First Frost stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

First Frost card inspired by my bathroom!

Posted on February 4, 2020January 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I was soaking in the bath the other day, as you do when I looked up and noticed how well the new box of tissues went with the colour of the cupboard doors and I thought I must try out that colour combo ……..we have to take our inspiration when it comes. Here is the card I came up with using the First Frost stamp set.

To recreate my bathroom inspired card you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Calypso Coral – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2– rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

I inked up the ‘sprig’ image using the Gray Granite and Merry Merlot Stamp and Write Markers and stamped on one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated this twice more. This panel was then added to the Calypso Coral panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the Merry Merlot card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

I stamped the large flower in Merry Merlot ink and the small flower in Calypso Coral onto scrap Whisper White card stock and die cut them using the Frosted Bouquet dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped using Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White and die cut using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the roses placed around the sentiment using Dimensionals. I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

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Rainbow Unicorn

Posted on February 2, 2020January 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet rainbow unicorn card made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set with rainbow colours.

To recreate the Rainbow Unicorn card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Basic Black – 4 ¼” by 3⅞” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 4” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Scrap So Saffron, Whisper White, Balmy Blue

I placed the smallest Whisper White panel in the Stamparatus after using the Embossing Buddy to remove static. The unicorn image was inked up with Versamark ink then with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it on the panel. Clear Embossing Powder was poured over the stamped image and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty rainbow unicorn card using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I stamped one of the zigzag images from the Waterfront stamp set in rainbow order starting from the unicorns head. I used Flirty Flamingo, Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Balmy Blue & Highland Heather.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty rainbow unicorn card using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The inked panel was adhered to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty rainbow unicorn card using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Little Elephant stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a strip if Whisper White, flagged the end and tucked it underneath the raised panel. I flagged a strip of So Saffron and another of Balmy Blue and tucked them either side of the sentiment. I finished the card by adding a scatter of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty rainbow unicorn card using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I stamped the swirl from the same stamp set onto the remaining panel of Whisper White and adhered it inside the card. I used the same image to decorate the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty rainbow unicorn card using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty thank you card featuring wellies and a flowery umbrella by Stampin' Up!

Under My Umbrella – Wellies and a Brolly

Posted on January 31, 2020January 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I love a good punch, a craft punch that is and the Umbrella Builder Punch certainly fits the bill. Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and the Umbrella Builder Punch.

To recreate the Umbrella card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Balmy Blue – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – – Rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap of Best Dressed dsp

I began by stamping the open umbrella onto a scrap of Best Dressed dsp and punched it out using the Umbrella Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Under My Umbrella stamp set used to make a sweet thank you card

The wellie boots (love these) were stamped on the Whisper White panel in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. They were coloured in using Blends Markers , Old Olive combo and Daffodil Delight combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Under My Umbrella stamp set used to make a sweet thank you card

I stamped the raindrops in Balmy Blue ink and added the umbrella handle using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Under My Umbrella stamp set used to make a sweet thank you card

The sentiment from the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set was stamped in Balmy Blue ink. The punched umbrella was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Under My Umbrella stamp set used to make a sweet thank you card

The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then mounted on the Thick Whisper White card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Under My Umbrella stamp set used to make a sweet thank you card

To complete the card I coloured in a trio of Basic Pearls using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker.

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Meant To Be

Posted on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a quick, clean and simple card made using the Meant To Be stamp set and a rainbow of colours.

To recreate the Meant To Be card you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner x 2

I inked up the striped heart in Rococo Rose ink and stamped it on the top right hand corner of one of the Whisper White panels.

hearts made using the Meant To Be stamp set

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Using the Shammy I cleaned the stamped and inked it up in So Saffron ink. This was then stamped below the Rococo Rose image. I repeated the cleaning between each colour change before stamping in Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Seaside Spray, Highland Heather ans Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Rainbow hearts card made using the Meant To Be Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set was stamped in Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Rainbow hearts card made using the Meant To Be Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then mounted onto the highland Heather card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Rainbow hearts card made using the Meant To Be Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Rainbow hearts card made using the Meant To Be Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The striped heart was stamped on the remaining Whisper White panel which was then adhered inside the card and also on the front of the envelope.

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A pretty ombre hearts card made for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

All You Need Is Love – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on January 27, 2020January 22, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the January Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop where I theme this month is ‘All You Need is Love’. I have chosen the gorgeous Detailed Hearts die to make my card.

To recreate the All You Need is Love card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5¾” by 4” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Blueberry Bushel 4” by ⅞”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner – for the inside

I began by using sponges to ink the largest panel of Whisper White card stock. I started at the top and worked down the panel using Balmy Blue ink, Pool Party ink, Seaside Spray ink, Pacific Point ink, Blueberry Bushel ink and Night of Navy ink to create an ombre look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

I die cut the large panel of hearts from the ombre sheet and carefully pocked out all the hearts, putting them to one side to use in another project.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

I used my silicon sheet and a sponge to apply Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the back of the large die cut.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

The die cut piece was then glued to the medium Whisper White panel. The panel was added to the Blueberry Bushel layer then to the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Blueberry Bushel card, covered in White Embossing Powder and heat set. I used theTailored Tag Punch to flag the ends.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals. I used the fine-tip glue pen to add dimension to some of the hearts.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Detailed Hearts die used to make a pretty ‘All you need is love’ card for a Blog Hop

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A pretty pastel, floral card with the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Thoughtful Blooms for a team training swap

Posted on January 26, 2020January 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is the sweet swap card made for our last team meeting using the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and co-ordinating small Blossom Punch.

To recreate the Thoughtful Blooms swap card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the decorative circle from the Swirly Frames stamp set onto the Whisper White panel with Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

The swirly leaves image was added to the lower right portion of the circle in Mint Macaron ink. I added a scattering of the adorable tiny flowers in Pool Party ink. The small sprig of leaves was stamped in the Mint Macaron at the top of the circle and a tiny flower added below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

I stamped the stripy flower onto scrap Whisper White card in Highland Heather, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo ink. These flowers were then punched out using the Small Blossom punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

The flowers were given some dimension by curling the edged with my Bone Folder. The So Saffron flower was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the Flirty Flamingo and Highland Heather flowers in Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

To complete the card I added a Basic Pearl to the centre of each flower.

I love the soft colour palette of this card, so pretty.

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Beautiful Moments stamp set and Paper piecing technique for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Beautiful Moments for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2020January 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Stamping Techniques’. If you have joined me from Rachel Macleod, welcome and I am sure you loved her project, I am Mo Rootes and I live just outside Cambridge in the UK. I have chosen to use feature paper piecing with a little bit of simple masking using the Beautiful Moments stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Moments card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Pool Party – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I began by taking the largest plain circle from the Layering Circle dies and using it to cut out the middle of a large piece of scrap Whisper White. This piece was then placed over one of the Whisper White panels as a mask and Pool Party ink was applied with a sponge to the negative space. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The ‘mother and daughter’ image was then stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black onto the inked layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I stamped the mother onto a piece of Best Dressed dsp and the daughter onto a piece of Birthday Bonanza dsp and cut out both dresses using my sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

These ‘dresses’ were then glued to the stamped image using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The image was then coloured using Blends Markers. I used Ivory for the skin, Bronze for the mother’s hair and Light Crumb Cake for the daughter’s hair.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

The greeting from the same stamp set was added below the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped layer was glued to the Pool Party panel with the liquid adhesive. The whole layer was then added to the Purple Posy card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper piecing technique used with the Beautiful Moments stamp set

I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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A pretty garden themed card with a lovely garden gate made using Stampin' Up! products

Grace’s Garden for a Make & Take

Posted on January 24, 2020January 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is the card I made as one of our team training make & take projects. The brief was to make a card using a bundle or other products which would meet the £45 spend to qualify for a free Sale-A-Bration item. I chose to use the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set and Garden Gateway dies.

To recreate the Grace’s Garden make & take card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Blueberry Bushel 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

We began by die cutting the gate from the centre of the Blueberry Bushel panel, making sure to stay away from the edges of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

Next we stamped the ‘hollyhock’ image on either side of a Whisper White panel in Pear Pizzazz ink. The medium sized group of flowers was added in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

Using an oval make up brush we applied Seaside Spray ink to the top of the stamped panel. Blending it in around the plants. Using the same technique we added Smoky Slate into to the bottom of the panel.

A pretty garden themed card with a lovely garden gate made using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

The stamped panel was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel layer with Multipurpose Liquid adhesive and added to the Seaside Spray card base with the same glue.

The gate was cut up the middle with scissors then adhered to the card front in Dimensionals.

The spray of roses and the small group of flowers were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink and coloured in using the following Blends Markers – light Lovely Lipstick, dark Daffodil Delight & light Old Olive before being die cut and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

The cute little cat was stamped in Basic Gray ink and coloured using the Smoky Slate combo Blends Markers. The cat was added on a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

A scattering of Woven Threads Sequins was added to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A sweet card showing a cute group of meerkats featuring Stampin' Up! products

The Gangs All Meer

Posted on January 21, 2020January 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a cute, quirky card made using a new Sale-A-Bration stamp set from Stampin’ Up! called The Gangs All Meer.

To recreate the Gangs All Meer card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Whisper White – 3” by 3”
Mossy Meadow – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 2¾” by 2¾”
Scrap Whisper White

I die cut three squares from the three square panels of card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a quirky card featuring a cute group of Meerkats

The cactus image was stamped across the bottom of the card front in Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a quirky card featuring a cute group of Meerkats

I stamped the adorable group of meerkats in Soft Suede ink onto the smallest Whisper White square and coloured them in using the Crumb Cake combo of Blends Markers. The ground was added with the light Mossy Meadow Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a quirky card featuring a cute group of Meerkats

The background sky was added with So Saffron ink and a Sponge. The three squares were adhered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then mounted on the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a quirky card featuring a cute group of Meerkats

I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink onto scrap Whisper White card and trimmed down using my Paper Trimmer. It was added to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a quirky card featuring a cute group of Meerkats

To complete the card I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots. Cute card, I hope you agree.

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A beautiful red tulip card featuring Stampin' Up! products

Timeless Tulips

Posted on January 19, 2020January 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the Timeless Tulips stamp set by Stampin’ Up! and featuring a single tulip flower, simple but stylish.

To recreate the Timeless Tulips card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade – 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I applied Sahara Sand ink to the inside of the Stone Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine with the Whisper White panel. This gives incredible texture to the card stock and a very soft, subtle colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

This panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade panel with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and adhered with the same glue to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

I inked up the tulip flower with Poppy Parade ink and added some Cherry Cobbler ink to the base of the flower using a dauber. It was stamped onto scrap Whisper White card. This was punched out using the Tulip Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

I stamped 2 leaves in Old Olive ink on scrap card and punched them out using the same punch. The stem was stamped in the same ink and trimmed out using a pair of scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

The flower was added to the card front with Dimensionals, the stem and leaves added with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Old Olive ink.