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A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Pretty Petals Fun Fold card

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I have been playing with the new Pretty Petals stamp set and Dies which will be available from the 7th January from my online store. I have used it to make a pretty floral birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the pretty petals fun fold card, you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 4” by 1⅞”
Berry Burst card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using my paper trimmer, I cut across the card front to the scoreline 2” from the bottom. I then cut down the central scoreline leaving the 2” flap at the bottom.

 

A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The panel of Fresh Freesia card was embossed using the Perfectly Plaid 3D Embossing Folder and glued to the front flap of the Mossy Meadow card base.

 

A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Using the retiring Deckled Rectangle I die cut a rectangle from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Basic White card and a slightly larger deckled rectangle from the panel of Berry Burst card.

 

A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The leafy spray was stamped on the Basic White rectangle using Mossy Meadow ink and the 2 rectangles were then adhered together. The rectangular panel was then added to the bottom flap of the card front.

 

A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I inked the group of flowers with Fresh Freesia ink and added Berry Burst ink to the base of the petals using a Sponge Dauber. The flowers were then stamped scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Pretty Petals Dies. The flowers were the added to the card front with liquid glue or Mini Dimensionals.

 

A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

A bow made using the Fresh Freesia Seam Binding Ribbon, a Sale-a-Bration choice available from the 7th January and a trio of Basic Rhinestones finished the card.

 

A pretty,floral fun fold card made using the new Pretty Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Petals stamp set for Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty,floral fun fold card

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A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Azure Magnolia – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have created an anniversary card using the Magnolia Mood stamp set and Blends Alcohol Pens.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the azure magnolia card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner

 

The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped in the lower right corner of the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card using Azure Afternoon ink.

 

A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The large floral image from the Magnolia Mood stamp set was then stamped with pebbled Path ink.

 

A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I coloured the image using the following Blends Pens – Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Wild Wheat. The coloured panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path panel.

 

A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A length of White Diagonal Striped Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole piece added to the Azure Afternoon card front.

 

A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A bow made using the White Diagonal Striped Ribbon was added to the card front along with a trio of Transparent Adhesive backed Gems finished the card.

 

A card for the colouring techniques challenge using the retiring Magnolia Mood stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simple Spotlight card

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I have made a simple spotlight card using the gorgeous Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the simple spotlight card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾” – For the inside

 

Using the floral image and Calypso Coral ink, I randomly stamped all over the Calypso Coral card front.

 

A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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I used a simple stencil with different size circles and a Blending Brush to blend Peach Pie ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. I used the large Circle, The medium circle and the small circle.

 

A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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Using the same stencil, I added Calypso Coral ink around the rim of each circle to give the illusion of depth.

 

A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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The floral spray was then stamped over the circles in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and then mounted onto the Calypso Coral card base,

 

A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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A trio of Iridescent Foil Gems finished the card.

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An Autumnal Flowers thank you card made for the Giving Thanks Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Autumnal Flowers card – Giving Thanks Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Giving Thanks Blog Hop. There are so many things I am thankful for: my lovely family, my friends, the friendly village I live in and lots more. I have made an Autumnal flowers card for one of my lovely friends using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set and some seasonal colours.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the Autumnal flowers card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Mossy Meadow card

 

I stamped the cluster of flowers all over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card in Early Espresso ink. I also stamped the same image in Soft Sea Foam ink onto the upper left and lower right corners of the Soft Sea Foam card front.

 

An Autumnal Flowers thank you card made for the Giving Thanks Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Using Blends Pens I coloured in the images. The large flower was coloured with light and dark Pumpkin Pie with a little dark Cajun Craze. The medium flower was coloured with light and dark Wild Wheat and the final flower with light and dark Cherry Cobbler. The centres were coloured with the darkest natural tones blends or pecan pie blends. The cherry cobbler flower centre was coloured with dark Soft Sea Foam.

 

An Autumnal Flowers thank you card made for the Giving Thanks Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The leaves were coloured in using light and dark Mossy Meadow Blends. Using all the light Soft Sea Foam I coloured in all the remaining white space, it looked too bright against the rich colours of the flowers.

 

An Autumnal Flowers thank you card made for the Giving Thanks Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The stamped panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer. A length of Linen Thread was wrapped around the panel, twice before it was adhered to the Soft Sea Foam card front with Dimensionals.

 

An Autumnal Flowers thank you card made for the Giving Thanks Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Mossy Meadow card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. Using one of the labels from the Changing Leaves Dies I die cut the sentiment. I ran it through twice as I wanted the label to be shorter. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

 

An Autumnal Flowers thank you card made for the Giving Thanks Blog Hop using the Inspirational Sketches stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A double Linen Thread bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

So Sorry card

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Here is a sweet so sorry card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set and some soft colours.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the so sorry card, you will need:

Peach Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅛” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

 

I inked up the largest bloom with Fresh Freesia ink, the leaves and stem were wiped clean with my Shammy and re-coloured with an Old Olive Stampin’ Write Maker. I also added some Highland Heather to the flower spike using the Stampin’ Write Maker. I huffed on the image to re-moisten the ink and stamped onto the 5” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I repeated this with the medium flower spike using Pretty In Pink ink and a Melon Mambo Stampin’ Write Marker and Old Olive for the stem and leaves.

 

A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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For the smaller flower spike I used Peach Pie ink, a Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker and the Old Olive Marker. These were all stamped onto the same panel of Basic White cardstock.

 

A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The Dragonflies were stamped in Misty Moonlight ink and the sentiment stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The decorated piece was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer.

 

A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Linen Thread was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Peach Pie card front on Dimensionals. A double Linen Thread Bow and a trio of Dappled Dots finished the card.

 

A pretty, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Sweet Floral card

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Here is a sweet floral card made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the sweet floral card, you will need:

Summer Splash card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner.
Basic Black card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner.
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner.
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside.

 

In Summer Splash ink, I stamped the beautiful butterfly image all over the Summer Splash card base and set it aside.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The floral image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4½” by 3” panel of Basic White. The butterfly was also stamped on the panel in the same Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The flowers were coloured with Petal Pink and Calypso Coral Blends Pens and the leaves with Lost Lagoon Blends Pens.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Using the Pool Party and Summer Splash Blends Pens, I coloured the butterfly. The sentiment was stamped in Summer Splash ink. The panel was then mounted onto the card front using Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Spotlight In Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight In Nature stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card

 

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

Fun Friendship card – International Friendship Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the International Friendship Blog Hop where we are sharing projects themed around friendship. I have made my card using the Filled With Fun and Spotlight on Nature stamp sets.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the fun friendship card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”

 

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the panel of Meandering Meadows designer series paper (dsp) to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card.

 

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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A piece of Balmy Blue Twine was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole panel was then glued to the Highland Heather card base.

 

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 row of flowers from the Filled with Fun stamp set was stamped onto the 3½” by 3” piece of Basic White card with Basic Gray ink.

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I cut out the stamped flowers.

 

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 flowers were then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green.

 

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

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto the die cut panel in Blueberry Bushel ink and the panel was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

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

www.crafty-rootes.com -A pretty dear friend card made using the Filled With Fun stamp set for the International Friendship Blog Hop

 

A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems finished the card.

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A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Inspiring Snapdragon Card

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I have made a sweet get-well card using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set and some bright and happy colours.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the inspiring snapdragon card, you will need:

Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Melon Mambo card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

Taking the longest flower spike, I stamped around the edges of the Lemon Lolly card front with Lemon Lolly ink creating a tone-on-tone textured look.

 

A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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At the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card I stamped the sentiment in Melon Mambo ink.

 

A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The long flower spike was then stamped above the sentiment, in the centre of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card using Melon Mambo ink. The other 2 flower spikes were then stamped, one on either side with Lemon Lolly ink.

 

A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the dragonfly in 3rd generation Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Melon Mambo layer.

 

A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel and tied in a bow. The whole piece was mounted onto the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals.

 

A beautiful, floral sympathy card made using the Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set used to make a beautiful, floral sympathy card

A scattering of Shiny Sequins finished the card.

 

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

Faux Silk Roses card

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I have used the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and the faux silk technique to make a pretty thank you card.

Colours in this card are:

 

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

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
White Tissue Paper – 5 ¾” by 4”
Petunia Pop card – 4¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”

 

Using the outline large flower image, I stamped randomly over the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The infill flower image was stamped inside each outline with Pretty In Pink ink.

I covered the whole front of the panel with glue, using a Pritt Stick.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

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The piece of white tissue paper was tightly screwed up, opened up but not smoothed out and stuck over the glued panel. The wrinkles were then pressed down into the glue. The edges of the tissue paper were then folded to the back of the panel and glued in place. The whole piece was the glued to the Petunia Pop panel.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

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Using a dark Petunia Pop Blends Pen, I coloured a length of White Diagonal Striped ribbon. After it dried, I cut a piece and wrapped it around, securing it on the reverse with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

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I die cut labels from the small pieces of Basic White and Petunia Pop card using the Nested Essentials Dies. The larger Petunia Pop label was slipped under the ribbon and glued in place.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique


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I stamped the sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set onto the smaller label with Petunia Pop ink. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the faux silk technique to make pretty floral thank you card

A ribbon bow and a trio of the adhesive backed pearls finished the card.

 

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Purple Snapdragon card

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Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing simple stamping ideas. I have made a purple snapdragon card using the pretty Inspiring Snapdragons stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the purple snapdragon card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 4⅜” by 2 ¾”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the onside
Scrap Basic White and Gorgeous Grape card

 

Using Pool Party ink, I randomly stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pool Party card front.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the large bloom on the 4¼” by 2⅝” panel f Basic White card using Highland Heather ink.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The 2 smaller flower spikes were then stamped on either side in Gorgeous Grape ink. I added a dragonfly in Pool Party ink.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I splattered a little Pool Party ink onto the panel using a little watered-down ink and a paintbrush. The stamped panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Gorgeous Grape ink. I trimmed it down, flagged the end and backed it with a small piece of scarp Gorgeous Grape card.

 

A pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop made using the Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Inspiring Snapdragon stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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