A card made for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using left over Stampin' Up! pieces from my craft desk

Left Over Floral Card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on February 8, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Dreams Blog Hop. Today we have a fun theme – Reduce, Recyle, Reuse. I looked around my very messy craft desk and gathered up some left over pieces with similar tones and decided to try and make these left over pieces into a card.

Colours I think are in this project – some of the pieces were stamped, coloured or die cut a long time ago, are:

To recreate the left over floral card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card

The background piece was created using the ink refill and shaving foam technique and a mask. – To see details on how this panel was created, check out the Hot Air Balloon post on the 6^th February 2024. The panel was then glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base and then to the Starry Sky card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The left over Mossy Meadow negative die cut was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I liked the die cut stippled rose and the colour of the flower worked well, the Wild Wheat leaves however looked awful, so I took Mossy Meadow Blends and coloured over the Wild Wheat…….. much better. I added the flower to the to the corner of the raised frame with Dimensionals and liquid glue. The Granny Apple Green leaves – from the Cheerful Daisies Dies, were then added with Mini Glue Dots.

The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I looked at the left over sentiments I had on my desk and chose the ‘congratulations sentiment, no idea where this was from. I cut it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

At this point I paused…….. I didn’t really like the card, The sentiment was wrong and the negative frame was too bare. What to do…..

After a bit of mulling over I die cut a slightly smaller label, using the Thoughful Expressions Dies from scrap Basic White card. I stamped the sentiment, from the Color & Contour stamp set in Starry Sky ink and added it into the negative space. Much better. I would really like to have removed the congratulations but it was seriously stuck down, so I left it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set and Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a card for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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A sweet anniversary card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the ink refill and shaving foam technique and the Hot Air Balloons Dies by Stampin' Up!

Hot Air Balloons card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using ink refills. I had such fun with this and ended up using ink refills with having foam to make my hot air balloon anniversary card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the hot air balloon card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – which I cut down to 5 ¼” by 3 ½” after colouring
Basic White card – 2” by ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Starry Sky, Azure Afternoon & Lemon Lime Twist card

Ink Refill and shaving cream technique:

Paper Plate
Shaving foam
Ink Refills
Palette Knives
Kitchen towel

I covered the centre of a paper plate with shaving foam – it has to be foam not gel – spreading it out into a fairly even coating. I dropped dots of re inker randomly over the shaving cream – Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist and Starry Sky. Using a palette knife I swirled the colours together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Ink refill and shaving foam technique

The 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White was then placed on top and gentle pressure applied. I carefully lifted the panel off the foam and scraped the excess off with the palette knife. The panel was left to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Ink refill and shaving foam technique

I made multiple panels and used some of the left overs with stencils to see if that would work as well. – Very messy but such fun.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Ink refill and shaving foam technique

When the first panel was dry, I trimmed it down to 5¼” by 3½”and glued it to the Basic Black panel and then added the panel to the Azure Afternoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Nest I die cut the hot air balloons, initially in black as I was thinking of a silhouette effect but after messing about for a while I decided the black was too harsh and die cut them in Starry Sky.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

From scrap Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist card I die cut the coloured panels for the balloons and added them on with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive – if I had been thinking straight I would have added Adhesive Sheet to the back of the scrap card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The balloons and baskets were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Starry Sky ink onto the thin strip of Basic White card and added it to the front of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hot Air Balloons Dies used with the Ink refill and shaving foam technique to make a sweet anniversary card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card. I hope you like it.

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A thank you card made using the gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set and the Most Adoring dsp by Stampin' Up!

Softly Sophisticated card

Posted on February 4, 2024January 28, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a thank you card made using the Softly Sophisticated stamp set and Most Adoring dsp, both of which are free options with a qualifying order until the end of February 2024.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the softly sophisticated card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Most Adoring dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Most Adoring designer series paper to the larger panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

I wrapped a length of Real Red Ribbon around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Real Red card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

Using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies, I die cut a label from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Mossy Meadow and the 3½” by 2¼” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

The flower stems were stamped onto the Basic White label in Mossy Meadow ink. The flowers were added in Real Red ink. The labels were then glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

The sentiment, from the Perennial Postage stamps set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card, so pretty.

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A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

Lavender Double Z Fold Card

Posted on February 3, 2024January 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin with Friends blog hop where we are sharing Z fold cards. The card I made using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and co-ordinating Perennial Lavender dsp is for the special birthday of a special friend later this month and I am giving her a lavender plant as part of her present as she loves her garden.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate this card you will need:

Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 5 ½” scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Pool Party card – 9” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 3½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 2½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Strip of Pretty Peacock card – ¼” wide and at least 2 ½” long
Scrap Gorgeous Grape card

I began by decorating the main Lost Lagoon card base. The panels of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the slightly larger Basic White layers which were then adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

Next I started to decorate the remaining panels of Basic White card beginning with the largest. I inked up the spray of lavender blooms with Highland Heather ink and added some Gorgeous Grape using a Stampin’ Write Marker. This image was then stamped at the top, left hand side of the panel. The stems were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The number 60 was die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card using the Alphabet A La Mode dies. I stamped each number 4 times and glued them one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This gave some dimension to the number. The number were then added to the panel using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Pretty Peacock card, covered with white embossing powder and heat set. I flagged the ends with scissors and added the banner, over the numbers with a Dimensional on both ends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The next panel was decorated with 2 sprigs of lavender. The base image was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the detailed image added on top on Gorgeous Grape. The flower stalks were the stamped in Lost Lagoon in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

I decorated the final panel by stamping the row of flower stalks along the bottom in Lost Lagoon ink. The flowers were then added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape in. The sentiment was the stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

At this point I went back and added the single flying butterfly to all the panels using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape or Pretty Peacock ink. I also added a lager butterfly to the front panel with Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The decorated panels were then adhered to the Pool Party base with liquid glue.

The inner Pool Party card was then closed and placed in position on the the closed Lost lagoon card. I adhered the two card bases together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

A scattering of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

Water Coloured Hills of Tuscany for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something We have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the water coloured hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large curved image was inked in Old Olive ink, then lightly spritzed with water before stamping the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. I repeated this step to add more ‘ground’. I also inked up the smaller curved image with the same colour and spritzed it before adding it to the panel to add more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Misty Moonlight ink, spritzed then stamped at the top of the wet Fluid 100 paper. At this point I set the panel to one side to dry.

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with Mossy Meadow ink and added the dotty image using the same coloured ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the roof added in Pretty Peacock ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint and used a Waterpainter to fill in the gap.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The trio of trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. A waterpainter was used to add some Old Olive ink to ‘ground’ the house. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card in Misty Moonlight ink. I tucked the sentiment under the inked panel and glued it in place with some wet glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used with a water colour technique to make a stunning Birthday card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card, love the moody look of the sky.

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

Simple Enduring Beauty card

Posted on February 2, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Multi Tools Birthday card

Posted on January 30, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

The Trusty Toolbox dsp was on my desk again today and I used it to make a male, tool themed birthday card.

Colours used in this card, are:

To recreate the multi tools birthday card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 3 ½” by 2”
Scrap Trusty Toolbox dsp

The strips of Trusty Toolbox dsp were glued to the Thick Basic White card front leaving a space between each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

Using the Something Fancy Dies, I die cut a label from the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped on the label in Copper Clay ink. I placed the label onto the card front but didn’t stick it down.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

From the scrap dsp I fussy cut some of the partial tools from around the edges of the paper. These were glued in place under the sentiment label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

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A beautiful friendship card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Sophisticated Bottles card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on January 29, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a dice roll – In Colors, Masking, Friend, Staple and Fun Fold. I have combined the Bottled Happiness stamp set from the Annual catalogue and the Softy Sophisticated stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the simply sophisticated bottles card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Scrap Parakeet Party & Orchid Oasis

I placed the front of the card base in my Paper Trimmer, lined the score line up with the cutting track and the other end lined up at, roughly 1¾”, the measurement isn’t crucial and I did it by eye.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the smaller, squat bottle in Orchid Oasis ink at the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, roughly in the middle. I stamped the image again onto a Post It Note taking care to position it largely onto the sticky part, and cut it out with scissors. I placed it over the stamped image and stamped the taller bottle to the left in Boho Blue ink and the squat bottle to the right in Tahitian Tide ink.

Leaving the mask in position I stamped the leafy spray in Parakeet Party ink and added the flowers in Sweet Sorbet ink. I removed the mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the larger bottle onto a Post It note, trimmed it out and added it over the stamped taller bottle. The other leafy sprig was the stamped in Wild Wheat ink and the flowers added with Moody Mauve.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The ‘ground’ was stamped in Pebble Path ink using a stamp from the Trucking Along stamp set and the whole panel was glued to the panel of Pebbled Path card. The whole piece was then added to what was left of the card front, lining up the upper left corner with the cut line.

A thin strip of Parakeet Party and Orchid Oasis card were flagged and stapled to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped on the inside panel in Pebbled Path ink. I added one of the floral images in the lower right corner and glued the panel inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Bottled Happiness stamp set combined with the Softly Sophisticated stamp set to make a beautiful friendship card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine bow and a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany card

Posted on January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card using the stunning Hills of Tuscany stamp set from the ne mini catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Tuscany’s hills card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Boho Blue card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Flirty Flamingo card – 4⅛” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using one of the embossing folder from the trio of 3D Embossing Folder available from my online stores, I embossed the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the Boho Blue layer. The whole piece was glued to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

From the 3¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The hill was stamped in, stamped off or 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink with the detail added in Garden Green ink. The house was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink and the roof in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping lwith Friends Blog Hop

I added the trees with Garden Green, the sun in Daffodil Delight before stamping the sky in 2^nd generation Boho Blue ink. The decorated circle was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip pf Basic White card and die cut it using the new Perennial Postage Dies, I ran the die through twice to make it smaller before adding it to the card front

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set used to make a beautiful thank you card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by Stampin' Up!

Circle themed card for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on January 26, 2024January 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for the January Christmas Stampathon. The theme for this month is ‘Circles’.

My first thought was the Cottage Wreaths stamp set from the Annual Catalogue, but I have used it so much that it felt a bit obvious. I was thinking about what to do and attempting to tidy up my desk when my hand fell on my box of sponge daubers………..and just like that I knew what I wanted to do. As per the rules of the challenge I have made 4 cards.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate 4 circle themed card, you will need:

Card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I chose 2 in Sweet Sorbet and 2 in Tahitian Tide
Early Espresso card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 8 – 4 for the insides
Gold Glimmer paper – 4” by 1” x 4
Basic White card – 4” by 4” x 4

You can never have too many circles when you have a circle theme so I used the dotty 3D Embossing Folder to emboss the 4 Basic White panels for the outside of the card. This panel was then adhered to the Early Espresso layer. I glued the piece to the card bases.

Cards made for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers by tampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

The strip of Gold Glimmer card was then glued across the the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

From the 4” by 4” squares of Basic White I die cut 4 circles using the Everyday Details Dies. In the centre of each die cut circle I stamped the twiggy wreath in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

Using Sponge Daubers I added circles of colour around the twiggy wreath. I used Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis. Love these colours together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set and Sponge Daubers used to make cards for the circle themed Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in the centre of each wreath in Early Espresso ink. The die cut decorated circle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.