A pretty, floral thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Pink Zinnias card

I have used the gorgeous Simply Zinnias stamp set and dies to make a pretty pink zinnia card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the pink zinnia card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Berry Burst card – 5½” by 3¾”
Lighter Than Air dsp – 5⅜” by 2”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Blackberry Bliss card – 1 ½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

The panel of Berry Burst card was embossed using the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. The panel was then glued to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” piece of Basic White card. The whole panel was then glued to the Berry Burst card front.

 

A pretty, floral thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card

The Lighter Than Air dsp was then glued to the embossed panel. I added 2 strips of Tear & Tape to the card front and used it to attach the Bubble Bath Sheer Ribbon to the front of the card.

 

A pretty, floral thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card

From the small panel of Basic White card, I die cut the circle using the Everyday Details Dies. The circle was then adhered over the ribbon.

 

A pretty, floral thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the large zinnia flower with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – light Bubble Bath, light Melon Mambo, dark berry burst, light and dark Pumpkin Pie and light Pecan Pie. The flower was die cut using the Simply Zinnias Dies and added to the centre of the circle on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty, floral thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Blackberry Bliss card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

 

A pretty, floral thank you card made using the Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Simply Zinnias stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty, floral thank you card

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A beautiful Easter card made using the stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Pink Lilies Card – Easter Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Easter Blog Hop where, not surprisingly, we are sharing Easter themed projects. Using the Easter Lilies stamp set I have made a pink lilies card for my aunt who loves a bit of pink.

 Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the lilies for Mother’s Day card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

The 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card was run through the Cut & Emboss Machine with Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was glued to the Basic Black panel and a length of Bubble Bath Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the layer. The whole piece was glued to the Bubble Bath card front.

 

A beautiful Easter card made using the stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a beautiful Easter card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the large flower, the opening flower, the flower buds and both of leaves onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut them using the co-ordinating Easter Lilies Dies.

 

A beautiful Easter card made using the stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a beautiful Easter car

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the flowers, buds and leaves – Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green and the Color Lifter.

 

A beautiful Easter card made using the stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a beautiful Easter card

A rectangle was die cut from the 4” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card using the Everyday Details Dies. The sentiment, from the retired Heartfelt Hellos stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut rectangle. The rectangle was then glued in place over the ribbon on the card front.

 

A beautiful Easter card made using the stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a beautiful Easter card

The flowers and leaves were then adhered to the die cut rectangle with the largest flower up on Dimensionals.

 

A beautiful Easter card made using the stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The stunning Easter Lilies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a beautiful Easter card

A scattering of Adhesive backed Sequins completed the card.

I hope my Aunt likes the card.

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The stamp etching technique demonstrated using the pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Splendid Thoughts card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the stamp etching technique. Now, I have to confess I hadn’t heard of this technique but after a little research found out enough to try it and it is such fun. I have used the Splendid Thoughts stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the splendid thoughts card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Poppy Parade card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Poppy Parade card – 2½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 2½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

 I embossed the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then glued to the larger Poppy Parade layer.

 

The stamp etching technique demonstrated using the pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A length of Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the embossed panel before it was glued down to the Basic Black card front. The 4¼” by 3” piece of Poppy Parade was glued into place under the ribbon.

 

The stamp etching technique demonstrated using the pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The leafy image from the Splendid Thoughts stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I die cut the stamped image using the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

 

The stamp etching technique demonstrated using the pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Basic Black Marker, I flicked lines onto each leaf in turn to the bottom and top of each leaf. The rolled leaf edges were coloured in completely to add more definition. The bee was then stamped and some lines flicked onto the wings.

 

The stamp etching technique demonstrated using the pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The die cut piece was then glued to the 4⅛” by 2⅞” panel of Basic Black card. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The stamp etching technique demonstrated using the pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Splendid Thoughts stamp set used to demonstrate the stamp etching technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 2½” by 1¼” layer of Basic White card. I die cut it using another of the Deckled Rectangle Dies. The sentiment was then glued to the 2½” by 1¼” panel of Poppy Parade card. This was then added to the card base.

A Gingham Ribbon Bow and a trio of Classic Matte Dots finished the card.

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next in line is the lovely Karen Henderson.

 

Angie McKenzie  ●  Jan Musselman

Tricia Butts  ●  Leonie Stuart   ●   Mo Rootes

Karen Henderson  ●  Aurélie Fabre  Rebecca-Jo Unwin

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The Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Ho

Daisies card made for a Crafty Challenge

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are creating projects based on a sketch. I used the Cheerful Daisies dies to make my card.

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 10” by 5” scored at 5”
Masterfully Made dsp – 3¾” by 4”
Masterfully Made dsp – 3” by 3”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5” by ⅜”
Pretty Peacock card – 2⅛” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White card

 

The largest panel of Masterfully Made designer series paper (dsp) was embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. It was the glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

The ⅜” strip of dsp was then added to the card front.

 

The Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The stitched square was die cut from the square of dsp using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

The Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp for the Crafty Challenge Blog Ho

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut it usig a label from the Stylish Shapes Dies, I ran it through twice as I wanted it slightly shorter. I glued the sentiment label to the Pretty Peacock scrap and trimmed it down before gluig it to the card front.

From scrap Basic White card I die cut the large daisy piece from the Cheerful Daisies Dies. Using Scissors, I separated the flowers and leaves.

 

The Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Ho

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Sponge Daubers I added Fresh Freesia ink to the flower centres and petal edges. I then shaped the petals with a Bone Folder. The leaves were edged with Pretty Peacock ink. All these pieces were then added to the card front using Mini Glue Dots.

 

The Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Ho

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Dies and Masterfully Made dsp for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Blooming Pearls were added to the flower centres and a couple of extras added to the card front.

Please hop over to see what my crafty friends have created based on this sketch.

 

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4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

Bright Lights Cards for the Christmas Stampathon

To day I am sharing the cards I have made for the September Christmas Stampathon where our theme is ‘Light It Up’. I have used the pretty Merry & Bright stamp set and Dies to make my cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

To recreate the bright lights cards, you will need:

4 card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I have chosen 2 Parakeet Party and 2 Tahitian Tide
4 matting layers – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – I chose 2 Parakeet Party and 2 Tahitian Tide
4 Basic White panels – 5¼” by 3½”
4 Basic White panels – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Smoky Slate card

 

I ran the 4 Basic White panels measuring 5¼” by 3½” and embossed them using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder. These were then set aside.

 

4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The rounded bulbs were stamped in Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Poppy Parade inks onto scrap Basic White card. These were then die cut using the Merry & Bright Dies.

 

4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

From scrap Smoky Slate card, I die cut 4 ‘strings’ and 12 embossed bulb holders.

 

4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the bulb holders to the bulbs and added Dimensionals to the back of each bulb. 3 bulbs were then strung on to a ‘string’ and secured onto an embossed panel with the Dimensionals. The ends of the ‘strings’ were folded to the back and secured in place with Sellotape.

 

4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The decorated panel was then glued to the matting layers before being added to the card fronts.

 

4 cards made for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge using the Merry & Bright stamp set & Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

The sentiments were stamped onto scrap Basic White card and cut out with scissors before being added to the card fronts.

 

www.crafty-rootes.com - The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the 'Light It Up' Christmas Stampathon challenge

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merry & Bright stamp set used to make 4 cards for the ‘Light It Up’ Christmas Stampathon challenge

A trio of Flat-backed Pearls and a coat of sparkly Wink of Stella applied to each bulb completed the cards.

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

Mo x

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