A simply stamped card for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop made using the lovely Painted Lavender stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Stamped Lavender card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on December 10, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where we are paring it right back to stamps, ink and paper. I have used the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set to make my card. This stamp set will be available in the January – April 2024 Mini Catalogue.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the simply stamped lavender card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 4⅞” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Basic White card & Pool Party card

The bunch of stems from the Painted Lavender stamp set, was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the 4¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The spray of flowers were stamped on top of the stems in Gorgeous Grape ink. I stamped it again, without re-inking and slightly rotated.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The butterflies were stamped in Pool Party ink. At this point I stamped a small sentiment directly onto the panel ……… and it wasn’t straight……. Aaaahhh. I glued the stamped panel to the Gorgeous Grape layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

The spray of flowers was stamped in 2^nd generation, or stamped off, Fresh Freesia ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front. The decorated panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

I stamped a different, slightly larger sentiment onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it down. It didn’t quite cover the squint sentiment so I added a layer of Pool Party card before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The lovely Painted Lavender stamp set used to make a simply stamped card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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Pretty Pop Ups

Posted on June 24, 2022June 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Pretty Pop-Ups Dies and coloured using a Blending Pen. I don’t actually own these dies but one of my lovely friends and customer Becky, bought them and allowed me to use the dies. This card is for her.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Pop-Ups card, you will need:

Pale Papaya card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner

I placed the small, oval Pretty Pop-Ups Die onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and added the two individual butterflies and the dragonfly dies. These were all run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using a Blender Pen, I coloured the leaves with Mink Macaron ink and the larger flower petals with Poppy Parade ink. The flower centres were added in So Saffron ink.

The tiny flower petals were coloured with Highland Heather ink and the centres added with So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

The two largest butterflies were coloured with Pool Party ink and the smaller with So Saffron ink. The dragonfly wings were coloured with Pale Papaya ink and Mint Macaron ink. All the insect bodies ere coloured with Gray Granite ink. The sentiment from the Charming Sentiments stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

Using my Take Your Pick Tool, I pushed up all the pop-up pieces before using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the decorated panel to the slightly larger Basic White panel. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

I stamped flower from the Simply Fabulous stamp set in Pale Papaya ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pale Papaya card front. The decorated panel was added over-top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Pop Ups Dies used to make a softly, sweet floral thank you card

A Baker’s Twine Bow and a trio of Fine Sparkle Gems were added to the card front. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the butterflies and dragonfly and finished with a bit of Wink of Stella splatter.

Love these soft colours together. Such a pretty card.

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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.

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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Cherry Blossom card made using Stampin' Up! product and the emboss resist technique

Water-coloured Cherry Blossoms

Posted on April 27, 2021April 21, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty water-coloured cherry blossoms card made using the Forever Blossom stamp set and the emboss resist technique.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the water-coloured cherry blossom card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4 – Rounded lower right corner Flirty Flamingo – 4¼” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner Shimmery White – 4⅛” by 3” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded lower right corner Scrap Gold Foil and Early Espresso The gorgeous cherry blossom bough from the Forever Blossoms stamp set was stamped in the upper right and lower left corner in Versamark ink onto the Shimmery White card panel. I then covered the ink with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

coloured cherry blossom card made using the Forever Blossom stamp set

I used a Water Painter to add So Saffron ink around the stamped images to form the background. The flowers were then coloured using the Water Painter and Flirty Flamingo ink and the leaves with Granny Apple Green ink. So pretty. The piece was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sweet water-coloured cherry blossom card made using the Forever Blossom stamp set

I used Crumb Cake ink to stamp the same image at the top and the bottom of the Crumb Cake card base to add a little texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sweet water-coloured cherry blossom card made using the Forever Blossom stamp set

The embossed panel was then added to the panel of Flirty Flamingo with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Linen Thread was wound round the panel and tied in a small bow. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sweet water-coloured cherry blossom card made using the Forever Blossom stamp set

Using the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut a delicate butterfly form the Brilliant Wings dies in scrap Gold Foil and added it to the card base with a small piece of a Dimensional. The sentiment from the Forever Blossoms stamp set was stamped onto scrap Early Espresso card, covered with the White Embossing Powder and heat set. I trimmed it out with scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sweet water-coloured cherry blossom card made using the Forever Blossom stamp set

To complete the card, I added a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems. Such a vibrant card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty butterfly themed birthday card made using the Floating & Fluttering stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Floating & Fluttering in pink for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on April 10, 2021April 9, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our them is ‘Anything Goes’. Whoo hoo, this is where we get to share anything that we like and have been working on. I am sharing a Floating & Fluttering in Pink card which was originally designed nearly a year ago for an in-person class and never used.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the floating & fluttering in pink card, you will need:

Blushing Bride card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – one for the inside
Scrap Basic Black

I stamped the butterfly image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto one of the Basic White panels. The centre of the stamped image was then die cut using the sweet label from the Painted Labels dies and the Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floating & Fluttering butterfly themed birthday card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The dotted line was then stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the stamped panel. The panel was then glued to the Highland Heather layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The same liquid glue was then added to the Blushing Bride card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floating & Fluttering butterfly themed birthday card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Taking the die cut piece, I coloured in the butterflies and leaves using the in-fill stamps and Blushing Bride ink, Highland Heather ink, So saffron ink and Pear Pizzazz ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floating & Fluttering butterfly themed birthday card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I added a strip of Tear & Tape inside the negative space and added a loop of Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon. The coloured panel was then added over top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floating & Fluttering butterfly themed birthday card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Black card, covered it in White Embossing Powder and Heat Set using my Heat Tool. It was added to the card front with liquid glue and a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Floating & Fluttering butterfly themed birthday card made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

To complete the card I added a trio of Pastel Pearls. Such a pretty card, love it.

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Floating & Fluttering

Posted on March 30, 2021March 23, 2021 by Mo Rootes

A sweet butterfly themed thank you card made using the Floating and Fluttering stamp set and Fluttering dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Floating and Fluttering card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pool Party – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 4” by 3¼”

I started by using a Blending Brush to apply some Pool Party ink to the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White and added some Pool Party speckles using a stamp from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Floating & Fluttering stamp set and Fluttering dies used to make a sweet thank you card

The sentiment stamp from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink. The whole panel was added to the Pool Party Layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Floating & Fluttering stamp set and Fluttering dies used to make a sweet thank you card

The large butterfly image was stuck on the plate of my Stamparatus. I inked it up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped onto the smallest piece of Basic White card. I like to use the Stamparatus so that I can stamp the image multiple times to get a really dark impression.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Floating & Fluttering stamp set and Fluttering dies used to make a sweet thank you card

I used the infill stamps to add colour. Largest butterfly in Blushing Bride ink, the smallest butterfly in Highland Heather ink, the medium butterfly in So Saffron ink. All the foliage was stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Floating & Fluttering stamp set and Fluttering dies used to make a sweet thank you card

The stamped and coloured image was die cut using the Fluttering dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Floating & Fluttering stamp set and Fluttering dies used to make a sweet thank you card

The die cut image was added on Dimensionals to the card front. I added a trio of Pastel Pearls to complete the card.

A simple and pretty card.

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A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Floating for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on January 10, 2021January 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop. Our colours this month are Melon Mambo, Bumblebee and Pool Party, such lovely bright cheerful colours. I have chosen to use the Floating and Fluttering stamp set to make my card. Please continue around the hop to see what inspiration the other demos have for us today.

To recreate the floating card, you will need:

Melon Mambo – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Bumblebee – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2 – one for the inside
Whisper White 4” by 3”

Using the fabulous Blending Brushes, I added some Pool Party ink to one of the large Whisper White panels. I added some speckles using a stamp from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set using the same Pool Party ink. This adds some subtle texture to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set in the corner using Melon Mambo ink. The panel was then added to the Bumblebee layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the butterfly image from the Floating & Fluttering stamp set and die cut it out using my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, which I love……. and the Fluttering dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I used the infill stamps to colour the butterflies, The largest in Melon Mambo, the smaller two in Bumblebee, 1^st and 2^nd generation ink. I coloured the leaves in using the Pool Party ink. I added them to the card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins. Such I pretty card. I hope you like it

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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A pretty floral and striped card featuring the Positive Thoughts Stamp se

Positive Stripes

Posted on June 7, 2020May 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty positive stripes card made using the Positive Thoughts stamp set and the All Dressed Up dies.

To recreate the positive stripes card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Highland Heather – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 3 ½” by 2 ½”
Pool Party – 5” by 1 “
So Saffron – 5” by 1 “
Flirty Flamingo – 5” by 1 “
Highland Heather – 5” by 1 “
Scrap Whisper White, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo

I stamped the gorgeous fern from the Positive Thoughts stamp set in Pool Party ink onto the larger Whisper White card panel.

A pretty floral and striped card featuring the Positive Thoughts Stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet summery card made using the Positive Thoughts stamp set

Using the All Dressed Up dies I cut stitched edged stripes from the Highland Heather, Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron and Pool Party card and glued them to the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Don’t they look fabulous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet summery card made using the Positive Thoughts stamp set

The layer was then glued to the Highland Heather panel then added to the Thick Whisper White card base with liquid adhesive. I die cut a scalloped, stitched rectangle using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and stamped the same fern image in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet summery card made using the Positive Thoughts stamp set

I stamped the flower in Highland Heather ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and cut it out using the Nature’s Thoughts dies. This was added to the card front with the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet summery card made using the Positive Thoughts stamp set

The 2 sweet butterflies were also die cut using the same dies from scrap So saffron and Flirty Flamingo card. They were added to the panel with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet summery card made using the Positive Thoughts stamp set

A Holiday Rhinestone was added to each butterfly to complete the card.

I hope you like it

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Sweet bokeh dot and butterfly card made for a sketch and colour challenge

Beauty Abounds for 2 challenges

Posted on February 8, 2019February 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made for the Freshly Made Sketches #374 Challenge using the colours for the CAS Colours & Sketches #307 challenge. I chose to use the lovely bokeh dots from the Beauty Abounds stamp set paired with the small butterflies from the Butterfly Gala stamp set.

Making the card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Gala used for the Freshly Made Sketches #374 challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches #307 challenge

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”. I stamped the larger and smaller bokeh dot images up the right hand side of the panel in 1^st and 2^nd generation Lovely Lipstick ink and Powder Pink ink. I just love these dots, they are so, so versatile and make great backgrounds.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Gala used for the Freshly Made Sketches #374 challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches #307 challenge

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock. I punched this out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I also punched the same tag in Lovely Lipstick and Powder Pink cardstock. I cut each of the coloured tags across the middle from side to side and added them behind the Whisper White tag, allowing a little of each colour to show. The whole tag was then added to the stamped panel on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Gala used for the Freshly Made Sketches #374 challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches #307 challenge

I rounded the upper right hand corner with the Detailed Trio Punch………….I know, I just can’t help myself! I adhered the stamped panel, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to a layer of gray Granite cardstock 5½” by 3¾” with a rounded upper right corner. This was then added using the same adhesive to the front of a Lovely Lipstick card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Gala used for the Freshly Made Sketches #374 challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches #307 challenge

I stamped 3 small butterflies from the Butterfly Gala stamp set in Gray Granite ink, punched them out using the Butterfly Duet Punch and added them to the Whisper White panel using Mini Glue Dots. To finish the front of the card I added some of the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots in the Lovely Lipstick to the centre of each butterfly and scattered a few among the bokeh dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beauty Abounds and Butterfly Gala used for the Freshly Made Sketches #374 challenge and the CAS Colours & Sketches #307 challenge

I stamped the large and small bokeh dots and the butterfly in the lower left hand corner of a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and adhered this to the inside of the card using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. The same stamps and colours were then used to decorate the front of the envelope.

I hope you like it.

Amazingly this card was chosen as a weekly winner of the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge

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Lovely butterfly cards made using the Botanical Butterfly Sale-a-Bration designer series paper and the Butterfly Duet Punch

Butterfly January Classes

Posted on January 13, 2019January 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the trio of cards made by the ladies who came to the Butterfly January classes this week. The class was designed around the Butterfly Gala Stamp set and co-ordinating Butterfly Duet Punch and was inspired by a card I made for the Inspire Create #032 challenge on the 4^th December 2018. I also wanted to give each lady a 6” by 6” sample pack of the gorgeous Botanical Butterfly dsp to use in class and to take the remainder home to add to their stash.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet Punch used for classes in January 2019

Emboss Resist Technique

A pretty birthday card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and embossed resist technique

www.crafty-rootes.com – Butterfly Gala stamp set and embossed resist for a pretty birthday card

The first card we made was the card I designed for the Inspire, Create Challenge involving embossing and adding ink using sponge brayers, such a fun technique. As I have already blogged about this card please follow this link for all the details –

A Little Note card

We started with a Lemon Lime Twist card base, each lady then chose a piece of dsp from their sample pack, cutting it to 5⅝” by 3⅞”. The upper right corner of both the card base and the dsp were rounded using the Detailed trio Punch and the dsp added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet Punch used for classes in January 2019

We stamped a sentiment in Lemon Lime twist ink onto a panel of Whisper White measuring 4⅛” by 2¾”, rounded the upper right corner before adding the panel to a layer of Highland Heather 4⅜” by 3”. This panel was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Lastly the ladies selected a large and a small butterfly from the dsp and punched them out using the Butterfly Bouquet Punch. The butterflies were added using Mini Glue Dots and the card was finished with a scattering of Basic Rhinestones.

Butterfly Birthday card

We started the final card by choosing a piece of dsp and laying it, offset onto the front of a Thick Whisper White card base. I then lifted the corner and applied Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive underneath before trimming away the excess dsp and adhering the rest of the panel. Some of the ladies found it easier to draw around the dsp making it easier to trim off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Butterfly Gala stamp set and Butterfly Duet Punch used for classes in January 2019

We stamped a sentiment in Highland Heather ink. Next we punched out 1 large and 3 small butterflies adding them to the card front using Mini Glue Dots and finishing with a scattering of Basic Rhinestones.

I hope you like these cards.

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Mo x

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