A lovely card made for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop using the Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Birthday Butterflies card

Posted on July 17, 2024July 13, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop where we are sharing……….surprise, surprise…… birthday cards. I have used the pretty Sketched Butterflies stamp set and dies to make a sweet birthday card.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birthday butterflies card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

Using Pretty Peacock ink, I stamped the birthday sentiment from the Sweetly Scripted stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink. The stamped layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the Pool Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

The large butterfly and two of the smaller butterflies were stamped on scrap Basic White card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The butterflies were then die cut using the Sketched Butterflies Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

The large butterfly was coloured using the Pool Party and Pretty Peacock Blend Pens.

I used the Fresh Freesia and Highland Heather Blends Pends to colour both of the smaller butterflies. The bodies of all the butterflies were coloured with a Gray Granite Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

I shaped the butterflies wings with my Bone Folder and laid them in position on the card front. Using the ‘dotty image’ from the Country Birdhouse stamp set and Pool Party ink, I added some dotty texture under the small butterflies. All three butterflies were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

A Purple Shimmer Gem was added to the body of each butterfly and a couple of extra’s scattered around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sketched Butterflies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to create a lovely card for the Birthday Wishes Blog Hop

Please hop along to see what birthday inspiration my crafty friend shave to share with us today.

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The Rustic Crate stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a Christmas card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Rustic Christmas Crate – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2024July 12, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are being inspired to make a Christmas card using a sketch and colour challenge.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the rustic crate card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 4”
Garden Green card – 5” by 3”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the poinsettia image, I stamped in the upper left and lower right corner of the Real Red card base using Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The poinsettia image was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 3”. I stamped the same image onto a Post It note, taking care to stamp part of the image onto the sticky part. I used scissors to cut out this image to use as a mask.

Placing the mask over the stamped image, I stamped the wooden crate over the bottom of the image using Pecan Pie ink. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I coloured the image in using the following Blends Pens – Real Red and Granny Apple Green. The flower centres were coloured using a Garden Green Stampin Write Marker from the Regals Collection. I grounded the image with a Crumb Cake Blends Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Countryside Corners Dies I die cut the stamped and coloured image and added it to a slightly larger label die cut from the Garden Green layer using the Countryside Corner Dies. The two labels were adhered together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I die cut a larger label from the 5½” by 4” panel of Basic White card using the same dies. I wrapped a length of checked ribbon around the label, securing it on the back with Sellotape. I glued it to the Real Red card front. The stamped panel was added on Dimensionals to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas Poinsettia card made using the Rustic Crate stamp set for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the retired Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink. I cut it down, flagged the end and added it to the card front. A trio of Iridescent Foil Gems and a ribbon bow completed the card.

Please hop on to share the inspiration provided by my crafty friends. Next up is the lovely Leonie Stuart

Angie McKenzie ● Aurélie Fabre

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Leonie Stuart ● Karen Henderson ● Annette Ball

Judith Patterson ● Tricia Butts