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

Posted on April 25, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

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.

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

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.

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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.

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

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 'all that flutters' thank you card made using the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and Thoughtful Expressions dies by Stampin' Up! - Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Thoughtful Hummingbird card – Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 17, 2024February 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘All that flutters’. I have chosen to make my card using the gorgeous hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the thoughtful hummingbird card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide 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” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I randomly stamped the spray of flowers all over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

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I glued the stamped panel to the Basic Black layer and then to the Tahitian Tide card base.

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The hummingbird was stamped onto scrap Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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To colour the hummingbird I used the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon, Gray Granite & Colour Lifter to soften the edges. The beautiful hummingbird was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment, from the Perennial Postage stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

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A trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty shaker card made using the hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Hummingbird Shaker card – Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 10, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing Shaker cards. I have used the gorgeous Thoughtful Expressions stamp set and dies to make my pretty hummingbird shaker card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the hummingbird shaker card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Window sheet – 3⅞” by 3⅞” – I used a cut down Clear Envelope as I couldn’t find my Window Sheet
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a die from the Thoughtful Expressions I cut out a shape from the Softly Stippled dsp. From scrap Basic White card. I taped the same die to the next size up and die cut a frame from scrap Basic White card. The frame was glued to the front of the Softly Stippled dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

The dsp was laid over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and the sentiment, from the Everyday Details stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Basic White panel, using the die cut panel to get the positioning right.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

Using Tear & Tape Adhesive I adhered my square of cut down Clear Envelope to the back of the Softly Stippled dsp behind the die cut shape. I suggest you use Window Sheet……… I couldn’t find mine!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

Dimensional Strips were adhered around the negative window on the back of the dsp panel. I also added strips of Adhesive around the edges of the panel to raise it up. The Dimensional strips are slightly higher then our ordinary Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

I rubbed my Embossing Buddy over the stamped Basic White panel to remove static and added a pinch of Loose Silver Sequins over the sentiment. I also added a few aqua coloured sequins from my stash. The panel of dsp was then carefully added over the Basic White panel. I pressed firmly to make sure it was well stuck down.

The whole piece was then glued to the Pool Party layer and then to the Pebbled Path card base.

I stamped the hummingbird and single flower in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and coloured both images using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, Smoky Slate and Pebbled Path. I die cut them out using the Thoughtful Expressions Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The hummingbird from the Thoughtful Expressions stamp set used to make a pretty shaker card

The hummingbird was added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots. I added loops of Pool Party Baker’s Twine to the back of the flower, securing it in place with Tear & Tape. The flower was then added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

A trio of Adhesive Backed Solid Gems completed the card.

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A card made for the Reduce, Recycle Reuse themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using left over Stampin' Up! pieces from my craft desk

Left Over Floral Card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on February 8, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Dreams Blog Hop. Today we have a fun theme – Reduce, Recyle, Reuse. I looked around my very messy craft desk and gathered up some left over pieces with similar tones and decided to try and make these left over pieces into a card.

Colours I think are in this project – some of the pieces were stamped, coloured or die cut a long time ago, are:

To recreate the left over floral card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Mossy Meadow card – 4¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card

The background piece was created using the ink refill and shaving foam technique and a mask. – To see details on how this panel was created, check out the Hot Air Balloon post on the 6^th February 2024. The panel was then glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base and then to the Starry Sky card base.