The Celebrate Sunflower stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a card for the Stamping Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

Sunflower card for the Stamping Inkspirations Bog Hop

Posted on October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a sketch to work with. I have used the pretty Celebrate Sunflower stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sunflower card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
So Saffron card – 5¾” by 4”
Sun Prints dsp – 4½” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Soft Suede

I began by tearing the piece of Sun Prints dsp into 2 pieces keeping the edges jagged.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

Taking the small pair of leaves, I stamped down the centre of the So Saffron panel with So Saffron ink to give a little interest to the background. The torn pieces of dsp were then adhered to the So Saffron layer leaving the stamped area on view,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The small sunflower was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scarp Basic White card along with 2 sets of the small leaves. These were coloured using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive & Soft Suede.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and glued the coloured flower onto it. The spare leaves were then tucked around the flower. I added the circle to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

A couple of leafy sprigs were die cut form scrap Soft Suede card and these were tucked behind the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Sketch Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Ringed with Nature stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Soft Suede card. I then covered the stamped sentiment with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed the cardstock down and flagged the ends with scissors before adding it to the card front.

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

I hope you like it. Please continue around the hop to see what my crafty friends have done with the sketch.

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Annette Ball

Tricia Butts ● Jan Musselman ● Ann Krucek

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert ● Mo Rootes ● Marieke Bart

Leonie Stuart ● Chris Smith ● Susan Webster ● Karen Henderson

Vickie Littlewood ● Robbie Susan Chandler ● Danielle Kassing ● Teri West

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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 Winter foliage card made for the Stamping Inkspirations picture challenge using Stampin' Up!

Leaves of Holly card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by two weather related photographs, one Winter and one Summer. I chose the Winter picture as my inspiration and used the Leaves of Holly stamp set.

The Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the holly card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right & lower left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right & lower left corner
Basic White card – 3” by 1½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right & lower left corner – for the inside

The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped on the smallest piece of Basic White card in Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was then die cut using the Seasonal Labels Dies. I die cut the same label from the small Soft Succulent piece, cut it in half and glued it either end of the sentiment label.

A pretty Winter foliage card made for the Stamping Inkspirations picture challenge using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Boughs of Holly stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stamping Inkspirations weather related Blog Hop

I stamped the two large holly leaves, from the Leaves of Holly stamp set, in the upper left and lower right corners. I decided it was easier to line up the images if I stamped the solid image first – in Soft Succulent ink – followed by the more detailed image in Evening Evergreen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Boughs of Holly stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stamping Inkspirations weather related Blog Hop

I added the pinecones, from the Christmas Season stamp set, in Sahara Sand ink for the solid image and second-generation Early Espresso for the detailed image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Boughs of Holly stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stamping Inkspirations weather related Blog Hop

The berries were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink, second generation for the solid and full strength for the detailed image. The sprig from the Christmas To Remember stamp set was stamped in Soft Succulent ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Evening Evergreen layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The same glue was used to add the panel to the Soft Succulent card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Boughs of Holly stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stamping Inkspirations weather related Blog Hop

The sentiment label was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Boughs of Holly stamp set used to make a pretty Winter themed card for the Stamping Inkspirations weather related Blog Hop

A double Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Red & Green Adhesive Backed Pearls finishes the card.

Please hop on to share the inspiration shared by my stamping friends. Next up is the lovely Sue Allen

Angie McKenzie ● Jan Musselman ● Karen Henderson

Mo Rootes ● Sue Allen ● Annette Ball

Susan Webster ● Danielle Kassing ● Ann Krucek

Vickie Littlewood ● Leonie Stuart ● Aurélie Fabre

Tricia Butts ● Sharon Hashimoto Burkert ● Judith Patterson

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

Mo x

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A cute thank you card featuring a boy tossin leaves and made using Stampin' Up! products

Tossing Leaves for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where our theme is ‘harvest time’ and to me that means Autumn, I have chosen to use the Seasons of fun for my tossing leaves card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the tossing leaves card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent card – 5¾” by 4”
Misty Moonlight card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Painted Texture Embossing Folder and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the Soft Succulent panel. I wrapped a piece of Fine Art Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape and added the panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The sweet boy tossing leaves from the Seasons of Fun stamp set used for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

The image of the boy tossing leaves was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the square of Basic White card and used my Layering Circle Dies to cut the image out. I also die cut a slightly larger Scalloped Circle from the Misty Moonlight square.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The sweet boy tossing leaves from the Seasons of Fun stamp set used for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers to colour in the image – Smoky Slate, Night of Navy, Pool Party, Old Olive, Soft Succulent, Soft Suede, Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Pale Papaya, Cinnamon Cider & Cajun Craze.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The sweet boy tossing leaves from the Seasons of Fun stamp set used for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

The stamped circle was added to the Misty Moonlight scalloped circle with liquid glue and the piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The sweet boy tossing leaves from the Seasons of Fun stamp set used for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it using the Layering Circle dies. It was added to the card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The sweet boy tossing leaves from the Seasons of Fun stamp set used for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

I added a bow made from the same Fine Art Ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Cheryl Hamilton

Mo Rootes ● Leonie Stuart ● Tricia Butts

Deb Macdowell ● Chris Smith ● Jan Musselman

Teri West ● Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Gez Carpenter

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson ● Danielle Kassing

Annette Ball ● Jill Chapman ● Terry Hamilton

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

Mo x

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A birthday themed card featuring a pile of presents made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

Birthday Presents for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Stamping INKspirations Bog Hop where our theme is ‘Lifetime Celebrations’, I don’t know about you but I love a good birthday celebration and have chosen to use the Delivering Cheer stamp set to make a pretty birthday presents themed card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pile of presents card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 4⅝” by 3⅛”– rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Hand-penned dsp strips – 5⅞” by 2”
Hand-penned dsp strips – ⅜” wide
Basic White card – ½” strip
Hand-penned dsp scrap

Using Multipurpose Liquid adhesive, I glued the larger piece of Hand-penned dsp to the Mint Macaron card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I stamped the ladies’ legs and skirt in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Basic White panel and added the pile of presents on top in the same ink. I added the ‘ground’ in the same black ink.

The skirt was then stamped onto a scrap of Hand-penned dsp and fussy cut out. I added it with the liquid glue onto the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The pile of presents was coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather and the retired Pink Pirouette, the arms and legs were coloured with the Ivory Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The stamped and coloured panel was added with liquid glue to the Mint Macaron panel and the whole piece was then added to the Blushing Bride card base on Dimensionals. The strips of Hand-penned dsp ⅜” wide were flagged and tucked in under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the ½” strip of Basic White card and trimmed out and flagged using Scissors. The card was completed with a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I hope you like this soft and pretty birthday card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow hoppers have to share with us today.

Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Karen Henderson

Cheryl Hamilton ● Mo Rootes ● Tricia Butts

Jan Musselman ● Danielle Kassing ● Anne Krucek

Shel Anderson ● Elaine de Montmorency

Jill Chapman ● Gez Carpenter ● Terry Hamilton

Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Annette Ball ● Leonie Stuart

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

Mo x

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The Snowflake Wishes stamp set used for a rainbow christmas card and made fotr the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Rainbow Snowflakes for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 10, 2021July 11, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where we are celebrating Christmas in July. I have made a rainbow snowflake card made using the Snowflake Wishes stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the rainbow snowflake card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside

I started by randomly stamping the largest snowflake in Soft Sea Foam ink across one of the Basic White panels. I added the group of snowflakes in Balmy Blue ink.