A sketch/color challenge theme for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop featuring the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Mountain Scene for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Posted on November 24, 2022November 24, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch and Colour Challenge.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the mountain scene card:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside

I stamped the detailed mountain image in Starry Sky ink across one of the Basic White panels. I cleaned the stamp, adhered it to the block with the detailed side against the block and inked up the reverse with Fresh Freesia ink. I stamped this off on scrap paper before stamping it over the detailed image to provide a shadow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

The detailed line of trees was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink at the base of the mountains. I inked the image again, stamped off onto scrap paper, turned the image upside down and stamped again in the foreground. I stamped multiple times until all the ink was gone.

Using a Post It Note, punched with a 1” Circle Punch I placed it in the sky overlapping the mountain range. I used Sponge Daubers to add Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight ink above the mountains to indicate a sunset. I removed the mask and added a little Daffodil Delight ink to the moon.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

Using Orchid Oasis ink and a Blending Brush I added Orchid Oasis ink to the top of the card. I finished the sky with Starry Sky ink around the edges to add depth to the sky.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

The group of trees in the foreground were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

A couple of groups of birds were stamped in the sky in Starry Sky ink and I used the same ink to darken up the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used for an Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch/color challenge

I was really happy with how this card turned out and I really love this stamp set.

Please continue around the hop to see what loveliness my crafty friends have come up with today.

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop using the pretty Forever Fern stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Forever Fern card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 19, 2022November 20, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch and colour challenge. I have used the Forever Fern stamp set to create my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Forever Fern card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Evening Evergreen card – 2 ½” by 2 ½”
Basic White card – 2” by 2”

I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink onto the small square of Basic White card. I die cut it out using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. Using the same set of dies I die cut the next size hexagon from the square of Evening Evergreen card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

I lightly drew around the larger die cut sentiment after placing it onto one of the Basic White panels. This gave me an idea where to stamp the leafy images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

The first spray of leaves was stamped in Soft Sea Foam ink, the second in Pear Pizzazz ink. The next leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green, then Garden Green was used and finally the smallest leafy spray in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

A length of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the stamped panel. It was secured on the back with Sellotape. I then used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the stamped panel to the Evening Evergreen layer. The whole piece was added to the Soft Sea Foam card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

Forever Fern stamp set used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations sketch & colour challenge Blog Hop

A ribbon bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Gems completed the card.

Please continue around the hop to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next is the lovely Susan Webster

Angie McKenzie ● Karen Henderson ● Leonie Stuart

Mo Rootes ● Susan Webster

Vickie Littlewood ● Tricia Butts ● Teri West

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A pretty thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Sunny Splash stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Swimsuits for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have made a pretty swimsuit themed card using the Sunny Splash stamp set and the following colours:

To recreate the swimsuits card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Real Red card – 4¼” by 1” x 2
Basic White strip – ¼” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I chose 3 of the swimsuits from the Sunny Splash stamp set and randomly stamped them all over the Coastal Cabana card base in Costal Cabana ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The 3 swim suits were stamped again across the 4⅛” by 2⅛” piece of Basic White card. I started with the centre one in Coastal Cabana ink. The second swimsuit was stamped in Real Red and the third swimsuit in Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the Penned Flowers Dies, I die cut the scalloped edge from both strips of Real Red card. These were glued to the top and bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped on the Basic White strip in Blackberry Bliss ink and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

A trio of Red Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunny Splash stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Please continue around the hop sharing the inspiration provided by my crafty friends. Next up is the lovely Sonja Kindler

Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/11/13/colour-combo-blog-hop-november-2022/

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) – https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/11/colour-combo-november-2022.html

Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/11/colour-combo-november-blog-hop.html

Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2WA

kreativ-mit-sonja – Sonja Kindler (D) – https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colour-combo-2022-11-jade-glutrot-brombeermousse-geschenkset-christmas-season-1/

Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – NL https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/11/kleurrijke-candy-canes-colour-combo.html

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A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 27, 2022October 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a picture/colour challenge. I used the Sending Smiles stamp set to make a pretty floral card using the colours we were given.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sending smiles card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner

Merry Merlot card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner

Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner

2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 3¾” by 1”

Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”– rounded upper left corner

Merry Merlot card – ¼” strip

Using Mossy Meadow ink, I stamped the stems and leaves onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The flowers were added in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Merry Merlot and Tahitian Tide. The flower centres were stamped in either Crumb Cake or Merry Merlot ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added the strip of Tahitian Tide dsp at the bottom of the panel and wrapped a length of Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The decorated piece was the adhered to the Merry Merlot panel using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Merry Merlot card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using a Heat Tool. I trimmed the cardstock down and added it to the panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The whole panel was mounted on the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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The Vintage Christmas stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop making a striking masculine vintage bottles card.

Vintage Christmas card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on October 9, 2022October 8, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have used the Vintage Christmas stamp set to make a masculine vintage bottle birthday card using the colours we were given

To recreate the vintage bottle card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Pumpkin Pie card – 4½” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I die cut a deckled rectangle from the 4¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

I stamped both the large and small bottles onto Post It Notes and cut them out to act as masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The smaller squat bottle was stamped onto the Deckled Rectangle in Pumpkin Pie ink. I placed a mask over the top and stamped the larger bottle in Starry Sky and Old Olive, one each side of the squat bottle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I repeated the stamping and masking until my row of bottles was complete. I then used a Blending Brush to apply Starry Sky ink around the edges of the deckled rectangle. The whole piece was then glued to the Pumpkin Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using sharp Scissors, I flagged both ends of the strip of Basic White card and added the strip to the centre of the Starry Sky card base. The stamped panel was then mounted over the top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on to scrap Basic White card. It was trimmed out using scissors and added to the card front. A trio of Champagne Rhinestones complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A striking masculine vintage bottles card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

This is not a colour combo I would have chosen but I really like the card.

Please hop along to see what projects my fellow crafters have put together for your inspiration.

Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/10/09/colour-combo-blog-hop-oktober-2022/

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/10/colour-combo-oktober-2022.html

Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/10/colour-combo-october-blog-hop.html

kreativ-mit-sonja – Sonja Kindler (D) https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colour-combo-2022-10-kuerbisgelb-waldmoos-nachtblau-punchart/

Mo Rootes – (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2So

Annette Elias – De Kijkkast (NL) https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/10/sending-flowers-just-because-colour.html

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An anniversay card made for the Crafty Challenge Colour Blog Hop using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Mountain Scene Anniversary card for Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on September 26, 2022September 18, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop. I am sharing a mountain scene card made using the colours dictated by the challenge:

To recreate the mountain scene, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅞” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 2⅜” by ⅜”

The strip of Fresh Freesia card was adhered to the Garden Green card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make a striking anniversary card for the Crafty Challenge Colour Blog Hop

The detailed mountain image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink across the smaller Basic White panel. I cleaned the stamp and turned it face down onto the same block. I inked up the back with Fresh Freesia ink, stamped it off and the stamped it over the detailed mountains, slightly offset.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make a striking anniversary card for the Crafty Challenge Colour Blog Ho

The trees were stamped at the base of the mountains in Garden Green ink. I inked the same tree image in Smoky Slate ink, stamped it off onto grid paper and stamped it upside down below the trees. I stamped it repeatedly until no ink remained.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make a striking anniversary card for the Crafty Challenge Colour Blog Hop

Using the retired ¾” circle punch, I punch a circle from a Post It Note and added it above the mountains. I used a Blending Brush to add Smoky Slate ink to the sky and also around all four edges. The mask was then removed. The panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer with liquid glue and then mounted the panel onto the Garden Green card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make a striking anniversary card for the Crafty Challenge Colour Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Ringed With Nature stamp set in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card and covered it with White Embossing Powder. It was heat set using a Heat Tool and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make a striking anniversary card for the Crafty Challenge Colour Blog Hop

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

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A framed occasions card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop using the Framed Occasions stamp set and Beautiful Shapes Dies by Stampin' Up!

Occasion Framed card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge. We were asked to create something using 3 of the following 5 colours:

I couldn’t pick just 3, I mean which 3 would you choose?……..so….. I used them all + Basic White to create an occasion framed card.

To recreate the occasion framed card, you will need:

Thick Basic White care base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Design A Daydream dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Polished Pink card – Smidgeon under 5” by smidgeon under 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅞ by 3⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

The layer of Design A Daydream designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the Thick Basic White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

I stamped the hexagonal frame in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the scrap Basic White card an added the sentiment in Tahitian Tide ink. This was then die cut using the Beautiful Shapes dies.

The die was then placed on the panel of Basic White card and using a pencil, I drew lightly around the inside. This helps when positioning the stamped images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Framed Occasions stamp set used with the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a framed occasions card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

Th flowers were stamped first in Polished Pink ink, I always like to stamp the larger images first. The leafy sprig was then stamped in Parakeet Party, the outer image in full strength and the infill image in 2^nd generation ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Framed Occasions stamp set used with the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a framed occasions card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The smaller sprig was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink, the long thin, sprig added in Parakeet Party and finally, the trio of dots in Tahitian Tide. The pencil lines were then erased and the stamped panel added to the Polished Pink layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Framed Occasions stamp set used with the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a framed occasions card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine were wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape and the panel added to the card front using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Framed Occasions stamp set used with the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a framed occasions card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. A double bow, made using the 2022-2024 In Color Twine was added with a Mini Glue Dot. I coloured three basic rhinestones using the Polished Pink Blends Pens and added them to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Framed Occasions stamp set used with the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a framed occasions card for the Ink. Stamp. Share colour challenge Blog Hop

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A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop using the Watercolor Shapes and Color & Contour stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Watercolor Contours card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Posted on September 22, 2022September 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by this picture and or colours. I have made a watercolor contour card using the Watercolor Shapes and Color & Contour stamp sets.

Colours used in this project:

To recreate the watercolor contours card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Night of Navy card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2 – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside

I chose one of the smaller rectangle stamps from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set and mounted it onto the Stamparatus Plate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Watercolor Shapes and Color and Contour stamp sets used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspiration colour challenge Blog Hop

I inked up the image using Pacific Point ink and stamped it down onto one of the Basic White panels. I cleaned the stamp, inked it up with Bermuda Bay ink, moved the plate up one hinge step and stamped again.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Watercolor Shapes and Color and Contour stamp sets used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspiration colour challenge Blog Hop

I repeated this image and stamped again in Garden Green, Daffodil Delight and Sweet Sorbet inks. I love using this technique and the result is fantastic.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Watercolor Shapes and Color and Contour stamp sets used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspiration colour challenge Blog Hop

A trio of flowers from the Color & Contour stamp set were stamped in Night of Navy ink, overlapping the coloured rectangles.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Watercolor Shapes and Color and Contour stamp sets used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspiration colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink three times. The stamped panel was then glued to the Night of Navy panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Watercolor Shapes and Color and Contour stamp sets used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspiration colour challenge Blog Hop

A Red Rhinestone was added to the centre of each flower to complete the card.

I really, really like it, I hope you do too.

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A pretty thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Cottage Wreaths stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Green Wreaths for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have used the Cottage Wreaths stamp set to make a green wreath card using the following colours.

To recreate the green wreaths card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Sweet Sorbet 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
Sweet Sorbet card – ⅜” strip
Scrap So Saffron and Sweet Sorbet card

On the smaller panel of Basic White, I randomly stamped the wreath in Granny Apple Green ink. I stamped full strength, rotated the stamp 90°and stamped again without re-inking.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I wrapped the Sweet Sorbet and White Twine around the panel twice, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then added to the Sweet Sorbet panel, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, so that the pink was visible at the bottom and the right side and the whole panel added to the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the Hydrangea Dies, I die cut the small flowers from the scrap So Saffron and Sweet Sorbet card. These were shaped and added to the wreaths on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The Sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Sweet Sorbet card in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and Heat Set. The strip was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cottage Wreaths stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Iridescent Pearls were added to the flower centres and a Baker’s Twine bow completed the card. So pretty.

Please continue around the hop sharing the projects made using these colours.

Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/09/11/colour-combo-blog-hop-september-2022/

kreativ-mit-sonja – Sonja Kindler (D) – https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colour-combo-bloghop-2022-09-gruener-apfel-safran-sommersorbet/

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/09/colour-combo-blog-hop-september-2022.html

Mo Rootes – (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2OZ

Annette Elias – De Kijkkast (NL) – https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/09/christmas-medallion-colour-combo-bloghop.html

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A pretty bird themed card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge using the Pretty Birds stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Pretty Birds for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2022August 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge inspired by a picture. I have chosen to use the Pretty Bird stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty bird card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Evening Evergreen 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 – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Balmy Blue and Evening Evergreen

The small bird cage image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

I embossed the smaller Basic White panel using the ‘In the Clouds’ Embossing Folder and adhered it to the Evening Evergreen layer with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. The panel was then added to the Balmy Blue card front using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

The three largest birds were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card. I used the Balmy Blue, Pale Papaya, So Saffron and Soft Sea Foam ink to add colour to the birds. They were die cut using the Birdhouse Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

The large bird cage was die cut from scrap Evening Evergreen card using the Birdhouse Dies. I added the smallest bird to the back of the birdcage and glued the whole piece to the card front. The other two birds were then added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Bird stamp set used to make a card for the Ink & Inspirations colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto a scrap of Balmy Blue card and trimmed down using scissors. It was added on a Dimensional.