An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

Adorning Designs for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop where we are showcasing tools. I have chosen to use the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks to make a pretty embossed and inked Christmas card.

Colours used in these projects are:

To recreate the Adorning Christmas card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Coastal Cabana card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 6” by 6” which I later cut down to 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 2”

I often forget about our masks but when I remember to use them, I love them. They are so versatile -did you know you can dry emboss using masks? This is only one of the cool techniques you can use masks for.

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I chose the snowflake mask for my project today and if we are talking about tools, as well as the Masks I am using our great Blending Brushes

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Firstly, I chose the snowflake mask from the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks set. I knew I wanted to emboss my cardstock using the mask but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. After a bit of trial and error I found that the best combination was:

Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine
Base plate (1)
Clear acrylic plate (3)
Silicon Mat
Basic White card
Mask
Gray 3D Embossing Plate (4)

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I kept the mask in place on top of the card stock, taped the mask down to some Grid Paper to hold it still and began to add colour using Blending Brushes.

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Beginning at the bottom I applied Pool Party ink – I think my Blending Brush wasn’t clean as it looks like Granny Apple Green!

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Next, I added Coastal Cabana ink, followed by Fresh Freesia ink and finally Highland Heather ink. I removed the mask and cut the panel down to 5½” by 3¾” using my Paper Trimmer.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the embossed panel to the Coastal Cabana card layer.

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape and added the whole panel to the Highland Heather card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card in Highland Heather ink. I used the Seasonal Labels dies to cut the sentiment out.

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I added the label to the card front, over the ribbon and secured it down with Mini Glue Dots.

To complete the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of Pastel Pearls.

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I made a second card in the same way but this time when the mask was removed, I added the left-over colour on the Blending Brushes to the background.

An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

This panel was added to a Gorgeous Grape panel and then to a Thick Basic White card base.

Isn’t this a cool effect? Let me know which version you prefer.

Please continue on to see what other inspiration my fellow hoppers have to share today.



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Thank you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A sketched leaf thank you card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin' Up!

Sketched Leaves for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a sketch challenge and I have used the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set to make a sketched leaves thank you card.

May be an image of text that says "Sentiment FOR MORE TIPS TECHNIQUE S AND SKE TCHE SGO TO Crafty Medic"

Colours used in this project are:

 To recreate the sketched leaves card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam Card Base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Beauty of the Earth dsp – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Beauty of the Earth dsp – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card ¼” strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I added the strip of Beauty of the Earth dsp with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Soft Sea Foam card base.

A sketched leaf thank you card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a sketched leaf thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Taking the square of Basic White card, I inked up the first maple leaf in Old Olive ink and added Mossy Meadow ink around the edges with a Sponge Dauber. The second maple leaf was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink.

A sketched leaf thank you card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a sketched leaf thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I inked up the smaller stamp with Bumblebee ink and added Mossy Meadow ink around the edges with a dauber. I inked up and stamped this image twice. The long thin leaf was added in Merry Merlot ink. The smaller speckled image was stamped in Soft Sea Foam.

A sketched leaf thank you card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a sketched leaf thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added, slightly offset, to the square of Beauty of the Earth dsp using the liquid glue. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A sketched leaf thank you card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a sketched leaf thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Penguin Place stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on the strip of Basic White. It was trimmed down and flagged before it was tucked under the stamped panel.

A sketched leaf thank you card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a sketched leaf thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added a scattering of Wonderful Gems to complete the card.

Please continue to hop on to see what inspiration my fellow hoppers have to share with us today.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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Thank you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

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

Autumnal Trees

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

Hello Pumpkin for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Fall/Autumn/Halloween’ and I have chosen to use the adorable Seasons of Fun stamp set to make my card which features a pumpkin child.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the hello pumpkin card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake Card – 5¾” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pumpkin Pie card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – ½” strip

I ran the Crumb Cake panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Crumb Cake card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

Using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the sweet image of the little girl dressed as a pumpkin onto the 3” by 3” square of Basic White card. I used my Layering Circle Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to die cut the image. I also die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Pumpkin Pie square of card/

A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

I used the following Blends Alcohol Marker Pens to colour in the image – Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and Ivory. Doesn’t she look adorable.

A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

Using a Blending Brush, I added some Balmy Blue ink around the edges of the image. The coloured image was then adhered to the Pumpkin Pie scalloped circle and added it to the card base using Dimensionals.

A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

The sentiment from the Season’s Blessings stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the ½” strip of Basic White card and trimmed down with scissors. I added it to the card front with liquid glue. The card was decorated with a scatter of Artistry Blooms Sequins an a bow made using the same gingham ribbon.

A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

I hope you like the card.

Please continue to hop on to see what my friend Susan Simpson has to share with us today.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty penguin new baby for a Blog Hop

Penguin Baby card

 

Today I am sharing a couple of baby cards made for a team challenge. I didn’t have any baby stamp sets so made Penguin baby cards using the Penguin Place stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the penguin baby card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Calypso Coral 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
Scrap Petal Pink card

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty pnguin new baby for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet penguin baby card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Penguin Place stamp set

I began by stamping the small cluster of stars and snowflakes on a scrap of Petal Pink card before using the Playful Alphabet dies to cut out the BABY. The letters were glued to the smaller Basic White panel. I added the ‘hello’ from the Biggest Wish Stamp set in Calypso Coral ink to the panel.

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty pnguin new baby for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet penguin baby card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Penguin Place stamp set

The penguin was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the feet and beak added win So Saffron.

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty penguin new baby for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet penguin baby card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Penguin Place stamp set

The balloon strings were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the balloons added in Petal Pink ink. I added a trio of Calypso Coral hearts around the balloons.

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty penguin new baby for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet penguin baby card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Penguin Place stamp set

The stamped layer was glued to the Calypso Coral panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the Petal Pink card base with Dimensionals.

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty penguin new baby for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet penguin baby card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Penguin Place stamp set

A trio of Elegant Faceted Dots was added to complete the card. I made another card but reversed the colours.

The Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty penguin new baby for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet penguin baby card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Penguin Place stamp set

Hope you like the cards.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

Misty Woods birthday card

Today I am sharing the misty woods card made for my son-in-laws birthday this week using the Beautiful Tree Dies. This card was inspired by a lovely card made by fellow demonstrator Michelle Zindorff.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the misty woods card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso 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
Early Espresso – 4½” by 3½”

I die cut the tree from the centre of a scrap panel of card stock to use as a stencil. I also die cut the same tree from the Early Espresso panel.

A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies used to make a masculine birthday card

I placed the stencil on the smaller panel of Basic White card and added ink using a Blending Brush starting with Sahara Sand. I moved the stencil and repeated the inking with Crumb Cake ink, moved it again and inked with Soft Suede ink. I repeated the steps to produce the effect of a wood.

A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies used to make a masculine birthday card

I added the ‘ground’ image under each tree in 2nd or 3rd generation Sahara Sand ink and added the ‘grass’ from the Garden Birdhouses stamp set in 2nd and 3rd generation Pear Pizzazz ink.

A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies used to make a masculine birthday card

The sentiment, from the Elegantly Said stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink. The die cut Early Espresso tree was then added with liquid glue to the inked panel and the excess trimmed off with scissors.

A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies used to make a masculine birthday card

Using Blending Brushes, I inked around the top of the panel with Balmy Blue ink and around the bottom with Pear Pizzazz ink. The inked panel was added to the Early Espresso panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies used to make a masculine birthday card

I wrapped a length of Linen Thread around the panel three times before adding the layer to the Balmy Blue card front on Dimensionals.

A masculine tree themed card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies used to make a masculine birthday card

I really like the soft, misty effect of this card. I hope you like it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.
Thank you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.
Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x
Supplies used:

 

A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Tic Tac Toe Challenge for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we have a Tic Tac Toe challenge. I have chosen the diagonal line with Jewels, Ribbon and Christmas to make my card.

May be an image of text that says "Jewels Circle Blue Critter Ribbon Square Vellum Pink Christmas"

Colours used in this project are;

 To recreate the Tic Tac Toe card, you will need:

Evening Evergreen card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gold Glimmer Paper – 5¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3”
Basic white care – 5⅞” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White strip – 3” by ½”

I ran the 5½” by 3” panel of Basic White card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Embossing Plate and the Wintry 3D Embossing Folder. I chose the one with the snowflakes, so pretty.

A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Using the large outline star from the Christmas Trimmings Dies I die cut a star from the centre of the God Glimmer panel, making sure to stay away from the edges. The embossed panel was then glued to the Gold Glimmer paper using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I ran the 5⅞” by 1½” piece of Basic White through the die cutting machine with the scalloped edge die from the Scalloped Contour set of dies. The scalloped edge was then added to the embossed panel with the liquid glue. The whole piece was added to the Evening Evergreen card base.

A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The loop of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon was adhered to the embossed panel with a piece of Tear n Tape and the die cut gold glimmer star added overtop with Dimensionals.

A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Stars Are Shinning stamp set was stamped on the thin strip of card in Evening Evergreen ink and trimmed down with scissors. I added it to the card front with glue and a piece of Dimensional at the right edge.

A pretty star themed Christmas card made for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a Christmas card for the Tic Tac Toe Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

A scattering of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels completed the card.

Please continue to hop on to see the inspiration my fellow hoppers have to share today. Next up is the lovely Gez Carpenter.

May be an image of bottle

Jo Blackman

Annette Ball

Angie McKenzie

Sue McDonald

Cindy Mitchell-Clark

Stacey Marsh

Tricia Butts

Kim Price

Annette Elias

Linda Moore

Mo Rootes

Gez Carpenter

Victoria Littlewood

Jill Chapman

Karen Egan

Cheryl Taylor

The Stamping Ground

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A pretty bird in a tree card made using stampin' Up!'s Beauty of Nature suite

Bird in a Tree card

Here is a pretty card made using the gorgeous Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Beautiful Trees Dies.

Colours in this project are:

 To recreate the bird in a tree card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Soft Suede card – 4½” by 3½”
Old Olive card – 3¼” by 3½”
Beauty of the Earth dsp – 3½” by 3 ¼”
Beauty of the Earth dsp – 2½” by ¾”
Scrap Balmy Blue card

I stamped the ’ground’ image in 2nd generation Crumb Cake ink onto the Basic White card then ran the card through my Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Bark Embossing Folder. This gives such a gorgeous texture.

A pretty bird in a tree card made using stampin' Up!'s Beauty of Nature suite

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Tree Dies and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin’ Up! make a fabulous bird in a tree card

The tree trunk was die from the Soft Suede card using the Beautiful Trees Dies and added to the embossed card with the same liquid glue then trimmed off the overhang. I then die cut the tree canopy from the Old Olive card and added it with the same adhesive and trimmed it also.

A pretty bird in a tree card made using stampin' Up!'s Beauty of Nature suite

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Tree Dies and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin’ Up! make a fabulous bird in a tree card

The detailed final layer was die cut from the Beauty of the Earth dsp and added with Mini Dimensionals. The excess was then trimmed off and the whole panel was added to the Thick Basic White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A pretty bird in a tree card made using stampin' Up!'s Beauty of Nature suite

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Tree Dies and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin’ Up! make a fabulous bird in a tree card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Beauty of the Earth dsp and added Gold Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I flagged the end with my Banner Triple Punch and added a piece of Fine Art Ribbon to the bottom before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty bird in a tree card made using stampin' Up!'s Beauty of Nature suite

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Tree Dies and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin’ Up! make a fabulous bird in a tree card

I die cut a bird from the scrap Balmy Blue card and added it to the tree. The card was completed with a trio of Brushed Metallic Dots.

A pretty bird in a tree card made using stampin' Up!'s Beauty of Nature suite

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Tree Dies and Beauty of the Earth dsp by Stampin’ Up! make a fabulous bird in a tree card

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

A Woody Anniversary card

Today I am sharing the woody anniversary card I made for husband as it was our 37th wedding anniversary earlier this week. I chose to use the Welcoming Woods stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the woody anniversary card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card– 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Calypso Coral

I took one of the basic white panels, added a circle punched from a Post It Note using a 1” Circle Punch and added it to the top. Then added ink using Blending Brushes. I started with Pale Papaya, adding it about half way up from the bottom.

The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added Calypso Coral ink along the bottom third and Daffodil Delight ink in the centre.

The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Starting from the top I brushed on Balmy Blue ink followed by Highland Heather ink and finished with Night of Navy which I added to the top of the panel. I also added some of the Night of Navy around all of the edges to add some depth.

The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I removed the Post It Note to reveal the ‘moon’ and stamped the gorgeous tree trunks in Early Espresso ink. I added the shadows beneath the trees in 2nd generation Early Espresso ink. The inked panel was adhered to the Early Espresso panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped Linen thread around the panel three times before adding the panel to the Calypso Coral card base on Dimensionals.

The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Elegantly Said stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Duo Oval Punch. I punched the scalloped oval using the same punch from scrap Calypso Coral card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls to complete the card. I love it.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A make and take using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Peterborough Crafting Live show

Make & Take for Peterborough Crafting Live

Over the last couple of days my upline Mikaela Titheridge, my fellow team mate Alison Carter and I have been manning a stand at the Peterborough Craft Show with the hep of team mate Emma Kenyon. Great fun was had by all and we met so many lovely people. Today I am sharing the project I designed for our Make & Take and showcases our fabulous Stamparatus.

Colours used in this project are:

 To recreate this, Make & Take, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive card – 5⅓” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅜”
Heartwarming Hugs dsp – 5⅞” by 1¼”
Scrap Basic White card

We had set up the Stamparatus using the cute Penguin Place stamp set.

stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Peterborough Crafting Live show

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Penguin Place used with the Stamparatus to make a Make & Take for the Peterborough Crafting Live Show

The first plate held the penguin image which was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the panel of Basic White. Using the hinge method they moved the image along, re-inking and stamping again leaving a space between the two penguins. We slipped in a scrap of Basic White to stamp a 3rd penguin in the black ink.

A make and take using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Peterborough Crafting Live show

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Penguin Place used with the Stamparatus to make a Make & Take for the Peterborough Crafting Live Show

On the back of the plate were the penguin’s beak and feet which were inked up with Daffodil Delight ink and stamped on all three penguins in the same way.

 A make and take using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Peterborough Crafting Live show

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Penguin Place used with the Stamparatus to make a Make & Take for the Peterborough Crafting Live Show

The second plate had the bobble hat, balloon string, bow tie on one side and the sentiment on the bottom. These were inked in Real Red ink.

The reverse of that plate held the cute little antler head band which was inked with Soft Suede ink and the balloon which was stamped in Old Olive ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Old Olive panel.

 A make and take using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Peterborough Crafting Live show

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Penguin Place used with the Stamparatus to make a Make & Take for the Peterborough Crafting Live Show

The participants were in pairs and whilst person A was stamping, person B was adhering the Heart Warming Hugs dsp to the Thick Basic White card base.

A make and take using the Penguin Place stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Peterborough Crafting Live show

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Penguin Place used with the Stamparatus to make a Make & Take for the Peterborough Crafting Live Show

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the sentiment added with glue.

Such a sweet card. I hope you like it.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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