Engagement card – Celebrate Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Posted on February 12, 2024February 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Celebrate Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop where we are showcasing, you’ve guessed it…….. Sale-a-Bration product. I am showcasing the gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp and have used it to make a pretty card made for my niece who became engaged over Christmas.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the engagement card, you will need:

Pool Party card – 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Softly Stippled dsp – 12” by 5¼”
Basic White card 5⅛” by 3⅞”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic White & Pool Party card

On the long side I scored the Softly Stippled dsp at 2”, 4” 8” and 10”. On the short side I marked at 2” down on both sides and using a trimmer, cut from the 2” mark to the second score line – 4” and 8”.

A pretty fun fold card made to celebrate an engagement using the gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

Taking the 2 off cut pieces, I trimmed the point off at the 2” score line and glued the pieces to the front panels with the co-ordinating pattern uppermost. I love that you see both sides of this pretty dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The sentiment, from the Stippled Rose stamp set, was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut the sentiment using the Nested Essentials Dies. I cut 2 more labels from scrap Pool Party card, I cut one of these in half across the middle and glued the 2 halfs to the back of the stamped label with a little peeking out at the top and the bottom. The remaining Pool Party label was glued to the back of the label and the whole piece was glued to the left side of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 2 circles using the Everyday Details Dies. On the circle I stamped the sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The single rose was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the circle. I coloured the rose in using Pool Party and Wild Wheat Blends Pens. The circle was the glued to the inside panel, roughly in the centre but not visible when the card was closed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The panel of Pool Party card was adhered to the back of the central dsp panel. This gives the card more stability. The 5” by 3⅝” piece of Softly Stippled dsp was glued to the remaining piece of Basic White card. The panel was then gled to the back of the Pool Party layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

The remaining die cut circle was glued to the back panel of the card. This will give me a place to write a message. I also stamped a 2^nd rose onto scrap Basic White card, coloured it in as before and fussy cut it out before gluing it to the card circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The gorgeous Softly Stippled dsp, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice used to make a pretty fun fold card to celebrate an engagement

After I had photographed the card I added a couple of Opaque Faceted Gems, also from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure.

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A thank you card made using the gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set and the Most Adoring dsp by Stampin' Up!

Softly Sophisticated card

Posted on February 4, 2024January 28, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a thank you card made using the Softly Sophisticated stamp set and Most Adoring dsp, both of which are free options with a qualifying order until the end of February 2024.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the softly sophisticated card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Most Adoring dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Most Adoring designer series paper to the larger panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

I wrapped a length of Real Red Ribbon around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Real Red card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

Using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies, I die cut a label from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Mossy Meadow and the 3½” by 2¼” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

The flower stems were stamped onto the Basic White label in Mossy Meadow ink. The flowers were added in Real Red ink. The labels were then glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

The sentiment, from the Perennial Postage stamps set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Softly Sophisticated stamp set used with the Most Adoring dsp to make a thank you card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card, so pretty.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp by Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany card for Team Training Swaps

Posted on November 29, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for our team training swaps. I couldn’t wait to use the Hills of Tuscany stamp set – a sneak peak of a stamp set coming in the Jan – April 2024 Catalogue. To make things easier we have a sketch to give us inspiration.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Misty Moonlight card – 5½” by ⅜” x 2
Misty Moonlight card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ½”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Misty Moonlight strips on either side of the Softly Stippled dsp panel. This piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

From the 3¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

The hill was stamped in, stamped off or 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink with the detail added in Garden Green ink. The house was stamped in Calypso Coral ink and the roof in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

I added the trees with Garden Green, the sun in Daffodil Delight before stamping the sky in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink. The decorated circle was glued to the Misty Moonlight deckled circle – cut from the 3½” by 3½” panel. The whole piece was munted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip pf Basic White card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous new Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp used to make a pretty thank you card.

A trio of Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots completed the card.

Isn’t this stamp set gorgeous!

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A thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set by Stampin'

Thanks a Bunch using Regal Colours

Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet thank you card, made using the pretty Thanks a Bunch stamp set which will be available until the 28th February.

The colours used in this card are:

To Recreate the thanks a bunch card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Crumb Cake card – 5½” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive card – ⅜” wide strip

I stamped the row of heritage carrots onto the smaller panel of Basic White card in Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Rich Razzleberry inks in either 1^st or 2^nd generation stamping.

A thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Thanks a Bunch stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The carrot tops were stamped on top in Old Olive ink. Using a Blending Brush I added Crumb Cake ink, lightly around the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the border die from the Seaside Bay set of Dies to cut the ‘ground’ from the strip of Crumb Cake card and adhered it along the bottom of the panel. The stamped piece was then added to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then to the Old Olive card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Old Olive card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Basic Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Thanks a Bunch stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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The Scenic Garden stamp set, by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty water-coloured card

A Scenic Garden card

Posted on February 12, 2023February 4, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The lovely Scenic Garden stamp set was used to make this pretty water-coloured birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the scenic garden card, you will need:

Soft Suede card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Sweet Sorbet card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 5” by 3½”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Soft Suede card

I mounted the image stamp onto one of the plates from my Stamparatus, inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it down onto the panel of Fluid 100 paper. Because the water colour card so textured I find I need to stamp two or three times to get a good impression and the Stamparatus makes this so easy to do.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty water-coloured card made using the Scenic Garden stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration offering from Stampin’ Up!

Using a Water Painter and inkpads I coloured in the image. I used Soft Suede ink for the bench, Granny Apple Green for the grass and foliage, Sweet Sorbet for the flowers, Smoky Slate for the ground and finally Balmy Blue for the sky and to pull the whole image together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty water-coloured card made using the Scenic Garden stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration offering from Stampin’ Up!

When it was dry, I glued the water-coloured panel to the Sweet Sorbet layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Linen Thread around the panel before mounting it onto the Soft Suede card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty water-coloured card made using the Scenic Garden stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration offering from Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Amazing Year stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Soft Suede card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I cut the sentiment apart and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty water-coloured card made using the Scenic Garden stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration offering from Stampin’ Up!

A trio of Red Rhinestones and a Linen Thread bow completed the card. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty water-coloured card made using the Scenic Garden stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration offering from Stampin’ Up!

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3 cards made for my January 2023 classes using the Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp by Stampin' Up!

Framed Florets Class Projects

Posted on January 17, 2023January 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my January classes using the Framed Florets Bundle and the Dainty Flowers dsp.

Colours used in these projects are:

Embossed Floral card

Fresh Freesia card base 8½” by 4¼”– scored at 4¼”
Dainty Flowers dsp – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Rich Razzleberry 5” by 4”
Basic White oval die cut using the Framed Florets Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White – 3½ by 2¼”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

Emboss the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White using the Pretty Petals Embossing Folder. Use Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive glue the piece of Dainty Flowers dsp to the left side of the panel, leaving a tiny border around three side.

Wrap a length of ribbon around to disguise the join and secure on the back with Sellotape. Glue the whole piece to the Fresh Freesia card base. Stamp the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink onto the Basic White oval, over to the left side.

Stamp the spray of flowers in Basic Gray ink onto the 3½ by 2¼” panel of Basic White and die cut. Die cut the embossed frame from the panel of Rich Razzleberry card. Place the Rich Razzleberry frame face down and add the stamped white oval, face down inside the frame and add Dimensionals around the edge making sure to place them on the frame and the oval. Add the piece to the card front.

Using the following Blends Pens colour in the spray of flowers – Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive. Add the spray to the right side of the oval with glue.

Add a bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed this card.

Famed Sentiment card

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Dainty Flowers dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝
Rich Razzleberry – 5 “ by 4”
Basic White – oval die cut using the Framed Florets Dies
Basic White – 3” by 2”
Scrap Old Olive

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

Glue the panel of dsp to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White and then to the Blushing Bride card base.

Stamp the s individual flowers in Basic Gray ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and die cut them out. Also die cut the larger frame from Rich Razzleberry card and 2 leafy sprigs from the scrap Old Olive card.

Glue the Rich Razzleberry frame to the card front. Stamp the sentiment onto the die cut white oval and mount the oval inside the frame on Dimensionals.

Trim the bottom off each leafy sprig and glue to the bottom of the oval. Colour the flowers with the Blackberry Bliss Blends Pens and add over the leafy sprigs.

Decorate with a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones.

Punched Oval Card

Rich Razzleberry card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blushing Bride – 5½” by 3¾”
Dainty Flowers dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Rich Razzleberry card – we used one of the centre ovals from the previous cards.
Basic White – 2¼” by 1½”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

Glue the panel of dsp to the Blushing Bride layer. Wrap a length of Sweet Sorbet Woven Metallic Ribbon around the panel, secure on the back with Sellotape.

Glue the panel to the Rich Razzleberry card base.

Stamp the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry ink onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and punch out with the Double Oval Punch. Punch out a scalloped oval from one of the excess ovals from either of the previous cards and glue these together.

Add the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

Complete the card with a ribbon bow and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set and dies and the Dainty Flowers dsp used to make 3 cards for my January 2023 classes

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A pretty Thank You card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Sale-a-Bration stamp set Beautifully Happy by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Flowers card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on January 13, 2023January 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made with Sale-a-Bration products which will be available until the end of February. I am sharing a card made using the Beautifully Happy stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pretty flowers card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Dandy Designs dsp – 5⅞” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using the Penned Flowers Dies I cut a scalloped border from the strip of Basic White card. I glued it to the right-hand edge of the Dandy Designs dsp. The whole piece was then glued to the Fresh Freesia card base.

A pretty Thank You card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Sale-a-Bration stamp

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

I stamped the spray of flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

The flowers were coloured using the in-fill stamps and Fresh Freesia ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

I stamped the dotage in 2^nd generation Fresh Freesia ink all around the flower spray and added 3 bees stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink. I added a loop of Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon to the top of the stamped panel and added it to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

A trio of Opaque Gems completed the card.

This is such a pretty stamp set. I hope you like the card.

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A Tuscan Cypress Tree themed thank you card made for the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop using the Thanks A Bunch stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Tuscan Cypress Trees for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on January 12, 2023January 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop where we are expressing our gratitude with thank you cards. Mine is inspired by a card made by my upline, the lovely Mikaela Titheridge using the Thanks A Bunch stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Tuscan Cypress card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Balmy Blue card – 5¾” by 4” – rounded upper left corner
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅞” by 2½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4 ¾” by 2⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White strip – ⅜” wide
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

I stamped the large solid carrot, upside down, in Shaded Spruce ink onto the small panel of Basic White and added the shadow image using Evening Evergreen ink. These ‘trees’ remind me so much of the Cypress Trees common in Tuscany. The smaller trees were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Thanks A Bunch stamp set used to make a Tuscan Cypress Tree themed thank you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I added the ground using one of the images from the Oceanfront stamp set in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Thanks A Bunch stamp set used to make a Tuscan Cypress Tree themed thank you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The short grass was added with 1^st and 2^nd generation Old Olive ink using the shadow from the large carrot stamped from side to side. I added the larger tufts of grass from the Oceanfront stamp set in the same Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Thanks A Bunch stamp set used to make a Tuscan Cypress Tree themed thank you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush I added Balmy Blue ink to the sky have masked off a small circle for the sun/moon. The decorated panel was then adhered to the layer of Shaded Spruce.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Thanks A Bunch stamp set used to make a Tuscan Cypress Tree themed thank you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I stamped some dotage in the upper left and lower right of the Balmy Blue panel but didn’t really like it. I then ran the panel through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss machine with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. I liked this better. I wrapped a piece of Variegated Ribbon around the panel before gluing it to the Balmy Blue card front and adding the stamped panel over top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Thanks A Bunch stamp set used to make a Tuscan Cypress Tree themed thank you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto the ⅜” strip of Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front on a Dimensional.

A trio of For Everything Fancy Sequins completed the card.

I love it and I hope you do too.

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A pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the In the Country stamp set, by Stampin' Up!

In the Country for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 17, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with product from the Jan/Feb 2022 Sale-a-Bration Brochure and have chosen to share a card made using the pretty In the Country stamp set which is one of the sale-a-bration offerings.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the in the country card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Sun Prints dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Balmy Blue card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Fluid 100 card – 4½” by 3”
Very Vanilla – 5½” by 3¾”
Fluid 100 – ¼” strip

I glued the panel of dsp to the Basic Gray layer, wrapped a length of Variegated Ribbon around the panel, secured it on the back with Sellotape and glued the panel down to the Balmy Blue card front.

from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The image of the staircase was stamped onto Fluid 100 Watercolor card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stonework was coloured with Smoky Slate and Basic Gray inks using a Water Painter Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The plant pots were coloured with Starry Sky ink and the foliage and flowers added with Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I used Balmy Blue ink to colour in the sky and to outline the image. After allowing the panel to dry I adhered it to the panel of Balmy Blue and mounted it on the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a strip of Fluid 100 card and added it to the card front. A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

I love it and hope you do too.

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A floral card made for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop using the lovely Wonderful World designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Wonderful World card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on August 29, 2022August 14, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a sketch challenge to work with. I love a sketch as it really pushes you out of your comfort zone and makes you look your supplies in a totally different way. I have chosen to use the Wonderful World dsp which we only have for another 2 days.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the wonderful world card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Wonderful World dsp – 5” by 1” x 4
Wonderful World dsp – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White

I chose 4 patterns of the Wonderful World dsp and cut them into 5” by 1” strips. These were added to the Thick Basic White card front with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

Another strip was cut at 4⅛” by ⅜” and added across the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

I used the Decorative Circle Punch to punch out a label from scrap Basic White card and added it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

One of the beautiful flowers was the fussy cut from the dsp and added on top of the label with a dab of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completes he card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wonderful World dsp used to make a pretty card for the card for the Crafty Challenge sketch Blog Hop

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

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