A pretty shadow box card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles Shadow Box card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 18, 2023March 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have been playing with ideas for my April classes using the Sending Smiles stamp set. This Shadow Box card didn’t make the cut but is so pretty that I decided to share it today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate this card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 11¾” by 4⅛”– scored at ½” and 1” each end and then at 4⅞”, 5⅜”, 5⅞” and 6⅜” & 6⅞”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Basic White and Parakeet Party card

Fold and burnish on all the scorelines, I started by folding in the middle and then working out which way to fold on all the other scorelines.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a stitched circle from the front panel of the card.

I placed one of the 3⅞” by 3⅝” panels of Basic White card onto the inside part of the card and lightly drew around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The larger circle, from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set, was inked up by pressing the Parakeet Party ink pad to one half and the Fresh Freesia pad to the other half. I stamped down onto scrap paper before stamping in the centre of my pencil circle. The pencil line was then erased. The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink in the centre of the inked circle and the panel was then glued in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I the glued down the two side panels to close the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped a variety of flowers onto scrap Basic White card in Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape inks and die cut them using the Sending Dies. I also die cut some leaves from Parakeet Party card, and cut them apart.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The flowers were then arranged and then adhered with liquid glue around the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A scattering of Glossy Dots completed the card. So pretty, I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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Three projects made for my March 2023 Classes using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up!

Share a Milkshake Class projects

Posted on March 17, 2023March 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

We had great fun this week creating cards using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and the co-ordinating Dies. Ironically it was snowing when I held the first few classes and ice-creams were not high on our list of treats.

Colours used in these projects are:

Corner Tuck card

Fresh Freesia card base 6¼” by 5⅞”– scored at 4¼”
Dandy Designs dsp – 5¾” by 4⅛
Dandy Designs dsp – 5¾” by 2”
Calypso Coral – 3⅞” by 2½”
Petal Pink – 3¾” by 2⅜
Basic White – 4” by 2¾” – to die cut a deckled rectangle
Basic White – 3⅝”by 2⅜ – for the inside
Basic White strip – ½” wide
Dandy Designs dsp 2” by 2” cut in half on the diagonal
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

Glue the 2 panels of dsp to the Fresh Freesia card base and add the triangle of dsp to the upper right corner.

Stamp the solid glass onto deckled rectangle in 2^nd generation Fresh Freesia ink. The detailed image was added over top in full strength Fresh Freesia ink. The ice-cream scoop was stamped in Petal Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and the straw in Sweet Sorbet ink, they were then die cut out and added at the top of the glass with Dimensionals.

The stamped panel was glued to the Petal Pink panel and then to the layer of Calypso Coral card and added with liquid glue to the smaller front panel of the card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink onto scrap card, trimmed down and added to the card front. We then added an extra white panel to the back piece where it would be hidden, this is where a message can be written.

Ice-cream Cone card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Dany Designs dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅜”
Calypso Coral – 5⅞” by ½”
Crumb Cake – 4” by 3” – use to die cut the waffle cone.
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia & Silver Foil

Three projects made for my March 2023 Classes using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' U

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

Glue the Calypso Coral strip to the right-hand side of the dsp panel and then glue to the Thick Basic White card base. Use a Blending Brush to add some Peta Pink ink to the right-hand side of the card front.

Fold up the waffle cone and tuck a piece of scrap Basic White card inside. Place the Fresh Freesia die cut ‘net’ to the back of the cone and add to the card front on Dimensionals.

The ice-cream scoops were stamped in Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Fresh Freesia inks onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Share a Milkshake Dies. They were added above the cone on Dimensionals.

A die cut silver spoon was added to the ice-cream and a trio of hearts stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink onto the card front.

Ice-cream Sundae card

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Dandy Designs dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fresh Freesia card – 3½” by ½”
Basic White – 3¾” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink & Silver Foil

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

The panel of dsp was glued to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White. The piece was then glued to the Petal Pink card base,

A scalloped border was die cut from the Fresh Freesia card using the Penned Flowers Dies. It was added to the bottom of the 3¾” by 1½” piece of Basic White. This was then glued to the card front.

Die-cut the sundae glasses and ice-cream scoops from Fresh Freesia and Petal Pink card and add to the Basic White strip. The cherry was inked up in Sweet Sorbet ink and the stem coloured in using an Early Espresso Marker, it was then stamped onto white card and die-cut bore being added to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the scrap Basic White, trimmed out with scissors and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

I hope you like the cards. We also used the Dandy Designs dsp in this class.

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A pretty Easter themed card made for the Easter Blog Hop using the Daffodil Daydreams stamp set by STampin' Up!

Easter Daffodils card for the Easter Blog Hop

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Easter Blog Hop where we are sharing, unsurprisingly……. Easter themed projects. I have used the pretty Daffodil Daydream stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Easter daffodils card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Hues of Happiness dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 4⅜” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2⅜”
Basic Black card – 2¼” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The piece of Hues of Happiness dsp was glued to the Granny Apple Green panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The layer was then added to the So Saffron card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The clump of daffodils was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 2⅜” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The following Blends Alcohol Pens were used to colour in the image – So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The coloured piece was then glued to the Basic Black layer before being mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. It was added to the card with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a bow made for the Black & White Gingham Ribbon completed the card.

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A pretty celebration card made using the Count on Me stamp set used combined with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Bear Celebration card

Posted on March 14, 2023March 4, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I couldn’t resist making a sweet celebration card using the adorable bear from the Count on Me stamp set and the Hues of Happiness dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bear celebration card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Hues of Happiness dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Early Espresso card – 2” by ½”

The dsp was added to the Thick Basic White card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I ran a strip of Seal + in the middle and zigzagged a strip of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon down the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

I die cut a deckled rectangle, using the Deckled Rectangle Dies from the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

The cute bear was then stamped onto the deckled rectangle using Early Espresso ink. I added grass using Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Crumb Cake, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink and Pool Party. I like to edge the image with a light colour ink to ‘ground’ the image and use a Color Lifter to blur the edges of the colouring. The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Early Espresso card, covered it in White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I trimmed the strip down before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

A scattering of Pastel Pearls finished the card. So cute.

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A bright and cheerful card made for for a team challenge using the Playing in the Rain stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Oh Happy Day card

Posted on March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I made this card for a recent team challenge where the theme was ‘cheer me up’. I don’t know about you but the adorable bunny from the Playing in the Rain stamp set never fails to make me smile…… I love him and have made my oh happy day card using some paper piecing.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the happy day card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Sweet Sorbet card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp

I stamped the bunny image onto the smaller panel of Basic White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a bright and cheerful card for a team challenge

The bunny was then stamped again using the same ink onto a scrap of 2022 – 2024 In Color dsp. I then used my sharp scissors to trim out the bunny’s jacket. The jacket was then glued in place on to the original stamped bunny.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a bright and cheerful card for a team challenge

I wanted the bunny to be white but added some colour to the ears and nose using the SU1000 Blends Pen from the Naturals Collection. The puddle was coloured used the Balmy Blue Blends Pens.

To ‘ground’ the bunny I outlined it using the light Soft Sea Foam Blend and feathered the colour with the Color Lifter

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a bright and cheerful card for a team challenge

The sentiment was added in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the decorated panel adhered to the Sweet Sorbet layer using liquid glue. The whole piece was added to the Soft Sea Foam card front on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a bright and cheerful card for a team challenge

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a bright and cheerful card for a team challenge

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The partial die-cutting technique demonstrated for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies by Stampin' Up!

Partially Die Cut Blessings of Home for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing die-cutting. I have chosen to share a partially die cut card featuring the Blessings of Home stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blessings of home card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5⅝” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Gold Glimmer card – 5⅜” by approx. 1⅞”
Gold Glimmer card – 5⅝” by ⅜”
Basic Black strip ¼” wide

I began by gluing the Abigail Rose designer series paper (dsp) to the Thick Basic White card front – I had to add a strip of Gold Glimmer to the right side as I had managed to cut the dsp slightly to short.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The large floral stamp from the Blessings of Home stamp set was stamped in the middle of the panel of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I placed the co-ordinating die form the Flowers of Home set of dies was then placed over the stamped image and secured in place with a little washi tape. I then placed the top cutting plate half way across right-hand side of the stamped image and ran it through the Cut and Emboss Machine, die-cutting only the right side. Using Paper snips, I cut from the top and bottom of the panel until I reached the edge of the die-cut area and dropped the excess in the bin.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I added the larger piece of Gold Glimmer behind the left-side, uncut part of the panel. I cut it down to fit the piece exactly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

Petal Pink Blends Pens were used to add a little colour to the largest flower. I blurred the edge of the coloured area with a Color Lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The embossed sentiment was on my desk, left over form another project and was added to the card front. It was originally stamped in Versamark ink, covered in White Embossing Powder and Heat set.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A scattering of Classic Matte Dots completed the card. I hope you like it.

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Karen Henderson ● Ann Krucek ● Lorraine Tierney

Marieke Bart ● Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

Linda Moore ● Susan Webster ● Shel Anderson

Vickie Littlewood ● Judith Patterson

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A double Z fold card with a running theme made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Enjoy the Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

Enjoy the Run Double Z Fold card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have chosen to share the enjoy the run birthday card made for my husband’s upcoming birthday using the Enjoy the Day designer series paper. He is a keen ultra-runner and loves to run in 30 – 100-mile events – so this dsp and the co-ordinating Greatest Journey Dies were perfect for his birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the enjoy the run card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”

Thick Basic White inner card base – 9¼” by 4¼”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 4⅛” by 3⅝”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 4⅛” by 2⅝”
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black
Basic White card – 5¼” by 5¼”

Using Multipurpose Liquid adhesive I glued the larger pieces of designer series paper (dsp) – I used the starry sky patten – to the slightly larger panels of Basic White card. The panels were then glued to the Starry Sky card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut 3 or 4 of the ‘ground’ strips from scrap Basic Black card and laid them out along the bottom of the 3 smaller panels of dsp – I used the green mountains and trees pattern – I moved them around until I got the look of a connected strip of ground.

Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The die cut strips were then trimmed to fit and glued to the panels of dsp. The panels were the added to the Thick Basic White inner card base using the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a number of ‘runners’ from scrap Basic Black card and added then to the scene with liquid glue.

The white inner card base was the positioned onto the Starry Sky card base and the front panel of both adhered together, making sure to only add glue to the left side of the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I added glue to the back of the Thick Basic White bae and closed the card, adhering it to the back panel of the Starry Sky card base.

Clouds were then die cut from scrap Basic White card and added them to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The largest Basic White panel was then glued to the back of the card and decorated. This gives a place to write a message.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

For the Envelope:

Enjoy the Journey dsp – 8⅞” by 8⅞” – scored at 4 ½” on all 4 sides using an Envelope Punch Board

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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Vintage Tools card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing masculine projects today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the vintage tools card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Starry Sky card – 3” by 1”
Basic White card – 3” by 1”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

I used the ‘hammer’ image to stamp randomly all over the Starry Sky card front in Starry Sky ink and set it to one side.

A masculine themed card made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using the Vintage Tools stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The tools were then stamped fairly randomly all over the 4½” by 3” panel of Basic White card using Starry Sky, Orchid Oasis, Soft Succulent and Pool Party inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Soft Succulent layer and a piece of Starry Sky Woven Metallic Ribbon wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Starry Sky card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto the 3” by 1” piece of Basic White card and die cut using the Stitched Rectangle Dies. I also die cut a larger rectangle with the same die set, repositioning the die until I got the border size I wanted. The rectangles were glued together and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A scattering of 2021 – 2023 In Color Dots used to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Tools stamp set used to make a masculine themed card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Please hop on to share the inspiring projects created by my stamping friends. Next up is the lovely Gez Carpenter

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Gez Carpenter

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Robbie Susan Chandler

Cheryl Taylor

Annette Elias

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A card made for the floral themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop using the Amazing Year stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Amazing Bouquet for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on March 9, 2023February 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing floral themed cards. My pretty floral card is made using the Amazing Year stamp set.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the amazing bouquet card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card 3⅝” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 1⅛” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the bouquet image, randomly across the So Saffron card front in So Saffron ink and set it to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Amazing Year stamp set used to make a card for the floral themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The bouquet of flowers was stamped onto the 3½” by 2⅝” panel of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Amazing Year stamp set used to make a card for the floral themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – So Saffron, Sweet Sorbet, Shaded Spruce and Pool Party.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Amazing Year stamp set used to make a card for the floral themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The coloured panel was then added to the Shaded Spruce panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then mounted onto the front of the So Saffron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Amazing Year stamp set used to make a card for the floral themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Picturesque stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I trimmed it down and added it and tucked under the coloured panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Amazing Year stamp set used to make a card for the floral themed Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

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The embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a thank you card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Ribbons & Dragonflies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on March 7, 2023February 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing ribbon-based projects. I have teamed my chosen ribbons with the Dragonfly Punch.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ribbons and dragonflies’ card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Thick Very Vanilla card base– 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Soft Suede card – 5⅛” by 3½”
Very Vanilla card – 4⅞” by 3¼”
Adhesive Sheet – 4⅞” by 3¼”
Soft Suede card – 2¼” by 2”
Very Vanilla card – 1¾” by 1½”
Scrap Distressed Gold paper

I peeled off the protective backing from the Adhesive Sheet and applied it to the 4⅞” by 3¼” panel of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The second protective layer was then removed and the adhesive exposed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Strips of satin ribbon from my stash were then applied, edge to edge across the panel. I pressed each strip well down onto the adhesive to make sure the ribbons stuck. The excess ribbon was then trimmed off. The panel was then embossed using the Hive 3D folder, such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The ribbon panel was then glued to the Soft Suede layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Thick Very Vanilla card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the small piece of Very Vanilla and die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. I also die cut a hexagon from the piece of Soft Suede card and added it behind the sentiment. The sentiment was glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I punched out a trio of small dragonflies using the Dragonfly Punch and added them to the card front on Mini Glue Dots and popped a Classic Matte Dot onto the body of each dragonfly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the embossed ribbon technique and the Something Fancy stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Love this technique, hope you like the card.

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