A pretty card made using the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Perfect Pomegranate for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on August 6, 2022July 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects using the masking technique. I have used the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the perfect pomegranate card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Merry Merlot card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – ⅜” strip

I stamped a pomegranate in Merry Merlot ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. I stamped the same image onto a piece of Masking Paper and cut it out using sharp Scissors to create a mask. I placed the mask over the stamped image and stamped it again overlapping. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The leafy branch was stamped in Garden Green ink in the upper left corner and the upper right corner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I inked up the flower stem with Garden Green ink and the flower with Petal Pink ink. Using a Dauber, I added Calypso Coral ink to the flower and stamped it down.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Pool Party ink was added to the background using a Blending Brush and I added some small dots to the background in the same Pool Party ink.

The stamped panel was glued to the Merry Merlot layer and then to the Petal Pink card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Ho

The sentiment, from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down and added it to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Perfect Pomegranate stap set used to make a card using the masking technique for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

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A pretty snowflake themed card made using the Joyful Flurry stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Joyful Flurry card

Posted on August 5, 2022July 31, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Joyful Flurry stamp set today and made a pretty snowflake card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the joyful flurry card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Fresh Freesia card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Basic White card – 1½” by ½”
Gorgeous Grape – 1⅝” by ⅝”

Using Masking Paper, I masked off a 1” strip down the length of one of the Basic White panels. I added Fresh Freesia ink to the masked off area using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

I selected the 3 snowflake images I wanted to use and inked up the largest with Fresh Freesia ink and stamped it twice overlapping the inked strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The medium sized snowflake was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and the smallest snowflake in both Orchid Oasis and Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The decorated panel was then glued to the Fresh Freesia panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I then wrapped a length of Elegant Trim around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Basic White card, mounted it onto the strip of Gorgeous Grape card. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Joyful Flurry stamp set used to make a pretty winter themed card using a masking technique

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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An anniversary card made using the pair of ducks from the Stylish Sketches stamp set for a watercolor challenge

Pair of Ducks Anniversary Card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on July 12, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are showcasing projects using water colouring techniques. I have used the sweet image of a pair of ducks from the Stylish Sketches stamp set to make an anniversary card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pair of ducks’ card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5½” by 3¾”
Petal Pink card – 2¾” by 2½”
Shimmery White card – 2⅝” by 2⅜”
Shimmery White card – 2⅜” by ½”
Very Vanilla card – 5 ½” by 3¾”

Using one of the leafy sprigs from the Ringed With Nature stamp set, I randomly stamped in Crumb Cake into across the Crumb Cake layer. A length of Very Vanilla Twine, from the Essentials Baker’s Twine pack was wrapped around the panel three times and secured with Sellotape. The decorated panel was then added to the Crumb Cake card Base with Mini Glue Dots to accommodate the twine and give a shadow effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

I positioned the pretty stamp onto the Stamparatus Plate and placed the larger panel of Shimmery White card beneath it. I love using Shimmery White as it holds the water better than Basic White card and has a delicate sheen which is so pretty. The image was stamped in Early Espresso ink, I repeated this step to get a good dark image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

Using re-inkers dropped into the top of my ink pads, I coloured in the image using a Waterpainter. The colours I used for the ducks were Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, Pool Party & So Saffron and I used Balmy Blue for the sky and Pear Pizzazz for the grass.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

After the panel had dried, I added it to the Petal Pink panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I placed a heavy acrylic block on top to reduce the warping that you often get with watercolouring. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Ringed With Nature stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the thin strip of Shimmery White card. This was then tucked under the stamped piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pair of ducks anniversay card made using the Stylish Sketches stamp set for the Technique Tuesday Watercolor Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

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Pretty Pop Ups

Posted on June 24, 2022June 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Pretty Pop-Ups Dies and coloured using a Blending Pen. I don’t actually own these dies but one of my lovely friends and customer Becky, bought them and allowed me to use the dies. This card is for her.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Pop-Ups card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

I placed the small, oval Pretty Pop-Ups Die onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and added the two individual butterflies and the dragonfly dies. These were all run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using a Blender Pen, I coloured the leaves with Mink Macaron ink and the larger flower petals with Poppy Parade ink. The flower centres were added in So Saffron ink.

The tiny flower petals were coloured with Highland Heather ink and the centres added with So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

The two largest butterflies were coloured with Pool Party ink and the smaller with So Saffron ink. The dragonfly wings were coloured with Pale Papaya ink and Mint Macaron ink. All the insect bodies ere coloured with Gray Granite ink. The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using my Take Your Pick Tool, I pushed up all the pop-up pieces before using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the decorated panel to the slightly larger Basic White panel. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

I stamped flower from the Simply Fabulous stamp set in Pale Papaya ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pale Papaya card front. The decorated panel was added over-top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

A Baker’s Twine Bow and a trio of Fine Sparkle Gems were added to the card front. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the butterflies and dragonfly and finished with a bit of Wink of Stella splatter.

Love these soft colours together. Such a pretty card.

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A vintage ranunculus card made for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop using the Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Vintage Ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

Posted on June 13, 2022June 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop where we are share ideas for customer thank you cards. My vintage ranunculus card is made using a rustic colour palette.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the vintage ranunculus thank you card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Merry Merlot card – 5¼” by 3½”
Crumb Cake card – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Vellum card – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using Versamark ink, I randomly stamped the scripty image and the spray of flowers image onto the panel of Crumb Cake card. I covered the ink with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. The embossed panel was then added to the Merry Merlot layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same ink to glue the panel to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I mounted the ranunculus flower image onto one of the Stamparatus plates. I inked the image up using the Garden Green and Merry Merlot Stamp ‘n Write Markers. I repeated this a couple of times to get the depth of colour I wanted.

The image was then die cut using the Ranunculus Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies and trimmed off the right-hand side. The flower image was added to the Vellum using dabs of liquid glue. The Vellum piece was then added on Dimensionals, hidden behind the flower to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and die cut using the Sending Dies. It was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

I used the Cherry Cobbler Blends Pens to colour in some Basic Pearls before adding them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a vintage ranunculus card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Blog Hop

This card is so out of my comfort zone, but I really like it.

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The Grassy Grove stamp set and some ombre ink blending for a pretty ombre card for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Ombre Grassy Grove for Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on June 9, 2022May 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Ombre Blog Hop where I have used the gorgeous Grassy Grove stamp set to show off an ombre starry sky.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the ombre grassy grove card, you will need:

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Starry Sky 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

Using Blending Brushes, I added ink to the smaller Basic White panel. I started with Balmy Blue, moved onto Tahitian Tide, then Starry Sky and finally Night of Navy. Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The inked panel was then placed in the Stamparatus and I stamped the ground, trees and deer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus so that I could stamp each image multiple times to get the images really, really black.

I added some highlights to the deer with a Chalk Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stars from the Peaceful Deer stamp set, were stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stamped panel was added to the Starry Sky layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then added to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The whole piece was added to the Tahitian Tide card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful ombre card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A textured botanicals card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Textured Botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on May 10, 2022May 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing techniques to add texture to a project. I have used the new Botanical Layers stamp set with heat embossing, ink blending and distressing techniques.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the textured botanicals card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 2, one for the inside
Starry Sky card – 3 ¾” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White & Vellum

I began by stamping the largest leafy image in Starry Sky ink randomly onto one of the Basic White panels. I added the delicate flowery plumes in Gray Granite ink.

Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Making sure the stamped panel was dry I stamped the reedy type image in Versamark ink, randomly over the panel. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using the blade of my scissors I roughed up the edges all the way around the panel. I curled the upper left corner using a Bone Folder to break down the fibres of the cardstock. Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink all the way around the edge of the panel and used a Starry Sky Blends Pen to add colour all the way around the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Add the strip of Starry Sky card across the centre using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Wrap a piece of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the panel, securing on the back with Sellotape. Adhere the whole panel to the Gray Granite card base with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Stamp the sentiment in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White and die cut it using the Layering Circle Dies. Mount on a slightly larger circle die cut from a scrap of Vellum. Add the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a textured botanicals card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a bow using the same ribbon and coloured a trio of Basic Rhinestones with a Starry Sky Blends Pen before adding them to the card.

I hope you like it.

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My card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop is made using the Artfully Layered stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Artfully Coloured for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on April 10, 2022April 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop where our colours are:

Sahara Sand

Garden Green

Shaded Spruce

I added Basic White and a touch of gold

Basic White

Gold Foil

To recreate the artfully coloured card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Shaded Spruce card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Sahara Sand & Basic White card

I inked the circle image from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set with the Sahara Sand ink and stamped it onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I took a damp baby wipe, folded it into a rectangle roughly the size of my image, and placed it in an empty clear stap case. I added drops of Shaded Spruce and Garden Green inks using re-inkers to make an ink palette.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using the custom-made ink pad, I inked up my chosen image from the Artfully Layered stamp set and stamped it over the inked circle. The decorated panel was glued to the Sahara Sand layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Shaded Spruce card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card and was punched out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I punched the same tag from scrap Sahara Sand card, cut it in half and glued both halves to the stamped tag. The tag was the glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

A double bow, made using the lovely gold Elegant Trim was added to the card front along with a trio of gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty artfully coloured card made using the Artfully Layered stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Elisabeth Pirolt – Little Lizzy’s Crafts (AT) – Permalink folgt

Natalie Albers- DerBesondereBlick (D) https://derbesondereblick.blogspot.com/2022/04/colour-combo-blog-hop-april-2022.html

Sue Allen – (Aus) https://sueallensimplycraft.blogspot.com/2022/04/colour-combo-blog-hop-april-2022.html

Tricia Butts (US) – https://triciastampingcreations.blogspot.com/2022/04/colour-combo-april-blog-hop.html

Sonja Kindler – kreativ-mit-sonja (D) https://kreativ-mit-sonja.de/color-combo-2022-04-tannengruen-gartengruen-saharasand-mohnblueten-1/

Mo Rootes (UK) – https://wp.me/p73ZP5-2rP

Annette Elias – De Kijkkast – NL https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2022/04/puur-natuur-met-cactus-cuties-colour.html

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A pretty seashell themed card made using a masking technique and the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Masked Seashells card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on April 9, 2022April 8, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing masking techniques. I have chosen to make a simple card using the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seashells card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Blackberry Bliss card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Blackberry Bliss card – ¼” strip

Using Gray Granite ink, I stamped the small shell onto the smaller white panel. I covered it using a mask. I made this by stamping the same shell onto a Post It Note with as much of it on the sticky part as possible and trimmed it out using Scissors.