A faux stepper card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the merriest Moments stamp set and Dies and the Rings of Love dsp by Stampin' Up!

Merriest Love Faux Stepper card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 2, 2022July 31, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have chosen to use the Merriest Moments stamp set and the Rings of Love dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the merriest love card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card – 11” by 4⅛” scored at 1”, 2” & 6½”
Poppy Parade card – 8¼” by 2½” scored at 3”
Rings of Love dsp – 4¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5” by 2⅜”
Rings of Love dsp 4” by ⅞”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 4”
Scrap Basic White card

Fold and burnish all the score lines on the Crumb Cake and Poppy Parade panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, the large piece of dsp can be added to the Crumb Cake panel. The Poppy Parade panel can then be mounted on the Crumb Cake base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Glue the 5” by 2⅜” panel of Basic White to the Poppy Parade layer and then glue the 4” by ⅞” strip of dsp across the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the two flowers in Poppy Parade ink, the holly leaves in Evening Evergreen and the sprigs in Mint Macaron onto scrap Basic White card. They were die cut using the Merriest Frames Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Stamp the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die. Add it to the front of the card with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The flowers and leaves were then added to the card front with liquid glue and a scattering of dots added in Crushed Curry ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the flower centres to complete the card.

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The Vintage Bottle Punch and Bottled Happiness stamp set by Stampin' Up!used with the Marker to stamp technique for classes in July 2022

Bottled Happiness cards for July Classes

Posted on July 15, 2022July 8, 2022 by Mo Rootes

We used the beautiful Bottled Happiness stamp set in this week’s classes and made three pretty floral cards.

Colours used in these projects are:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

Bottle Shaker card

Petal Pink card base 8 ¼ by 5⅞”
Calypso Coral – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Mint Macaron

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

Glue the smaller Basic White panel to the Calypso Coral layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Insert the bottom into the Vintage Bottle Punch as far as it will go and punch through both layers.

Colour the larger flowers using the Petal Pink Stampin’ Write Marker, colour the remaining flowers with a Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker and the leaves with a Mint Macaron Marker. I huffed on the image to re-moisten the ink and stamped onto the punched panel, above the bottle aperture.

We turned the panel face down and inserted the bottle into the negative space. We added a large pinch of the Effervescent bubble to the bottle. We punched another bottle using the same punch from scrap Mint Macaron card and stamped randomly over the bottle with Mint Macaron ink. The stamped bottle was inserted into the panel to close the back.

The whole piece was glued to the Petal Pink card front and Basic Rhinestones added to the largest flower centres.

The sentiment, from the Hydrangea Haven stamp set was stamped in Calypso Coral ink onto the die cut label – from the Hydrangea Dies. It was added to the bottle neck with a White Baker’s Twine Bow.

Bottles Easel card

Sweet Sorbet card base 11¾” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞” & 2¾”
Mint Macaron – 4⅞” by 3½”
Basic White – 5” by 3¾” – die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

Using Sweet Sorbet ink, we stamped the smaller bottle across the bottom panel of the card front.

We stamped the smaller bottle onto the Deckled Rectangle in Petal Pink ink. It was stamped again in Calypso Coral ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed out with Scissors. The larger bottle was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Vintage Bottle Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

The sprig of leaves were then stamped onto the deckled rectangle where the bottles would be placed and the bottles were then added with either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals.

The birthday sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set was stamped in Mint Macaron ink at the top of the panel and this was then added to the Mint Macaron panel and then to the bottom panel of the of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

We stamped an extra small bottle in Petal Pink, trimmed it out with Scissors and added it on Dimensionals to the inner Basic White panel. The sentiment for the inside was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink.

Trio of Basic Rhinestones completed this card.

Floral Thanks

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Petal Pink – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Mint Macaron – 2⅝” by ¾”
Basic White 2½” by ⅝”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

Using a Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker I coloured the larger flowers. The smaller flowers were then inked with a Sweet Sorbet Marker and the leaves with a Mint Macaron Marker. I huffed on the image and stamped onto the smaller Basic White panel.

We repeated this step to add flowers to the other side of the panel. The stamped layer was then added to the Petal Pink panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

A length of 2022- 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel before it was adhered to the Calypso Coral card base.

The sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set was stamped in Mint Macaron ink onto the strip of Basic White card, added it to the piece of Mint Macaron card and added it onto the card front on Dimensionals.

A bow and a trio of Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Bottled Happiness stamp set and Vintage Bottle Punch by Stampin’ Up! used for July 2022 Classes

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A gorgeous faux stepper baby card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Ho

Sweet Elephant Faux Stepper card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on July 9, 2022June 17, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on. I am sharing a sweet elephant faux – stepper card made for a cousin and her husband who have just welcomed their first child, a beautiful baby boy. I couldn’t resist using the adorable Elephant Parade stamp set. The card was inspired Melva Peters. I have adjusted the size and scoring to work with UK A4 card stock.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet elephant card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8” by 5 ¾” – scored at 1”, 2” & 5”
Design A Daydream dsp – 5⅝” by ⅞”
Design A Daydream dsp – 5⅝” by 2¾”
Pool Party card – 8” by 2¾” – scored at 4”
Basic White card – 4” by 2¾”
Scrap Pear Pizzazz card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added to pieces of Design A Daydream dsp to the card front. I then burnished on all the score lines.

A gorgeous faux stepper baby card made using the Elephant Parade stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a faux stepper baby card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I added the Pool Party panel to the front and back using a little liquid glue along the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a faux stepper baby card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The partial sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the panel of Basic White card. The unwanted portion was masked off using a Post It Note

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a faux stepper baby card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The cute little elephant was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink above the sentiment. It was coloured in using Smoky Slate and Petal Pink Blends. The balloon was stamped in the same ink and coloured with Pool Party Blends.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a faux stepper baby card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I Used the Scalloped Contour Dies to die cut the stamped piece and adhered it to the card front with the liquid glue. The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink onto scrap Pear Pizzazz card and die cut using the Elephant Dies. It was added to the decorated panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Elephant Parade stamp set used to make a faux stepper baby card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I coloured in 3 Basic Pearls using a Pool Party Blends Pen and added them to complete the card.

Such a pretty card to welcome a new member of the family.

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The Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets and Rings of Love dsp by Stampin' Up! used for a special 3D card for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

Sea Themed Card For A Special Birthday

Posted on June 27, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing fancy fold cards. My sea themed card was made for our niece’s special birthday and the theme reflects her love of the sea, swimming and diving.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sea themed card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11” by 5½” – scored on the long-side at 1¾”, 3½”, 5¼” by 7”
Starry Sky card – 5” by 3½” – scored on the long-side at 2½”
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 1⅝” x 2
Starry Sky card – 5⅜” by 3⅞”
Rings of Love dsp – 5¼” by 1½” x 2
Rings of Love dsp – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅜” x 3
Scrap Silver Foil & Basic White

Using my Bone Folder, I burnished the score-lines of both scored panels of card and set the smaller Starry Sky piece to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I glued the panels of dsp to the long panels of Starry Sky card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The largest piece was then glued to the larger panel of the Thick Basic White card. I skipped a panel and added one of the long thin pieces to the next panel. The final panel was adhered to the outermost panel of the card front. With the smaller panels on your left, you should have a decorated panel on the first flap, third panel and fifth or back panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The large wave stamp was inked up with Mint Macaron ink and Starry Sky ink added randomly with a Sponge Dauber. The image was then stamped on each of the three panels of Basic White card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I die cut the numbers from the, sadly retired, Large Number Dies and added them to one of the stamped panels with liquid glue. I added a trio of birds in flight around the numbers. The sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set, was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down with scissors and added to the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The swimsuits from the Sunny Splash stamp set, where stamped in Starry Sky or Polished Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and fussy cut out. They were added to the second and third stamped panels. A trio of birds were stamped on each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The first and second panel were then adhered to the Starry Sky mini card base. This was then glued to the Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

The final stamped panel was glued to the back panel, lined up so that it would be hidden when the card was closed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

I added a scatter of Red & Green Adhesive Backed Pearls to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sea themed fun fold card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the Waves of Inspiration and Sunny Splash stamp sets

Such a pretty card, I really hope Haylea likes it.

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The Share It Sunday Blog Hop card features the Hues of Happiness dsp, Happiness Abounds stamp set and Blossoming Happiness Dies by Stampin' Up!

Happiness Fun Fold for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on May 29, 2022May 18, 2022 by Mo Rootes

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold card made using the Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossomng Happiness Dies and Hues of Happiness dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing a project we are working on and I have chosen to share the happiness fun fold card made for my lovely Mum’s birthday. This card was inspired by a card made by fellow demonstrator Terri Gaines

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate this card, you will need:

Melon Mambo card – 11” by 5½” – scored on the long-side at 1¾”, 3½”, 5¼” & 7”
Melon Mambo card – 5” by 3 ½” – score on the long-side at 2½”
Hues of Happiness dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅞”
Hues of Happiness dsp – 5⅜” by 1⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”

Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, I scored both Melon Mambo panels as stated in the measurements above.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold card made using the Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossomng Happiness Dies and Hues of Happiness dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I glued the panels of the gorgeous, Hues of Happiness dsp to the larger Melon Mambo panel. The largest piece to the larger panel, then skip a panel and adhere one of the thinner dsp panels to the next panel. Then skip another panel before adhering the final piece of dsp to the final section of the Melon Mambo card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold card made using the Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossomng Happiness Dies and Hues of Happiness dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The panel was then folded and burnished on the score lines. Beginning with the largest panel on your right, fold upwards to create a valley fold. The next fold is a mountain fold, followed by a valley fold and finally, a mountain fold. Burnish all the score lines with a Bone Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold card made using the Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossomng Happiness Dies and Hues of Happiness dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I die cut some of the pretty flowers and leaves from the Hues of Happiness dsp using the Blossoming Happiness Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The flowers were used to decorate the three Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold card made using the Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossomng Happiness Dies and Hues of Happiness dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto one of the panels and a flower and leaf combo were added to the bottom of the panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was placed, using the same adhesive in the centre of the largest panel.

The two remaining Basic White panels were adhered to the smaller panel of Melon Mambo which was folded on the central score line.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold card made using the Happiness Abounds stamp set, Blossomng Happiness Dies and Hues of Happiness dsp for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I applied Tear and Tape to the shorter sides of the smaller Melon Mambo piece, placed the piece over the Basic White panel on the back panel and adhered the front of the smaller Melon Mambo piece to the folded front panel. I repeat this step when adhering the back piece.

Glossy Dots were added to decorate the card.

I hope my Mum will like the card.

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The Plentiful Plants stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty centre pop up card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Perfectly Planted for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on March 26, 2022March 16, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Fun-Fold. I have used the Plentiful Plants stamp set and Perfect Plants Dies to make a card inspired by one I saw on Youtube made by Cindy Lee Brumbaugh

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the perfectly planted card, you will need:

Cinnamon Cider card – 5½ by 4¼” – back panel
Bloom Where You’re Planted dsp – 5¼” by 4” – brick pattern
Cinnamon Cider card – 9½” by 4¼” – column folding mechanism – scored on the 9½” side @ ½”, 1¼”, 2”. 2¾”, 6¾”, 7½”, 8¼” & 9”
Bloom Where You’re Planted dsp – 4” by 3¾” – wood planks
Window Sheet – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 4” – back panel
Scrap Basic White and Granny Apple Green

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the brick pattern dsp to the back panel of Cinnamon Cider card. This was then set to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Planted Centre Column Pop Up Card made for the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the Plentiful Plants stamp set

I chose 2 nesting Rectangle Stitched Dies and used the larger of these dies to cut a rectangle from the centre of the large scored panel of Cinnamon Cider card. The dsp was then glued to the centre of this panel using liquid glue. The smaller rectangle die was then used to to die cut the centre of the negative space giving a ‘window’.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Planted Centre Column Pop Up Card made for the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the Plentiful Plants stamp set

The piece of Window Sheet was then added to the back of the window using Mini Glue Dots.

Using a Bone Folder, I burnished all the score lines before adding Seal + adhesive to the ½” tab at either end. The columns were then formed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Planted Centre Column Pop Up Card made for the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the Plentiful Plants stamp set

Seal + was added to the back of each panel and I adhered the whole piece to the centre of the back panel.

Then came the decoration. I stamped a plant pot from the Plentiful Plants stamp set in Cinnamon Cider ink and foliage in Garden Green and die cut them using the Perfect Plants Dies. These were added to the front of the window using Mini Glue Dots. I also stamped a smaller pot in Night of Navy ink and die cut the spiky plant from scrap Granny Apple Green card. These were also added using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Planted Centre Column Pop Up Card made for the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the Plentiful Plants stamp set

I stamped the same pot and greenery on the Basic White panel which was then adhered to the back of the card.

The sentiment, from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped in Cinnamon Cider ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down with my Trimmer and added to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Planted Centre Column Pop Up Card made for the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the Plentiful Plants stamp set

The card was finished off with a trio of Brushed Metallic Dots.

I absolutely love it. Thank you Cindy for your inspiration.

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A corner latch, fun fold card made using the Waves of Inspiration stamp set for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Waves of Inspiration fun fold card for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have chosen to share the Waves of Inspiration corner latch card made for my son’s upcoming birthday.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the waves of inspiration corner latch card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 9⅛” by 4⅛” scored at 5⅞”
Bermuda Bay card – 5¾”by 4”
Bermuda Bay card – 4” by 3⅛” x 2
Bermuda Bay 4” by ⅛”
Simply Marbleous dsp – 3⅞” by 3” x 2
Simply Marbleous dsp – 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 2⅝”
Misty Moonlight card – 4⅞” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3 ¼”
Misty Moonlight card – 2” by 2” cut across the diagonal into a triangle
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the two identical panels of Simply Marbleous dsp to the two identical Bermuda Bay panels. One was then glued to the card front and the other to the back of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Waves of Inspiration stamp set used to make corner latch, fun fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The small panel of Basic White was glued to the left-hand side of the larger Bermuda Bay layer. The remaining piece of Simply Marbleous dsp was added next to it. To cover the join, I added the 1/8” strip of Bermuda Bay card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Waves of Inspiration stamp set used to make corner latch, fun fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using Tear ‘n Tape around the top and side, I added the triangle of Misty Moonlight ink to the upper right corner of the card base to provide the latch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Waves of Inspiration stamp set used to make corner latch, fun fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I inked up the large wave image using Bermuda Bay ink and added patches of Pacific Point and Misty Moonlight using Sponge Daubers and stamped it onto the larger Basic White panel. This was then mounted on the Misty Moonlight panel using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Waves of Inspiration stamp set used to make corner latch, fun fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The pelican on the posts was stamped in Soft Suede ink and coloured using Crumb Cake and So Saffron Blends Markers. I die cut it out using the co-ordinating Wave Dies and added it, on Dimensionals to the stamped panel. The whole piece was then added to the card front, taking care to add ink only to the left-hand side. The top of the stamped panel then tucked under the latch.

I stamped the poles with and without birds three more times on scrap Basic White and cut them out to add inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Waves of Inspiration stamp set used to make corner latch, fun fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Handsomely Suited stamp set was stamped inside the card in Misty Moonlight ink.

My son loves the sea and I am sure he will enjoy this card.

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Tricia Butts
Betty Bickford
Sue Vine

Karen Egan
Mo Rootes (UK)
Lorraine Tierney
Vickie Littlewood
Candi Suriano
Robbie Susan Chandler-Florida, USA
Carol Brown
Diane Evans
Kristie Wilson
Melva Peters
Kelly Taranto
Linda Moore

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A pretty tri-fold shutter card featuring lots of purple butterflies for a friends birthday

Tri-Fold Shutter card for a special birthday

Posted on September 27, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog hop where our theme is ‘Fun Fold’. I love a good fun fold and the Tri-fold Shutter card is new to me and I couldn’t wait to try it for a friend’s special birthday.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the tri-fold shutter card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card – 10 ½” by 5 ½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 1⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 2⅞” by 1⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 1⅛” x 2
Basic White card – 1⅝” by 1⅛” x 4
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2⅞” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 5¼” by 1½” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 2¾” by 1½” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 3¼” by 1” x 2
Pansy Petals dsp – 1½” by 1” x 4
Pansy Petals dsp – 3¼” by 2¾”
Scrap Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Basic White and Be Dazzling dsp

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Taking the Gorgeous Grape panel and my Paper Trimmer I cut on the short side from 1¾” to 8¾” on both sides. The cuts should be parallel and matched up.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Next I scored on the long side at 1¾” from both ends but only between the two cut lines and then from 3½” and 7” from top to bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I took my time to choosing patterns from the gorgeous Pansy Petals dsp. My friend loves purple so these were the colours I went for first. I added in the Soft Succulent gingham to break up the purple. The dsp was adhered to the Basic White panels which were then glued to the Gorgeous Grape card.

I carefully folded and burnished the score lines of the card to form the tri-fold shutter shape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Brilliant Butterfly Dies I die cut some of the butterflies from the scrap Gorgeous Grape card, Highland Heather card and Be Dazzling dsp. I also used some of the iridescent paper left over from the Wonderful Snowflakes to die cut a couple of butterflies.

The butterflies were added to the card front with a dab of Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive.

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Using the Playful Alphabet dies I cut the number 50 from the Be Dazzling dsp and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The word ‘today’ was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto a scrap of Basic White card. It came from the Timeless Tulips Stamp set. I masked off the words I didn’t need before I inked up the stamp. The word was trimmed out using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I decorated the butterflies and the card with some of the Subtle Shimmer Sequins to complete the card.

I added a panel of white to the back to write my message on.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet butterfly themed tri-fold shutter card made for a friend’s special birthday and for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I hope my friend likes her card.

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The stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper by Stampin' Up! and used to make a clever fun fold card

Beauty of the Earth dsp

Posted on July 6, 2021July 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a simple but clever card made from the Beauty of the Earth designer series paper. I saw an example of this style of card made by fellow demonstrator Julie Davison and had to try it myself.

Colours used in this project are;

To recreate the Beauty of the Earth card, you will need:

Beauty of the Earth dsp – 12” by 4” – scored at 5 ½” and 11” on the long-side
Bumblebee card – 5¼” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Soft Sea Foam – 3 ¾” by 2 ¼” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Soft Sea Foam. Mossy Meadow & Basic White

I folded and burnished on the 5½” score line and again on the 11” score line, but this time folded it back on itself. I glued the 1” strip down with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It makes such a nice contrast don’t you think?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The tree trunk was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the Basic White panel. I added the tree canopy in Mossy Meadow ink and the more detailed leafy layer in Bumblebee to give a more textured look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The stamped panel was added to the Bumblebee layer and then to the dsp card front. This serves to give the card some rigidity.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The same tree trunk was stamped again in Soft Suede ink onto the small panel of Soft Sea Foam. I stamped the tree canopy and leaves again in the same way onto scrap Soft Sea Foam and die cut using the Beautiful Tree dies and my Mini Cut & Emboss Machine. The canopy was added to the trunk with the liquid glue. I added a speckle of green spots around the tree image. The panel was added to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

The sentiment from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it out with scissors. I added a strip of Mossy Meadow card to the base of the panel and added the sentiment over top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A clever fun fold card made using the stunning Beauty of the Earth designer series paper

I really like this style of card and really shows off the dsp. I hope you like it.

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A special birthday funfold card made using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beauty of Friendship fun fold card

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a Beauty of Friendship fun fold card made for my daughter Camilla’s birthday. I saw LeeAnn Greff, a fellow demonstrator, demonstrate it on YouTube and I knew this was the perfect card for her as she loves the outdoors. I changed the dimensions to fit A4 card stock and also some of the colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beauty of friendship card, you will need:

Soft Succulent card – 6½“ by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” on the long side
Soft Succulent card – 3½” by 3” scored at ½” on the short side
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 3⅜” by 2½”
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 2½”
Basic White 2¼” by 2”
Scrap of Balmy Blue

I took the 2 scored pieces Soft Succulent, laid them on my work surface with the smaller panel on the right-hand side. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I adhered the ½” tab of the smaller piece to the larger panel. You should then have a gate fold type card with a long thin left panel and a shorter, wider right-hand panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

I place the 3 largest panels of Basic White card stock onto my work surface. I punched a circle from a Post It Note using the ¾” Circle Punch and placed it in the upper left-hand corner of the smallest panel.

Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to all three of the panels. The ink was added gradually in circular motions, building up the colour slowly. I then added Soft Succulent ink around the edges of each panel in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The bare trees were then stamped in Soft Suede ink, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation to give the effect of depth.

I added the ‘tree canopy’ image to the stamped full-strength tree on the smallest panel. I used the soft succulent ink and the spotty image to add some texture to all the panels

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The stamped panels were then glued to the Soft Succulent card. The largest one on the inside, covering the ½” tab which holds them together.

Using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut a label from the remaining Soft Succulent piece and a smaller label from the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

The sentiment from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set was stamped on the white label in Soft Succulent ink and I added a couple of small flowers in the same ink. The flowers were from the Flowers of Friendship stamp set.

The labels were then glued together. They were added to the left-hand panel of the card with a couple of Dimensionals. Make sure that the Dimensionals are well over to the left and that the right-hand panel of the card can tuck under.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful fun fold using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set for a special birthday card

To complete the card, I die cut 2 of the sweet little birds from the Beautiful Trees dies from scrap Balmy Blue card and added them to the card front. I used a Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add their eyes and a trio of Genial Gems.