A twisted rope card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Twisted Rope card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on December 3, 2024November 24, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using Embossing Folders.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the twisted rope card, you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Full of Life dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed the panel of Full of Life dsp using my Cut & Emboss Machine and the Speciality Plate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The embossed panel was placed face up on my work top and the Whisper White ink pad was rubbed backwards and forwards across the top of the embossing. I did this a couple of times and then set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The inked embossed panel was then adhered to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, this was then added to the Blueberry Bushel card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Countryside Flowers stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Blueberry Bushel ink. I used the Greetings of the Season Dies to cut out the sentiment. The die cut label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A double White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Riverside Irregular Pearls complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder used with white ink to make a twisted rope card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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A Christmas card made using the beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Elegant Reindeer card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 9, 2024November 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing Christmas themed projects. I have made my card using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and the beautiful Season of Elegance designer series paper.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the elegant reindeer card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Season of Elegance dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige, Pecan Pie & Early Espresso

The panel of designer series paper was glued to the layer of Early Espresso card. I stamped the sentiment from the Humble Home stamp set in the lower right corner in Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut the large square label from scrap Basic White card using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the snowflake image from the Reindeer Fun stamp set I stamped all over the die cut label using Basic Beige ink. The label was then added to the dsp panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Pieces of Cherry Cobbler and Gold Ribbon were fed through the corner slits of the die cut label and secured on the back of the panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using scrap Basic Beige, Pecan Pie and Early Espresso card I die cut the pieces of the deer and adhered them together. The deer was added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Season of Elegance designer Series paper and the Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A get well card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique.

Caring Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 19, 2024October 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have chosen to make my card using the Caring Leaves stamp set and ink refills and the baby wipe technique, one of my favourite colouring techniques.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the caring leaves card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil card – 5⅛” by 3½”
Early Espresso card – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Cherry Cobbler card – 4⅛” by ¾”

I began by making up my ‘ink pad’ using a couple of baby wipes and 3 or 4 drops of the following re-inkers – Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Pecan Pie.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Both solid leafy images were inked up on my homemade ink pad and randomly stamped all over the 4⅞” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sketchy outer images of each stamp were added over each leaf using Early Espresso ink. The panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel and then to the panel of Gold Foil. The whole piece was adhered to the Garden Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Greetings of the Season Dies I die cut a label from the strip of Cherry Cobbler card. I ran it through twice as I wanted it shorter with a flagged banner at each end.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the Cherry Cobbler label. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I placed a strip of Tear ‘n Tape onto the card front and added loops of the new Twisted Gold Twine. The sentiment was added over the top on Dimensionals. A trio of Earth Tone Shimmer Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Reindeer & Birds card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire us. I have used the gorgeous Reindeer Days dsp to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the reindeer and birds’ card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5” by 3¾”
Reindeer Days dsp – 4¾” by 3¼”
Pecan Pie card – 3½” by 1½”
Reindeer Days dsp – 3 ½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I randomly stamped the image of the jingle bells around the edges of the Pool Party card front using Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The panel of dsp was die cut using one of the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I used a slightly larger Deckled Rectangle die to die cut a rectangle from the Real Red card and adhered the 2 pieces together and added the panel to the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I tore the dsp along the top and bottom edges and using Scissors, I roughed up the top and bottom of the Pecan Pie strip. The two pieces were glued together. I wrapped a length of Real Red and White Twine around the panel before adhering it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Peaceful Seasons stamp set was stamped in Pecan Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. The sentiment was then die cut using the Greetings of the Seasons Dies. I die cut it twice to make the label smaller. I added the label to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double twine bow and a trio of Adhesive-backed Peppermints finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Reindeer Days Designer Series Paper used with the Reindeer Fun stamp set used for a sketch challenge – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have Made using this sketch. Next on the hop is Judith Patterson

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Danielle Kassing

Leonie Stuart ● Annette Ball ● Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes ● Judith Patterson ● Kim Fee

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A pretty Christmas card for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop made using the adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Snowy Wonder card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on September 29, 2024September 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have made a card using the Snowy Wonder stamp set and the gorgeous new Forever Plaid Embossing Folder.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the snowy wonder card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5½” by 3¾”
Shaded Spruce card – 2¾” by 2¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾” – rounded upper left and lower right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I began by cutting a length of white Diagonal Striped Ribbon and colouring it with my dark Cherry Cobbler Blends Pen and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

The 5½” by 3¾” panel of Pool Party was embossed using the Forever Plaid Embossing Folder. When the ribbon was dry, I wrapped it around the embossed panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was the adhered to the Pool Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

I used a ¾” circle punch to create a mask from a Post It Note. The mask was adhered to the upper half of the 2¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card and using a Blending Brush I added Pool Party ink to the top ¾ of panel and the mask was removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

The trees were stamped on the inked panel in Shaded Spruce ink and the dotty image was then stamped all over the top of the stamped piece in Pool Party ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Shaded Spruce layer and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White card and then trimmed out using sharp Scissors. The house was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Snowy Wonder stamp set and dies used to make a pretty Christmas card – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Peaceful Season stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Cherry Cobbler ink. I die cut the sentiment using the Greetings of the Season Dies. I ran it twice through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to make the label smaller and to remove the hole at one end. The sentiment was the added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

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A lovely Christmas card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the beautiful Shepherd's Care stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Shepherd’s Care card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on September 22, 2024September 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing a project of our own choice. I have chosen to share a card made using the Shepherd’s Care stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the shepherd’s care card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the image of the shepherd onto the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card using Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Shepherd’s Care stamp set used to make a lovely Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Boho Blue, Night of Navy, Smoky Slate and Copper Clay.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Shepherd’s Care stamp set used to make a lovely Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The large star and the scattering of smaller stars were stamped in Daffodil Delight ink. Using a Blending Brush I added Misty Moonlight ink all around the edges of the panel.

I stamped the sentiment, from the Peaceful Seasons stamp set in Night of Navy ink at the bottom of the panel and sadly managed not to stamp it straight………so I stamped it again on scrap Basic White card which I then die cut using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Shepherd’s Care stamp set used to make a lovely Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I inked around the edges of the die cut greeting and adhered the die cut to the stamped panel trimming off the excess.

The decorated panel was then glued to the Daffodil Delight layer which was then mounted onto the Night of Navy card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Shepherd’s Care stamp set used to make a lovely Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Love how this card turned out. Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have been creating with.

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A pretty thank you card.made using the Grassy Grove stamp set from Stampin' Up! along with some ink blending

Pretty Deer card

Posted on September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the deer from the pretty Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending. This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest a long time ago.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the deer card, you will need:

Peach Pie 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”
Scrap Basic White card

The trio of trees image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Peach Pie card base with Peach Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

Using strips of Masking Paper I masked off ¾” on the left side and the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

I used a Blending Brush to add Melon Mambo ink to the corner of the masked area. Next, I added Peach Pie ink letting it fade off. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

The pair of trees were stamped in Early Espresso ink, overlapping the edge of the ink blended area. The deer was also stamped in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

The stamped panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. At this point I decided to stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso directly onto the panel………. Big mistake as it wasn’t straight…… So I stamped it again onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using one of the dies from the Greetings of the Season Dies. This cut down and glued over the original stamped sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

I wrapped a length of Linen Thread around the top of the panel and added some 2024 -2026 In Color Shimmer Gems.

Such a pretty card.

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A Yuletide Village themed card made for the Stampin' With Friends Blog Hop using the Yuletide Village and Peaceful Seasons stamp sets and the Greetings of the Seasons Dies, all from Stampin' Up!

Yuletide Village card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 7, 2024August 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are using product from the new September to December Mini Catalogue. I have chosen to use the adorable Yuletide Village stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the yuletide village card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Country Woods dsp- 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The piece of Country Woods dsp was glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and then to the Shaded Spruce card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Yuletide Village and Peaceful Seasons stamp sets and the Greetings of the Seasons Dies used to make a Yuletide Village themed card for the Stampin’ With Friends Blog Hop

From the 4½” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card, I die cut a tag using the Greetings of the Season Dies. I also die cut the bottom of the same tag, twice from scrap Basic White card and tore the piece in two and set them aside.

I placed a ¾” circle, cut from a Post It Note near the top of the label and used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink to the top ¾ of the tag. The Post It circle was then removed and a little of the same ink added to reduce the blinding whiteness. Using the same ink and Blending Brush, I added the remaining ink to the torn edge of the tag pieces.

The pretty house was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I coloured it in using light and dark Petal Pink, light Lemon Lolly and light Crumb Cake. The house was the fussy cut using my sharp Scissors.

The tree was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto the tag and coloured with the light Shaded Spruce Blends Pen. The torn layers were the added to the bottom of the tag on Dimensionals. The house was added to the card front on Dimensionals with the bottom tucked behind the snowbanks. The tag was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Peaceful Season stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Shaded Spruce ink. This was then die cut using one of the tags from the Greetings Of The Season Dies. I ran it through the Cut and Emboss Machine twice to make the tag smaller and lose the hole. The sentiment label was then glued to the card front.