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Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Home to Roost stamp set. This stamp set is one of the free Sale-a-Bration choices available with a £45 order up until the 31^st March 2019.

Making the Home to Roost card

The Home to Roost Sale-a-Bration stamp set used to make a sweet rustic style card

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I started by taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 4½” by 3¼”. I rounded the upper right corner of the panel and stamped the ‘wheat’ image across the bottom in 1^st and second generation So Saffron ink. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Early Espresso ink…….looks like my ink pad needs re-inking. I wrapped a length of Nature’s Twine around the top of the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape and added a bow with the same twine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home to Roost stamp set used for a sweet rustic themed card

This stamped layer was glued, with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a layer of Wood Textures dsp measuring 4⅞” by 3⅝”. Before adhering I rounded the upper right corner of the Wood Texture dsp using the Detailed Trio Punch. I rounded the upper right corner of an Old Olive card base and added the stamped panel with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home to Roost stamp set used for a sweet rustic themed card

I stamped the rooster in Early Espresso ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. I coloured him in using the following Blends markers – Light Real Red, Pumpkin pie combo, Old Olive combo, Light Crumb Cake and Bronze. The coloured image was then fussy cut using my sharp scissors. The image was then added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home to Roost stamp set used for a sweet rustic themed card

I added a Whisper White panel (5⅜” by 3⅝”) to the inside of the card having stamped the wheat in one corner with So Saffron ink; I also rounded the upper right corner. I stamped the same image onto the front of a Whisper White envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Home to Roost stamp set used for a sweet rustic themed card

Such a rustic looking card, I am really please with it.

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

Mo x

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I love a good sketch challenge, don’t you, they really push me out of my comfort zone and make me look at my crafty stash in new ways. Today, I am playing along with the CAS Colours and Sketches #304 challenge. This sketch looks deceptively simple but I found it really hard to create something I liked.

Making the card

I quickly decided that the cute chicken from the Home to Roost stamp set was the image I wanted to use for this sketch. I chose 2 patterns from the Share What You Love Designer Series Paper stack (dsp) as the rustic look of these papers goes so well with this stamp set. I cut one piece of dsp 3” by 3” and the second piece at 2 ½” by 2 ½” and added them to the front of a Thick Very Vanilla card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

CAS Colours & Sketches #305 Challenge using the Home to Roost Sale-a-Bration stamp set

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I stamped the chicken in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla 2 ½” by 2 ½” and die cut it using my Big Shot and the Layering Circle Framelits. I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from Crumb Cake cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Home to roost stamp set used for the CAS colour & sketches #305 Challenge

Using the gorgeous Blends pens in Crumb Cake, Rich Razzelberry and Old Olive I coloured in the chicken. The stamped layer was added to the scalloped circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.