A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp set by Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

Fireworks New Year card for the New Years Celebrations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the New Year Celebrations Blog Hop where we are celebrating…….. you’ve got it, the new year. I love to see the fireworks on New Years Eve and have used the Light the Sky stamp set and some embossing to make colourful fireworkd card.

 

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the fireworks card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅝” by 3⅜”
Starry Sky card – 5½” by 3¼”
Scrap Starry Sky card

 

Using a Blending Brush I added Starry Sky ink around all four sides of the card, leaving the centre un-inked. Using the same Blending Brush I added Night of Navy ink in all 4 corners of the card. I then set the card aside to dry.

 

A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp setby Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

When the panel was dry I stamped three of the firework images a number of times in Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it.

 

A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp set by Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured over the White Embossing – Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Berry Burst, and Pretty Peacock.

 

A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp set by Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment onto the panel – it was squint……… don’t you hate it when that happens. So I stamped it again in Versamark ink onto scrap Starry Sky card, I embossed it with White Embossing Powder and die cut it using the Stylish Shapes Dies

 

A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp set by Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

I rolled the edges in Whisper White ink to give some separation and added it, over the squint attempt using Black Dimensionals. The whole piece was glued to the Berry Burst panel and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

 

A pretty New Year card made for the New Year Blog Hop using the lovely Light in the Sky stamp set by Stampin' Up! and an emboss resist technique

www.crafty-rootes.com -The lovely Light in the Sky stamp set and the emboss resist technique to make a pretty New Year card for the New Year Blog Hop

A scattering of Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card.

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A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Sea Turtle card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing cards made using a Brayer. I have chosen to use the Sea Turtle stamp set and some cling film or seran wrap!

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the sea turtle card. You will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I crumpled up a scrap piece of cling film and wrapped it around the roller of the Brayer keeping as many of the wrinkles in place as possible. I inked up the cling film by running the Brayer over the open Lost Lagoon ink pad a number of times to pick up the ink.

 

A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I rolled the brayer, multiple times, over the 5” by 3¼” piece of Basic White card, changing direction as I went. To clean off the residual ink, I rolled the cling film wrapped brayer over scrap paper. I inked up again with Pretty Peacock and rolled the ink multiple times across the Basic White card stock. I repeated the whole process again with Parakeet Party ink, building up the colour as I went.

 

A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sea weed images , from the Oceanfront and Sending Smiles stamp sets, were stamped in either Parakeet Party or Pretty Peacock ink to add even more texture to the panel.

 

A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The inked panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White. The whole piece was then glued to the Parakeet Party card front.

 

A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The large turtle from the Sea Turtle stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card and then trimmed it out using sharp Scissors. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Flat Adhesive Backed Pearls completed the card.

 

A Brayer and cling film used with the Sea Turtle stamp set by Stampin' Up! to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sea Turtle stamp set used with a background made using a Brayer and cling film make a card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Please hop along to see what fun my fellow crafter have had using Brayers.

 

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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs  ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

 Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

 

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

 

 A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

To see what seasonal music has inspired my crafty friends please hop on. Next up is the lovely Aurelie

 

 

 

Roll Call

Angie McKenzie  ●  Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman   ●   Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre  ●  Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts  ●  Danielle Kassing

Teri West    Kim Fee

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A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

New Year Fireworks for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is New Year Glam. I have used the gorgeous Light In The Sky stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the New Year fireworks card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

Using Versamark ink I stamped the large firework image onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

I repeated this with the medium sized firework image covering it with Gold Embossing Powder and then the smaller firework image which I embossed in Silver.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink to the embossed panel until the colour was deep enough. The ink was then reoved from the embossed images with a tissue. The embossed, inked panel was then glued to the More Dazzling Paper and then to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Starry Sky card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and added over the ribbon on Mini Glue Dots.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A ribbon bow completed the card.

 

A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Please hop over to share the gorgeous projects designed by my fellow crafters.

 

 

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

Mo x

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Stems of Lavender card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring two step stamping. I have chosen to use the Painted Lavender stamp set which will be available in the upcoming January to April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this card are:

 

To recreate the lavender stems card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive card – 2” by ½”

 

Using Old Olive ink, I stamped 2 flower stems on the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. A third stem was stamed between them in 2nd generation – or stamped off – Old Olive ink.

The flowers were stamped in full strength or 2nd generation Orchid Oasis ink.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

I added some ‘ground’ using an image from the Forever Forest stamp set in Old Olive ink.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The pair of butterflies were stamped in Berry Burst ink then decorated panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis layer. A length of Orchid Oasis Metallic Ribbon was wrapped around the piece before it was glued to the Old Olive card front.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Hills of Tuscany stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Old Olive card, covered with White Embossing Powder and Hear set. The piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

A bow and a scattering of Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs completed the card.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-step Stamping Blog Hop

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Mo x

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A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

Beautiful Balloons One Sheet Wonder

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 gorgeous one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and some bright and cheerful colours.

The colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the one sheet wonder you will need:

Basic White card – 10” by 7”
Card Bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 4

 

I began by stamping the medium sized balloons in Fresh Freesia ink from the top to the bottom of the Basic White card and then from left to right.

 

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Next, I added the Lemon Lolly smaller balloons, overlapping the Fresh Freesia Balloons.

 

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Then the Soft Sea Foam Balloons and lastly the Pool Party balloons.

 

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Using a Paper Trimmer I cut the stamped sheet into 4 identical panels measuring 5” by 3½”.

 

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

I used Pebbled Path ink to stamp the sentiment onto each panel and glued the panels to the Pebbled Path layers.

 

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

These were added to the four card bases on Dimensionals.

 

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed each card.

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share 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 pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Modern Tree Holiday card

Here is a pretty holiday card made using the strikingly modern looking tree from the Above It All stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours used in this card are:

 

To recreate the holiday tree card, you will need:

Boho Blue 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” – for the inside

 

I used Masking Paper to mask off a 1¼” strip from the top to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Using Blending Brushes, I added Daffodil Delight ink to the bottom, Parakeet Party ink to the middle and Boho Blue to the top of the strip. The Masking Paper was then removed.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The tree image was stamped in Early Espresso ink.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Over the inked strip I added snowflakes in the same colours

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The sentiment was stamped in Boho Blue ink and the decorated panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. This was then mounted to the Boho Blue card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems, from the 3 pack completed the card.

 

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

Mo x

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The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Bears on a Balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing balcony fun fold cards. Now, I have never made one of these fun folds and spent quite a bit of time working out what I wanted to do. This card, made using the Beary Cute stamp set was inspired by a Youtube video made by the super talented Jay Soriano

 

Colours found in this card are:

 

To recreate the bears on a balcony card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by ⅞” x 4 – one for the back of the card to write on
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 8½” by 2” – scored at 4⅛ and then at ½” at each end
Basic White card – 5¼” by 2¼” – scored at 2¼” and then at ⅜” at each end
Scrap Basic White

 

I tore a piece of copy paper into wavy strips and used them, with a Blending Brush and Night of Navy to add texture to the Night of Navy panels.

I then tried Jay’s technique with the soft pastels and drew over the dark blue lines with the Granny Apple Green pastel stick.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I used the flat end of the stick to stroke the colour upwards. I added some of the Gorgeous Grape using the pastel stick then lightly blended the colour with a Sponge Dauber.

The pastels have a tendency to smudge so I sprayed the panels with hairspray to set the colour.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The panels were then glued to the Basic White panels and were then glued to the front and inside of the Night of Navy card base.

Taking the 2 strips of Basic White card, I cut a wavy pattern along the top.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I took more of the copy paper strips and used a Sponge Dauber to stroke on Pool Party ink to give the effect of snow which would ground my bears.

I glued the inked strips to the inside of the card using the tabs at either end, making sure to  line the centre of each strip to the centre of the card.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

Onto scrap Basic White card, I stamped a variety of bears from the stamp set in Night of Navy ink.

Some I punched out using the Beary Cute Punch, the others I fussy cut out.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The bears were then added to the inside of the card and the card front.

The sentiment was a bit of an after-thought and was stamped in Night of Navy on a scrap of inked Basic White card. I added it to the card front with liquid glue.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

 

The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I was fairly pleased with the way it turned out. Hope you like it.

Please hop over to share the gorgeous balcony cards made by my crafty friends.

 


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 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 spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch by Stampin' Up!

Spotlight on Saint Nick

I have used the Hexagon Punch and the Saint Nicholas stamp set to create my spotlight on Saint Nick card.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the spotlight on Saint Nick card, you will need:

Moody Mauve card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

Using Pebbled Path ink, I stamped the image of Saint Nick on the smaller panel of Basic White card.

 

A spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch used to make a spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card

The Hexagon Punch was used to punch out the centre of the image. The negative panel was then adhered to the Pebbled Path panel.

 

A spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch used to make a spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card

This centre punched panel was then coloured using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Bubble Bath, Moody Mauve, Shaded Spruce, Smoky Slate & Pebbled Path. The coloured piece was then added back into the negative space on Dimensionals.

 

A spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch used to make a spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the decorated panel and the whole piece was then glued to the Moody Mauve card base.

 

A spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch used to make a spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card. Isn’t it cute?

 

A spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card made using the Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Saint Nicholas stamp set and Hexagon Punch used to make a spotlight on Saint Nick Christmas card

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:

 

The pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a double fractured shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Daisy Double Fractured Shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing cards mad using the ‘fractured shutter technique’. I have used the gorgeous Fresh as a Daisy Designer Series paper to make my card.

Colours featuring in this card are:

 

To recreate the daisy shutter card, you will need:

Moody Mauve card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 2⅛”
Wild Wheat strips – ¼” wide
Basic White strips – ¼” wide
Scrap Fresh As A Daisy dsp
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set was stamped in Moody Mauve ink onto the square of Basic White card.

 

The pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a double fractured shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double fractured shutter card made using the pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The panel of Fresh As A Daisy dsp was lined up with my grid paper to find the centre I added the sentiment square using the grid lines to ensure that it was in the centre and straight.

 

The pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a double fractured shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double fractured shutter card made using the pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Lining the end of a Wild Wheat ¼” strip with a corner of the sentiment square, I adhered it in place using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The excess was the trimmed off. I repeated this step on all 4 side of the sentiment panel.

 

The pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a double fractured shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double fractured shutter card made using the pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

This step was repeated, adhering the ¼” Basic White strips

I added liquid glue to the triangular panels in the upper right and lower left corners and tucked in a scrap piece of co-ordinating dsp. The excess was then trimmed off.

 

The pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a double fractured shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double fractured shutter card made using the pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

 

The panel was then glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card. The whole piece was then glued to the Moody Mauve card base.

 

The pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a double fractured shutter card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double fractured shutter card made using the pretty Fresh As A Daisy dsp for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow crafters have to share with us today.


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: