A pretty thank you card made using the gorgeous Happiest Day stamp set and Full of Life dsp from Stampin' Up! - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Three Dragonflies on a Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2024October 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we have been working on. I have chosen to share a card made using the Happiest Day stamp set which is new to me.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the three dragonflies’ card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Full of Life dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The piece of Full of Life dsp was adhered to the larger panel of Basic White card with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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I wrapped a length of Iridescent Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then adhered to the Berry Burst card base.

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From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 3 rectangles using the Perennial Postage Dies.

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The outline dragonflies were stamped using Pebbled Path ink, one on each of the die cut rectangles. The dragonflies were coloured using the infill stamps and Daffodil Delight and Berry Burst inks.

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I added the corner details using Berry Burst ink. The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card using the same ink. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

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A trio of Tinsel Gems (4 pack) were added to finish the card.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch from Stampin' Up!

Humble House Christmascard

Posted on October 25, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the humble house Christmas card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pecan Pie card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Boho Blue card – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Boho Blue card – 2⅞” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I embossed one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card using the Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was the adhered to the Pecan Pie layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

A length of Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back then adhered to the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a stitched square. I the lower right-hand corner I stamped the sweet little tree from the Reindeer Fun stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink. The snowflakes were then stamped across the square with Boho Blue ink. The stamped panel was adhered to the square of Boho Blue card. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

I stamped the house of bricks with Boho Blue ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the roof using Pecan Pie image and then punched out the image using the Humble Home Punch. The punched house was then glued to the raised, stitched, die cut square.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment, from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped on the strip of Boho Blue card using Shaded Spruce ink. The sentiment was the tucked under the raised square and adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humble Home stamp set and Humble Home Punch used to make a pretty Christmas card

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge using the Coffee with Friends Blog Hop

Coffee with Friends card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the sweet Coffee With Friends stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Real Red 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”
Early Espresso card – 2” by ¾”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1″

The image was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

Using the following Blends I coloured the image in – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce & Balmy Blue. Snuck a little Ivory in to colour the skin.

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The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel but I stamped it crooked……..errgh, so annoying.

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I adhered the panel to the large layer of Early Espresso card and then to the Real Red card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Coffee with Friends stamp set used for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

So, I stamped it again on the small panel of Basic White and die cut it using the Perennial Postage Dies. I matted the sentiment onto the small piece of Early Espresso card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins completed the card.

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A masculine birthday beers themed card made using the Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Beers card

Posted on October 22, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the Attention Shoppers stamp set and dies to make a masculine birthday beers card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birthday beers card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The panel of Bright & Beautiful dsp was glued to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. This panel was then glued, at an angle, to the Night of Navy card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a trio of bottles in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut them using the Attention Shoppers Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card

Using Old Olive, Blueberry Bushel and Misty Moonlight Blends Pens I coloured in the bottles.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card

From the 3½” by 2½” piece of Basic White card, I die cut a stitched, flagged label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card

The sentiment, from the Attention Shoppers stamp set, was stamped on the die cut label. I masked off the words one at a time, this enabled me to stamp them in different colours and stack them one on top of the other. I stamped in Old Olive and Night of Navy,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Attention Shoppers stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make masculine birthday beers themed card

The label was then glued to the card front and the bottles added with either liquid glue or Dimensionals. A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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A thank you card featuring a spotlight technique made using the Spotlight on Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simple Spotlight card

Posted on October 20, 2024October 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have made a simple spotlight card using the gorgeous Spotlight on Nature stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the simple spotlight card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾” – For the inside

Using the floral image and Calypso Coral ink, I randomly stamped all over the Calypso Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

I used a simple stencil with different size circles and a Blending Brush to blend Peach Pie ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card. I used the large Circle, The medium circle and the small circle.

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Using the same stencil, I added Calypso Coral ink around the rim of each circle to give the illusion of depth.

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The floral spray was then stamped over the circles in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and then mounted onto the Calypso Coral card base,

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Spotlight on Nature stamp set used to make a thank you card featuring a spotlight technique

A trio of Iridescent Foil Gems finished the card.

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A get well card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Caring Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up! used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique.

Caring Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on October 19, 2024October 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have chosen to make my card using the Caring Leaves stamp set and ink refills and the baby wipe technique, one of my favourite colouring techniques.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the caring leaves card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gold Foil card – 5⅛” by 3½”
Early Espresso card – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Cherry Cobbler card – 4⅛” by ¾”

I began by making up my ‘ink pad’ using a couple of baby wipes and 3 or 4 drops of the following re-inkers – Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Pecan Pie.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Both solid leafy images were inked up on my homemade ink pad and randomly stamped all over the 4⅞” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sketchy outer images of each stamp were added over each leaf using Early Espresso ink. The panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel and then to the panel of Gold Foil. The whole piece was adhered to the Garden Green card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Greetings of the Season Dies I die cut a label from the strip of Cherry Cobbler card. I ran it through twice as I wanted it shorter with a flagged banner at each end.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the Cherry Cobbler label. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I placed a strip of Tear ‘n Tape onto the card front and added loops of the new Twisted Gold Twine. The sentiment was added over the top on Dimensionals. A trio of Earth Tone Shimmer Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Caring Leaves stamp set used with ink refills and the baby wipe technique to make a get well card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A striking Christmas card made using the Shepherd's Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Shepherd and Lambs

Posted on October 18, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas card featuring a shepherd with his lambs made using the Shepherd’s Care stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the shepherd and lambs’ card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base ¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾”
Winter Meadow dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the Winter Meadow dsp to the panel pf Night of Navy card and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

The shepherd and his lambs were stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out using sharp Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Boho Blue and Night of Navy. The coloured image was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

I thought it weird that the shepherd wasn’t looking at anything so added the image of the village in the distance.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

The sentiment was added to the inside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Shepherd’s Care stamp set used with the Winter Meadow designer series paper to make a striking Christmas card

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A card made for the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop using the Rustic Crate stamp set and the Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Rustic Crate Fall Fun Fold card – Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop

Posted on October 16, 2024October 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Fall Fun Folds Blog Hop. I recently watch a Youtube video posted by Australian demonstrator, Alisa Tilsner showcasing a pop out window card http://(https://www.youtube.com/live/_uQZ9AN1wTM)which she had designed. I absolutely loved the card and decided to rework it for a standard sized card using A4 cardstock.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Fall goodies card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 4”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5½” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 7⅝” by 5½” – scored at 3¾”
Unbounded Beauty dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5” by 1“scored at ½”,1” and 1½” at each end

The panel of Perennial Lavender dsp was adhered to the 5⅝” by 4” piece of Basic White card which was then adhered to the Pretty Peacock card front.