Pretty feminine birthday cards made using the Paper Blooms dsp a Sale-A-Bration choice from Stampin' Up!

Paper Blooms card in the mail class

Posted on January 19, 2021January 14, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my first Class in the Mail. I used the lovely Paper Blooms designer Series Paper to make the cards. This is one of the free choices from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure with a £45 order.

Each person taking the class received all the card stock needed to make the cards, a 6” by 6” pack of the Paper Blooms dsp, a strip of Rhinestones, 3 envelopes and the die cut circles and label for the sentiments. As per Stampin’ Up! Policy no stamped images or sentiments were included and the ladies taking the class used what they had to hand. I had die cut a selection of flowers and leaves from the dsp for the ladies to use on their cards.

To recreate the double flower card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛
Rococo Rose – 5½” by 3¾”
Paper Blooms dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Night of Navy – ¼” strip
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper Blooms card in the mail class using Stampin’ Up! products.

Adhere the dsp to the Rococo Rose layer, then glued the panel to the Night of Navy card base.

Flag the ends of the strip of Night of Navy card and glue it to the card front. Stamp your chosen sentiment onto the die cut Whisper White label and use dimensionals to add to the card front.

Choose the flowers and leaves from the die cut selection and add with either glue or dimensionals. Embellish with Rhinestones.

To recreate the single flower card, you will need:

Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 3⅛” – embossed using the Painted Textures embossing folder
Paper Blooms dsp – 5⅞” by 2½”
Night of Navy – ¼” strip
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper Blooms card in the mail class using Stampin’ Up! products.

Select a piece of dsp and adhere it to the Rococo Rose card base, add the strip of Night of Navy strip. Add the embossed panel of Basic White card.

Fussy cut the flower from the dsp and add it to the card front using glue and/or Dimensionals.

Stamp and add your chosen sentiment – spare white card stock in the pack. Decorate with Rhinestones.

To recreate the Group of Flowers card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 5⅜” by 3⅝” scored at 4⅛”
Paper Blooms dsp – 4⅛” by 2¼”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper Blooms card in the mail class using Stampin’ Up! products.

Glue the dsp strip to the Thick Basic White card base.

Stamp the chosen sentiment onto the die cut circle then add the circle to the Rococo Rose scalloped circle.

Select the die cut flowers and leaves and add to the circle with glue. Decorate with Rinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Paper Blooms card in the mail class using Stampin’ Up! products.

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A beautiful trio of Christmas card made using the pretty Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies by Stampin' Up!

Poinsettia Petals Class

Posted on October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We used the beautiful Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies for October’s classes and made three pretty cards.

To recreate the 3D embossed Poinsettia card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Real Red – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner.
Real Red – 5⅞” by 4⅛” – for die cutting
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3½” –Rounded upper left corner – for the outside
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside

A beautiful Christmas card featuring a pretty 3 D flower. Made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies

The sentiment from the Peaceful Boughs stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel. The panel was then run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder.

The embossed layer was added to the Real Red panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the strip of Heartwarming Hugs added using the same adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Garden Green card front using the same glue.

Using the Poinsettia dies, we cut and embossed the 3 layers of petals from the larger panel of Real Red. We used a sponge Dauber and Cherry Cobbler ink to add depth of colour to the edges of each petal. We used Bone Folders to give the petal shape and adhered the 3 layers together with adhesive.

The flower was added to the card front using liquid adhesive. We used a gorgeous Beaded Pearl to the centre of the flower and a scattering of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

To recreate the Poinsettia Spray card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner.
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – x 2 for the inside and the outside

A beautiful Christmas card featuring a pretty poinsettia flower. Made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

We stamped the full poinsettia flower in Cherry Cobbler ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. Prior to the class I had stamped the same image onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

With the mask in place we stamped the outline leaves in Garden Green ink and added the infill colour in stamped off Garden Green ink. The berry sprig was stamped in Soft Suede ink and infilled with Bumblebee ink before the mask was removed.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was added in Garden Green ink.

The poinsettia was coloured using Cherry Cobbler and Real Red Blends Markers and the centre was coloured with Mango Melody Blends.

The stamped panel was glued to the Garden Green layer then added to the Real Red card base on Dimensionals and a trio of Red Rhinestones added to complete the card.

To recreate the Merry Christmas card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛”
Soft Suede – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Real Red – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 1”

A beautiful Christmas card made using the pretty Poinsettia Petals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

We used a 1” wide strip of Post It Note and placed it about 1¼” down from the top of the Whisper White panel.

Starting with the largest image we stamped above and below the Post It Note. The leaves and sprigs were added filling in the space above and below the Post It, building up the texture as we went. The colours we used were Real Red, Soft Suede, Bumblebee, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green and Pool Party. The Post It strip was the removed.

The stamped panel was glued to the Soft Suede layer and then to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the 1” strip of Whisper White and the panel was mounted on the Real Red layer with glue and then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Red Rhinestones added to complete the card.

I really hope you like the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas cards made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies

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Coming Home stamp set and Homecoming dies used for September 2020 classes - such a versatile set

Coming Home Bundle used for September Classes

Posted on September 11, 2020September 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

It was such fun being able to hold a couple of small, socially distanced classes this week and so lovely to see some of my lovely crafting friends and catch up with their news. I decided to kick classes off by using the very versatile Coming Home stamp set and Home Together dies.

To recreate the new Coming Home card you will need

Gray Granite card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 4⅛”
Gray Granite – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Whisper White – 4 ¼” by 3 ¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scarp Whisper White, Poppy Parade and Misty Moonlight

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

This card was CASE’d from my lovely upline Mikaela Titheridge – check out her original here – with a few tweaks of my own.

We embossed the Gray Granite layer using the Brick and Mortar embossing folder and glued it to the Gray Granite card base.

I had die cut ahead of time the stitched rectangle using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. The ladies stamped the medium and small house onto the rectangle in Gray Granite ink and added the panel to the card front.

The larger house and the small tree were stamped in the same ink and die cut using the Home Together dies. The following Blends were used to colour in the die cut house and tree – Gray Granite, Just Jade, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Misty Moonlight and Balmy Blue. The house was them added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I had die cut the heart for the ladies and the words ‘hooray and welcome’ from the Well Written dies. The ladies trimmed off the HO of hooray and the OME of welcome and glued the o’s one on top of the other to create the word HOME. The word New came from the Well Said stamp set – -time for a NEW adventure and was stamped on scrap Whisper White and trimmed out with scissors. To complete the card we added a White Baker’s Twine bow.

To recreate the row of cars card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5¾” by 4” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5¾” by 1½”
Poppy Parade – 6” by 1 ½”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I made this card for the son of a friend who has just passed his driving test.

We embossed the Misty Moonlight panel using the brick and Mortar embossing folder and added it to the Thick Whisper White card front.

The car were stamped across the thin strip of Whisper White card in Gray Granite ink leaving space to add the final card after it had been stamped, die cut and coloured.

The Poppy Parade border was cut using the Ornate Borders dies and added to the back of the stamped layer. The whole strip was then added to the card front.

We stamped the sentiment from the Well Said stamp set on a scrap strip of Whisper White in Misty Moonlight ink. The negative scallop from the Poppy Parade border was added as a little pop of colour. To finish we wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the sentiment and tied it in a bow.

To recreate the Snowy House card you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside and one for the outside
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The final card is a Christmas card – yay…… We used a blending brush (you could use a wedge of sponge or a dauber) to add Balmy Blue ink to one of the Whisper White panel. The panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight layer.

We stamped the house and large tree in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White card and die cut them. They were coloured in using the same Blends Markers.

The houses were positioned on the card front and snowflakes were stamped around the roof before the house and tree were stuck down with Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

A piece of Poppy Parade ribbon was wrapped around the layer and tied in a bow. The whole panel was then added to the Just Jade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like the cards as much as we do

I made some cut little treat boxes for the ladies using the same bundle. Aren’t they cute?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

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Beautiful Spring colours for March classes Tulip themed cards using Stampin' Up! products

Timeless Tulips Class Projects

Posted on March 17, 2020March 15, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We had Tulips classes last week using the lovely Timeless Tulips stamp set and the Tulip Builder Punch to make 3 cards one of which was a sweet box card. Every card in this month’s classes also used an embossing folder by special request.

To recreate the Tulips class box card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 9” by 8¼” scored on the long side @ 2⅛”, 4¼”, 6⅜”, & 8½”
Scored on the Short side – @ 2¾” – then place on the trimmer with the 2¾” score on the left and cut off at 6” – Take the off cut and cut down to get 2 pieces with a small tab at each end.
Flirty Flamingo 5⅞” by 2” x 2
Flirty Flamingo 2⅝” by 2” x 3
Whisper White W 5½” by 1⅞” x 2
Whisper White W 2½” by 1⅞” x 3
Old Olive ¼” strips x 6 cut in half.
Scrap Whisper White
Whisper White Envelope

With the smaller 4 rectangles towards you and the thinnest rectangle to the right we cut away the smallest rectangle. We then cut up each of the scorelines to the horizontal score line to form the flaps of the box card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Timeless Tulips Bundle stamp set and Punch used for March classes

We took the off cut strips and adhered then inside the box to serve as dividers.

The long thin Whisper White panels were adhered to the Long Flirty Flaming panel and added to the front and back of the back panel of the box.

We embossed the 3 small Whisper White panels using the Parisian Flourish embossing folder, added them to the small Flirty Flamingo panels then to the flaps of the box.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Timeless Tulips Bundle stamp set and Punch used for March classes

The ladies stamped a row of tulips in 4 colours onto scrap Whisper White card stock – 8 tulips in all and punched them out using the Tulip Builder Punch. We attached the Old Olive ‘stems’ with Mini Glue Dots. They were then added to the dividers and the back of the box with Mini Glue Dots

To recreate the muti-coloured Tulip card you will need;

Real Red –8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive 5⅜” by 3¾”
Whisper White 5¼” by 3⅝”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Old Olive 5⅜”by 2⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 2
Scrap Whisper White
Whisper White Envelope

The smooth side of the Stone Embossing folder was inked up using Old Olive ink and ran it through the Big Shot using the new blue embossing plate. I love the effect this gives. The embossed layer was glued to the Old Olive panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, then to the Real Red card front using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Timeless Tulips Bundle stamp set and Punch used for March classes

We stamped a flower in each of the four colours and punched them out. The flowers were then curled from side to side using the bone folder to give a bit of dimension.

The stems and leaves were stamped on the long thin Whisper White panel and the flowers added with a dimensional. The stamped panel was added to a layer of Old Olive, then to the card front with the liquid adhesive.

To recreate the Flirty Flowers card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo –8 ¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Old Olive 4⅛”by 2½”
Whisper White 4” by 2⅜”
Whisper White 4” by 2 ½” for punching
Whisper White Envelope

We inked up the flowers with Flirty Flamingo ink then used a sponge dauber to add Real Red ink around the base of each flower before stamping the flower onto scrap Whisper White card stock and punching it out. The flowers were shaped in the same way as for the previous card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Timeless Tulips Bundle stamp set and Punch used for March classe

The background was embossed using the Scripty Embossing Folder and one of the Whisper White panels. This was adhered to the Real Red panel, then to the Flirty Flamingo card base.

The stems and leaves were stamped on the small Whisper White panel in Old Olive ink and the flowers added as before on a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Timeless Tulips Bundle stamp set and Punch used for March classes

I chose a lovely Spring colour palette for these classes. I hope you like the cards

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Pretty get well themed cards made using the Under My Umbrella Bundle from Stampin' Up!

Under My Umbrella for February Classes

Posted on February 16, 2020February 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made at this months classes featuring the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch.

We started by stamping the floral images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink randomly over a panel of Whisper White card stock measuring 3½” by 2¾”. The flowers were then coloured in using the following Blends Markers: Daffodil Delight combo, Melon Mambo combo, Bermuda Bay combo and Granny Apple Green combo.

We stamped the wellies onto the decorated panel in the right hand corner and cutting them out using sharp scissors.

We used a pre-punched template and the Stamparatus to line up the 2 umbrella images so that they would punch out easily. They were stamped on the decorated panel in Memento Tuxedo Black and punched out using the Umbrella Builder punch. These images would form the basis of the three cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty cards made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

To recreate the Folded Umbrella card you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – x 2 one for the outside and one for the inside.
Basic Black – 3” by 1”
Scrap Smoky Slate

Using PostIt Notes were masked off 1” from the left and 1” form the bottom of a Whisper White panel. WE used the embossing Buddy to remove static before randomly stamping the grouped flowers using Versamark ink.

The panel was then covered with White Embossing Powder which was heat set using the Heat Tool. We then used a sponge to apply Melon Mambo ink to the embossed section creating an ombre effect. The PostIt notes were then removed.

The umbrella handle was punched out of the scrap Smoky Slate card stock and added to the back of the umbrella using a Mini Glue Dot and added to the card front on a Dimensional. The panel was then added to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added to the Melon Mambo card base with the same glue.

The sentiment from the Healing Hugs stamp set was stamped in Versmark, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set as above. The banner end was created using the Banner Triple Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty cards made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

To recreate the Welly Boots card you will need:

Daffodil Delight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Melon Mambo 3” by 3”
Whisper White 3” by 3”
Whisper White Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – x 2 one for the outside and one for the inside.

We die cut a circle from the square of Whisper White and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the square of Melon Mambo cardstock. The sentiment from the Sending You Thoughts stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the ‘wellies’ added above using the liquid glue. We placed the circle onto a Whisper White panel, over hanging the right side and lightly drew round it in pencil. This would act as a guide when we stamped the boots. The two circles were then adhered them together with liquid glue and the right hand side trimmed off.

The welly image was stamped around the pencil circle using alternating Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo ink. The panel was then glued to the Basic Black layer and then to the Daffodil Delight card base. The decorated circle was added with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty cards made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

To recreate the rainy day card you will need;

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – x 2 one for the outside and one for the inside.
Scrap Smoky Slate

We used a piece of Whisper White card stock and die cut a circle from the centre. We used the negative space as a mask to mask off an area of one of the Whisper White panels. Using Sponges we blended Bermuda Bay ink lightly onto the circle before stamping the raindrops randomly in the same ink. The sentiment form the Well Said stamp set was stamped in Black in the lower right corner of the inked panel.

The handle was punched out from scrap Smoky Slate card stock using the Umbrella Builder Punch and added to the open umbrella with a Mini Glue dot. The umbrella was added to the card front on Dimensionals. The stamped layer was glued to the Basic Black panel and added to the Bermuda Bay card base.

I love the vibrant colour palette of these cards, they are sure to brighten up somebodies day.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty cards made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

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Lovely bee themed card made for the January classes using Stampin' Up! products

Golden Honey Bee January Classes

Posted on January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in this months classes using the lovely Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies. My husband and I kept bees for many years before our hives were decimated by the varroa bug but we are still eating through the honey they gave us.

Each lady coming to class this month was given a 6” by 6” pack of the Golden Honey designer series paper (dsp) to use in class, the remainder they took home to add to their stash. This dsp is one of the choices you can choose for free from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue with a £45 order.

To recreate the Inter-Locking Gate Fold card you will need:

Crushed Curry – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored on the long side at 2⅞” at either end
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic Black – 4” by 2⅝” x 2
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by 2½” x 2
Whisper White – 4” by 1” x 3
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by ⅞” x 3
Scrap Whisper White

This card was inspired by a card made by a fellow demonstrator Wendy Cranford.

The ladies chose 2 patterns of dsp, one for the 2 front panels and 3 for the overlapping straps. They cut their cardstock using a Paper Trimmer.

The dsp panels were adhered to either the two Basic Black panels or the three Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The larger panels were then adhered with the same glue to the front panels of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

They stamped the bee and the flower on on the larger Whisper White panel, adding colour with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. The panel was then glued inside the card.

The three strips were then added to the cardfront. The top and bottom strip were glued to the left front panel and the middle strip to the right front panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

We used the stamparatus to stamp the bee hive or skep onto scrap Whisper White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, we stamped again using the same ink to get a really black imade. The smaller bee and flower were stamped in the same ink before all three images were die cut.

The hive was attached to the top and bottom strap using a tiny blob of liquid adhesive at the top and bottom of the hive. The bee was glued to the midde strap and the flower added to the side of the hive with liquid adhesive.

To recreate the Trio of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Crushed Curry – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 2⅞” – Rounded Upper Left corner

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The large bee was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink at the top and bottm of the Whisper White panel and the strips coloured in with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker.

The ladies then die cut a large golden bee from the edge of ther 6” panel of dsp – the remaining piece of dsp needed to be 3¾” wide to use on the third card.

The stripes on the golden bee were coloured using the dark Basic Black Blends Marker and the bee added to the middle of the panel on a dimensional. The remaining layers were adhered together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

To recreate the Hive of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Scrap Whisper White card stock

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The Golden Honey dsp was glued to the card base with multipurpose liquid adhesive.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the bee hive in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White. Three bees were also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. All the images were then die cut.

The stripes on the bees were coloured with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the hive and bees were added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Timeless Tulips stamp set was stamped in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and punched out using the Classic label Punch. It was added to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

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Peaceful Boughs

Posted on November 12, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made during November’s classes using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the Beautiful Boughs dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Tri-fold card

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 2 and 1/16th and 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside
Whisper White- 4¾” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 3”
Scrap Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Whisper White and Gold Foil for die cutting boughs and pine cones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Having folded and burnished in the score lines we used the ‘spotty stamp’ and Garden Green ink to randomly cover the 2 and 1/16^th inch panel. We stamped the smallest bough in Garden Green ink onto the largest Whisper White panel and adhered it to the inside panel of the card.

We stamped the sentiment using Poppy Parade ink onto the smallest Whisper White panel and die cut it out using the Beautiful Boughs dies.

We inked the medium Whisper White panel using Pool Party ink. The ladies then arranged the die cut boughs and pinecones – I had die cut them ahead of time, adhering them with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment panel was then added overtop on Dimensionals and the final boughs and pinecones were tucked underneath.

The decorated panel was adhered to the left side of the card using the Liquid Adhesive. A Poppy Parade Ribbon bow was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. The envelope was decorated using the small bough.

Inked Background Boughs

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green – 5 ½ ” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” Scrap Whisper White – Rounded upper left and lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Using the Pool Party ink and sponges we inked the Whisper White panel keeping the colour lighter nearer the centre. We stamped the large bough all around the inked panel using Garden Green ink.

The Poppy Parade Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink and die cut. A piece of Braided Twine was fed through the the holes of the sentiment label. The sentiment was adhered over the Poppy Parade Ribbon on Dimensionals and the ends of the twine adhered to the back of the panel with Sellotape.

The panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Graden Green layer before being added to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The’spotty image’ was then stamped randomly in Poppy Parade ink.

Boughs on a flagged panel

Poppy Parade card base – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Pool Party 4⅛” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 4” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green 1½ ” x ⅜”
Whisper White 1½ ” x ⅜”
Pool Party 1½ ” x ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

The large bough was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Whisper White panel in Garden Green ink. The sentiment was stamped between the boughs with Poppy Parade ink and a scatter of Pool Party dots were stamped over the boughs.

The stamped panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Pool Party layer. The ends of the small strips were flagged and the flags added to the back of the stamped panel.

Using the Poppy Parade ink we stamped the small pinecone in the upper right and lower left corners of the Poppy Parade card base. The stamped layer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The inner Whisper White panel and Envelope was decorated using the small bough stamp.

I hope you like the cards

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

Mo x

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A lovely flap closure Christmas card made using Stampin' Up products

Perfectly Plaid Class Projects

Posted on October 11, 2019October 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in class this week using the gorgeous Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch. This is a great set, fab for beginner stampers as it is so easy to create great looking cards with this bundle.

To recreate the Front Flap over card you will need:

Real Red or Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
DSP 4½” by 3”
Real Red 6½” by 1” scored at 2½”
Real Red or Gold Glimmer 2¼” by 3½”
Whisper White scrap

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

We added the dsp to one of Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and used the same glue to adhere this panel to the front of the card base. Depending on which dsp they were given the ladies used either a Real Red or Cherry Cobbler card base. The tree was stamped using Call Me Clover ink on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card, on the envelope and on scrap Whisper White. The tree on the scrap cardstock was punched out using the Pine Tree Punch. The ladies die cut an oval from scrap Whisper White and a Glimmer scalloped oval from either Real Red Glimmer of Gold Glimmer using the layering Oval dies. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink near the bottom of the Whisper White oval. The punched out tree was added above on Dimensionals.

We folded the thin red strip on the scoreline and adhered the long side, with the fold just protruding over the edge, to the inside of the card – where you would normally write your message. Adhere the inside panel over the top of the strip to hide it. We closed the card and brought the flap over and adhered the White oval to the front of the strip and added the Glitter scalloped oval to the back of the flap and the white oval hiding the messy bits and the card is finished.

To recreate the Trio of Trees card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2½”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by ½”
Real Red Glimmer paper – 4⅛” by ½”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

We randomly stamped the small pinecone in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the front of the Blueberry Bushel card base. The skeleton tree was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on the front of the envelope, the large Whisper White panel for the inside, twice on the 2½” Whisper White strip and once on scrap Whisper White – this last one would be punched out. Those with a steady hand added the leaf infill using Call Me Clover ink. The punched tree was added to the 2½” strip on Dimensionals and the red glimmer strip added to the bottom. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on the thin Whisper White strip in Real Red ink and added to the card front with liquid adhesive. The inside panel was added with the same adhesive.

To recreate the Simple Tree card you will need

Call Me Clover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅜” by by 2¼”
Real Red Glimmer 2¼” by 3½”
Whisper White 2¼” by 3½”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

Using the Stamparatus we stamped the Buffalo Check onto the Whisper White strip using Blueberry Bushel ink. The strip was then glued to one of the Whisper White panels. This was then glued to the card front. We die cut a Whisper White oval and Real Red Glimmer scalloped oval using the Layering Ovals dies. The tree was stamped in Call Me Clover ink onto the white oval and the the sentiment added in Blueberry Bushel ink. The ovals were then adhered and added to the card front with dimensionals. The inner layer was glued inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

All the cards were decorated with Glimmer Paper stars, Red Rhinestones or Gold Metallic Pearls. I hope you like the cards.

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

Mo x

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A lovely trio of autumnal themed cards using the Rooted in Nature stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Rooted in Nature for September Classes

Posted on September 13, 2019September 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

It has felt very Autumnal here this week with cooler weather and the leaves beginning to turn so the cards we made in this weeks classes were very apt. We used the Rooted in Nature stamp set and co-ordinating Nature’s Roots dies.

Embossed Oak card

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 3⅝” by 3½” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 3½” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Strip Whisper White ⅜” wide for sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.com The Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies for September Classes

We stamped the maple leaf in 1^st and 2^nd generation Smoky Slate ink down the left side of the card base. We punched a circle from Postit Notes using the 1¼” Circle Punch and used the cirle to mask an area for the moon. Using pieces of sponge we inked the smaller Whisper White panel with So Saffron ink and Mango Melody ink, the Postit circle was then removed.

Using the Stamparatus we stamped the oak tree in Versamark ink, covered it with black embossing powder and heat set it. The stamped panel was then mounted on the Basic Black layer and this was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

Spruce Tree card

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black 4½ ” by 3¾”
Whisper White 5” by 3¼” Vellum 4” by 1”
Scrap WW for tree

www.crafty-rootes.com The Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies for September Classes

The lovely spruce tree was stamped on scrap Whisper White with Basic Gray ink and die cut using the Nature’s Roots dies. We also die cut a second tree and the word ‘happy’ from the Well Written dies from the centre of the Basic Black panel making sure to stay away from the edges.

We stamped the cut through ‘tree trunk’ image in So Saffron ink onto the Whisper White panel and added the stamped sentiment from the Well Said stamp set in Basic Gray ink. The strip of Vellum was wrapped around the the stamped layer and secured on the back with Sellotape and the layer was added to the Basic Black panel. The ‘happy’ die cut was then adhered to the Vellum with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The whole panel was adhered with glue to the Thick Whisper White panel. The black tree was slipped under the Vellum piece and glued down. The stamped tree was then off set on Dimensionals.

Trio of Leaves card

Basic Gray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Crushed Curry 5 ” by 3½” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 4⅞” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com The Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies for September Classes

Using the Stamparatus we stamped the centre leaf in So Saffron ink onto the smaller panel of Whisper White cardstock. The other leaves were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Basic Gray ink using the hinge technique. Love this …….

The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, again using the Stamparatus. We stamped it twice to give a really dark image. The stamped layer was added to the Crushed Curry layer and then mounted on the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com The Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies for September Classes

The ladies loved these cards. I hope you like them.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous trio of cards featuring Magnolia flowers for August classes

Good Morning Magnolia for August Classes

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made at this month’s classes using the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory dies.

Raised Magnolia card – To recreate this card you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – one for the inside, one for the outside
Whisper White 5½” by 3¾” – to stamp the magnolia on
Magnolia Lane dsp 3⅝” by 1½”

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

We stamped the Magnolia using the Stamparatus with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. After die cutting the scalloped edge from one of the Whisper White panels and stamping the decorative edge in Mossy Meadow we added the dsp to the bottom and adhered the panel to the card base. The flower was coloured using the following Blends markers Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and Crumb Cake combo, it was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. There were a number of sentiments to choose from.

Inlaid Magnolia Card – To recreate this card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Whisper White for the sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

We stamped the magnolia using the Stamparatus with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. We die cut it out using the Magnolia Memory dies making sure to save all the pieces. The flower was coloured using the following Blends markers Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and Crumb Cake combo. Dimensionals were added to the back of the side pieces and the first piece was added to the Early Espresso panel. The second piece was then added to the Early Espresso panel. Liquid Glue was then added to the back of the magnolia and it was inlaid between to 2 raised panels. Some of us opted to place only one of the panels which created a different look again.

Happy Birthday card – To recreate this card you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Mossy Meadow – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – x 2 – rounded lower right corner
Mossy Meadow – 3¾” by 1¼”
Whisper White – 3 ¾” by 1”

A birthday card for a young man made using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and Magnolia Memory dies used for August Classes

We used a T square ruler to mark off a 1” strip on one of the Whisper White panels. The magnolia bud was then stamped in Crumb Cake partly overlapping the marked off area, 3 times on the top and the same on the bottom. They were then coloured with the same Blends Markers. The panel was then added to the Mossy Meadow layer. The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink on the Whisper White strip and glued to the Mossy Meadow strip. This was then trimmed to size and glued to the stamped panel.