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A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Masked Seashells card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing masking techniques. I have chosen to make a simple card using the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seashells card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Blackberry Bliss 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
Blackberry Bliss card – ¼” strip

 

Using Gray Granite ink, I stamped the small shell onto the smaller white panel. I covered it using a mask. I made this by stamping the same shell onto a Post It Note with as much of it on the sticky part as possible and trimmed it out using Scissors.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The largest shell was then stamped over the mask in Blackberry Bliss ink. I made a second mask using the large shell and placed it over the stamped shell.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The Polished Pink shell was then stamped over the mask.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The 2 masks were removed and a scatter of sand added in Gray Granite ink using the dotty image.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the same dots in the upper left corner of the panel and again in the upper left corner of the Gray Granite card base.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I placed the stamped panel face down onto my trimmer and embossed a line along the bottom and right side using my scoring blade.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I wrapped a piece of Gray Granite Ribbon around the stamped panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The stamped panel was then glued to the Blackberry Bliss layer and added to the Gray Granite card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on the strip of Blackberry Bliss card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was added to the card front with liquid glue.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A Gray Granite bow and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems completed the card.

 

A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to demonstrate a masking technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Please hop on to see the other masking technique projects my fellow hoppers have to share today. Next up is the lovely Karen Egan 

 

April Blog Hop

Mo Rootes         https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2qC

Karen Egan        https://craftykarendesigns.blogspot.com/2022/04/butterflies-flowers-layering-masks-card.html

Sue Allen            https://sueallensimplycraft.blogspot.com/2022/04/stamp-n-hop-blog-hop-april-2022.html

Gez Carpenter                  https://www.nigezza.co.uk/2022/04/stamp-n-hop-april-blog-hop-masking.html

Rebecca-Jo Unwin          https://rebecca-jounwin.blogspot.com/2022/04/stamp-n-hop-april-2022.html

Sandra Roberts                https://sandrascraftstudio.com/2022/04/fun-masking-techniques-with-stamp-n-hop

Victoria Littlewood         https://vickieloudesigns.blogspot.com/2022/04/hello-beautiful-happy-birthday-card.html

Heather Forgan               https://stampwithnellie.com/2022/04/09/stamp-n-hop-april-2022-masking-with-beauty-of-friendship

Annette Elias     https://www.facebook.com/events/665195341174657

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

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

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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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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.

 

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

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

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

A monochromatic mask card inked in beautiful bumblebee ink using Stampin' Up! products

Monochromatic Mask

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Here is a beautiful monochromatic mask card made using the Basic Patterns Masks and some sponging.

The colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the monochromatic mask card, you will need:

Bumblebee card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black

 

I ran the slightly smaller panel of Basic White card through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with one of the Basic Patterns Masks. This is the ‘sandwich’ I used:
Base plate (1)
Clear acrylic plate (3)
Silicon Mat
Basic White card
Mask
Gray 3D Embossing Plate (4)

 

A monochromatic mask card inked in beautiful bumblebee ink using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty embossed monochromatic mask card inked with Bumblebee ink by Stampin’ Up!

Leaving the mask in place I added Bumblebee ink to the raised parts. The inked and embossed panel was added to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A monochromatic mask card inked in beautiful bumblebee ink using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty embossed monochromatic mask card inked with Bumblebee ink by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of the gorgeous Gold Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape and mounted the panel on the Bumblebee card front on Dimensionals.

A monochromatic mask card inked in beautiful bumblebee ink using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty embossed monochromatic mask card inked with Bumblebee ink by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Eden Garden stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I used the Tailored Tag Punch to punch the sentiment out.

A monochromatic mask card inked in beautiful bumblebee ink using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty embossed monochromatic mask card inked with Bumblebee ink by Stampin’ Up!

I also punch a label from the Basic Black scrap, cut it across the middle and glued it to the sentiment piece so that a flash of black showed top and bottom. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

A monochromatic mask card inked in beautiful bumblebee ink using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty embossed monochromatic mask card inked with Bumblebee ink by Stampin’ Up!

To complete the card, I added a gold ribbon bow and a trio of Matte Black Dots.

Such a pretty card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

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The Count on Me stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable thank you card

A Bear to Count On

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I have been playing with the Plenty of Patterns set of masks today and made a cute bear to count on card.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the bear to count on card. You will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Beauty of the Earth dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Soft Sea Foam – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Crumb Cake card – 3” by 2”
½” strip of Gold Foil

 

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the Beauty of the Earth dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

Using the pretty stitched edged rectangle from the Nature’s Thoughts dies, I die cut the shape from the panel of Basic White.

 

The Count on Me stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable bear to count on thank you card made using the Count on Me stamp set and the Plenty of Patterns Masks

I laid my chosen mask from the Plenty of Patterns set of masks onto the die cut piece. Using sponge daubers, I rubbed on Balmy Blue ink and Soft Sea Foam ink. I removed the mask and glued the inked panel to the Soft Sea Foam layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

The Count on Me stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable bear to count on thank you card made using the Count on Me stamp set and the Plenty of Patterns Masks

I cut a couple of banners from the Gold Foil strip and glued them to the back of the inked piece. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Count on Me stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable bear to count on thank you card made using the Count on Me stamp set and the Plenty of Patterns Masks

The bear from the Count on Me stamp set was stamped on Crumb Cake card and fussy cut out using my Scissors. I used the Crumb Cake Blends Markers to add some shading to the bear and inked around the bear using a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake ink and added the bear to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Count on Me stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable bear to count on thank you card made using the Count on Me stamp set and the Plenty of Patterns Masks

The sentiment, from the Penguin Place stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the strip of Basic White. The ends were flagged and the sentiment was added using liquid glue on the right and Dimensionals on the left. I added a scattering of Genial Gems to complete the card.

 

The Count on Me stamp set and Plenty of Patterns Masks by Stampin' Up! used to make an adorable thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.com – An adorable bear to count on thank you card made using the Count on Me stamp set and the Plenty of Patterns Masks

I hope you like it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

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A card for the Crafty Collaborations Vacation Blog Hop in spired by the North-East coast of Scotland

Crafty Collaboration Vacation Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Vacation Blog Hop where we are thinking about holidays. I know many people can’t wait to start travelling again and are dreaming about where they will go first. I am going to Scotland to see my family in August, they live on the North-East coast and my card reflects the sea and coast. This is a picture of the place where my Mum and Dad are from with the ruined 14th century red sandstone castle on the cliff by the beach……. just beautiful.

Colours used in this project:

 To recreate the vacation card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pacific Point card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside

I began by stamping the lighthouse, from the Sailing Home stamp set in Cinnamon Cider ink onto one of the Basic White panels. I stamped the image again on a Post It Note, cut it out to use as a mask. The mask was placed over the stamped image.

A card for the Crafty Collaborations Vacation Blog Hop in spired by the North-East coast of Scotland

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sailing Home and Arctic Bears stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

The ‘cliff and beach’ image from the Arctic Bears stamp set was then stamped in Basic Gray ink. The mask was left in place and the sailing boat was added in Basic Gray ink.

A card for the Crafty Collaborations Vacation Blog Hop in spired by the North-East coast of Scotland

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sailing Home and Arctic Bears stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush and a piece of ripped printer paper I added Balmy Blue ink to create a sky and Pacific Point to create the sea.

A card for the Crafty Collaborations Vacation Blog Hop in spired by the North-East coast of Scotland

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sailing Home and Arctic Bears stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

I used Sponge Daubers to add Granny Apple Green ink to the cliff tops, Cinnamon Cider to the cliff face and base of the lighthouse and So Saffron to the beach area. The boat was coloured using the Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Pacific Point and So Saffron Blends Markers.

A card for the Crafty Collaborations Vacation Blog Hop in spired by the North-East coast of Scotland

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sailing Home and Arctic Bears stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

The birds were added in Basic Gray ink before the stamped panel was added to the Pacific Point panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to add the panel to the Balmy Blue card front.

A card for the Crafty Collaborations Vacation Blog Hop in spired by the North-East coast of Scotland

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sailing Home and Arctic Bears stamp set used to make a card for the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what my fellow demonstrators have to share with us today

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

 

 

A really simple cookie themed thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Thank You Cookies for the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Training Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Kylie Bertucci Demonstrator Training Blog Hop where we are sharing the thank you cards made for our customers. You are currently with Mo Rootes from near Cambridge in the UK. This month I have made a thank you cookies card using the lovely Nothing’s Better Than stamp set. Who can resist a cookie?

Colours used in this project are:

 To recreate the Thank you Cookies card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Early Espresso – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 3” by 1¾”

 Taking one of the larger panels of Basic White I drew around the inside of one of the Tasteful Label Dies in the centre of the panel. This gave me a frame around which I could stamp the image.

A really simple cookie themed thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -A simple thank you card made using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I stamped the image of the cookie onto 2 Post It Notes and cut them out using sharp scissors. I used these as masks when stamping the images.

A really simple cookie themed thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -A simple thank you card made using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the first cookie. I placed a mask over the stamped image and stamped again in 2nd generation Early Espresso ink. I continued stamping and masking around the pencil shape.

A really simple cookie themed thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -A simple thank you card made using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Using the in-fill stamp I coloured the images in 1st and 2nd generation Crumb Cake ink, masking in the same way. The stamped panel was added to the Crumb Cake card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The same glue was used to add the panel to the Crumb Cake card base.

A really simple cookie themed thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -A simple thank you card made using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment from Ornate Thanks stamp set.was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the smaller Basic White panel and die cut it out using the same die from the Tasteful Labels Dies. Tis was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals.

A really simple cookie themed thank you card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com -A simple thank you card made using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I completed the card by adding a trio of Champagne Rhinestones.

Enjoy hopping on to see what my talented demo friends have to share today.

 

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Thanks for visiting my blog today, I love to read what you think of my projects so please do let me know. In line with new Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and you thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose. Please stop by again soon.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

Lovely As a Tree – retiring!

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Today I am sharing a card made for the latest team challenge – the theme is the retiring list. It will come as no surprise to those of you who know me that I have chosen the Lovely As A Tree stamp set. This was the first stamp set I bought and I have used it many, many times.

To Recreate the Lovely As a tree card you will need;

Lovely Lipstick card base – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Wood Textures dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 1⅛” by ¼”
Wood Textures dsp 6” by ¼” x 2

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I masked off an area of the Wood Textures dsp using Postit Notes. I opened the Daffodil Delight ink pad and pressed it onto a clear block and added a drop of glycerine. I mixed the ink and the glycerine together with a Sponge Dauber; I find the ink goes onto the paper much more smoothly with the addition of the glycerine.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

Starting off the dsp I sponged the ink onto the masked off area and repeated the same steps with the Grapefruit Grove ink and the Lovely Lipstick ink. I overlapped the inks to help with the blending.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I love peeling away the Postit’s and revealing the inked area – always a real WOW.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the gorgeous ‘pine tree’ from the Lovely As A Tree Stamp set. I knew I wanted a really dark image and it is much easier to achieve this with the Stamparatus as you can re-stamp the image as often as you need to.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

The stamped layer was then added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greeting stamp set was stamped in Versamark onto the strip of Basic Black cardstock, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The strip was glued to the stamped panel with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the over-hanging edges trimmed off.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

The whole panel was added to the Lovely Lipstick card base on Dimensionals.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I added a Linen Thread bow to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot and finished off with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I glued a strip of the Wood Texture dsp to the inside panel and to the front of the envelope.

A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

Love the inked effect on the Wood Textures dsp, I hope you like it.

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

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