The 'step it up' technique using the Simply Succulent stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Simply Succulent cards for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on November 8, 2022November 1, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing ideas for stepping up your cards. This means taking a simple concept or layout and showing how to add texture and layering to give more interest.

Colours used in these cards are:

Card 1 – for the Beginner crafter

Soft Succulent card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Soft Sea Foam – ⅜” strip

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Simply Succulemnt stamp set used for a ‘step it up’ Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The large image from the Simply Succulent stamp set was stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card base in Fresh Freesia ink.

The same image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The largest succulent was then coloured in using Fresh Freesia Blends Pens. The panel was then glued to the Soft Succulent panel. Liquid glue was then used to add the panel to the Fresh Freesia card base.

The sentiment from the Amazing Year stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Soft Sea Foam ink. It was added to the card front with liquid glue. A trio of Pastel Pearls completed this simple card.

Card 2 – for the Casual crafter

Fresh Freesia Card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Soft Sea Foam – ⅜” strip

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Simply Succulemnt stamp set used for a ‘step it up’ Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the succulents in the same way then stamped the image again onto masking paper and cut it out using Scissors. The mask was used to cover the stamped image. I then stamped the flower pot in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the mask removed.

Using the following Blends Pens, I coloured in some of the succulents and the pot – Pool Party, Fresh Freesia, Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive.

The stamped panel was then die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies and glued to the Soft Succulent layer with liquid glue.

A strip of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was added across the card front and secured in place with Mini Glue Dots and the panel added over top on Dimensionals.

Card 3 – for the Avid crafter

Fresh Freesia Card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent card – 4⅞” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Soft Sea Foam – ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Simply Succulemnt stamp set used for a ‘step it up’ Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The whole image stamped as before, using the same masking technique and coloured as above with the addition of Mint Macaron Blends for the remaining succulents.

I stamped the image onto scrap Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut the largest succulent out using Scissors. It was coloured with Fresh Freesia Blends as before.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Simply Succulemnt stamp set used for a ‘step it up’ Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The whole image was the coloured as above with the addition of Mint Macaron Blends for the remaining succulents. The fussy cut piece was then added on Dimensionals.

Using a larger Deckled Rectangle, I die cut the Soft Succulent panel. A length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was the wrapped around the panel and the stamped panel added over top with liquid glue. The whole piece was glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Simply Succulemnt stamp set used for a ‘step it up’ Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A Glittered Organdy Bow finished the final card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Simply Succulemnt stamp set used for a ‘step it up’ Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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Balmy Christmas card

Posted on November 8, 2022October 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Wisteria Wishes stamp set and a bit of masking to make a balmy Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Balmy Blue

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the balmy Christmas card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Balmy Blue & Basic White card

I took a piece of copy paper and tore a wavy line from side to side. I then moved the copy paper down the page adding Balmy Blue ink along the edge with a Blending Brush to create the illusion of snowbanks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I then used the copy paper to mask off the snow banks whilst I stamped the ‘trees’ in Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the 5” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and tied a bow on the right side. The stamped panel was then added with liquid glue and the whole panel was mounted onto the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

The sentiment, from the Snowman Magic stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue ink and die cut using the Holly Berry Dies. I die cut the same label form scarp Balmy Blue card. Cut it in half and added it to the back of the stamped label. The label was the glued to the card front and a trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Wisteria Wishes stamp set used to create a pretty balmy Christmas card using a masking technique and some blending.

I hope you like it.

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Hydrangea card for the Ink. Stamp, Share. Blog Hop

Posted on October 8, 2022September 1, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have made a pretty hydrangea themed card to share with you today.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty hydrangea card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Old Olive card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper left corner
Fresh Freesia card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla card – 4¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left corner

I ran the Fresh Freesia panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder and added it to the Old Olive panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

I ran a piece of Tear ‘n Tape from side to side onto the embossed panel and added a strip of Frayed Ribbon. The whole panel was added to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies, I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the panel of Very Vanilla card. The sentiment was stamped in the lower right corner with Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

The outline hydrangea image, from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set was stamped onto the scalloped Rectangle with Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

Using the infill stamp I added Fresh Freesia ink to the flowerhead and Old Olive ink to the stem and leaves. The decorated scalloped rectangle was the added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

A scattering of 2022 – 2024 In Color Opal Rounds and a Very Vanilla Twine bow completed the card.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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4 Christmas cards made using the one-sheet wonder technique and the Leaves of Holly stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Holly One-Sheet Wonder for September Classes

Posted on September 16, 2022September 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

We had such fun in classes over the last couple of weeks using the Leaves of Holly stamp set to create a holly one sheet wonder and then cut the sheet apart to create four simple cards.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the holly one sheet wonder cards, you will need:

1 sheet of A4 sheet of Basic White card – to stamp on
4 Card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
4 Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White strip ¾” wide

Creating the one sheet wonder:

We stamped the larger detailed holly leaf using Evening Evergreen ink and added the solid leafy image overtop using Soft Succulent ink. The smaller holly leaf was stamped in the same way using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make a one-sheet wonder which was then made into 4 Christmas cards for September classes

The outline berries were stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the in-fill colour added using Polished Pink ink. We added the dotage image from the Painted Poppies stamp set in Soft Sea Foam ink. Finally, we stamped the trio of snowflakes, randomly in Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make a one-sheet wonder which was then made into 4 Christmas cards for September classes

Using a Paper Trimmer, we then cut the A4 sheet into 4 equal pieces by cutting it at 5⅞” on the long side and 4⅛” on the short side.

The ladies then chose 4 card bases form the co-ordinating colours – Soft Sea Foam, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Polished Pink, Sweet Sorbet & Orchid Oasis.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make a one-sheet wonder which was then made into 4 Christmas cards for September classes

Once they had chosen the card bases, they wanted to use, the ladies decided which panels to use for a portrait card and which as a landscape card. They also decided whether to leave the panels whole and plain or to emboss them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make a one-sheet wonder which was then made into 4 Christmas cards for September classes

Some chose to cut them into strips 1¼” wide, or from corner to corner diagonally. I cut layers of a co-ordinating card to mount the strips onto.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make a one-sheet wonder which was then made into 4 Christmas cards for September classes

The sentiments were then stamped, either directly onto the panel or onto ¾” strips of Basic White card and trimmed them down before adding them to the card fronts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Leaves of Holly stamp set used to make a one-sheet wonder which was then made into 4 Christmas cards for September classes

Everyone’s cards turned out differently and we all really enjoyed putting them together. I hope you like them.

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Nothing’s Better Than for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on September 6, 2022September 2, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the 2-step stamping technique. I am sharing a card made for a new team member using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the nothing’s better than card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4⅓” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2⅜” by ½”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the piece of Abigail Rose designer Series Paper to the Basic Black panel. This was then added to the Thick Basic White card front using the same glue.

A welcome to the team card made using the Nothing's Better Than stamp et by Stampin' Up! and shared in the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Nothing’s Better Than stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a welcome to the team card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The cocktail glass was stamped 3 times in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4⅓” by 2¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Nothing’s Better Than stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a welcome to the team card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The in-fill stamp was inked up in Daffodil Delight ink and Poppy Parade ink was added to the bottom with a Sponge Dauber. I repeated this using Parakeet Party ink and Gorgeous Grape for the second glass and Poppy Parade and Gorgeous Grape ink for the third glass.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Nothing’s Better Than stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a welcome to the team card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The slices of fruit were stamped in either Daffodil Delight or Parakeet Party ink and the cocktails umbrellas in Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Nothing’s Better Than stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a welcome to the team card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Welcome to the Team stamp set – a demonstrator only set, ws stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the strip of Basic White card and added it to the card front with liquid glue. The decorated panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Nothing’s Better Than stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a welcome to the team card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots were added to complete the card.

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The Forever Fern stamp set used with a blendng technique for a minted ferns card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Minted Ferns for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on August 13, 2022August 15, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using blending techniques. I have made a minted fern card using the Forever Fern stamp set to make my card.

Colors used in this project are:

To recreate the minted ferns card, you will need:

Evening Evergreen card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Mint Macaron card – 5½” by 3⅞” – rounded lower left corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower left corner – for the inside

I tore along the edge of two strips of Post It tape and applied them to the smaller Basic White panel leaving a gap in between.

minted fern card made suing the Feorever Fern stamp ste for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing blending projects

Using a Blending Brush, I swirled Mint Macaron ink into the Basic White card on the exposed strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty minted fern card made suing the Feorever Fern stamp ste for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing blending projects

Leaving the Post It tape in position, I stamped the ferns in different shades og green – Evening Evergreen, Mossy Meadow & Shaded Spruce. I added the dotty image with Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty minted fern card made suing the Feorever Fern stamp ste for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing blending projects

After removing the tape, I stamped the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty minted fern card made suing the Feorever Fern stamp ste for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing blending projects

A trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Opal Rounds completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty minted fern card made suing the Feorever Fern stamp ste for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing blending projects

I hope you like it.

Please continue around the hop to see what loveliness my fellow hoppers have to share today. Next up is the lovely Lorraine .

Angie McKenzie ● Teri West ● Aurélie Fabre

Tricia Butts ● Karen Henderson ● Mo Rootes

Lorraine Tierney ● Leonie Stuart ● Marieke Bart

Linda A. Moore ● Annette Ball ● Gez Carpenter

Ann Krucek ● Vickie Littlewood

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A pretty card made using the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Perfect Pomegranate for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 6, 2022July 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using the masking technique. I have used the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the perfect pomegranate card, you will need:

Petal Pink 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
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – ⅜” strip

I stamped a pomegranate in Merry Merlot ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. I stamped the same image onto a piece of Masking Paper and cut it out using sharp Scissors to create a mask. I placed the mask over the stamped image and stamped it again overlapping. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The leafy branch was stamped in Garden Green ink in the upper left corner and the upper right corner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I inked up the flower stem with Garden Green ink and the flower with Petal Pink ink. Using a Dauber, I added Calypso Coral ink to the flower and stamped it down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Pool Party ink was added to the background using a Blending Brush and I added some small dots to the background in the same Pool Party ink.

The stamped panel was glued to the Merry Merlot layer and then to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Ho

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down and added it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Joyful Flurry card

Posted on August 5, 2022July 31, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Joyful Flurry stamp set today and made a pretty snowflake card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the joyful flurry card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – 1½” by ½”
Gorgeous Grape – 1⅝” by ⅝”

Using Masking Paper, I masked off a 1” strip down the length of one of the Basic White panels. I added Fresh Freesia ink to the masked off area using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

I selected the 3 snowflake images I wanted to use and inked up the largest with Fresh Freesia ink and stamped it twice overlapping the inked strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The medium sized snowflake was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and the smallest snowflake in both Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The decorated panel was then glued to the Fresh Freesia panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I then wrapped a length of Elegant Trim around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Basic White card, mounted it onto the strip of Gorgeous Grape card. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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An anniversary card made using the pair of ducks from the Stylish Sketches stamp set for a watercolor challenge

Pair of Ducks Anniversary Card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on July 12, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects using water colouring techniques. I have used the sweet image of a pair of ducks from the Stylish Sketches stamp set to make an anniversary card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pair of ducks’ card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5½” by 3¾”
Petal Pink card – 2¾” by 2½”
Shimmery White card – 2⅝” by 2⅜”
Shimmery White card – 2⅜” by ½”
Very Vanilla card – 5 ½” by 3¾”

Using one of the leafy sprigs from the Ringed With Nature stamp set, I randomly stamped in Crumb Cake into across the Crumb Cake layer. A length of Very Vanilla Twine, from the Essentials Baker’s Twine pack was wrapped around the panel three times and secured with Sellotape. The decorated panel was then added to the Crumb Cake card Base with Mini Glue Dots to accommodate the twine and give a shadow effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

I positioned the pretty stamp onto the Stamparatus Plate and placed the larger panel of Shimmery White card beneath it. I love using Shimmery White as it holds the water better than Basic White card and has a delicate sheen which is so pretty. The image was stamped in Early Espresso ink, I repeated this step to get a good dark image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

Using re-inkers dropped into the top of my ink pads, I coloured in the image using a Waterpainter. The colours I used for the ducks were Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, Pool Party & So Saffron and I used Balmy Blue for the sky and Pear Pizzazz for the grass.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

After the panel had dried, I added it to the Petal Pink panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I placed a heavy acrylic block on top to reduce the warping that you often get with watercolouring. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Ringed With Nature stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the thin strip of Shimmery White card. This was then tucked under the stamped piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

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Pretty Pop Ups

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

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Pretty Pop-Ups Dies and coloured using a Blending Pen. I don’t actually own these dies but one of my lovely friends and customer Becky, bought them and allowed me to use the dies. This card is for her.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Pop-Ups card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

I placed the small, oval Pretty Pop-Ups Die onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and added the two individual butterflies and the dragonfly dies. These were all run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using a Blender Pen, I coloured the leaves with Mink Macaron ink and the larger flower petals with Poppy Parade ink. The flower centres were added in So Saffron ink.

The tiny flower petals were coloured with Highland Heather ink and the centres added with So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

The two largest butterflies were coloured with Pool Party ink and the smaller with So Saffron ink. The dragonfly wings were coloured with Pale Papaya ink and Mint Macaron ink. All the insect bodies ere coloured with Gray Granite ink. The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using my Take Your Pick Tool, I pushed up all the pop-up pieces before using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the decorated panel to the slightly larger Basic White panel. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

I stamped flower from the Simply Fabulous stamp set in Pale Papaya ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pale Papaya card front. The decorated panel was added over-top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

A Baker’s Twine Bow and a trio of Fine Sparkle Gems were added to the card front. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the butterflies and dragonfly and finished with a bit of Wink of Stella splatter.

Love these soft colours together. Such a pretty card.

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