Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

City Sights Kit – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing some of our super affordable and versatile kit collection.  The City Sights Kit was one of the raffle prizes offered at my recent Stamp-A-Stack and I like to create projects using the raffle prizes to show the versatility and alternative ways to use the supplies.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

Extra cardstock used for the alternative cards:

Card Bases – Basic Beige, Boho Blue & Pebbled Path
Layers and die cuts – Basic White, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path & Basic Black

These are the cards made up as per the instructions in the kit.

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

These are the alternative cards I designed, I hope you like them.

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The City Sights card kit from Stampin’ Up used to make multiple cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

Multiple cards made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the City Sights card kit from Stampin' Up!

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A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Delicate Forest Retiform card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring either the retiform or collage techniques. I have used the pretty Delicate Forest stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the delicate forest retiform card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

 

Using Masking Paper, I masked off the upper left corner of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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I used Blending Brushes to add Boho Blue, Coastal Cabana and Highland Heather ink to the exposed area. With the masking paper still in place I stamped the image from the Delicate Details stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The masking paper was then removed.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The pieces of masking paper were moved around the panel of Basic White card and the exposed areas were inked using the same three colours. The same image was stamped in each space.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The stamped panel was glued to the Basic White layer and then to the Basic Black panel. A length of checked ribbon was wrapped around the whole piece and secured it in place with Sellotape on the back.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Delicate Forest stamp set used with the retiform technique to make a pretty birthday card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. It was punched out using the Hexagon Punch. I punched another label from scrap Basic Black card. I cut it in half and glued the two black pieces to the back of the Basic White label. The label was added to the card base on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Delicate Forest stamp set by Stampin' Up! - Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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A ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

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Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Sketched Butterflies Class Projects

Today I am sharing the cards designed for my July 2024 classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

Butterfly Fun Fold card

Lost Lagoon card – 8¾” by 4⅛”– scored at 5⅞”
Pool Party – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic White – 5½” by 3⅞”
Basic White – 4” by 2⅝”
Pool Party – 3⅞” by 2½” – embossed with the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder
Highland Heather 4” by 3¾” – Die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies
Basic White – 4” by 4” – – Die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies
Highland Heather Glimmer – 4” by ½”
Scrap Basic White

 

We glued the embossed Pool Party panel to the 4” by 2⅝” piece of Basic White card and then to the front flap of the Lost Lagoon card base. The strip of Glimmer Paper was added to the panel.

 

Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

The large piece of Basic White card was glued to the large Pool Party panel and added to the inside of the card. We then stamped a small butterfly in the upper right-hand corner of the back panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the Basic White Deckled Rectangle. We stamped a scattering of dottage, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set, randomly onto the Basic White Deckled Rectangle. The rectangle was then glued to the Highland Heather Deckled Rectangle. The left-hand side of this panel was then glued to the front flap of the card.

 

Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

The large butterfly and a small butterfly were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. We coloured in the images with the following Blends Pens – Petunia Pop, Highland Heather, Pool Party and Smoky Slate. The butterflies were then die cut and added them to the card front.

 

Embossed Butterflies card

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Lost Lagoon – 2⅛” by 1⅜”
Basic White – 2½ by 1¾” – Die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

 

The smallest butterfly was randomly stamped onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. This panel was then embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. This panel was then glued to the larger Lost Lagoon layer, a piece of Petunia Pop Ribbon was wrapped around and secured on the back with Sellotape. We then added the panel to the Petunia Pop card front.

 

Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut white label. This was glued to the small piece of Lost Lagoon card and was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The medium sized butterfly was stamped onto scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, die cut using the Sketched Butterflies Dies and coloured using the Petunia Pop, Highland Heather, Pool Party and Smoky Slate Blend Pens. The butterfly was then added to the card front.

 

Large Butterfly card

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

Using a Blending Brush, we added Petunia Pop to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and added dotage using Pool Party ink. The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped towards the bottom of the panel in Black ink.

 

Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

This layer was the adhered to the Pool Party panel and then to the Highland Heather card front.

 

The large butterfly was stamped in Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and it was die cut and added to the card front.

 

Cards created for my July 2024 Classes using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create cards for my July 2024 Classes

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

Faux Silk Roses card

I have used the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and the faux silk technique to make a pretty thank you card.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the flowers of beauty card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
White Tissue Paper – 5 ¾” by 4”
Petunia Pop card – 4¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”

 

Using the outline large flower image, I stamped randomly over the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The infill flower image was stamped inside each outline with Pretty In Pink ink.

I covered the whole front of the panel with glue, using a Pritt Stick.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the faux silk technique to make pretty floral thank you card

The piece of white tissue paper was tightly screwed up, opened up but not smoothed out and stuck over the glued panel. The wrinkles were then pressed down into the glue. The edges of the tissue paper were then folded to the back of the panel and glued in place. The whole piece was the glued to the Petunia Pop panel.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the faux silk technique to make pretty floral thank you card

Using a dark Petunia Pop Blends Pen, I coloured a length of White Diagonal Striped ribbon. After it dried, I cut a piece and wrapped it around, securing it on the reverse with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the faux silk technique to make pretty floral thank you card

I die cut labels from the small pieces of Basic White and Petunia Pop card using the Nested Essentials Dies. The larger Petunia Pop label was slipped under the ribbon and glued in place.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique


www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the faux silk technique to make pretty floral thank you card

I stamped the sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set onto the smaller label with Petunia Pop ink. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the faux silk technique

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set used with the faux silk technique to make pretty floral thank you card

A ribbon bow and a trio of the adhesive backed pearls finished the card.

 

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Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Flowers of Beauty Class Projects

Today I am sharing the cards I designed using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies, for my June 2024 classes.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

Floral Spray Thank You Card

Pretty In Pink – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Beige – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder
Pretty Peacock – 4¼” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 4” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Beige

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The embossed panel was glued to the Petunia Pop layer and then to the Pretty in Pink card front.

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the die cut Basic Beige label. This label was then glued to the die cut Pretty Peacock label. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

We stamped the leafy spray in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic Beige card and die cut it out using the Flowers of Beauty Dies. We also stamped the small spray of blossoms on the piece of scrap card, the sold background image in Pretty in Pink ink, with the more detailed flowers stamped on top in Petunia Pop ink. These were also cut out using the same dies.

The spray of flowers was adhered together and added to the card front.

Faux Silk card

Petunia Pop card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Beige – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Tissue Paper – 5½” by 3¾”
Pretty Peacock – 4¼” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 4” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Beige, Pretty in Pink Glimmer & Petunia Pop Glimmer

 

Using Petunia Pop ink, we randomly stamped the large outline flower over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic Beige card. The flowers were then coloured in using the in-fill image and Pretty In pink ink.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The whole of the stamped panel was then covered with glue, we used Pritt Stick. We crumpled up the piece of tissue paper, carefully opened it out leaving as many lines and ridges as possible and placed it over the whole gluey panel taking care not to smooth it out too much. The excess tissue paper was the folded to the back and glued down. The whole piece was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Petunia Pop card front..

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the die cut Basic Beige label. This label was then glued to the die cut Pretty Peacock label. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

2 small flowers, die cut from the 2024 -2026 In Color Glimmer using the Flowers of Beauty Dies, were added to the label on Mini Glue dots and a rhinestone added to the centre of each flower.

Roses & Leaves card

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petunia Pop – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic Beige – 5” by 3¼” – embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder
Basic Beige– 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Petunia Pop – 4¼” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Basic Beige – 4” by 2¼” – to die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies
Scrap Basic Beige

 

The embossed panel was adhered to the Petunia Pop layer which was then added to the Pretty In Pink card front.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the die cut Basic Beige label. This label was then glued to the die cut Petunia Pop label. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

The outline of the large flower was stamped onto scrap Basic Beige card in Petunia Pop ink and the colour added with Pretty in Pink ink. On the same piece of scrap we stamped the outline leaves in Pretty Peacock ink with the infill colour being stamped in Summer Splash ink. These pieces were then die cut using the Flowers of Beauty Dies.

The die cut pieces were then arranged around the label.

 

Three cards made for my June 2024 classes using the Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Flowers of Beauty stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make three cards for my June 2024 classes

 

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

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A pretty thinking of you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Hummingbird card – Ink& Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired to create by a pretty colour challenge. The inspiration picture featured a hummingbird and I loooove a hummingbird, with that in mind I made my card using the hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set.

 

 Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the hummingbird card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using a Blending Brush, I lightly added Starry Sky ink to the centre of the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card. This was then adhered to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the card front.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The hummingbird was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I coloured it with the following Blends Pens – Daffodil Delight, Petunia Pop, Berry Burst and Pretty Peacock. I added the colour really lightly and used the Color Lifter to remove some of the colour and blur the edges.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The double flower was stamped with the same Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using the Daffodil Delight, Petunia Pop, Berry Burst and Shy Shamrock Blends Pens.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

The coloured images were die cut using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies. The images were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty thinking of you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Expressions Stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty thinking of you card for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Tinsel gems and 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Country Flowers card

Here is a sweet card made using the Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating dies which will be available in my online shop from the 1st May 2024. I made this card using the paper piecing technique.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Petunia Pop, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Night of Navy & Black

 

To recreate the country flowers card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Meandering Meadows dsp – 4 ¼” by 2 ¾”
Petunia Pop card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 3
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Masterfully Made dsp

 

Using the Countryside Corners Dies, I die cut a label from the piece of Meandering Meadows dsp and the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the labels together.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The 3 strips of Petunia Pop card were adhered to the Fresh Freesia card front and the label piece was glued over the top.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The teapot image, from Country Flowers stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Masterfully Made dsp and I fussy cut it out with scissors before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The spray of flowers was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I used the Country Flowers Dies to cut out the image and coloured it with the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly & Granny Apple Green. The coloured flowers were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

A double Lemon Lolly Twine bow and a trio of Shiny Sequins completed the card. So pretty.

 

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

Mo x

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The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dspfrom Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Fern Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing a card using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder which is carrying over into the new annual catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the fern card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Stargazing dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

Using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the piece if Stargazing dsp.

 

The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dspfrom Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp and some Mossy Meadow ink – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The back edge of the Mossy Meadow ink pad to was then dragged, lightly, across the top of the embossed panel adding colour to the top of the fern leaves. I absolutely love the effect this gives.

 

The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dspfrom Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp and some Mossy Meadow ink – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The embossed panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer and a length of Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon was wrapped around before the whole piece was added to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dspfrom Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp and some Mossy Meadow ink – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut 2 stitched squares from scrap Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The larger square was tucked under the ribbon and adhered in place.

 

The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dspfrom Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp and some Mossy Meadow ink – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped onto the smaller stitched square using Mossy Meadow ink. The square was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dspfrom Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp and some Mossy Meadow ink – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins and a bow finished the card.

 

The Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp from Stampin' Up! used with Meadow ink to make a lovely card - Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and Stargazing dsp and some Mossy Meadow ink – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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

 

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Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Supplies used:

 

A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hot Air Balloon Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where, this month we are working with a sketch as inspiration. I have used the lovely Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies to make my hard.

 

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the trio of hot air balloons card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pebbled Path card – 2¾” by ¼”
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using one of the Basic Borders Dies, I cut the cloud edge from scrap Basic White card. I used the die cut edge with a Blending Brush to add Boho Blue ink to the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

 

A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path layer and then to the Fresh Freesia card front.

 

A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the three balloons in combinations of Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue inks. The baskets were stamped in Pebbled Path ink. I die cut all the images using the Hot Air balloon Dies.

 

A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Two balloons were glued directly to the card front and the third balloon was added on Dimensionals.

 

A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! - Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Simply Said stamp set, which will be available in the new Annual Catalogue from the 2nd April 2025, was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Pebbled Path card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies from Stampin' Up! used to make a birthday card featuring a pair of Hot Air Balloons - Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card featuring a trio of Hot Air Balloons made using the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and Dies – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A scattering of Tinsel Gems from the 3 pack finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have created using this card sketch.


Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Supplies used: