High Tide meets Colorful Seasons

Posted on July 3, 2018June 26, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card I made recently for one of the lovely ladies in my book club that had a special birthday earlier this month and it had to be large enough to for us all to sign.

I knew that Sue had spent her actual birthday with her family and friends on the beach at Southwold so I chose to make the card using the High Tide stamp set and the sweet deckchair from the Colorful Seasons stamp set.

Ingredients to make the High Tide card

Blueberry Bushel cardstock – 10” by 5½” scored at 4¼” and 8½” on the long side
Blueberry Bushel cardstock -7” by 3½” scored at 3½” on the long side
Whisper White cardstock – 5¼” by 4” x 3 – 2 for the inside and one for the back panel
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 4⅛” for the outside
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 1⅜” for the outside
Whisper White cardstock – 3¼” by 3¼” x 3 for the mini card
Pineapple punch cardstock – 5⅜” by 4⅛” for the back panel
Pineapple punch cardstock – 3⅜” by 3⅜” for the mini card
2018 – 2020 In-Color dsp stack

I began by taking the 3 – 3¼” by 3¼” panels of Whisper White. I stamped the ‘sand’ along the bottom of each panel in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Pineapple Punch ink. I added the deckchair frame in Basic Gray ink and seat in Blueberry Bushel ink.

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On the front panel I masked off an area for the sun using a punched Post It Note circle. Taking a wedge of sponge I added Balmy Blue to create the sky using a very light touch, slowly building up the colour. When I was happy with the colour I removed the Post It mask and added Pineapple Punch ink using a Sponge Dauber to create the sun. The marsh grass was added using 2^nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.

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I sponged Balmy Blue ink onto the other 2 Whisper White panels but left them otherwise plain to give room for signatures. I rounded one corner on each of the stamped panels and added each of them to a 3⅜” by 3⅜” panel of Pineapple Punch cardstock with identical rounded corners using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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I glued the front panel and the left hand inside panel to the Blueberry Bushel mini card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I set the inside right had panel to one side to add later.

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Next, I added the 2 pieces of dsp to the larger Whisper White panels and adhered them to the front of the larger base card. About half way down the smaller right had panel I stuck a small strip of Tear & Tape and adhered a length of Blueberry Bushel ⅛” ribbon. The mini card was then placed on top of the narrow panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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Taking the remaining large Whisper White panels I stamped and sponged on the beach scenes and glued 2 panels inside the card base and the last panel was added to the 5⅜” by 4⅛” piece of Pineapple punch cardstock. This entire panel was then adhered to the back of the card covering the strip of ribbon.

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Some Tear & Tape was then stuck on the right hand inside panel of the mini card and the last panel added over top. The card was then tied closed.

I am really happy with this card and hope the ladies like it.

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Details of the products I used for these projects can be found below.

Mo x

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Gorgeous Butterfly double z fold birthday card using Stampin' Up! product

Share What You Love Butterfly

Posted on June 12, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a birthday card for a friend using the lovely Share What you Love dsp as a starting point.

Making the card

I began with a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock 11” by 5½” which I scored on the long side at 2¾” by 5½” using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I took a 2^nd piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” and scored it at 2¾” and 5½” on the long side. I then folded and burnished all of the score lines.

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I chose a pattern from the Share What You Love dsp and cut 2 panels at 5⅜” by 2⅝” and one panel at 5⅜” by 5⅜”. I then adhered these to the larger Thick Whisper White panel leaving a tiny border round each panel.

I then cut panels in Pear Pizzazz cardstock – one at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2⅝” and 2 Whisper White panels 3⅞” by 2⅜”.

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I ran the larger Pear Pizzazz panel through the Big Shot with the Lovely Floral Embossing Folder. And adhered the piece to the largest panel of the 9¼” by 4¼” Thick Whisper White cardstock using Tombow Liquid Glue.

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I stamped the sentiment from the Very Vintage stamp set in the lower left corner of one of the Whisper White panels using Pear Pizzazz ink. Before stamping I cut the sentiment apart with a sharp pair of scissors. I added the small flowers from the Love What you Do stamp set around the sentiment and in the upper right corner of the 2^nd Whisper White panel in Pool Party ink. I added both panels to the Pear Pizzazz layers with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

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Taking some scrap Whisper White cardstock and some scrap Vellum I die cut the gorgeous large butterfly using the Springtime Dies. I adhered the 2 together with Mini Glue Dots and added them to the front of the card with Mini Glue Dots. I finished the card off by adding some Glitter Enamel Dots (retired) to the body of the butterfly.

I then glued the 2 parts of the card together. I really hope my friend likes her card.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Love What You Do & Very Vintage
Dies
Springtime Impressions
Embossing Folder
Lovely Floral
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Vellum & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pear Pizzazz & Pool Party
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
A & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Mini Glue Dots
Accessories
Glitter Enamels Dots (retired), Grid Paper

Special Birthday card using Birthday Blooms and Number of Years by Stampin' Up!

Number of Years and Birthday Blooms for a Special Birthday

Posted on May 29, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card I made using the Birthday Blooms stamp set, the Number of Years Stamp set and the Large Numbers dies. These are all retiring from the Annual Catalogue on the 31^st of May and I will really miss them. I made this card for my Mum who is celebrating her special birthday in a couple of days.

Making the card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Blooms and Number of Years by Stampin’ Up!

I chose 2 patterns from the Tutti-Frutti dsp stack and cut 2 panels at 5⅜” by 2⅝” and one panel at 5⅝” by 5⅝”. I then adhered these to the larger Thick Whisper White panel leaving a tiny border round each panel.

I then cut panels in Lemon Lime Twist cardstock – one at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2⅝” and Whisper White panels – one at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜”.

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On the larger Whisper White panel I stamped the large rose image from the Birthday Blooms stamp set in the lower left hand corner using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the smaller rose image in the bottom left or top right on the remaining Whisper White panels. I coloured the flowers in with the Light & Dark Daffodil Delight and the Light and Dark Old Olive Blends Pens.

I stamped the word ‘birthday’ using Momento Tuxedo Black ink on the on the panel with the small bloom in the lower left hand corner. I took some scrap Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and die cut each of the numbers 3 times using my Big Shot and glued them together to give added dimension. I then glued them to the largest stamped Whisper White panel. The word ‘happy’ and ‘th’ were then stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink either side of the die cut numbers. I rounded one corner of each of the Whisper White panels and the same corners on the Lemon Lime Twist panels using the new Detailed Trio Punch. These panels were then adhered together with Tombow liquid Adhesive and added to the small Thick Whisper White panel. I then glued the 2 main panels together.

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To finish off I made an envelope using my Envelope Punch Board and the gorgeous Delightful Daisy dsp which will also retire on the 31^st May.

I love the bright, sunny colours used on this card. I really hope my Mum likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Birthday Blooms & Number of Years
Dies
Large Number Dies
Punches
Detailed Trio
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper
Tutti-Frutti dsp, Delightful Daisy dsp
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Blends Pens
Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Paper Trimmer, Envelope Punch Board, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
A, B, D, E & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Gorgeous card trio using the Petal Palette Stamp Set and Petals and More dies by Stampin' Up!

Petal Palette for April Classes

Posted on April 13, 2018April 11, 2018 by Mo Rootes

For April’s classes we used the gorgeous Petal Palette Stamp Set, Petals & More Dies and one of the Petal Pair Embossing Folders to create 3 summery looking cards including an easel card. The ladies who came loved the set and the cards we made.

Card 1

Double layered stamping using the Petal Palette Stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Palette Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to show the ladies the double layer stamping technique and this stamp set was just perfect. We started with a Thick Whisper White card base and added a panel of Whisper White 4¾” by 3” to the centre with a little temporary adhesive. We inked up the large group of roses using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it in the upper left hand corner making sure to overlap the edge of the layer. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink at the bottom right corner of the Whisper White panel.

We then took the Melon Mambo Watercolor Pencil and scribbled colour onto the roses using a Blender Pen to soften and blend the colour. We used the Lemon Lime Twist Watercolor Pencil to add colour to the leaves and added a little depth with the Old Olive Watercolor Pencil. The Blender Pen was used again to mix the colours.

The Whisper White layer was then separated from the card base, the upper right corner rounded with a ½” WRMK Corner Rounder and added to a Basic Black cardstock layer with an identically rounded corner. The panel was then added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. We then added Basic Rhinestones to add a little sparkle.

Card 2

Sweet card using the Petal Palette Stamp set and Petal Pairs embossing folder

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Palette Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

We stamped the same rose image onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and coloured it in with the Watercolor Pencils as before. Using the Petals & More dies and the Big Shot we cut out the stamped and coloured image.

Using the Big Shot again we embossed a strip of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2¼” using one of the embossing folders in the Petal Pair set. We wrapped a length of Black Shimmer Ribbon around one edge and used Mini Glue Dots to secure the ribbon on the back. This panel was then added to the front of a Lemon Lime Twist card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The die cut roses were then added to the right side of the card front.

We stamped the sentiment from the Birthday Banners stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it down. We added a scrap strip of Melon Mambo cardstock to the bottom of the sentiment and ticked the end under the flowers and finished with some Basic Rhinestones.

Card 3

Easel card using the Petal Palette Stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Palette Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!

We began by folding and burnishing the Thick Whisper White card base which I had cut at 11⅞” by 4⅛ and scored at 2 15/16” and 5⅞”. We then set this aside.

We stamped the lovely dotted image onto the bottom of a Whisper White panel 4¾“by 3”, about 1” from the bottom using the Momento Tuxedo Black ink stamped off to give a lighter shade. We then added the leaf image in Lemon Lime Twist ink above using both first and second generation ink. I absolutely love this image, so versatile as well.

Onto scrap Whisper White cardstock we stamped the sweet little bird in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and 3 flowers in Melon Mambo ink and die cut them out using the Petals & More dies and the Big Shot. Using the Watercolor Pencils we coloured in the bird………..so cute.

We die cut the label from the Petals & More dies then stamped the sentiment in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I find it easier to position the sentiment onto the die cut piece rather than stamping and then die cutting – personal preference. The sentiment was added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The bird was added with its feet resting on the die cut sentiment using Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added one of the sweet Petal Passion Embellishments to the sentiment strip.

We rounded the upper corners of the stamped Whisper White panel, the Basic Black/Basic Gray panel and the Melon Mambo Panels and glued the 3 together using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. We added the whole panel to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive on the lower part only. The die cut flowers were then added to the inside panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals to support the card front when the card is open.

The ladies really enjoyed making these projects. Hope you like them as well.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon. 3½”

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Petal Palette & Birthday banners
Dies
Petals & More
Embossing Folder
Petal Pair
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Basic Gray & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Archival Basic Black, Melon Mambo & Lemon Lime Twist
Water Color pencils
Melon Mambo, Lemon Lime Twist & Old Olive
Tools
Blender Pens, Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, WRMK Corner Rounder, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Blocks
A, C, E, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Removable Adhesive
Accessories
Black Shimmer Ribbon, Petal Palette Embellishments, Basic Rhinestones, Grid paper, Whisper White Envelope

Night In Bethlehem given a fun fold

Posted on September 1, 2017August 31, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Christmas fun fold card using Night in Bethlehem stamp set and co-ordinating dies.

Loving my first play with the new Night In Bethlehem stamp set and co-ordinating Bethlehem Edgelit dies. This set is going to be so much fun to use, lots of fab ideas buzzing around in my head.