A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Branching Out Thank You Card

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams blog hop where we are sharing projects inspired by leaves. I have used the pretty Branching Out stamp set to make my card, I think pine needles count as leaves, don’t you?

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the branching out card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Pecan Pie card – 1¼” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

I stamped the trio of leaves in the upper left and lower right corners of the Gray Granite card front with Gray Granite ink.

 

A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

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Using the Branching Out Dies, I die cut a label from the panel of Lost Lagoon and a smaller label from the smaller panel of Basic White card.

 

A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

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On the white label, I stamped the larger branch with Gray Granite ink. The leaves were stamped with Lost Lagoon ink.

I added the small pinecones with Pecan Pie ink. The labels were then glued together and mounted onto the Gray Granite card base on Dimensionals.

 

A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment, from the Inspiring Imperfections stamp set, was stamped on the small piece of Pecan Pie card with Versamark ink. I covered the ink with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool before being added to the card front.

 

A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of Dappled Dots from my stash finished the card.

 

A thank you card featuring pine boughs made using the Branching Out stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

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A pretty Christmas card inspired by a sketch challenge and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Festive Santa Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a sketch. I have made my card using the gorgeous new Festive Friends stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the festive Santa card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Country Lace dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Secret Sea card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅜”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅜” by ¾”
Balmy Blue card – 4⅝” by ¾”

 

The piece of Country Lace dsp was adhered to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Smoky Slate card base.

 

A pretty Christmas card inspired by a sketch challenge and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

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I flagged the end of the Poppy Parade and Balmy Blue strips of card and glued them to the left side of the card front.

 

A pretty Christmas card inspired by a sketch challenge and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

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The Santa was stamped in Secret Sea ink onto the small piece of Basic White card. I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate and Secret Sea.

 

A pretty Christmas card inspired by a sketch challenge and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

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I added ‘ground’ using a light Smoky Slate Blends Pen and stamped the pretty snowflakes from the Woodland Scenery stamp set all over the panel in Balmy Blue ink. The decorated panel was then adhered, at an angle, to the Secret Sea panel. The whole piece was mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty Christmas card inspired by a sketch challenge and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the sentiment on the card front with Secret Sea ink.

 

A pretty Christmas card inspired by a sketch challenge and made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of Adhesive-backed Peppermints from my stash finished the card.

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A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

Colourful Leaves card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have used Sponge Daubers to add colour directly to a leaf stamp from the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the colourful leaves card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Strawberry Slush card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss card – 2½” by ¾”
Basic White card – 2⅜” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The large, detailed leaf, from the Artistic Leaves stamp set was randomly stamped all over the panel of Basic White card measuring 5” by 3¼” using Early Espresso ink.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

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Using Sponge Daubers I added Crushed Curry, Strawberry Slush and Blackberry Bliss inks to the infill leaf stamp. I huffed on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamped overtop of the detailed image.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Strawberry Slush layer before being added to the Blackberry Bliss card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

The sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

A trio of transparent adhesive-backed dots completed the card.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

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A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Extraordinary Birthday Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are making projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Extraordinary Flora and Layered Thoughts stamp sets.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the extraordinary flora card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2”
Basic White card – 5¾” by 3½”

 

The birthday sentiment, from the Layered Thoughts stamp set, was stamped in the centre of the 5⅞” by 2” panel of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This strip was then adhered to the panel of Basic Black card. The whole piece was mounted onto the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The large multi-image stamp from the Extraordinary Flora stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 5¾” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I used the following Blends Pens to add colour to the flowers and leaves – Daffodil, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, Poppy Parade, Azure Afternoon & Granny Apple Green

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The coloured images were then arranged around the sentiment panel, some with Dimensionals and others tucked under and glued in place.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Basic Rhinestones were added to some of the flower centres to complete the card.

 

A colourful birthday card made using the Extraordinary Flora stamp set and dies and the Layered Thoughts stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

New Home Card

Here is a new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set which is available in the last chance list at a reduced price.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

 

To recreate the new home card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Balmy Blue card – 3¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

Using the Falling Snow background stamp, I stamped the smaller basic White panel with Balmy Blue ink. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

I die cut a banner from the Balmy Blue card, running the die cut through the Cut & Emboss Machine twice to shorten the banner. I set it aside.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

The brick house was stamped on scrap Basic White card using Secret Sea ink. The roof and chimney were stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink and both were punched out with the House Builder Punch which is now retired. They are easy shapes to fussy cut.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

I stamped the doors and windows in Cherry Cobbler and balmy Blue ink on scrap Basic White card and fussy cut the images out. The house was the adhered together and added to the die cut banner on Dimensionals.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

I stamped the sentiment in Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card. The word ‘new’ was from the Cutest Onsie stamp set and the word ‘home’ from the Humble Home stamp set. I trimmed it down and glued it behind the banner before I added the whole piece to the card front.

 

A new home card made using the Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Humble Home stamp set and co-ordinating Punch used to make a new home card

A trio of retired dots finished the card.

 

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A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

Regal Leaves card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on recently. I was recently challenged to use all the ‘regal’ colours in a project. I am a subtles or brights girl, so this really pushed me out of my comfort zone. I eventually came up with a card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the colourful leaves card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

I stamped the leaves from the Artistic Leaves stamp set from the upper right corner to the lower left corner using the following inks – Crushed Curry, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Gorgeous Grape, Blueberry Bushel, Pretty Peacock, Shade Spruce & Old Olive.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Each time the leaf was stamped I changed to direction of the image.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Using Garden Green ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set in the lower right corner.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

The stamped panel was adhered to the Blueberry Bushel panel before adding it to the Cherry Cobbler card on Dimensionals.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in 5 Iridescent Pearls and added them to the card front – Darling Duckling (we have no Crushed Curry Blend), Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Blueberry Bushel and Shaded Spruce. These were then scattered around the leaves on the card front.

 

A stunning, colourful, regal leaves card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set and the ten colours in the regal family used to make a ‘stunning colourful, regal leaves card

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A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

Striped Abloom Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects made using paper strips. I have made my card using the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace designer series paper (dsp) with the Everyday Arches Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the striped abloom card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card -5¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¾”
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – ⅜” strips of different lengths
Country Lace dsp – ⅜” strips of different lengths
Night of Navy card – 2” by ⅜”
Scrap Basic White card

 

I began by applying a piece of Adhesive Sheet to the panel of Basic White card measuring 5” by 3¾”. Starting in the centre I added the strips of dsp, at an angle to the panel, butting the strips up against each other.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

When the sheet was fully covered, I used the third largest die from the Everyday Arches to die cut an arch. The next size up die was used to cut an arch from the Night of Navy card. The two arches were then glued together and added to the Thick Basic White card front with glue.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut and embossed the daisy flower using the Impressions Abloom Dies, I also die cut the leafy spray.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

With Night of Navy ink, I stamped the flower centre and added shape to the flower using a Bone Folder. The flower was added to the card front on a Dimensional. I cut the leafy sprig apart and added the leaves on either side of the flower.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Loveliest Tree stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder which I set with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A congratulations card made using the Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies and the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Impressions Abloom and Everyday Arches Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms and Country Lace dsp to make a congratulations card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Opal Rounds completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafter have been inspired to make using paper strips.



If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

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A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

Floral Spotlight Card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop where we are showcasing the spotlight technique. I have made my card using the Mixed Florals stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the spotlight on florals card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Secret Sea card – 1¾” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

Using the large floral image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Soft Sea Foam card base with Soft Sea Foam ink. I set this aside to dry.

 

A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Using the Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder I embossed the Fresh Freesia panel.

 

A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

The large floral image was then stamped onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card with Secret Sea ink. Using a 1¾” Circle Punch I punched out part of the image. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Fresh Freesia embossed panel and then to the Soft Sea Foam card front.

 

A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

I coloured the punched-out part of the image using the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Soft Sea Foam. The punched part was then repositioned into the stamped panel but raised up on Dimensionals.

 

A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Twisted In Time stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Secret Sea card, I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and angled the end before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Starburst Sequins finished the card.

 

A sweet thank you card made using the Mixed Florals stamp set from Stampin' Up! and the Spotlight technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mixed Florals stamp set used with the Spotlight technique to make a sweet thank you card – Stamping Inspirations Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what my fellow demos have made to share with us today. Next up is the lovely  Aurélie Fabre 

 Aurélie Fabre  ●  Leonie Stuart 

Jan Musselman  ●  Mo Rootes

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

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A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

Gallery Blooms Wedding Card- Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold projects. I have chosen to share the wedding card made for my niece and her new wife’s wedding last week. Such a lovely day. I used the Gallery Blooms stamp set and Everyday Arches Dies to create my card.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 To recreate the gallery blooms wedding card, you will need:

Night of Navy card – 5½” by 4¼” x 3
Petal Pink card – 5¼” by 4” x 4
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Night of Navy card – 9” by 1¾” – scored at 2½” and 6½”
Night of Navy card – 3¼” by ½”
Scrap Petal Pink and Night of Navy card

 

From the 3 rectangles of Night of Navy card I die cut three of the largest arches from the Everyday Arches Dies. I die cut the next size down arch from the four pieces of Petal Pink card. Using the next size down again I die cut arches from the four panels of Basic White card.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the large floral image onto one of the Basic White arches and the smaller curved double bloom onto the remaining three white arches using Night of Navy ink.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The flowers on each of the image were coloured using Petal Pink Blends Pens with the centres added with the dark Cloud Cover Blends Pen. Three of the Basic White arches were then embossed using the Damask Designs Embossing Folder. The remaining panel was left un-embossed so that I could write a message.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

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Adhesive Sheet was added to the back of a scrap piece of Night of Navy and Petal Pink card. I then used the Alphabet A La Mode Dies to cut out the letters for the girl’s names and the & sign. The letters were then adhered to the embossed panels. I used a T ruler to make sure I got the letters as straight as possible. The embossed and decorated panels were then adhered to the Petal Pink arches.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

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The scorelines on the long strip of Night of Navy card were folded and burnished and one of the Night of Navy arches was adhered behind the centre panel. The other two Night of Navy arches were then adhered to the strip, one to the right and the other to the left. The decorated arches were then glued into position.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms stamp set used with the Everyday Arches Dies to make a stunning fun fold wedding card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I made a triple bow from some scrap blue metallic ribbon from my stash and used a Mini Glue Dot to add it to the card front.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set in Versamark ink on the small strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals straddling the knot of the bow.

 

A stunning fun fold wedding card made using the Gallery Blooms stamp set and the Everyday Arches Dies from Stampin' Up!

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A scattering of Opal Rounds completed the card.

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A Mountain Scene piece of home decor made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an ink blending technique

Inked Background Mountain Scene – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing background techniques. I am sharing a piece of home décor created using ink blending and inspired by a card made by Michelle Zindorf.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the inked background mountain scene, you will need:

Basic White card – 6½” by 4½”
Frame – 7” by 5”

 

Using a 2½” Circle Punch from my stash I punched a mask from a Post It Note. I placed the mask on the Basic White panel, slightly above the middle.

 

A Mountain Scene piece of home decor made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an ink blending technique

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I used a Blending Brush to add Pool Party ink to the entire panel with the mask in position. Next, I added Summer Splash ink to the top and bottom of the panel leaving a rim around the mask and a strip of plain Pool Party across the masked area from the middle to near the bottom of the mask.

Azure Afternoon ink was then added, again leaving some of the Pool Party and Summer Splash ink visible and finished with a covering of Night of Navy ink concentrating in all four corners, along the top and the bottom. The mask was then removed.

 

A Mountain Scene piece of home decor made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set used with tan ink blending technique to create a Mountain Scene piece of home decor – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A piece of Post It note was then placed about ⅓ of the way up the moon from the bottom. A second Post It note was then torn into a jagged pattern before being applied to the top ⅓ of the moon. I used Gorgeous Grape ink and a Blending Brush to create mountains in the gap between the Post It notes. The jagged mask was then removed.

With the straight Post It note still in position I stamped a tree onto the inked panel with the bottom of the tree on the mask. I repeated this step to add the remaining trees before removing the Post It note.

 

A Mountain Scene piece of home decor made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set used with tan ink blending technique to create a Mountain Scene piece of home decor – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I placed a piece of cellophane over the stamped trees with a sliver of the bottom showing. I inked up the trees again, stamped off on scrap paper and stamped a tree below and at the same approximate height as the full-strength tree above to provide a reflection. The cellophane was then removed.

I lightly added a little Pool Party ink to the ‘moon’ to make it less blindingly white and stamped the dotty image from the Coneflower Celebration stamp set with Whisper White ink to add stars to the sky. A white gel pen added texture to the wate.

 

A Mountain Scene piece of home decor made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set used with tan ink blending technique to create a Mountain Scene piece of home decor – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The picture was now complete and ready to be framed, or it could be trimmed down and made into a card.

 

A Mountain Scene piece of home decor made using the Scenic Adventures stamp set from Stampin' Up! with an ink blending technique

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Scenic Adventures stamp set used with tan ink blending technique to create a Mountain Scene piece of home decor – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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

Mo x

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