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Friends For Life card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 23, 2025January 17, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a picture and/or a colour combo. I decided to keep my card clean and simple and used the Friends For Life Dies to create my project.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the friends for life card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry & Garden Green

Using the Friends For Life Dies I die cut the strips of colour from scraps of Fresh Freesia, Berry Burst, Cherry Cobbler, Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry & Garden Green card.

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These were glued to the 5” by 3¼” panel of basic White card which was then mounted onto the Blackberry Bliss card front on Dimensionals.

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The shadow of the word FRIEND was die cut from scrap Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Friends For Life Dies used to make a colourful card for a friend – Ink & Inkspirations Blog Hop colour/picture challenge

The Detailed word was die cut from Blackberry Bliss card and glued on top of the shadow. The whole piece was added to the card front using pieces of Dimensionals.

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A trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Gems finished the card.

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A pretty card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop, colour challenge using the Mixed Media stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Delicate Flowers card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 30, 2024January 7, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are being inspired by a colour combo. I have used the gorgeous new Mixed Media stamp set which will be available in my online store from the 7^th January 2025.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the delicate flowers card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅛” by 5⅜”
Very Vanilla card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the floral image onto the smaller panel of Very Vanilla card using Crumb Cake ink.

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The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow and Pretty Peacock.

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The sentiment, from the Heart Shaped stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink next to the floral image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The decorated panel was then glued to the Mossy Meadow layer and then to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Mixed Media stamp set used to make a pretty card for a colour challenge – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A double Linen Twine bow and a scattering of Earth Tones Gems finished the card.

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A card made for a sketch/colour challenge - using he beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Inspirational Bird card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on November 28, 2024November 20, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made inspired by a sketch and a colour challenge. I have used the Inspirational Sketches stamp set to make an inspirational bird card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the inspirational bird card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Balmy Blue card – 2” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

The leafy sprig from the Changing Leaves stamp set was stamped onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card using Garden Green ink and glued the stamped panel to the Balmy Blue panel and then to the Garden Green card front.

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On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the bird from the Inspirational Sketches with Pebbled Path ink. I die cut it out using the Greetings of the Season Dies.

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I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the sweet bird – Balmy Blue, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake and Pecan Pie.

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The die cut bird was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Inspirational Sketches and Changing Leaves stamp sets used to make a card for a sketch/colour challenge – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped on the strip of Balmy Blue card with Pebbled Path ink, I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

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A Balmy Blue Twine bow and a trio of Transparent Adhesive-backed Dots finished the card.

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A card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop colour challenge using the Coffee with Friends Blog Hop

Coffee with Friends card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2024October 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the sweet Coffee With Friends stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the coffee with friends card, you will need:

Real Red card base – – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso card – 2” by ¾”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 1″

The image was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card.

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Using the following Blends I coloured the image in – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Shaded Spruce & Balmy Blue. Snuck a little Ivory in to colour the skin.

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The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel but I stamped it crooked……..errgh, so annoying.

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I adhered the panel to the large layer of Early Espresso card and then to the Real Red card front.

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So, I stamped it again on the small panel of Basic White and die cut it using the Perennial Postage Dies. I matted the sentiment onto the small piece of Early Espresso card and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

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A trio of Adhesive-backed Shiny Sequins completed the card.

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A birthday presents themed card made using the Reindeer Fun Dies from Stampin' Up! - Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Birthday Presents card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on September 30, 2024September 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop. This month we have a colour challenge to work with and I have chosen to make my birthday presents card using the Reindeer Fun Dies.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the birthday presents card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5” by 3”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Gorgeous Grape and Gold Foil

Using Petal Pink ink, I stamped the sentiment, randomly all over the Petal Pink card front.

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From scraps of Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Gorgeous Grape and Gold Foil I die cut a selection of presents and ribbon bows from each of the colours.

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I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the ribbon pieces to the presents.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Reindeer Fun Dies used to make a fun birthday presents themed card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using the Nested Essentials Dies I cut labels from the 4¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card and the Basic Black card. The Basic White label was glued to the Basic Black label.

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Using liquid glue and Dimensionals I added the ‘presents’ to the die cut labels. The whole piece was then added to the card front.

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A trio of Glossy Dots finished the card.

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A pretty thank you cardmade using the Changing Leaves stamp set and a colour challenge for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Vibrant Leaves card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 21, 2024September 2, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we have been creating projects inspired by a colour challenge. I have used the Changing Leaves stamp set to make a vibrant leaves card.

Colour used in this project are:

To recreate vibrant leaves card, you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Blueberry Bushel card

The maple leaf was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Daffodil Delight card front.

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The same image was randomly stamped over the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour the leaves in – Dark Fresh Freesia, Light Flirty Flamingo, Light Daffodil Delight, Light Shy Shamrock and Light Blueberry Bushel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The coloured panel was then adhered to the Blueberry Bushel layer. A length of White Baker’s Twine was then wrapped around the layer before it was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used with a colour challenge to make a pretty thank you card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Latte Love stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Blueberry Bushel, covered with White Embossing Powder and set using a Heat Tool. I trimmed it down with Scissors and added it to the card front.

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A Twine bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems – 4 pack finished the card.

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A pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Changing Leaves stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Patterned Changing Leaves card – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2024August 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing a card made using the gorgeous patterned Changing Leaves stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the patterned changing leaves card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set along the bottom of the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

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The stamped panel was adhered to the Lost Lagoon panel and then to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

With the same black ink I stamped the maple leaf, three times onto scrap Basic White card. These leaves were die cut using the Changing Leaves stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the images – Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam and Lost Lagoon. The coloured leaves were then added to the card front, the center one on Dimensionals and the other two flat.

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A trio of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Changing Leaves stamp set used to make a pretty get well soon, patterned changing leaves card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A birthday card inspired by a colour challenge and made using the Crafting With you Stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Crafting With You card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 25, 2024July 18, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a colour challenge. I have made my card using the Crafting With You stamp set and co-ordinating Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the crafting with you card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the images from the Crafting With You stamp set.

The Filled With Fun stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a fun friendship card for the International Friendship Blog Hop

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The cut & Emboss Machine was stamped in Cherry Cobbler, The sewing machine in Coastal Cabana. Two baskets, one in Old Olive and the other in Garden Green and two lots of wool in Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

All the pieces were glued onto the 5⅝” by 2⅛” strip of Basic White card and mounted this onto the piece of Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I lightly drew a line across the Thick Basic White card base in Pencil. Using the small heart from the stamp set I was then stamped along the line using all the colours. The pencil line was then rubbed out. The whole decorated panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The crafting With You stamp set used to make a birthday card inspired by a colour challenge for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. A trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

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A birthday card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Garden Wheelbarrow card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on June 24, 2024June 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a colour and/or picture challenge. I have used the wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the wheelbarrow card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 5⅞” by 1½”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 4¼”

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder I embossed the pieces of Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist card. These were then glued to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

From the square of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Spotlight on Nature Dies.

The Wheelbarrow, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the wheelbarrow image – Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Azure Afternoon and Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Using Blending Brushes I lightly added Azure Afternoon to the top of the circle and Lemon Lime Twist to the bottom. I added some texture to the bottom of the circle using a stamp from the In The Grove stamp set in 1^st and 2^nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto the die cut circle. The circle was the mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The wheelbarrow from the Garden Meadow stamp set used make a birthday card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 - 2026 In Color dsp from Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Truckful of Presents card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on May 18, 2024May 7, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the gorgeous 2024 – 2026 In Colors. I have used the Trucking Along stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the truck full of presents card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5½” by 3¾”
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¾”
2024 – 2026 In Color dsp – 4” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White card

The large panel of 2024 – 2016 In Color dsp was glued to the Basic Black panel and then glued to the Thick Basic White card front. I flagged the end of the 4” by 1½” piece of 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp and glued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From the 3½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card I die cut a label using the Nested Essentials Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The outline of the truck was stamped on the label in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the ‘ground’ added below. The truck was coloured with Summer Splash ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The pile of presents was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and they were coloured using the 2024 – 2026 In Color Markers. The whole piece was mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trucking Along stamp set used with the 2024 – 2026 In Color dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Country Birdhouse stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and tucked it under the decorated label.