A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

Friendly Foliage card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using Blending Brushes. I have made my card using the Friendly Foliage stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the friendly foliage card, you will need:

Petunia Pop card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Secret Sea card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

Using a Blending Brush I added Darling Duckling ink to the bottom of the 4⅞” by 3⅛” piece of Basic White card.

 

A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

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I used a second Blending Brush to add Timid Tiger ink to the middle of the card panel and lastly

 

A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

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Lastly Petunia Pop ink was added with a third Blending Brush.

 

A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

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The large leafy image was stamped onto the inked panel with Secret Sea ink.

 

A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

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The sentiment was added below with the same ink.

 

A get well card made using the Friendly Foliage stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an ink blending technique

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A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

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A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Baptismal Card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing the card I made to celebrate a friends recent baptism using the new Petals of Beauty stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the baptismal card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

Using Berry Burst ink, I stamped the outline large flower image, twice onto the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card. The infill colour was added with 2nd generation Berry Burst ink.

 

A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Three smaller flowers were then added, the outline in Gorgeous Grape ink and the infill with 2nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. The leafy sprig was the stamped three times with garden Green ink.

 

A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment, from the Layers of Beauty stamp set was stamped in Secret Sea ink along the bottom of the panel which was then glued to the Secret Sea panel and then to the Berry Burst card front.

 

A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Using my Paper Trimmer, I cut a cross shape into the 3½” by 2¼” panel of Basic White card. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A trio of dots completed the card.

 

A striking Baptismal celebration card made for a friend using the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Petals Card – Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a Colour Challenge. I love a colour challenge and always try to use all the colour options. Today’s card is made using the Petals of Beauty stamp set.

Colours used to make today’s card are:

 

To recreate the beautiful petals card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crushed Curry card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 3 ¼” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

I stamped the outline large flower image, three times with Crushed Curry ink and added the infill using the solid flower image and 2nd generation Crushed Curry ink.

 

A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Three smaller flowers were added with Cherry Cobbler ink, full strength for the outline and 2nd generation for the infill. The flower centres were then added with Night of Navy ink.

 

A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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Next, I stamped the leaf image in Garden Green ink – next time I would stamp it with 2nd generation ink, and added the detailed image overtop with Mossy Meadow ink.

 

A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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The trio of small flowers were stamped with full strength and 2nd generation Blackberry Bliss ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Crushed Curry layer.

 

A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Blackberry Bliss card front.

 

A pretty floral card made for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Petals of Beauty stamp set used with the Pop-up Petals stamp set to make a pretty floral card for the Ink & Inkspirations Colour Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Friendly Foliage stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card. This was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies before it was added to the card front on Dimensionals. A trio of Cherry Cobbler Dots from my stash and a Twine bow completed the card.

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A thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Beautiful Bokeh dsp and the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Bokeh Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

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.

 

A thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Beautiful Bokeh dsp and the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

A thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Beautiful Bokeh dsp and the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

A thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Beautiful Bokeh dsp and the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Beautiful Bokeh dsp and the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

A thank you card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Beautiful Bokeh dsp and the Petals of Beauty stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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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A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Pretty Tree Card

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.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the pretty tree card, you will need:

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.

 

A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment was added to the lower right corner using Pretty Peacock ink.

 

A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

A pretty Christmas Tree themed card made using the Pine Tree Trimmings stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

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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Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

Festive Friends Classes – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Snowman That-a-Way card

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

Three adorable Christmas cards made using the Festive Friends stamp set and dies and the Falling Snow background stamp from Stampin' Up!

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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A pretty thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

Pair of Vases Card – Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

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.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

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.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Dotted Circle 3D Embossing Folder, all from Stampin' Up!

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.

Hop on to see what my fellow crafters have made to share with us today, next up is the lovely Leonie Stuart

 

 Aurélie Fabre  ●  Mo Rootes  ●  Leonie Stuart

Danielle Kassing  ●  Sharon Hashimoto Burkert  ●  Angie McKenzie

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

Mo x

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

A Modern Christmas Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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).

Colours used to make this card are:

 

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A pretty Christmas card made using the Modern Christmas designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Modern Christmas designer series paper used to make a pretty Christmas card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Please hop on to see what Christmas inspiration my friends have created to share with us.


 Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Supplies used:

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

Floral Reverse Embossing Card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

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.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

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.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

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.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

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.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

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.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

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.

 

A striking anniversary card made using the Sunflower 3D Embossing Folder from Stampin' Up! and the reverse embossing technique

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.

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

 

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

Mo x

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A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

Tractor Load of Christmas Trees – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Stamping with Friends Blog Hop – 1

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.

Colours used in this card are:

 

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.

 

A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

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.

 

A bridge fold card made using the Tractor & Co stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Thoughtful Journey dsp from Stampin' Up!

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.

Please hop along to see what my friends have made to share with us today.

 

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

Mo x

Supplies used: