Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a sketch to inspire us. I have made my thank you card using the Beautiful Bokeh designer series paper.
To recreate the beautiful bokeh card, you will need:
Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞” Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4” by 1” Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 4½” by 3” Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
The largest panel of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Bokeh dsp used with the Petals of Beauty stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
I marked the 4½” by 3” panel of Beautiful Bokeh dsp at 2¼” (i.e the halfway point). Using a Paper Trimmer I cut from the marked point to both opposite corners forming a point.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Bokeh dsp used with the Petals of Beauty stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
The 1” strip of Beautiful Bokeh dsp was the adhered to the triangular piece and any overhang trimmed off. This piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Bokeh dsp used with the Petals of Beauty stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the Pop-up Petals stamp set was stamped with Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Bokeh dsp used with the Petals of Beauty stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
A stitched circle was die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies. The outline smaller flower from the Petals of Beauty stamp set was stamped on the die cut circle using Berry Burst ink and the infill image was stamped in 2nd generation Calypso Coral ink. The centre was stamped in Secret Sea ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Bokeh dsp used with the Petals of Beauty stamp set used to make a thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
A trio of Daffodil Delight dots from my stash finished the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I made this pretty tree card using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set to demonstrate other projects using this stamp set and dies.
Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” Pretty Peacock card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside Scrap Thoughtful Journey dsp
Using a Blending Brush, I swirled Bubble Bath ink in the lower right corner of the smaller piece of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty Christmas Tree themed card
The open tree was stamped using Pretty Peacock ink onto a scrap piece of Thoughtful Journey designer series paper. I die cut the tree using the Pine Tree Trimmings dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty Christmas Tree themed card
The sentiment was added to the lower right corner using Pretty Peacock ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty Christmas Tree themed card
A small strip of Tear and Tape was placed on the inked area. The backing was removed and a piece of Gold Stripped Mesh Ribbon was woven from side to side and secured in place of the double-sided tape.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty Christmas Tree themed card
The die cut tree was then added overtop on Dimensionals. The whole panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Bubble Bath card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty Christmas Tree themed card
A trio of Drusy Adhesive-backed dots completed the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing seasonal or holiday projects. I am sharing the cards I designed for my November classes using the adorable Festive Friends stamp set and Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Thick Basic White card base – 11½” by 4” scored at 5¾” Balmy Blue card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” Basic White – 5⅞” by ½” Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card
Using Balmy Blue ink, we stamped the Falling Snow image onto the panel of Balmy Blue card and set aside to dry.
With a pencil, lightly mark the card front at 2” on the short side then cut from the 2” mark to the centre scoreline on the right. Repeat the cut on the left side to leave a pointed card front. Place the 2 cut pieces together, face down, to form a triangle and use Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
With a pencil, lightly mark the stamped Balmy Blue panel at 1⅞” on the short side then cut from the mark to the centre scoreline on the right, repeat the cut on the left side. This will give 1 large triangle and 2 small triangles.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Glue the large triangle to the pointed card front. Place the 2 smaller pieces together, face down, to form a triangle and use Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Open the card and place the unattached triangle on the inside with the bottom of the triangle lined up with the right-hand end of the card, dsp side facing upwards. Add glue where the panels over-lap and close the card to adhere together.
Stamp the snowman with Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Festive Friends Dies. We coloured him in using the following Blends Pens – Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight and Timid Tiger.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
I die cut a tree from scrap Granny Apple Green and glued it to the centre of the card front then added the snowman on Dimensionals.
The sentiment was created using the Christmas Words Hybrid Embossing Filder and Die. Whilst it was still in the die we added Balmy Blue ink over it with a Sponge Dauber. The sentiment was the added to the card front.
Cheerful Elf Card
Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Secret Sea card – 5¼” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” Balmy Blue card – 4” by 2¾” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside Real Red & Secret Sea card – ½” by ¼” – one of each Scrap Basic White card
The 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card was embossed using the Corrugated 3D Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer and then to the Granny Apple Green card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The piece of Balmy Blue card was stamped with the Falling Snow stamp using Balmy Blue ink and the tag was then die cut. We glued the tag to the card front tucking a piece of Real Red and Secret Sea card under the tag, near the top on the right.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
A white tree, die cut from scrap card was added to the tag.
The elf was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. We coloured it using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Balmy Glue, Granny Apple Green, Crumb Cake and Secret Sea. The elf was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The sentiment was stamped with Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. We trimmed it out before adding it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
A bow made using retired Twisted Gold Thread completed the card.
Santa Card
Thick Basic White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” Balmy Blue card – 5” by 3½” Scrap Basic White & Granny Apple Green card
Using Balmy Blue ink, we stamped the Falling Snow image onto the panel of Balmy Blue card and set aside to dry. The stamped panel was then adhered to the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card and then to the layer of Granny Apple Green card. The whole piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The small, fuzzy looking tree was then die cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card and adhered to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The Santa image was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. We die cut it out using the co-ordinating Dies. We coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Ivory, Real Red, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea. He was mounted onto the card on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The sentiment was embossed and die cut using the Christmas Words Hybrid Die. I used some retired Balmy Blue twine to create a bow, added it to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot and added the sentiment overtop on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Festive Friends stamp set and dies used with the Falling Snow background stamp to make three adorable Christmas card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a picture/colour challenge. I have used the pretty Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies to make my card.
To recreate the pair of vases card, you will need:
Gorgeous Grape card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside Soft Sea Foam card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic White card – 4½” by 3” Scrap Basic White card
I embossed the panel of Soft Sea Foam card using the Dotted Circles Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then adhered to one of the large Basic White panels.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty thank you card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop
A length of Linen Thread was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape before the whole piece was adhered to the Gorgeous Grape card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty thank you card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop
On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the vases, one in Gorgeous Grape and the other in Pecan Pie. The three flowers and butterfly were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the scrap Basic White card, and all the images were die cut using the co-ordinating Pop-up Petals Dies. I used the following Blends Pens to add colour to the image – Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam & Old Olive.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty thank you card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop
Using the Textured Notes dies I die cut a decorated rectangle from the 4½” by 3” piece of Basic White card. The vases, flowers and butterfly were then arranged on the die cut rectangle using either liquid adhesive or Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty thank you card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop
I stamped the sentiment, having masked off the portion I didn’t want, in Gorgeous Grape ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder to make a pretty thank you card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop
A trio of gold dots from my stash and a Linen Thread bow finished the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing Christmas projects. I have made my card using the gorgeous Modern Christmas designer series paper (dsp).
To recreate the modern Christmas card, you will need:
Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Modern Christmas dsp – 2¾” by 2¼” x 3 Pretty Peacock card – 5⅞” by ½”
Using the Nested Essentials dies I die cut three pieces of Modern Christmas designer series paper making sure that one piece featured a trio of trees.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I coloured in the blank tree using the Pretty Peacock Blends Pens
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
The two black and white die cut pieces were then adhered, sideways, to the front of the Thick Basic White card front. I had lightly drawn a pencil line across the middle of the card front to get the pieces as central and straight as possible.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I flagged the ends of the Pretty Peacock strip and glued it to the front of the card. The panel featuring the trio of trees was then added on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the Ornamental Christmas stamp set was stamped along the bottom of the card front with Pretty Peacock ink. A trio of Gold Shaker Stars completed the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
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Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing techniques using embossing folders. I have made my card using the gorgeous Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder.
To recreate the floral reverse embossing card, you will need:
Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Berry Burst card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” Basic Beige card – 5¼” by 3½” Basic Beige card – 2½” by 2½”
I embossed the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic Beige card using the Sunflower 3D embossing folder.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop
The embossed panel was placed face, or embossed side down and added Berry Burst ink with a Sponge Dauber to the petals of the flowers. The leaves were coloured in the same way using Garden Green ink and to the flower centres using Pecan Pie ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop
Taking a Secret Sea ink pad, I dragged it lightly across the coloured embossed panel from top to bottom. I repeated this until the whole panel was covered. A length of Gold Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the layer before being secured on the back with Sellotape.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop
Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the embossed panel to the Berry Burst layer. The whole piece was then glued to the Basic Beige card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped on the small square of Basic Beige card with Secret Sea ink. I die it out using the Stylish Shapes Dies. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder used with the reverse embossing technique to make a striking anniversary card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop
A trio of gold dots and a ribbon bow finished the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are creating cards using the Bridge fun fold. I have made my card with the Tractor & Co stamp set and dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp.
To recreate the tractor load of Christmas trees card, you will need:
Thick Basic White card base – 8” by 5” scored at 1¼” and 2½” on both ends of the 8” side Thoughtful Journey dsp – 4⅞” by 1⅛” x 2 Thoughtful Journey dsp – 4⅞” by 2⅞” Misty Moonlight card – 5½” by 1” Scrap Basic White and Silver Foil
The scorelines on the Thick Basic White card base were folded and burnished and the panels of dsp adhered with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The ⅞” panels on either side and the 2⅞” panel in the centre.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The piece of Misty Moonlight card was then adhered across the front of the card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
Using Berry Burst ink I stamped the body of the tractor on scrap Basic White card. I also stamped the trailer with Misty Moonlight and two sets of Christmas trees with garden Green ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
One large and 3 small wheels were stamped in Secret Sea ink onto scrap Basic White card. All the stamped images were then die cut using the Tractor & Co Dies. I also die cut some hub caps for the wheels from scrap Silver Foil.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
All the die cut pieces were adhered together and added to the Misty Moonlight strip and the side panels with Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Thoughtful Journey dsp to make a bridge fold card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop
The sentiment was stamped with Misty Moonlight ink onto the scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out and added it to the card front.
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Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a roll of the dice showing ‘In-colors, sponging, birthdays, staple and notecard vertical’. I have chosen to make my note card using the Pop-up Petals stamp set which will be available in my online store from November 2025.
To recreate the pop-up petals notecard, you will need:
Notecard – 5” by 7” scored at 3½” Cloud Cover card – 4⅞” by 3⅜” Basic White card – 4¼” by 3⅛” Basic White card – 2¼” by ⅜” Secret Sea card – 2¼” by ⅜”
The panel of Cloud Cover card was embossed using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. A length of Black Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the embossed layer before the whole piece was adhered to the front of the notecard.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
From the 4¼” by 3⅛” piece of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Branching Out Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
On the die cut label I stamped the vase in Strawberry Slush ink. The top of the vase was masked off using a Post It note, and the outline bunch of sunflowers stamped with Secret Sea ink. The mask was removed, and the infill petals were stamped with Darling Duckling ink. I added the flower centres using 2nd generation Secret Sea ink and coloured the leaves with Shy Shamrock Blends Pens.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
Using a Blending Brush, I added Cloud Cover ink around all four edges of the die cut label and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
The sentiment, from the Spring Corners stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea Ink onto the small strip of Basic White card. I stapled the stamped sentiment to the strip of Secret Sea card and added it to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Pop-up Petals stamp set used with the Branching Out Dies to make a floral birthday notecard – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop
A Twine bow and a trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls completed the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects we have been working on. My twisted Kinsugi card was inspired by Julie Davison – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAaB4fg3Oq8 and I made it using the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies with the Kintsugi Inspirations designer series paper (dsp) to make my version of Julie’s card.
To recreate the twisted kintsugi card, you will need:
Misty Moonlight card base – 10¼” by 4 x 2 scored at 5½” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3¾” Kintsugi Inspirations dsp – 3¾” by 3¾” cut in half on the diagonal from corner to corner Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼” Scrap Kintsugi Inspirations dsp and Cloud Cover card
With a pencil, mark each of the smaller panels of the card bases at 4” then score from the 4” mark to the upper corner on both pieces of card
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
Glue the 2 large panels of the card bases, one on top of the others to create the back of the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Ho
The card base was then folded on all the score lines and the 2 triangles of Kintsugi Inspiration dsp adhered to the triangular front panels with the long edge butted up to the edge of the fold.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
Using the largest stitched squares from the Stylish Shapes Dies I cut a square from the square of Basic White card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
From the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp I die cut a vase and a bowl and glued the die cut pieces to the stitched square. From scrap Cloud Cover card, I die cut the small open floral piece and tucked it in the top of the bowl.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Cloud Cover card. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The sentiment was then trimmed down and glued to the Basic White square.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Inspiring Imperfections stamp set and dies used with the Kintsugi Inspirations dsp to make a pretty twisted card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop
With the closed card in portrait mode, I adhered the ribbon to the top triangle with a little Tear and Tape. The upper half of the square was then glued to the upper triangle and the ribbon wrapped around and tied in a bow to close the card.
A trio of Adhesive-backed Metallic Sequins finished the card.
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Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. The peacock and gold Christmas card I am showcasing today was made as an example using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and dies.
To recreate the peacock and gold Christmas card, you will need:
Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅝” Season of Elegance dsp – 4¾” by 3½” cut in half at 2⅜” Season of Elegance dsp – 3½” by ½” Basic White card – 3¾” by 2½” Lost Lagoon card – 3¼” by 2¼” Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” Scrap Basic White card
Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the three pieces of Season of Elegance designer series paper (dsp) to the Basic White panel measuring 5¼” by 3⅝” with the ½” strip in the middle.
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A piece of Gold Striped Mesh Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape before it was glued to Lost lagoon card base.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
I used a Blending Brush to add Pretty Peacock ink to the small piece of Lost lagoon card. Ink was only added to the left side of the panel. When I had the colour depth I wanted, I stamped the open tree from the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
The baubles were stamped across the stamped tree image using Versamark ink. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. The image was then die cut using the Pine Tree Trimmings Dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
A label was die cut from the small piece of Basic White card using the Branching Out Dies. The die cut tree was added to the label on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A peacock and gold Christmas card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings and Festive Friends stamp sets – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop
The sentiment from the Festive Friends stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. I cut the sentiment apart before adding it to the card front.
A ribbon bow and a trio of Gold Shaker Stars completed the card.
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
Mo x
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