A card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the From Our Home stamp set from Stampin' Up! with the emboss resist technique

Row of Houses – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on June 8, 2024June 8, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing the emboss resist technique. I have used the From Our Home stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

Basic Beige

Pecan Pie

Pebbled Path

To recreate the row of houses card, you will need:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Pecan Pie card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Pebbled Path card – ¾” by ⅜”

The row of houses were stamped across the bottom of the Basic Beige card base with Basic Beige ink and set aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the row of houses in Versamark ink onto the panel of Fluid 100 card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using a Water Painter, I added clean water to soak the panel of Fluid 100 card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I squeezed the Pecan Pie and Pebbled Path ink pads to get ink into the lid, diluted the ink with water from the water painter and added the diluted ink to the wet, embossed panel allowing the colours to mix and blend. I set it aside to dry bfore wiping the excess ink off the white embossed image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

When dry the water-coloured panel was glued to the Pecan Pie layer and then to the Pebbled Path panel. The panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped on the small piece of Pebbled Path card with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I then added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The From Our Home stamp set used with the emboss resist technique to make a card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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

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A vintage paintbrush themed card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Trusty Tools stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Rustic Tools card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing ‘Vintage’ style projects. I have interpreted this as shabby chic, a style of cardmaking I really struggle with….. I have chosen to use the Trusty Toolbox stamp set to make my rustic tools card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the rustic tools card, you will need:

Copper Clay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Basic Beige card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic Beige card

I began by stamping the outline of 3 paintbrushes in Early Espresso ink onto the smaller panel of Basic Beige card. Colour was added to the handle of each brush and the tip of the bristles using, firstly Wild Wheat ink, then Pecan Pie ink and finally Copper Clay ink. I swiped the matching colour below the bristles using the edge of each ink pad.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a vintage paintbrush card for a vintage themed card Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I inked, with all three colours, around the edges of the panel. I the tore along the bottom and inked the ragged edge to match. I randomly stamped the dotty image, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, in all three colours. I used a Bone Folder in the upper left corner to breakdown the fibres and separate the layers of the cardstock. I inked the corner to match. The whole panel was the adhered to one of the larger Basic Beige panels which had the bottom edge torn.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a vintage paintbrush card for a vintage themed card Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of Linen Thread was wrapped, three times around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a vintage paintbrush card for a vintage themed card Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used the dotty image to stamp along the bottom of the Copper Clay card front, taking the dots a little way up the sides. The stamped and inked panel was then mounted on the Copper Clay card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a vintage paintbrush card for a vintage themed card Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hearts & Hugs stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic Beige card. I trimmed it down into a small tag shape and added it under the Linen Thread. A double Linen Thread bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a vintage paintbrush card for a vintage themed card Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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

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The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style cardThe Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

Pink Dogwod collage style card

Posted on February 9, 2024February 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Detailed Dogwood stamp set to make a pretty pink dogwood collage style floral card for friend.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the pink dogwood card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Berry Burst card

On the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, I randomly stamped the dogwood flower image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I randomly added the cross-hatch strip using the same ink. The little medallion image was randomly stamped in the same black ink and finished with the leafy sprig image.

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

I added colour to the centre of each blossom using a Dark Bubble Bath Blends Pen. Blended in a little Light Bubble Bath ink taking card to leave some white space on each petal. A little Light Berry Burst was added to the points of the medallion and finally a little Light Lemon Lolly to the flower centres.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

Using a Blending Brush I added Berry Burst ink around the edges of the panel before gluing it to the Berry Burst panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

I wrapped a length of Bubble Bath Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Tear & Tape and adhered the panel to the Basic Black layer. The whole piece was glued to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

The sentiment, from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card. I punched the sentiment out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I also punched a hexagon from scrap Berry Burst card. I cut it in half and added it to the back of the stamped hexagon leaving a little Berry Burst showing top and bottom. The label was then mounted onto the card base on Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Dogwood stamp set used to make a pretty collage style card

A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A sepia toned card made for the Stamp 'N Hop vintage Blog Hop using the In The Moment stamp set and the Natural Tones Stampin' Blends by Stampin' Up!

Sepia card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on August 13, 2023August 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects with a vintage theme. I have made a sepia effect card using the In The Moment stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sepia card, you will need:

Pecan Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Early Espresso card – 2¾” by ½”

Using the scripty stamp from the Quiet Meadow stamp set, I randomly stamped in full strength then in 2^nd & 3^rd generation Pecan Pie ink all over the Pecan Pie card front.

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The large leafy image from the Botanical Layers stamp set was then stamped onto the Pecan Pie card front, twice in full strength Pecan Pie and twice in 2^nd generation Pecan Pie.

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The image of the girl in the window from the In The Moment stamp set was stamped onto the 3½” by 3” panel of Basic White card in Early Espresso ink.

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I used the Natural Tones Blends Pens to colour in the image. The mug and the hair slide were coloured with a Moody Mauve Blends Pen.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The In The Moment stamp set and the Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends used to make a sepia toned card for the Stamp ‘N Hop vintage Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Early Espresso card. I covered it with Wite Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The In The Moment stamp set and the Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends used to make a sepia toned card for the Stamp ‘N Hop vintage Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Gez Carpenter
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A vintage Watercolor World map card made using the Watercolor World stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday 'Vintage' Blog Hop

Vintage Map for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on July 4, 2023June 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects with a vintage theme. I have made a card for a friend who is off travelling soon using the Watercolor World stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the vintage map card, you will need:

Pecan Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5¾” by 4”
Pebbled Path card – 2½” by ½”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”

I mounted the large Watercolor World stamp onto the large plate of the Stamparatus and inked it up with Pecan Pie ink. I stamped it onto the larger panel of Very Vanilla card. I inked the image up again with Pebbled Path ink very lightly and not all over and stamped again.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A vintage Watercolor World map card made for the Technique Tuesday ‘Vintage’ Blog Hop

Using a Sponge Dauber, I aged a little Crumb Cake ink in places and stamped again.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A vintage Watercolor World map card made for the Technique Tuesday ‘Vintage’ Blog Hop

I then ripped the stamped panel on all 4 sides and used a Bone Folder to break down the fibres and soften the panel.

The panel was then screwed up to make it look aged. Using a Blending Brush I added Crumb Cake ink all over the map following up with Pebbled Path around the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A vintage Watercolor World map card made for the Technique Tuesday ‘Vintage’ Blog Hop

I added Pebbled Path ink around the Pecan Pie card base and added the map using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A vintage Watercolor World map card made for the Technique Tuesday ‘Vintage’ Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the On The Ocean stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pebbled Path card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with a Heat Tool. This was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A vintage Watercolor World map card made for the Technique Tuesday ‘Vintage’ Blog Hop

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A pretty cherry coloured ranunculus flower card made using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Cherry Ranunculus card

Posted on August 21, 2022August 6, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set, team with Gray Granite and Vellum.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the cherry ranunculus card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Gray Granite card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner – x 2 – one for the inside
Vellum – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the ornate border stamp in Cherry Cobbler ink onto one of the Basic White panels, I added the Eiffel Tower stamp using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a pretty cherry ranunculus card

Using Gray Granite ink, I stamped the floral spray and the Lille stamp to create a collage effect. The stamped panel was then glued to the Gray Granite panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a pretty cherry ranunculus card

I wrapped a piece of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel before adhering the whole piece to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a pretty cherry ranunculus card

The ranunculus flower was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Back ink onto scrap Basic White card and then die cut it out using the Ranunculus Dies. I coloured the image using the Cherry Cobbler and Mossy Meadow Blends Pens.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a pretty cherry ranunculus card

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies from the Vellum cardstock. The coloured flower was then adhered to the vellum circle with dabs of liquid glue. I added the circle to the card front on Dimensionals hidden behind the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a pretty cherry ranunculus card

A bow was added and I used the Cherry Cobbler Blends Pens to colour in a trio of Classic Matte Dots to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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The Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty card

Shabby Chic Meadow

Posted on May 14, 2021May 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Shabby Chic’. This is so out of my comfort zone. I like clean and simple cards, bright colours so this topic was enough to bring me out in a rash……..

Colours used in this project are:

Blushing Bride

Crumb Cake

Very Vanilla

To recreate the shabby chic meadow card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake – 5½” by 3¾”
Blushing Bride – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Very Vanilla – 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla – 2¼” by 1¾”
Scrap Very Vanilla & Crumb Cake

Using 2^nd generation Blushing Bride ink, I stamped the flower randomly all over the Blushing Bride panel. I added the scripty stamp using 2^nd and 3^rd generation Crumb Cake ink. Whilst I had the ink out I stamped in Crumb Cake ink in opposite corners of the Blushing Bride card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

I ripped down the right side of the stamped panel – quite enjoyed it once I got started…… I inked around the edge of the stamped panel with a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake ink. I ripped down the right side of the Crumb Cake panel, stamped down the side with the speckled stamp before inking around the panel using the Dauber and Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

Using a Bone Folder, I broke down the fibres in the upper left corner of both the Crumb Cake panel and the Blushing Bride panel. This allowed me to pull the layers apart and curl the corner. The layers were then adhered together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

I wrapped some of the gorgeous and sadly retired Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon around the panel before adding the panel to the Blushing Bride card base.

I die cut a Very Vanilla Label from scarp Very Vanilla card using the Tasteful Labels dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set in Blushing Bride ink. I added the scripty image on the label in 2^nd & 3^rd generation Crumb Cake ink and inked around the edges in Crumb Cake ink and added it over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

Using the Meadow dies I die cut 2 flowers from scrap Very Vanilla card. I stamped the speckled image over the die cut flowers and adhered them to the card front with liquid glue.

To complete the card, I tucked a strip of Lace Trim under the sentiment label and added a trio of Champagne Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty shabby chic card made using the Quiet Meadow stamp set and Meadow Dies

I actually really like this card when it was finished. I hope you like it also.

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