A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Inspirational Bird card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 28, 2024November 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made inspired by a sketch and a colour challenge. I have used the Inspirational Sketches stamp set to make an inspirational bird card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the inspirational bird card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Balmy Blue card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The leafy sprig from the Changing Leaves stamp set was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using Garden Green ink and glued the stamped panel to the Balmy Blue panel and then to the Garden Green card front.

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On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the bird from the Inspirational Sketches with Pebbled Path ink. I die cut it out using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

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I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the sweet bird – Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

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The die cut bird was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Balmy Blue card with Pebbled Path ink, I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

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A Balmy Blue Twine bow and a trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.

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A card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge using the Coffee with Friends Blog Hop

Coffee with Friends card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the sweet Coffee With Friends stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Real Red card base – – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso card – 2” by ¾”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1″

The image was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

Using the following Blends I coloured the image in – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce & Balmy Blue. Snuck a little Ivory in to colour the skin.

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The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel but I stamped it crooked……..errgh, so annoying.

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I adhered the panel to the large layer of Early Espresso card and then to the Real Red card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

So, I stamped it again on the small panel of Basic White and die cut it using the Perennial Postage Dies. I matted the sentiment onto the small piece of Early Espresso card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins completed the card.

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A pretty thank you cardmade using the Changing Leaves stamp set and a colour challenge for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Vibrant Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 21, 2024September 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we have been creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the Changing Leaves stamp set to make a vibrant leaves card.

Colour used in this project are:

To recreate vibrant leaves card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Blueberry Bushel card

The maple leaf was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Daffodil Delight card front.

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The same image was randomly stamped over the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour the leaves in – Dark Fresh Freesia, Light Flirty Flamingo, Light Daffodil Delight, Light Shy Shamrock and Light Blueberry Bushel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The coloured panel was then adhered to the Blueberry Bushel layer. A length of White Baker’s Twine was then wrapped around the layer before it was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Latte Love stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Blueberry Bushel, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A Twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems – 4 pack finished the card.

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A birthday card inspired by a colour challenge and made using the Crafting With you Stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Crafting With You card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 25, 2024July 18, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Crafting With You stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the crafting with you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the images from the Crafting With You stamp set.

The Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a fun friendship card for the International Friendship Blog Hop

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The cut & Emboss Machine was stamped in Cherry Cobbler, The sewing machine in Coastal Cabana. Two baskets, one in Old Olive and the other in Garden Green and two lots of wool in Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral ink.

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All the pieces were glued onto the 5⅝” by 2⅛” strip of Basic White card and mounted this onto the piece of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I lightly drew a line across the Thick Basic White card base in Pencil. Using the small heart from the stamp set I was then stamped along the line using all the colours. The pencil line was then rubbed out. The whole decorated panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

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A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Garden Wheelbarrow card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on June 24, 2024June 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a colour and/or picture challenge. I have used the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the wheelbarrow card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅞” by 1½”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 4¼”

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder I embossed the pieces of Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist card. These were then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

The Wheelbarrow, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the wheelbarrow image – Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I lightly added Azure Afternoon to the top of the circle and Lemon Lime Twist to the bottom. I added some texture to the bottom of the circle using a stamp from the In The Grove stamp set in 1^st and 2^nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the die cut circle. The circle was the mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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The Love For You stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a boldly dramatic floral birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Love For You card – Crafty-Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on March 25, 2024March 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge to work with. I have used the Love For You stamp set which will be retiring at the end of April.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Love For You card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Garden Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Flirty Flaming card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside

I began by die cutting a circle from the square of Flirty Flamingo card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I placed the die cut circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card, slightly overhanging the right edge. I drew around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The flowers and leaves from the Love For You stamp set were then stamped, overlapping the pencil circle. The detail of the largest flower was stamped with Berry Burst ink and the solid image adde in Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The smaller flower was stamped with Calypso Coral for the detail and stamped off Crushed Curry for the background. The leaves were stamped with Garden Green ink, the detail in full strength and the background in stamped of ink. The pencil circle was then rubbed out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I glued the decorated panel to the Garden Green layer and wrapped a length of Garden Green Ribbon around the layer before adhering the whole piece to the Flirty Flamingo card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Textured Floral stamp set, was stamped onto the die cut Flirty Flaming circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A small piece was trimmed off the right side of the circle and the sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The Love For You stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a boldly dramatic floral birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A boldly dramatic floral birthday card made using the Love For You stamp set for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins finished the card.

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A colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card made for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the The Trusty Tools stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Colourful Paintbrushes card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 23, 2024March 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a colour challenge. I have made a masculine card using the Trusty Tools stamp set to make my card.

Color Combo Challenge – 1

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the colourful paintbrushes card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Night of Navy card – 3¼” by ⅜”

On the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card I stamped the outline of 5 paintbrushes using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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The paint on the end of the brushes was stamped in Pumpkin Pie, Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy inks

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Using the co-ordinating Blends Pens, both light and dark, I coloured in the handles of the paintbrushes. The decorated layer was then adhered to the Night of Navy panel.

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A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Granny Apple Green card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. The ends were flagged and the strip was mounted over the twine on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

A twine bow and a trio of Enamel Dots finished the card.

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A pretty colourful moths card made using the Night of Flight stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

Colourful Moths – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 10, 2024February 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a picture/colour combination. I opted to used the colours and the Night of Flight stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the colourful moths card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Misty Moonlight card

I stamped the largest moth onto the smaller panel of Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. The next moth was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

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Another moth was stamped in Real Red ink, and the last moth was stamped firstly in Soft Sea Foam and Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

The stamped panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel and a lemon Lolly ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

The whole panel was added to the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Misty Moonlight card and die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. I masked off part of the sentiment as I only wanted the word ENJOY.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

A double Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Solid Adhesive Backed Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next up is the lovely Shel Anderson

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Rebecca-Jo Unwin ● Aurélie Fabre ● Jill Chapman

Annette Ball ● Mo Rootes ● Shel Anderson

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A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Colourful Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have picture and or colour challenge to work with. I have chosen to use the colours for a bright and cheerful birthday card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the colourful birthday card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

The word BIRTHDAY was stamped down the right-hand side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The word was really easy to line up as I worked my way down the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I began with Daffodil Delight ink and added Poppy Parade ink and Azure Afternoon ink below.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Coastal Cabana ink, Highland Heather ink and finally Melon Mambo ink were added above.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The word happy was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the stamped panel was glued to the Basic Black panel. The whole panel was added to the Coastal Cabana card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I love a colour combo, don’t you.

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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.

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

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.