A pretty floral thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

Crafty Vases Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we have a colour challenge to inspire us. I have made my card using the adorable Pop-up Petals stamp set and dies.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the crafty vases card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at on the long side at 4⅛”
Azure Afternoon card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Calypso Coral card – 5” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I glued the strip of Calypso Coral card diagonally across the Poppy Parade card front and trimmed of the excess.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

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The sentiment was stamped near the bottom of the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I masked off the words I didn’t want to use.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

 

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the tall vase with Pretty Peacock ink and the spotted bowl with Azure Afternoon ink. The rose and daisies were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The daisy petals were stamped in Calypso Coral ink; the flower centre s were then added with 2nd generation Pretty Peacock ink. The leaves were coloured with a Light Pretty Peacock Blends Pen. The rose flower was stamped with Poppy Parade ink and the leaves with 2nd generation Pretty Peacock ink. All these images were then die cut using the Pop-up Petals Dies.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The vases and flowers were added to the stamped white panel on Dimensionals, and the piece was glued to the Azure Afternoon layer and the whole piece was then adhered to the Poppy Parade card front.

 

A pretty floral thank you card made using the Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pop-up Petals stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A White Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of embellishments from my stash completed the card.

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A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

Pink Pine Birthday Card

Today I am sharing pink pine birthday card made using the lovely Branching Out stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the pink pine birthday card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

The branch was stamped across the Basic White panel measuring 5” by 3¼” using Blackberry Bliss ink.

 

A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

Using Berry Burst ink I stamped the pine needles. Each was then stamped again in 2nd generation Berry Burst ink, slightly offset giving a fuller look to the sprigs.

 

A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

Dots in Cloud Cover ink were added to pull the design together. The stamped panel was then adhered to the Blackberry Bliss layer, and a piece of White Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was glued to the Berry Burst card front.

 

A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

The sentiment was stamped with blackberry Bliss ink onto the square of Basic White card. This was die cut using the Spotlight on Nature Dies. I die cut a slightly larger circle from the square of Blackberry Bliss card and adhered the sentiment to it. I added the circle to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

A ribbon bow and a trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems completed the card.

 

A pretty pink birthday card made using the Branching Out stamp set from Stampin' Up! and an unusual colour combination.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Branching Out stamp set used with an unusual colour combination to create a pretty pink birthday card.

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A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

Colourful Leaves card – Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing colouring techniques. I have used Sponge Daubers to add colour directly to a leaf stamp from the Artistic Leaves stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the colourful leaves card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Strawberry Slush card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss card – 2½” by ¾”
Basic White card – 2⅜” by ⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

The large, detailed leaf, from the Artistic Leaves stamp set was randomly stamped all over the panel of Basic White card measuring 5” by 3¼” using Early Espresso ink.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

Using Sponge Daubers I added Crushed Curry, Strawberry Slush and Blackberry Bliss inks to the infill leaf stamp. I huffed on the stamp to remoisten the ink and stamped overtop of the detailed image.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Strawberry Slush layer before being added to the Blackberry Bliss card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

The sentiment, from the Sunrise Sailing stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card using Blackberry Bliss ink. The sentiment was then added to the card front.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

A trio of transparent adhesive-backed dots completed the card.

 

A pretty retirement card made using the Artistic Leaves stamp set and sponge daubers from Stampin' Up! to add colour

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Artistic Leaves stamp set used with colour added with sponge daubers to make a pretty retirement card

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A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

In Colors Abloom card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the new 2025 – 2027 In Colors. I have made my card using the Impressions Abloom stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the in colors abloom card, you will need:

Strawberry Slush card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Secret Sea card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Secret Sea card – 1 ½” by ½”

 

Using Strawberry Slush ink I stamped the detailed daisy flower in the lower right and upper left corners of the Strawberry Slush card base.

 

A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

On the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card I stamped the detailed daisy image in Strawberry Slush, Darling Duckling and Timid Tiger ink.

 

A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The solid daisy image was then stamped in 2nd generation of each colour to give dimension.

 

A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

The stems of the flowers and the leaves were then stamped in secret Sea ink. The flower centres were added in 2nd generation Secret Sea ink. The whole panel was glued to the Secret Sea layer and added to the card front using Black Dimensionals.

 

A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

I inked the sentiment using Versamark ink, stamped it onto the small piece of Secret Sea card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it using a Heat Tool before adding it to the card front.

 

A lovely floral card made using the pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 - 2027 In Colors from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The pretty Impressions Abloom stamp set and 2025 – 2027 In Colors used to make a lovely floral card – Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

A trio of 2025 – 2027 In Color Flat Pearls finished the card.

 

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The Autumn Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up! and a half sheet wonder technique used to make two pretty thank you cards

Autumn Leaves card

I have been playing with the Autumn Leaves stamp set recently and have come up with a sweet half a sheet wonder which, when cut down made two cards.

Colours used in these cards are:

 

To recreate the cards, you will need:

Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞”
2 card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – I used Wild Wheat & Moody Mauve
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

I mounted all the outline leaf images and the leaf veins onto clear acrylic blocks and began stamping along the long side of the large piece of Basic White card. I then stamped leaves from one long side down the middle to the other long side.

 

The Autumn Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up! and a half sheet wonder technique used to make two pretty thank you cards

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The large maple leaves were stamped in Pumpkin Pie ink and the veins added it Cajun Craze ink. The oak leaf was stamped in Moody Mauve ink and the veins added with Blackberry Bliss ink.

 

The Autumn Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up! and a half sheet wonder technique used to make two pretty thank you cards

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Using a Post It Note, I masked one of the double leaves and inked up with Old Olive ink and added the veins in Early Espresso ink. The double leaves were then stamped together in Wild Wheat ink adding the veins in Copper Clay ink.

 

The Autumn Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up! and a half sheet wonder technique used to make two pretty thank you cards

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I cut the stamped Basic White panel down to give me 2 card fronts measuring 5” by 3¼” saving the scraps to decorate the inside panels and envelopes.

 

The Autumn Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up! and a half sheet wonder technique used to make two pretty thank you cards

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The sentiment from the Phrases For All stamp set, was stamped on both panels in Blackberry Bliss ink. The panels were then glued to the Blackberry Bliss layers using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panels were added to the card fronts on Dimensionals.

 

The Autumn Leaves stamp set by Stampin' Up! and a half sheet wonder technique used to make two pretty thank you cards

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A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed both cards.

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A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Pretty Hydrangea card for the Ink. Stamp, Share. Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have made a pretty hydrangea themed card to share with you today.

Colours used in this project are:

 

To recreate the pretty hydrangea card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Old Olive card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper left corner
Fresh Freesia card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla card – 4¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left corner

 

I ran the Fresh Freesia panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Pretty Flowers Embossing Folder and added it to the Old Olive panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

I ran a piece of Tear ‘n Tape from side to side onto the embossed panel and added a strip of Frayed Ribbon. The whole panel was added to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using the same liquid adhesive.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies, I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the panel of Very Vanilla card. The sentiment was stamped in the lower right corner with Old Olive ink.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

The outline hydrangea image, from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set was stamped onto the scalloped Rectangle with Early Espresso ink.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

Using the infill stamp I added Fresh Freesia ink to the flowerhead and Old Olive ink to the stem and leaves. The decorated scalloped rectangle was the added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A card made for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set by Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a card for the Technique Tuesday Two-Step Stamping Blog Hop

A scattering of 2022 – 2024 In Color Opal Rounds and a Very Vanilla Twine bow completed the card.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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