Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on recently. I have used the new to me Fluffiest Friends stamp set to make a pretty thank you card for a cat loving friend.
Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 3½” by 3½” Basic White card – 2” by ½”
Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Perennial Lavender dsp to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card. The panel was then adhered to the Gray Granite card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet cat themed thank you card made using the Fluffiest Friends stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
From the 3 ½” by 3 ½” piece of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The cat and the flowers were stamped onto the die cut circle using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet cat themed thank you card made using the Fluffiest Friends stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Gorgeous Grape, Smoky Slate & Gray Granite.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet cat themed thank you card made using the Fluffiest Friends stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
Using 2nd generation Smoky Slate ink I stamped the clouds from the Under The Moon stamp set. The circle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet cat themed thank you card made using the Fluffiest Friends stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
The sentiment from the Latte Love stamp set was stamped on the small strip of Basic White card with Gorgeous Grape ink. It was added to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet cat themed thank you card made using the Fluffiest Friends stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.
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To recreate the purple zinnia card, you will need:
Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” Perennial Lavender dsp – 5½” by 3¾” Perennial Lavender dsp – 3¾” by 1” Three colour glimmer paper – Highland Heather – 3¾” by ⅜” Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card
The large piece of Perennial Lavender dsp was glued to the largest Basic White panel and then to the Gorgeous Grape card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card.
The strip of Highland Heather Glimmer paper was glued to the strip of Perennial Lavender dsp and this piece was the adhered to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card.
From the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card I die cut a rectangle using the Everyday Details dies. I used Gorgeous Grape ink to stamp the sentiment and to randomly add the dotty image.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card.
I stamped the large zinnia flower and double leaf image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Simply Zinnias Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card.
The images were coloured using the following Blends Pens – Light Fresh Freesia, Light & Dark Highland Heather, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lolly and Pretty Peacock. The flower and leaf were then glued to the die cut label. The label was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card.
A trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.
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Today I am sharing a card made for my husband’s birthday using the Prized Plant stamp set. This stamp set was perfect as he loves his houseplants – sadly I don’t have green fingers.
Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2¼” Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅞” Parakeet Party card – 4⅜” by 2⅝” Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½” Shaded Spruce card – 2¼” by ⅜”
Using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅞” by 2¼” panel of Bsic White card. Placeing the embossed panel face down on my desk butted the dsp right up to it and used Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card
A couple of lengths of Parakeet Party Metallic were wrapped around the joined pieces and secured on the back with more Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card
Using 2nd generation Shaded Spruce ink I stamped the inner image of the plant. The outline image was then stamped in full strength Shaded Spruce ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card
The infill for the plant was stamped in 2nd generation Parakeet Party ink onto the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then glued to the Parakeet Party layer. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card
The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and I heat set it with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with Dimensionals and liquid glue.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card
A double ribbon bow and a trio of Shiny Sequins finished the card.
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To recreate the bunch of lavender card, you will need:
Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” Perennial Lavender dsp – 5½” by 3¾” Perennial Lavender dsp – 4¼” by 1” Basic White card – 4” by 3” Basic White card – 5½” by 3 ¾” for the inside Scrap Basic White & Highland Heather
I glued the large panel of Perennial Lavender dsp to the Gorgeous Grape layer and then added the panel to the Highland Heather card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card
From the 4” by 3” panel of Basic White card, I die cut a Deckled Rectangle. With Mossy Meadow ink, I stamped the leafy sprig, twice onto the die cut rectangle. The thin strip of dsp was then adhered to the back of the rectangle . The rectangle was then glued to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card
I inked up the spray of flowers with Highland Heather ink. I coloured in some of the flowers with a Gorgeous Grape Stampin’ Write Marker _ the marker to stamp technique – to add more texture and stamped the image onto scrap Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card
The flower stems were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Granny Apple Green ink. Both images were then die cut using the Painted Lvender Dies. Using a little liquid glue I adhered the stems to the flowers. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card
The sentiment, from the Perennial Postage stamp set was inked up with Mossy Meadow ink and stamped on scrap Basic White card. I punched it out using a retired 1” Circle Punch. I used a 1¼” Circle punch to unch out a Highland Heather circle. You could use Dies to do this. I added the sentiment on a Dimensional.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Lavender stamp set & dies and the Perennial Postage dies used to make a pretty, floral ‘sending hugs’ card
A trio of Tinsel Gems and a Baker’s Twine bow completed the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Stampin with Friends blog hop where we are sharing Z fold cards. The card I made using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and co-ordinating Perennial Lavender dsp is for the special birthday of a special friend later this month and I am giving her a lavender plant as part of her present as she loves her garden.
Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 5 ½” scored at 2¾” and 5½” Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2 Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”
Pool Party card – 9” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – rounded left and right upper corners Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – rounded left and right upper corners Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – rounded left and right upper corners Basic White card – 4” by 3½” – rounded left and right upper corners Basic White card – 4” by 2½” – rounded left and right upper corners Strip of Pretty Peacock card – ¼” wide and at least 2 ½” long Scrap Gorgeous Grape card
I began by decorating the main Lost Lagoon card base. The panels of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the slightly larger Basic White layers which were then adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
Next I started to decorate the remaining panels of Basic White card beginning with the largest. I inked up the spray of lavender blooms with Highland Heather ink and added some Gorgeous Grape using a Stampin’ Write Marker. This image was then stamped at the top, left hand side of the panel. The stems were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
The number 60 was die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card using the Alphabet A La Mode dies. I stamped each number 4 times and glued them one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This gave some dimension to the number. The number were then added to the panel using the same liquid glue.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Pretty Peacock card, covered with white embossing powder and heat set. I flagged the ends with scissors and added the banner, over the numbers with a Dimensional on both ends.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
The next panel was decorated with 2 sprigs of lavender. The base image was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the detailed image added on top on Gorgeous Grape. The flower stalks were the stamped in Lost Lagoon in.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
I decorated the final panel by stamping the row of flower stalks along the bottom in Lost Lagoon ink. The flowers were then added in 1st and 2nd generation Gorgeous Grape in. The sentiment was the stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
At this point I went back and added the single flying butterfly to all the panels using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape or Pretty Peacock ink. I also added a lager butterfly to the front panel with Pool Party ink.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
The decorated panels were then adhered to the Pool Party base with liquid glue.
The inner Pool Party card was then closed and placed in position on the the closed Lost lagoon card. I adhered the two card bases together.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday
A scattering of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.
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Gorgeous Grape card base – 7½” by 5⅞” – scored at 3¼” & 6½ ” Gorgeous Grape – 5⅝” by 3” – embossed using Softly Sophisticated 3d Embossing Folder Perennial Lavender dsp – 5¾” by ⅞” Basic White – 5⅝” by 3” – for the inside Basic White – 3¼” by 2¼” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia & Lost Lagoon
The embossed Gorgeous Grape panel was glued to the Gorgeous Grape card front and the strip of dsp was glued to the flap on the right hand side. The inside panel was stamped with the butterflies and added to the card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes
The bunch of stems was stamped onto the Deckled Rectangle in Lost Lagoon ink. 2 die cut sprigs were then glued to the deckled rectangle and the rectangle was added to the 1” side panel with 3 Dimensionals leaving the left side unadhered.
The base layer of the flower spikes were stamped in Fresh Freesia ink and the detailed layer added in Gorgeous Grape. These were die cut using the Painted Lavender and glued together at the base to form a cluster. They were added to the panel on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes
A butterfly was stamped in Fresh Freesia, die cut and added to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.
The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card – I masked each word and stamped them separately ands I wanted them to be stacked one on top of the other. I punched the sentiment out with the Double Oval Punch and added it to the Fresh Freesia scalloped oval punched from scrap using the same punch.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes
A double Linen Thread bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.
The spray of flowers was inked up with Highland Heather ink and Gorgeous Grape ink was added using a Marker pen. We stamped this at the top of the deckled rectangle. The bunch of stems were stamped below the flowers in Lost Lagoon ink. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.
The sentiment was stamped on a punched white oval in Lost Lagoon ink. A scalloped Highland Heather oval was glued to the back. It was added to the card front with liquid glue and Dimensionals.
Spray of Lavender
Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Fresh Freesia – 5½” by 3¾” Basic White – 4¼” by 3¾” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle Perennial Lavender dsp – 4” by ½” strips x 3 Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White & Highland Heather
We embossed the panel of Fresh Freesia card with the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder and glued it to the Fresh Freesia card base. The 3 strips of Perennial Lavender dsp were then glued to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes
The sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon onto the punched Basic White oval and a Highland Heather scalloped oval was added behind. It was mounted onto the card front with glue and Dimensionals.
A Linen bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems were added to finish the card.
Field of Lavender
Lost Lagoon card basftly Sophisticated e – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Lost Lagoon White – 5½” by 3¾” – Embossed with the Softly Sophisticated 3D folder Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by ½” Highland Heather – 3 ¾” by 2⅜” Basic White – 4¼” by 3¾” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Scrap Basic White & Gorgeous Grape
The embossed Lost Lagoon panel was glued it to the Lost Lagoon card base. A strip of Perennial Lavender dsp was glued from side to side.
The field of lavender stems was stamped across the deckled rectangle and the tiny flowers added in 1st and 2nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. A couple of butterflies were added and the whole piece was glued to the Highland Heather panel. This was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes
The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock onto the punched Basic White oval and a Gorgeous Grape scalloped oval was added behind. It was mounted onto the card front with glue and Dimensionals.
A Linen bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems were added to complete the card.
www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
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