A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Birthday Paradise card

Posted on December 22, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the new Planted Paradise stamp set which will be available from the 4^th January 2024 when the January – April Mini Catalogue launches. I have used it to make a monochromatic birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birthday paradise card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 1½”
Shaded Spruce card – 3¾” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a T square ruler, I marked off a strip 1½” wide near the top of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using a pencil. This would act as a guide when I began stamping.

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I began by stamping the trio of leaves image in Garden Green ink, above the top pencil line and below the bottom pencil line.

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The other leaves were added one at a time, starting with the largest and working down to the smallest. Each leaf was stamped in a different shade of green. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce & Mossy Meadow. The pencil lines were then erased.

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The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Parakeet Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The sentiment, from the Phrases For All stamp set was inked up – HAPPY with Parakeet Party and BIRTHDAY with Shaded Spruce ink. This was stamped onto the 3½” by 1½” piece of Basic White card. I glued the thin strips of Shaded Spruce card to the sentiment panel. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

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A double bow, made using the Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon and the Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon, was added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.

A scattering of Iridescent discs completed the card.

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A sweet Ladybird themed birthday card with an unusual colour palette made using the Hello Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Ladybird Birthday card

Posted on November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Ladybird themed birthday card made using the Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug builder Punch.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ladybug card, you will need:

Lemon Lime Twist card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card –– Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black card

The large leaf was stamped in Lemon Lime Twist ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

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The trio of flowers was stamped in Petal Pink ink and the trio of spots dotted around in Orchid Oasis ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

From scrap Basic Black card, I punched out a Ladybird body. The wings were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Orchid Oasis ink. I used the liquid glue to adhere the pieces together and mounted it onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I then trimmed it out using Scissors and added it with liquid glue to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

A trio of Flat Backed Adhesive Pearls completed the card.

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A textured meadow birthday card made using the gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Textured Meadow birthday card for the Online Exclusives Blog Hop

Posted on November 14, 2023November 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I can’t get enough of the gorgeous Meandering Meadow designer series paper and have used it to make a textured meadow card for the Online Exclusives Blog Hop

Colours in this card, are:

To recreate the textured meadow card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Melon Mambo card – 3¾” by 2½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using a Deckled Rectangle die, I cut a rectangle from the centre of the panel of Meandering Meadow dsp.

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The outside piece of the dsp was then embossed using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder.

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The embossed panel was then glued to the Misty Moonlight panel and then to the Thick Very Vanilla card base.

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The die cut rectangle of dsp was then adhered to the Melon Mambo later before it was added back into the negative space on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and added to the card front.

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An arched birthday card made using the gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper, Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow dies by Stampin' Up!

Meadow Walk card

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the new Meandering Meadow designer series paper and the co-ordinating Garden Meadow stamp set and Dies and have made a pretty meadow walk card. This suite of products is available from today as an online exclusive from my online shop.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the meadow, walk card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder, I embossed the Very Vanilla panel and glued it to the Thick Very Vanilla card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used o make an arched birthday card

I used the arched die, from the Garden Meadow Dies to cut the arch from the piece of Meandering Meadow dsp and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The gate and welly boots were stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. These were die cut using the same Garden Meadow Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The gate was coloured using a combination of Smoky Slate, Gray Granite & Pebbled Path Blends Pens. I used Balmy Blue Blends Pens, very lightly, to add a little colour between the wooden slats of the fence. The boots were coloured with Balmy Blue Blends Pens. They were then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

A sweet little gold dragonfly completed the card.

This suite is absolutely gorgeous.

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Beautiful Balloons and Biggest Wish stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used to make a vibrant birthday card

Birthday Balloons card

Posted on August 6, 2023July 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty birthday balloons card made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set combined with the Biggest Wishes stamp set.

Colours used in this card are;

To recreate the birthday balloon card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper right corner
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3½” Rounded Upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – Rounded Upper right corner

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Biggest Wishes stamp set along the bottom of the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

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The balloons were then stamped in Parakeet Party, Lemon Lolly and Blackberry Bliss ink. I balloon on the right was stamped in Lemon Lolly but I obviously hadn’t cleaned the stamp properly as it looks more apricot in colour!

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The balloon strings were stamped in Parakeet Party and Blackberry Bliss ink.

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The stamped panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss panel leaving the dark colour showing only on the left side and the top. The whole piece was glued to the Parakeet Party card base using the same liquid glue.

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A trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card. A very bright colour combo.

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The Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder Punch by Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine birthday card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Trucking Alone card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on July 29, 2023July 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing some of the gorgeous online products currently available. I am using the lovely Trucking Along stamp set and Truck Builder dies.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the trucking along card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Boho Blue card

I ran the panel of Pebbled Path card through the Cut & Emboss Machine with one of the lovely Basics 3D Embossing Folders. The panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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A couple of strips of Tear ‘N Tape were added to the embossed panel. A loop of Real Red ribbon was added to the card front.

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On scrap Basic White card, I stamped the outline truck in Pebbled Path ink. The truck was coloured using the infill stamp and Real Red ink. The tyres were coloured using the Basic Black Blends Pen. I punched the truck out with the Truck Builder Punch.

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Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I cut out a stitched circle. The ‘ground’ image was stamped in Pebbled Path ink along the bottom of the die cut circle. I added clouds in Boho Blue ink across the top. Using a Blending Brush, I added Boho Blue ink to the top half of the circle and Pebbled Path ink to the bottom of the circle.

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The truck was placed onto the stitched circle, when it was in position, I lined up the outline flower image, moved the truck to one side and stamped the image in Pebbled Path ink. The flowers were coloured with Daffodil Delight ink and I coloured the leaves with a Garden Green Marker.

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The truck was added onto the circle on Dimensionals and the circle added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto a scrap of Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

I love this stamp set and punch, it is so versatile, fabulous for masculine cards.

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A masculine birthday card made for the Birthday Blog Hop using the Bird's Eye View stamp set and the Nested Essentials dies by Stampin' Up!

Birdie Birthday card made for the Birthday Blog Hop

Posted on July 19, 2023July 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Birthday Blog Hop where we are sharing birthday related projects. My masculine birdie birthday card is made using the Bird’s Eye View stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birdie birthday card, you will need:

Lost lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Pretty Peacock card

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the panel of Fresh As A Daisy dsp to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. This layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer and then to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

Using the Nested Essentials dies, I die cut the label from the panel of Basic White card measuring 4” by 2”.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

The bird, from the Bird’s Eye View stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the label. The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Lost Lagoon and Pebbled Path.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the On the Ocean stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down with scissors. It was then glued in place with the top tucked behind the die cut label. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

Leaves from the So Refreshing Dies were die cut from scrap Pretty Peacock card and tucked under the label.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bird’s Eye View stamp set used with the Nested Essentials dies to make a masculine birthday card for the Birthday Blog Hop

I used the Classic Matte Dots to add the eye of the bird and a couple more to decorate the card.

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A pretty, floral birthday card made using the Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Color & Contour Floral Birthday card

Posted on July 16, 2023July 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty, floral birthday card made using the Color & Contour stamp set and some bright colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the floral birthday card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 3½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner

The sentiment from the Phrases For All stamp set was stamped on the strip of Basic White card using Pebbled Path ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

I placed the sentiment strip onto the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and lightly due a line in pencil on both sides. The sentiment panel was then set on one side. This gives a guideline for stamping my images.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The outline of the large spray of flowers was stamped in Pebbled Path ink, taking care to keep the bottom of the image inside the pencil lines. I stamped it again using the same ink. I then stamped the outline flower head a couple of times using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The infill images for the flowers were stamped in Sweet Sorbet or Daffodil Delight ink. Outline leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. The pencil lines were then erased.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same glue to add the panel to the Sweet Sorbet card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Color & Contour stamp set and the the Phrases for All stamp set used to make a lovely pretty, floral birthday card

The sentiment piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a scattering of Glossy Dots and Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A birthday card featuring a jug of flowers made using the beautiful So Refreshing stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

Jug of Flowers card

Posted on June 27, 2023June 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the So Refreshing stamp set and dies and have made a really pretty birthday card to share with you today.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the jug of flowers card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5¾”
Berry Burst card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Scrap Basic White, Bubble Bath, Lost Lagoon & Pretty Peacock

Using a Blending Brush, I lightly added Lost Lagoon ink to one of the Basic White panels.

A biirthday card featuring a jug of flowers made using the beautiful So Refreshing stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

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I die cut the rug from scrap Lost Lagoon case and added it to the inked panel. The sentiment was then stamped in Pretty Peacock ink and the decorated panel was glued to the Berry Burst layer and then to the Pretty Peacock card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a birthday card featuring a jug of flowers

The jug, from the So Refreshing dies set was die cut from scrap Bubble Bath card, the handle was trimmed off and the jug was run through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a birthday card featuring a jug of flowers

The spray of leaves was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink onto scrap Basic White card, The outline flowers were added in Berry Burst ink. The infill flower image was stamped in 2^nd generation Berry Burst and the floral spray was then die cut. It was tucked unto the jug and secured with Dimensionals before being mounted onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a birthday card featuring a jug of flowers

The trio of leaves were die cut from scrap Pretty Peacock card, cut apart and tucked around the jug and flowers. The tiny flowers were die cut from scrap Berry Burst card and were added to the die cut rug.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful So Refreshing stamp set and dies used to make a birthday card featuring a jug of flowers

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty botanical trio birthday card made using the gorgeous Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Botanical Trio Card

Posted on June 18, 2023June 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Botanical Layers stamp set to make a pretty botanical trio birthday card.

Colours used to make this card:

To recreate the botanical trio card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – For the inside
Berry Burst card – 5¼” by ½”
Lost Lagoon card – 5¼” by ⅛”

Using the smaller leafy image from the Botanical Layers stamp set I stamped in Berry Burst ink in the centre of the panel about 1¼” from the bottom.

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I stamped the image again, to the left in Lost Lagoon ink and to the right in Copper Clay ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty botanical trio birthday card

Using the Copper Clay ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set along the bottom of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty botanical trio birthday card

Place the stamped panel into the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder leaving the ⅝” strip where the sentiment is stamped outside the folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Botanical Layers stamp set used to make a pretty botanical trio birthday card

The strip of Berry Burst card was glued above the stamped sentiment and the thin strip of Lost Lagoon added below.

A length of Elegant Trim was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape and the panel was glued to the Lost Lagoon panel with liquid glue.