A pretty Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies by Stampin' Up!

Leaping Reindeer card

Posted on October 8, 2024September 29, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a leaping reindeer Christmas card made using the Reindeer Fun stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the leaping reindeer card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

From the panel of Misty Moonlight card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The smaller piece of Basic White card was then adhered to the panel of Misty Moonlight card hiding the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was then stamped at the bottom of the panel with Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Night of Navy ink around the edge of the die cut circle leaving the centre un-inked. I stamped the snowflakes on the circle with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder which I heat set using my Heat Tool. The circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The reindeer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it our using the Reindeer Fun dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun stamp set and the Reindeer Fun dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

The following Blends were used to colour in the reindeer – Petal Pink and Pecan Pie. The reindeer was then added to the card front. A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A striking baby turtle themed birthday card made using the ink blending technique and the Sea Turtle stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Baby Turtle card

Posted on October 4, 2024September 22, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing baby turtle card which would make a great masculine birthday card. I used the Sea Turtles stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the baby turtle card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Basic Beige and Night of Navy

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I then used the negative circle as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

I placed the mask onto the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card, towards the top and roughly central. I then inked the negative circle using a Blending Brush and Boho Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

Keeping the mask in place, I stamped the bubble image in 2^nd generation Boho Blue ink and added the shoal of fish with Lemon Lime Twist ink. The mask was then removed, and the inked panel glued to the Lemon Lime Twist layer and then to the Night of Navy card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

The sweet baby turtle was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scarp Basic Beige card. It was cut out using sharp scissors. I shaped the turtle with a Bone Folder and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed the sentiment out and flagged one end before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with the ink blending technique to make a striking baby turtle birthday card

A trio of Opal Rounds completes the card.

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A pretty thank you card.made using the Grassy Grove stamp set from Stampin' Up! along with some ink blending

Pretty Deer card

Posted on September 17, 2024September 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the deer from the pretty Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending. This card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest a long time ago.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the deer card, you will need:

Peach Pie card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

The trio of trees image was stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Peach Pie card base with Peach Pie ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

Using strips of Masking Paper I masked off ¾” on the left side and the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

I used a Blending Brush to add Melon Mambo ink to the corner of the masked area. Next, I added Peach Pie ink letting it fade off. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

The pair of trees were stamped in Early Espresso ink, overlapping the edge of the ink blended area. The deer was also stamped in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

The stamped panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. At this point I decided to stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso directly onto the panel………. Big mistake as it wasn’t straight…… So I stamped it again onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using one of the dies from the Greetings of the Season Dies. This cut down and glued over the original stamped sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Grassy Grove stamp set used with some ink blending to make a pretty thank you card.

I wrapped a length of Linen Thread around the top of the panel and added some 2024 -2026 In Color Shimmer Gems.

Such a pretty card.

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Tiny Butterflies’ card

Posted on September 10, 2024August 16, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card made using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and some ink Blending.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the butterflies’ card, you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a large circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and some ink blending used to a make tiny butterflies’ card for a friend

I placed the negative of the circle over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and added ink using Blending Brushes, starting with Pumpkin Pie, then Melon Mambo and finally Daffodil Delight ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and some ink blending used to a make tiny butterflies’ card for a friend

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I added the small butterflies overlapping the inked circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and some ink blending used to a make tiny butterflies’ card for a friend

The sentiment, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the decorated panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and some ink blending used to a make tiny butterflies’ card for a friend

A trio of Opal Rounds finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and some ink blending used to a make tiny butterflies’ card for a friend

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A pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Spotlight Butterfly card

Posted on June 16, 2024June 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Spotlight on Nature stamp set today and have made a pretty sympathy card featuring the butterfly.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the spotlight butterfly card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut 2 circles from scrap Basic White card. I kept both negative pieces and the smaller die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

The smaller negative circle was placed onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and Azure Afternoon ink was then added using a Blending Brush. Leaving the circle mask in place I stamped the butterfly and the flower with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

I removed the smaller negative circle, covered the inked circle with the smaller die cut circle and then added the larger negative circle to form a frame. I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the frame before removing the mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the images – Azure Afternoon, Misty Moonlight, Highland Heather and Old Olive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink and the decorated panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight panel. A length of Azure Afternoon Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was added to the Highland Heather card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a pretty spotlight butterfly sympathy card

A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finish the card.

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A pretty thinking of you card made using the The Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with an ink blending technique

Delicate Forest Thinking of You card

Posted on May 24, 2024May 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple thinking of you card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the delicate forest card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Misty Moonlight card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I stamped the leafy sprig in Balmy Blue ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Balmy Blue card front and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

Using the lines on the grid paper to make sure it was straight, I masked off a 1 ¼” strip on the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

I used a Blending Brush to add Balmy Blue ink to the bottom of the panel. Next, I added Boho Blue ink and finally Misty Moonlight at the top of the strip. The masking paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The leafy image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink along the right-hand edge of the inked strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

The sentiment, from the retired Botanical Layers stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Delicate Forest stamp set used with an ink blending technique to create a pretty thinking of you card

A trio of Opaque Faceted Dots finished the card.

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The Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! used to make a birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons

Hot Air Balloons Birthday Card

Posted on April 5, 2024March 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a super cute birthday card featuring hot air balloons made with the gorgeous Hot Air Balloon stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours in this card are:

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

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜ by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using one of the Basic Borders Dies, I cut the cloud edge from scrap Basic White card. I used the die cut edge with a Blending Brush to add ink to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the panel in pebbled Path ink. The inked piece was then glued to the Pebbled Path layer and then to the Fresh Freesia card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The hot air balloons were stamped in Fresh Freesia and Pool Party inks onto scrap Basic White card. I also stamped 2 balloon baskets with Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card. The images were then die cut using the Hot Air Balloon Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

The die cut images were mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

A scattering of Tinsel Gems, from the 3 pack and Opaque Faceted Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and co-ordinating Dies

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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

To see what seasonal music has inspired my crafty friends please hop on. Next up is the lovely Aurelie

Roll Call

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

Teri West ● Kim Fee

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A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

New Year Fireworks for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on December 7, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is New Year Glam. I have used the gorgeous Light In The Sky stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the New Year fireworks card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Versamark ink I stamped the large firework image onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

I repeated this with the medium sized firework image covering it with Gold Embossing Powder and then the smaller firework image which I embossed in Silver.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink to the embossed panel until the colour was deep enough. The ink was then reoved from the embossed images with a tissue. The embossed, inked panel was then glued to the More Dazzling Paper and then to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Starry Sky card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and added over the ribbon on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A ribbon bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

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A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Modern Tree Holiday card

Posted on November 13, 2023November 3, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty holiday card made using the strikingly modern looking tree from the Above It All stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the holiday tree card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I used Masking Paper to mask off a 1¼” strip from the top to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Using Blending Brushes, I added Daffodil Delight ink to the bottom, Parakeet Party ink to the middle and Boho Blue to the top of the strip. The Masking Paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The tree image was stamped in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Over the inked strip I added snowflakes in the same colours

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The sentiment was stamped in Boho Blue ink and the decorated panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. This was then mounted to the Boho Blue card front on Dimensionals.