A masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set by Stampin' Up! Crafty colour challenge Blog Hop

Trusty Tools card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a colour challenge. The colours we were given screamed ‘MASCULINE’ to me so I used the new Trusty Tools stamp set which will be available in my online shop from the 4^th of January 2024.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the trusty tools card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Night of Navy card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I began by stamping the hammer, wrench and paint brush images from the Trusty Tools stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Back ink.

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Using Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy ink, I stamped the infill handles of the hammer and the paintbrush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy Blends Pens were used to add ‘paint’ to the paint brushes. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of navy layer and then to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card. I then punched the sentiment out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I stamped the ‘nuts and bolts’ image in Crushed Curry ink above and below the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

I punched another hexagon from the Shaded Spruce square, cut it in half from side to side and added it to the back of the sentiment so that a little of the Shaded Spruce showed at the top and bottom.

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The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the new Planted Paradise stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Planted Paradise card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 16, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing our own choice of projects. I have chosen to share a card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the planted paradise card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Boho Blue card – 4¾” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White card

Using the ‘ground’ image from the Trucking Along stamp set, I stamped a base for my plant pots using Pebbled Path ink.

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The larger pot was then stamped in Boho Blue ink and the smaller pot in Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The new Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The trio of leaves were stamped on top of the smaller pot using Old Olive ink. The leaves in the Boho Blue pot were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink. The panel was then glued to the Boho Blue panel and mounted onto the Pebbled Path card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The new Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set, was stamped in Boho Blue ink onto a scrap piece of Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The new Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Discs completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The new Planted Paradise stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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Mo x

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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

Posted on November 27, 2023November 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

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:

Basic White

Fresh Freesia

Pretty Peacock

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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The Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies used to make a beautiful floral thank you card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Cheerful Daisy Flowers card

Posted on November 18, 2023November 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have a picture/colour challenge to work with today. I really wanted to use the new abundant beaty masks today but they have sadly been out of stock in Europe so I have made my card using the lovely Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the cheerful daisy flowers card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card- 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush and the Artistic Mix Masks I blended Crumb Cake ink onto the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card to add texture to the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel and a length of Natural Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The outline of the large and small daisies were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. The infill of the largest daisies were stamped in Crushed Curry ink and the smaller daisies with Azure Afternoon ink. The centres were added in Crumb Cake and/or Early Espresso ink. The flowers were then die cut using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. The leaves were stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and die cut using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I arranged the flowers over the ribbon, securing them with Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals. The leaves were tucked around the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Throughout the Year stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card and trimmed out with scissors. A scrap of Early Espresso card was glued behind and trimmed down.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral thank you card made using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp set & dies for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double Linen Thread bow was added with a glue dot and the sentiment adhered over top. A trio of Blooming Pearls completed the card.

Please hop on to see what inspiration my crafty friends have to share with us today.

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

Tricia Butts ● Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre ● Danielle Kassing

Karen Henderson ● Teri West

Judith Patterson ● Jan Musselman

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A card made using the Autumn Leaves dies and using scraps of the All About Autumn dsp by Stampin' Up! for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop

Scrappy Leaf card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on October 14, 2023October 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using scraps. I have made my card using the beautiful Autumn Dies and scraps of All About Autumn dsp.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the scrappy leaf card, you will need:

Moody Mauve card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
All About Autumn dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”– rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”- for the inside – rounded upper left corner
All About Autumn dsp – strips ¼” and ⅜” inch wide and different lengths

I covered the square of Basic White card with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and laid the strips of All About Autumn designer Series Paper (dsp) across the panel at a diagonal and making sure to butt the strips tightly up against each other.