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Who wouldn't love a birtday card featuring a pig on a motorcycle card made using the Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up!

Piggy Birthday card

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Here is a pretty piggy birthday card made using the Piggy Birthday stamp set and the Abigail Rose dsp.

The colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the piggy birthday card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Mint Macaron card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The Abigail Rose dsp was glued to the Petal Pink card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

Who wouldn't love a birtday card featuring a pig on a motorcycle card made using the Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up! used to make a pretty pig on a motorcycle card

I flagged the ends of the Basic White strip and added it to the centre of the card front.

 

Who wouldn't love a birtday card featuring a pig on a motorcycle card made using the Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up! used to make a pretty pig on a motorcycle card

I stamped the adorable piggy on a motorbike image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to the Basic White panel 4¼” by 3”. I then ran it through the Cut & Emboss Machine with a Deckled Rectangle Die.

 

Who wouldn't love a birtday card featuring a pig on a motorcycle card made using the Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up! used to make a pretty pig on a motorcycle card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Petal Pink, Polished Pink, So Saffron, Pool Party, Mint Macaron, Soft Succulent, Crumb Cake & Smoky Slate.

 

Who wouldn't love a birtday card featuring a pig on a motorcycle card made using the Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up! used to make a pretty pig on a motorcycle card

The decorated panel was added to the Mint Macaron layer which had been die cut using the slightly larger Deckled Rectangle die. The piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Who wouldn't love a birtday card featuring a pig on a motorcycle card made using the Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin Up! used to make a pretty pig on a motorcycle card

A scattering of Champagne Rhinestones completed the card.

This stamp set is adorable, I hope you like 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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The Hippiest Hippos stamp set form Stampin' Up! used for a pretty on-point, ballerina themed card

On-Point with the Hippiest Hippos

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I am sharing an adorable on-point card today made using the Sale-a-Bration Hippiest Hippos stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the on-point card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Rich Razzleberry card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Wonderful World dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Rich Razzleberry card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”

 

The panel of Wonderful World dsp was glued to the Rich Razzleberry layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card base.

 

The Hippiest Hippos stamp set form Stampin' Up! used for a pretty on-point, ballerina themed card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Hippiest Hippo stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration set free with a £45 order, used to make a pretty on-point card

The sweet little hippo was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the panel of Basic White card which was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

 

The Hippiest Hippos stamp set form Stampin' Up! used for a pretty on-point, ballerina themed card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Hippiest Hippo stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration set free with a £45 order, used to make a pretty on-point card

I used Watercolor Pencils to colour in the image. Basic Gray and Rich Razzleberry from Assortment 1 and Flirty Flamingo from Assortment 2. I used a Blender Pen to smooth out the colour. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the tutu for a touch of glamour.

 

The Hippiest Hippos stamp set form Stampin' Up! used for a pretty on-point, ballerina themed card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Hippiest Hippo stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration set free with a £45 order, used to make a pretty on-point card

The coloured stitched square was the glued to the Rich Razzleberry square with liquid glue and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Hippiest Hippos stamp set form Stampin' Up! used for a pretty on-point, ballerina themed card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Hippiest Hippo stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration set free with a £45 order, used to make a pretty on-point card

I coloured a trio of Pastel Pearls using the Blackberry Bliss Blends Pen and added them to the card front. A Glittered Organdy bow completed the card.

 

The Hippiest Hippos stamp set form Stampin' Up! used for a pretty on-point, ballerina themed card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cute Hippiest Hippo stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration set free with a £45 order, used to make a pretty on-point card

Isn’t she adorable?

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

Mo x

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A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

Jungle Elephant card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the TV & Movies Blog Hop where we are sharing ………   projects inspired by TV or Movies! I have used the Elephant Parade stamp set which, when I first saw it screamed  JUNGLE BOOK and that sweet little son of Colonel Hathi, leader of the elephant patrol.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Jungle Elephant card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Old Olive card

 

I stamped the group of leaves in 2nd generation Old Olive ink, randomly all over the Old Olive card front.

Using the ‘ground’ image from the Paradise Palms stamp set I stamped along the bottom of the small Basic White panel and added the ‘grasses’ in the same ink.

 

A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and added it to the small panel to act as a mask. Using a Blending Brush, I swirled on Tahitian Tide ink to give a sky effect. The mask was then removed and a Dauber used to add a little So Saffron to the sun.

 

A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

The sweet little elephant was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Basic Gray ink. I used Smoky Slate and Petal Pink Blends Pens and a Colour Lifter to colour in the image. The Elephant Dies were used to die cut the image before it was added to the inked panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

The group of leaves were stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Old Olive card and die cut using the Elephant Dies. I used the same dies to die cut some grasses. The grasses were added to the panel to hide the legs of the little elephant. The decorated panel was glued to the Basic White layer and then mounted onto the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

 

A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sit. Stay. Relax stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Basic Gray ink, I trimmed down the scrap and tucked it under the raised panel.

 

A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

So cute…….. This was one of the first films I remember seeing as a child and brings back such happy memories.

Please hop on to share the inspiration shared by my stamping friends.


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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 bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Bumblebee card using retiring In Colors

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Today I am sharing a bumblebee card made using the retiring 2020-2022 In Colors and the lovely Hello Ladybug stamp set :

Colors used in this project are:

To recreate the bumblebee card, you will need:

Bumblebee card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic Black, Bumblebee & Vellum

I stamped the large leaves in Just Jade ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The flowers were added in Magenta Madness ink. The stamped panel was added to the Basic Black panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the card front using the same glue.

 

A pretty bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

 

Using the Ladybug Builder Punch, I punched out the Bumblebee from scrap Basic Black card. I cut ⅛” strips of Bumblebee card and glued them to the punched black shape. Using the same punch, I punched out the wings from scrap Vellum. And adhered them to the bee with Mini Glue Dots.

 

A pretty bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

 

The bumblebee was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Just Jade ink and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones completed the card.

 

A pretty bumblebee card made using retiring colours for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Bumblebe card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I hope you like it.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

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A vibrant, floral ladybird themed card made using the Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Purple Ladybug card

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Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the cute Hello Ladybug stamp set and co-ordinating Ladybug Builder Punch. In the UK these insects are called Ladybirds.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the Ladybird card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black

 

Using a Blending Brush, I swirled Pacific Point ink onto the smaller Basic White panel.

 

A vibrant, floral ladybird themed card made using the Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The gorgeous Ladybug stamp set used to make a vibrant thank you card

The trio of flowers were stamped, three times in Gorgeous Grape ink. I used the trio of tiny dots, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink around the flowers. The panel was then glued to the Basic Black panel.

 

A vibrant, floral ladybird themed card made using the Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The gorgeous Ladybug stamp set used to make a vibrant thank you card

The sentiment from the Rainbow of Happiness stamp set was tucked in below the flowers and stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink.

 

A vibrant, floral ladybird themed card made using the Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The gorgeous Ladybug stamp set used to make a vibrant thank you card

I punched out the body of the ladybird form scrap Basic Black card. The wings were stamped in Real Red onto scrap Basic White card and punched out, again using the Ladybug Builder Punch.

 

A vibrant, floral ladybird themed card made using the Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The gorgeous Ladybug stamp set used to make a vibrant thank you card

The wings were shaped using my Bone Folder before being added to the black body with Mini Glue Dots along the top edge.

 

A vibrant, floral ladybird themed card made using the Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The gorgeous Ladybug stamp set used to make a vibrant thank you card

The ladybird was then added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Gorgeous Grape card front using Dimensionals.

A scattering of Red Rhinestones finished the card.

This is such a bright and vibrant card. I hope you like it

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

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A pretty card featuring a dog waiting for a walk and made using Stampin' Up! products

Dog waiting for a walk

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I am sharing a card today made using my two favourite stamp sets, Oceanfront and On the Horizon and……..I’ve added a dog…….what more could you want! The dog is most definitely waiting for a walk.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the waiting for a walk card, you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black

 

I stamped the ‘sky’ in Balmy Blue and the field in Old Olive.

 

A pretty card featuring a dog waiting for a walk and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.com – On the Horizon and Oceanfront stamp sets combined with the cute Dog Punch to create a dog waiting for a walk card

The earth was stamped using Sahara Sand ink and I added some spotty texture in the same

ink. The birds were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

A pretty card featuring a dog waiting for a walk and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.com – On the Horizon and Oceanfront stamp sets combined with the cute Dog Punch to create a dog waiting for a walk card

The row of trees was stamped on the skyline using Mossy Meadow ink. The grasses were stamped in 1st and 2nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.

 

A pretty card featuring a dog waiting for a walk and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.com – On the Horizon and Oceanfront stamp sets combined with the cute Dog Punch to create a dog waiting for a walk card

The whole panel was glued to the Balmy Blue panel and then to the Mossy Meadow card front.

 

A pretty card featuring a dog waiting for a walk and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.com – On the Horizon and Oceanfront stamp sets combined with the cute Dog Punch to create a dog waiting for a walk card

The dog was punched from scrap Basic Black card and added to the card on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty card featuring a dog waiting for a walk and made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.com – On the Horizon and Oceanfront stamp sets combined with the cute Dog Punch to create a dog waiting for a walk card

Isn’t it an adorable card; I love it.

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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 dog themed make & take card for a friend's charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch by Stampin' Up!

Dog Charity Event card

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I designed this card as a make and take for a friend’s charity coffee morning. The event was for a dog charity so the Dog Punch was the perfect starting point. Unfortunately, due t storm Eunice I wasn’t able to get to the event…………

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the dog charity card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 3¼”
Soft Suede card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

We used the large circle image from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set to stamp randomly all over the card front using Pool Party ink.

 

A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend's charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend’s charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch

The same image was stamped again onto the smaller piece of basic white card. I think it looks a bit like the moon…..

 

A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend's charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend’s charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch

The birds from the On the Horizon stamp set were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the grasses from the Oceanfront stamp set were stamped in 1st & 2nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.

 

A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend's charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend’s charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch

The Soft Suede strips were glued to the back of the stamped panel and added to the card front.

 

A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend's charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend’s charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch

The dog was punched out using the Dog Punch and added to the card front on Dimensionals. I provided scrap brown, black and yellow card stock for punching. I also brought along a selection of sentiments for the ladies to choose from.

 

A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend's charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dog themed make & take card for a friend’s charity fundraising event using the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and the dog punch

Such a cute card, I hope you like it.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

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