A pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the In the Country stamp set, by Stampin' Up!

In the Country for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on December 17, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with product from the Jan/Feb 2022 Sale-a-Bration Brochure and have chosen to share a card made using the pretty In the Country stamp set which is one of the sale-a-bration offerings.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the in the country card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Sun Prints dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Balmy Blue card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Fluid 100 card – 4½” by 3”
Very Vanilla – 5½” by 3¾”
Fluid 100 – ¼” strip

I glued the panel of dsp to the Basic Gray layer, wrapped a length of Variegated Ribbon around the panel, secured it on the back with Sellotape and glued the panel down to the Balmy Blue card front.

from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The image of the staircase was stamped onto Fluid 100 Watercolor card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The stonework was coloured with Smoky Slate and Basic Gray inks using a Water Painter Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The plant pots were coloured with Starry Sky ink and the foliage and flowers added with Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Flirty Flamingo inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

I used Balmy Blue ink to colour in the sky and to outline the image. After allowing the panel to dry I adhered it to the panel of Balmy Blue and mounted it on the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – In the Country stamp set, a Sale-a-Bration option from the Jan/Feb 2023, used to make a pretty watercoloured card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a strip of Fluid 100 card and added it to the card front. A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

I love it and hope you do too.

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

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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.