with Gold Embossing Powder and then the smaller firework image which I embossed in Silver.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink to the embossed panel until the colour was deep enough. The ink was then reoved from the embossed images with a tissue. The embossed, inked panel was then glued to the More Dazzling Paper and then to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Starry Sky card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and added over the ribbon on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A ribbon bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Stems of Lavender card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on December 5, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring two step stamping. I have chosen to use the Painted Lavender stamp set which will be available in the upcoming January to April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the lavender stems card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis 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
Old Olive card – 2” by ½”

Using Old Olive ink, I stamped 2 flower stems on the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. A third stem was stamed between them in 2^nd generation – or stamped off – Old Olive ink.

The flowers were stamped in full strength or 2^nd generation Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

I added some ‘ground’ using an image from the Forever Forest stamp set in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The pair of butterflies were stamped in Berry Burst ink then decorated panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis layer. A length of Orchid Oasis Metallic Ribbon was wrapped around the piece before it was glued to the Old Olive card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hills of Tuscany stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Old Olive card, covered with White Embossing Powder and Hear set. The piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

A bow and a scattering of Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

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The Watercolor World stamp by Stampin' Up! used to make a world travel card for the travel themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

World Travel card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 23, 2023November 19, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based around a picture and colour challenge.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the world travel card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The large Watercolor World background stamp was mounted onto one of the plates from my Stamparatus – other stamping platforms will work.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A world travel card made using the Watercolor World stamp for the travel themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using Stampin’ Write Markers I coloured in each continental block in a different colour using the marker to stamp technique.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A world travel card made using the Watercolor World stamp for the travel themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The colours used were; Petal Pink, Real Red. Cajun Craze, Pecan Pie and Smoky Slate. Each colour was applied to the stamp two or three times to get a good depth of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A world travel card made using the Watercolor World stamp for the travel themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink around the edges of the panel and between the continents. The whole panel was then adhered to the Pecan Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A world travel card made using the Watercolor World stamp for the travel themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto the thin strip of Basic White card and cut the end into a point. A strip of Petal Pink Ribbon – from the duo combo pack, was added along the bottom of the sentiment before it was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A world travel card made using the Watercolor World stamp for the travel themed Ink & Inspirations Blog Ho

A trio of Solid Gems completes the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder by Stampin' Up!

Stars At Night card

Posted on November 20, 2023November 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The Stars At Night stamp set and dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make to make a pretty Christmas card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the stars at night card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Wild Wheat card – 4⅞” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Wild Wheat ink, I stamped the starburst image in the centre of the 4⅞” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The same image was stamped again around the same panel using 2^nd generation Wild Wheat ink to add interest and texture to the panel. The whole piece was glued to the Wild Wheat panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Mutipurpose Liquid Adhesive was used to add the panel to the Night of Navy card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The large star from the Stars At Night stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Stars At Night Dies and Hybrid Embossing Folder. The embossed star was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A small star was die cut from Gold Foil and added to the embossed star with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set, dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Wild Wheat and Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed out the words with Scissors and added them to the card front. A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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The Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies used to make a beautiful floral thank you card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Cheerful Daisy Flowers card

Posted on November 18, 2023November 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a picture/colour challenge to work with today. I really wanted to use the new abundant beaty masks today but they have sadly been out of stock in Europe so I have made my card using the lovely Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the cheerful daisy flowers card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card- 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush and the Artistic Mix Masks I blended Crumb Cake ink onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card to add texture to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel and a length of Natural Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The outline of the large and small daisies were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. The infill of the largest daisies were stamped in Crushed Curry ink and the smaller daisies with Azure Afternoon ink. The centres were added in Crumb Cake and/or Early Espresso ink. The flowers were then die cut using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. The leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and die cut using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I arranged the flowers over the ribbon, securing them with Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals. The leaves were tucked around the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Throughout the Year stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card and trimmed out with scissors. A scrap of Early Espresso card was glued behind and trimmed down.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double Linen Thread bow was added with a glue dot and the sentiment adhered over top. A trio of Blooming Pearls completed the card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

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Aurélie Fabre ● Danielle Kassing

Karen Henderson ● Teri West

Judith Patterson ● Jan Musselman

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A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Embossed Fragrant Forest card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on November 7, 2023October 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring dry embossing. This is such a fab technique and adds so much to any project. I used the beautiful Fragrant Forest background stamp and the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder to make my card.

Colours in the embossed fragrant forest cards are:

To recreate the embossed fragrant forest card you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Vellum – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I inked up the Fragrant Forest stamp using Shaded Spruce ink and stamped it down onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

The stamped panel was glued to the 5⅜” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The piece of Vellum was then embossed with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I worked out roughly where the sentiment was going to go and added a piece of Tear ‘N Tape to the stamped panel and added the Vellum overtop, secured in place by the tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Night of Navy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Night of Navy ink. It was die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. It was added over the twine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I also created a 2^nd card where I embossed the stamped layer.

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A card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop made using the Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up!

Earthen Textures card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2023October 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a photograph and/or colour challenge. I have chosen to make a nature themed card using the Earthen Textures stamp set and all six colours.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the earthen textures card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gray Granite card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow card

The tall pot was stamped in Starry Sky ink and the smaller pot in Blackberry Bliss ink. These were die cut using the Earthen Textures Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

From scrap Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie and Mossy Meadow I die cut a selection of pretty leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

I placed all the die cut pieces onto the smaller Basic White panel and moved them around until I was happy with the arrangement. I moved the pots to one side and stamped the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The twiggy sprig was then stamped and the 3 die cut leaves were then glued down in position.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The pots were then added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Earthen Textures stamp set and Dies used to make a card inspired by a picture/colour challenge for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Glossy Dots were added to complete the card.

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A monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin' Up

Color & Contour Sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring some or all of the following – Two step stamping, sympathy. Fun fold, trinket and black and white. I have used the Color & Contour stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the Color & Contour sympathy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – Cut the front at 4⅛”, then cut 1½” off the offcut. The rest is not needed
Basic Black card – 4” by 1⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic Black card – 4¼” by 2½” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic White card – 4” by 2¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Scrap Basic White

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder, I embossed the 2 panels of Basic Black measuring 4” by 1⅜”. The were added to the 1½” flap of the card front and to the 1½” strip that I cut off

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the smallest die cut label stamp the sprig of flowers from the Color & Contour stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The infill image was then stamped over the outline in 2^nd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The label was then glued to the Basic Black label and then to the larger Basic White label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added glue to the top of the stamped piece and adhered it to the flap of the card front. I placed the other embossed strip along the bottom of the card base and glued the bottom of the label to it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set and added the smaller flower from the Color & Contour stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a Black & White Gingham bow completed the card.

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