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.

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 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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A birthday themed card featuring a pile of presents made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

Birthday Presents for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on September 11, 2021September 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Stamping INKspirations Bog Hop where our theme is ‘Lifetime Celebrations’, I don’t know about you but I love a good birthday celebration and have chosen to use the Delivering Cheer stamp set to make a pretty birthday presents themed card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the pile of presents card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 4⅝” by 3⅛”– rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Hand-penned dsp strips – 5⅞” by 2”
Hand-penned dsp strips – ⅜” wide
Basic White card – ½” strip
Hand-penned dsp scrap

Using Multipurpose Liquid adhesive, I glued the larger piece of Hand-penned dsp to the Mint Macaron card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I stamped the ladies’ legs and skirt in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Basic White panel and added the pile of presents on top in the same ink. I added the ‘ground’ in the same black ink.

The skirt was then stamped onto a scrap of Hand-penned dsp and fussy cut out. I added it with the liquid glue onto the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The pile of presents was coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather and the retired Pink Pirouette, the arms and legs were coloured with the Ivory Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The stamped and coloured panel was added with liquid glue to the Mint Macaron panel and the whole piece was then added to the Blushing Bride card base on Dimensionals. The strips of Hand-penned dsp ⅜” wide were flagged and tucked in under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the ½” strip of Basic White card and trimmed out and flagged using Scissors. The card was completed with a trio of Pastel Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous birthday presents card made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop using the Delivering Cheer stamp set

I hope you like this soft and pretty birthday card.

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Angie McKenzie ● Libby Fens ● Karen Henderson

Cheryl Hamilton ● Mo Rootes ● Tricia Butts

Jan Musselman ● Danielle Kassing ● Anne Krucek

Shel Anderson ● Elaine de Montmorency

Jill Chapman ● Gez Carpenter ● Terry Hamilton

Rochelle Laird-Smith ● Annette Ball ● Leonie Stuart

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Good Luck Chick

Posted on September 5, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a jolly good luck chick card made to celebrate a friends’ retirement at the end of August. Like me she wok as a nurse for over 35 years at Royal Papworth Hospital, a specialist heart and lung hospital here in the UK. I am so looking forward to celebrating with her with a visit to our favourite café for a special full English breakfast.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the good luck chick card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede card – 5¾” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the 1^st dancing chicken on the right-hand side of the slightly longer Basic White panel. I stamped the same image onto three Post It Notes and cut around the images with Scissors and used these to provide masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

One of the masks was placed over the stamped chicken and another chicken was stamped to the left. The second mask was then placed over the top of this chicken and another bird stamped to the left.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The last mask was then added to the third chicken and the chicken with a balloon was stamped so that she appeared to be floating out of the gang. The masks were then removed.

I used the following Blends Marker Pens to colour in the chicks and the balloon – Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight & Bronze

The stamped panel was layered onto the Soft Suede panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Poppy Parade card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Welcoming Woods stamp set, was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the strip of Basic White and the strip was cut down and flagged with Scissors. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I hope this card brings a smile to my friend’s face. Hope you like it.

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The Delicate Dahlias stamp set used to make a pretty floral sympathy card using Stampin' Up! product

Blue Dahlias

Posted on August 31, 2021August 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Delicate Dahlias stamp set to make a pretty blue dahlias themed sympathy card.

Colours used in this project:

To recreate the blue dahlias card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Balmy Blue

I stamped the outline of the beautiful dahlia in Misty Moonlight ink onto the smaller Basic White panel. The infill stamped was inked in Balmy Blue and stamped to colour the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

The outline of the smaller flower was then stamped in Pale Papaya ink between the dahlias. The infill stamp was inked up with Pale Papaya, stamped off then used to add subtle colour to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and a length of Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon added and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I punch the same label from scrap Balmy Blue card, cut it in half from side to side and adhered it to the stamped label so that a little of the blue showed top and bottom. It was added over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

A bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems dotted around to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

I hope you like it.

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The Christmas Trimmings Dies used to make a star themed Christmas card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Christmas Trimmings for the Ink. Stamp, Share. Blog Hop

Posted on July 24, 2021August 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Christmas in July’. We have so many lovely Christmas goodies coming in the new July – December 2021 Mini Catalogue that we can sometimes overlook the Christmas sets in the Annual Catalogue. I have chosen to use one of these sets, Christmas Trimmings, to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

T recreate the Christmas Trimmings card, you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Early Espresso card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Early Espresso card – 3¼” by ⅝”
Gold Metallic Speciality Paper

Using the’ basket weave’ image from the Natural Textures stamp set I stamped in 2^nd generation So Saffron ink to stamp all over one of the Very Vanilla panels. This gives both colour and texture to the background. The stamped panel was then added to the Early Espresso panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, then to the So Saffron card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Next, I took the star dies, both the outline and the detailed, from the Christmas Trimmings Dies and cut them from the Gold Metallic Speciality paper.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the large and small star frames and the small solid star to the stamped background panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I decided to leave all the infill pieces in the more detailed stars in situ and added them to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set, in Versamark ink onto the strip of Early Espresso card, covered it with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. I flagged the end with Scissors and added the piece to the card front on Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added a scattering of Gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty star themed card using the Christmas Trimmings Dies and made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I hope you like it.

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Season’s Blessing

Posted on June 11, 2021June 6, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket Dies from the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Season’s Blessings card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Hand-penned dsp – 4½” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the leaf image in Soft Succulent ink onto the small panel of Basic White card. I added a flower to the centre stem using Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

I stamped the flower 3 times in Blushing Bride ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut them out using the Seasonal Basket Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The flowers were added to the stamped panel using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The medium sized flower centre was stamped randomly across the panel using Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The stamped panel was added to the piece of Hand-penned designer series paper using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the Thick Basic White card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The sentiment from the Party Puffins stamp set was stamped in Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

I added a trio of Opal Rounds and a double bow using the Snail Mail twine combo which sadly retires at the end of this month.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop featuring stacked ice cream cone

Stacked Ice Cream Cone for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by Mo Rootes

You are joining me today for the Stampin INKspirations blog hop where our theme is ‘birthdays’. It is my birthday later this month and with this in mind I have made a sweet stacked Ice Cream cone card using the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and the Ice Cream Builder punch……..love a punch

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate this stacked ice cream card, you will need:

Crumb Cake – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Dandy Garden dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Crumb Cake – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Dandy Garden dsp – 6” by ⅜” x 2
Scrap Fluid 100 & Soft Suede

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Tasteful Textiles embossing folder I embossed the panel of Crumb Cake card stock. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the 2 strips of dsp across the front of the panel and trimmed off the overhang.

A pretty birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop featuring tacked ice cream cone

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Builder Punch makes a sweet birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the embossed panel to the large piece of dsp and the whole panel to the front of the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Builder Punch makes a sweet birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the ice cream scoop from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set onto scrap Fluid 100 water color paper using 2^nd generation Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron and So Saffron inks. Using one of the water painters I coloured over the stamped scoops to blend the ink a little.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Builder Punch makes a sweet birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the cone in 2^nd generation Cinnamon Cider ink adding the waffle marks in full strength Cinnamon Cider ink. The scoops and cone were then punched out using the Ice Cream Builder Punch. I added the scoops one on top of the other using Mini Glue Dots and glued them to the cone in the same way.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Builder Punch makes a sweet birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the ‘flake’ in Sot Suede ink onto Soft Suede card and trimmed it out using scissors. It was added to the cone of ice cream with a Mini Glue Dot. The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and Ice Cream Builder Punch makes a sweet birthday card for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto Soft Suede card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I trimmed it out with Scissors. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

Yum, looks good enough to eat. I hope you like it.

Please continue on the hop to see what Libby Fens has to share today.

Roll Call this month:

Angie McKenzie
Leonie Stuart
Alejandra Gomez
Danielle Kassing
Annette Ball
Kirstie Pattrick
Linda Moore
Mo Rootes – You are here
Libby Fens
Tricia Butts
Jan Musselman
Aurélie Fabre
Narelle Fasulo
Sandra Mastello
Karen Henderson
Susan Simpson
Susan Webster
Melissa Faust
JoAnn Pollock
Gez Carpenter
Jo Blackman
Jill Chapman
Rochelle Laird-Smith
Melissa Gifford
Terry Hamilton
Deb Macdowell
Satomi Wellard
Shel Anderson
Elaine de Montmorency
Ann Krucek
Chris Smith
Cheryl Hamilton
Teri West

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A bright and colourful feminine birthday card made using the Wild Roses stamp set

Multicoloured Wild Roses

Posted on March 9, 2021March 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the lovely multicoloured Wild Roses stamp, a Stamparatus and some sponge daubers.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the multicoloured Wild Roses card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic Black – 3” by 2 ½”
Scrap Daffodil Delight & Poppy Parade

I mounted the Wild Roses stamp onto the Stamparatus plate and began adding the ink using Sponge Daubers to the larger panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

I used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather inks The Stamparatus makes it so easy to build up colour by adding multiple layers of ink. When the panel was fully inked, I glued it to the Basic Black panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the panel, tying it in a knot at the front. The whole panel was then added using the liquid glue to the Poppy Parade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set was stamped on the small Basic Black layer using Versamark ink. This was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The panel was added on Dimensionals over the ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

The Small Bloom Punch was used to punch out 2 flowers, one from scrap Daffodil Delight and the other from scarp Poppy Parade card. I shaped the flowers using my Bone Folder and added the flowers using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

As a final touch I added a trio of Matte Black Dots. So pretty.

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A gorgeous 75th waterfall birthday card for my aunt made in bright summery colours using Stampin' Up! products

Special Waterfall Birthday Card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is Fun Folds. So with that in mind, I absolutely have to share with you the waterfall birthday card I have made for my Aunts special birthday tomorrow. This card was made using bright spring colours and flowers which my aunt loves.

Colours Used in this project are:

To recreate the Waterfall birthday card, you will need:

Magenta Madness card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Magenta Madness – 8⅝” by 2¾” – Scored at 1¾”, 2½”, 3¼” & 4”
Magenta Madness – 4⅛” by 1”
Flowers For Every Season dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Flirty Flamingo – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Daffodil Delight – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Just Jade – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½” x 3
Basic White – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 2½” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White & Magenta Madness

I began by gluing the Flowers For Every Season dsp to the Magenta Madness card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Adhere the small strip of Magenta Madness card about 2 ¼” up from the bottom of the card front. Use strong adhesive such as Tear & Tape or Snail Plus and this piece gets a lot of pulling about.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

Next, I inserted the 4⅝” (longest side) end of the scored 8⅝” strip of Magenta Madness into the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch; it is wider than the opening so is a bit of a fiddle. Push it right to the end then punch. Pull it out and trim off the extra piece on each side.

Fold on all the score lines, slip the punched scalloped end of the Magenta Madness under the strip of card you have just glued across the card. The scored part of the card will then be on top of the band. Using strong adhesive glue along the top of the scored panel – face down – adhere the piece to the bottom end of the band. This forms the waterfall mechanism.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

Using adhesive at the top of each of the coloured panels, adhere them to the small scored strips of the waterfall panel.

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp some of the sentiments from the You Are Amazing, Approaching Perfection & Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets on to the small panels of Basic White card. Other sentiments were masked and inked up using Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

The sentiment panels were added to the Coloured panels using with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a selection of flowers from the All Things Fabulous stamp set. For the larger flower I used 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd generation Magenta Madness. For the smaller flowers I used 2^nd generation Daffodil Delight and Bumblebee, Magenta Madness in 1^st and 2^nd generation and Flirty Flamingo and Poppy Parade. The leaves were stamped in Just Jade ink. These were all cut out using my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machune. The flowers and leaves were added to the sentiment panels with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

I die cut the numbers form Flowers For Every Season dsp using the Large Numbers Dies whch are sadly retired. These were added to the final, largest panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

I added a length of White Ribbon from my stash to the scalloped end to work the waterfall mechanism and tied it on with a piece of the Snail Mail Twine. I finished by adding some Gold Glitters Dot to each panel. I added a tiny Magenta Madness dragonfly punched out using the Dragonfly Punch to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

I absolutely love this card, so bright and colourful. I hope my aunt likes it

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Playful Valentine card

Posted on February 25, 2021February 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made my husband for Valentine’s Day using the Playful Alphabet dies, Window Sheet and strips of card. This card was inspired by a Youtube video by fellow demonstrator Angie of Stamping With Amore.

Colours used in today’s project are:

To recreate the Playful Valentine card. You will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Window Sheet – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Misty Moonlight – 4⅛” by ⅜”
Panels of Misty Moonlight, So Saffron, Pacific Point, Old Olive & Balmy Blue 2½” wide
Scrap Basic White

Taking the 2½” wide strips of card stock I cut them down into thin strips, wider at one end than the other.

A lovely masculine themed Valentine card using Window Sheet, Palyful Alphabet dies and some scrap card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

I added strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive down the length of each strip and added them to the Window Sheet panel leaving a small gap between each strip. I trimmed off the excess using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

Dimensionals and Mini Dimensionals were then added to the Window Sheet behind the card stock strips, so they would be hidden and the whole panel adhered to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

Taking the scrap Basic White and the Playful Alphabet Dies I cut out letters LOVE three times. The letters were then stacked on top of each other with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added to the card front.

A lovely masculine themed Valentine card using Window Sheet, Playful Alphabet dies and some scrap card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful Alphabet Dies, Window Sheet and card stock scraps make a lovely masculine Valentine card

I inked the word YOU from the Well Said stamp set in Versamark ink and stamped it onto the long strip of Misty Moonlight. The sentiment was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat setting it with my Heat Tool.