A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

Alzheimer’s colour themed card

Today I am sharing a card made using the colours chosen by the Alzheimer’s Society for their forget me not appeal. My lovely Mum lives with Alzheimer’s Disease so this charity is close to my heart.

 Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the Alzheimer’s colours card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – Rounded upper right corner
Azure Afternoon card – 5½” by 2½”
Scrap Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight card

 

Using a Blending Brush, I added Lemon Lolly ink to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

I die cut the leafy sprig from the 5½” by 2½” piece of Azure Afternoon card using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. I adhered the die cut piece to the inked panel.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

From scrap Lemon Lolly and Daffodil Delight card I die cut a selection of large and small flowers. I shaped then using the end of a pencil and added the flowers to the leafy sprig using Mini Glue Dots.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

The sentiment, from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

The decorated panel was glued to the Daffodil Delight layer and then mounted onto the Azure Afternoon card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

A Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine bow was added to the card front and an Iridescent Pearl added to each flower centre.

A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimers forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card inspired by the colours used for the Alzheimer’s forget me not appeal and made using the Thoughtful Wishes Bundle

Such a pretty card.

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A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

Delicate Forest Thinking of You card

Today I am sharing a clean and simple thinking of you card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the delicate forest card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Misty Moonlight card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

I stamped the leafy sprig in Balmy Blue ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front and set it aside.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

Using the lines on the grid paper to make sure it was straight, I masked off a 1 ¼” strip on the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink to the bottom of the panel. Next, I added Boho Blue ink and finally Misty Moonlight at the top of the strip. The masking paper was then removed.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The leafy image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink along the right-hand edge of the inked strip.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the retired Botanical Layers stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

A trio of Opaque Faceted Dots finished the card.

 

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My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Spring Themed Swaps for Onstage in Rotterdam

The cards I am sharing today are those I designed as my swaps for OnStage Live in Rotterdam. I used the lovely Encircled in Nature to make a pretty Spring themed card.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

To recreate the Spring themed cards. You will need:

Card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used Lemon Lolly & Flirty Flamingo
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I stamped the circular wreath image onto the 5¼” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink.

 

My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

Using a Stencil I had previously die cut using the largest of the circular Stylish Shapes Dies – the negative circle fits beautifully over the stamped wreath – I inked in the Pool Party back drop with a Blending Brush.

 

My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

I tied a bow using two of the 3 color Baker’s Twine, Lemon Lolly and Flirty Flamingo. The bow as adhered to the wreath using a Mini Glue Dot.

 

My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

The sentiment was then stamped in Pebbled Path ink at the bottom of the inked panel,

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the floral image from the Encircled in Nature stamp set onto scrap Basic White card. I coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Blackberry Bliss, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake. I die cut the image using the Encircled in Nature Dies.

 

My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

The die cut piece was then added to the bottom of the wreath on Dimensionals. The whole piece was then adhered to the Pebbled Path layer and then to a card front.

 

My swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam made using the Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled In Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make my swap cards for OnStage in Rotterdam

If you swapped with me, thank you.

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Christmas cards and tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Encircled Christmas card – Christmas Stampathon

It is Christmas Stampathon time again and the theme for February is cards and matching tags and as per the rules of the Stampathon we have to make multiples. I have used the gorgeous new stamp set called Encircled in Nature, available in my online shop.

Colours used in these cards and tags are:

 

To recreate the encircled Christmas card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Balmy Blue card – 3” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Shaded Spruce card

I stamped the wreath image, from the Encircled in Nature stamp set in Pecan Pie ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of basic white card.

 

Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Using a Stencil previously die cut using the largest of the circular Stylish Shapes Dies – the negative circle fits beautifully over the stamped wreath – I inked the background in the Balmy Blue ink using a Blending Brush.

 

Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The arc of pine trees were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink inside the stamped ring.

A piece of the gorgeous Copper Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The decorated panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Balmy Blue card base.

Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

 

The sentiment, from the Ringed with Nature stap set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto the small piece of Balmy Blue card. I angle cut the ends and added the sentiment over the ribbon, securing it in place with Mini Glue Dots.

 

Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I die cut the larger solid tree and the bigger group of trees from scrap Shaded Spruce card. I added the large tree on Dimensionals to the card front. I then cut off the 3 smaller trees from the group and added the remaining 2 trees inside the circle with glue.

 

Christmas cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Inking only one of the group of stars and crescent moon with Misty Moonlight ink, randomly over the background. A trio of Solid Faceted Gems finished off the card.

To recreate the encircled Christmas tags, you will need:

Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Balmy Blue card – 4” by 3”

Using the large tag from the Merriest Trees Dies, I die cut a tags from both the the Basic White and Balmy Blue card pieces. I made 4 tags in total.

 

Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

2 tags were placed side by side and the wreath stamped on both in Pecan Pie ink. I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink inside the stamped wreath.

 

Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The trees were then added in Shaded Spruce and some of the cut off die cut trees added with glue.

 

Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped on the tag in Shaded Spruce ink.

The Balmy Blue label was the  glued behind the stamped tag, slightly offset.

 

Christmas tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas tags for the Christmas Stampathon

A length of Copper Ribbon was then fed through the hole at the top of the tag to finish the tags off.

 

Christmas cards and tags made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Encircled in Nature stamp set and dies used to make Christmas cards and tags for the Christmas Stampathon

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

Mo x

Supplies used

 

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style cardThe Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

Pink Dogwod collage style card

I have used the pretty Detailed Dogwood stamp set to make a pretty pink dogwood collage style floral card for  friend.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the pink dogwood card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Berry Burst card

 

On the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, I randomly stamped the dogwood flower image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I randomly added the cross-hatch strip using the same ink. The little medallion image was randomly stamped in the same black ink and finished with the leafy sprig image.

 

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

I added colour to the centre of each blossom using a  Dark Bubble Bath Blends Pen. Blended in a little Light Bubble Bath ink taking card to leave some white space on each petal. A little Light Berry Burst was added to the points of the medallion and finally a little Light Lemon Lolly to the flower centres.

 

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

Using a Blending Brush I added Berry Burst ink around the edges of the panel before gluing it to the Berry Burst panel.

 

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style cardThe Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

I wrapped a length of Bubble Bath Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Tear & Tape and adhered the panel to the Basic Black layer. The whole piece was glued to the Bubble Bath card base.

 

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

The sentiment, from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched the sentiment out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I also punched a hexagon from scrap Berry Burst card. I cut it in half and added it to the back of the stamped hexagon leaving a little Berry Burst showing top and bottom. The label was then mounted onto the card base on Dimensionals,

 

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

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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A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

Simple Enduring Beauty card

I have had my first play with the gorgeous Enduring Beauty Bundle today and this simple birthday card was made using only the masks.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the simple enduring beauty card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Garden Green card – 2⅝” by ⅜
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left & lower right corners – for the inside

 

The masks are number 1 – 5, 1 & 3 are for colouring the flowers, 2 & 4 add colour to the leaves and 5 is for the flower centres.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

Using washi tape I secured the 5½” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card to my Glass Mat. The first mask was positioned on top and held in place with more washi tape.

I used a Blending Brush to ink through the mask with Calypso Coral ink. This lays down a basic layer of colour. Using  mask number 3, Poppy Parade ink and a Blending Brush I added the detailed layer of ink to the flowers.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The 2nd mask was inked with Granny Apple Green ink to give a base coat to the leaves and the veining on the leaves was added with Garden Green ink and mask number 4.

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

I used Early Espresso ink and the number 5 mask to add the flower centre. The whole panel was glued to the Garden Green layer and then to the Calyps Coral card front.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Garden Green card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.

 

A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

A Gold ribbon bow was added to the card front with a piece of Tear ‘n Tape. The sentiment was added over the ribbon with Dimensionals. A couple of Rainbow Dots 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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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs  ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

 Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

 

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

To see what seasonal music has inspired my crafty friends please hop on. Next up is the lovely Aurelie

 

 

 

Roll Call

Angie McKenzie  ●  Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman   ●   Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre  ●  Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts  ●  Danielle Kassing

Teri West    Kim Fee

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

Mo x

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A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

New Year Fireworks for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is New Year Glam. I have used the gorgeous Light In The Sky stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the New Year fireworks card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

Using Versamark ink I stamped the large firework image onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

I repeated this with the medium sized firework image covering it with Gold Embossing Powder and then the smaller firework image which I embossed in Silver.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink to the embossed panel until the colour was deep enough. The ink was then reoved from the embossed images with a tissue. The embossed, inked panel was then glued to the More Dazzling Paper and then to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Starry Sky card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and added over the ribbon on Mini Glue Dots.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A ribbon bow completed the card.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

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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 modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Modern Tree Holiday card

Here is a pretty holiday card made using the strikingly modern looking tree from the Above It All stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the holiday tree card, you will need:

Boho Blue 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” – for the inside

 

I used Masking Paper to mask off a 1¼” strip from the top to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Using Blending Brushes, I added Daffodil Delight ink to the bottom, Parakeet Party ink to the middle and Boho Blue to the top of the strip. The Masking Paper was then removed.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The tree image was stamped in Early Espresso ink.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Over the inked strip I added snowflakes in the same colours

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The sentiment was stamped in Boho Blue ink and the decorated panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. This was then mounted to the Boho Blue card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems, from the 3 pack completed the card.

 

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

Bright Trees Christmas card

I have had the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies on my desk and have used it to make a bright trees Christmas card.

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the bright trees card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3” by ⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using a Blending Brush and inked the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White with Pool Party ink. I had placed a punched 1” circle in the upper right corner to mask off the ‘sun’. The mask was removed and the circle lightly inked.

 

A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The large tree from the Merriest Trees stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card, firstly in Parakeet Party and then in Orchid Oasis ink.

 

A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

Both trees were die cut, the full image with the largest tree die and the next size down tree used to die cut the Parakeet Party tree.

 

A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The trees were added to the inked panel, the larger flat and the smaller popped up on Dimensionals. The panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel and then to the Parakeet Party card base.

 

A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White card which was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

 

A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

A scattering of stars were stamped in Pool Party ink and a trio of Blooming stars completed the card.

 

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

Mo x

Supplies used: