Three Trees

Posted on November 8, 2020November 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the In The Pines Bundle and today I am making a Three Tree Christmas card using the Pine Woods dies.

To recreate the Three Tree card, you will need:

Early Espresso card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 1½” x 3
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Shaded Spruce & Whisper White

Using my Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the Pool Party layer using the Tasteful Textiles embossing folder.

A triple Christmas tree card made using the In the Pines stamp set and Pinewood Dies by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

On each of the three small White panels I stamped the ‘ground’ image in Early Espresso ink. I also randomly stamped the snowflakes in Pool Party ink on the same three panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut three tall pine trees using the Pine Woods dies and adhered them to the three white panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The panels were then added to the Pool Party layer using the same liquid glue. I wrapped a piece of Crinkle Seam Binding ribbon around the panel securing on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added the panel to the Early Espresso card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Three trees Christmas card made using the Pine Wood Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap White card, flagged the ends and added it to the card with the liquid adhesive. I added a Crinkle Seam Binding bow using a Mini Glue Dot. I added a trio of Adhesive backed Sequins to complete the card.

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Most Wonderful Time

Posted on October 30, 2020October 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a quick Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time product medley inspired by a card I saw on Youtube made by fellow demonstrator Julie Kettlewell.

To recreate the Most Wonderful Time card, you will need:

Old Olive card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Most Wonderful Time dsp -4⅞” by 1” x 3
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the 3 strips of the Most Wonderful Time designer series paper to one of the large Whisper White panels. I always place the 2 side panels first, getting the border as even as possible. I can then add the centre strip making sure it is an equal distance from the other 2 strips. You also need to match up your pattern so don’t mix the up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

Using the same liquid glue, I added the decorated Whisper White panel to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Real Red in onto scrap Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

The sentiment was die cut using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the lovely Stitched So Sweetly Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the Most Wonderful Time Product Medley.

I added 2 of the pretty die cut leaf stickers from the Most Wonderful Time product medley to the sentiment panel. To complete the card I added a bow using some of the Ornate Garden Ribbon and a trio of Red Rhinestones.

I love this simple design, so pretty and so effective.

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Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

Snowy Trees – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘heat or dry embossing’. If you have hopped over from Melissa Seplowitz, welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I saw a beautiful card on Pinterest by one of our talented Artisan Design Team Members, Tammy Wilson – I loved it so much I decided to CASE it.

To recreate the Snowy Trees card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Silver Foil – 4⅛” by ¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

Using Versamark ink I stamped the in-fill tree image, from the In The Pines stamp set, multiple times onto the smaller Whisper White panels. I covered the stamped trees with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snwy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I punched a 1” circle from a piece of Post It tape and stuck it to the small panel of Whisper White card over one of the trees.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

Using a piece of Sponge I added Pool Party ink to the bottom of the embossed panel. I moved to Highland Heather ink for the top of the panel and peeled away the mask to reveal the ‘moon’.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I stamped the snow onto the stamped panel in Pool Party ink and glued the stamped panel to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The strip of Silver Foil was added roughly in the middle of the stamped piece with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The snow image was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Pool Party card base and the stamped panel added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The sentiment from the In The Pines stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and die cut using the Layering Circles dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I backed it with one of the pretty die cut shapes from the Stitched So Sweetly die set. This was added to the card front with liquid glue. To complete the card I added a Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.

I love my take on Tammy’s pretty card. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what the talented Wendy Lee has to share with us today

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp by Stampin' Up!

Christmas House

Posted on October 20, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, simple Christmas House card made using the gorgeous Trimming the Town dsp and the Home Together dies.

To recreate the Christmas House card you will need:

Pool Party card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Most Wonderful Time of the Year dsp – 3 ½” by 1”
Trimming The Town dsp

I flagged the end of the strip of Most Wonderful Time dsp using the Banner Triple Punch and glued it to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The ovals were die cut from the Real Red and smaller Whisper White panels using the Layering Ovals dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the small snowflake stamp from the Coming Home stamp set I stamped all over the Whisper White oval with Pool Party ink. The White oval was then glued to the Real Red oval using the liquid glue and then mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

I used Pool Party ink to stamp a halo of snowflakes around the die cut ovals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the Home Together Dies I cut out a house and a tree and added them to the oval with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The sentiment was trimmed out from one of the dsp sheets and added to the card front with Mini Dimensionals. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the rooftop and the tree to finish the card. So sweet. I hope you like it.

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In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

October Stamp-A-Stack

Posted on October 19, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Yesterday I had my first in person all day October Stamp-a-Stack event since mid-March, how mad is that……. I had to completely rethink how I design for and organise these events to minimise sharing of tools and product and allow us to adhere to social distancing regulations. I have to say I really enjoyed the challenge.

I offered 2 choices for this event – by post or in person.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

A box full of gorgeous Stampin' Up! products for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box full of Stamp-a-Stack goodies including the In the Pine stamp set

The kit included:

In the Pines stamp set
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party and Real Red
All the layers needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
3 ink spots – inked with Pool Party, Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce ink.
A pack of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes
An oval blending brush – sourced from Amazon
A Stampin’ Spritzer filled with 70% alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint
Some copy paper to use as masks
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 designs:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In-The-Pines-Stamp-set-used-for-a-Christmas-themed-Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

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Snowflakes on an embossed panel for a sweet Christmas Card made using Stampin' Up! products

Embossed Snowflakes

Posted on October 9, 2020October 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card today featuring embossed snowflakes made using the So Many Snowflake Dies and the Snowflake Wishes stamp set.

To recreate the embossed snowflakes card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Whisper White, Magenta Madness & Misty Moonlight

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the So Many Snowflake dies I die cut the largest snowflake from one of the Whisper White panels. This die only cuts out a negative image and it is so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I then ran the die cut panel through the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder. The layer was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I die cut a medium sized snowflake from scrap Magenta Madness card and a smaller snowflake from scrap Misty Moonlight card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

These were layered on top of the card base using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

The sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set was stamped on scrap White card in Magenta Madness ink, the ends were flagged and the strip was glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I added a Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of the snowflake and added a scattering of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty Christmas Stocking themed card made Stampin' Up! products

A Merry Hello

Posted on October 8, 2020October 1, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am showcasing the Trimming the Town designer series paper (dsp) along with the A Merry Hello stamp set. This is one of the dsp packs in our current 15% sale and it is amazing.

To Recreate the A Merry Hello card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight – 3¾” by 2½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2¼”
DSP – 5 ¾” by 4”
DSP – 4” by ½” strip
DSP – 5½” by ½” strip

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the large piece of dsp to the Thick Whisper White card base. Using the same glue I added the 2 dsp strips to the card front.

A pretty Christmas Stocking themed card mad eusing Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the A Merry Hello stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the bottom of the Whisper White panel. Stamping the sentiment first helps with placement when stamping the sweet little stockings.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

Using the same black ink I stamped the trio of stockings twice across the panel. I found them really easy to line up.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the stockings – Poppy Parade, Old Olive and Misty Moonlight. Love these colours together, don’t you?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

The decorated panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel with the liquid glue. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

I added to trio of All the Trimmings embellishments to complete the card. Here is another colour version using the same Trimming the Town dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet Christmas card made using the A Merry Hello stamp set and the Trimming the Town dsp

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Joyful Holly

Posted on October 7, 2020October 1, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a really sweet Christmas card using the Joyful Holly stamp set and some gorgeous gold edged Poppy Parade ribbon.

To recreate the Joyful Holly card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – Rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade – 5⅞” by 2⅜” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 1⅞” by 1⅞” – Rounded upper left corner on 2 of the panels
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I began by randomly stamping one of the outline holly images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink all over the 3 Whisper White squares. It doesn’t matter which of the 2 images you use, you can use both if you want to.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Joyful Holly stamp set

Using Old Olive ink and the corresponding inner image I added colour to all the holly leaves. I used Poppy Parade ink to stamp the berries and coloured in the background using Balmy Blue Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Joyful Holly stamp set

The stamped panels were glued to the Poppy Parade panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped some of the gold edged Poppy Parade ribbon from the All the Trimmings ribbon duo pack around the panel and used Sellotape to secure it on the back. Tis ribbon is stunning, it is so sparkly and super easy to tie.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Joyful Holly stamp set

I stamped the in-fill image of the holly leaves down the centre of the Balmy Blue card base, just to give a little peek of colour. I added the decorated panel to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Joyful Holly stamp set

The sentiment from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto scrap White card, trimmed it out with scissors and tucked it under the raised panel and secured it with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Joyful Holly stamp set

I added a bow using the same ribbon.

I hope you like it

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Coming Home

Posted on October 6, 2020September 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable Christmas card made using the Coming Home stamp set and some non traditional colours.

To recreate the Coming Home card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞”
Smoky Slate – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped one of the sweet houses and a large and small pine tree from the Coming Home stamp set in Smoky Slate ink onto scrap Whisper White card and used the Blends Markers to colour them in.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Coming Home Stamp set and non traditional colours

I die cut the coloured house and trees using the Homecoming Dies and my Cut & Emboss Machine. I also die cut 4 more of the same house from scrap Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Coming Home Stamp set and non traditional colours

Using a sponge I added Pool Party ink to one of the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panels of Whisper White and stamped the sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set at the bottom of the panel In Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Coming Home Stamp set and non traditional colours

The white houses were glued across the inked panel and I trimmed off the excess with scissors. I stamped some snowflakes in Pool Party ink before adding the coloured house and the trees to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Coming Home Stamp set and non traditional colours

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the decorated panel to the Smoky Slate layer, then to the Purple Posy card front and added a scattering of Adhesive Backed Sequins to create the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Coming Home Stamp set and non traditional colours

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Peacock Poinsettia

Posted on September 27, 2020September 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I love a poinsettia plant, they add such a bright splash of colour in the dull Winter days. I know poinsettia’s are usually red, pink, cream or white but having done a quick Google search I came across a blue poinsettia plant……… I know …… Still I decided to run with it and have created a Peacock Poinsettia Christmas card.

To recreate the Peacock Poinsettia card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Silver Foil – 5⅞” by ½”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside

I randomly stamped the full poinsettia image down the length of the strip of Whisper White card in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

The following Blends were used to colour in the images – Pretty Peacock and Rich Razzelberry. I used Pool Party Blends to add colour around the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I adhered the strips of Silver Foil to either side of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals stamp st in Pretty Peacock ink onto the thin strip of Whisper White and added it to the card front with glue in the middle and a Dimensional on either end.