A beautiful card featuring the arctic bears and mountain air stamp sets by Stampin' Up! for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop

CASEd Bear for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on November 12, 2021November 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and thank you for joining me for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we have been asked to CASE each other. CASEing means copy and share everything or copy and selectively edit and I have chosen the second version.

After a lot of research and fun looking at the blogs of my fellow demos I have chosen to CASE this card designed by Annette Elias

Annette Elias card featuring a Bear

I love her style, so different from mine. I tend to go for clean and simple where Annette loves to layer and embellish. I just wish I had her talent.

Here is my simplified version of her beautiful card using 2 of my favourite bundles.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the CASEd card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Soft Suede card – 3½” by 2”
Scrap Shaded Spruce card

Using Misty Moonlight ink, I inked up the detailed mountain image and stamped it onto the panel of Basic White card. I cleaned the stamped, reversed it on my block, inked it up again and stamped it off onto scrap paper before stamping it slightly higher and off set to give the mountains some depth.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

I stamped the row of trees at the base of the mountains in Shaded Spruce ink.

The row of trees image was then inked in Pool Party ink, turned upside down and stamped again three times without re-inking to give the illusion of water.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

I added a ½” punched circle to the skyline, to mask off a moon. Using a Blending Brush, I added Balmy Blue ink to make the sky. The birds were added with Misty Moonlight ink. The stamped panel was added to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then mounted on the card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

A tree was die cut from the scrap Shaded Spruce card using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Majestic Mountains Dies. I added it to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

The bear was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the panel of Soft Suede and trimmed out with using scissors. I could have cut it out with the co-ordinating dies but wanted it cut tighter to the stamped edge. The bear was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A bear CASEd card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop using the Arctic Bears & Mountain Air stamp sets

I love this card almost as much as I loved Annette’s original.

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A trio of rustic pine cone and spruce sprigs themed Christmas cards made using Stampin' Up! products

Christmas Pinecones Classes

Posted on November 12, 2021November 11, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my November classes featuring the gorgeous Christmas Pinecones Dies. I don’t know about you, but I looked at the large intricate dies and wondered how I could use them ….. other then the obvious – die cut, add to the card front and slap a sentiment in the middle. I wanted to show my ladies the versatility of cutting the die cut piece apart.

Colours used in this project are:

The first thing we did was to die cut the large detailed foliage die from a ¼ sheet of Garden Green card. This is the piece that we cut apart and used on all our cards.

We always start with the fiddliest, most complicated card first, the idea being that we get this over while we are still concentrating!!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Pinecones Die used to make 3 rustic pine cone and foliage themed Christmas cards for November 2021 classes

Christmas Pinecone Fun Fold

Soft Succulent card base – 6½” by 5⅞” scored at 2⅜”
Garden Green – 5¾” by 1⅞”
Gold Foil – 5¾” by 3⅞” by ⅜”
Crumb Cake 4¼” by 3¼”
BW – 4” by 2¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Soft Suede & Gold Foil
Basic White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Pinecones Die used to make 3 rustic pine cone and foliage themed Christmas cards for November 2021 classes

We embossed panel the narrow Garden Green panel using the Mini Cut & Emboss Machine and one of the Wintry 3D Embossing Folders and added it to the smaller front flap of the Soft Succulent card base. The Gold Foil strip was then butted up to it.

We used either the pinecone or sprig to decorate the large Basic White panel and glued it to the inside of the card

We added glue to the left-hand side of the Crumb Cake scalloped rectangle – which I had cut ahead of time using the Scalloped Contour Dies, and added it to the left flap of the card base.

The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped in Garden Green onto the white card, die cut using one of the labels from the Seasonal Labels dies and add to the Crumb Cake panel on Dimensionals.

The detailed pinecone (gold) and Soft Suede pinecone base – cut by me ahead of time using the Seasonal Labels Dies, were glued together then and added to the label front with glue and/or dimensionals.

We then snipped apart the foliage from the large die cut and tucked sprigs behind the pinecones.

Pinecones on an embossed layer with a banner

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake – 5⅞” by 1⅜” – ends flagged
BW – 4½” by 3⅜”
Soft Succulent – 4” by 3¼” – embossed with Wintry 3D folder
Gold Foil – 3⅞” by ¼”
BW – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Soft Suede & Gold Foil
Basic White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Pinecones Die used to make 3 rustic pine cone and foliage themed Christmas cards for November 2021 classes

We flagged the ends of the Crumb Cake layer and added it to the Garden Green card base.

We embossed the Soft Succulent panel as above and added the panel to the smaller Basic White layer and added the strip of Gold Foil to the side. This piece was then mounted on the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped on the label, which I had die cut ahead of time and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

We assembled the die cut pinecones and added then with sprigs of foliage behind the label.

Two Small Pinecones on a card

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 3¾” by 3¼”
Gold Foil – 3¾”” by ⅜”
Basic White label from the Seasonal Labels dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Die cut foliage panel – Garden Green
Die cut pinecone bases and detail – Soft Suede & Gold Foil
Basic White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Pinecones Die used to make 3 rustic pine cone and foliage themed Christmas cards for November 2021 classes

We embossed the garden green panel with the same Wintry 3D Embossing Panel and added it to the Crumb Cake card front. The Gold Foil strip was added above it

The sentiment was stamped on the previously die cut label and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

We assembled the die cut pinecones and added then with sprigs of foliage onto the top of the label.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Christmas Pinecones Die used to make 3 rustic pine cone and foliage themed Christmas cards for November 2021 classes

We added a small gold embellishment to each card to finish it.

Such a fun week of classes. I hope you like the cards

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A poppies in memorium card for Remembrance Sunday and the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop

Poppies In Memorium – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 11, 2021November 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams – In Memorium Blog Hop where we are sharing Sympathy cards. Coming up to Remembrance Sunday the Painted Poppies stamp set seemed the most appropriate stamp set to use to make my Poppies In Memorium card today.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic Black

Poppy Parade

Basic White

To recreate the Poppies In Memorium card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade 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 for the inside

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the lower right corner of the smaller panel of Basic White card. I actually masked off part of the sentiment with Post It Notes before inking up and stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Using the same black ink, I stamped the group of poppies three times across the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The flowers were then coloured in using the Poppy Parade Blends Combo Markers.

I added a strip of the gorgeous Glittered Organdy Ribbon to the card and secured it on the back of the panel with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added using Multipurpose Adhesive to the Poppy Parade panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The whole panel was added to the Basic Black card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I added a bow made from the same glittery ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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The Delicate Bauble Dies by tampin' Up! used to make a pretty paper pierced Christmas card for a Blog Hop

Paper Pieced Bauble for the Tuesday Technique Bog Hop

Posted on November 9, 2021November 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog hop where I am sharing the paper piecing technique and making a trio of cute cards paper- pieced bauble Christmas cards.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the paper pieced bauble cards, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5¼” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy & Fresh Freesia card – 4⅛” by 3”
Scrap Basic White and Bumblebee card

I ran the smaller Basic White panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timeworn Text Embossing Folder. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the embossed panel to the Night of Navy layer and then to the Pool Party card front.

The Delicate Bauble Dies by tampin' Up! used to make a pretty paer pierced Christmas card for a Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using the detailed bauble die, I cut the bauble from the 4⅛” by 3” panels of Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy and Fresh Freesia card taking care to keep all the pieces together.

Taking the outline of the bauble, I used liquid adhesive to glue a scrap piece of Basic White card to the back.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I carefully pieced together the parts of the Christmas Tree adding a dot of glue behind each piece to hold it in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using another colour, I added the pieces to the rest of the bauble in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The small star at the top of the bauble was die cut from the scrap Bumblebee card and added in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of Silver Elegant Trim was threaded through the top of the bauble and adhered on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The bauble was then added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out using Paper Snips. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

To finish the card, I added a bow using the same Elegant Trim and a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Paper Pierced Bauble Christmas card, made using the Delicate Bauble Dies for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using the left-over pieces, I made another 2 cards.

I hope you like them.

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Santa’s Sleigh

Posted on November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have been making Christmas cards today using the cute Be Jolly stamp set and some of my stash of dsp. The paper I used for this card is the Penguin Playmates from the latest Sale-a-Bration offer.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the Santa’s Sleigh card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Penguin Playmates dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅛”
Penguin Playmates dsp – 4 ½” by 2⅛”
Silver Foil – 5⅞” by ½”
Night of Navy card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Santa’s Sleigh themed Christmas card using the Be Jolly stamp set and the retired Penguin Playmates dsp

I added the long strip of Silver Foil to the long piece of Penguin Playmates dsp with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and used the same glue to stick the piece to the Fresh Freesia card base. I added the smaller piece of dsp using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Santa’s Sleigh themed Christmas card using the Be Jolly stamp set and the retired Penguin Playmates dsp

Using the Layering Circle Dies I cut a plain circle from the square of Basic White card and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Night of Navy card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Santa’s Sleigh themed Christmas card using the Be Jolly stamp set and the retired Penguin Playmates dsp

The sweet sleigh was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the white circle. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image – Fresh Freesia, Just Jade and Night of Navy. Isn’t it adorable? The circle was then glued to the scalloped circle and the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Santa’s Sleigh themed Christmas card using the Be Jolly stamp set and the retired Penguin Playmates dsp

I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink and added a trio of Pastel Pearls to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet Santa’s Sleigh themed Christmas card using the Be Jolly stamp set and the retired Penguin Playmates dsp

So pretty.

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A masculine birthday card featuring a trio of ties from the Handsomely Suited stamp set

Handsomely Suited for a Colour Combo challenge

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine card made using some unusual colours. These colours were suggested by a friend as a bit of a challenge.

Basic Gray

Pear Pizzazz

Pumpkin Pie

To recreate the handsomely suited card, you will need:

Pear Pizzazz card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Strip of Basic White ⅜”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped three ties onto a scrap piece of Basic White card using Basic Gray ink.

A masculine birthday card featuring a trio of ties from the Handsomely Suited stamp set for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Handsomely Suited stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Pear Pizzazz ink to one of the and to the lower half of the second tie. I brushed Pumpkin Pie ink to the top half of the second tie and to the whole of the third tie.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Handsomely Suited stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using my sharp scissors, I fussy cut around all of the ties and added them to the smaller panel of Basic White card. This panel was then glued to the Basic Gray layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added on Dimensionals to the Pear Pizzazz card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Handsomely Suited stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Blossom in Bloom stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Handsomely Suited stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

To finish the card, I added a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Handsomely Suited stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I have to say these colours are not my favourite combo. What do you think?

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The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed out using scissors. My customers will have to provide a sentiment from their stash.

A Row of Evergreen Trees for a customer make & take

Posted on November 2, 2021October 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a row of evergreen trees card made as a make and take for my October customers. I used the Evergreen Border Punch and the Evergreen Forest Embossing Folder to make this pretty card.

Colours in this project are:

Pool Party

Shaded Spruce

Basic White

To recreate a row of evergreen trees card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Pool Party card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Be Dazzling dsp – 3¾” by ⅜”
Scrap Shaded Spruce & basic White card

Using the Evergreen Forest embossing folder and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I embossed the Pool Party panel. The embossed panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A pretty Christmas card made using the Evergreen Border Punch and used for this months customer make & take

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty row of evergreen trees Christmas card made using the Evergreen Border Punch

Using the same glue, I added the strip of Be Dazzling dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty row of evergreen trees Christmas card made using the Evergreen Border Punch

I punched a row of trees from a scrap strip of Shaded Spruce card and cut them apart. I added them to the card front, one behind the other.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty row of evergreen trees Christmas card made using the Evergreen Border Punch

The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed out using scissors. My customers will have to provide a sentiment from their stash.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty row of evergreen trees Christmas card made using the Evergreen Border Punch

Such a pretty, understated card, I love it.

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The Share It Sunday Blog Hop featuring my cards for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on October 31, 2021October 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today, for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop I am sharing the cards I designed for my Christmas Peaceful Deer Stamp-a-Stack, featuring the Peaceful Deer stamp set and Deer Builder Punch.

Colours used in these projects are:

I offered 2 options for this event – to attend in person or to receive the kit in the male to complete at home.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk Stamp-a-Stack kit box

Each kit included:

Peaceful Deer stamp set

Deer Builder Punch
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished Pink
All the layers and die cut pieces needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
4 ink spots – inked with Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Misty Moonlight and Polished PInk ink.
2 Wonderful Snowflakes
A pack of Genial Gems
1.5m Glittered Organdy Ribbon
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 cards I designs:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I hope you like the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A set of cards made for the Peaceful Deer Christmas Stamp-a-Stack for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A beautiful embossed, floral wedding card made using Stampin' Up! products

Blooming Wedding card

Posted on October 29, 2021October 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty blooming wedding card made for some friends, using the gorgeous Art In Bloom stamp set and die and the hybrid embossing folder.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the blooming wedding card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Calypso Coral card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the trio of tiny flowers in Soft Sea Foam in the upper left and lower right corners of the Soft Sea Foam card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful wedding card made using the gorgeous Art in Bloom Stamp set, Bloom dies and the hybrid Bloom embossing folder

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the smaller panel of Basic White card. This rectangle was then run through the Greenery Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful wedding card made using the gorgeous Art in Bloom Stamp set, Bloom dies and the hybrid Bloom embossing folder

I wrapped a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel before gluing the embossed piece to the Calypso Coral layer. I used Dimensionals to mount the panel on the Soft Sea Foam card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful wedding card made using the gorgeous Art in Bloom Stamp set, Bloom dies and the hybrid Bloom embossing folder

I stamped the outline trio of flowers image in Calypso Coral ink onto scrap Basic White card. I added the infill colour in Petal Pink ink and die cut and embossed the flowers using the Bloom dies and the hybrid embossing folder. They are gorgeous. I only used the largest one for this project.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful wedding card made using the gorgeous Art in Bloom Stamp set, Bloom dies and the hybrid Bloom embossing folder

The leaf image was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card. I used Soft Sea Foam ink on the infill stamp. They were also die cut using the Bloom Dies.

The flower was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the leaves tucked in around. I added a bow made from the same ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful wedding card made using the gorgeous Art in Bloom Stamp set, Bloom dies and the hybrid Bloom embossing folder

The sentiment form the One Happy Family stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Basic White card and added to the card front. A trio of Artistry Blooms Sequins completed the card.

I hope you like it, I think it is really pretty.

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An embossed Christmas card and using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks by Stampin' Up!

Adorning Designs for the Ink and Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on October 28, 2021October 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop where we are showcasing tools. I have chosen to use the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks to make a pretty embossed and inked Christmas card.

Colours used in these projects are:

To recreate the Adorning Christmas card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Coastal Cabana card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 6” by 6” which I later cut down to 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by 2”

I often forget about our masks but when I remember to use them, I love them. They are so versatile -did you know you can dry emboss using masks? This is only one of the cool techniques you can use masks for.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I chose the snowflake mask for my project today and if we are talking about tools, as well as the Masks I am using our great Blending Brushes

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Firstly, I chose the snowflake mask from the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks set. I knew I wanted to emboss my cardstock using the mask but wasn’t quite sure how to do it. After a bit of trial and error I found that the best combination was:

Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine
Base plate (1)
Clear acrylic plate (3)
Silicon Mat
Basic White card
Mask
Gray 3D Embossing Plate (4)

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I kept the mask in place on top of the card stock, taped the mask down to some Grid Paper to hold it still and began to add colour using Blending Brushes.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Beginning at the bottom I applied Pool Party ink – I think my Blending Brush wasn’t clean as it looks like Granny Apple Green!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Adorning Snowflake Christmas card made using the Adorning Designs Decorative Masks and Blending Brushes for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Next, I added Coastal Cabana ink, followed by Fresh Freesia ink and finally Highland Heather ink. I removed the mask and cut the panel down to 5½” by 3¾” using my Paper Trimmer.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the embossed panel to the Coastal Cabana card layer.

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I wrapped a length of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape and added the whole panel to the Highland Heather card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Christmas to Remember stamp set was stamped on the small piece of Basic White card in Highland Heather ink. I used the Seasonal Labels dies to cut the sentiment out.

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I added the label to the card front, over the ribbon and secured it down with Mini Glue Dots.

To complete the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of Pastel Pearls.

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I made a second card in the same way but this time when the mask was removed, I added the left-over colour on the Blending Brushes to the background.

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This panel was added to a Gorgeous Grape panel and then to a Thick Basic White card base.

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Pool Party card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Be Dazzling dsp – 3¾” by ⅜”
Scrap Shaded Spruce & basic White card