A pretty, quirky congratulations card made for a friend who has just become an auntie using the Playing in the Rain stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Happy Bunny Card

Posted on January 16, 2024January 15, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the daughter of a friend who has just become an auntie for the first time. The baby is a boy but Emma loves pink, so pink it had to be.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the happy bunny card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
More Dazzle card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”

The clouds were stamped across the top of the Thick Basic White card front in Balmy Blue ink.

A pretty, quirky congratulations card made for a friend who has just become an auntie using the Playin in the Rain stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playin in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty, quirky congratulations card for a friend who has just become an auntie

The group of flowers were stamped along the bottom of the card base in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used Balmy Blue, Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam Blends to colour in the flowers and leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty, quirky congratulations card for a friend whoo has just become an auntie

Using the Everyday Details Dies I die cut a rectangle from the 4” by 2½” panel of Basic White card. The happy bunny was stamped on the rectangle in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty, quirky congratulations card for a friend whoo has just become an auntie

I coloured the image with the same Blends Pens with the addition of Balmy Blue for the puddle. The clouds above were stamped in Balmy Blue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty, quirky congratulations card for a friend who has just become an auntie

The coloured piece was added to the More Dazzle card using Mini Glue Dots. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Playing in the Rain stamp set used to make a pretty, quirky congratulations card for a friend who has just become an auntie

A trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins completed the card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK, please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. 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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A sweet congratulations card made for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop using the Cradled with Love Sale-a-Bration stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Cradled Card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on January 13, 2024January 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using some of our gorgeous Sale-a-Bration choices. I have used the Cradled with Love stamp set to make a pretty baby card for friends who have just welcomed their first grandchild.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the cradle card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1¼” & 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¾”
Flight & Airy dsp – 5½” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅝ by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1⅛”

I glued the panel of Flight and Airy dsp to the 5⅝” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card. This was then glued to the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cradled with Love Sale-a-Bration stamp set used to make a sweet congratulations card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The two 5⅝” by 1⅛” strips of Basic White card were embossed using the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder. One of the embossed strips was then adhered to the 1 ¼” flap on the front of the card. I then glued this strip to the dsp panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cradled with Love Sale-a-Bration stamp set used to make a sweet congratulations card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The second embossed strip was adhered to the 5⅝ by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card. I glued this inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cradled with Love Sale-a-Bration stamp set used to make a sweet congratulations card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies, I die cut a Scalloped Rectangle. I stamped the rug onto the label in Balmy Blue ink. The cradle was then stamped in Pecan Pie ink. I added the mobile using Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cradled with Love Sale-a-Bration stamp set used to make a sweet congratulations card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The following Blends Alcohol Pens were used to colour in the image – Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Misty Moonlight, Lemon Lolly and Crumb Cake. The scalloped rectange was the glued to the 1⅛” embossed strip. This gives the illusion that the panel is floating.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Cradled with Love Sale-a-Bration stamp set used to make a sweet congratulations card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Colour Dots completed the card.

Please hop along to see what my fellow demonstrators have to share with us today.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! creates 4 pretty cards

Beautiful Balloons One Sheet Wonder

Posted on November 26, 2023November 19, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am sharing a gorgeous one sheet wonder made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and some bright and cheerful colours.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the one sheet wonder you will need:

Basic White card – 10” by 7”
Card Bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – I used Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”x 4
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 4

I began by stamping the medium sized balloons in Fresh Freesia ink from the top to the bottom of the Basic White card and then from left to right.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Next, I added the Lemon Lolly smaller balloons, overlapping the Fresh Freesia Balloons.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Then the Soft Sea Foam Balloons and lastly the Pool Party balloons.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

Using a Paper Trimmer I cut the stamped sheet into 4 identical panels measuring 5” by 3½”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

I used Pebbled Path ink to stamp the sentiment onto each panel and glued the panels to the Pebbled Path layers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

These were added to the four card bases on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder which makes 4 pretty cards

A trio of Iridescent Rhinestones completed each card.

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share today.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Woo-hoo, congratulations card

Posted on June 30, 2023June 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I love the ‘It’s a Science’ stamp set and have used it to make a woo-hoo, congratulations card for a friend.

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the woo-hoo card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞
Boho Blue card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Moody Mauve card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Boho Blue ink, I stamped the 2 chemical symbols onto the Boho Blue panel. I had mounted them both onto the same block to make this quicker. The panel was then glued to the 5⅝” by 3⅞ panel of Basic White card and then to the Pebbled Path card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The ‘It’s a Science’ stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a Woo-Hoo, congratulations card

I used the Countryside Corners dies to cut a label from the 4⅛” by 2½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The ‘It’s a Science’ stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a Woo-Hoo, congratulations card

The sentiment, from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Boho Blue ink onto the bottom of the label.

The microscope was stamped above the sentiment using Pebbled Path ink. I added the bubbles across the top using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The ‘It’s a Science’ stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a Woo-Hoo, congratulations card

The following Blends Pens were then used to colour in parts of the microscope. The decorated piece was then glued to the Moody Mauve layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The ‘It’s a Science’ stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a Woo-Hoo, congratulations card

I added 2 pieces of Pebbled Path Ribbon across the card front, securing them in place with strips of Seal +. The label piece was then added on the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The ‘It’s a Science’ stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a Woo-Hoo, congratulations card

A great masculine card, I hope you like it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A beautiful card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop featuring the stunning Friends are like Seashells stamp set

Seashell card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop

Posted on June 14, 2021May 31, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Kylie Bertucci Training Blog Hop. Today I am sharing one of the seashell cards I made for team members who had reached sales or recruiting targets in May.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the seashell card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Calypso Coral card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I ran the smaller panel of Basic White through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Stitched With Whimsey Dies. I used the largest square. I moved the die down the card, overlapping the original and ran it through again. I knew I would be covering the centre area. I added this panel to the Calypso Coral layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using the same glue, I added the panel to the Pale Papaya card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty seashell themed congratulations card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop

On scraps of Basic White card, I stamped the seashells and cut them out using the Seaside Shells Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty seashell themed congratulations card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop

The die cuts were then placed in the coordinating spots in the Seashell 3D Embossing Folder and ran them through the Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty seashell themed congratulations card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop

I arranged the shells across the middle of the panel, hiding the overlapping embossed area. I used a mixture of liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty seashell themed congratulations card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop

The sentiment came from my stash and had been stamped in Misty Moonlight ink onto Basic White card and die cut using the Messages Die. It was added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional and one end and liquid glue at the other.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty seashell themed congratulations card for the Kylie Bertucci Demo Training Blog Hop

Using a Mini Glue Dot I added a double White Baker’s Twine bow from the Essentials combo pack. I also added and a trio of Artistry Blooms Sequins to finish the card.

So pretty, I hope my team members like the card.

Please hop on to see what my fellow demo’s have to share today.

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. 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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

GDPR

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I love to read what you think of my projects so please do let me know. In line with new Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and you thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose. Please stop by again soon.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Forever Blossoms stamp set teamed with the Best Dressed dsp for a sweet congratulations card

Best Dressed Congratulations

Posted on January 12, 2020January 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my fabulous up-line Mikalela Titheridge who has just promoted to ‘GOLD ELITE’ – Go Mikaela……. I started with a piece of the gorgeous Best Dressed designer series paper (dsp) this is part of the dsp pack which comes with the current starter kit offer along with an adorable and really useful mini paper trimmer.

To recreate the Tropical Congratulations card you will need:

Old Olive – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Best Dressed dsp – 4⅞” by 3 ¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White 3” by 3” x 2

I glued the Best Dressed dsp to the Old Olive layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel and tied it in a bow. The panel was then added to the Melon Mambo card base with Dimensionals.

Forever Blossoms stamp set teamed with the Best Dressed dsp for a sweet congratulations cardl

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set stamp set

Using the Layering Circle dies I cut out a circle and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the 2 squares of Whisper White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Welcome to the Team stamp set – this is a demonstrator only set – in Old Olive onto the die cut circle towards the right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The flowers from the Forever Blossoms stamp set were stamped around the edge of the circle in Melon Mambo ink. The leaves were added in Old Olive ink.

A-gorgeous-Best-Dressed-Congratulations-card-made-using-the-Best-Dressed-dsp

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The 2 circles were glued together and the left side was trimmed down using the Paper Trimmer. The circle was added to the card front with glue and dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I completed the card by adding a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots.

I really hope Mikaela likes the card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Detailed Band dies and Band together stamp set make a pretty clean and simple card

Celebrate Band Together

Posted on January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet and simple celebrate band together card made using the Band Together stamp set and the Detailed Bands dies.

To recreate the Celebrate Band Together card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Seaside Spray – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 4⅛” by 2”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2”

I ran the Seaside Spray panel was embossed by running it through the Big Shot in the Scripty Embossing Folder, It was adhered to the Blueberry Bushel card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty celebration card made using the Band Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I used one of the lovely Detailed Bands Dies to die cut the label from the small Blueberry Bushel panel. I also die cut the same image from the smaller Whisper White panel. The Blueberry Bushel band was then adhered to the card front with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty celebration card made using the Band Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped onto the inner die cut Whisper White label in Blueberry Bushel ink and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty celebration card made using the Band Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The card front was decorated with a trio of Basic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty celebration card made using the Band Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The remaining Whisper White panel was decorated with the flower from the same stamp set stamped with Seaside Spray ink. The envelope was decorated with the same image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty celebration card made using the Band Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

Such a simple, stylish card. I hope you like it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A pretty blue magnolia congratulations card made using Stampin' Up! product

Magnolia Blooms

Posted on December 29, 2019December 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is sweet congratulations card made using the Magnolia Blooms stamp set which can be found in our Beginner’s Brochure.

To recreate the Magnolia Blooms card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Soft Sea Foam – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – inside
Soft Sea Foam 4” by ½”

I began by stamping the flower image, twice in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel.

The following Blends Marker pens were used to colour in the flower images – Seaside Spray Combo, Soft Sea Foam combo, So Saffron light.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

The stamped layer was glued to the Soft Sea Foam layer with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added to the Seaside Spray card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

The sentiment was inked up with Versamark then straight into the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and immediately stamped onto the strip of Soft Sea Foam cardstock – I used the Embossing Buddy on the layer beforehand. The stamped sentiment was then covered with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. I used the Banner triple Punch to flag both ends and glued the strip to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

I stamped the flower on the inside Whisper White panel anf the envelope and added a trio of Woven Threads Sequins to finish the card.

I love the soft colour palette of this card, hope you like it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Above the Clouds

Posted on September 1, 2019August 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and the co-ordinating Hot Air Punch.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Scrap Whisper White and Night of Navy

I die cut a circle from the layer of Whisper White cardstock using the Layering Circle Dies making sure to allow the circle to overhang the edge. I added this layer to the layer of dsp with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then glued to the Night of Navy panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Hether ink below the die cut circle. I love that you can bend the photopolymer stamps to fit a curve.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

I stamped the hot air balloon in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock. Iadded the inner colour using the solid balloon stamp and Highland Heather ink. The image was punched out using the Hot Air Balloon punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The balloon was added on Dimensionals inside the die cut circle. A balloon basket was punched out using the same punch and scrap Night of Navy cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The whole piece was then added with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to theThick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The card was finished by a trio of 2019 – 2021 IN Color Faceted Dots.

Sweet card, I hope you agree.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

A gorgeous card using paper piecing and the Wonderful Moments stamp set

Forever Starts Today

Posted on June 21, 2019June 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a Forever Starts Today card made using the gorgeous Wonderful Moments stamp set and the Bird Ballard dsp for a little paper piecing.

To recreate the Wonderful Moments card you will need;

Bermuda Bay card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Calypso Coral 4¾” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 4⅝” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Whisper White 4” by 1¼” for the sentiment

www.crafty-rootes.com – Forever starts today wedding card made using the Wonderful Moments stamp set

I stamped the lady onto the Whisper White panel with the rounded corner using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the same image onto a piece of Bird Ballard designer series paper (dsp) and cut it out using my sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Forever starts today wedding card made using the Wonderful Moments stamp set

Using the following Blends Marker Pens I coloured in the image – Ivory, Light Bermuda Bay, Light Calypso Coral, Dark Petal Pink & Soft Suede combo. The cut out piece of dsp was then adhered to the image with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Forever starts today wedding card made using the Wonderful Moments stamp set

The sentiment from the Bloom and Grow stamp set was stamped on the strip of Whisper White in Bermuda Bay ink. The end was flagged with the Banner Triple Punch and the upper left corner rounded with the Detailed Trio Punch. It was added to the panel with Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was adhered to the Calypso Coral panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Forever starts today wedding card made using the Wonderful Moments stamp set

I added it to the Bermuda Bay card base with ½ a Pearlised Doily tucked under the rounded corner using Dimensionals. To complete the card I added a felt heart and a tiny bow using the goodies from the It Starts with Art goodie box and some Mini Glue Dots.