A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the 'Anything but a card' Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop

No Glue Treat Holder for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on April 13, 2023April 4, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing ‘Anything But a Card’. I like to give the ladies who come to my monthly class a little treat and these little, no glue treat holders – made to hold 2 Merci chocolates – were made for my April class attendees. I was inspired by a YouTube video made by The Paper Pixie.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the no glue, treat holder, you will need:

DSP – 4⅝” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Gorgeous Grape

Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, I scored the dsp using the thicker end of the stylus. I find if I use the thinner end on dsp I often tear the paper.

I scored on the short side at – ¾”, 1½”, 2¼” and 3” and on the long side at ¾” and 3⅞”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the ‘Anything but a card’ Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

As per the template above, I scored on the diagonal the 4 inner squares on either end, using the stylus from the Simply Scored Scoring Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the ‘Anything but a card’ Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Using a Bone Folder and folded and burnished all the straight score lines, then using my fingers folded down the diagonal score lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the ‘Anything but a card’ Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Two Merci chocolates were placed on the centre panel and the sides folded up and the ends closed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the ‘Anything but a card’ Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set, was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Hydrangea Dies. The small labels were then added to the box with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the ‘Anything but a card’ Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

A small flower, die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card, was added with a Mini Glue Dot to complete the boxes.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty little no glue treat box to hold 2 Merci chocolates for the ‘Anything but a card’ Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

So sweet. I hope you like them.

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A card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using the Nature's Prints stamp set combined with the Kind & Sincere stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Nature’s Ferns card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on April 9, 2023March 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where we are working with a colour combo I would usually associate with Christmas. I have used the lovely Nature’s Prints stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the nature’s ferns card, you will need:

Sahara Sand card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left & lower right corners
Shaded Spruce card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left & lower right corners

I stamped the delicate fern image in Sweet Sorbet ink in the centre of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Nature’s Prints stamp set combined with the Kind & Sincere stamp set used to make a card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The same image was then stamped, on the left of the first, in Shaded Spruce ink and on the right in Sahara Sand, cleaning the image before each colour change using the Simply Shammy.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Nature’s Prints stamp set combined with the Kind & Sincere stamp set used to make a card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink across the centre of the same panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Nature’s Prints stamp set combined with the Kind & Sincere stamp set used to make a card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the stamped panel to the layer of Shaded Spruce card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Nature’s Prints stamp set combined with the Kind & Sincere stamp set used to make a card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount the panel onto the Sahara Sand card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Nature’s Prints stamp set combined with the Kind & Sincere stamp set used to make a card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

A scattering of Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card. So pretty.

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A card made using the simple stamping technique for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop featuring the Beauty of Friendship stamp set

Bare Tree Sympathy card

Posted on April 8, 2023April 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing ‘Simple Stamping’ projects. This means that we are only using stamps, ink and paper only. I have used the bare tree image from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set to make a sympathy card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bare tree card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

The watercolor rectangle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set was stamped in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a sympathy card using the simple stamping technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The bare tree was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink and the ‘ground’ was added in 2^nd generation Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a sympathy card using the simple stamping technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment, from the Seaside Bay stamp set in Evening Evergreen ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a sympathy card using the simple stamping technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The stars from the Greatest Journey stamp set were added in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a sympathy card using the simple stamping technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a trio of Festive Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beauty of Friendship stamp set used to make a sympathy card using the simple stamping technique for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Very simple but quite striking.

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Mo Rootes – crafty-rootes (UK)
Victoria Littlewood
Annette Elias

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A pretty slider card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the Playing in the Rain stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Playing in the Rain Slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing Magic Slider cards. I have to admit I have never made one of these so resorted to YouTube for a bit of inspiration. After watching a few video’s I decided to have a go using the Playing in the Rain stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the playing in the rain card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Window Sheet – 5½” by 3¾”
Rain or Shine dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3⅜”
Scrap Basic Black

I began by using one of the Rectangle Stitched Dies to cut the centre out of the panel of Rain or Shine dsp. I set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I set up the cute bunny stamp from the Playing In The Rain stamp set on one of my Stamparatus Plates. The Window Sheet panel was added to the base of the Stamparatus, the image inked up with StaZon Jet Black and stamped onto the Window Sheet. I then set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I placed the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card onto the Stamparatus, inked the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped down. I added the clouds using the same ink. Using the Stamparatus means that I can be sure that the images are in exactly the same place on both the Basic White card and the Window Sheet.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Alcohol Pens I coloured in the image stamped on the Basic White panels – Balmy Blue, Petal Pink and Poppy Parade. Using a Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink I added some colour around the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

When the Window Sheet was dry I placed strips of Tear ‘n Tape on the back of the dsp frame on all 4 sides and added the frame over the Window Sheet.

Foam Adhesive Strips were added along both sides of the decorated Basic White panel, as close to the edges as possible. A strip of Foam Adhesive was also placed about ¼” from the bottom to act as a stopper. The frame with the Window Sheet was then added over-top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

A hole was punched at the top of the 5¼” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card and a length of Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon was inserted to act as a pull tab. The panel of Basic White card was then slipped down the gap between the coloured panel and the Window Sheet.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty slider card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Share a Milkshake stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and Heat set. I trimmed it out with Scissors before adding it to the card front.

I learnt a lot while putting this card together and will definitely be trying another one.

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www.crafty-rootes.com - A cute card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Pretty Birds stamp set and Layering Diorama Dies by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Birds All In A Row – for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on March 27, 2023March 21, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are working with 5 set colours. I have chosen to use the Pretty Birds stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate to row of pretty birds card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic Black card – 4½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Scrap Basic Black card
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I randomly stamped the outline row of birds image all over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White using Daffodil Delight ink. The stamped panel was then glued, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the larger Basic Black layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Birds stamp set used with the Layering Diorama Dies to make a cute card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A length of Black and White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape, The whole piece was then added to the Daffodil Delight card base using the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Birds stamp set used with the Layering Diorama Dies to make a cute card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the same outline birds image onto the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card. This was then die-cut using the Layering Diorama Dies. Whilst I had the dies out I also die cut a larger diorama panel from the 4½” by 3½” piece of Basic Black card. The black diorama piece was then slipped under the ribbon on the card front and glued in place.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Birds stamp set used with the Layering Diorama Dies to make a cute card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used Stampin ’n Write Markers to ink up the solid, in-fill images of the birds in an ink to stamp technique. I inked and stamped each colour individually starting with Pacific Point. I moved onto Mango Melody, Tahitian Tide, Daffodil Delight and finished off with Garden Green. The finished piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Birds stamp set used with the Layering Diorama Dies to make a cute card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Black card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Pretty Birds stamp set used with the Layering Diorama Dies to make a cute card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A scattering of Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins and a Gingham bow completed the card.

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The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Ho

Rainbow Butterflies Galore – for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on March 27, 2023March 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are showcasing fun techniques. I have chosen the emboss resist technique and used the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and a rainbow of colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the rainbow butterflies card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅞” by

I mounted the Butterfly Brilliance stamp onto one of the pates of my Stamparatus, inked it with Versamark ink and using the Stamparatus, stamped the image onto the panel of Basic White card.

The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The image was covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with a Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I added stripes of colour to the embossed panel beginning with Daffodil Delight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Next I added Pumpkin Pie, followed by Poppy Parade, then Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point and finally Gorgeous Grape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using a clean tissue, I buffed up each butterfly removing the ink sitting on the surface of each butterfly. Love the effect you get. The inked panel was then glued to the Basic White layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using Versamark ink, I stamped the sentiment, from the Charming Sentiment stamp set, onto the strip of Basic Black card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Ho

A strip of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was added behind the sentiment along the bottom. I used Seal + to hold it in place. The sentiment was then added to the rainbow panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The whole panel was then mounted onto the Thick Basic White card front on Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added some Iridescent Pearls to each side of the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Butterfly Brilliance stamp set used to showcase the emboss resist technique for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

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A special floral planter Mother's Day card shared in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop and made using the Dainty Delight dies by Stampin' Up!

Mother’s Day Floral Planter – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 23, 2023March 4, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a photo/colour challenge. A soon as I saw the colours, I thought they would make a fantastic floral Mother’s Day card, so that is what I made. This floral planter was inspired by a project made by Bronwyn Eastley of Addinktive Designs.

Colours used in this project are:

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

Thick Basic White card – 11¾” by 3” scored on the long-side at 2¾”, 5½”, 8¼” & 11½”
Thick Basic White card – 3½” by 1“x 2 scored at ¼” on each end.
Scrap Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink, Poppy Parade and Granny Apple Green

Using one of the dies from the Something Fancy Dies set, I cut a piece from all 4 sides along the bottom, this created the ‘legs’ for my planter. The whole piece was then embossed using the Painted Texture Embossing Folder. I embossed it one end at a time. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the tab to the side f the box, forming a square ‘planter’ with legs.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dainty Delight dies used to make a beautiful floral planter for a special Mother’s Day card and shared in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I folded and burnished the smaller strips of Basic White card, added glue to each small tab and each piece was inserted carefully inside the ‘box’ to form the struts across.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dainty Delight dies used to make a beautiful floral planter for a special Mother’s Day card and shared in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I die-cut lots of greenery from scrap Granny Apple Green card and glued it to the inside of the box using both struts and the front and back panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dainty Delight dies used to make a beautiful floral planter for a special Mother’s Day card and shared in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The parts for the purple flowers were die cut using Granny Apple Green card for the bases and Gorgeous Grape for the flowers. I glued them together with the same liquid glue. They were added to the back panel of the box.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dainty Delight dies used to make a beautiful floral planter for a special Mother’s Day card and shared in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The daisies were die-cut using Daffodil Delight card and the flower centres from Basic White card. I glued them together with liquid adhesive and added them to the foliage. I die cut the plumes of flowers from Poppy Parade card and the smaller flowers from Polished Pink card. They were added to the card with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Dainty Delight dies used to make a beautiful floral planter for a special Mother’s Day card and shared in the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped onto Basic White card and die-cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies. It was added to the front of the box.

Classic Matte Dots were then added to the centre of each small flower to complete the card. This will fit into a standard C6 envelope but I will be hand delivering it to my Mum.

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A pretty shadow box card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles Shadow Box card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 18, 2023March 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have been playing with ideas for my April classes using the Sending Smiles stamp set. This Shadow Box card didn’t make the cut but is so pretty that I decided to share it today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate this card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 11¾” by 4⅛”– scored at ½” and 1” each end and then at 4⅞”, 5⅜”, 5⅞” and 6⅜” & 6⅞”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Basic White and Parakeet Party card

Fold and burnish on all the scorelines, I started by folding in the middle and then working out which way to fold on all the other scorelines.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a stitched circle from the front panel of the card.

I placed one of the 3⅞” by 3⅝” panels of Basic White card onto the inside part of the card and lightly drew around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The larger circle, from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set, was inked up by pressing the Parakeet Party ink pad to one half and the Fresh Freesia pad to the other half. I stamped down onto scrap paper before stamping in the centre of my pencil circle. The pencil line was then erased. The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink in the centre of the inked circle and the panel was then glued in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I the glued down the two side panels to close the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped a variety of flowers onto scrap Basic White card in Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape inks and die cut them using the Sending Dies. I also die cut some leaves from Parakeet Party card, and cut them apart.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The flowers were then arranged and then adhered with liquid glue around the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A scattering of Glossy Dots completed the card. So pretty, I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies used to make a pretty shadow box card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

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A pretty Easter themed card made for the Easter Blog Hop using the Daffodil Daydreams stamp set by STampin' Up!

Easter Daffodils card for the Easter Blog Hop

Posted on March 15, 2023March 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Easter Blog Hop where we are sharing, unsurprisingly……. Easter themed projects. I have used the pretty Daffodil Daydream stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Easter daffodils card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Hues of Happiness dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 4⅜” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2⅜”
Basic Black card – 2¼” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The piece of Hues of Happiness dsp was glued to the Granny Apple Green panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The layer was then added to the So Saffron card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The clump of daffodils was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 2⅜” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The following Blends Alcohol Pens were used to colour in the image – So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The coloured piece was then glued to the Basic Black layer before being mounted onto the card front with Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. It was added to the card with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Daffodil Daydreams stamp set used to make a pretty Easter themed card for the Easter Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a bow made for the Black & White Gingham Ribbon completed the card.

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The partial die-cutting technique demonstrated for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies by Stampin' Up!

Partially Die Cut Blessings of Home for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 11, 2023March 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing die-cutting. I have chosen to share a partially die cut card featuring the Blessings of Home stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blessings of home card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Abigail Rose dsp – 5⅝” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Gold Glimmer card – 5⅜” by approx. 1⅞”
Gold Glimmer card – 5⅝” by ⅜”
Basic Black strip ¼” wide

I began by gluing the Abigail Rose designer series paper (dsp) to the Thick Basic White card front – I had to add a strip of Gold Glimmer to the right side as I had managed to cut the dsp slightly to short.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The large floral stamp from the Blessings of Home stamp set was stamped in the middle of the panel of Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I placed the co-ordinating die form the Flowers of Home set of dies was then placed over the stamped image and secured in place with a little washi tape. I then placed the top cutting plate half way across right-hand side of the stamped image and ran it through the Cut and Emboss Machine, die-cutting only the right side. Using Paper snips, I cut from the top and bottom of the panel until I reached the edge of the die-cut area and dropped the excess in the bin.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I added the larger piece of Gold Glimmer behind the left-side, uncut part of the panel. I cut it down to fit the piece exactly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The whole piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

Petal Pink Blends Pens were used to add a little colour to the largest flower. I blurred the edge of the coloured area with a Color Lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The embossed sentiment was on my desk, left over form another project and was added to the card front. It was originally stamped in Versamark ink, covered in White Embossing Powder and Heat set.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Blessings of Home stamp set and Flowers of Home Dies used to demonstrate the partial die-cutting technique for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A scattering of Classic Matte Dots completed the card. I hope you like it.

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