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

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.

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

Mo x

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A sweet hugs card made for a sketch challenge using the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

Sweet Hugs card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set to make my card.

 

Challenges crafty colaberators – Nov sketch

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the sweet hugs card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 4⅝” by 3⅜”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 4½” by 3¼”
Copper Clay card – 5⅞” by ⅞”
Gray Granite card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

 

The panel of Bright & Beautiful designer series paper was adhered to the Pebbled Path panel before it was added to the Gray Granite card base.

 

A sweet hugs card made for a sketch challenge using the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a sweet hugs card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I flagged the end of the strip of Copper Clay card and added it to the card front.

 

A sweet hugs card made for a sketch challenge using the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a sweet hugs card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using the Spotlight on Nature dies, I die cut a circle from the square of Basic White card and stamped the adorable cat on it using Pebbled Path ink. The cat was coloured using the following Blends Pens – Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Granny Apple Green, Copper Clay, Smoky Slate and Gray Granite.

 

A sweet hugs card made for a sketch challenge using the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a sweet hugs card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The decorated circle was glued to a deckled circle die cut from the Gray Granite square using the Deckled Circle Dies. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A sweet hugs card made for a sketch challenge using the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a sweet hugs card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hearts & Hugs stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down, flagged the ends and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A sweet hugs card made for a sketch challenge using the adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Fluffiest Friends stamp set used with the Bright & Beautiful dsp to make a sweet hugs card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A scattering of Rainbow Dots and a Lemon Lolly Twine bow completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have created to share with us today.

 

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

Mo x

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A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Forever Forest Birthday card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the Forever Forest stamp set to make my birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the forever forest birthday card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 4⅛” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I adhered the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card. The panel was then added to the Lost Lagoon card base.

 

A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The row of trees from the Forever Forest stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the strip of Bright & Beautiful dsp.

 

A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set to give the trees something to stand on. The stamped strip was then given banner ends using Scissors. The strip was then glued to the card front.

 

A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. This was trimmed down with my Paper Trimmer and added to the card front.

 

A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card.

 

A masculine birthday card made using a sketch for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Forever Forest stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Forever Forest stamp set used with a card sketch to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my crafty friends have designed using this sketch.

 

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

Mo x

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A card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp from Stampin' Up!

Everyday Details card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are creating projects inspired by a sketch. I have chosen to use the Everyday Details stamp set to make my card. I adjusted the measurements of the sketch to accommodate our UK A4 cardstock.

 

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the everyday details card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Country Woods dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

 

The piece of Country Woods dsp was glued to the Basic Black panel and then to the Pool Party card base. The piece of 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp wa inks then glued overtop.

 

A card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp from Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The pretty teacup was stamped on the square of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

 

A card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp from Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

I coloured in the image using Pool Party, Petunia Pop and Granny Apple Green Blends Pens. The die cut circle was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using the Stylish Shapes dies. I also cut a banner from scrap Basic Black card and cut it down to 1”. I glued the 2 banners together and added them to the card front.

 

A card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of 2024 – 2026 In Color Shimmer Dots completed the card.

 

A card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Everyday Details stamp set and Country Woods dsp used to make a card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

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

Mo x

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A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Spotlight on Stippled Roses – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop where our projects are inspired by a sketch challenge. I have used the Stippled Roses stamp set to make a variation on the spotlight technique to make my card.

 

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the spotlight on stippled roses card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3⅝” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Flirty Flamingo card

 

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I randomly stamped the large image from the Stippled Roses stamp set all over the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I used my paper trimmer to cut the panel in two as per the sketch.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the flowers on the smaller panel – Flirty Flamingo, light & dark for the roses, Granny Apple Green, light & dark for the leaves and Soft Sea Foam, light to colour the background and ‘ground’ the images.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

The two parts of the card panel were then adhered to the Granny Apple Green layer. A length of Flirty Flamingo Twine was wrapped around the whole panel before the whole layer was mounted onto the Soft Sea Foam card front on Dimensionals.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. It was added near the bottom of the card.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

A small butterfly, die cut from scrap Flirty Flamingo card using the Sketched Butterflies Dies, was added to the card front along with an Iridescent Faceted Gem and a twine bow finished the card.

 

A modified spotlight card made for a sketch challenge using the Stippled Rose- Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Stippled Roses stamp set used for a sketch challenge to make a modified spotlight card – Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Please hop over to see what my crafty friends have been inspired to make using the sketch.

 

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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 thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies Dies from Stampin' Up!

Butterflies card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the new Sketched Butterflies Dies to create my card.

 

Challenges crafty collaberators – May sketch

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the butterflies card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 4” by 3⅛”
Bubble Bath card – 3⅞” by 3”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 1½”
Basic White card – ¼” strip
Scrap Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party & Gorgeous Grape

 

I embossed the long strip of Basic White card and the panel of Bubble Bath card using one of the Basics 3D Embossing Folders.

 

A pretty thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Sketched Butterflies Dies used to make a pretty thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The embossed Bubble Bath layer was then adhered, embossed side uppermost, to the panel of Gorgeous Grape card. This piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Sketched Butterflies Dies used to make a pretty thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

I flagged the end of the embossed strip of Basic White card and added it, with the de-bossed side uppermost, to the card front with Dimensionals at the top and the bottom.

 

A pretty thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Sketched Butterflies Dies used to make a pretty thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The pretty butterflies were then die cut from the scrap pieces of Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Pool Party & Gorgeous Grape. The butterflies were then added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.

 

A pretty thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Sketched Butterflies Dies used to make a pretty thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Country Birdhouse stamp set was stamped onto the ¼” strip of Basic White card and added it to the card front.

 

A pretty thank you card made for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Sketched Butterflies Dies used to make a pretty thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

A Basic Rhinestone was added to the centre of each of the butterflies to finish the card.

Please hop along to see what inspiration my crafty friends have created using this sketch.

 

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

Mo x

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A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cake Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simple Thank You Card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch for inspiration. I have to say, I found this sketch a bit of a challenge and a number of attempts went in the bin before I made a card I was happy with. I used the Cake Fancy stamp set to make a simple thank you card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the simple thank you card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

Using the Grid Paper, I lined up the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card so that it was straight.

 

A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cake Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used with a sketch challenge for inspiration to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The first row was stamped in Summer Splash ink using the swirly ‘icing’ image.

 

A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cake Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used with a sketch challenge for inspiration to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The second, and smallest row of hearts was stamped using Calypso Coral ink. Lastly, I stamped the tiny leaves in Lemon Lime Twist ink.

 

A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cake Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used with a sketch challenge for inspiration to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I auditioned various sentiments stamped on various labels in various colours but none of them looked right and I ended up stamping a sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set along the bottom of the panel.

 

A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cake Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used with a sketch challenge for inspiration to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and then mounted onto the Calypso Coral card base on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Cake Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cake Fancy stamp set used with a sketch challenge for inspiration to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Opaque Faceted Gems finished the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have made of this sketch. Next up is the lovely Vickie Littlewood

Angie McKenzie  ●  Judith Patterson  ●  Aurélie Fabre  ●  Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman  ●  Mo Rootes  ●  Vickie Littlewood

Rebecca-Jo Unwin  ●  Tricia Butts  ●  Kim Fee

 

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

Mo x

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The Mini Alphabet Dies from Stampin' Up! and bold colours used to make a fun 'hello' card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

Hello card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I found this sketch a bit of a struggle but eventually came up with a card made using the Mini Alphabet Dies.

 

Challenges crafty colaberators – Feb sketch

 

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the hello card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 5⅞” by 1⅜”
Basic Black – 4” by 1½” x 4
Gold Foil – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Scrap Basic White, Real Red & Gold Foil

 

The strip of Real Red card was embossed using the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder.

 

The Mini Alphabet Dies from Stampin' Up! and bold colours used to make a fun 'hello' card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun ‘hello’ card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop and made using the Mini Alphabet Dies and bold colours

I glued the strips of Gold Foil either side of the embossed panel and then glued the whole piece to the front of the Thick Basic White card front.

 

The Mini Alphabet Dies from Stampin' Up! and bold colours used to make a fun 'hello' card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun ‘hello’ card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop and made using the Mini Alphabet Dies and bold colours

Using the Stylish Shapes dies, I die cut 4 banners from the pieces of Basic Black card and set them to one ide.

 

The Mini Alphabet Dies from Stampin' Up! and bold colours used to make a fun 'hello' card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun ‘hello’ card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop and made using the Mini Alphabet Dies and bold colours

The Mini Alphabet dies were use with, Basic White, Real Red and Gold Foil to cut out the word HELLO multiple times.

 

The Mini Alphabet Dies from Stampin' Up! and bold colours used to make a fun 'hello' card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun ‘hello’ card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop and made using the Mini Alphabet Dies and bold colours

I arranged the letters and glued them to the Basic Black banners. These were then added to the card front on Black Dimensionals.

 

The Mini Alphabet Dies from Stampin' Up! and bold colours used to make a fun 'hello' card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A fun ‘hello’ card made for the Crafty Sketch Challenge Blog Hop and made using the Mini Alphabet Dies and bold colours

White Classic Matte Dots were added to the end of each banner to complete 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 card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

Lifetime of Love card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a sketch and the added instruction to provide some sparkle. I have used the Lifetime of Love stamp set to make my card.

 

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the lifetime of love card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1¼” & 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Bubble Bath card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Berry Burst

 

Three of the stamps from the Lifetime of Love stamp set were mounted onto a single acrylic block, size D.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

The images were then inked up with Berry Burst ink and randomly stamped onto the Bubble Bath panel.

 

Across the panel I ran 2 strips of Tear & Tape as per the sketch. I removed the backing paper to reveal the adhesive and dipped the panel, face down into my tub of Gilded Leafing.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

I used a soft brush to remove the excess gilded leafing revealing the stripes. The stamped panel was glued to the Berry Burst layer and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

The sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Double Oval Punch. The scalloped oval was punched out of scrap Berry Burst card and glued to the sentiment. The whole piece was added to the card front.

 

A pretty card made for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge using the Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Lifetime of Love stamp set and Gilding Flakes used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop sketch challenge

A trio of Purple Fine Shimmer Gems completed the card.

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next up is the lovely Danielle Kassing

 

 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Jan Musselman   ●   Annette Ball

Leonie Stuart   ●   Aurélie Fabre  ●  Karen Henderson ●  Tricia Butts   ●   Mo Rootes

Danielle Kassing   ●   Joanna Barnes   ●   Judith Patterson

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up!

Toucan card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the adorable toucan from the new Jungle Pals stamp set to make my card. This stamp set will be available as one of the Sale-a-Bration items available from the 4th January 2024 in my online store.

 

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the Toucan card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 5½” by 3⅞”
One Horse Open Sleigh dsp – 5½” by 1½”
Petal Pink card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The larger panel of One Horse Open Sleigh designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the Crumb Cake card front. The smaller panel of One Horse Open Sleigh dsp was then glued to the card front.

 

A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The toucan image from the Jungle Pals stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the square of Basic White card. I die cut the image using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I die cut the same sized stitched square from the square of Petal Pink card.

 

A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Real Red, Lemon Lolly, Crumb Cake. The sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

 

A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The coloured image was then glued, off set, to the Petal Pink stitched square and and mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A Linen Twine bow and a trio of solid gems completed the card.

 

A pretty card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The adorable Jungle Pals stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration 2024 choice and the One Horse Open Sleigh dsp used to make a pretty card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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


 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: