he Textured Florals stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful floral card for the ink & Inspirations picture/colour challenge Blog Hop

Beautiful Floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 24, 2023August 21, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects themed around a picture/colour challenge. As the picture is floral themed, I couldn’t resist using the Textured Florals stamp set and dies to make my card.

Colours used in this beautiful floral card are:

To recreate the Beautiful fFloral card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

The smaller panel of Basic White card was embossed using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. I glued it to the Garden Green panel. This was then added to the card front using the same liquid glue.

The Textured Florals stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a beautiful floral card for the ink & Inspirations picture/colour challenge Blog Hop

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The large flower, from the Textured Florals stamp set was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink onto scarp Basic White card. The smaller flowers were added in Flirty Flamingo ink. The flower centres were added with Smoky Slate ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for the ink & Inspirations picture/colour challenge Blog Hop using the Textured Florals stamp set and dies

I stamped the spriggy image in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card and added the blossoms in Wild Wheat ink. The leaves were stamped in either Granny Apple Green or Garden Green ink. The whole lot were die cut using the Textured Florals dies.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for the ink & Inspirations picture/colour challenge Blog Hop using the Textured Florals stamp set and dies

The flowers were added to the card front on either liquid glue or Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for the ink & Inspirations picture/colour challenge Blog Hop using the Textured Florals stamp set and dies

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out with Scissors and added it to the card front.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for the ink & Inspirations picture/colour challenge Blog Hop using the Textured Florals stamp set and dies

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card. I hope you like it.

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A shape themed card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the The Nested Essentials Dies used with the Masterfully Made designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Nested Essentials Shapes card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 19, 2023August 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects created around shapes. I have chosen to make my card using the Nested Essentials Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the nested essentials shapes card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 2” by 2”
Scrap Basic White card and Masterfully Made dsp

Using the Nested Essentials dies, I die cut 12 of the smallest lozenge shapes from pieces of Masterfully Made dsp.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nested Essentials Dies used with the Masterfully Made designer series paper to make a shape themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the die cut pieces to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” piece of Basic White card. I trimmed off the excess and used the scraps to fill in the gaps. The panel was glued to the Pretty Peacock card base.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nested Essentials Dies used with the Masterfully Made designer series paper to make a shape themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes dies, I cut the smallest circle from the square of Basic White card. I stamped the sentiment, from the Grassy Grove stamp set in the centre in Pretty Peacock. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nested Essentials Dies used with the Masterfully Made designer series paper to make a shape themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 2 leafy sprigs using the Textured Floral dies. I cut them down and tucked them under the raised circle.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nested Essentials Dies used with the Masterfully Made designer series paper to make a shape themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nested Essentials Dies used with the Masterfully Made designer series paper to make a shape themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A You're My World card made for the Music Blog Hop using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin' Up

You’re My World card for the Music Blog Hop

Posted on August 16, 2023August 1, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Music Blog Hop where we are sharing musically inspired projects. I was visiting my Mum recently, she is living in a care home with Alzheimer’s, and a singer was entertaining the residents and one of the songs she sang was ‘You’re My World’ which was a big hit in 1964 for Cilla Black. I vividly remember my Mum singing this to my brother and I, she had a lovely voice and loved to sing. I made my card with this song in my mind.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the you’re my world card. You will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty Paper – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black

Using the Alphabet A La Mode Dies, I die cut the word W,O, R, L, D from the centre of the panel of Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty Paper, making sure to keep away from the edges.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – You’re My World card made using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin’ Up! for the Music Blog Hop

Taking the smaller Basic White panel, I placed it on my Simply Scored Scoring Tool and scored on the long side at 1” increments – so at 1”, 2”, 3”, 4” and 5”. On the short side at 1”, 2” and 3”

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – You’re My World card made using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin’ Up! for the Music Blog Hop

The scored panel was then placed onto a stamping platform and the large Watercolor World stamp lined up where I wanted it, I picked it up with the plate.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – You’re My World card made using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin’ Up! for the Music Blog Hop

The image was inked up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped down, I re-inked the image and stamped it again to get a darker image. The stamped panel was then glued to the Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty Paper panel. The whole piece was mounted to the Basic Black card base with Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – You’re My World card made using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin’ Up! for the Music Blog Hop

The word WORLD was then glued in place over the stamped image.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – You’re My World card made using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin’ Up! for the Music Blog Hop

The word ‘my’ from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Calypso Coral ink. I trimmed it down with Scissors. I added it to a scrap of Basic Black card and added it to the card base with Mini Glue Dots.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – You’re My World card made using the Watercolor World stamp by Stampin’ Up! for the Music Blog Hop

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A bright and cheerful thank you card made using the Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch by Stampin' Up!

Trucking Along Thank you Card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 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 used the Trucking Along Stamp set to make a pretty thank you card for a friend.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the trucking along thank you card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Real Red card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2” by ⅜”
More Dazzle Paper – 4⅛” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”

Using the Cut & Emboss Machine and one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders I embossed the Real Red panel and adhered it to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White. This was then adhered to the Boho Blue card front using the same liquid glue.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch used to make a bright thank you card

I flagged the ends of the More Dazzle Paper and added it to the card front using Tear ‘n Tape.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch used to make a bright thank you card

The ‘ground’ image was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the square of Basic White card. I added the outline of the truck using the same ink. The pile of presents were stamped into the back of the truck using the same ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch used to make a bright thank you card

The infill of the truck was stamped in Boho Blue ink and the detail for the presents in Real Red ink. The stamped panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch used to make a bright thank you card

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the strip of Basic White card. It was trimmed down and slipped under the raised panel.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch used to make a bright thank you card

A scattering of Solid Gems completed the card.

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A pretty card for the Technique Tuesday colouring Blog Hop made using the Calm & Quiet stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Calm & Quiet card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have used the lovely Calm & Quiet stamp set to make a water-coloured card.

The Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the calm & quiet card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper – 5” by 3½”
Pecan Pie card – 2⅛” by ⅜”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using StaZon Jet Black ink I stamped the large lakeside image onto Fluid 100 Watercolor card.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Calm & Quiet stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday colouring Blog Hop

I took an Aquapainter and coloured the image in. I used Pool Party for the water, Pecan Pie for the jetty and Boho Blue for the chair.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Calm & Quiet stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday colouring Blog Hop

The bullrushes were coloured with Shaded Spruce and Pecan Pie, the greenery in Garden Green and the rocks in Pebbled Path ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Calm & Quiet stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday colouring Blog Hop

A little touch of Poppy Parade ink coloured in the mug and Balmy Blue ink for the sky.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Calm & Quiet stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday colouring Blog Hop

The coloured panel was added to the Pecan Pie panel using Multipurpose Liquid glue. The panel was added to the Pool Party card base on Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Calm & Quiet stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday colouring Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Earthen Textures stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the scrap of Pecan Pie card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

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The In The moment stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a relaxing card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop sketch/colour challenge

Relaxing Card fr the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 27, 2023July 25, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch/colour challenge. I have used the lovely In The Moment stamp set to make my relaxing card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the relax card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 3⅞” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White, Balmy Blue and Sweet Sorbet

I stamped the image from the In The Moment stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 3¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A relaxing card made using the In The moment stamp set for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop sketch/colour challenge

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Balmy Blue, Sweet Sorbet, Pecan Pie and Night of Navy,

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A relaxing card made using the In The moment stamp set for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop sketch/colour challenge

Once coloured in the panel was adhered to the Night of Navy layer.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A relaxing card made using the In The moment stamp set for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop sketch/colour challenge

I flagged the ends of strips of scrap card in Basic White, Balmy Blue and Sweet Sorbet and glued them to the back of the stamped panel. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A relaxing card made using the In The moment stamp set for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop sketch/colour challenge

The sentiment was stamped directly onto the card front in Night of Navy ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A relaxing card made using the In The moment stamp set for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop sketch/colour challenge

A trio of Adhesive – Backed Solid Gems completed the card.

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A floral card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop using the Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic dies by Stampin' Up!

Artistically Inked Flowers – for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on July 22, 2023July 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have used the pretty Artistically Inked stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the artistically inked card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I began by running the smaller panel of Basic White card through the big shot with one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders. The embossed piece was then glued to the Granny Apple Green layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic dies used to make a floral card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

A length of Bubble Bath Sheer Ribbon was then wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the Berry Burst card base. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive in both cases.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic dies used to make a floral card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The flowers were then stamped onto scarp Basic White card. The large flower in Bubble Bath ink with a centre of Berry Burst. The medium flower in Lemon Lolly ink and the trio of small flowers in Berry Burst. The double and single leaves were then stamped in Granny Apple Green ink. All of these images were then die cut using my Cut & Emboss machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic dies used to make a floral card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The flowers and leaves were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic dies used to make a floral card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of Adhesive backed Solid Gems completed my card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic dies used to make a floral card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

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A masculine birthday card made for the Birthday Blog Hop using the Bird's Eye View stamp set and the Nested Essentials dies by Stampin' Up!

Birdie Birthday card made for the Birthday Blog Hop

Posted on July 19, 2023July 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Birthday Blog Hop where we are sharing birthday related projects. My masculine birdie birthday card is made using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birdie birthday card, you will need:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Pretty Peacock card

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the panel of Fresh As A Daisy dsp to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. This layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

Using the Nested Essentials dies, I die cut the label from the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 2”.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

The bird, from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the label. The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon and Pebbled Path.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the On the Ocean stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down with scissors. It was then glued in place with the top tucked behind the die cut label. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

Leaves from the So Refreshing Dies were die cut from scrap Pretty Peacock card and tucked under the label.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

I used the Classic Matte Dots to add the eye of the bird and a couple more to decorate the card.

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The So Refreshing stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a lemonade card for the 'Summer fun' themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Lemonade Card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2023July 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing ‘Summer fun’ themed projects. In the Summer I love sitting in the garden, in the shade with a jug of freshly made lemonade to drink and have used this idea to create my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the lemonade card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lolly card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 3¼” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Old Olive & Misty Moonlight

Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to the centre of the smaller panel of Basic White card. The strip of Bright & Beautiful dsp was then adhered to the right side of the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lemonade card made for the ‘Summer fun; themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop made using the So Refreshing stamp set

The rug was die cut from scrap Misty Moonlight card and added to the panel using the same liquid glue. The whole panel was then glued to the Lemon Lolly panel

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lemonade card made for the ‘Summer fun; themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop made using the So Refreshing stamp set

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine – I used the Starry Sky version – was wrapped around the whole piece and secured on the back using Sellotape. This piece was then mounted onto the Misty Moonlight card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lemonade card made for the ‘Summer fun; themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop made using the So Refreshing stamp set

The jug and two glasses from the So Refreshing stamp set were stamped on scrap Basic White card using Misty Moonlight ink. The infill images were added using Lemon Lolly ink and the pieces die cut using the So Refreshing dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lemonade card made for the ‘Summer fun; themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop made using the So Refreshing stamp set

The slices of Lemon were stamped in Daffodil Delight ink inside the jug image and a separate slice which was added to the top of one of the glasses. The outline of the lemons was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink and the infill lemons were stamped in 2^nd generation Lemon Lolly ink. These were then die cut along with a selection of leaves from scrap Old Olive card using the same set of dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lemonade card made for the ‘Summer fun; themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop made using the So Refreshing stamp set

The card front was then decorated using all the die cut pieces.

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations picture/colour challenge blog hop using the Cottage Wreath stamp set and Countryside Wreaths Dies from Stampin' Up!

Christmas Wreaths card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 8, 2023July 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a picture and colour challenge. I used the Cottage Wreaths stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in my card:

To recreate the Christmas Wreaths card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Wild Wheat card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Pretty Peacock card – 2⅝” by ½”
Scrap Sweet Sorbet card

Using the twiggy wreath stamp from the Cottage Wreath stamp set, I stamped on the smaller panel of Basic White card in Pecan Pie ink. I rotated the image and stamped again with Wild Wheat ink. This gave a fuller wreath with more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreath stamp set and Countryside Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations picture/colour challenge blog hop

The holly leaves were added randomly around the wreath using Pretty Peacock ink.

Holly berries were added with Cherry Cobbler ink. At this point I ran the whole panel through the Cut & Emboss Machine with one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreath stamp set and Countryside Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations picture/colour challenge blog hop

Using the Country Wreaths Dies I die cut a bow from scrap Sweet Sorbet card and added it to the stamped panel with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreath stamp set and Countryside Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations picture/colour challenge blog hop

The Wild Wheat panel was glued, offset, to the Cherry Cobbler card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the embossed panel over top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreath stamp set and Countryside Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations picture/colour challenge blog hop

I stamped the sentiment onto the piece of Pretty Peacock card in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool. This was then added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreath stamp set and Countryside Wreaths Dies used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations picture/colour challenge blog hop

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

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