A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Spring Fawn Card

I made this sweet birthday card using the Notes of Spring stamp set, Stampin’ Up!’s product of the month for March 2026.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the garden Spring fawn using the following supplies:

Basic Beige card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

In the centre of a large scrap panel of Basic White card I die cut a circle using the largest of the circle dies from the Stylish Shapes dies. This was placed over the smaller piece of Basic White card to act as a mask, held in place with washi tape. I used a Blending Brush to apply Basic Beige ink to the negative space, slowly building up the colour. The mask was then removed.

 

A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

The large grassy image was stamped, overlapping, the inked circle with 1st and 2nd generation Garden Green ink The smaller grassy image was then stamped using the same ink.

 

A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

I added the ground image, from the Blessed Beginnings stamp set with Early Espresso ink. The sentiment was added with the same ink. The panel was then adhered to the Garden Green layer and then to the Basic Beige card front.

 

A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

The deer was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Basic White card. I add the colour with Pecan Pie ink and fussy cut the image using sharp scissors. The deer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A sweet birthday card made using ink blending and the Notes of Spring stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Notes of Spring stamp set and some ink blending used to make a sweet birthday card

A trio of Sparkle Dot Essentials were added to complete the card.

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A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

FRagrant Blossoms Card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we are working with a picture/colour challenge. I have made my card using the pretty Fragrant Layers stamp set.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the fragrant blossoms card using the following supplies:

Pretty In Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Shaded Spruce – 4⅝” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Shaded Spruce

 

I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pretty In Pink card front using Pretty In Pink ink.

 

A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies trom Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The same image was then stamped again in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

 

A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Using washi tape I masked off the buds at the top and bottom of the infill image, inked the image up with Pretty In Pink ink, removed the washi tape and stamped it down. I masked off the large flowers in the same way, inked up the buds with lemon Lolly ink, removed the tape and stamped the colour down.

 

A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The flower centres were then stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink and add colour to the leaves using Garden Green or Shaded Spruce ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and the whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink on scrap Basic White card which was die cut using the Spotlight On Nature Dies. Using the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut a slightly larger circle from scrap Shaded Spruce card and adhered it to the back of the white circle. This was then added to the card front/

 

A pretty floral greetings card made using the Fragrant Layers stamp and the Spotlight on Nature dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fragrant Layers stamp used with the Spotlight on Nature dies to make a pretty floral greetings card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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

Hop on to see what my fellow demos have created using this colour combo.



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I CASE'd a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

CASE Card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are CASEing one of our fellow hoppers. CASEing means either copy and share everything or copy and selectively edit. I have chosen to CASE a card designed by the lovely Helen Jennings – I don’t have the set of dies Helen used so have swapped in BBQ Master stamp set instead.

 

Colours used to make my card are:

 

I created the CASE card using the following supplies:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Secret Sea – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5½” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5½” by 3½” for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Blueberry Bushel and Secret Sea

 

I ran the 5½” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Mini Corrugated Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then glued to the Secret Sea layer.

 

I CASE'd a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A length of Bordered Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape before the panel was adhered to the Blueberry Bushel card front. I opted not to add the Vellum layer.

 

I CASE'd a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card, I die cut 3 stitched rectangles and from scrap Secret Sea I die cut 3 slightly larger squares using the Perennial Postage dies.

 

I CASE'd a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

On the white stitched squares I stamped the oven glove, one in Poppy Parade, one in Blueberry Bushel and the last in Gorgeous Grape. The stamped squares were then adhered to the Secret Sea squares before they were all added to the card front using Black Dimensionals.

 

I CASE'd a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiments from the Reason To Celebrate stamp set were stamped in Secret Sea ink on scrap Basic White card. I backed the sentiments with scrap Blueberry Bushel card and added them to the card with Liquid Adhesive.

 

I CASE'd a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The BBQ Master stamp set used with the Stylish Shapes and Perennial Postage dies to CASE a card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Really like how this card turned out. Thank you for the inspiration Helen.

 

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

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A pretty cat themed note card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

Cutest Cats Card

Here is an adorable card made using the cat images from the Cutest Crew stamp set and dies.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the cutest cats card using the following supplies:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Gorgeous Grape – 3” by 3”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Gorgeous Grape

 

I stamped the 5⅛” by 3⅜” piece of Basic White card using Fresh Freesia ink and the Lasting Linen Background stamp. I wrapped a couple of lengths of White Baker’s twine around the stamped panel before adhering it to the slightly larger panel of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Fresh Freesia card front.

 

A pretty cat themed note card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies used to make a pretty cat themed note card

Using the Stylish Shapes dies, I cut 2 stitched circles from the Basic White and Gorgeous Grape cardstock squares.

 

A pretty cat themed note card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies used to make a pretty cat themed note card

I stamped the sentiment onto the White die cut circle using Gorgeous Grape ink before gluing the 2 circles together and adding them to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A pretty cat themed note card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies used to make a pretty cat themed note card

The row of cats was then stamped onto scrap Basic White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then fussy cut each of the cats plus one more and then coloured them with the following Blends Pens – Smoky Slate, Gray Granite, Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie and Black. These were then added to the card front around the raised circles.

 

A pretty cat themed note card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies used to make a pretty cat themed note card

A trio of butterflies were die cut using the Cutest Crew dies and scrap Gorgeous Grape card. These were added to the card front along with a trio of Frosted Iridescent Dots and a White Baker’s twine bow.

 

A pretty cat themed note card made using the Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cutest Crew stamp set, Lasting Linen stamp set and Stylish Shapes dies used to make a pretty cat themed note 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.

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Gears & Textures Classes

The cards I am sharing today were designed for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Colours used to make these cards are:

 

Circle Flip Fun Fold Card

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 7⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White card – 8” by 5⅝” scored at 2½”, 4½” and 6” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5½” by 1⅞”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 5½” by 1⅜”
Silver Foil – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Basic- Secret Sea, Blueberry Bushel & Old Olive

 

Place the largest stitched circle die from the Stylish Shapes in the upper half of the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card and lightly draw round it with a pencil.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Stamp the dotty image with Blueberry Bushel ink in the bottom right and upper left of the circle, overlapping the drawn circle. Add the splash image next to the blue dots with Secret Sea ink. Add glue around the four sides of the panel, stay away from the middle and adhere to the Old Olive card front.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Use the same die to cut a circle using the drawn in circle as your guide. Keep the Old Olive circle to use later and add the white circle to your stash.

Fold and burnish the inner layer – start with the largest rectangle on the right and valley fold, fold the next scoreline mountain and the last mountain i.e back on itself. Apply the dsp panels to the middle two rectangles. Stamp the sentiment in the right-hand panel.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Fold the card base down the centre scoreline, add glue to the largest rectangle of the inner panel and place inside the card base with the left-hand edge of the inner panel butted up to the centre scoreline and close.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Apply glue to the left edge, top and bottom of the free edge of the inner panel and  along the scoreline of the inner panel as far as the die cut circle. Close the card front.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

With the card closed apply glue to the right-hand half of the circle (in the negative space) and add in the die cut Old Olive circle. Hold in position until bonded. Die cut large Silver Foil cog and a small cog from Secret Sea card and the small cog to the centre of the Silver cog. Mount onto the die cut circle using Dimensionals.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Die cut two medium cogs from scrap Blueberry Bushel and Secret Sea card and a circular frame from Old Olive card. And add to the card front.

 

Cog Birthday card

Blueberry Bushel card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Mixed Up Patterns dsp – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Silver Foil – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Secret Sea card

 

Using Blueberry Bushel ink, we stamped the sentiment down the left-side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Placing the strip of Mixed Up Patterns dsp alongside the stamped sentiment, but not gluing it down, we moved it to one side and stamped the splash image in the lower left-hand corner with secret Sea ink so that part of the image will be visible when the dsp is glued down.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The dotty image was stamped in the same way at the top of the piece of dsp with Blueberry Bushel ink. The dsp was then glued into place.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The large cog was die cut from the square of Silver Foil using the Gears & Textures dies. It was added, overlapping the dsp on Dimensionals.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

A small cog was die cut from scrap Secret Sea card and glued to the centre of the silver cog to finish the card.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Striped Birthday Card

Secret Sea card – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

 

We began by stamping the dotty strip, diagonally across the smaller panel of Basic White card using Secret Sea ink.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The film strip image was stamped below with Old Olive ink and the chain link above with Blueberry Bushel ink.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

The word ‘birthday; from the Reason to Celebrate stamp set as stamped below the bottom image with Blueberry Bushel ink.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

We added ‘happy’ with Secret Sea ink before gluing the decorated panel to the Blueberry Bushel layer.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

Using Dimensionals the whole piece was added to the Secret Sea card front to complete the card.

 

A trio of cards made for my February 2026 classes using the Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gears & Textures stamp set and co-ordinating dies used to create a trio of cards for my February 2026 classes

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I would love to be your demonstrator if you don’t already have one and live in the UK.  I would also be delighted to send you a catalogue if you do not have a demonstrator. I would be happy to place an order for you, or you can order directly by clicking on the “shop online” button.

 

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

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A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

Product of the Month – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects showcasing either the December 2025 (True Blue Floral dsp) or January 2026 (Fabulous Sayings stamp set) product of the month. I have decided to use both products on my card as both are still available in the UK.

Colours used in this card are:

 

I created the product of the month card using the following supplies:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
True Blue Florals dsp – 5¼” by 3½” x 3
Basic White – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

 

I stacked the 3 panels of True Blue Floral dsp one on top of the other, took them to my Paper Trimmer and cut them into 3 pieces.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp setand the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I took one piece from each pattern and arranged them on the 5⅜” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card leaving a small gap between them. They were then glued in place.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I ran the whole panel through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Damask Designs Embossing Folder to add texture, the whole panel was glued to the Night of Navy card front.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

From scrap Basic White card I die cut a selection of leaves from the gallery Blooms Dies  and arranged them on the card front.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies, stamped the sentiment from the Fabulous Sayings stamp set on the circle with Night of Navy ink and a added it to the card front on Dimensionals over the white leaves.

 

A thank you card made using the Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the True Blue Floral designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Fabulous Sayings stamp set used with the True Blue Floral dsp to create a thank you card – Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

A trio of Moody Palette Glossy Dots 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.

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A striking monochromatic, black and white card made using the Shell Collecting stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Monochromatic Shells Card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a dice roll giving us masking, standard vertical, pearl, for you and black and white. I have made my monochromatic shell card using the Shell Collecting stamp set.

 

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the pop out monochromatic shell card using the following supplies:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Basic White panel bigger than 5¼” by 3½”

 

I cut a circle, centrally in the upper half of the larger, scrap piece of Basic White card. I placed the negative piece over the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and secured it in place with a little washi tape. I used a Blending Brush to add a little Memento Tuxedo Black ink to the exposed circle. The masking panel was then removed.

 

A striking monochromatic, black and white card made using the Shell Collecting stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Shell Collecting stamp set used to make a striking monochromatic, black and white card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I stamped the largest shell, overlapping the inked circle with the same Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The same image was then stamped onto a Post It Note and fussy cut out. I then used it to mask off the stamped shell.

 

A striking monochromatic, black and white card made using the Shell Collecting stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Shell Collecting stamp set used to make a striking monochromatic, black and white card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

With the mask in place, I stamped the two smaller shells in the same black ink. The mask was then removed.

 

A striking monochromatic, black and white card made using the Shell Collecting stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Shell Collecting stamp set used to make a striking monochromatic, black and white card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I chose a sentiment from the Fragrant Layers stamp set, masked off the words I didn’t want with washi tape. The words I did want were then inked with the Black ink, the washi tape was removed and words stamped onto the circle.

 

A striking monochromatic, black and white card made using the Shell Collecting stamp set from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Shell Collecting stamp set used to make a striking monochromatic, black and white card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Iridescent Pearls finished the card.

 

A striking monochromatic, black and white card made using the Shell Collecting stamp set from Stampin' Up!

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A sweet pink wobble head sheep card made using the Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

Pink Wobble Head Sheep Card

When I saw the Woolly Friends stamp set my first thought was to make it an interactive card using a wobble mechanism and this is the card I came up with.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the pink sheep card using the following supplies:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Beautiful Bokeh dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Petal Pink card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card -2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

 

I began by gluing the piece of Beautiful Bokeh dsp to the panel of Basic White card measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”. This was then adhered to the Petal Pink card front.

 

A sweet pink wobble head sheep card made using the Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a sweet pink wobble head sheep card

I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut a stitched rectangle from the square of Basic White card using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

 

A sweet pink wobble head sheep card made using the Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a sweet pink wobble head sheep card

I stamped the grass, in Granny Apple Green ink along the bottom of the die cut square and added a single tulip, in Memento Tuxedo Black ink – I masked off the 2 flowers I didn’t want. The flower was coloured using a Light Calypso Coral and a Light Granny Apple Green Blends Pens. The decorated square was then adhered to the square of Petal Pink card before being added to the card front.

 

A sweet pink wobble head sheep card made using the Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a sweet pink wobble head sheep card

I stamped the body and head of the sheep onto scrap Basic White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched them out using the Woolly Friends Builder Punch. The body of the sheep was coloured using 2nd generation Petal Pink ink and the legs with a Light Crumb Cake Blends Pen. I coloured the hair on the top of the head with a Light Crumb Cake Blends Pen and added colour to the cheeks and ears with Light Petal Pink Blends Pen. The body was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the head added on a wobbler.

 

A sweet pink wobble head sheep card made using the Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a sweet pink wobble head sheep card

I stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed it down and added it below the image.

 

A sweet pink wobble head sheep card made using the Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Woolly Friends stamp sets and Woolly Friends Builder Punch used to make a sweet pink wobble head sheep card

A trio of Rainbow Dots finished the card.

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A thank you card made using the Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets with the Exposed Brick embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

Gallery Blooms card

I am sharing a thank you card today made using the gorgeous Gallery Blooms stamp set.

Colours used to make this card are:

 

I created the gallery blooms card using the following supplies:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Basic Gray card – 5½” by 3¾”
Soft Sea Foam card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

 

I cut the panel of Soft Sea Foam card on the diagonal and ran one half through my cut and emboss machine with the Exposed Brick Embossing Folder. I glued the embossed piece to the layer of Basic Gray card leaving an ⅛” around the bottom and both sides and trimmed the top layer down to leave a ⅛” border.

 

A thank you card made using the Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets with the Exposed Brick embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets used with the Exposed Brick embossing folder to make a thank you card

I placed the embossed panel on the Soft Sea Foam card front and lightly drew a pencil line along the top. The floral image was then stamped twice along the pencil line which was then erased.

The whole panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A thank you card made using the Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets with the Exposed Brick embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets used with the Exposed Brick embossing folder to make a thank you card

I used the Stylish Shapes Dies to cut a stitched circle from the square of Basic White card.

 

A thank you card made using the Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets with the Exposed Brick embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets used with the Exposed Brick embossing folder to make a thank you card

I chose a sentiment from the Greenery Lane stamp set and masked off the words and stamped them one at a time on the die cut circle in Basic Gray ink. The spray of flowers was added with the same ink.

 

A thank you card made using the Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets with the Exposed Brick embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets used with the Exposed Brick embossing folder to make a thank you card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Soft Sea Foam. The circle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

 

A thank you card made using the Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets with the Exposed Brick embossing folder from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Gallery Blooms and Coneflower Celebrations stamp sets used with the Exposed Brick embossing folder to make a thank you card

A trio of Melon Mambo sequins from my stash finished the card.

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A pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card made using the Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

Ring of Woollen Garments

Here is a sweet card Christmas card made using the Stay Warm stamp set and featuring lots of woollen garments.

Coloured used to make this card are:

 

To recreate the ring of woollen garments card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Summer Splash card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

 

From the square of Basic White card I die cut the largest stitched circle. I stamped the sentiment, from the Ornamental Christmas Stamp set in Night of Navy ink onto the die cut circle.

 

A pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card made using the Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets used to make a pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card

I placed the die cut circle onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card, slightly overhanging the right side.  Using a pencil I lightly drew around the circle. This would help me with placement of the stamped images.

 

A pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card made using the Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets used to make a pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card

The stocking stamps were mounted onto a clear block, close together and facing in opposite directions. I stamped these in Gorgeous Grape ink overlapping the pencilled in circle.

 

A pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card made using the Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets used to make a pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card

I added the bobble hat to the left of the stockings in Summer Splash ink and the mitten to the right in Strawberry Slush ink. I repeated the stamping of the images all around the circle. The pencil line was then erased.

 

A pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card made using the Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets used to make a pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card

The die cut circle was placed onto the stamped panel and the overhanging piece trimmed off. The panel was then glued to the Summer Splash layer.

 

A pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card made using the Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets from Stampin' Up!


www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stay Warm and Ornamental Christmas stamp sets used to make a pretty ring of woollen garments Christmas card

Using a Blending Brush I added Night of Navy ink around the die cut circle before adding it to the panel on Dimensionals. A trio of Iridescent Faceted Gems complete the card.

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

Mo x

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