Bubble Over for January Classes

Posted on January 12, 2018January 11, 2018 by Mo Rootes

For January’s classes we used the very quirky and versatile Bubble Over stamp set and the co-ordinating Bottles & Bubbles Framelit dies, the ladies loved them. As their table gift I gave each lady as 6” by 6” sample pack of the co-ordinating Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper (dsp) which is available as a free Sale-a-Bration item with a £45 order.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set and Bottles & Bubbles dies by Stampin’ Up!

We started the first card by die-cutting a large and small bottle from one of the Bubble & Fizz dsp sheets. I love that the dies can be used to cut out the dsp patterns in this way. We stamped the ‘bubble’ image in Lemon Lime Twist ink randomly across the upper third of a strip of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2½”. The prototype card in the picture shows the bubbles in Daffodil Delight ink but we decided we preferred the Lemon Lime Twist. The sentiment – either Love You or Thank You – from the Baby Bear stamp set was then stamped at the bottom of the panel in Bermuda Bay ink. We took a small piece of Lemon Lime Twist striped ribbon, about 4”, and wrapped it around the white panel securing on the back with Sellotape. The ladies then chose a pattern from the dsp and cut 2 strips each 6” by ½”, they then glued the strips on either side of the Whisper White panel. This panel was then adhered to a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The die cut bottles were then adhered to the front of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set and Bottles & Bubbles dies by Stampin’ Up!

For the second card the ladies chose a piece of dsp and using the Stampin’ Trimmer cut it to 5⅜” by 3⅝”. This panel was then added at an angle, or catawampus to a Lemon Lime Twist card base. On a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock the ladies stamped the larger bottle using Archival Basic Gray ink and a Stampin’ Pierce Mat to get a good image. We also stamped the label in Lemon Lime Twist ink and the sentiment was added on top in Archival Basic Gray ink. These pieces were then die cut using the Big Shot and they also die cut one of the cute little bottle caps. The label and bottle cap were glued to the front of the bottle using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” the ladies die cut an oval using the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies. This panel was added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and the die cut bottle was added using Stampin’ Dimensionals and Tombow glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set and Bottles & Bubbles dies by Stampin’ Up!

Thirdly we made a bottle tag starting with a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock 8¼” by 2½” which we scored using the Stampin’ Trimmer (love that it cuts and scores) at 5½”. Taking a 1¼” Circle Punch we punched a hole roughly in the centre of the smaller side. At the bottom of the longer side we cut a shallow banner using scissors. The ladies then chose a piece of dsp and cut it to 4½” by 2⅜” and adhered it above the banner point. Bubbles were then stamped in either Lemon Lime Twist ink or Bermuda Bay ink across the top and down one side of a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4¾” by 1½” and this piece was added to the tag on top of the dsp. Taking a scrap Whisper White cardstock the ladies stamped the larger bottle in Archival Basic Gray ink, the label in Calypso Coral ink and the sentiment in Archival Basic Gray. These pieces were then die cut using the Bottles and Bubble Framelit dies along with one of the cute straws. The labels and straw were then added with Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the die cut bottle and the bottle added with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the bottle tag.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set and Bottles & Bubbles dies by Stampin’ Up!

To finish off the projects the ladies added some of the mini sequins taken from the Silver Sequin Trim using the Fine-Tip Liquid Adhesive.

The ladies loved the projects and I want to thank them for all the fun, laughter and chat this week.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. 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.

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
Bubble Over & Baby Bear
Dies
Bottles & Bubbles, Stitched Shapes Framelits
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Bermuda Bay, Lemon lime Twist, Basic Gray & Calypso Coral
Punches
1¼” Circle Punch
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, C &H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Fine-Tip Glue Pen & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Lemon Lime Twist Striped Ribbon, Mini Silver Sequin Trim, Whisper White Envelopes

Christmas Quilt for non Christmas cards

Posted on December 15, 2017December 11, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to the lovely ladies who came to this week’s classes which, by popular request were non seasonal themed.

We used the Christmas Quilt stamp set and co-ordinating Quilt Builder dies to make 3 non Christmas themed cards. This is such an amazingly, versatile set and will be fantastic for any quilters or sewers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The first card we made was stamped. The frame of the quilted piece was stamped in Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White cardstock and the infilling pieces were stamped in either Berry Burst ink or Pool Party ink. We stamped the sentiment in Berry Burst ink and punched it out using the Duet Banner Punch and backed it with a Pool Party piece punched with the same punch. We added a strip of Berry Burst cardstock and a piece of ⅛” Soft Sky Ribbon (retired) to the stamped panel. We took a Berry Burst card base and stamped the frame piece in the upper left and lower right corner using Fresh Fig ink before adding the Whisper White stamped panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added a Glitter Enamel Dot to the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The 2^nd card was a softer affair. The ladies embossed a Pool Party panel with the Quilt Top embossing folder and my Big Shot and added it to the Pool Party card base after wrapping it with a piece of Berry Burst Ribbon. They then die cut the quilt frame in either Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pool Party or Fresh Fig and shared the pieces with their neighbours. We adhered the frame die cut to a piece of Adhesive sheet and added the coloured pieces just like a jigsaw puzzle. The whole panel was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The final card started with a Thick Whisper White card base. We added a dsp panel to the bottom of the card front and an embossed Whisper White panel and covered the join with Berry Burst ribbon. The adorable sentiment was stamped in Berry Burst ink and die cut using the Layering Oval Framelits and backed with a Fresh Fig scalloped oval die cut using the same set of dies. They then die cut the flower in either Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pool Party or Fresh Fig and again, shared the pieces with their classmates. We added the sentiments and the flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals. White Perfect Accents were added to the centre of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I just love this set and so did the ladies. Hope you like the cards as well.

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
Christmas Quilt & Baby Bear
Dies
Quilt Builder Framelits. Layering Ovals dies
Cardstock
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Pool Party, Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
DSP
Subtles collection (retired)
Ink Pads
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst & Pool Party
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Duet Banner Punch, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Embossing Folder
Quilt Top embossing folder
Acrylic Blocks
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals and Adhesive sheets
Accessories
Berry Burst finely woven ribbon, ⅛” Soft Sky Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Glitter Enamel dots, White Perfect Accents, Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelopes

A Little Wild with Tulle

Posted on July 21, 2017July 16, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a couple of adorable cards I made using the new, A Little Wild stamp set and co-ordinating Little Loves framelits.

I stamped the sweet little bear, 2 Bee skeps, bees and flower using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto Shimmery White cardstock as I planned on watercoloring the images. I used my Aquapainter and a Crumb Cake inkpad to add color to the front and the back of the bear, die cut the image using the co-ordinationg Little Loves framelit dies and the Big Shot before carefully cutting the front from the back with Scissors apart. The bee skep was coloured with Crumb Cake ink and Pear Pizzazz ink and the flower with Pear Pizzazz ink and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I chose a Thick Very Vanilla card base and added a layer of Pear Pizzazz on top and die cut a square ‘window’ with the Stitched Shapes framelits dies through both layers. I ran some Tear & Tape double sided adhesive around the Very Vanilla ‘window’ frame on the front of the card and laid a slightly bigger square of Tulle over the top, making sure to adhere it well. I then added the Pear Pizzazz panel over the top with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The front of the bear was added to the front of the card, overlapping the Tulle window using Tombow and the back of the bear was stuck on the inside of the card looking out of the window. The front and back of the bee skep was added in the same way and the bees scattered across the front and backed with matching bees where they would show on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and this was then punched using the Classic Label Punch and cut it down before adding it to the bottom of the front panel and placing the flower on top.

I went on to make a Tulle window, shaker card inspired by the amazing Jennifer McGuire – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-XHz-FtFcI

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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
A Little wild & Baby Bear
Dies
Little Loves framelits Layering Circles & Stitched Shapes framelits
Cardstock + DSP
Card 1 – Thick Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz & Shimmery Whisper White
Card 2 – Smoky Slate, Powder Pink & Shimmery Whisper White
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Momento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Powder Pink, Pear Pizzazz & Calypso Coral + Basic Black Marker
Card 2 – Smoky Slate & Crushed Curry
Punches
Classic Label Punch
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Aquapainter, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B, B, B, B, E & I
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Tear & Tape and Mini Glue Dots
Accessories
Irridescent Sequin Assortment, Tulle, Very Vanilla Envelope + Whisper White Envelope

Stamp-A-Stack update

Posted on February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Last Saturday I held my first ever Stamp-A-Stack and it went really well……phew…and I didn’t forget anything!!!! Thanks to my lovely friend and downline Jo law for all her help.

crafty-rootes.com – Product Goodie Bag for Stamp-A-Stack – Stampin’ Up!

The lovely ladies who came were each given a goodie bag containing a pack of the Falling In Love designer series paper (dsp), a pack of Linen Thread and a pack of Basic Pearls along with 20 co-ordinating card bases, Sahara sand, Blushing Bride, Soft Sky, Island Indigo, Dapper Denim and Soft Suede and 20 Very Vanilla Envelopes. They also had a little sweet treat each – after all you can’t craft without chocolate (or cake which was provided by the adjacent café for those that wanted it).

www. crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-A-Stack table gifts – Falling in Love dsp –

I set up 5 project tables with 2 card variations per table and the ladies worked their way round from table to table making up to 4 cards at each. At each table the ladies picked up a pack of pre-prepared cardstock layers, then selected and cut the dsp they wanted to use on each card. Each table concentrated on one Stamp set from the Annual Catalogue – Baby Bear, Sitting Here and Touches of Texture – or the Spring/Summer catalogue – Nailed It and Beautiful You – with a mixture of additional sentiments for them to choose from.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Falling In Love dsp Stamp-A-Stack – Stampin’ Up!

The projects all went down well and the Blender Pens and Aqua Painters were a big hit, the ladies loved them. Here are a few piccies for the ladies busy stamping, cutting and colouring. Happy Days…….

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-A-Stack – Falling In Love by Stampin’ Up!

Thank You to all the ladies to came and made it such a great day. I will be running another Stamp-A-Stack in May, date to be confirmed. Let me know if you would like information nearer the time.

Mo x

Stamp-A-Stack – reserve a seat now

Posted on December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 by Mo Rootes

So looking forward to the first Stamp-A-Stack of the year which takes places on the 4th February at Manor Farm, 14 Alms Hill, Bourn, Cambridge, CB23 2SH from 10.00 – 16.00.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stampin Up – stamp-A-Stack Feb 2017

You will be making up to 20 cards, 2 each of 10 different designs. Here is a picture to wet your appetite. You will be stamping, die cutting, dry embossing, watercolouring, paper piecing and many other techniques. No experience necessary – assistance is available all day and you can craft at your own speed whilst enjoying the company of fellow crafters.

If you would like to reserve a place contact me on by email – mo@crafty-rootes.co.uk or call or text to 01954 718443

Tea and coffee available during the day. Bring your own lunch or take a break and have lunch in the adjacent café ‘The Stove’ where cake where cake will be available all day…….

Cost of the day is £32.00, to be paid by the 6^th January 2017. The class fee includes a £25.00 Product Goodie Bag to use during the day and you will have loads left over to use with your crafty stash at home.

Hope to see you there.

Mo Rootes

Cookie Cutter Baby

Posted on December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by Mo Rootes

I have another Cookie Cutter Christmas card for you today……………. but it’s not a card for Christmas. A friend asked if I would make a new baby card for her niece who is due to have a baby boy any day now and this is what I came up with.

I started with a Whisper White panel which I stamped using the textured background stamp from the You’ve Got This stamp set in Crumb Cake ink. This is such a useful stamp for adding the illusion of dimension without any of the bulk. I stamped the little Inuit baby from the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp set using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and coloured it with Pool Party, Soft Sky and Crumb Cake markers before punching it out with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. The Sentiment from the Baby Bear stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink as were the scattering of stars from the Forever Evergreen stamp set. I rounded the top right hand corner with the Project Life Corner Rounder before adding the panel to a layer of Pool Party cardstock with the same rounded corner. The whole piece was then added to a Crumb Cake card base. Gorgeous and luckily my friend loved it……..

While I had the set out I also made a baby girl version to add to my stash.

I stamped the little Inuit again using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with Pink Pirouette, Flirty Flamingo and Smoky Slate markers before punching her out with the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. I painted a light wash on the Whisper White background panel using a Smoky Slate inkpad and an aquapainter. This adds additional texture to the background. I placed the punched piece on top using dimensionals and stamped some stars from the Forever Evergreen stamp set in Pink Pirouette Ink. I wrapped some pink and white Baker’s Twine from my stash near the bottom of the panel before stamping the sentiment from the Baby Bear stamp set in Pink Pirouette ink. I layered this piece onto a panel of Smoky Slate cardstock rounding all 4 corners of both layers with the Project Life Corner Rounder. I added the panel to a Pink Pirouette card base. Such a sweet card.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog, hope you like the projects. See you again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used
Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set
Baby Bear stamp set
Forever Evergreen Stamp set
You’ve Got This stamp set
Cookie Cutter Builder Punch
Whisper White cardstock
Pool Party cardstock
Crumb Cake cardstock
Pink Pirouette cardstock
Smoky Slate cardstock
Crumb Cake inkpad
Pink Pirouette inkpad
Pool Party inkpad
Smoky Slate inkpad
Momento Tuxedo Black ink
Crumb Cake marker
Pool Party Marker
Soft Sky marker
Pink Pirouette marker
Flirty Flamingo marker
Smoky Slate marker
Project Life Corner Rounder
Aquapainter
Stampin Scrub and Stampin mist
Stampin Trimmer
Acrylic blocks C, G and E
Baker’s Twine
Scissors
Bone Folder
Dimensionals
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Envelopes

Building Foxy Friends

Posted on July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 by Mo Rootes

Oh my word………… I have finally had time to try out the Foxy Friends stamp set and the Fox Builder Punch and I LOVE them.

For the first card I kept it simple stamping the fox in Cajun Craze ink onto a small piece of Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the head again onto a piece of scrap Whisper White and punched it out with the Fox Builder punch. I stamped the wider of the ‘faces’ with Basic Black Archival ink and added it to the stamped fox using Dimensionals. So cute, I love him …. and it is definitely a him. I rounded the upper left hand corner and stamped the sentiment from the Banners For You stamp set using the Basic Black Archival ink. I layered the stamped piece onto some Cajun Craze cardstock leaving a 1/8” border.

Using the new Petal Burst embossing folder, I ran a 2” wide piece of Crumb Cake cardstock through the Big Shot. I adhered a thin strip of Cajun Craze down the long side of the debossed side of the Crumb Cake panel then added it to the left side of a Thick Whisper White card base before adding the stamped panel with dimensionals.

I made a landscape version for my second card. I added a thin piece of Old Olive cardstock to the embossed Crumb Cake panel and stuck it to the Thick Whisper White card base. I stamped the walking fox image in Cajun Craze and the tree trunk in Soft Suede onto scrap Whisper White card and fussy cut them out using scissors. The tree trunk was added to the card base with Tombow adhesive and the fox with Dimentionals. The mushrooms were stamped in Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede ink.

The third fox was stamped in Calypso Coral ink and Basic Black Archival ink with the legs added in Soft Suede. I used a 2” punch to cut out the image. I backed this panel onto a circle cut from Soft Suede cardstock using the Layered Circles Framelits. The dsp comes from a retired pack called Best Year Ever and was added to a thin strip of Soft Suede card. I wrapped Linen Thread around the dsp panel before sticking it to a Crumb Cake base. The stamped circle was added with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Baby Bear stamp set in Soft Suede ink.

I really, really, really like this stamp set and its co-ordinating punch, so many other creatures to make. Watch out for more projects using this in the future.

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Thanks for stopping by my blog, hope to see you again soon.

Mo x