A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

Berry Botanical Balloons Card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on. I am sharing my first play with the gorgeous Berry Botanical Vellum, our June product of the month. I have used it with the Balloon Festoon stamp set and dies.

Colours used in this project are:

 

I created the Berry Botanical Balloons card using the following supplies:

Strawberry Slush card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞” on the short side
Misty Moonlight – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Strawberry Slush – 2” by 1½”
Misty Moonlight – 2½” by ½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Berry Botanical Vellum, Basic White, Strawberry Slush and Misty Moonlight

 

Using the So Swirly Embossing Folder I embossed the 2” by 1½” piece of Basic White card and adhered it to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Strawberry Slush card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used the Balloon Festoon dies to die cut the second smallest balloon from the scrap of Berry Botanical Vellum. I die cut the same balloon from scrap Basic White card and adhered them together with a little Seal.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut the smallest balloon from scrap Strawberry Slush card. Using Strawberry Slush ink, I randomly stamped the group of stars onto the die cut balloon.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

From scrap Misty Moonlight card, I die cut the pair of balloon strings and added them to the bottom of each balloon with a rolled up Mini Glue Dot. The large balloon was added to the card front on Dimensionals and tucked the smaller balloon under the right side.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings was stamped in Versamark ink on the strip of Misty Moonlight card. I covered it with White Embossing Folder and set it using a Heat Tool. I punched it out using the Three Banner Punch and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies with the Berry Botanical Vellum from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Balloon Festoon stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Berry Botanical Vellum to make a pretty birthday card – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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

 

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A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

Vase of Flowers Card

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are combining old with new product. I have used the new Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies with the old Banner Sayings stamp set and Three Banner Punch to make a pretty thank you card.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the vase of flowers card using the following supplies:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Lovely Blossoms dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Old Olive – 3⅝” by 2”
Basic White – 3½” by 1⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive and Lovely Blossoms dsp

 

The panel of Lovely Blossoms dsp was glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and then to the Old Olive card front.

 

A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Lovely Blossoms dsp to make a pretty vase of flowers themed card

I die cut the vase from a scrap of Lovely Blossoms dsp.

 

A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Lovely Blossoms dsp to make a pretty vase of flowers themed card

Using the same set of dies I die cut 3 leafy sprigs from scrap Old Olive card and 3 flowers from scrap Flirty Flamingo card. These were added to the back of the die cut vase using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

 

A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Lovely Blossoms dsp to make a pretty vase of flowers themed card

I used a Cloud Cover Blends Pen to add a little ‘ground’ to the small panel of Basic White card and added the vase on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Lovely Blossoms dsp to make a pretty vase of flowers themed card

The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Basic White and punched it out with the Three Banner Punch before adding it to the card front.

 

A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Lovely Blossoms dsp to make a pretty vase of flowers themed card

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots were added to the flower centres, and a Linen Twine bow finished the card.

 

A pretty vase of flowers themed card made using the Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies and the Lovely Blossoms dsp from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Garden Gatherings stamp set and dies used with the Lovely Blossoms dsp to make a pretty vase of flowers themed card

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A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

Boutique Blossoms Card

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using the April or May Product of the month. I have made a pretty, floral birthday card made using the Eyelet Blooms Die and the Boutique Blossoms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the boutique blossoms card using the following supplies:

Crisp Cantaloupe card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Peaceful Pine – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3”
Peaceful Pine – 2” by ⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾ “- for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

I began by stamping the solid large flower image with 2nd generation Crisp Cantaloupe ink in the upper left and lower right corner of the Crisp Cantaloupe card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Eyelet Blooms Dies to make a pretty birthday card

I die cut the 4¾” by 3” piece of Basic White card using the Eyelet Blooms Die and glued it to the panel of Peaceful Pine card. This was then glued to the card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Eyelet Blooms Dies to make a pretty birthday card

The outline large and small flower were stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe ink onto scrap Basic White card. The solid flowers were then added with 2nd generation Crisp Cantaloupe ink and the flowers were die cut using the Boutique Blossoms Dies. The flowers were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Eyelet Blooms Dies to make a pretty birthday card

The single leaf and trio of leaves were stamped in Peaceful Pine ink, full strength for the outline and 2nd generation for the infill. The leaves were tucked in around the flowers.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Eyelet Blooms Dies to make a pretty birthday card

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set was stamped on the strip of Peaceful Pine card with Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I punched it out using the Three Banner Punch before adding it to the card front.

 

A pretty birthday card made using the Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies and the Eyelet Blooms Dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Boutique Blossoms stamp set and co-ordinating dies used with the Eyelet Blooms Dies to make a pretty birthday card

A trio of 2026 -2028 In Color Dots finished the card.

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A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Gardening Card

Here is another pretty card featuring the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the gardening card using the following supplies:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Lemon Lime Twist – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Painted Illusions dsp, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Smoky Slate, Misty Moonlight

 

I used a Blending Brush to add Misty Moonlight ink to the smaller Basic White panel before stamping the ‘ground’ image several times towards the bottom of the inked area. The whole panel was then adhered to the Lemon Lime Twist layer.

 

A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

The sentiment, from the Banner Sayings stamp set was stamped at the bottom in Night of Navy ink. The whole panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card front.

 

A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

Using the Help Me Grow dies I die cut the following – plant pot from Misty Moonlight card, plants from Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green card, tool handles from Painted Illusions dsp and the tools from Smoky Slate card.

 

A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

I used a Sponge Dauber to add Night of Navy ink to one side of the Misty Moonlight plant pot and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. I tucked the plant into the top of the plant pot.

 

A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

The handles were attached to the tool heads before being mounted onto the card front or Dimensionals and/or glue. The Granny Apple Green foliage was added to complete the picture.

 

A pretty gardening themed card made using ink blending and the Help Me Grow stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Help Me Grow stamp set and dies used with some ink blending to make a pretty gardening themed card

A trio of 2026 – 2028 In Color Butterflies finished the card.

 

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Contact me for information about joining my team or click on the ‘Join My Team’ button

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

Mo x

Supplies used: