A birthday card featuring a leaf spray on an alcohol inked background and made using Stampin' Up! product

Artistically Pink

Posted on December 26, 2021December 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been having fun playing with Blends Markers and Alcohol………such fun, add in the Inspiring Canopy Dies and I have one gorgeous inked canopy card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Inked Canopy card, you will need:

Thick Basic card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2, one for the inside
Vellum – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Black card – ½” strip

The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Artistic Dies, I die cut the spray of leaves from the panel of Basic Black, taking care not to get close to the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the following dark Blends Markers – Magenta Madness, Blackberry Bliss, Night of Navy and Fresh Freesia to scribble blocks of colour onto the Vellum. I dipped an almost empty Clear Wink of Stella Brush to splatter and dab 90% alcohol onto the Vellum allowing the ink to spread and pool. The panel was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

When the Vellum was dry, I trimmed off ¼” from the side and the bottom to decorate the inside panel and the envelope. The Vellum was then added to one the Basic White panels using tiny dabs of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel using the same liquid glue. I used Dimensionals to add the panel to the Magenta Madness card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added the sentiment to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I love this card; The colours work so well together and I especially love the slight sparkle the Clear Wink of Stella has given to the Vellum. So pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Such a striking card, I hope you like it.

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www.crafty-rootes.com - A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Poinsettia Bauble for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 27, 2021November 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Tree Decorations’ – such a fun challenge. I have used the gorgeous Poinsettia Dies to make a hanging bauble for my tree.

Colours used in the Poinsettia Bauble are:

To recreate this project, you will need:

4” wooden circle
Real Red card – 8¼” by 3¼”
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”
Scrap Gold Foil

Using a Big Bite hole puncher, I punched hole at the top of the 4” wooden circle. I used the Birch background stamp and Early Espresso ink and stamped it onto the circle and set it aside to dry. I mounted the stamp on a Stamparatus Plate as I find this easier to manage.

A Christmas tree ornament made using a wooden disc and the Poinsettia Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

With my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I die cut the largest three flowers from the Poinsettia Dies. I cut the outline and the embossing piece at the same time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used a Bone Folder to curve the petals, the largest one downwards and the other two layers upwards. I adhered the middle piece to the largest piece with a Dimensional and then added the smaller flower to the middle layer with a Mini Dimensional. I cut a flower centre from scrap Gold Foil and added it with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive. I covered the petals with Clear Wink of Stella to give a bit of sparkle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using my Cut & Emboss Machine I cut 2 small and 1 large holly leaf the Garden Green card. I embossed each leave at the same time, these were added to the wooden circle with a dab of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a couple of sprigs from scrap Gold Foil card and added them with a dab of glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The flower was added over the leaves with a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the gold Simply Elegant Trim I added a hanger to the top of bauble.

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A poppies in memorium card for Remembrance Sunday and the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop

Poppies In Memorium – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 11, 2021November 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams – In Memorium Blog Hop where we are sharing Sympathy cards. Coming up to Remembrance Sunday the Painted Poppies stamp set seemed the most appropriate stamp set to use to make my Poppies In Memorium card today.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic Black

Poppy Parade

Basic White

To recreate the Poppies In Memorium card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the lower right corner of the smaller panel of Basic White card. I actually masked off part of the sentiment with Post It Notes before inking up and stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Using the same black ink, I stamped the group of poppies three times across the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The flowers were then coloured in using the Poppy Parade Blends Combo Markers.

I added a strip of the gorgeous Glittered Organdy Ribbon to the card and secured it on the back of the panel with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added using Multipurpose Adhesive to the Poppy Parade panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The whole panel was added to the Basic Black card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I added a bow made from the same glittery ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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The Share It Sunday Blog Hop featuring my cards for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 31, 2021October 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today, for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop I am sharing the cards I designed for my Christmas Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack, featuring the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch.

Colours used in these projects are:

I offered 2 options for this event – to attend in person or to receive the kit in the male to complete at home.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk Stamp-a-Stack kit box

Each kit included:

Peaceful Deer stamp set

Deer Builder Punch
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished Pink
All the layers and die cut pieces needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
4 ink spots – inked with Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished PInk ink.
2 Wonderful Snowflakes
A pack of Genial Gems
1.5m Glittered Organdy Ribbon
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 cards I designs:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I hope you like the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A thinking of you card made using the Beauty of Friendship bundle and the bark embossing folder

Autumnal Trees

Posted on October 26, 2021October 20, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I love the Beautiful Trees Dies and Beauty of Friendship stamp set and have used it today to make an autumnal tree ‘thinking of you card’.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the Autumnal tree card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Soft Suede card – 4½” by 3½”
Beauty of the Earth dsp – 3½” by 3¼”
Basic White strip – ⅜”

I ran the Balmy Blue panel through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Bark Embossing Folder to add texture to the panel. The piece was added to the Balmy Blue card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Trees Dies used with the Beauty or Friendship stamp set and Bark Embossing Folder for a sweet thinking of you card

The tree trunk and branches were die cut using the Beautiful Trees Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine from the piece of Soft Suede card. It was added to the card base using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Trees Dies used with the Beauty or Friendship stamp set and Bark Embossing Folder for a sweet thinking of you card

I die cut the canopy of the tree from a piece of Beauty of the Earth dsp using the same dies. Aren’t the colours gorgeous. I add the die cut canopy using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Trees Dies used with the Beauty or Friendship stamp set and Bark Embossing Folder for a sweet thinking of you card

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Basic White card and added with liquid glue and a Mini Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Trees Dies used with the Beauty or Friendship stamp set and Bark Embossing Folder for a sweet thinking of you card

I finished the card with a trio of Brushed Metallic Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Trees Dies used with the Beauty or Friendship stamp set and Bark Embossing Folder for a sweet thinking of you card

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A beautiful dragonfly & flowersl card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and Artistic Dies by Stampin' Up!

Dragonfly & Flowers card

Posted on October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies and made beautiful dragonfly & flowers card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the dragonfly and flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card case – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3⅜”
Expressions in Ink dsp – 5⅞” by 1¼”
2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum – 5⅝” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 3” by ½”
Scrap Basic White & In Colour Shimmer Vellum

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the strip of dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I embossed the panel of Basic White with the Brick & Mortar embossing folder. The strip of 2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum was glued to the back of the embossed panel and the whole piece was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

I stamped the larger flower in Magenta Madness ink onto scrap Basic White card. The smaller flower and flower centre were then stamped in Pale Papaya ink and the leaves stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The images were then die cut using the Artistic Dies and my Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

The flowers were then added with either liquid glue or on Dimensionals to the card front. I stamped some speckles in Magenta Madness ink around the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Pale Papaya ink. I trimmed the strip and flagged the end with Scissors before adding it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly & flowers card made using the Artistically Inked stamp set and co-ordinating Artistic Dies

I finished the card with a trio of Holiday Rhinestones and added a dragonfly punched using the Dragonfly Punch from the 2021 – 2023 In Colour Shimmer Vellum.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty tri-fold shutter card featuring lots of purple butterflies for a friends birthday

Tri-Fold Shutter card for a special birthday

Posted on September 27, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog hop where our theme is ‘Fun Fold’. I love a good fun fold and the Tri-fold Shutter card is new to me and I couldn’t wait to try it for a friend’s special birthday.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the tri-fold shutter card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card – 10 ½” by 5 ½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 1⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 2⅞” by 1⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 1⅛” x 2
Basic White card – 1⅝” by 1⅛” x 4
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅞” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 5¼” by 1½” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 2¾” by 1½” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 3¼” by 1” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 1½” by 1” x 4
Pansy Petals dsp – 3¼” by 2¾”
Scrap Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Basic White and Be Dazzling dsp

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Taking the Gorgeous Grape panel and my Paper Trimmer I cut on the short side from 1¾” to 8¾” on both sides. The cuts should be parallel and matched up.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Next I scored on the long side at 1¾” from both ends but only between the two cut lines and then from 3½” and 7” from top to bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I took my time to choosing patterns from the gorgeous Pansy Petals dsp. My friend loves purple so these were the colours I went for first. I added in the Soft Succulent gingham to break up the purple. The dsp was adhered to the Basic White panels which were then glued to the Gorgeous Grape card.

I carefully folded and burnished the score lines of the card to form the tri-fold shutter shape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Brilliant Butterfly Dies I die cut some of the butterflies from the scrap Gorgeous Grape card, Highland Heather card and Be Dazzling dsp. I also used some of the iridescent paper left over from the Wonderful Snowflakes to die cut a couple of butterflies.

The butterflies were added to the card front with a dab of Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using the Playful Alphabet dies I cut the number 50 from the Be Dazzling dsp and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The word ‘today’ was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto a scrap of Basic White card. It came from the Timeless Tulips Stamp set. I masked off the words I didn’t need before I inked up the stamp. The word was trimmed out using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I decorated the butterflies and the card with some of the Subtle Shimmer Sequins to complete the card.

I added a panel of white to the back to write my message on.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I hope my friend likes her card.

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A birthday themed card featuring a pile of presents made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

Birthday Presents for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Stamping INKspirations Bog Hop where our theme is ‘Lifetime Celebrations’, I don’t know about you but I love a good birthday celebration and have chosen to use the Delivering Cheer stamp set to make a pretty birthday presents themed card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pile of presents card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 4⅝” by 3⅛”– rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Hand-penned dsp strips – 5⅞” by 2”
Hand-penned dsp strips – ⅜” wide
Basic White card – ½” strip
Hand-penned dsp scrap

Using Multipurpose Liquid adhesive, I glued the larger piece of Hand-penned dsp to the Mint Macaron card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I stamped the ladies’ legs and skirt in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Basic White panel and added the pile of presents on top in the same ink. I added the ‘ground’ in the same black ink.

The skirt was then stamped onto a scrap of Hand-penned dsp and fussy cut out. I added it with the liquid glue onto the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The pile of presents was coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather and the retired Pink Pirouette, the arms and legs were coloured with the Ivory Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The stamped and coloured panel was added with liquid glue to the Mint Macaron panel and the whole piece was then added to the Blushing Bride card base on Dimensionals. The strips of Hand-penned dsp ⅜” wide were flagged and tucked in under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the ½” strip of Basic White card and trimmed out and flagged using Scissors. The card was completed with a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I hope you like this soft and pretty birthday card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Karen Henderson

Cheryl Hamilton ● Mo Rootes ● Tricia Butts

Jan Musselman ● Danielle Kassing ● Anne Krucek

Shel Anderson ● Elaine de Montmorency

Jill Chapman ● Gez Carpenter ● Terry Hamilton

Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Annette Ball ● Leonie Stuart

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Good Luck Chick

Posted on September 5, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a jolly good luck chick card made to celebrate a friends’ retirement at the end of August. Like me she wok as a nurse for over 35 years at Royal Papworth Hospital, a specialist heart and lung hospital here in the UK. I am so looking forward to celebrating with her with a visit to our favourite café for a special full English breakfast.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the good luck chick card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede card – 5¾” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the 1^st dancing chicken on the right-hand side of the slightly longer Basic White panel. I stamped the same image onto three Post It Notes and cut around the images with Scissors and used these to provide masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

One of the masks was placed over the stamped chicken and another chicken was stamped to the left. The second mask was then placed over the top of this chicken and another bird stamped to the left.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The last mask was then added to the third chicken and the chicken with a balloon was stamped so that she appeared to be floating out of the gang. The masks were then removed.

I used the following Blends Marker Pens to colour in the chicks and the balloon – Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight & Bronze

The stamped panel was layered onto the Soft Suede panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Poppy Parade card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Welcoming Woods stamp set, was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the strip of Basic White and the strip was cut down and flagged with Scissors. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I hope this card brings a smile to my friend’s face. Hope you like it.

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The Delicate Dahlias stamp set used to make a pretty floral sympathy card using Stampin' Up! product

Blue Dahlias

Posted on August 31, 2021August 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Delicate Dahlias stamp set to make a pretty blue dahlias themed sympathy card.

Colours used in this project:

To recreate the blue dahlias card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Balmy Blue 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 – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Balmy Blue

I stamped the outline of the beautiful dahlia in Misty Moonlight ink onto the smaller Basic White panel. The infill stamped was inked in Balmy Blue and stamped to colour the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

The outline of the smaller flower was then stamped in Pale Papaya ink between the dahlias. The infill stamp was inked up with Pale Papaya, stamped off then used to add subtle colour to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and a length of Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon added and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I punch the same label from scrap Balmy Blue card, cut it in half from side to side and adhered it to the stamped label so that a little of the blue showed top and bottom. It was added over the ribbon on Dimensionals.