A pretty, soft pastel card made using the Hand-Penned Petals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Spring Flowers

Posted on January 8, 2023December 29, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Spring Flowers card made using the pretty Hand Penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers Dies. I made a similar card back in the early Autumn and wanted to recreate it with some changes.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the hand penned card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Smoky Slate card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I placed one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks onto the smaller panel of Basic White card, holding it in place with a Post It Note. Using a Blending Brush, I added Pale Papaya ink over the mask. The mask was the removed and the pattern revealed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

I stamped the sentiment from the Hand Penned Petals stamp set, in the lower left corner of the inked panel in Highland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

Using Smoky Slate ink, I stamped the larger group of flowers onto scrap Basic White card in. A length of the Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Highland Heather card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the flowers and leaves – Fresh Freesia, Pale Papaya, So Saffron and Mint Macaron. The completed piece was mounted over the ribbon to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

A scattering of Pastel Pearls completed the card. I love the Pale Papaya/ Highland Heather combo. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hand-Penned Petals stamp set used with soft pastel colours for a pretty, delicate card

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A pretty 'thinking of you' card for a friend using the Beautiful Thistle stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Thistle card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on December 24, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing sneak peek projects using products form the upcoming January – April 2023 Mini Catalogue. I have chosen to use the Beautiful Thistle stamp set and Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Fresh Freesia

Old Olive

To recreate the beautiful thistle card. You will need:

Fresh Freesia – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 3” by ½”

Using a Blending Brush, I added Fresh Freesia ink to the 5¼” by 3½” Basic White panel. I inked up the texture stamp in the Fresh Freesia ink, stamped off in then stamped over the inked area to add some more texture. The panel was then glued to the Old Olive layer and then to the Fresh Freesia card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The largest thistle was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 3”poece of Basic White card and then die cut the image using the Beautiful Thistle dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

I used the Fresh Freesia and Old Olive Blends to colour in the image. I used the Blending Brush to add Fresh Freesia ink around the border of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The thistle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Old Olive, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front with glue and a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

A scattering of Opaque Adhesive-backed Gems completed the card. Love this stamp set.

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A pretty framed floral birthday card made using the Framed Florets stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

Framed Dainty Delight card

Posted on December 23, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card made using the Dainty Delight Dies and the pretty ovals from the Framed Florets Dies.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the framed Dainty Delight card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Dainty Flowers dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 4”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3”
Scrap Basic White, Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow & Soft Suede

I glued the Dainty Flowers dsp to the Thick Basic White card front.

made using the Framed Florets stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty framed floral birthday card

Using the Framed Floret Dies, I die cut 2 ovals from the panels of Basic White card. The detailed oval was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty framed floral birthday card

The sentiment from the Framed Floret stamp set was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the smaller oval and added to the card front on Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty framed floral birthday card

I die cut a selection of flowers, flower centres and leaves from scrap Rich Razzleberry, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede and Mossy Meadow card and added them to the card front with dabs of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty framed floral birthday card

A Starry Sky Metallic Woven Ribbon and a trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty framed floral birthday card

I hope you like it.

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A pretty and cheerful card featuring an unusual colour combo and made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Botanical Layers card

Posted on December 18, 2022December 11, 2022 by Mo Rootes

This card was made using the gorgeous Botanical Layers stamp set and an unusual colour combination.

Colours used in this project are:

Very Vanilla

So Saffron

Merry Merlot

To recreate the botanical layers card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Merry Merlot card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla card – 4½” by 3” – Rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Very Vanilla & Merry Merlot

I stamped one of the leafy images in So Saffron ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the So Saffron card base and set it aside.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty and cheerful card featuring an unusual colour combo

The same leafy image was stamped in So Saffron ink in the lower right corner of the smaller Very Vanilla panel. I stamped again without re-inking.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty and cheerful card featuring an unusual colour combo

The more structural plant was stamped in Merry Merlot ink over the So Saffron image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty and cheerful card featuring an unusual colour combo

The stamped panel was adhered to the Merry Merlot panel and some Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine from the Essentials Collection was wrapped around the layer and secured with Sellotape. The panel was mounted onto the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty and cheerful card featuring an unusual colour combo

The sentiment from the Bottled Happiness stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Layering Circle Dies. A slightly larger circle was die cut from scrap Merry Merlot card. The sentiment was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty and cheerful card featuring an unusual colour combo

I added a twine bow and a trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made for the Colour Combo colour challenge Blog Hop using the Beautifully Happy stamp set by Stampin' Up

Beautifully Happy card for the Colour Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 11, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where we are creating with the following colours:

Here are the colours used in this :

I used the pretty new stamp set Beautifully Happy to make my card.

To recreate the beautifully happy card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade card – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4 ½” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White, Poppy Parade & Coastal Cabana card

I stamped the solid inner floral image in the upper left and lower right corners of the Flirty Flamingo card base using Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo colour challenge Blog Hop

The large sprig of flowers was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The in-fill leaves were then stamped in Coastal Cabana ink.

I used Flirty Flamingo and Poppy Parade Blends Markers were used to colour the flowers. A Coastal Cabana Stamp ‘n Write Marker added colour to the base of the flowers and smaller leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo colour challenge Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Coastal Cabana ink around the edges of the decorated panel and used the same ink to stamp the dotty image randomly around the flowers. The decorated panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo colour challenge Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Sweet Sorbet Metallic Woven Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. Yes I know it is technically another colour but in my opinion the colour is much closer to Flirty Flamingo. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Hydrangea Dies and was added over the ribbon on Dimensionals. I flagged the ends of scrap strips of Basic White, Poppy Parade and Coastal Cabana card and tucked them under the top right corner of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set used to make a pretty thank you card for the Colour Combo colour challenge Blog Hop

A Fine Sparkle Gem was added to the centre of the largest flower and bow and trio of 2022 – 2024 Un Color Matte Dots completed the card.

Please continue on around the hop to share the projects shared by my Stamping friends.

Little Lizzy’s Crafts – Elisabeth Pirolt (AT) – https://www.little-lizzys-crafts.at/2022/12/11/colour-combo-blog-hop-dezember-2022/

DerBesondereBlick – Natalie Albers (D) – https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/12/colour-combo-december-2022.html

Tricia’s Stamping Creations – Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/12/colour-combo-december-blog-hop.html

De Kijkkast – Annette Elias (NL) – https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/12/bloemenkaart-in-artsy-style-colour.html

Mo Rootes – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-30c

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The Vintage Christmas stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Vintage Christmas card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 3, 2022November 22, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the to the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing a project made using product from the soon to retire July – December 2022 Mini Catalogue. I have chosen to use the Vintage Christmas stamp set for my card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Merry Merlot

Old Olive

To recreate the vintage Christmas card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive card – 4⅝” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 3½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – For the inside – rounded upper left corner

I randomly stamped the cluster of flowers over the smaller panel of Basic White card using Merry Merlot ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp se. The card was made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The leaves and pinecones were added in Old Olive ink and I used the same ink to add the single sprig. The stamped panel was glued to the Old Olive panel with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set. The card was made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using the scalloped border die from the Hand Penned dies I die cut the edge from the strip of Basic White card and used the Merry Merlot to stamp the sentiment before adhering the strip to the bottom of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set. The card was made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I wrapped a piece of Old Olive Twill Ribbon around the panel to hide the join and mounted the whole piece onto he Merry Merlot card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set. The card was made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a bow made form the same ribbon and a trio of Gold Swirls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Vintage Christmas stamp set. The card was made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty floral card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the Potted Geranium stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Potted Geraniums card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on November 27, 2022November 16, 2022 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 have just got the Potted Geraniums Bundle…….. yes I know, I’m very late to the party. This is the first card I have made using it.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the potted geranium card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Design A Daydream dsp – 3½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper right corner – for the inside

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the strip of dsp to the smaller panel of Basic White card leaving a ¼” of the Basic White showing at the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Potted Geranium stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Using Smoky Slate ink, I stamped both parts of the pot, the base in 2^nd generation and the top in full strength ink. The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Potted Geranium stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The outline geranium flower was stamped in 2^nd generation Old Olive ink on top of the pot and I used the Polished Pink Blends to colour in the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Potted Geranium stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Simply Elegant trim around the panel, securing it on the reverse with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added with liquid glue to the Old Olive panel. I used Dimensionals to layer the stamped panel to the Polished Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Potted Geranium stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A bow as added and the card was completed with the addition of a trio of Festive Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Potted Geranium stamp set used to make a pretty floral card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A pretty thank you card made using the Framed Florets stamp set, co-ordinating Dies and the Fitting Florets dsp by Stampin' Up!

Framed Florets Thank You Card

Posted on November 15, 2022November 4, 2022 by Mo Rootes

The Framed Florets stamp set and co-ordinating Dies are out on my desk at the moment and I used them to make a pretty Framed Florets thank you card,

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the framed florets thank you card, you will need:

Evening Evergreen card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue card – 5½” by 3¾”
Fitting Florets dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3¼”
Basic White – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White and Distressed Gold

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Fitting Florets dsp to the Balmy Blue panel. I used the same liquid glue to add the panel to the Evening Evergreen card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set, co-ordinating Dies and the Fitting Florets dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

The pretty frame was die cut from the 4¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set, co-ordinating Dies and the Fitting Florets dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

I stamped the flowers and leaves in Evening Evergreen ink and coloured them in using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – Pale Papaya, Balmy Blue, Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set, co-ordinating Dies and the Fitting Florets dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

A sprig from the Framed Florets Dies was die cut from the Distressed Gold card and cut down to give me two pieces. I then added the flowers and leaves around the frame using a combination of liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set, co-ordinating Dies and the Fitting Florets dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment from the Inspiring Thoughts stamp set was stamped in Evening Evergreen on the thin strip of Basic White. I had used a Post It Note to mask off the words I didn’t want to use. I trimmed the sentiment down and flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Framed Florets stamp set, co-ordinating Dies and the Fitting Florets dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

A scattering of Gold Adhesive Backed Swirls completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty card made for the Stamping Dreams 'In Memoriam' Blog Hop using the Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Field of Poppies for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 10, 2022November 2, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is ‘In Memoriam’. My son is in the British Army and Remembrance Sunday is very important to us a family and I have chosen to make a field of poppies themed sympathy card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the field of poppies card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Poppy Parade card – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 2¼”

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the group of poppies, twice across one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

I used a Post It note to mask off the ½” strip where the poppy stems were stamped. I used a Blending Brush to apply Granny Apple Green ink between to strips of Post Of Note. The sticky strips were then moved up and Petal Pink ink was brushed on over the poppy flowers. Finally, I masked off a ½” strip above the flowers and coloured this in with Pool Party and a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Black Baker’s Twine around the stamped panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same liquid glue to add the panel to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the square or Basic White card. This was die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. A slightly larger circle was cut from the square of Poppy Parade card using one of the Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Classc Matte Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

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A pretty floral birthday card made for the Fitting Florets Blog Hop using the framed Florets stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Birthday Florets card for the Fitting Florets Blog Hop

Posted on November 3, 2022November 1, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Fitting Florets Blog Hop where we are using the new Fitting Florets collection to make a card. I decided to make my card using only the Framed Florets stamp set to make my project.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday florets card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Old Olive card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded lower right corner, one for the outside
Old Olive card – 3¾” by 1¼”

Using Post It tape I masked off a strip about 1¼” deep across one of the panels of Basic White card. I stamped above and below the mask, overlapping the masking tape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The framed Florets stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Fitting Florets Blog Hop

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I started with the larger leafy spray. The larger flower was stamped next, then the smaller flower followed by the pair of leaves and the sprig of berries.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The framed Florets stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Fitting Florets Blog Hop

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the images – Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Pumpkin Pie, Mint Macaron and Old Olive. The masking tape was then removed and the panel glued to the Old Olive layer. I used the same glue to adhere the panel onto the Flirty Flamingo card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The framed Florets stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card for the Fitting Florets Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set with Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I added it where the masking tape had been using Dimensionals.