A vintage paintbrush themed card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Trusty Tools stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Rustic Tools card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on June 4, 2024June 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing ‘Vintage’ style projects. I have interpreted this as shabby chic, a style of cardmaking I really struggle with….. I have chosen to use the Trusty Toolbox stamp set to make my rustic tools card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the rustic tools card, you will need:

Copper Clay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Beige card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Basic Beige card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic Beige card

I began by stamping the outline of 3 paintbrushes in Early Espresso ink onto the smaller panel of Basic Beige card. Colour was added to the handle of each brush and the tip of the bristles using, firstly Wild Wheat ink, then Pecan Pie ink and finally Copper Clay ink. I swiped the matching colour below the bristles using the edge of each ink pad.

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Using Blending Brushes I inked, with all three colours, around the edges of the panel. I the tore along the bottom and inked the ragged edge to match. I randomly stamped the dotty image, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, in all three colours. I used a Bone Folder in the upper left corner to breakdown the fibres and separate the layers of the cardstock. I inked the corner to match. The whole panel was the adhered to one of the larger Basic Beige panels which had the bottom edge torn.

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A length of Linen Thread was wrapped, three times around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

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I used the dotty image to stamp along the bottom of the Copper Clay card front, taking the dots a little way up the sides. The stamped and inked panel was then mounted on the Copper Clay card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment, from the Hearts & Hugs stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic Beige card. I trimmed it down into a small tag shape and added it under the Linen Thread. A double Linen Thread bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot.

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A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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Supplies used:

The Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style cardThe Detailed Dogwood stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration choice from Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty collage style card

Pink Dogwod collage style card

Posted on February 9, 2024February 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Detailed Dogwood stamp set to make a pretty pink dogwood collage style floral card for friend.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the pink dogwood card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Berry Burst card

On the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card, I randomly stamped the dogwood flower image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I randomly added the cross-hatch strip using the same ink. The little medallion image was randomly stamped in the same black ink and finished with the leafy sprig image.