The Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets and Rings of Love dsp by Stampin' Up! used for a special 3D card for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

Sea Themed Card For A Special Birthday

Posted on June 27, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing fancy fold cards. My sea themed card was made for our niece’s special birthday and the theme reflects her love of the sea, swimming and diving.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sea themed card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11” by 5½” – scored on the long-side at 1¾”, 3½”, 5¼” by 7”
Starry Sky card – 5” by 3½” – scored on the long-side at 2½”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 1⅝” x 2
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅞”
Rings of Love dsp – 5¼” by 1½” x 2
Rings of Love dsp – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅜” x 3
Scrap Silver Foil & Basic White

Using my Bone Folder, I burnished the score-lines of both scored panels of card and set the smaller Starry Sky piece to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I glued the panels of dsp to the long panels of Starry Sky card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The largest piece was then glued to the larger panel of the Thick Basic White card. I skipped a panel and added one of the long thin pieces to the next panel. The final panel was adhered to the outermost panel of the card front. With the smaller panels on your left, you should have a decorated panel on the first flap, third panel and fifth or back panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The large wave stamp was inked up with Mint Macaron ink and Starry Sky ink added randomly with a Sponge Dauber. The image was then stamped on each of the three panels of Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I die cut the numbers from the, sadly retired, Large Number Dies and added them to one of the stamped panels with liquid glue. I added a trio of birds in flight around the numbers. The sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set, was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down with scissors and added to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The swimsuits from the Sunny Splash stamp set, where stamped in Starry Sky or Polished Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out. They were added to the second and third stamped panels. A trio of birds were stamped on each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The first and second panel were then adhered to the Starry Sky mini card base. This was then glued to the Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The final stamped panel was glued to the back panel, lined up so that it would be hidden when the card was closed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I added a scatter of Red & Green Adhesive Backed Pearls to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

Such a pretty card, I really hope Haylea likes it.

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A pretty card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ' Up!

Crafty Basket Get Well Card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop. I have been playing with the Cheerful Basket stamp set today and have created a sweet crafty basket card using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the crafty basket card, you will need:

Tea Boutique card base
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 3¼”
Scrap Crumb Cake, Sweet Sorbet, Soft Sea Foam, Orchid Oasis & Basic White

The basket for the Cheerful Basket stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Crumb Cake ink. I used Soft Suede and SU100 Blends Pens to add some sharing and dimension to the basket.

pretty card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty get well card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ‘ Up!r the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the selection of crafty bits onto scrap Basic White card and used the following Blends Pens to add colour – Soft Sea Foam, Smoky Slate, Orchid Oasis, Sweet Sorbet, Parakeet Party & Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty get well card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ‘ Up!r the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using my sharp scissors, I fussy cut the basket and the crafty tools and used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the tools to the basket.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty get well card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ‘ Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the spiral edge die from the Blossoming Happiness Dies, I die cut

the notepad edge from the Basic White card panel. I used a Blending Brush to add some Soft Sea Foam to the die cut piece. The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the panel in Orchid Oasis ink. The panel was then added to the card front with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty get well card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ‘ Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I tucked small strips of Sweet Sorbet, Soft Sea Foam and Orchid Oasis card under the inked Basic White panel before adding the basket on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty get well card made using the Tea Boutique Cards & Envelopes and the Cheerful Basket stamp set by Stamping ‘ Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Dots completed the card. I absolutely love it.

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A 3D box made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog hop. The box contains an ink pad and is decorated using the Flowers of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Ink Pad Boxes for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on June 25, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we are sharing 3 D projects. I am sharing the box I created to hold a Stampin’ Up! Ink pad. For every sixth class my customers attend they get to choose an ink pad of their choice and I decorate this box to match their colour choice.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Pumpkin Pie

Soft Suede

To recreate the ink pad holder, you will need:

Basic White card – 11¼” by 5¼” – scored on the long-side at ¾”, 5 ¼”, 6” and 10½” and on the short-side at ¾” by 4½”
Designer Series Paper – 4¼” by 3½”
Soft Suede card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Basic White

I used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the Basic White card as detailed above.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using sharp scissors, I cut free the 3 tabs on either side, notching in the sides. I also cut a wedge from each side of the box top as shown in the picture. A ½” Circle Punch was used to provide a notch at the front of the box to make it easier to open.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

This customer chose a Pumpkin Pie ink pad so I cut a piece of Regals Designer Series Paper at 4¼” by 3½”. I like to match the colour dsp to the ink pad chosen and often use retired dsp to decorate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink and die cut it out using one of the Layering Circle Dies. A scalloped circle was then die cut using the same set of dies and added it to the back of the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The letters from the Alphabest stamp set were stamped in Soft Suede ink and punched out using the co-ordinating Best Label Punch. They were added to the back of the stamped circle using Seal +. The circle was then added to the box top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the 2 larger flowers from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set in Pumpkin Pie ink onto scrap Basic White card. They were punched out using the Flowers & Leaves Punch. I shaped them using a Bone Folder, coloured them in with Pumpkin Pie Blends and added them to the front of the box.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Basic Rhinestones were added to the flower centres to complete the box.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty box designed to contain a Stampin’ Up! ink pad and decorated using the Flowers of Friendship and Alphabest stamp sets for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Here are 3 other versions created for customers last month and using the retired Labeller Alphabet stamp set.

I hope you like them.

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A pretty floral card made using the pretty Vintage Christams stamp set for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Vintage Bottle card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Posted on June 23, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have been given a colour challenge. I have chosen to use one of the sets I pre-ordered from the July – December Mini Catalogue called Vintage Christmas. I do love a set that co-ordinates with something I already have and this set pairs with the Vintage Bottle Punch.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Vintage Bottle card, you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 3¾” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 1½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I began by stamping the taller bottle with Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card and punching it out using the Vintage Bottle Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Christmas stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Using Tahitian Tide ink, I stamped the smaller bottle onto the 4” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card. I placed the punched bottle overlapping the stamped bottle, for placement and stamped the trio of flowers in Melon Mambo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Christmas stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Using Parakeet Party ink, I stamped the single sprig around the flowers. I deliberately didn’t ink up the berries at the base of the sprig. The flower centres were added using the same ink. The tall bottle was then glued to the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then die cut using a Stitched Rectangle Die. The stitched rectangle was then glued to the Starry Sky panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Christmas stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Using the trio of flowers, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Melon Mambo card base using Melon Mambo ink. At this point I decided I needed more white in the background so I cut the 1½” square of Basic White card on the diagonal and added one triangle to the upper left corner and the other to the lower right corner of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Christmas stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

The stamped piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. The sentiment, from the Cup of Tea stamp set was inked up in Starry Sky ink and stamped onto scrap Basic White card. I then trimmed it out, flagging the ends before I added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Vintage Christmas stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

A bow made from the In Color Twine and a trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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A seashell themed card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set

Stamping With Friends Seashell card

Posted on June 18, 2022June 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are making projects based around a colour challenge. The colours we have been given are:

I added in Basic White

Basic White

To recreate the seashells card, you will need:

Pacific Point card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Mango Melody card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I used the Painted Textures Embossing Folder to add texture to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

A seashell themed card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Friends Are Like Seashells stmp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a pretty seashell themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The Mango Melody square was cut on the diagonal, from corner to corner. I snipped off the 4-pointed ends and glued the triangles behind the embossed layer. The whole piece was then added to the Pacific Point card front using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a pretty seashell themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The seashells were stamped on scrap Basic White in Mango Melody, Sweet Sorbet, Tahitian Tide or Pacific Point ink and die cut using the Seaside Seashells Dies. I used a Clear Wink of Stella pen to add a little colour on the shells and provide a little sparkle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a pretty seashell themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card in Pacific Point ink, it was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a pretty seashell themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The seashells were tucked under and around the sentiment, I cut them down if necessary to make them fit,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a pretty seashell themed card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A Tahitian Tide Baker’s Twine Bow and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Opal Rounds finished the card.

I hope you like it.

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A vintage ranunculus card made for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Vintage Ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2022June 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are share ideas for customer thank you cards. My vintage ranunculus card is made using a rustic colour palette.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the vintage ranunculus thank you card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 5¼” by 3½”
Crumb Cake card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Vellum card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using Versamark ink, I randomly stamped the scripty image and the spray of flowers image onto the panel of Crumb Cake card. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. The embossed panel was then added to the Merry Merlot layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same ink to glue the panel to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I mounted the ranunculus flower image onto one of the Stamparatus plates. I inked the image up using the Garden Green and Merry Merlot Stamp ‘n Write Markers. I repeated this a couple of times to get the depth of colour I wanted.

The image was then die cut using the Ranunculus Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and trimmed off the right-hand side. The flower image was added to the Vellum using dabs of liquid glue. The Vellum piece was then added on Dimensionals, hidden behind the flower to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Sending Dies. It was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I used the Cherry Cobbler Blends Pens to colour in some Basic Pearls before adding them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

This card is so out of my comfort zone, but I really like it.

I am looking forward to seeing what my fellow demos have to share with us today.

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A sweet Jungle Book themed card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

Jungle Elephant card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2022June 7, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the TV & Movies Blog Hop where we are sharing ……… projects inspired by TV or Movies! I have used the Elephant Parade stamp set which, when I first saw it screamed JUNGLE BOOK and that sweet little son of Colonel Hathi, leader of the elephant patrol.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Jungle Elephant card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Old Olive card

I stamped the group of leaves in 2^nd generation Old Olive ink, randomly all over the Old Olive card front.

Using the ‘ground’ image from the Paradise Palms stamp set I stamped along the bottom of the small Basic White panel and added the ‘grasses’ in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and added it to the small panel to act as a mask. Using a Blending Brush, I swirled on Tahitian Tide ink to give a sky effect. The mask was then removed and a Dauber used to add a little So Saffron to the sun.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

The sweet little elephant was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Basic Gray ink. I used Smoky Slate and Petal Pink Blends Pens and a Colour Lifter to colour in the image. The Elephant Dies were used to die cut the image before it was added to the inked panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

The group of leaves were stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Old Olive card and die cut using the Elephant Dies. I used the same dies to die cut some grasses. The grasses were added to the panel to hide the legs of the little elephant. The decorated panel was glued to the Basic White layer and then mounted onto the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sit. Stay. Relax stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Basic Gray ink, I trimmed down the scrap and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a Jungle Book themed card for the TV & Movies Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

So cute…….. This was one of the first films I remember seeing as a child and brings back such happy memories.

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A pretty stack of teacups card made for the Colour Combo blog hop using the cut of Tea Stamp set and Teacup Dies by Stampin' Up!

Teacup Stack for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on June 12, 2022June 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using; Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Merry Merlot & Early Espresso. I have made a really pretty teacup stack.

To recreate the teacup stack, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the teacups onto scrap Basic White card using Early Espresso, Merry Merlot and Flirty Flamingo inks. They were then die cut using the Teacup Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cup of Tea stamp set used to make a stack of teacups card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Flirty Flamingo ink to the small Basic White panel. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom in Early Espresso ink the panel was glued to the Merry Merlot layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cup of Tea stamp set used to make a stack of teacups card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The teacups were then added starting with the Early Espresso one at the bottom on Dimensionals. The other two were tucked in and adhered with the same liquid glue.

The flowers were stamped in both Flirty Flamingo and Merry Merlot ink and die cut using the same teacup dies. They were randomly scattered down the stack of teacups.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cup of Tea stamp set used to make a stack of teacups card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The large leaf from the stamp set was stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Flirty Flamingo card base and the decorated panel added on top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cup of Tea stamp set used to make a stack of teacups card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

To finish the card, I added a White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Basic Pearls which I coloured using the Flirty Flamingo Blends Pen.

Isn’t it sweet? Please hop along to share the inspiration provided by my fellow demo’s. Next up is Elisabeth

Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/06/12/colour-combo-blog-hop-juni-2022/

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) – https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/06/colour-combo-blog-hop-juni-2022.html

Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/06/colour-combo-june-blog-hop.html

kreativ-mit-sonja – Sonja Kindler (D) https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/colorcombo-2022-06-espresso-merlotrot-flamingorot/

Mo Rootes – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2AG

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The Garden Birdhousestamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog hop where our theme is a shades of blue monochrome project

Blue Birdhouses for the Stamping Inkspiations Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we have be challenged to create a monochromatic project using only shades of blue. After a lot of trial and error I opted to use the Garden Birdhouse stamp set to make a blue birdhouse card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blue birdhouses card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Night of Navy card – 2⅝” by ⅜”

Using Pool Party ink, I stamped the leafy branch across the top and down the sides of the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The bird houses, poles and hanger were then stamped in Night of Navy ink. I added a tiny bird standing on top of one of the birdhouses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in all the birdhouses and the poles – Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Tahitian Tide, Starry Sky and the retired Seaside Spray and Pretty Peacock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The background white card looked too stark so I added Pool Party ink, very lightly using a Blending Brush. The panel was the added to the Starry Sky panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Friends are like Seashells stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A blue birdhouse monochrome card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

Please continue around the hop to share the inspiration provided by by friends. Next up is the lovely Tricia Butts.

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre ● Gez Carpenter

Jo Blackman ● Mo Rootes

Tricia Butts ● Teri West ● Susan Simpson

Danielle Kassing ● Terry Hamilton ● Leonie Stuart

Susan Webster ● Judith Patterson ● Karen Henderson

Vickie Littlewood ● Linda Moore ● Robbie Susan Chandler

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Supplies used:

The Wisteria Wishes stap set and Sun Prints Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty note of thanks card

Striped Wisteria card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on June 11, 2022June 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am currently putting together a class featuring the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and, in addition to the 3 cards we will make in class I try to have other examples made using the set to demonstrate versatility. Today I am sharing one of my extra cards which I have called striped wisteria.

The colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Garden Green

Orchid Oasis

To recreate the striped wisteria card, you will need:

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Sun Prints dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Garden Green card – 1½” by ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White strip

I began by die cutting a scalloped rectangle using the Scalloped Contour Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

The leafy branch was stamped in Garden Green ink towards the top of the scalloped rectangle and I added the trio of wisteria flowers using Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

Okay, time for a confession, this was going to be a portrait card but………… I cut the striped dsp going in the wrong direction! Don’t you just hate it when you do something like that, so rather than just waste the dsp I turned the card around and transformed it into a landscape card. The dsp panel was glued to the larger Basic White layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the Orchid Oasis card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

Using my Paper Trimmer, I trimmed off the top and bottom of my decorated scalloped rectangle and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. I actually quite liked how it looked.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty note of thanks card made using the Wisteria Wishes stamp set and the Sun Prints designer Series Paper

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the strip of scrap Basic White card and then die cut using the Sending Dies. I tucked the strip of Garden Green card under the stamped panel and added the sentiment over the top.