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

Artistically Pink

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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

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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

Such a striking card, I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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A pretty leaf themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Gorgeous Leaves for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are sharing thank you cards made for our customers. I have chosen to make my card using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the gorgeous leaves card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Cherry Cobbler card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 2” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White, Polished Pink card & Be Dazzling dsp

Using Smoky Slate ink, stamped off once, I stamped one of the speckled images three times onto the smaller Basic White panel. The panel was then glued to the Cherry Cobbler panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to mounted the panel onto the Polished Pink card base.

A pretty leaf themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I stamped the maple leaf, twice in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White and die cut them out using the Intricate Leaves Dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine.

A pretty leaf themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Using the same dies I cut out one of the medium leaves from the gorgeous Be Dazzling dsp and 4 of the small leaves from scrap Be Dazzling dsp.

A pretty leaf themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Arctic Bear stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Basic Gray ink and die cut it out using one of the Tasteful Labels Dies. The label was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty leaf themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Using liquid glue, I tucked the leaves in around the sentiment and completed the card with a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels.

A pretty leaf themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I love this colour combo, don’t you?

Please continue on with the hop to see what inspiration my fellow demos have to share today.


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Mo x

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A Christmas song theme for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and my Eden thank you card is made using the Eden's Garden stamp set

Eden Thank you card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where we are using the colours Pool Party, Just Jade & Granny Apple Green. I have used these colours to make an Eden thank you card.

 

To recreate the Eden thank you card, you will need:

Pool Party 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
Basic White card – 3¾” by 1”
Just Jade card – 3¾” by ⅜

I began by masking off a 1” strip near the bottom of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

 

A Christmas song theme for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and my Eden thank you card is made using the Eden's Garden stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous Eden thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Eden’s Garden stamp set

Next, I stamped the largest leafy bough in Pool Party ink, above and below the masked lines, the stems would eventually be hidden by the sentiment.

 

A Christmas song theme for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and my Eden thank you card is made using the Eden's Garden stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous Eden thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Eden’s Garden stamp set

I added the next bough in Just Jade ink and the final leafy spray in Granny Apple Green ink, filling in the gaps. The panel was then added to the layer of Pool Party card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

A Christmas song theme for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and my Eden thank you card is made using the Eden's Garden stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous Eden thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Eden’s Garden stamp set

The sentiment from the Blessings of Home stamp set was stamped across the strip of Basic White card in Just Jade ink. I added the strips of Just Jade card to the top and bottom of the sentiment and added it to the inked panel on Dimensionals.

 

A Christmas song theme for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and my Eden thank you card is made using the Eden's Garden stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous Eden thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Eden’s Garden stamp set

The whole panel was glued to the Just Jade card base using the liquid glue.

 

A Christmas song theme for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and my Eden thank you card is made using the Eden's Garden stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous Eden thank you card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Eden’s Garden stamp set

To finish the card, I added a scattering of Artistry Blooms Sequins. So pretty.

Please hop on to see what my friends have to share with us today. Tricia Butts is next up.

  1. Natalie Albers – DerBesondereBlick (D) https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2021/12/colour-combo-bloghop-die-drei-aaa.html
  2. Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2bW
  3. Tricia Butts (US) –  https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2021/12/colour-combo-december-blog-hop.html 
  4. Rene Guenther – Stempeln-mit-Rene.de (D) – https://stempeln-mit-rene.de/colour-combo-blog-hop-dezember-2021/
  5. Sonja Kindler – kreativ-mit-sonja (DE) – https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colourcombo-2011-12-gruener-apfel-aventurin-aquamarin/
  6. Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – (NL) https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2021/12/een-snufje-lente-colour-combo-bloghop.html
  7. Cheryl Taylor (UK)  https://cheryldiana.co.uk/colour-combo-december-blog-hop

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

Mo x

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www.crafty-rootes.co.uk - A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Bright Leaves for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Mini Catalogue’. My favourite stamp set at the moment is the beautiful Gorgeous Leaves, any one who knows me knows I am a sucker for leaf sets……….don’t know what it is about them, just love leaves.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the bright leaves card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Merry Merlot card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I decided on which size circle die I was going to use for my sentiment and where I was going to position the sentiment on the card – then I drew round the inside of the die lightly with a pencil. This means I know where I need to position my images.

The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the large speckled stamp, I stamped around the pencil line in 2nd generation Blushing Bride. I just wanted a little of this colour in the background.

The Gorgeous Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I then added the other leaves one colour at a time starting with the largest in Merry Merlot ink. Next came Polished Pink ink then Smoky Slate ink.

The tiny flowers were stamped in Basic Gray or Merry Merlot, I inked up one flower at a time. The stamp panel was then adhered to the Merry Merlot panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk - A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around both panels and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Polished Pink card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk - A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto a circle die cut from the square of Basic White card using my chosen size of circle die. I adhered the stamped sentiment to a slightly larger Merry Merlot scalloped circle with liquid glue then cut the side off using my Paper Trimmer. It was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk - A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful bright leaves card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I added a bow with a Mini Glue Dot and a scattering of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels. Just to bling it up a little more I added a spritz or Clear Wink of Stella. So pretty.

Please hop on to see what my fellow hoppers have to share today.

Karen Egan – https://craftykarendesigns.blogspot.com/2021/10/blackberry-beauty-triptych-card-stamp-n.html

Gez Carpenter – https://www.nigezza.co.uk/2021/10/stamp-n-hop-october-blog-hop-mini.html

Victoria Littlewood – https://vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com/2021/10/whimsy-wonder-matchbox-drawer-tealight.html

Sandra Roberts – https://sandrascraftstudio.com/2021/10/whimsy-wonder-suite-for-stamp-hop-mini-catalogue-hop

Liz Yuille – https://oldstablescrafts.co.uk/?p=14814

Annette Elias – https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2021/10/vintage-kerstkaart-stampn-hop-bloghop.html

Mo Rootes – http://www.crafty-rootes.com/?p=7937

Cheryl Taylor – https://cheryldiana.co.uk/stocking-gift-or-voucher-cards

Kim Price – http://www.handmadebykim.co.uk/2021/10/stamp-n-hop-october-blog-hop.html

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

Mo x

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A card made using the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a pretty Autumn leaf themed card using Stampin' Up! products

Autumnal Leaves card

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Here is a pretty Autumnal Leaves themed card featuring the beautifully Intricate Leaves Dies and the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Autumnal Leaves card, you will need:

Soft Suede card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Bumblebee card – 5½” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla card – 5⅜” by 3 ¾” x 2 -– rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla card – 3” by 1¼”
Scrap Bumblebee, Garden Green, Cinnamon Cider, Soft Suede, Gold Glimmer

Using the Intricate Leaves Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a selection of leaves and branches from the Bumblebee, Garden Green, Cinnamon Cider, Soft Suede & Gold Glimmer card stock.

A card made using the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a pretty Autumn leaf themed card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous Autumnal Leaves themed card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies

I arranged the leaves on one of the Very Vanilla panels before adhering them down with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I find it really helps to have a dry run first, laying the leaves and branches in position and moving them around until I get the look I am after before committing myself.

A card made using the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a pretty Autumn leaf themed card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous Autumnal Leaves themed card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies

The decorated layer was then added to the Bumblebee panel with the same liquid glue. I used the same glue to attach the panel to the Soft Suede card base.

A card made using the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a pretty Autumn leaf themed card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous Autumnal Leaves themed card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies

I added loops of gold Elegant Trim using a couple of strips of Tear ‘n Tape to adhere the trim in place.

A card made using the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a pretty Autumn leaf themed card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous Autumnal Leaves themed card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies

The sentiment from the Welcoming Woods stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small piece of Very Vanilla card and die cut it out using one of the Tailor Made Tags Dies. The tag was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A card made using the Gorgeous Leaves Stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies used to make a pretty Autumn leaf themed card using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous Autumnal Leaves themed card made using the Gorgeous Leaves stamp set and Intricate Leaves Dies

I added a trio of Brushed Metallic Dots and a spritzing of Clear Wink of Stella.

So pretty, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps et by Stampin' Up!

Birds

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I couldn’t wait to try out the Birds & Branches stamp set and this is what I have come up with for my first play.

To recreate the Birds & Branches card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Cinnamon Cider – 4⅛” by ½”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I stamped the long branch in Cinnamon Cider ink and added a side branch. The detailed bird was stamped in Old Olive ink and the full bird in Balmy Blue and I added the bird’s feet in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps et by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Ag the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

I felt the panel was too bare so I added more branches in the same Cinnamon Cider ink. The ‘leaves’ were inked using the following Stampin’ Write Markers – Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie and Bumblebee.

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps et by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using a Sponge, I lightly added Balmy Blue ink to take away the starkness of the background.

 

 

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps et by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using the Ornate Borders Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the dotted border from the strip of Cinnamon Cider ink and added it to the back of the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

I used the leaf stamp and Balmy Blue ink to add some tone on tone stamping to the Balmy Blue card base. The stamped panel was then added to the card base with the same liquid adhesive.

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using a Basic Black Marker I added the birds eye and added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

Pretty …

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

Mo x

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