Bubble Over for an engagement congratulations card

Posted on December 29, 2017December 29, 2017 by Mo Rootes

The Bubble Over stamp set, available from the 3^rd January in my online store, makes a lovely understated congratulations card.

I wanted the main element on the front of the card to look like a bottle of Champagne. I tried stamping the ‘largest bottle’ image in Chocolate Chip ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, I liked it but the colour just wasn’t right. For the second attempt I tried Old Olive ink but it was much too light so I stamped the bottle again using Always Artichoke ink which was perfect. I die cut the stamped bottle using the co-ordinating Bottles and Bubbles Framelit dies and my Big Shot. I also die cut one of the label pieces from a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the ‘small heart’ image onto the label in Real Red ink and added it to the front of the die cut bottle using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock using my Paper Trimmer to 5” by 3½”, placed my die cut bottle roughly in position then stamped the heart image using 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th generation Real Red ink to look as if the hearts were bubbling out of the bottle. Leaving the bottle roughly in position I inked up the sentiment from the Balloon Celebrations stamp set in Always Artichoke ink and stamped it to the side of the bottle. The bottle was then added to the panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added apiece of the gorgeous ⅛” Real Red Ribbon from the Autumn/Winter catalogue along the bottom of the panel and tied a small bow. I love this ribbon and will really miss it when it retires next week. To finish the panel off I rounded the upper right corner with my retired Project Life Corner Rounder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a piece of Real Red cardstock 4⅛” by 3⅝” and added it to the front of a Crumb Cake card base and added the decorated panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive for both pieces. To add some sparkle I used 3 of the hearts from the Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes.

I plan to give this card to the son of a friend and his new fiancée, hope they like it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo xx

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Bubble Over & Balloon Celebration
Dies
Bottles & Bubbles framelits
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Real Red & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Always Artichoke & Real Red
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder, Corner Rounder (retired) and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes, ⅛” Real Red Ribbon, Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelopes

Hometown Greetings for a secret Santa box

Posted on December 22, 2017December 19, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the box I made for my team secret Santa gift. This box proved amazingly popular with the team members.To make it you will need the following;
Night of Navy cardstock 10¾ by 10¾
Whisper white cardstock 7⅜ by 7⅜
Whisper White cardstock pieces 4” by 3” x 5
Emerald Envy cardstock 3″ by 3″
Night of Navy cardstock 3″ by 3″
Whisper White cardstock 3″ by 3″
Scraps of Emerald Envy cardstock

I have added photo’s to the description but have used lighter coloured cardstock as the score lines show up better.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Secret Santa box made using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Start by using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the 10¾” by 10¾” piece of Night of Navy cardstock at 3¾” and 7” then rotate the cardstock 90⁰ and score at 3¾” and 7” again – ignore the extra partial line on the right, it was a mistake!!!

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using scissors cut up each of the vertical lines but only as far as the horizontal line – see picture. Then take a small wedge from the right and left side of each of the 4 tabs and trim about 1″ from each tab to make them shorter. Fold and burnish on the score lines. Using strong adhesive, Tear and Tape or Fast Fuse; stick each of the tabs to the inside to form a sturdy box base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Next, score the 7⅜” by 7⅜” piece of Whisper White cardstock at ½” and 2” on all 4 sides.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Cut the tabs as shown in the picture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Fold and burnish on all the score lines. Apply a strong adhesive, Tear and Tape or Fast Fuse to the back of the 4 tabs and to the front of the 1/2″ score lines which will be folded over inside the lid to re-enforce the top.

Using the Hometown Greetings dies and the 5 pieces of 4” by 3” Whisper White cardstock and a Big Shot, die cut out the rows of houses.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

I cut out the church row once, the row of larger houses 3 times and the smaller houses once. The pieces will be longer than you need, you can trim them to size. Also die cut the trees using a scrap of Emerald Envy cardstock, these can be glued on top of the white trees with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

Take one of the rows of larger houses and die cut with a 2¾” Layering Circle Die. Glue this to the same size die cut circle from Night of Navy cardstock. Then add this to a slightly larger scalloped circle die cut from Emerald Envy cardstock and the Layering Circles dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box made using Hometown Greetings dies by Stampin’ Up!

I took each of the die cut rows of houses and ‘scribbled’ all over them with Tombow Liquid Adhesive and sprinkled them with lots of Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. The gorgeous, glittery houses can then be added to the sides of the box with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The Layered Circles were then added to the top of the box with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The box held a gorgeous candle surrounded by a wintery scene.

www.crafty-rootes.com – secret Santa box made using Hometown Greeting dies 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:
Dies
Hometown Greetings Framelits & Layering Circle Framelits
Cardstock
Night of Navy, Emerald Envy & Whisper White
Tools
Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Big Shot, Precision Base Plate, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Adhesives
Fast Fuse, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Grid Paper

Card with quilted effect Christmas trees

Quirky Quilted Christmas Trees

Posted on December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the Christmas Quilt stamp set today to make a last minute Christmas card.

I stamped the tiny patterned triangles using Old Olive ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock then added the solid triangles using the Cherry Cobbler ink pad before die cutting the ‘tree’ shape using the Quilt Builder Dies. I also die cut a ‘tree’ in Old Olive using one of the patterns from the Merry Little Christmas DSP .

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a stitched oval using the Layering Oval Framelits from scrap Whisper White cardstock and mounted it onto a scalloped oval die cut from the same set using Lemon Lime Twist cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the old olive tree to the right side of the oval with Tombow and the stamped tree to the left side of the oval with Stampin’ Dimensionals after adding the tree stand in Chocolate Chip ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking the ‘stitched triangle’ image I stamped in Old Olive ink all over a Cherry Cobbler card base to add some texture to the card. I inked up part of the sentiment from the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set using an Old Olive Marker – a great option if you only want some of the words, and stamped it onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White and added it to the card front with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The oval topper was then added on Stampin’ Dimensionals. A bow made from ⅛” Gold Metallic Ribbon was added to the top of the oval using a Mini Glue Dot.

Such a cute card. Hope you like 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
Christmas Quilt & Cookie Cutter Christmas
Dies
Quilt Builder Framelits, Layering Ovals dies & Stitched Shapes framelits
Cardstock
Cherry Cobbler, Lemon Lime Twist & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Merry Little Christmas
Ink Pads
Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Chocolate Chip
Markers
Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, B, B & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
⅛” Gold Metallic Ribbon, Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelopes

Christmas Quilt for non Christmas cards

Posted on December 15, 2017December 11, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to the lovely ladies who came to this week’s classes which, by popular request were non seasonal themed.

We used the Christmas Quilt stamp set and co-ordinating Quilt Builder dies to make 3 non Christmas themed cards. This is such an amazingly, versatile set and will be fantastic for any quilters or sewers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The first card we made was stamped. The frame of the quilted piece was stamped in Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White cardstock and the infilling pieces were stamped in either Berry Burst ink or Pool Party ink. We stamped the sentiment in Berry Burst ink and punched it out using the Duet Banner Punch and backed it with a Pool Party piece punched with the same punch. We added a strip of Berry Burst cardstock and a piece of ⅛” Soft Sky Ribbon (retired) to the stamped panel. We took a Berry Burst card base and stamped the frame piece in the upper left and lower right corner using Fresh Fig ink before adding the Whisper White stamped panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added a Glitter Enamel Dot to the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The 2^nd card was a softer affair. The ladies embossed a Pool Party panel with the Quilt Top embossing folder and my Big Shot and added it to the Pool Party card base after wrapping it with a piece of Berry Burst Ribbon. They then die cut the quilt frame in either Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pool Party or Fresh Fig and shared the pieces with their neighbours. We adhered the frame die cut to a piece of Adhesive sheet and added the coloured pieces just like a jigsaw puzzle. The whole panel was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The final card started with a Thick Whisper White card base. We added a dsp panel to the bottom of the card front and an embossed Whisper White panel and covered the join with Berry Burst ribbon. The adorable sentiment was stamped in Berry Burst ink and die cut using the Layering Oval Framelits and backed with a Fresh Fig scalloped oval die cut using the same set of dies. They then die cut the flower in either Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pool Party or Fresh Fig and again, shared the pieces with their classmates. We added the sentiments and the flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals. White Perfect Accents were added to the centre of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I just love this set and so did the ladies. Hope you like the cards as well.

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
Christmas Quilt & Baby Bear
Dies
Quilt Builder Framelits. Layering Ovals dies
Cardstock
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Pool Party, Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
DSP
Subtles collection (retired)
Ink Pads
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst & Pool Party
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Duet Banner Punch, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Embossing Folder
Quilt Top embossing folder
Acrylic Blocks
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals and Adhesive sheets
Accessories
Berry Burst finely woven ribbon, ⅛” Soft Sky Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Glitter Enamel dots, White Perfect Accents, Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelopes

Party Panda’s are here and ready to PARTY…….

Posted on December 12, 2017December 11, 2017 by Mo Rootes

The Party Panda’s stamp set is Fab..U..Lous, so quirky and cute……I love it. As a demonstrator we get to order new product a month before the new catalogues go live, such a great perk. My pre order arrived on Friday and I couldn’t wait to start stamping with the Party Panda stamp set. This fab set will be available for free with a £45 order from the 2nd of January and there are lots of other items to choose from.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Party Panda’s stamp set by Stampin’ Up! for Sale-a-Bration

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 3¼” and stamped the sweet Panda with a Balloon using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the sentiment from the same set using Real Red ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Party Panda’s stamp set by Stampin’ Up for Sale-a-Bration

I coloured the balloon in using the light Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends pen and added some depth with the dark Cherry Cobbler pen. I used the colour lifter pen to add a ‘light’ spot to the balloon. I rounded the upper right corner with a Corner Rounder to add some interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Party Panda’s stamp set by Stampin’ Up for Sale-a-Bration

I took a Real Red card base and added a 5⅞” by 1½” strip of Basic Black cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the stamped panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the same Panda onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞” and added it to the inside of the card. I stamped the same image on a Whisper White Envelope to finish off the card.

That Panda is so cute, love 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
Party Panda’s
Cardstock
Real Red, Archival Basic Black & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black & Real Red
Stampin’ Blends
Cherry Cobbler light & dark, colour lifter
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelope

Rich Razzelberry Season Like Christmas

Posted on December 8, 2017December 7, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I have used the Season Like Christmas stamp set for a quirky last minute seasonal card.

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock panel 4⅛” by 4”. I stamped the ‘solid’ Christmas tree image using Old Olive Ink. I then over stamped it with the more ‘detailed’ tree image in Garden Green ink for a bit of depth. I then stamped the ‘tree trunk’ image in Early Espresso Ink. I love the way these three images work together to give a 3 dimensional look to the tree.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Season Like Christmas stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the ‘ground’ using 1^st and 2^nd generation Crumb Cake ink. For a final touch I added the sweet little star from the set in Crushed Curry ink onto the top of the tree.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Season Like Christmas stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a ½” strip of Gold Glimmer paper to either side of the stamped panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. Taking a 5⅞” by ¼” strip of Old Olive cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set onto the strip using Old Olive ink. I glued this strip to a card base of Rich Razzelberry cardstock and added the stamped panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Season Like Christmas stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I am really happy with the unusual colour scheme for this card, I think it looks great. Let me know what you think?

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
Season Like Christmas & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock
Rich Razzelberry, Old Olive, Gold Glimmer & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Old Olive, Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, G, H, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelope

Book Style wrapper holding Christmas cards, tags and envelopes

Posted on December 5, 2017December 4, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to all the lovely ladies who came to the Adult Education Christmas classes in November and December. They made a gorgeous Book fold box with pockets to hold the cards, tags and envelopes they made during the day.

There were 4 project tables set up and the ladies moved from table to table during the day making 2 cards and 2 tags at 3 of the tables and the Book style wrapper and pockets at the 4^th table.

Here are the projects they made.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Santa’s Sleigh by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

www.crafty-rootes.com – Santa’s Sleigh by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

www.crafty-rootes.com – Santa’s Sleigh by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

Lovely Star of Light decoration on a book fold box

www.crafty-rootes.com – Santa’s Sleigh by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

Star of Light decorating the inside of a book fold box

www.crafty-rootes.com – Santa’s Sleigh by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

www.crafty-rootes.com – Santa’s Sleigh by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

Cute little drawer box with a chocolate treat

www.crafty-rootes.com – Star of Light stamp set and dies by Stampin’ Up! for an all day event

Here are the co-ordinating little treat boxes I made for the ladies.

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
Santa’s Suit, At Home With You, Tin of Tags, Flurry of Wishes & Star of Light
Cardstock
Garden Green, Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Thick Whisper White, Silver Foil & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Emerald Envy, Garden Green, Smoky Slate, Archival Basic Gray, Pacific Point, Craft Whisper White & Archival Basic Black
Markers
Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Garden Green, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Garden Green, Real Red, Basic Black
Re-inkers
Night of Navy, Emerald Envy, Pacific Point, Pool Party. Garden Green
Tools
Big Shot. Big Shot die brush, Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, an empty stamp case, Baby Wipes, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, paper piercer and Scissors
Dies
Santa’s Sleigh Framelits, At Home Framelits, Starlight Framelits
Punches
Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Flower Medallion Punch (retired), Festive flurry Punch, Pretty Label Punch, 1 ¾” Circle Punch
Embossing Folders
Softly Falling & Brick Wall
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, C, D, E, G, H & I
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Tear and Tape and Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Silver Metallic edged ribbon, Silver glitter washi tape (retired), Whisper White Envelopes, Grid Paper

Picture Perfect Birthday for a Bookmark Challenge

Posted on December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set makes lovely bookmarks ready to be inserted into the Spring/Summer Catalogues. I made the bookmark/tag as part of a business challenge set by my lovely upline Mikaela. This stamp set will be available in the new Spring/Summer 2018 catalogue from the 3rd January 2018.

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5½” by 2”. I punched one end of the cardstock using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch before stamping the sentiment using Momento Tuxedo Black ink towards the bottom of the tag. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig Stamp Positioning Tool to make sure I got it straight……always a challenge for me!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I mounted the ‘bow’ image onto an Acrylic Block B and the ‘bow shadow’ image onto another Acrylic Block B and began stamping from the bottom up to the top using the following ink colours: Peakaboo Peach, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzelberry, Lemon Lime Twist. I inked up each colour, stamped it off onto my Grid Paper then stamped the 2^nd generation ink onto the bookmark – every colour that is with the exception of the Berry Burst where I forgot…..ooops.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Picture Perfect Birthday stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I inked the ‘bow shadow’ image in the same ink and stamped it full strength to give some dimension to the image. I really liked the soft colours for this book mark.

Multicoloured Bookmark business card idea

Bookmark with a business card attached

To finish I cut a piece of Berry Burst cardstock and a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock to 5½” by 2” and punched one end of each using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch. I adhered the Daffodil Delight tag to the back of the stamped piece, slightly off set, using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The Berry Burst piece was then added in the same way and off set to the other side. I then glued on a business card with my details on it. I added a piece of Silver Metallic Edged Ribbon through the hole at the top and tied it together with a bow made from the Silver ⅛” Ribbon.

Happy with they way this turned out, now to make lots more ready to insert into my new catalogues when they arrive.

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
Picture Perfect Birthday & Crafting Forever
Cardstock
Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Peakaboo Peach, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzelberry, Lemon Lime Twist & Momento Tuxedo Black
Tools
Stamp-a-ma-jig Stamp Positioning Tool, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, B & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Silver Metallic edged ribbon, Silver ⅛” Ribbon, Grid Paper