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 pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

Embossed Thoughtful Journey card

I have been playing with the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder today and have used it to emboss a panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the embossed thoughtful journey card, you will need:

Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Very Vanilla card – 3” by 2”

 

Using the Changing Leaves Dies, I embossed the panel of Thoughtful Journey dsp.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

The embossed panel was then adhered to the Mossy Meadow panel and wrapped a length of Pecan Pie Centre Striped Ribbon around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

The whole panel was then added to the Very Vanilla card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

The sentiment, from the My Small Business stamp set, was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink and die cut using the Unbounded Love Dies. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

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

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Thoughtful Journey dsp embossed using the Changing Leaves Embossing Folder makes a pretty thank you card

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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:

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

Thoughtful Wishes Team Recognition Cards

Today, I am sharing 2 cards designed for members of my team congratulating them on recent achievements. I used the gorgeous Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and Thoughtful Journey designer series paper.

Colours in these cards are:

 

To recreate the thoughtful wishes cards, you will need:

Thick Basic White card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – all 4 corners rounded
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – all 4 corners rounded
Thoughtful Journey dsp – 5¼” by 3½” x 2 – all 4 corners rounded
Basic White card – 3½” by 3” x 2

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

The panels of Thoughtful Journey dsp were adhered to the Basic Black layers. I wrapped a length of checked ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

From the 3½” by 3” panels of Basic White card I die cut 2 labels using the Nested Essentials Dies.

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

The group of flowers were stamped onto the labels with Memento Tuxedo black ink. The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set, was stamped in Memento ink above the flowers.

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

I used Wild Wheat and Shy Shamrock Blends to color the first image and Blackberry Bliss and Granny Apple Green Blends to colour the second image. The coloured panels were then added to the card fronts on Dimensionals.

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

A ribbon bow was added to each card and Iridescent Foil Gems and Purple Shimmer Gems completed the cards.

 

Two team recognition cards made using the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set and the Thoughtful Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Thoughtful Wishes stamp set used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make 2 team recognition cards for members of my team

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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: