A piece of embossed Vellum used with the Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Embossed Fragrant Forest card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on November 7, 2023October 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring dry embossing. This is such a fab technique and adds so much to any project. I used the beautiful Fragrant Forest background stamp and the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder to make my card.

Colours in the embossed fragrant forest cards are:

To recreate the embossed fragrant forest card you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Vellum – 5” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I inked up the Fragrant Forest stamp using Shaded Spruce ink and stamped it down onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

The stamped panel was glued to the 5⅜” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The piece of Vellum was then embossed with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I worked out roughly where the sentiment was going to go and added a piece of Tear ‘N Tape to the stamped panel and added the Vellum overtop, secured in place by the tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Night of Navy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Rocking Horse stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Night of Navy ink. It was die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. It was added over the twine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Christmas card made using the Fragrant Forest stamp set and a piece of embossed Vellum for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I also created a 2^nd card where I embossed the stamped layer.

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A lovely thank you card made using the pretty Night of Flight stamp set by Stampin' Up! and some soft pastel colours

Night of Flight Pastel Moths thank you card

Posted on July 11, 2023July 5, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty pastel card made using the Night of Flight stamp set and vellum.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the night of flight pastel moths’ card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Vellum – 4 ¾” by 3”
Basic Black card – 2½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I randomly stamped three of the moths, from the Night of Flight stamp set, in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

Using Blending Brushes, brushed on Bubble Bath ink, followed by Lemon Lolly ink and finishing with Pool Party ink. The inked panel was glued to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

The Vellum panel was placed on top of the inked panel and held in place using a couple of Mini Glue Dots placed where the sentiment would hide them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

A length of Black & white Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Tear ‘n Tape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

The sentiment, from the Earthen Textures stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Basic Black card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

A gingham bow and a trio of flat adhesive backed pearls finished off the card.

Isn’t it pretty?

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The Earthen Texture stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a card featuring randomly stamped pots for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Randomly Stamped Pots card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on May 20, 2023May 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using product from the new 2023 – 2024 Annual Catalogue. I have chosen to use the lovely Earthen Textures stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Berry Burst

Smoky Slate

To recreate the randomly stamped pots card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The tall pot was randomly stamped in Smoky Slate ink (looks like I didn’t clean the stamp well enough as there is a pink tinge to some of the images) onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The smaller pot was then stamped in the spaces between using Berry Burst ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring randomly stamped pots, made using the Earthen Texture stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A length of White Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Seal+ adhesive. The panel was the mounted onto the Smoky Slate card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring randomly stamped pots, made using the Earthen Texture stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the stamped piece to the Berry Burst layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring randomly stamped pots, made using the Earthen Texture stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A 2” Circle was punched from scrap Basic White card. I stamped the sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set in Berry Burst ink onto the circle and added the ‘grass’ image in 2^nd generation Smoky Slate ink. The circle was added to the card from using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring randomly stamped pots, made using the Earthen Texture stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I added a White Glittered Organdy Ribbon bow to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card featuring randomly stamped pots, made using the Earthen Texture stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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The Share a Milkshake stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday card featuring ice-cream sundaes

Ice-cream Sundae birthday card

Posted on April 11, 2023March 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card featuring ice-cream sundae dishes and made using the Share a Milkshake Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ice-cream sundae card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
So Saffron card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Vellum – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black card

The sundae dishes were randomly stamped over the smaller Basic White panel in 2^nd generation Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp set

The ice-cream was added in 2^nd generation So Saffron ink and the decorated piece was added to the So Saffron layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp set

I stamped the sentiment, from the Best Family Ever stamp set, in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp s

The vellum panel was the laid over the stamped panel and the sentiment placed in position. I then lifted the vellum and applied glue to the back of the vellum where it would be hidden by the sentiment and placed it over the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp set

A scattering of Festive Pearls and a double twine bow completed the card,

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp set

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A card CASE'd from the current Annual Cataloge using the Tulip Dies, Painted Poppies stamp set and Vellum by Stampin' Up!

Wreath of Tulips CASE’d from the Catalogue for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing a project CASE’d from the catalogue. I have chosen a pretty card using the Tulips Dies to CASE and have altered it a little to make it my own.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the wreath of tulips card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base
Basic White card – 5” by 3¾”
Vellum – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz & Mint Macaron

Using 2^nd generation Sahara Sand ink. I randomly stamped all over the 5” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tulip Dies, Painted Poppies stamp set and Vellum used to CASE a card from the current Annual Cataloge and re-made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die-cut a circular frame from a piece of Sun Prints dsp using the layering Circle Dies. I placed the piece of Vellum on top of the stamped panel and laid the die-cut frame on top. Once I had decided on placement, I glued the frame to the Vellum with dots of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tulip Dies, Painted Poppies stamp set and Vellum used to CASE a card from the current Annual Cataloge and re-made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The leaves from the Flowering Tulips stamp set were stamped in Old Olive ink onto Pear Pizzazz card and die cut them out using the Tulip Dies. The outer tulip parts were die-cut from scarp Blushing Bride card and the inner tulip parts from Flirty Flamingo card. I put them together using Mini Glue Dots and added colour to the base of the petals using the Flirty Flamingo Blends Pens. The Mint Macaron leaves were die cut using the Natural Prints Dies. Using liquid glue. I added the flowers and leaves to the circular frame.

I mounted the decorated Vellum panel to the stamped background piece using dabs of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tulip Dies, Painted Poppies stamp set and Vellum used to CASE a card from the current Annual Cataloge and re-made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Daffodil Daydream stamp set was stamped onto scrap Poppy Parade card in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I then used a Layering Circle Die to cut it out.

I added a couple of loops of Elegant Trim to the back of the sentiment label and added it to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tulip Dies, Painted Poppies stamp set and Vellum used to CASE a card from the current Annual Cataloge and re-made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A decorative border was added at the bottom of the panel. It had been die-cut using the Basic Border Dies. The whole piece was then glued to the Flirty Flamingo card base. A scattering of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tulip Dies, Painted Poppies stamp set and Vellum used to CASE a card from the current Annual Cataloge and re-made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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A holly leaves card made using the Holly Berry Dies and Leaves of Holly stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Metallics Blog Hop

Metallic Holly Leaves card

Posted on October 6, 2022October 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Metallics Blog op where we are sharing, surprize, surprize – projects made using Metallics. I have made a metallic holly leave card to share today.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the metallic holly leaves card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Vellum – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Silver Foil, Gold Foil & Copper Foil

Using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder, I embossed the piece of Vellum and adhered it to the Soft Sea Foam card base using Seal +, one strip in the centre of the card base where it would be hidden.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Holly Berry Dies and Leaves of Holly stamp set for the Metallics Blog Hop

I die cut the label from the scrap Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Holly Berry Dies and Leaves of Holly stamp set for the Metallics Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the die cut label, covered with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Holly Berry Dies and Leaves of Holly stamp set for the Metallics Blog Hop

From Silver Foil card, I die cut the backing piece to put behind the holly leaves on the label. The label was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Holly Berry Dies and Leaves of Holly stamp set for the Metallics Blog Hop

Using the Holly Berry Dies again, I die cut a large detailed holly leaf from Copper Foil and the smaller holly leaf form the Gold Foil and tucked them under the label, using Mini Glue Dots to hold them in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Holly Berry Dies and Leaves of Holly stamp set for the Metallics Blog Hop

I added a scattering of Brushed Metallic Dots and Festive Pearls to complete the card.

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A card made for the Christmas Stampathon using Vellum and the Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp by Stampin' Up!

Holly Berry card for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on August 26, 2022August 25, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I made for the Christmas Stampathon. Each month we are given a theme and asked to make and share 5 projects using the theme. This month we are making and sharing projects using Vellum and I have chosen to make my cards using the Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Holly Berry card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base
Boughs of Holly dsp – 5¾” by 3⅞”
Vellum card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 3” by 1”
Scrap Basic White, Soft Succulent & Evening Evergreen

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Boughs of Holly dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I ran the piece of Vellum card through the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machine inside the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. I added Seal + to the card front in the centre, where I new it would be hidden and placed the embossed vellum on top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

From scrap pieces of Basic White, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen card, I die cut 3 detailed holly leaves using the Holly Berry Dies. I used a little of the liquid glue to adhere the leaves together and to add them to the Vellum panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto scrap Basic White card in Evening Evergreen ink and die cut it using the label from the Holly Berry Dies. This was added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

A double bow, made using the silver Elegant Trim and 5 Festive Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Holly Berry Dies and Boughs of Holly dsp used with Vellum to create cards for the Christmas Stampathon

Such pretty cards, I hope you like them.

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A masculine themed card featuring bottles and made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Bottles card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on July 10, 2022July 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the following colour combination:

I am using the very versatile Bottled Happiness stamp set to make my card today.

To recreate the bottles card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Vellum – 5¼” by 3½”
Starry Sky card – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2” by 2”

I stamped the bottle all over one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White card in Soft Succulent, Pacific Point and Starry Sky inks. The images were stamped either vertically or horizontally. The stamped panel was adhered to the larger Basic White panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a masculine style card

I added the vellum panel over the top secured with a strip of Seal + placed where my sentiment would hide it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a masculine style card

I wrapped a length of Starry Sky Woven Metallic Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Soft Succulent card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a masculine style card

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the square of Basic White card. It was then die cut using one of the Stylish Shapes Dies. A slightly larger circle was die cut from the Starry Sky square using the same set of Dies. The circles were adhered together with liquid glue and added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a masculine style card

A bow made from the same woven metallic ribbon and a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completes the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a masculine style card

Please hop on to share the inspiration provide by my fellow hoppers. Next on the hop is Sue Allen

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Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/07/10/colour-combo-blog-hop-juli-2022

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) – https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/07/colour-combo-im-juli-2022.html

kreativ-mit-sonja Sonja Kindler (D) – https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colour-combo-2022-07-nachtblau-pazifikblau-seladon/

Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2Fn

Sue Allen (Aus) https://sueallensimplycraft.blogspot.com/2022/07/colour-combo-blog-hop-july-2022.html

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A vintage ranunculus card made for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Vintage Ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2022June 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are share ideas for customer thank you cards. My vintage ranunculus card is made using a rustic colour palette.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the vintage ranunculus thank you card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 5¼” by 3½”
Crumb Cake card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Vellum card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using Versamark ink, I randomly stamped the scripty image and the spray of flowers image onto the panel of Crumb Cake card. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. The embossed panel was then added to the Merry Merlot layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same ink to glue the panel to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I mounted the ranunculus flower image onto one of the Stamparatus plates. I inked the image up using the Garden Green and Merry Merlot Stamp ‘n Write Markers. I repeated this a couple of times to get the depth of colour I wanted.

The image was then die cut using the Ranunculus Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and trimmed off the right-hand side. The flower image was added to the Vellum using dabs of liquid glue. The Vellum piece was then added on Dimensionals, hidden behind the flower to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Sending Dies. It was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I used the Cherry Cobbler Blends Pens to colour in some Basic Pearls before adding them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

This card is so out of my comfort zone, but I really like it.

I am looking forward to seeing what my fellow demos have to share with us today.

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A birthday card featuring a leaf spray on an alcohol inked background and made using Stampin' Up! product

Artistically Pink

Posted on December 26, 2021December 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been having fun playing with Blends Markers and Alcohol………such fun, add in the Inspiring Canopy Dies and I have one gorgeous inked canopy card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Inked Canopy card, you will need:

Thick Basic card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2, one for the inside
Vellum – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Black card – ½” strip

The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Artistic Dies, I die cut the spray of leaves from the panel of Basic Black, taking care not to get close to the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the following dark Blends Markers – Magenta Madness, Blackberry Bliss, Night of Navy and Fresh Freesia to scribble blocks of colour onto the Vellum. I dipped an almost empty Clear Wink of Stella Brush to splatter and dab 90% alcohol onto the Vellum allowing the ink to spread and pool. The panel was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

When the Vellum was dry, I trimmed off ¼” from the side and the bottom to decorate the inside panel and the envelope. The Vellum was then added to one the Basic White panels using tiny dabs of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel using the same liquid glue. I used Dimensionals to add the panel to the Magenta Madness card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added the sentiment to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Blessings of Home stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I love this card; The colours work so well together and I especially love the slight sparkle the Clear Wink of Stella has given to the Vellum. So pretty.