A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Spring is in the Air – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Spring Time & Flowers’ and I am sharing a sweet card made for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Spring Is In The Air’. I chose to use the lovely Free as a Bird stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Spring is in the Air card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake layer – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive layer – 4” by 2½”
Very Vanilla layer – 3⅝” by 2¾”
Very Vanilla layer – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I embossed the Crumb Cake layer using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

I wrapped a piece of Ornate Garden ribbon around the embossed panel and adhered on the reverse with Sellotape. It was added to the Crumb Cake card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

The birds from the Free As a Bird stamp set were stamped on the Very Vanilla panel using Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

They were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – So Saffron, Rococo Rose, Soft Sea Foam & Crumb Cake. The stamped panel was adhered to the Old Olive layer with the liquid glue and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

I used the Rococo Rose Blends Markers, I coloured in a trio of Basic Pearls and added them to the card front. I finished with a bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Very Vanilla in Early Espresso ink and trimmed out using scissors. It was tucked under the stamped piece.

So pretty and I hope very Spring like.

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

Mo x

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A lovely pumpkin themed Autumnal thank A stunning Christmas card featuring a group of birds on a bauble

Bauble Bird

Posted on September 29, 2020September 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a gorgeous bauble bird Christmas card inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest recently made using the Have a Hoot stamp set which unfortunately was not watermarked. I decided to CASE the card using the Free As A Bird Stamp set.

To recreate the Bauble Bird card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded Upper Left corner

Using a Basic Black Marker I coloured in the top of one of the baubles and stamped it towards the top of the panel of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous Christmas bauble made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a circle from copy paper measuring about 6 by 4 ½” – using the Layering Circle dies and used the negative space to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous Christmas bauble made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using sponges I added Pool Party ink all over the circle then Bermuda Bay around the edge. I removed the copy paper to reveal the inked circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous Christmas bauble made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sweet branch of birds was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image – Crumb Cake, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Smoky Slate. Highland Heather

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous Christmas bauble made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the ‘string’ using a Basic Black Marker and added a trio of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous Christmas bauble made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I love it!

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A sweet Christmas card made using the stunning Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Robin Redbrest – Free As A Bird

Posted on November 23, 2019November 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the December Hopping Around the World blog hop where our theme is ‘our favourite stamp set’. Oh my goodness this was a hard challenge, so many gorgeous stamp sets and bundles to choose from………..……. I eventually settled on the beautiful Free As A Bird stamp set and made a Christmas card for my Mum who loves robin redbreasts.

I hope you loved Jennifer Downey’s project as much as I did – if you haven’t seen it click on her name to go backwards.

To recreate the Robin Redbrest – Free As A Bird Christmas Card card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow – 2¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White and Poppy Parade

I stamped the group of birds on an bough across the Thick Whisper White card front in Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Robin Redbrest Christmas card made using the Free As A Bird stamp set

I stamped the single bird onto the square of Whisper White in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and added a sray of leaves above before die cutting the bird out using the Layering Circle dies. I also cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the square of Mossy Meadow. I adhered the 2 circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the spray of leaves again on scrap Whisper White and fussy cut the leaves with my sharp scissors.

Using the following Blends Markers I coloured in the the bird and leaves – Mossy Meadow combo, Crumb Cake combo and Calyso Coral combo. I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink onto the card front and added the circle piece to the card front on Dimensionals.

I die cut a flower from scrap Poppy Parade cardstock using the Bouquet Bunch dies and added the trimmed out leaves and the flower to the circle using Mini Glue Dots. A single Gold Metallic Pearl was added to the card front to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Robin Redbrest Christmas card made using the Free As A Bird stamp set

I really loved the card, so much so that I went ahead and made a second landscape version using a Soft Sea Foam card base and a 2” by 4” panel of Whisper White. The bird and leaves were stamped on the Whisper White panel and coloured in the same way and I used the Banner Triple Punch to flag the end.

Sweet Christmas tags made using the stunning Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Robin Redbrest Christmas tags made using the Free As A Bird stamp set

I also made a couple of tags to go with the cards using the Delightful Tag Topper Punch, I just need to find some ribbon to complete them.

I hope you like these projects as much as I do. Please hop on to see what the lovely Sandra Herzog has to share with us.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo x

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Pretty Birds on a Branch

Posted on June 11, 2019June 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card featuring pretty birds on a branch made using the Free as a Bird Stamp set and some Blends Markers.

To recreate the Pretty Birds on a branch card you will need:

Crumb Cake 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight 4⅜” by 2⅞”
Old Olive 5 ¼” by 3 ¼”
Whisper White 4⅛” by 2⅝”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

I stamped the pretty leaf image in Crumb Cake ink randomly around the sides of the Crumb Cake card front. The Daffodil Delight panel was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pretty birds on a branch featuring the Free as a Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The image of the birds on the branch was then stamped on the smaller panel of Whisper White using Memento Tuxedo Black ink

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pretty birds on a branch featuring the Free as a Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image – Old Olive combo, Crumb Cake combo, Daffodil Delight combo and Flirty Flamingo combo. These birds look so cute…..

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pretty birds on a branch featuring the Free as a Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Banner Triple Punch I flagged both ends of the Old Olive strip and glued it to the back of the stamped panel. This piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. The pearls were coloured using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pretty birds on a branch featuring the Free as a Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The inside Whisper White panel and envelope front were decorated using the leaf image and Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pretty birds on a branch featuring the Free as a Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A really pretty card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous robin Christmas card made using the Free as a Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Robins for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on June 7, 2019June 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am hopping along with the fabulous Stamp ‘n Hop blog hoppers. If you have hopped over from the lovely Laura or started the blog hop with me…..welcome and enjoy the hop. Our theme this month is ‘Hello to the new catalogue’.

I knew exactly which stamp set I wanted to use as I fell in love with the sweet row of birds from the new Free As A Bird stamp set, I couldn’t wait to see if I could make them look like robins, we Brits love a robin. So I have made my first Christmas card of the year……. I know…….sorry……

To recreate the Robin card you will need;

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Terracotta Tile cardstock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Mosiac Mood dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 3” for die cutting

I stamped the sweet row of birds onto the smallest piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using the new Stitched Nested Dies. I trimmed down the left side of the die cut piece.