Falling Autumn Leaves for the Crafty Collaborations Autumn Blog Hop

Posted on September 16, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Collaborations Autumn themed Blog Hop. I have created a falling Autumn leaves card using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the falling Autumn leaves card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Garden Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1¾”

I used Post It Notes to mask off a strip from top to bottom of one of the larger Basic White panels. Using a Blending Brush I added Pool Party ink to the masked off strip.

Autumn Leaves card for an Autumn themed Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for an Autumn themed blog hop

I stamped the 3 leaves from the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set randomly down the length of the inked strip. I used Bumblebee ink, Cinnamon Cider ink, Garden Green ink, Soft Suede ink, Cinnamon Cider ink and Blackberry Bliss ink.

The smaller speckled image was then stamped in Soft Suede ink.

Using a Blending Brush I added Crumb Cake ink lightly around the edge of the panel before adding the inked layer to the piece of Garden Green with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for an Autumn themed blog hop

I wrapped a length of the gorgeous Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Crumb Cake card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for an Autumn themed blog hop

The sentiment from the Season’s Blessings stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. It was die cut using the Tasteful Labels Dies and my Mini Stamp & Emboss Machine. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for an Autumn themed blog hop

I added a bow made from the same ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Brushed Metallic Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for an Autumn themed blog hop

I hope you like the card. Please hop on to see what inspiration my fellow hoppers have to share with us today.

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A cute leaping deer themed Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Leaping Deer Christmas Card

Posted on September 14, 2021September 9, 2021 by Mo Rootes

This is a sweet leaping deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer Builder Punch and the Peaceful Prints dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the leaping deer card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Peaceful Prints dsp – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Basic Black card – 4¾” by 3”
Peaceful Prints dsp – 4⅝” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Crumb Cake strip – ½”
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Scrap Crumb Cake

I began by choosing 2 patterns from the gorgeous Peaceful Prints dsp, can’t believe this is one of the free Sale-a-Bration choices you can opt for with a £45 order. The larger panel was glued to the Crumb Cake card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

Using a scalloped circle from the layering Circle Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut a scalloped circle from the middle of the Basic Black layer. I love doing this, it makes the most of my card stock and no-one (but you) will ever know!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

The second panel of dsp was added, using the same liquid glue to the Basic Black layer (with the whole in the middle) and was added to the card front with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

I die cut a slightly smaller circle from the square of Basic White card using the same set of dies and ran it through the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Wintry 3D Duo Embossing Folder. Gives a subtle level of texture to the piece. The embossed circle was added to the scalloped Basic Black circle and then placed on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

The deer image was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto a scrap of Crumb Cake card and punched out using the Deer Builder Punch. I added it to the embossed circle with liquid glue. I decorated the circle with a trio of Red Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Peaceful Deer stamp set, Deer builder Punch and Peaceful Prints dsp used to make a pretty Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Real Red ink onto the strip of Basic White card. This was trimmed down before being mounted onto the Crumb Cake strip and added with liquid glue to the card front.

Sweet card, I hope you agree.

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A pretty tree themed thank you card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Kylie Bertucci Blog Hop

Beauty for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Posted on September 13, 2021September 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Kylie Bertucci demo blog hop where we are sharing thank you cards made for our customers. My card this month is made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and the gorgeous Cork Speciality dsp.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beauty card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Cork dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Evening Evergreen card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Evening Evergreen strip – ¼”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the Cork dsp to the Soft Succulent card base. I placed a scrap piece of Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbons and secured them in place with Seal +.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a customer thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The tree trunk was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card and added the ‘ground’ in 2^nd generation Soft Suede ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a customer thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I inked up the tree canopy using Soft Succulent ink and added some Evening Evergreen ink using a Sponge Dauber.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a customer thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Evening Evergreen layer with liquid glue then mounted on the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a customer thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto the strip of Basic White card which was trimmed to size. It was then glued to the strip of Evening Evergreen before it was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a customer thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I completed the card with a trio of 2021-2023 In Color Jewels. I hope you like it.

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A pretty floral card made using Stampin' Up! products for the Colour Combinations Blog Hop

Harvest Coneflowers for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on September 12, 2021September 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where I have made a sweet harvest coneflowers thank you card. I love this hop as often the colours are not ones I would have gravitated towards or not those I would have put together and tis is certainly the case today.

The colours we have been given are:

To recreate the harvest coneflowers thank you card, you will need:

Cinnamon Cider card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Very Vanilla – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Cork dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Blushing Bride – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Very Vanilla – 4½” by 3”
Very Vanilla – 5½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Very Vanilla

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the Cork dsp to the larger Very Vanilla panel. The layer was then added, using the same liquid glue, to the Cinnamon Cider card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card featuring harvest coneflowers made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Quiet Meadow stamp set

The pretty coneflowers were stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card featuring harvest coneflowers made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Quiet Meadow stamp set

I used the following Stampin’ Write Markers to colour in the flowers, stems and leaves – Cinnamon Cider, Blushing Bride & Mango Melody. The flowers were then die cut using the Mini Cut & Emboss Machine and the harvest dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card featuring harvest coneflowers made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Quiet Meadow stamp set

I stamped the smudgy image (I know – but I don’t know what else to call it) in 2^nd generation Blushing Bride ink onto the smallest panel of Very Vanilla card and the die cut flower added on top with Dimensionals under the flowers and the stems added with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card featuring harvest coneflowers made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Quiet Meadow stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink and a length of Flirty Flamingo Gold Metallic Ribbon wrapped around the panel and adhered on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card featuring harvest coneflowers made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Quiet Meadow stamp set

A trio of Elegant Faceted Dots were added to the card to finish it.

I hope you like the card. Please hop on to see what Sonja Kindler has to share with us today.

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A birthday themed card featuring a pile of presents made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

Birthday Presents for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Stamping INKspirations Bog Hop where our theme is ‘Lifetime Celebrations’, I don’t know about you but I love a good birthday celebration and have chosen to use the Delivering Cheer stamp set to make a pretty birthday presents themed card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pile of presents card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 4⅝” by 3⅛”– rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Hand-penned dsp strips – 5⅞” by 2”
Hand-penned dsp strips – ⅜” wide
Basic White card – ½” strip
Hand-penned dsp scrap

Using Multipurpose Liquid adhesive, I glued the larger piece of Hand-penned dsp to the Mint Macaron card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I stamped the ladies’ legs and skirt in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Basic White panel and added the pile of presents on top in the same ink. I added the ‘ground’ in the same black ink.

The skirt was then stamped onto a scrap of Hand-penned dsp and fussy cut out. I added it with the liquid glue onto the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The pile of presents was coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather and the retired Pink Pirouette, the arms and legs were coloured with the Ivory Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The stamped and coloured panel was added with liquid glue to the Mint Macaron panel and the whole piece was then added to the Blushing Bride card base on Dimensionals. The strips of Hand-penned dsp ⅜” wide were flagged and tucked in under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the ½” strip of Basic White card and trimmed out and flagged using Scissors. The card was completed with a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I hope you like this soft and pretty birthday card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Karen Henderson

Cheryl Hamilton ● Mo Rootes ● Tricia Butts

Jan Musselman ● Danielle Kassing ● Anne Krucek

Shel Anderson ● Elaine de Montmorency

Jill Chapman ● Gez Carpenter ● Terry Hamilton

Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Annette Ball ● Leonie Stuart

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Stampin' Up! products used to make a pretty floral blessing card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Blessing for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2021September 8, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp. Share blog Hop where we are showcasing a project we have been working on. I am sharing a card made using the Season’s Blessing stamp set and an unusual colour combination.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Blessing card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right and lower left corners
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right and lower left corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right and lower left corners x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Scrap Basic White card

I began by embossing one of the larger Basic White panels using the gorgeous Timeworn Type Embossing Folder and my Stampin’ Cit & Emboss Machine. This embossed layer was then adhered to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Coastal Cabana card base with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral blessing card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Season’s Blessing stamp set

Using the Tasteful Labels Dies I die cut a tag and stamped my sentiment on it with Misty Moonlight ink. This label was then added to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral blessing card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Season’s Blessing stamp set

The double leaf image was stamped twice in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Basic White card. The small and medium leaves were stamped in Coastal Cabana ink onto the scrap white card, again two of each leaf. The small flower was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the scrap. The whole lot were then die cut using the Seasonal Basket Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral blessing card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Season’s Blessing stamp set

I tucked the double leaves under the label and adhered them with liquid adhesive. The smaller Coastal Cabana leaves were added to the label with the same liquid glue. The larger leaves were then added on Dimensionals. I added the flowers using a combination of Dimensionals and liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral blessing card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Season’s Blessing stamp set

I added a Pool Party Sheer Ribbon to one side of the label, added some Artistry Blooms Sequins to the flower centres and around the label to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral blessing card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Season’s Blessing stamp set

I love this colour combination, so pretty. I hope you like the card.

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A gorgeous alcohol inked background used to make a pretty floral themed card for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop

Artistic Flowers card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2021September 9, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for this months Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is colouring. I have been having fun playing with Blends Markers and Alcohol………such fun, add in the stunning Artistic Dies and I have one gorgeous artistic flowers themed card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the artistic flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pumpkin Pie card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2, one for the inside
Vellum – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic Black card – ½” strip

I used the following dark Blends Markers – Polished Pink, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight to scribble blocks of colour onto the Vellum.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

I dipped an almost empty Clear Wink of Stella Brush to splatter and dab 90% alcohol onto the Vellum allowing the ink to spread and pool. The panel was then set aside to dry. Doesn’t it look cool?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

When the Vellum was dry, I trimmed off ¼” from the side and the bottom to decorate the inside panel and the envelope. The Vellum was then added to one the Basic White panels using tiny dabs of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

The panel was then added to the Pumpkin Pie panel using the same liquid glue. I used Dimensionals to add the panel to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Artistic Dies, I die cut the floral group from the panel of Basic Black.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

The sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added the sentiment to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

I love this card; The colours are spectacular together and I especially love the slight sparkle the Clear Wink of Stella has given to the Vellum. So pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Artistic flowers themed card on an alcohol ink background made for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop using the Artistic dies.

I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what my talented friends have to share with us today. Next up is Karen Egan.

September Roll Call

Gez Carptenter UK – https://www.nigezza.co.uk/2021/08/stamp-n-hop-september-blog-hop-colouring.html
Mo Rootes – UK – https://www.crafty-rootes.com/?p=7711
Karen Egan – UK – https://craftykarendesigns.blogspot.com/2021/09/cute-mermaid-birthday-card-stamp-n-hop.html
Annette Elias – NL – https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2021/09/angelic-christmascard-stamp-n-hop.html
Jenn Curtis Charles USA – https://bffstampers.com/lets-add-color
Vickie Littlewood UK – https://vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com/2021/09/beautifully-penned-happy-birthday-card.html
Cheryl Taylor UK – https://cheryldiana.co.uk/birthday-card-using-colouring

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A gorgeous Christmas card featuring a cute robin, made using the Happy Holly-Days and stamp set

Christmas Robin

Posted on September 10, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

My Mum loves a Christmas Robin and I made this card for her. Sadly she has dementia and no longer recognises us when we visit but I hope this cheerful robin will bring a smile to her face.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Christmas Robin card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Suede card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Fluid 100 watercolor card – 4½” by 3”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla scrap

We Brits. are so happy to have a Robin stamp, it is such an iconic bird here is the UK and especially so at Christmas. I mounted the lovely robin image onto one of the Stamparatus plates, inked it up with Sahara Sand ink and stamped in onto the small panel of Fluid 100 watercolor card. Because this card has a textured surface, I like to use the Stamparatus in case I need to stamp the image a second time.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following colours to watercolor the robin – Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Gray Granite, Old Olive & Poppy Parade. I added a little of each colour to an acrylic block and used a Water Painter to pick up the ink and apply it to the bird. Doing it this was means that I can blend inks together to achieve different shades of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The eye of the bird was outlined using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Maker and I used a Chalk Marker to add the highlight to the eye.I flagged both ends of the Poppy Parade strip and added it to the Old Olive card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Stamparatus again, I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set in Poppy Parade ink. I repeated the inking and stamping to get a darker colour. The stamped panel was then added to the Soft Suede layer with the same liquid glue. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up

I tied a large bow using the Gold Elegant Trim and added it to the card front using a Dimensional. The holly was stamped in Old Olive ink and coloured using Old Olive and Poppy Parade ink and my Water Painters. The coloured image was then fussy cut using scissors and added over the bow using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I love this card; I think my water colouring needs a bit of work but the bird is so pretty. I hope you like it

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A traditional Christmas card made using the Christmas Season and Peaceful Deer stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Seasonal Whimsy

Posted on September 7, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

A seasonal whimsy card made using the Stitched With Whimsy dies, the Seasonal Label dies and the Christmas Season stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seasonal whimsy card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

I took the lovely Stitched With Whimsy Dies and used the larger square shape to emboss the top of the smaller Basic White panel. The die was then moved down and another square embossed at the bottom of the same panel. The squares do overlap but this will be hidden.

The embossed panel was added to the Garden Green layer using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the panel added to the Real Red card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional looking seasonal whimsy Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The larger leaves were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink, the holly leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink and the spriggy bits were stamped in Soft Succulent ink. They were die cut using the Seasonal Labels dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional looking seasonal whimsy Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The base layer of the pinecone was stamped in 2^nd generation Soft Suede ink and the more detailed layer was added in full strength Soft Suede ink. The holly berries were stamped in Real Red ink. The pinecones and berries were then die cut using the same Seasonal Labels dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional looking seasonal whimsy Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! products

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the leaves, pinecones and berries to the embossed panel. I stamped some of the dots in Real Red around the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional looking seasonal whimsy Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The sentiment from the Peaceful Deer stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed down using Scissors. It was added to the card with liquid glue. A double bow, made from the Elegant Trim was added using the Mini Glue Dots and a scattering f Red Rhinestones added.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional looking seasonal whimsy Christmas card made using Stampin’ Up! products

Such a pretty card.

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Good Luck Chick

Posted on September 5, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a jolly good luck chick card made to celebrate a friends’ retirement at the end of August. Like me she wok as a nurse for over 35 years at Royal Papworth Hospital, a specialist heart and lung hospital here in the UK. I am so looking forward to celebrating with her with a visit to our favourite café for a special full English breakfast.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the good luck chick card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede card – 5¾” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the 1^st dancing chicken on the right-hand side of the slightly longer Basic White panel. I stamped the same image onto three Post It Notes and cut around the images with Scissors and used these to provide masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

One of the masks was placed over the stamped chicken and another chicken was stamped to the left. The second mask was then placed over the top of this chicken and another bird stamped to the left.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The last mask was then added to the third chicken and the chicken with a balloon was stamped so that she appeared to be floating out of the gang. The masks were then removed.

I used the following Blends Marker Pens to colour in the chicks and the balloon – Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight & Bronze

The stamped panel was layered onto the Soft Suede panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Poppy Parade card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Welcoming Woods stamp set, was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the strip of Basic White and the strip was cut down and flagged with Scissors. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to finish the card.