Seaside Birds on the Shore

Posted on March 3, 2023February 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The Seaside Bay stamp set and dies were on my desk today and I used them to make a pretty thank you card by combining them with the stunning By the Bay designer series paper (dsp)..

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birds on the shore card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – ½” wide strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the large bird and one of the smaller birds in Night of Navy ink onto the panel of By the Bay dsp.

A pretty thank you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

The stamped dsp was then glued to the Night of Navy panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

The whole panel was added to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

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A thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set by Stampin'

Thanks a Bunch using Regal Colours

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet thank you card, made using the pretty Thanks a Bunch stamp set which will be available until the 28th February.

The colours used in this card are:

To Recreate the thanks a bunch card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Crumb Cake card – 5½” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive card – ⅜” wide strip

I stamped the row of heritage carrots onto the smaller panel of Basic White card in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Rich Razzleberry inks in either 1^st or 2^nd generation stamping.

A thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The carrot tops were stamped on top in Old Olive ink. Using a Blending Brush I added Crumb Cake ink, lightly around the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the border die from the Seaside Bay set of Dies to cut the ‘ground’ from the strip of Crumb Cake card and adhered it along the bottom of the panel. The stamped piece was then added to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then to the Old Olive card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Old Olive card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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The Regals colour family from Stampin' Up used with the Watercolor World stamp to make a card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Regal World card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on January 23, 2023January 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are creating and sharing projects made using the following – Regals (colour family), Sponging, Pearls, Standard Horizontal and Thank You. I have chosen to use the Watercolor World stamp set to make a thank you card.

The colours used in this card are:

To recreate the regal world card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Old Olive card

I mounted the large Watercolor World stamp onto one of the Stamparatus plates.

Using the Regals Stamp ‘n Write Markers to add colour directly to the stamp. I used Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce and Rich Razzleberry and added the colours one at a time.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Watercolor World stamp and colours from the Regals colour family for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush instead of a sponge to add a little Smoky Slate ink around the sides of the panel. The panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Watercolor World stamp and colours from the Regals colour family for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I mounted the panel on the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Watercolor World stamp and colours from the Regals colour family for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Shaded Summer stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White and die cut it using the Layering Circle Dies. I die cut the slightly larger scalloped circle from scrap Old Olive card and glued the two together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Watercolor World stamp and colours from the Regals colour family for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front with liquid glue. A trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Uniquely Artistic stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Artistic thank you card

Posted on October 7, 2022September 27, 2022 by Mo Rootes

On my craft desk today is the Uniquely Artistic stamp set and I have used It to make a simple artistic thank you card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Calypso Coral

Garden Green

To recreate the artistic thank you card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Calypso Coral card – 5” by 3” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner – for the inside

I stamped the skeleton spray of leaves all round the Garden Green card base in Garden Green ink to add some texture and interest.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Uniquely Artistic stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty thank you card

The same image was then stamped onto the smaller Basic White panel using the same Garden Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Uniquely Artistic stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set was stamped in Calypso Coral ink below the leafy spray.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Uniquely Artistic stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty thank you card

The whole piece was then added to the Calypso Coral layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I mounted it onto the card front on Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Uniquely Artistic stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty thank you card

A White Baker’s Twine bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Uniquely Artistic stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty thank you card

Simple and sweet.

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The Artistic Mix Decorative Masks, Hand Penned Petals stamp set, Penned Flowers Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty thank you card.

Hand Penned Flowers card

Posted on September 23, 2022September 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card inspired by fellow demonstrator Lorna Carter. I loved how Lorna used the Artistic Mix Decorative masks as backgrounds. I have used the same Hand Penned Petals stamp set to make my card but have changed up the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the hand penned card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Smoky Slate card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White card

I placed one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks onto the smaller panel of Basic White card, holding it in place with a Post It Note. Using a Blending Brush, I added Fresh Freesia ink over the mask. The mask was the removed and the pattern revealed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, Penned Flowers Dies & the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, in the lower left corner of the inked panel in Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, Penned Flowers Dies & the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks by Stampin’ Up!

Using the same Smoky Slate ink, I stamped the larger group of flowers onto scrap Basic White card. A length of the Silver Metallic Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Fresh Freesia card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, Penned Flowers Dies & the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following colours to stamp the infill images for the flowers and leaves – Fresh Freesia, Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz. The completed piece was mounted over the ribbon to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, Penned Flowers Dies & the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks by Stampin’ Up!

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card. So pretty, I love the soft colour palette. Thank you for the inspiration, Lorna.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, Penned Flowers Dies & the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks by Stampin’ Up!

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A pretty house themed thank you card made using the Sale-a-Bratio dsp called Rings of Love by Stampin' Up!

Houses card

Posted on July 29, 2022July 25, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Ringed With Love Designer Series Paper which is one of the items you can choose for free with a £50 order from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure and I have used it to make a thank you card featuring houses.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the houses card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Ringed with Love dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 2” by 2”

I used Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive to glue the panel of dsp to the Night of Navy layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ringed with Love Dseigner Series Paper used to make a pretty house themed thank you card

A length of Parakeet Party Woven Metallic Ribbon around the panel, twice and secured in place with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ringed with Love Dseigner Series Paper used to make a pretty house themed thank you card

The sentiment, from the Cup of Tea stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the small square of Basic White. This was die cut using the Stylish Shapes dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ringed with Love Dseigner Series Paper used to make a pretty house themed thank you card

The sentiment was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. These give a little height but won’t increase the postage.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ringed with Love Dseigner Series Paper used to make a pretty house themed thank you card

A trio of Champagne Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ringed with Love Dseigner Series Paper used to make a pretty house themed thank you card

I hope you like it.

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A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop!

Striped Floral card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on July 2, 2022June 18, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using strips of cardstock and/or dsp. I have made a striped floral card using the Meadow Dies and the gorgeous Design A Daydream dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the striped floral card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3 “
Window Sheet – 4½” by 3”
Design A Daydream dsp – strips ¼”, ⅜” or ½” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black card

I used Seal + to glue my strips of Design A Daydream dsp, diagonally down the panel of Window Sheet leaving a small gap between each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The small panel of Basic White was adhered to the centre of the Blushing Bride card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the Window Sheet panel added over top on Dimensionals carefully placed under the dsp strips so they would not be seen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Meadow Dies, I die cut one of the flowers from scrap Basic Black card and added it to the striped layer with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Matte Black Dots completed the card. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using strips of Design A Daydream dsp and the Meadow Dies for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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Pretty Pop Ups

Posted on June 24, 2022June 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Pretty Pop-Ups Dies and coloured using a Blending Pen. I don’t actually own these dies but one of my lovely friends and customer Becky, bought them and allowed me to use the dies. This card is for her.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Pop-Ups card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

I placed the small, oval Pretty Pop-Ups Die onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and added the two individual butterflies and the dragonfly dies. These were all run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using a Blender Pen, I coloured the leaves with Mink Macaron ink and the larger flower petals with Poppy Parade ink. The flower centres were added in So Saffron ink.

The tiny flower petals were coloured with Highland Heather ink and the centres added with So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

The two largest butterflies were coloured with Pool Party ink and the smaller with So Saffron ink. The dragonfly wings were coloured with Pale Papaya ink and Mint Macaron ink. All the insect bodies ere coloured with Gray Granite ink. The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using my Take Your Pick Tool, I pushed up all the pop-up pieces before using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the decorated panel to the slightly larger Basic White panel. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

I stamped flower from the Simply Fabulous stamp set in Pale Papaya ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pale Papaya card front. The decorated panel was added over-top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

A Baker’s Twine Bow and a trio of Fine Sparkle Gems were added to the card front. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the butterflies and dragonfly and finished with a bit of Wink of Stella splatter.

Love these soft colours together. Such a pretty card.

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A vintage ranunculus card made for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Vintage Ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2022June 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are share ideas for customer thank you cards. My vintage ranunculus card is made using a rustic colour palette.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the vintage ranunculus thank you card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 5¼” by 3½”
Crumb Cake card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Vellum card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using Versamark ink, I randomly stamped the scripty image and the spray of flowers image onto the panel of Crumb Cake card. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. The embossed panel was then added to the Merry Merlot layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same ink to glue the panel to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I mounted the ranunculus flower image onto one of the Stamparatus plates. I inked the image up using the Garden Green and Merry Merlot Stamp ‘n Write Markers. I repeated this a couple of times to get the depth of colour I wanted.

The image was then die cut using the Ranunculus Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and trimmed off the right-hand side. The flower image was added to the Vellum using dabs of liquid glue. The Vellum piece was then added on Dimensionals, hidden behind the flower to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Sending Dies. It was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I used the Cherry Cobbler Blends Pens to colour in some Basic Pearls before adding them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

This card is so out of my comfort zone, but I really like it.

I am looking forward to seeing what my fellow demos have to share with us today.

1.	Kylie Bertucci - Australia
2.	Beth McCullough - Stamping Mom - USA
3.	S. Kelli McConkey - InkyHandsWarmHearts - USA
4.	Sara Sayers - KISS Kreative (UK)
5.	Angie McKenzie - USA
6.	Julia Zimmer - Germany
7.	Rachel Aziamadi - Scrapinium - France / Germany
8.	Diane Evans - Stampin With Diane (Canada)
9.	Wendy Varron - WendysInkSpot - USA
10.	Julie Brown - USA
11.	Mo Rootes - crafty-rootes (UK)
12.	Melva Peters - Stamping With Melva - Canada
13.	Theresa McEntee-Theresa's Treasures-USA
14.	Angela Meiritz-Reid - Stamping Beauty NZ
15.	Sandie - Stampswithsandie.blogspot.com UK
16.	Bonnie Sanche - Bonnie Creates - Canada
17.	Nancy Endwright - Imastamping - USA
18.	Diane Gardner - DeeDeesDazzles.com - USA
19.	Karen Henderson - UK
20.	Nancy Reynolds - USA
21.	Tracy Held - Trace Of Creativity, Australia
22.	Robbie Rubala - USA
23.	Theresa Conway-Hayes- USA
24.	Jenna Moore - Jenna's Crafting Studio - Canada
25.	Jennifer Blaschak- Card Zen by Jen (USA)
26.	Christy Gridley - Christy's Stamping Spot - USA
27.	Denise Cox - Birdsnest Designs - Canada
28.	Cheryl Hurst - Australia
29.	June Leyendecker - Red Daisy Crafts (USA)
30.	Rookaya Parak - Canada
31.	Sue Sanders, USA
32.	Mandy Witherby - Australia
33.	Verna Mullen - Stampin' Notes - USA
34.	Candy Rattray, Sweet Stamper (Texas)
35.	Kate Bolt U K
36.	Lesley Seabrook Canada
37.	Marilyn Pearen Creating Art With Marilyn (Canada)
38.	Janice Piechowiak (USA)
39.	Heidi Collins - On y go! Stamping (USA)
40.	Kelly Taranto, The Late Night Stamper (USA)
41.	Judith Patterson - USA
42.	Anne Marie Jakubiec - Canada
43.	Teah Woodward - Stamp with Teah - US
44.	Tamara Semon - USA
45.	Leonie François - Prulleke - The Netherlands

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A beautiful saffron roses card made using the Abigail Rose designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Saffron Roses for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of the gorgeous designer Series Paper.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the saffron roses card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Smoky Slate card – 2” by 2”
Vellum – 2“by 2”
Basic Gray card – 2” by 2”

Having cut the piece of Abigail Rose dsp, I used the following Blend Pens to colour in the flowers and leaves: So Saffron, Fresh Freesia & Soft Sea Foam.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

The coloured panel of dsp was then glued to the Fresh Freesia panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped onto Basic Gray card in Versamark ink, covered in Gold Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool. I die cut the sentiment using the Sentiment Silhouette Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

Using the beautiful Shapes Dies I cut circles from the square of Smoky Slate card and Vellum. I added the sentiment to the Vellum circle with Seal +. This was then added onto the Smoky Slate Circle using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

I added a strip of Seal + to the card front and used it to secure a loop of Gold Shimmer Ribbon before adding the Sentiment over the top. A scattering of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Abigail Rose designer Series Paper used to make a saffron roses card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is dsp

So pretty. Please hop on to share all the lovely projects prepared by my fellow demonstrators. Next up is the lovely Vicky Wright from Australia