Happiest of Days – Team Training

Posted on July 28, 2017July 23, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing one of the cards which my team will be making at our Team Training session today. It was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest designed by one of my German demonstrator colleagues Cornelia Janssen. I loved the simplicity of her card. I have to admit I completely missed the Happiest of Days stamp set when I looked through the catalogue; luckily one of my lovely ladies (thank you Ola) ordered it……..as soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it. I love the unfussy images which are great for colouring.

For my version I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and stamped randomly all over it using the cake image and Momento Tuxedo Black ink. Using my Lemon Lime Twist and Bermuda Bay ink pads and a Blender Pen I coloured in part of each cake, concentrating the colour on the right hand side of each image. I love these 2 colours together; they look so fresh and summery.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I mounted the whole stamped panel onto a layer of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock 5½” by 3¾” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I liked the look but felt the panel still needed something extra. So, I took a scrap of Night of Navy cardstock approx. 6” by ¾”and punched it using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. I added it to the left side of the panel with the small scallop edge showing and trimmed off the excess with my Scissors. I really felt the Night of Navy grounded the panel. I love that we have a couple of new border punches in the new catalogue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Carrying on with the Night of Navy I took another scrap of cardstock, wiped it over with my Embossing Buddy before stamping the sentiment using Versamark ink. I covered the ink with White Embossing Powder and melted it using the Heat Tool. I trimmed the piece down and flagged the end using the Banner Triple Punch before adding the piece to the front of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The whole piece was then added to a Thick Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love it, love the simplicity, the colours and summery feel of this card. Hope you like it.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Happiest of Days
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White and Night of Navy
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay & Versamark
Punch
Decorative Ribbon Border Punch & Triple Banner Punch
Tools
Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
C & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Bloomin’ Love for 2 gorgeous rustic style wedding cards

Posted on July 25, 2017July 21, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I was lucky enough to be invited to 2 weddings over the last few days, how fortunate am I, love a wedding. Both couples had a rustic theme, kraft cardstock, very vanilla and a pop of colour. With that ‘natural look’ in mind I made a wedding card for each couple.

Both cards are very similar and start with a Crumb Cake card base. Next I took a Crumb Cake panel 5” by 3¼”and stamped randomly all over the upper two thirds in Crumb Cake ink using many of the small images from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set to create the effect I wanted and I was really happy with the result.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

I took a small piece of Very Vanilla cardstock 3¼” by 2”and ran it through the Big Shot using the Ruffled Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder, love the effect this gives, and added it to the lower third of the panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the whole piece to a Very Vanilla panel 5⅛” by 3⅜” then to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock 5¼” by 3½” to match the colours the bride had chosen for her theme. I used some of the lovely soft Very Vanilla Lace Ribbon to tie into a bow around the topper which gives the card a more finished look, tying the top and the bottom together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

The whole piece was added to the Crumb Cake card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and trimmed with scissors. It was added to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

For the second card I substituted Old Olive ink and cardstock instead of the Night of Navy and added an extra Very Vanilla cardstock panel between the topper and the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

I was really happy with the way the cards turned out, I hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Bloomin’ Love Dragonfly Dreams & Beautiful You
Cardstock
Card 1 – Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Card 2 – Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Crumb Cake & Night of Navy
Card 2 – Crumb Cake & Old Olive
Embossing Folder
Ruffled
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, A, A, B & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Very Vanilla Lace Ribbon & Very Vanilla Envelopes

A Little Wild with Tulle

Posted on July 21, 2017July 16, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a couple of adorable cards I made using the new, A Little Wild stamp set and co-ordinating Little Loves framelits.

I stamped the sweet little bear, 2 Bee skeps, bees and flower using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto Shimmery White cardstock as I planned on watercoloring the images. I used my Aquapainter and a Crumb Cake inkpad to add color to the front and the back of the bear, die cut the image using the co-ordinationg Little Loves framelit dies and the Big Shot before carefully cutting the front from the back with Scissors apart. The bee skep was coloured with Crumb Cake ink and Pear Pizzazz ink and the flower with Pear Pizzazz ink and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I chose a Thick Very Vanilla card base and added a layer of Pear Pizzazz on top and die cut a square ‘window’ with the Stitched Shapes framelits dies through both layers. I ran some Tear & Tape double sided adhesive around the Very Vanilla ‘window’ frame on the front of the card and laid a slightly bigger square of Tulle over the top, making sure to adhere it well. I then added the Pear Pizzazz panel over the top with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The front of the bear was added to the front of the card, overlapping the Tulle window using Tombow and the back of the bear was stuck on the inside of the card looking out of the window. The front and back of the bee skep was added in the same way and the bees scattered across the front and backed with matching bees where they would show on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and this was then punched using the Classic Label Punch and cut it down before adding it to the bottom of the front panel and placing the flower on top.

I went on to make a Tulle window, shaker card inspired by the amazing Jennifer McGuire – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-XHz-FtFcI

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
A Little wild & Baby Bear
Dies
Little Loves framelits Layering Circles & Stitched Shapes framelits
Cardstock + DSP
Card 1 – Thick Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz & Shimmery Whisper White
Card 2 – Smoky Slate, Powder Pink & Shimmery Whisper White
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Momento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Powder Pink, Pear Pizzazz & Calypso Coral + Basic Black Marker
Card 2 – Smoky Slate & Crushed Curry
Punches
Classic Label Punch
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Aquapainter, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B, B, B, B, E & I
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Tear & Tape and Mini Glue Dots
Accessories
Irridescent Sequin Assortment, Tulle, Very Vanilla Envelope + Whisper White Envelope

Colorful Seasons for July classes

Posted on July 18, 2017July 13, 2017 by Mo Rootes

We had a great time at last weeks’ classes using the fabulous Colorful Seasons stamp set and co-ordinating Seasonal Layers dies and……. we made the first Christmas card of the year!!! Love Christmas.

The first card the ladies made was a double fold card. We used Thick Whisper White cardstock for the base and after folding added a piece Berry Burst Designer Series Paper (dsp) from the Color Theory paper stack to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using a piece of Whisper White cardstock which had a circle die cut out and a Stampin Sponge we added a circle of Pink Pirouette onto a small panel of Whisper white cardstock. Next we stamped the branches from the Colorful Seasons stamp set in Early Espresso ink and added the flowers using the Berry Burst ink pad. They look so pretty and give a soft Asian feel to the panel. We die cut the Adirondack chair using the co-ordinating Seasonal Layers dies from the a piece of Early Espresso cardstock. We mounted the stamped Whisper White panel onto a panel of Early Espresso cardstock. The chair was added to the panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. We added the whole panel to the card front again using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

The second card was more autumnal in colour and theme. We stamped the small solid leaf image randomly down the side of a Thick Whisper White card base in Old Olive ink. We stamped the same image in the same ink onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock which we then punched using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. We also punched the top of a strip of Color Theory dsp in Crushed Curry and added it using Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the back left hand side of the tag. Using the Seasonal Layers dies we cut a partial leaf shape from the Old Olive tag and also cut a filigree leaf from a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock. A small solid leaf was stamped in Crushed Curry ink and die cut using the matching die. A small piece of Crushed Curry Ribbon was stapled to the top if the tag using the now retired Handheld Stapler and the staple hidden by the small Crushed Curry leaf. The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink before the tag was added to the card front using Stampin Dimensionals. The filigree Crushed Curry leaf was then added to the card front using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

For the last card we stamped the 2 snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set randomly onto a layer of Night of Navy cardstock using Whisper White Craft ink and set it aside to dry. The sentiment from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set was stamped onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Night of Navy ink. The 3 snowflake dies in the Seasonal Layers set were then die cut from a strip of Whisper White cardstock. When the Whisper White Craft ink was dry, it takes a couple of minutes; we added the sentiment piece using Tombow then mounted the whole panel onto the card front using Stampin Dimensionals before adding the die cut snowflakes with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Love all of these cards using this fantastically versatile stamp set and dies. I hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Colorful Seasons & Flurry of Wishes
Dies
Seasonal Layers
Cardstock + DSP
Card 1 – Thick Whisper White, Early Espresso & Whisper White + Color Theory dsp
Card 2 – Thick Whisper White, Old Olive & Whisper White + Color Theory dsp
Card 3 – Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Pink Pirouette, Berry Burst & Early Espresso
Card 2 – Old Olive & Crushed Curry
Card 3 – Whisper White Craft Ink & Night of Navy
Punches
Scallop Tag Topper, Handheld Stapler (retired)
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, D, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Crushed Curry Ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Banners for You makes lovely anniversary cards

Posted on July 14, 2017July 11, 2017 by Mo Rootes

It is my brother and sister-in-laws’ wedding anniversary later this week and today I am sharing the card I made for them using the Banner For You stamp set. My inspiration came from a card I saw on Youtube, designed and demonstrated by the very talented Dena Rekow – click on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1 to see her original project. I have changed the card base and the colour palette used for my version.

I cut the 2^nd largest Lots of Labels die from Whisper White cardstock using my Big Shot machine. Onto this Whisper White piece I stamped the flowers, randomly using Flirty Flamingo ink. I then added the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink and the little circles in Wisteria Wonder ink. To fill in the gaps I stamped the cluster of 3 dots using Peakaboo Peach ink. Love these colours together, they look so fresh and summery.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the banner image in Pear Pizzazz ink before stamping the words onto the banner image and running it through the Big Shot with the co-ordinating Bunch of Banners framelits.

I ran a layer of Pear Pizzazz cardstock through the Big Shot using the Ruffled Dynamic Texture Impressions Embossing Folder to give it some dimension. These dynamic textured impressions folders are fabulous, they add such a wow factor to a project.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To assemble the card I used a Thick Whisper White card base and added the embossed Pear Pizzazz layer to the front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I layered the stamped label on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals with the banner added on top with another layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Love the clean and fresh look of this card. In fact I loved it so much that I made another version for my cousin and his wife who also celebrate their anniversary later this week. Let’s hope both couples like their cards. Which colour combo do you prefer?

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You by Stampin’ Up!

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Banners for You
Dies
Bunch of Banners & Lots of Labels
Cardstock
Card 1 – Thick Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White
Card 2 – Thick Very Vanilla, Sweet Sugarplum & Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Pear Pizzazz, Flirty Flamingo, Peakaboo Peach & Wisteria Wonder
Card 2 – Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and Pool Party
Embossing Folder
Ruffled Texture Impressions embossing folder
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, A, A, B, D & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Bike Ride for a special birthday

Posted on July 11, 2017July 4, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Earlier this week a lovely friend celebrated a very special birthday. She loves the outdoors, cycling and walking in particular and although she now has a shiny new bus pass she assures me her bike will still be getting a regular work out. In honour of her bike I chose the Bike Ride stamp set and co-ordinating Build A Bike framelit dies to make her birthday card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

I stamped the frame of the bike using the lovely, rich Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White card stock and then stamped both the wheels in Archival Basic Gray ink onto Whisper White cardstock before running them through the Big Shot with the co-ordinating Build A Bike dies. Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I glued the wheels onto the frame to make the bike.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

Taking scrap Whisper White cardstock I stamped the open stars from the Balloon Celebration stamp set in Fresh Fig ink before punching out a couple of balloons using the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I stamped the solid stars using Powder Pink ink and punched out another balloon. I stamped some solid balloons in Fresh Fig and Powder Pink ink and punched them out with the same punch.

I stamped the number 6 and 0 from the Number of Years stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink onto more scrap Whisper White ink and die cut them out using the Large Number Dies. I also die cut 3 more sets of the letters from Whisper White cardstock which I adhered to the back of the Bermuda Bay stamped numbers to give added dimension to the numbers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

I decided on a 5½” square card made of Thick Whisper White cardstock and added a 5¼” square layer of Powder Pink cardstock to the front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I cut a 5” square piece of Whisper White cardstock and started laying out the bike and balloons to get some idea of placement. I stamped the ‘swoosh’ shape from the Number Years stamp set in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom of the Whisper White cardstock panel and added the bike with Stampin Dimensionals. Using the fine tip of my Basic Black marker and a ruler I added balloon strings to the handle bar and the bar behind the bike seat adding the balloons using Tombow Liquid Adhesive or Stampin Dimensionals. I added the die cut 60 on top of the other balloons and coated the number with Clear Wink of Stella. Finally I coloured the handle bars, seat and pedal of the bike using Crumb Cake ink and a Blender Pen. Such a fun looking card, I really hope my friend likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Bike Ride, Balloon Celebration & Number of Years
Dies
Build A Bike framelits & Large Number Dies
Punches
Balloon Bouquet
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Powder Pink & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay + Basic Black Marker pen
Tools
Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, C, C & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Clear Wink of Stella, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Ladybird, Ladybird – in a Jar

Posted on July 7, 2017June 28, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Looking at my last few posts I have noticed that I am definitely chanelling the clean and simple look and this card is another along the same lines.

I am using the Sharing Sweet Thoughts stamp set to create the card today. I love that we have another set to use with the Every Day Jars Framelit Dies. After a bit of trial and error I decided it is easier to stamp the inside elements before stamping the jar ……….. a lot of trial and error!! I stamped the ‘grass’ and the ‘leafy stem’ in Wild Wasabi ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock before adding the adorable little ladybird in Real Red ink. I then stamped the jar using Archival Basic Gray ink and die cut it using the Every Day Jars Framelits and the Big Shot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sharing Sweet Thoughts by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the cute gingham lid in the Real Red ink before die cutting it and attaching it to the top of the jar using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the stamped jar to a panel of Whisper White cardstock using Stampin’ Dimensionals and added some ground using Crumb Cake ink and a Blender Pen and couldn’t resist another couple of Ladybirds going to rescue their friend……

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sharing Sweet Thoughts – Stampin’ Up!

I added the whole piece to a layer of Real Red cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive before adding to a Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sharing Sweet Thoughts by Stampin’ Up!

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Sharing Sweet Thought
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Real Red & Whisper White
Dies
Every Day Jars framelits
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray, Wild Wasabi, Crumb Cake & Real Red
Tools
Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, C & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Crafting Forever Pot of Brushes

Posted on July 4, 2017June 28, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Crafting Forever stamp set from the new Annual Catalogue. There are so many fab images for all the crafty people in my life; I can see I am going to get a lot of use from this set.

I stamped the pot of brushes in Momento Tuxedo Black onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the pot onto a piece of the Color Theory dsp and cut it out using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Crafting Forever by Stampin’ Up!

Using Bermuda Bay, Perfect Plum, Rose Red, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake & Smoky Slate ink pads and a Blender Pen I coloured in all the brushes. I love how bright and colourful the image looked when finished. I added the paper pieced dsp pot to the stamped pot using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. And added some ‘ground’ beneath the pot using Crumb Cake ink and the Blender Pen.

I rounded the upper left corner before adding this layer to a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock, with a rounded upper left corner, using Tombow Liquid Adhesive before adding the panel to a Thick Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I rounded the upper left hand corner of the card base as well. To finish off I added some Brights Enamel Shapes.

Love the fun colours in this card, so fresh. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Crafting Forever
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White
DSP
Color Theory stack
Punches
Project Life Corner Rounder (retired)
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay, Perfect Plum, Rose Red, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake & Smoky Slate
Tools
Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Brights & Regals Enamel Shapes, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope