An embossed, kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Carefree Day card

Posted on April 1, 2022March 25, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a bright and cheerful card featuring a kite and made using the Kite Delight stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Carefree Day card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅝”
Poppy Parade card – 4⅞” by 1”
Basic White card – ⅜” strip

I tore a large Post It Note in half from top to bottom and adhered both sides, temporarily to the large panel of Basic White card leaving a gap between the pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the masked off area starting with Daffodil Delight at the bottom, then Flirty Flamingo in the middle and lastly Mango Melody.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

The largest kite was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the string of bows added using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

The dots on the kite were coloured using Poppy Parade Blends Marker and the balloons coloured in using the Poppy Parade and Daffodil Delight Blends Markers. The whole panel was then embossed using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. The strip of Poppy Parade card was added to the left-side of the embossed panel and the whole piece mounted on the Thick Basic White card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White card and trimmed down using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Kite Delight stamp set used to make a pretty carefree day, kite themed card

A trio of Artistry Blooms Sequins completed the card. So pretty.

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A little boys birthday card made using the Brave Vikings stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Brave Vikings card

Posted on March 20, 2022March 13, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been having a lot of fun with the Brave Vikings stamp set. It really reminds me of when my son was just starting school as he found it really difficult to sit still and concentrate, so if he had tried hard, he was allowed to go and read about something he loved – and he loved Vikings.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Vikings card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card strip ¼”

I stamped the Viking warrior in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Brave Vikings stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a little boys birthday card

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Pool Party, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Soft Suede, Real Red, Smoky Slate, SU 300, SU 700, SU 1000 & the color lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Brave Vikings stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a little boys birthday card

The coloured image was then glued to the Soft suede panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was mounted onto the So Saffron card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Brave Vikings stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a little boys birthday card

I masked off part of the sentiment from the Brave Vikings stamp set and stamped it on a strip of Basic White, it was added on Dimensionals to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Brave Vikings stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a little boys birthday card

A trio of Brushed Metallic Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Brave Vikings stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a little boys birthday card

This is a really cute card for a little boy, or even for a bigger boy!

I hope you like it

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Striped Rainbow card

Posted on February 22, 2022February 13, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty rainbow themed card today made using the gorgeous Sunshine & Rainbows dsp.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the striped rainbow card. You will need:

Magenta Madness card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Bermuda Bay card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp
Scrap Basic Black & Basic White

I embossed the smaller panel of Basic White card using my Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Speciality 3D Plate. The embossed panel was adhered to the Bermuda Bay layer with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive…

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow dies and Cloud Punched used to make a pretty striped rainbow card

The striped rainbow was die cut from a piece of the Sunshine & Rainbow dsp and the pieces added to the embossed panel, one at a time using the liquid glue. The whole piece was added on Dimensionals to the Magenta Madness card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow dies and Cloud Punched used to make a pretty striped rainbow card

The sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set was stamped using Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow dies and Cloud Punched used to make a pretty striped rainbow card

I punched a white cloud from scrap card and added it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow dies and Cloud Punched used to make a pretty striped rainbow card

To complete the card, I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow dies and Cloud Punched used to make a pretty striped rainbow card

Such a bright and cheerful card. I love it.

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Rainbow cards for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Brilliant Rainbow dies and the Sunshine & Rainbows dsp and used for classes in Feb 2022

Brilliant Rainbow Class projects for the Crafty Collaborations Rainbow Blog Hop

Posted on February 14, 2022February 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Collaborations Rainbow Blog Hop where we are sharing rainbow themed cards. . I just love a rainbow; they are so bright and cheerful. I have used the bundle to create the projects for this month’s classes and I am sharing these today.

Colours used in these projects are:

Fun Fold Card

Thick Basic White card – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞” and the front cut at 2¼”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5¾” by 4”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5¾” by 1¾” x 2
Basic White – 5½” by 1⅝”
Basic White – 3½” by 2½” – Die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Scrap Basic White
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Glue the large piece of dsp to the back of the card
Glue one of the strips of dsp to the front panel
Die cut the rainbow from the centre of one of the scalloped rectangles
Rough cut a rainbow from the dsp and glue it to the back of the die cut rainbow
Glue the bottom of the rainbow to the front panel and add the 2nd scalloped rectangle to the back
Add the 2nd strip of dsp to the back of the card front
Add the Basic White strip to the bottom of the back panel
Punch the clouds from the dsp and scrap Basic White
Add your sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Scalloped Rainbow Card

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½ ” by 3¾” x 2
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5 ¼” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Glue the large panel of dsp to one of the large Basic White panels
Add to the Bermuda Bay card front
Add the strip of dsp to the centre of the card
Die cut a rainbow from the centre of the large scalloped rectangle
Rough cut a rainbow from the dsp and glue it to the back of the die cut rainbow
Add to the card front on dimensionals
Add your chosen sentiment

Strip of Rainbows

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 4⅛” by 1⅝”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 4⅛” by ¼”
Basic White – ¼” strip
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Stamp your chosen sentiment onto the larger die cut panel
Glue to strip of dsp to the bottom of the card front
Add the 2 Basic White panels to the card front on Dimensionals with about ¼” separating them

Rainbow Wishes

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5½” by 1 “
Basic White envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Add the large panel of dsp to one of the Basic White panels
Glue to the card base
Glue the thinnest strip of dsp to the bottom of the rainbow strip and add piece to the card front on Dimensionals
Add your chosen sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brilliant Rainbow Dies and Sunshine & Rainbow dsp used to make projects for February 2022 classes and shown in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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A colourful and quirky childrens card featuring a Kite and made using Stampin' Up! products

Kite Delight card

Posted on February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the Kite Delight stamp set with some of the gorgeous Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Papers.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Rain Boots card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Simply Marbleous dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 5½” by 1”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Garden Green & Basic White

I glued the large panel of dsp to the large Basic White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The piece was then added to the Misty Moonlight card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Kite Delight stamp set and Tailor Made Dies used to make a great children’s card

The strip of Simply Marbleous dsp was added to the card front with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Kite Delight stamp set and Tailor Made Dies used to make a great children’s card

I die cut the tag from the small piece of Basic White card using the Tailor-Made Tags Dies. The sentiment from the Kite Delight Stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink at the bottom of the tag.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Kite Delight stamp set and Tailor Made Dies used to make a great children’s card

The kite was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Magenta Madness ink and was fussy cut using Scissors. The kite string was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink on the die cut tag. I used Blends Markers to colour in the bows on the string and the stripes on the kite.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Kite Delight stamp set and Tailor Made Dies used to make a great children’s card

The decorated tag was the added to the card front on Dimensionals. I added a trio of Artistry Blooms Sequins to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Kite Delight stamp set and Tailor Made Dies used to make a great children’s card

This would be a great card for a child. I hope you like it.

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A robot themed greetings card made using the Nuts & Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up!

Greetings Humans

Posted on February 4, 2022January 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have had such fun playing with the cute and quirky Nuts and Bolts stap set and have combine it with the Plenty of Patterns Masks to make a greetings card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the greetings card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right-hand corner
Basic Gray card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right-hand corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2 – rounded upper right-hand corner – one for the inside
Scrap Basic White& Basic Gray card

Laid one of the Plenty of Patterns Masks onto one of the Basic White panels and added Pool Party ink using a Blending Brush. I think this geometric design works so well with this cute robot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts and Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks used to make a quirky greetings card

The inked panel was added to the Basic Gray layer and then to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks used to make a quirky greetings card

The robot was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out using sharp Scissors. I coloured it in using the Smoky Slate and Bermuda Bay Blends Markers. I added the robot to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts and Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks used to make a quirky greetings card

The sentiment was from the Nuts and Bolts stamp set but I only wanted the word ‘greeting’ so I covered the part of the sentiment I didn’t want with washi tape, inked it up with Versamark ink, removed the washi tape and stamped it onto scrap Basic Gray card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool before trimming it down with Scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Nuts and Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks used to make a quirky greetings card

I added a trio of Silver Metallic Pearls to finish the card.

using the Nuts & Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up!

Bolts stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks used to make a quirky greetings card

I love this really quirky robot, he is adorable.

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pretty rainbow themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

Happy Rainbows

Posted on February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty happy rainbows card made using the stunning Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and the co-ordinating Brilliant Rainbow dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the happy rainbows card, you will need:

Basic White card – 5” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4 ¾” by 3⅜”
Sunshine & Rainbows dsp – 3⅜” by 2”
Basic White card – 3⅝” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness, Mango Melody & Flirty Flamingo

I die cut the rainbow from scrap Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness, Mango Melody & Flirty Flamingo card.

A pretty rainbow themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and co-ordinating Brilliant Rainbow Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the panel of dsp to the smaller piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and co-ordinating Brilliant Rainbow Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty card

I mixed up the colours and began adding the pieces of the rainbows to the top of the card panel. The completed panel was added to the slightly larger Basic White panel. The whole piece was added to the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and co-ordinating Brilliant Rainbow Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty card

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Basic White card and added it to the card front to cover the edge of the dsp panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and co-ordinating Brilliant Rainbow Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty card

The card was completed by adding a trio of Classic Matte Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Rainbow of Happiness stamp set and co-ordinating Brilliant Rainbow Dies by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty card

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it

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Driving By

Posted on January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with some of the new stamp sets available in the January – June Mini Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration Brochure and have made a sweet driving by thank you thank using the new Sale-A-Bration stamp set.

Colours used in this project

To recreate the driving by thank you card, you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Fresh Freesia card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Bermuda Bay card

I stamped the campervan in Basic Gray ink across the smaller panel of Basic White card. The cars were added, randomly across the panel in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a sweet Driving By card featuring campervans and VW Beetles and made using the Driving By stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the following Blends Alcohol Marker Pens I coloured in the images – Pool Party, Fresh Freesia, So Saffron, Balmy Blue & Petal Pink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a sweet Driving By card featuring campervans and VW Beetles and made using the Driving By stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped and coloured panel was added to the Bermuda Bay layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the reverse with Sellotape. The panel was then mounted on the Bermuda Bay card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a sweet Driving By card featuring campervans and VW Beetles and made using the Driving By stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Bermuda Bay on a scrap strip of Basic White card and punched either end using the Lovely Labels Punch. I used the same punch to punch the ends of a slightly larger strip of Bermuda Bay card. The 2 pieces were then adhered together with the same liquid glue. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a sweet Driving By card featuring campervans and VW Beetles and made using the Driving By stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To complete the card, I added a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Such a sweet Driving By card featuring campervans and VW Beetles and made using the Driving By stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like the card.

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A childs kite themed birthday card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Kite Delight for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on December 27, 2021January 4, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a pretty card for the birthday of my friend’s daughter, she will be 8, using the Kite Delight stamp set from the upcoming January to June Mini Catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the kite delight card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pool Party card – 5⅝by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner x 2 – one for the inside
Scrap Basic White

I die cut a circle from a 5” by 5” piece of copy paper using the Layering Circle Dies and my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine. The die cut paper was then laid over one of the Basic White panels and Pool Party ink applied with a Blending Brush to the cut-out circle. The paper mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using Basic Gray ink, I stamped the string of bows and the string of stars onto the panel, overlapping the inked circle.

The two smaller kite images were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed out using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Alcohol Markers to colour the images – Polished Pink, Daffodil Delight and Soft Sea Foam.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The kites were then added to the top of the strings on Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The decorated panel was then adhered to the Pool Party layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was added to the Polished Pink card base using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty kite themed card made using the Kite Delight stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I added a 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewel to the centre of each bow to complete the card.

Please hop on to see what the amazing Dana Sullivan has to share with us today.

Dana Sullivan (USA) – https://stampinchictn.blogspot.com/2021/12/a-sneak-peek-januaryjune-mini-catalog.html

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

Leonie Stuart (Australia) – https://www.stampinginspirationbyleonie.com/2021/12/stampers-showcase-blog-hop-mini.html

Sue Vine (Australia) – https://misspinkscraftspot.blogspot.com/2021/12/stampers-showcase-january-june-mini.html

Liz Yuille (UK) – https://wp.me/p9Vk0d-42Z

Jo Blackman (UK) – https://www.joblackman.com/2021/12/stampers-showcase-januaryjune-mini.html

Melissa Seplowitz (USA) https://thestampingninja.com/daffodil-daydream-hello-you-for-the-stampers-showcase-blog-hop

Deb Naylor (USA) – https://flyingstamper.blogspot.com/2021/12/stampers-showcase-blog-hop-awesome.html

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A pretty child dressed as a pumpkin for an Autumnal card made using Stampin' Up! products

Hello Pumpkin for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on October 25, 2021October 18, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Fall/Autumn/Halloween’ and I have chosen to use the adorable Seasons of Fun stamp set to make my card which features a pumpkin child.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the hello pumpkin card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake Card – 5¾” by 4”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Pumpkin Pie card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – ½” strip

I ran the Crumb Cake panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Crumb Cake card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

Using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the sweet image of the little girl dressed as a pumpkin onto the 3” by 3” square of Basic White card. I used my Layering Circle Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine to die cut the image. I also die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Pumpkin Pie square of card/

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

I used the following Blends Alcohol Marker Pens to colour in the image – Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green and Ivory. Doesn’t she look adorable.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

Using a Blending Brush, I added some Balmy Blue ink around the edges of the image. The coloured image was then adhered to the Pumpkin Pie scalloped circle and added it to the card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable hello pumpkin card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Seasons of Fun stamp set

The sentiment from the Season’s Blessings stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the ½” strip of Basic White card and trimmed down with scissors. I added it to the card front with liquid glue. The card was decorated with a scatter of Artistry Blooms Sequins an a bow made using the same gingham ribbon.