A pretty Christmas card made using the Window Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Window Wishes card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 20, 2022August 19, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing our favourite set from the July – December 2022 Mini Catalogue. I have chosen the pretty Window Wishes stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the window wishes stamp set card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 4⅝” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅝” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the bare tree in the upper left and lower right corners of the Coastal Cabana card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A scalloped rectangle was die cut using the Scalloped Contour Dies from the smaller Basic White panel.

I tore a rough edge from a piece of copy paper and used it to make snow banks by applying Balmy Blue ink with a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The house was stamped in Coastal Cabana ink onto scrap Basic White card. I stamped the roof in Basic Gray and the small pine trees in Evening Evergreen on the scrap card and used the Window Dies to die cut them out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The bare tree was stamped onto the scalloped rectangle in Soft Suede ink and the house added to the scene on Dimensionals. I tucked the pine trees around the house. The dotty image was stamped in Balmy Blue ink across the sky. The stamped piece was glued to the Evening Evergreen layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Vintage Christmas stamp set, was stamped in Balmy Blue ink. I masked off the words I didn’t need before stamping. The whole panel was then added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Window Wishes stamp set used to make a pretty Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the card. I hope you like it.

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House in the Trees card

Posted on August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes and the Rings of Love dsp both available with a £45 order from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure until the end of this month. I have made a house in the trees card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the house in the trees card, you will need:

Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards
Night of Navy card – 4¼” by 1⅝”
Rings of Love dsp – 4¼” by 1½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Scrap Ring of Loves dsp, Basic White & Night of Navy

I used Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive; I glued the strip of dsp to the Night of Navy panel. The strip was then glued to the card front.

A pretty house in the trees themed card made using the Rings of Love designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rings of Love designer series paper used to make a pretty house in the trees card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I cut a stitched circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rings of Love designer series paper used to make a pretty house in the trees card

The trees from the Peaceful Deer stamp set were stamped on the circle using Old Olive ink. I added the sky with Balmy Blue in and a Blending Brush. The ground was added with another Blending Brush and Old Olive ink. I added the stamped circle to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rings of Love designer series paper used to make a pretty house in the trees card

Using sharp scissors, I fussy cut a house from the Rings of Love dsp and added it to the circle on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rings of Love designer series paper used to make a pretty house in the trees card

The sentiment from the Cottage Wreaths stamp set was stamped, in Old Olive ink onto the scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down and flagged the ends. I backed it with a scrap of Night of Navy card and tucked it under the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rings of Love designer series paper used to make a pretty house in the trees card

A trio of Opal Rounds completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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The Grassy Grove stamp set and some ombre ink blending for a pretty ombre card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Ombre Grassy Grove for Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on June 9, 2022May 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Ombre Blog Hop where I have used the gorgeous Grassy Grove stamp set to show off an ombre starry sky.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the ombre grassy grove card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Starry Sky card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the smaller Basic White panel. I started with Balmy Blue, moved onto Tahitian Tide, then Starry Sky and finally Night of Navy. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The inked panel was then placed in the Stamparatus and I stamped the ground, trees and deer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus so that I could stamp each image multiple times to get the images really, really black.

I added some highlights to the deer with a Chalk Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stars from the Peaceful Deer stamp set, were stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then added to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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The Expressions of Friendship stamp set and 2020 - 2022 retiring In Colors by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Expressions of Friendship used for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on April 2, 2022April 2, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are using the retiring in colours to make a project and I have used the sweet Expressions of Friendship stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Expressions of Friendship card, you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 3⅞” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 3 ¾” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Cinnamon Cider, Magenta Madness & Bumblebee

Using the funny, blotchy image from the Expressions of Friendship stamp set I randomly stamped all over the bottom of the Just Jade card base using Just Jade ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A thank you card made using the Expressions of Friendship stamp set and retiring In Colors for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I stamped the large image onto the small piece of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight & Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A thank you card made using the Expressions of Friendship stamp set and retiring In Colors for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I lightly added Misty Moonlight to the background of the image. The decorated panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A thank you card made using the Expressions of Friendship stamp set and retiring In Colors for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The whole piece was mounted onto the Just Jade card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A thank you card made using the Expressions of Friendship stamp set and retiring In Colors for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using Scissors and 3 scrap strips of cardstock in Cinnamon Cider, Magenta Madness and Bumblebee, I flagged the ends and tucked them under the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A thank you card made using the Expressions of Friendship stamp set and retiring In Colors for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Brushed Brass Butterflies completes the card.

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Roll Call

Tricia Butts
Betty Bickford
Mo Rootes (UK)
Mickey Moore
Linda Moore
Karen Egan
Diane Evans
Melva Peters
Kimberley Morris (procrastistamper)
Deborah Schultz
Caron Bailey
Helen Jennings
Vickie Littlewood
Libby Fens from libbystamps
Candi Suriano
Kelly Taranto

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Horizon rural secene cards made using the Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets by Stampin' Up! for March 2022 classes

Oceanfront & On The Horizon Classes

Posted on March 15, 2022March 13, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I am addicted to the Oceanfront and On the Horizon stamp sets and used them to make projects for this month’s classes.

Colours used in these projects are:

Field with a Fence card

Balmy Blue card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White, Garden Green & Granny Apple Green

We punched a circle from a Post It Note and placed it near the top of the smaller panel of Basic White card. The sky was then stamped in Balmy Blue ink. The mask was removed and So Saffron ink added with a Dauber.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scens cards for March 2022 Classes

The grass was stamped in Granny Apple Green and the ground in Sahara Sand. We used the dotty image to add texture to the ground.

Using the Horizon Dies we cut out trees from scrap Garden Green. The grasses were cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card and the fence from scrap Basic White.

We added texture to the die cut grass using the grass image from the On The Horizon stamp set and Garden Green ink. The white die cut fence was stamped with the wood plank image.

The die cuts were then added to the stamped panel. The whole layer was added to the Garden Green panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then to the Balmy Blue card base on Dimensionals.

Rural Scene

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Evening Evergreen – 4⅛” by ⅛” x 3
Basic White ¼” strip

The Evening Evergreen strips were glued to the Granny Apple Green card base, using the grid paper to get them as straight as possible.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scens cards for March 2022 Classes

We stamped the back ground using the same images from the Oceanfront stamp set in the same way as the previous card but in 2^nd generation ink.

The trees from the On the Horizon stamp set were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink. The same ink was used to add the grasses to the image.

The stamped panel was then mounted on the Evening Evergreen layer with liquid glue and then to the Granny Apple Green card front.

Oceanfront

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – ½” strip
Crumb Cake – 2” by ½”

We began by stamping the sky in Balmy Blue ink using the same Post It mask. The ‘sea’ was added with Pool Party ink and the ground using Sahara Sand ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scens cards for March 2022 Classes

The reeds were stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and the grasses stamped in Soft Suede ink.

The stamped panel was glued to the Pool Party layer and added to the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto Crumb Cake card and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scenes cards for March 2022 Classes

The ladies at my classes really enjoyed putting these cards together. I hope you like them

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The Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for a lovely thinking of you card

Trees in a Row for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the colour Combo Blog Hop where I have made a pretty card featuring trees in a row using this month’s colour combo.

Cinnamon Cider

Early Espresso

Evening Evergreen

To recreate the trees in a row card, you will need:

Cinnamon Cider card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Evening Evergreen card – 4⅛ – ⅜”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 1”

Stamped the tree trunks in Cinnamon Cider and Early Espresso ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

by Stampin' Up! used for a lovely thinking of you card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The tree canopies were added in Evening Evergreen ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation ink and added the ‘ground’ in Evening Evergreen ink. The Evening Evergreen strips were added to the top and bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I laid the stamped the panel onto the card front for placement, moved it to the side and stamped the branches of the tree, in Cinnamon Cider ink above and below the stamped panel. Using Dimensionals, I added the stamped panel to the Cinnamon Cider card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Early Espresso ink and die cut using the Beautiful Tree Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and tucked it under the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I added a trio of Elegant Faceted Dots to complete the card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a row of trees made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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Elisabeth Pirolt – Little Lizzy’s Crafts (AT) – Permalink folgt
Natalie Albers- DerBesondereBlick (D) https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/01/colour-combo-bloghop-januar-2022.html
Linda Moore – USA
https://moorefunstamping.com/january-2022-colour-combo-blog-hop
Mickey Moore – USA https://2moorestampers.com/2022/01/09/color-combo-blog-hop-january/
Donna Lester – UK https://taffycrafting.blogspot.com/2022/01/colour-combo-january-blog-hop-with.html
Sonja Kindler – kreativ-mit-sonja (DE) – https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colour-combo-2022-01-zimt-lodengruen-espresso/
Nicole Mahler – USA https://sugarandscraps.com/2022/01/09/january-2022-colour-combo-blog-hop/
Tricia Butts – USA https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/01/colour-combo-january-blog-hop.html
Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – NL https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/01/prikkelige-kaart-voor-mannen-colour.html
Cheryl Taylor – UK https://cheryldiana.co.uk/colour-combo-january-2022-blog-hop
Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2fT

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The Peaceful Deer Stamp set and Deer Builder Punch used to make a pretty Poppy & Mint Christmas card

Poppy & Mint Deer Christmas card

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty poppy & mint deer themed Christmas card inspired by a card seen on Pinterest made by fellow demonstrator Kay Cogbill.

Colours used in this project are:

Mint Macaron

Poppy Parade

Basic White

To recreate the Poppy & Mint Deer, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” for the inside
Basic White card – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White

Using Mint Macaron ink, I stamped the trio of trees randomly across the front of the Mint Macaron card base. I filled in the spaces using the same ink and the double tree image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the deer image using Poppy Parade ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Deer Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

Using the same punch and scrap Basic White card I punched out 2 antlers and added then to the back of the deer’s head with a Dimensional. The deer was mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the Basic White strip and flagged with scissors. It was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The card was decorated using Subtle Shimmer Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A poppy and mint deer themed Christmas card made using the Peaceful Deer Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I really like the simplicity of this card, so pretty.

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The Share It Sunday Blog Hop featuring my cards for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 31, 2021October 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today, for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop I am sharing the cards I designed for my Christmas Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack, featuring the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch.

Colours used in these projects are:

I offered 2 options for this event – to attend in person or to receive the kit in the male to complete at home.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk Stamp-a-Stack kit box

Each kit included:

Peaceful Deer stamp set

Deer Builder Punch
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished Pink
All the layers and die cut pieces needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
4 ink spots – inked with Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished PInk ink.
2 Wonderful Snowflakes
A pack of Genial Gems
1.5m Glittered Organdy Ribbon
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 cards I designs:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I hope you like the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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The Welcoming Woods stamp set and some ink blending used for a stunning anniversary card using Stampin' Up! products

A Woody Anniversary card

Posted on October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the woody anniversary card I made for husband as it was our 37^th wedding anniversary earlier this week. I chose to use the Welcoming Woods stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the woody anniversary card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card– 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Calypso Coral

I took one of the basic white panels, added a circle punched from a Post It Note using a 1” Circle Punch and added it to the top. Then added ink using Blending Brushes. I started with Pale Papaya, adding it about half way up from the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added Calypso Coral ink along the bottom third and Daffodil Delight ink in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Starting from the top I brushed on Balmy Blue ink followed by Highland Heather ink and finished with Night of Navy which I added to the top of the panel. I also added some of the Night of Navy around all of the edges to add some depth.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I removed the Post It Note to reveal the ‘moon’ and stamped the gorgeous tree trunks in Early Espresso ink. I added the shadows beneath the trees in 2^nd generation Early Espresso ink. The inked panel was adhered to the Early Espresso panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped Linen thread around the panel three times before adding the panel to the Calypso Coral card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Elegantly Said stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Duo Oval Punch. I punched the scalloped oval using the same punch from scrap Calypso Coral card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous anniversary card made using the Welcoming Woods stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls to complete the card. I love it.

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A special birthday funfold card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beauty of Friendship fun fold card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Beauty of Friendship fun fold card made for my daughter Camilla’s birthday. I saw LeeAnn Greff, a fellow demonstrator, demonstrate it on YouTube and I knew this was the perfect card for her as she loves the outdoors. I changed the dimensions to fit A4 card stock and also some of the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

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

Soft Succulent card – 6½“ by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Soft Succulent card – 3½” by 3” scored at ½” on the short side
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White 2¼” by 2”
Scrap of Balmy Blue

I took the 2 scored pieces Soft Succulent, laid them on my work surface with the smaller panel on the right-hand side. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the ½” tab of the smaller piece to the larger panel. You should then have a gate fold type card with a long thin left panel and a shorter, wider right-hand panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I place the 3 largest panels of Basic White card stock onto my work surface. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and placed it in the upper left-hand corner of the smallest panel.

Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to all three of the panels. The ink was added gradually in circular motions, building up the colour slowly. I then added Soft Succulent ink around the edges of each panel in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The bare trees were then stamped in Soft Suede ink, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation to give the effect of depth.

I added the ‘tree canopy’ image to the stamped full-strength tree on the smallest panel. I used the soft succulent ink and the spotty image to add some texture to all the panels

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The stamped panels were then glued to the Soft Succulent card. The largest one on the inside, covering the ½” tab which holds them together.

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a label from the remaining Soft Succulent piece and a smaller label from the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The sentiment from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped on the white label in Soft Succulent ink and I added a couple of small flowers in the same ink. The flowers were from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

The labels were then glued together. They were added to the left-hand panel of the card with a couple of Dimensionals. Make sure that the Dimensionals are well over to the left and that the right-hand panel of the card can tuck under.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

To complete the card, I die cut 2 of the sweet little birds from the Beautiful Trees dies from scrap Balmy Blue card and added them to the card front. I used a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add their eyes and a trio of Genial Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I absolutely love this card, thank you LeeAnn for the inspiration.

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

Mo x

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To recreate the window wishes stamp set card, you will need:

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To recreate the house in the trees card, you will need:

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To recreate the ombre grassy grove card, you will need:

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To recreate the Expressions of Friendship card, you will need:

Roll Call Tricia Butts Betty Bickford Mo Rootes (UK) Mickey Moore Linda Moore Karen Egan Diane Evans Melva Peters Kimberley Morris (procrastistamper) Deborah Schultz Caron Bailey Helen Jennings Vickie Littlewood Libby Fens from libbystamps Candi Suriano Kelly Taranto

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Field with a Fence card

Rural Scene

Oceanfront

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To recreate the trees in a row card, you will need:

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To recreate the Poppy & Mint Deer, you will need:

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Each kit included:

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To recreate the woody anniversary card, you will need:

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

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Supplies used:

Roll Call

Tricia Butts
Betty Bickford
Mo Rootes (UK)
Mickey Moore
Linda Moore
Karen Egan
Diane Evans
Melva Peters
Kimberley Morris (procrastistamper)
Deborah Schultz
Caron Bailey
Helen Jennings
Vickie Littlewood
Libby Fens from libbystamps
Candi Suriano
Kelly Taranto