The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Birthday Piggy for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 23, 2023February 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inpirations Blog Hop where we have a picture/colour challenge. I have opted to use the colours we have been given in combination with the Birthday Piggy Stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday piggy card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Favored Flowers dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Flirty Flamingo card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The panel of Favored Flowers designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the Merry Merlot card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A strip of Tear and Tape was adhered to the centre of the dsp and a loop of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon attached.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sweet little piggy was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Suede and Evening Evergreen. As we don’t have a Merry Merlot Blends Pen I used the Stamp ‘n Write Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The stamped piece was then adhered to the Flirty Flamingo panel and the whole piece was placed onto the card front on Dimensionals with ribbon appearing above and below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used a Petal Pink Blends Pen to colour in a trio of Classic Matte Dots and added them to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A pretty floral card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge using The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Blessings of Home card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 11, 2023February 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a colour/picture challenge and I have used the Blessings of Home stamp set to make my card.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blessings card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Sweet Sorbet 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 – for the inside
Basic Black card – 3” by ¼”

I stamped the large floral image from the Blessings of Home stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The following Blends Pens were used to colour the image – So Saffron, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide, Orchid Oasis & Shaded Spruce.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The decorated panel was then glued to the Sweet Sorbet layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel before gluing it to the So Saffron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

A twine bow and a trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Blessings of Home stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

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Danielle Kassing ● Ann Krucek ● Vickie Littlewood ● Annette Ball

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A pretty card for the Crafty Challenge colour/picture Blog Hop using the pretty Share a Milkshake stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up!

Share a Milkshake card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 26, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using a colour and or picture challenge. I have used the new Share a Milkshake stamp set which will be available from the 5^th January in my online shop.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the share a milkshake card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Dandy Designs dsp – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Soft Suede card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Very Vanilla card – 3½” by 2½”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Very Vanilla

Using the larger ice cream top image, I stamped randomly over the right-hand side of the Crumb Cake card base using 2^nd generation Crumb Cake ink – i.e. I inked up the image, stamped onto scrap paper before stamping onto my card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Share a Milkshake stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the panel of dsp to the left-hand side of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Share a Milkshake stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The base image of the sundae glass was stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. The more detailed image was then stamped over the top in Soft Suede ink. I used the Share a Milkshake Dies to cut out the glass.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Share a Milkshake stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the ice cream top onto scrap Very Vanilla card with Mango Melody ink. The straw was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto the same scrap card and both images were die cut using the same set of dies. I used liquid glue to adhere the die cut images together and then to add them to the smaller Very Vanilla panel. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Share a Milkshake stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the On the Ocean stamp set was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla, trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Share a Milkshake stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Adhesive Milky Dots completed the card.

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The Pretty Birds stamp set. by Stampin' Up! used to make a birdcage themed card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Pretty Birdcages for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Posted on December 22, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by either s sketch or a colour combo.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty birdcages card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Flirty Flamingo card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Scrap Night of Navy & Basic White card

I stamped the beautiful birdcages across one of the Basic White panels using all of the colours specified. I started in the centre and masked off the stamped images before stamping the next so that they appeared in the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birdcages themed card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop using the Pretty Birds stamp set.

If the cages needed longer hanging chains, I inked up the chain, turned the stamp upside down and added length to the chain.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birdcages themed card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop using the Pretty Birds stamp set.

Using a Blending Brush, I added Flirty Flamingo ink around the edges of the panel to pull the design together. I glued the stamped layer to the Flirty Flaming panel and wrapped a length of Sweet Sorbet Metallic Ribbon around securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birdcages themed card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop using the Pretty Birds stamp set.

The whole panel was added to the Night of Navy card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birdcages themed card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop using the Pretty Birds stamp set.

The sentiment from the Beautifully Happy stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and was then punched out using the Double Oval Punch. I punched a slightly larger scalloped oval using the same punch and scrap Night of Navy card. I glued the two together and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty birdcages themed card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop using the Pretty Birds stamp set.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Peaceful Deer stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Peaceful Deer card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on November 28, 2022November 21, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by the following colours. I made my card using the Peaceful Deer stamp set.

To recreate the peaceful deer card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner.
Basic Black card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner.
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner.
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner.
Scrap Basic White card

The sentiment was stamped in the lower right corner in Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the large tree, the group of 3 trees and the group of 2 trees in Garden Green ink onto the smaller of the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The trees were then stamped again in 2^nd generation Soft Succulent ink, full strength was too dark. I added the stars in the same Soft Succulent ink, again in 2^nd generation.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The whole stamped piece was then glued to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to mount the piece onto the Garden Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The deer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Deer Builder Punch. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Peaceful Deer stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A sketch/color challenge theme for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop featuring the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Mountain Scene for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch and Colour Challenge.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the mountain scene card:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside

I stamped the detailed mountain image in Starry Sky ink across one of the Basic White panels. I cleaned the stamp, adhered it to the block with the detailed side against the block and inked up the reverse with Fresh Freesia ink. I stamped this off on scrap paper before stamping it over the detailed image to provide a shadow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

The detailed line of trees was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink at the base of the mountains. I inked the image again, stamped off onto scrap paper, turned the image upside down and stamped again in the foreground. I stamped multiple times until all the ink was gone.

Using a Post It Note, punched with a 1” Circle Punch I placed it in the sky overlapping the mountain range. I used Sponge Daubers to add Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight ink above the mountains to indicate a sunset. I removed the mask and added a little Daffodil Delight ink to the moon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

Using Orchid Oasis ink and a Blending Brush I added Orchid Oasis ink to the top of the card. I finished the sky with Starry Sky ink around the edges to add depth to the sky.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

The group of trees in the foreground were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

A couple of groups of birds were stamped in the sky in Starry Sky ink and I used the same ink to darken up the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

I was really happy with how this card turned out and I really love this stamp set.

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop using the pretty Forever Fern stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Forever Fern card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 19, 2022November 20, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch and colour challenge. I have used the Forever Fern stamp set to create my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Forever Fern card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Evening Evergreen card – 2 ½” by 2 ½”
Basic White card – 2” by 2”

I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink onto the small square of Basic White card. I die cut it out using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. Using the same set of dies I die cut the next size hexagon from the square of Evening Evergreen card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

I lightly drew around the larger die cut sentiment after placing it onto one of the Basic White panels. This gave me an idea where to stamp the leafy images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

The first spray of leaves was stamped in Soft Sea Foam ink, the second in Pear Pizzazz ink. The next leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green, then Garden Green was used and finally the smallest leafy spray in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

A length of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the stamped panel. It was secured on the back with Sellotape. I then used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the stamped panel to the Evening Evergreen layer. The whole piece was added to the Soft Sea Foam card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

A ribbon bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Gems completed the card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Karen Henderson ● Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes ● Susan Webster

Vickie Littlewood ● Tricia Butts ● Teri West

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A pretty thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Sunny Splash stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Swimsuits for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have made a pretty swimsuit themed card using the Sunny Splash stamp set and the following colours:

To recreate the swimsuits card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Real Red card – 4¼” by 1” x 2
Basic White strip – ¼” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I chose 3 of the swimsuits from the Sunny Splash stamp set and randomly stamped them all over the Coastal Cabana card base in Costal Cabana ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The 3 swim suits were stamped again across the 4⅛” by 2⅛” piece of Basic White card. I started with the centre one in Coastal Cabana ink. The second swimsuit was stamped in Real Red and the third swimsuit in Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the Penned Flowers Dies, I die cut the scalloped edge from both strips of Real Red card. These were glued to the top and bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped on the Basic White strip in Blackberry Bliss ink and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

A trio of Red Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Please continue around the hop sharing the inspiration provided by my crafty friends. Next up is the lovely Sonja Kindler

Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/11/13/colour-combo-blog-hop-november-2022/

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) – https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/11/colour-combo-november-2022.html

Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/11/colour-combo-november-blog-hop.html

Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2WA

kreativ-mit-sonja – Sonja Kindler (D) – https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colour-combo-2022-11-jade-glutrot-brombeermousse-geschenkset-christmas-season-1/

Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – NL https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/11/kleurrijke-candy-canes-colour-combo.html

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A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 27, 2022October 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a picture/colour challenge. I used the Sending Smiles stamp set to make a pretty floral card using the colours we were given.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sending smiles card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner

Merry Merlot card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner

Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner

2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 3¾” by 1”

Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”– rounded upper left corner

Merry Merlot card – ¼” strip

Using Mossy Meadow ink, I stamped the stems and leaves onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The flowers were added in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Merry Merlot and Tahitian Tide. The flower centres were stamped in either Crumb Cake or Merry Merlot ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added the strip of Tahitian Tide dsp at the bottom of the panel and wrapped a length of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The decorated piece was the adhered to the Merry Merlot panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Merry Merlot card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using a Heat Tool. I trimmed the cardstock down and added it to the panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The whole panel was mounted on the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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The Vintage Christmas stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop making a striking masculine vintage bottles card.

Vintage Christmas card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on October 9, 2022October 8, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have used the Vintage Christmas stamp set to make a masculine vintage bottle birthday card using the colours we were given

To recreate the vintage bottle card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Pumpkin Pie card – 4½” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I die cut a deckled rectangle from the 4¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

I stamped both the large and small bottles onto Post It Notes and cut them out to act as masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The smaller squat bottle was stamped onto the Deckled Rectangle in Pumpkin Pie ink. I placed a mask over the top and stamped the larger bottle in Starry Sky and Old Olive, one each side of the squat bottle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I repeated the stamping and masking until my row of bottles was complete. I then used a Blending Brush to apply Starry Sky ink around the edges of the deckled rectangle. The whole piece was then glued to the Pumpkin Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using sharp Scissors, I flagged both ends of the strip of Basic White card and added the strip to the centre of the Starry Sky card base. The stamped panel was then mounted over the top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on to scrap Basic White card. It was trimmed out using scissors and added to the card front. A trio of Champagne Rhinestones complete the card.