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A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Inspirational Bird card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made inspired by a sketch and a colour challenge. I have used the Inspirational Sketches stamp set to make an inspirational bird card.

 

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the inspirational bird card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Balmy Blue card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

The leafy sprig from the Changing Leaves stamp set was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using Garden Green ink and glued the stamped panel to the Balmy Blue panel and then to the Garden Green card front.

 

A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the bird from the Inspirational Sketches with Pebbled Path ink. I die cut it out using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

 

A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the sweet bird – Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

 

A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The die cut bird was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Balmy Blue card with Pebbled Path ink, I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

 

A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Balmy Blue Twine bow and a trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my crafty friends.

 

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

Mo x

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The Bird's Eye View stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a graduation card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Congratulations Graduate card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are celebrating graduations. I have used the sweet Bird’s Eye View stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the congratulations card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Full of Life dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2¾”

 

I glued the panel of Full of Life dsp to one of the 5½” by 3¾” pieces of Basic White card. This panel was then added to the Azure Afternoon card base.

 

The Bird's Eye View stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a graduation card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A graduation card made for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Bird’s Eye View stamp sets

Using the Everyday Details Dies I die cut a rectangle from the 4¼” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

 

The Bird's Eye View stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a graduation card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A graduation card made for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set

The images of the pile of books and the sweet bird, both from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set, were stamped onto the rectangle in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

The Bird's Eye View stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a graduation card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A graduation card made for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images – Balmy Blue, Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake and Smoky Slate.

 

The Bird's Eye View stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a graduation card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A graduation card made for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set

The sentiment came from the Light the Sky stamp set. I only wanted the word ‘congratulations’ so masked off the rest of the sentiment with a Postit Note. I inked up the word using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it above the coloured images. The decorated rectangle was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Bird's Eye View stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a graduation card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A graduation card made for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Bird’s Eye View stamp se

A trio of Tinsel Gems, from the 3 pack finished the card.

Please hop along to share the inspiration created by my crafty friends.

 

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

Mo x

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A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bird

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I have been playing with the Seaside Bay stamp set today, It is one of the new sets coming in the January to June Mini Catalogue.

 Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the seaside bird card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Gray card – 5⅛” by 3⅜ – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – ¾” strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

 

I stamped the sweet sandy shore image in Balmy Blue ink across the bottom of the Balmy Blue front and set it aside.

 

A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

The same image was stamped across the bottom of the smaller Basic White panel in Basic Gray ink. I added the large bird using the same ink.

 

A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

I used Blending Brushes to add So Saffron ink to the bottom of the panel and Balmy Blue to the top of the panel. The birds in flight from the Mountain Air stamp set were stamped in Basic Gray ink.

 

A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam Blends were used to add colour to the seashells and Crumb Cake Blends were used to colour the bird. The decorated panel was glued to the Basic Gray layer and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down, inked the edges with Balmy Blue ink and added it to the card front.

 

A pretty, muted sympathy card made using the large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set used to make a pretty, muted sympathy card.

A trio of flat backed pearls completed the card.

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

Mo x

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

Bird in a Tree card

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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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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

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Gorgeous card trio using the Petal Palette Stamp Set and Petals and More dies by Stampin' Up!

Petal Palette for April Classes

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For April’s classes we used the gorgeous Petal Palette Stamp Set, Petals & More Dies and one of the Petal Pair Embossing Folders to create 3 summery looking cards including an easel card. The ladies who came loved the set and the cards we made.

Card 1

Double layered stamping using the Petal Palette Stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Palette Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to show the ladies the double layer stamping technique and this stamp set was just perfect. We started with a Thick Whisper White card base and added a panel of Whisper White 4¾” by 3” to the centre with a little temporary adhesive. We inked up the large group of roses using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it in the upper left hand corner making sure to overlap the edge of the layer. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink at the bottom right corner of the Whisper White panel.

We then took the Melon Mambo Watercolor Pencil and scribbled colour onto the roses using a Blender Pen to soften and blend the colour. We used the Lemon Lime Twist Watercolor Pencil to add colour to the leaves and added a little depth with the Old Olive Watercolor Pencil. The Blender Pen was used again to mix the colours.

The Whisper White layer was then separated from the card base, the upper right corner rounded with a ½” WRMK Corner Rounder and added to a Basic Black cardstock layer with an identically rounded corner. The panel was then added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. We then added Basic Rhinestones to add a little sparkle.

Card 2

Sweet card using the Petal Palette Stamp set and Petal Pairs embossing folder

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Palette Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

We stamped the same rose image onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and coloured it in with the Watercolor Pencils as before. Using the Petals & More dies and the Big Shot we cut out the stamped and coloured image.

Using the Big Shot again we embossed a strip of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2¼” using one of the embossing folders in the Petal Pair set. We wrapped a length of Black Shimmer Ribbon around one edge and used Mini Glue Dots to secure the ribbon on the back. This panel was then added to the front of a Lemon Lime Twist card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The die cut roses were then added to the right side of the card front.

We stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Banners stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it down. We added a scrap strip of Melon Mambo cardstock to the bottom of the sentiment and ticked the end under the flowers and finished with some Basic Rhinestones.

Card 3

Easel card using the Petal Palette Stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Palette Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

We began by folding and burnishing the Thick Whisper White card base which I had cut at 11⅞” by 4⅛  and scored at 2 15/16” and 5⅞”. We then set this aside.

We stamped the lovely dotted image onto the bottom of a Whisper White panel 4¾“by 3”, about 1” from the bottom using the Momento Tuxedo Black ink stamped off to give a lighter shade. We then added the leaf image in Lemon Lime Twist ink above using both first and second generation ink. I absolutely love this image, so versatile as well.

Onto scrap Whisper White cardstock we stamped the sweet little bird in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and 3 flowers in Melon Mambo ink and die cut them out using the Petals & More dies and the Big Shot. Using the Watercolor Pencils we coloured in the bird………..so cute.

We die cut the label from the Petals & More dies then stamped the sentiment in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I find it easier to position the sentiment onto the die cut piece rather than stamping and then die cutting – personal preference. The sentiment was added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The bird was added with its feet resting on the die cut sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added one of the sweet Petal Passion Embellishments to the sentiment strip.

We rounded the upper corners of the stamped Whisper White panel, the Basic Black/Basic Gray panel and the Melon Mambo Panels and glued the 3 together using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. We added the whole panel to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive on the lower part only. The die cut flowers were then added to the inside panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals to support the card front when the card is open.

The ladies really enjoyed making these projects. Hope you like them as well.

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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon. 3½”

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Petal Palette & Birthday banners
Dies
Petals & More
Embossing Folder
Petal Pair
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Basic Gray & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Archival Basic Black, Melon Mambo & Lemon Lime Twist
Water Color pencils
Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist & Old Olive
Tools
Blender Pens, Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, WRMK Corner Rounder, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Blocks
A, C, E, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Removable Adhesive
Accessories
Black Shimmer Ribbon, Petal Palette Embellishments, Basic Rhinestones, Grid paper, Whisper White Envelope