Hello Ladybird Classes

Posted on May 12, 2023May 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my May classes using the Hello Ladybug stamp set and co-ordinating Ladybug Builder Punch.

Colours used in these projects are:

Peek-A-Boo Ladybird card

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White dsp – 8” by 5⅝” – scored at 3⅞” & 5⅞”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
2¼” Basic Black circle
2” Basic White circle
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black

Using Fresh Freesia ink, we stamped the trio of small flowers from the upper left to lower right corner of the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card. The tiny trio of dots were then added in Sweet Sorbet ink. The piece was then glued to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

Using the 2¼” Circle Punch, pushed in as far as it would go from the top of the card front, we punched a circle.

The scorelines on the larger piece of Basic White card were folded and burnished and the largest panel was adhered to the inside of the Fresh Freesia card base.

Using Fresh Freesia ink, we stamped the trio of small flowers from the upper left to lower right corner of the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Basic White card. The tiny trio of dots were then added in Sweet Sorbet ink. The piece was then glued to the Fresh Freesia card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

The ladybird wings were stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink onto scrap Basic White card and the black spots added in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. They were punched out using the Ladybug Builder, shaped using a Bone Folder and added, with a Mini Glue Dot to the ladybird body which had been punched from scrap Basic Black card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

The ladybird was added to the white circle with glue and the white circle added to the black circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

We closed the card, added adhesive to the right side of the black circle and added it into the punch hole, gluing it to the folded Basic White layer. A trio of Matte Black Dots completed the card

Ladybird and Yellow Daisies card

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
2¼” Basic Black circle
2” Basic White circle
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black

We stamped all over the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic white card using the daisy image and Daffodil Delight ink. The flower centres were then added with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The whole panel was then embossed using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

The embossed piece was then glued to the Basic Black layer and a length of Black & White Gingham Ribbon wrapped around and adhered on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Sweet Sorbet card base.

The ladybird wings were stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink onto scrap Basic White. They were punched out using the Ladybug Builder, shaped using a Bone Folder and added, with a Mini Glue Dot to the ladybird body which had been punched from scrap Basic Black card.

The ladybird was added to the white circle with glue and the white circle added to the black circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A Black & White Gingham Ribbon completed the card.

Ladybird on a leafy background

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Parakeet Party – 5” by 3¼”
Vellum – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black

We randomly stamped the large leaf all over the Parakeet Party panel in Parakeet Party ink and adhered it to the Basic Black panel. This was then added with liquid glue to the Thick Basic Whit card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

The ladybird was then added to the piece of Vellum using Dimensionals. I added some glue to the piece of vellum behind the ladybird where it would be hidden. The Vellum was then added to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the ¼” strip of Basic White card, trimmed down with Scissors and added to the card front.

A trio of Matte Black Dots completed the card and I tucked a Mini Glue Dot under each dot to help secure the Vellum piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug Builder Punch used to make cards for my May 2023 Hello Ladybird classes

I hope you like the cards

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3 cards, including a shadow box card made for April 2023 classes using the Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Sending Smiles Classes

Posted on April 14, 2023April 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my April Classes using the Sending Smiles stamp set and Sending Dies.

Colours used in these projects are:

Shadow Box Card

Thick Basic White card base 5¾” by 4⅛x 2”– scored at ½” & 1” on both log sides
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies we cut a circle in the centre panel one of the Thick Basic White card pieces, slightly nearer the top and centred from side to side between the 1” scorelines. The two pieces were placed one on top of the other and drew around the inside of the negative circle, lightly using a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The large circle from the Watercolor Shapes stamp set was inked up, ½ with Granny Apple Green and the other half with Fresh Freesia buy pressing the inkpad directly to the stamp. We stamped it over the pencil circle which was then erased. The sentiment was then stamped onto the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The scorelines were folded and burnished, the 1” scoreline inwards and the ½” scoreline outwards. A strip of Tear ‘n Tape applied to the outer two sections of the back panel. The front was then adhered to the back, one side at a time.

A selection of foliage and flowers were stamped onto the scrap Basic White panel and die cut using the Sending Dies. We then arranged the flowers around the aperture.

Circle Daisy Card

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Granny Apple Green – 5⅛” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Fresh Freesia – 3¾” by ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The circle image was inked up in the same way as for the previous card using the same Granny Apple Green and Fresh Freesia inks and stamped towards to top of the smaller Basic White panels.

The leafy sprig was stamped twice, once facing upwards and once facing downwards in Granny Apple Green ink. The flowers were added in Gorgeous Grape ink with centres of Daffodil Delight ink. The stamped panel was then added, off set, to the Granny Apple Green panel with liquid glue.

We stamped the smaller flower in Fresh Freesia ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Fresh Freesia card front and added the decorated panel overtop on Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the one happy family was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Fresh Freesia and added it, trimming the ends, across the card front.

Double Flower card

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

The rectangle image was stamped as before onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. The leafy sprig added to one side in Granny Apple Green ink.

The duo of flowers were added in Gorgeous Grape ink with Daffodil Delight centres. The sentiment was added below in Gorgeous Grape ink.

A strip of Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon was added to the bottom of the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was the glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer. It was the mounted onto the Granny Apple Green card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Sending Smiles and Watercolor Shapes stamp sets used to make 3 cards, including a shadow box, for April 2023 classes

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Three projects made for my March 2023 Classes using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up!

Share a Milkshake Class projects

Posted on March 17, 2023March 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

We had great fun this week creating cards using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and the co-ordinating Dies. Ironically it was snowing when I held the first few classes and ice-creams were not high on our list of treats.

Colours used in these projects are:

Corner Tuck card

Fresh Freesia card base 6¼” by 5⅞”– scored at 4¼”
Dandy Designs dsp – 5¾” by 4⅛
Dandy Designs dsp – 5¾” by 2”
Calypso Coral – 3⅞” by 2½”
Petal Pink – 3¾” by 2⅜
Basic White – 4” by 2¾” – to die cut a deckled rectangle
Basic White – 3⅝”by 2⅜ – for the inside
Basic White strip – ½” wide
Dandy Designs dsp 2” by 2” cut in half on the diagonal
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

Glue the 2 panels of dsp to the Fresh Freesia card base and add the triangle of dsp to the upper right corner.

Stamp the solid glass onto deckled rectangle in 2^nd generation Fresh Freesia ink. The detailed image was added over top in full strength Fresh Freesia ink. The ice-cream scoop was stamped in Petal Pink ink onto scrap Basic White card and the straw in Sweet Sorbet ink, they were then die cut out and added at the top of the glass with Dimensionals.

The stamped panel was glued to the Petal Pink panel and then to the layer of Calypso Coral card and added with liquid glue to the smaller front panel of the card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Calypso Coral ink onto scrap card, trimmed down and added to the card front. We then added an extra white panel to the back piece where it would be hidden, this is where a message can be written.

Ice-cream Cone card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Dany Designs dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅜”
Calypso Coral – 5⅞” by ½”
Crumb Cake – 4” by 3” – use to die cut the waffle cone.
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia & Silver Foil

Three projects made for my March 2023 Classes using the Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' U

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

Glue the Calypso Coral strip to the right-hand side of the dsp panel and then glue to the Thick Basic White card base. Use a Blending Brush to add some Peta Pink ink to the right-hand side of the card front.

Fold up the waffle cone and tuck a piece of scrap Basic White card inside. Place the Fresh Freesia die cut ‘net’ to the back of the cone and add to the card front on Dimensionals.

The ice-cream scoops were stamped in Petal Pink, Calypso Coral and Fresh Freesia inks onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Share a Milkshake Dies. They were added above the cone on Dimensionals.

A die cut silver spoon was added to the ice-cream and a trio of hearts stamped in Calypso Coral ink. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink onto the card front.

Ice-cream Sundae card

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Dandy Designs dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Fresh Freesia card – 3½” by ½”
Basic White – 3¾” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink & Silver Foil

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

The panel of dsp was glued to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panels of Basic White. The piece was then glued to the Petal Pink card base,

A scalloped border was die cut from the Fresh Freesia card using the Penned Flowers Dies. It was added to the bottom of the 3¾” by 1½” piece of Basic White. This was then glued to the card front.

Die-cut the sundae glasses and ice-cream scoops from Fresh Freesia and Petal Pink card and add to the Basic White strip. The cherry was inked up in Sweet Sorbet ink and the stem coloured in using an Early Espresso Marker, it was then stamped onto white card and die-cut bore being added to the card front.

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the scrap Basic White, trimmed out with scissors and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Share a Milkshake stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make 3 projects for March 2023 Classes

I hope you like the cards. We also used the Dandy Designs dsp in this class.

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My January 2022 classes featured a trio of cards made suing the Daffodil Dies and Daffodil Afternoon dsp by Stampin' Up!

Daffodil Classes

Posted on January 14, 2022January 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the project made at this week’s classes using the Daffodil Dies and co-ordinating Daffodil Afternoon dsp. Each person attending class received a 6^ by 6” pack of the Daffodil Afternoon dsp to use for their cards.

Colours used in these projects are:

Offset Slimline card

Pear Pizzazz card – 6” by 2¾”
Very Vanilla card – 11¾” by 2½” scored and folded at 5⅞”
Daffodil Afternoon dsp – 5¾” by 2½”
Very Vanilla – 4½” by 3½” – Die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Scrap Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry & Pear Pizzazz

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A offset slimline card made using the Daffodil Dies and Daffodil Afternoon dsp for my January 2022 classes

We added the folded Very Vanilla card to the Pear Pizzazz panel.

The piece of Daffodil Afternoon dsp was added to the front of the Very Vanilla panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

We ran the die cut scalloped rectangle through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Stitched Greenery Die. This adds texture without fussiness. The rectangle was then added, offset to the card front.

We then die cut the pieces for the daffodil and leaves from scrap Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry and Pear Pizzazz card. The leaves and stem were added to to the card front with liquid glue. The pieces of the daffodil were stuck together with liquid glue and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

To complete the card, we added a bow made from the black Glittered Organdy Ribbon.

Tryptic Card

Mossy Meadow card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛”
Daffodil Delight card – 5⅜” by 2⅛”
Daffodil Afternoon dsp – 5¼” by 2”
Daffodil Delight card – 1⅝” by 2⅝” x 2
Daffodil Afternoon – 2½” by 1½” x 2
Basic Black card – 2½” by 2”
Very Vanilla card – 2½” by 2”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A tryptic card made using the Daffodil Dies and Daffodil Afternoon dsp for my January 2022 classes

After cutting the piece of Daffodil Afternoon dsp to the sizes given above, we adhered each piece to the slightly larger Daffodil Delight layer.

These panels were then added t the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The sentiment, from the Elegantly Said stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Very Vanilla card and punched out using the Tailored Tag Punch. We backed this with a Basic Black punched piece cut in half and added to the back. The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

This is such a simple card to put together and is a great way to use dsp.

Strips of dsp card

Very Vanilla card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pear Pizzazz card – 5⅞” by 3”
Very Vanilla card – 5¾” by 2”
Daffodil Afternoon dsp – ½” strips

The Daffodil Dies and Daffodil Afternoon dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make an striped card for my January 2022 classes

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty striped card made using the Daffodil Dies and Daffodil Afternoon dsp for my January 2022 classes

We cut ½” strips from our dsp sheets and added them to the Very Vanilla strip with glue. The excess pieces were trimmed off with scissors.

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies we die cut the scalloped border on one side of the Pear Pizzazz panel and added the panel of dsp strips with liquid glue.

We placed the piece on the card front for placement before stamping the sentiment in Old Olive ink.

A piece of the black Glittered Organdy Ribbon and the whole panel was then added to the Very Vanilla card front on Dimensionals. A bow made from the same ribbon was added to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – 3 beautiful daffodil themed cards made using the Daffodil Dies and the Daffodil Afternoon dsp for my January 2022 classes

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A gorgeous trio of cards made using the True Love Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

True Love Class in the Mail

Posted on April 16, 2021April 12, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a trio of sweet cards designed for my True Love Class in the mail. I used the gorgeous True Love designer Series paper (dsp) and offered the ladies a choice of 3 different colours. I also offered Blends Markers in Granny Apple Green and their choice of colour.

Colours used in these projects are:

Scattered Daisy Cards

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” & 2”
Their chosen colour card layer – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
True Love dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White label die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies
Ribbon in their colour choice

www.crafty-rootes.com – True Love Class in the Mail in April 2021 using Stampin’ Up! products

Colour in some of the flowers on the dsp, keeping it as random as possible.

Wrap the ribbon around the panel and secure the ends on the back with Sellotape. Add the dsp to the coloured card stock layer then to the Basic White card base. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive for this.

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped on the label which had been die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. The ladies used sentiments and inks from their own stash. The sentiment panel was added over the ribbon using Dimensionals.

A bow was added to complete the card.

Flowers on a Gold Hoop card

Chosen colour card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White layer – 5⅛” by 3⅛” – embossed with Tasteful Textiles embossing folder
Basic White 5⅜ by 3⅜” – for the inside
True Love dsp – 4⅛” by ⅜”
True Love dsp – fussy cut flowers
Gold Hoop

www.crafty-rootes.com – True Love Class in the Mail in April 2021 using Stampin’ Up! products

Glue the Embossed Basic White panel to the chosen card base and add the dsp strip.

Add the Gold Hoop to the embossed layer using tiny dabs of wet glue to the back or some tape runner.

Fussy cut the flowers from the True Love dsp – or use the pre-cut ones included in the pack. Colour them in and add these to the gold hoop on Dimensionals.

Black and Dramatic Card

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black layer – 5½” by 3¾” – embossed with the Dainty Diamonds embossing folder
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Basic White label
True Love dsp – fussy cut flowers

www.crafty-rootes.com – True Love Class in the Mail in April 2021 using Stampin’ Up! products

Glue the Basic Black embossed panel to the Basic Black card front.

Fussy cut the flowers from the True Love dsp – or use the pre-cut ones and colour them in.

Stamp the sentiment of choice onto the scalloped rectangle which was die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. Add to the card front on Dimensionals

Add the flowers on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – True Love Class in the Mail in April 2021 using Stampin’ Up! products

Three really pretty cards and the most popular colour choice was Highland Heather……..purple wins the day.

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A beautiful trio of Christmas card made using the pretty Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies by Stampin' Up!

Poinsettia Petals Class

Posted on October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We used the beautiful Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies for October’s classes and made three pretty cards.

To recreate the 3D embossed Poinsettia card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Real Red – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner.
Real Red – 5⅞” by 4⅛” – for die cutting
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3½” –Rounded upper left corner – for the outside
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside

A beautiful Christmas card featuring a pretty 3 D flower. Made using Stampin' Up! products

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

The sentiment from the Peaceful Boughs stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel. The panel was then run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder.

The embossed layer was added to the Real Red panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the strip of Heartwarming Hugs added using the same adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Garden Green card front using the same glue.

Using the Poinsettia dies, we cut and embossed the 3 layers of petals from the larger panel of Real Red. We used a sponge Dauber and Cherry Cobbler ink to add depth of colour to the edges of each petal. We used Bone Folders to give the petal shape and adhered the 3 layers together with adhesive.

The flower was added to the card front using liquid adhesive. We used a gorgeous Beaded Pearl to the centre of the flower and a scattering of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

To recreate the Poinsettia Spray card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner.
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – x 2 for the inside and the outside

A beautiful Christmas card featuring a pretty poinsettia flower. Made using Stampin' Up! products

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

We stamped the full poinsettia flower in Cherry Cobbler ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. Prior to the class I had stamped the same image onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

With the mask in place we stamped the outline leaves in Garden Green ink and added the infill colour in stamped off Garden Green ink. The berry sprig was stamped in Soft Suede ink and infilled with Bumblebee ink before the mask was removed.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was added in Garden Green ink.

The poinsettia was coloured using Cherry Cobbler and Real Red Blends Markers and the centre was coloured with Mango Melody Blends.

The stamped panel was glued to the Garden Green layer then added to the Real Red card base on Dimensionals and a trio of Red Rhinestones added to complete the card.

To recreate the Merry Christmas card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛”
Soft Suede – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Real Red – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 1”

A beautiful Christmas card made using the pretty Poinsettia Petals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

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

We used a 1” wide strip of Post It Note and placed it about 1¼” down from the top of the Whisper White panel.

Starting with the largest image we stamped above and below the Post It Note. The leaves and sprigs were added filling in the space above and below the Post It, building up the texture as we went. The colours we used were Real Red, Soft Suede, Bumblebee, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green and Pool Party. The Post It strip was the removed.

The stamped panel was glued to the Soft Suede layer and then to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the 1” strip of Whisper White and the panel was mounted on the Real Red layer with glue and then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Red Rhinestones added to complete the card.

I really hope you like the cards.

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

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Coming Home stamp set and Homecoming dies used for September 2020 classes - such a versatile set

Coming Home Bundle used for September Classes

Posted on September 11, 2020September 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

It was such fun being able to hold a couple of small, socially distanced classes this week and so lovely to see some of my lovely crafting friends and catch up with their news. I decided to kick classes off by using the very versatile Coming Home stamp set and Home Together dies.

To recreate the new Coming Home card you will need

Gray Granite card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 4⅛”
Gray Granite – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Whisper White – 4 ¼” by 3 ¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scarp Whisper White, Poppy Parade and Misty Moonlight

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

This card was CASE’d from my lovely upline Mikaela Titheridge – check out her original here – with a few tweaks of my own.

We embossed the Gray Granite layer using the Brick and Mortar embossing folder and glued it to the Gray Granite card base.

I had die cut ahead of time the stitched rectangle using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. The ladies stamped the medium and small house onto the rectangle in Gray Granite ink and added the panel to the card front.

The larger house and the small tree were stamped in the same ink and die cut using the Home Together dies. The following Blends were used to colour in the die cut house and tree – Gray Granite, Just Jade, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Misty Moonlight and Balmy Blue. The house was them added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I had die cut the heart for the ladies and the words ‘hooray and welcome’ from the Well Written dies. The ladies trimmed off the HO of hooray and the OME of welcome and glued the o’s one on top of the other to create the word HOME. The word New came from the Well Said stamp set – -time for a NEW adventure and was stamped on scrap Whisper White and trimmed out with scissors. To complete the card we added a White Baker’s Twine bow.

To recreate the row of cars card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5¾” by 4” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5¾” by 1½”
Poppy Parade – 6” by 1 ½”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I made this card for the son of a friend who has just passed his driving test.

We embossed the Misty Moonlight panel using the brick and Mortar embossing folder and added it to the Thick Whisper White card front.

The car were stamped across the thin strip of Whisper White card in Gray Granite ink leaving space to add the final card after it had been stamped, die cut and coloured.

The Poppy Parade border was cut using the Ornate Borders dies and added to the back of the stamped layer. The whole strip was then added to the card front.

We stamped the sentiment from the Well Said stamp set on a scrap strip of Whisper White in Misty Moonlight ink. The negative scallop from the Poppy Parade border was added as a little pop of colour. To finish we wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the sentiment and tied it in a bow.

To recreate the Snowy House card you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside and one for the outside
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The final card is a Christmas card – yay…… We used a blending brush (you could use a wedge of sponge or a dauber) to add Balmy Blue ink to one of the Whisper White panel. The panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight layer.

We stamped the house and large tree in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White card and die cut them. They were coloured in using the same Blends Markers.

The houses were positioned on the card front and snowflakes were stamped around the roof before the house and tree were stuck down with Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

A piece of Poppy Parade ribbon was wrapped around the layer and tied in a bow. The whole panel was then added to the Just Jade card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like the cards as much as we do

I made some cut little treat boxes for the ladies using the same bundle. Aren’t they cute?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty trio of cards made using the Coming Home Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

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Lovely bee themed card made for the January classes using Stampin' Up! products

Golden Honey Bee January Classes

Posted on January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in this months classes using the lovely Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies. My husband and I kept bees for many years before our hives were decimated by the varroa bug but we are still eating through the honey they gave us.

Each lady coming to class this month was given a 6” by 6” pack of the Golden Honey designer series paper (dsp) to use in class, the remainder they took home to add to their stash. This dsp is one of the choices you can choose for free from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue with a £45 order.

To recreate the Inter-Locking Gate Fold card you will need:

Crushed Curry – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored on the long side at 2⅞” at either end
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic Black – 4” by 2⅝” x 2
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by 2½” x 2
Whisper White – 4” by 1” x 3
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by ⅞” x 3
Scrap Whisper White

This card was inspired by a card made by a fellow demonstrator Wendy Cranford.

The ladies chose 2 patterns of dsp, one for the 2 front panels and 3 for the overlapping straps. They cut their cardstock using a Paper Trimmer.

The dsp panels were adhered to either the two Basic Black panels or the three Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The larger panels were then adhered with the same glue to the front panels of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

They stamped the bee and the flower on on the larger Whisper White panel, adding colour with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. The panel was then glued inside the card.

The three strips were then added to the cardfront. The top and bottom strip were glued to the left front panel and the middle strip to the right front panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

We used the stamparatus to stamp the bee hive or skep onto scrap Whisper White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, we stamped again using the same ink to get a really black imade. The smaller bee and flower were stamped in the same ink before all three images were die cut.

The hive was attached to the top and bottom strap using a tiny blob of liquid adhesive at the top and bottom of the hive. The bee was glued to the midde strap and the flower added to the side of the hive with liquid adhesive.

To recreate the Trio of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Crushed Curry – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 2⅞” – Rounded Upper Left corner

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The large bee was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink at the top and bottm of the Whisper White panel and the strips coloured in with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker.

The ladies then die cut a large golden bee from the edge of ther 6” panel of dsp – the remaining piece of dsp needed to be 3¾” wide to use on the third card.

The stripes on the golden bee were coloured using the dark Basic Black Blends Marker and the bee added to the middle of the panel on a dimensional. The remaining layers were adhered together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

To recreate the Hive of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Scrap Whisper White card stock

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The Golden Honey dsp was glued to the card base with multipurpose liquid adhesive.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the bee hive in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White. Three bees were also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. All the images were then die cut.

The stripes on the bees were coloured with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the hive and bees were added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Timeless Tulips stamp set was stamped in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and punched out using the Classic label Punch. It was added to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

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Peaceful Boughs

Posted on November 12, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made during November’s classes using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the Beautiful Boughs dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Tri-fold card

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored on the long side at 2 and 1/16th and 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside
Whisper White- 4¾” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 3”
Scrap Garden Green, Poppy Parade, Whisper White and Gold Foil for die cutting boughs and pine cones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Having folded and burnished in the score lines we used the ‘spotty stamp’ and Garden Green ink to randomly cover the 2 and 1/16^th inch panel. We stamped the smallest bough in Garden Green ink onto the largest Whisper White panel and adhered it to the inside panel of the card.

We stamped the sentiment using Poppy Parade ink onto the smallest Whisper White panel and die cut it out using the Beautiful Boughs dies.

We inked the medium Whisper White panel using Pool Party ink. The ladies then arranged the die cut boughs and pinecones – I had die cut them ahead of time, adhering them with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment panel was then added overtop on Dimensionals and the final boughs and pinecones were tucked underneath.

The decorated panel was adhered to the left side of the card using the Liquid Adhesive. A Poppy Parade Ribbon bow was added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots. The envelope was decorated using the small bough.

Inked Background Boughs

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green – 5 ½ ” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” Scrap Whisper White – Rounded upper left and lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

Using the Pool Party ink and sponges we inked the Whisper White panel keeping the colour lighter nearer the centre. We stamped the large bough all around the inked panel using Garden Green ink.

The Poppy Parade Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink and die cut. A piece of Braided Twine was fed through the the holes of the sentiment label. The sentiment was adhered over the Poppy Parade Ribbon on Dimensionals and the ends of the twine adhered to the back of the panel with Sellotape.

The panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Graden Green layer before being added to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The’spotty image’ was then stamped randomly in Poppy Parade ink.

Boughs on a flagged panel

Poppy Parade card base – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ ” by 3⅝ ” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Pool Party 4⅛” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White 4” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corner
Garden Green 1½ ” x ⅜”
Whisper White 1½ ” x ⅜”
Pool Party 1½ ” x ¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – November classes featuring the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies

The large bough was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Whisper White panel in Garden Green ink. The sentiment was stamped between the boughs with Poppy Parade ink and a scatter of Pool Party dots were stamped over the boughs.

The stamped panel was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Pool Party layer. The ends of the small strips were flagged and the flags added to the back of the stamped panel.

Using the Poppy Parade ink we stamped the small pinecone in the upper right and lower left corners of the Poppy Parade card base. The stamped layer was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The inner Whisper White panel and Envelope was decorated using the small bough stamp.

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A lovely flap closure Christmas card made using Stampin' Up products

Perfectly Plaid Class Projects

Posted on October 11, 2019October 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in class this week using the gorgeous Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch. This is a great set, fab for beginner stampers as it is so easy to create great looking cards with this bundle.

To recreate the Front Flap over card you will need:

Real Red or Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
DSP 4½” by 3”
Real Red 6½” by 1” scored at 2½”
Real Red or Gold Glimmer 2¼” by 3½”
Whisper White scrap

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

We added the dsp to one of Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and used the same glue to adhere this panel to the front of the card base. Depending on which dsp they were given the ladies used either a Real Red or Cherry Cobbler card base. The tree was stamped using Call Me Clover ink on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card, on the envelope and on scrap Whisper White. The tree on the scrap cardstock was punched out using the Pine Tree Punch. The ladies die cut an oval from scrap Whisper White and a Glimmer scalloped oval from either Real Red Glimmer of Gold Glimmer using the layering Oval dies. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink near the bottom of the Whisper White oval. The punched out tree was added above on Dimensionals.

We folded the thin red strip on the scoreline and adhered the long side, with the fold just protruding over the edge, to the inside of the card – where you would normally write your message. Adhere the inside panel over the top of the strip to hide it. We closed the card and brought the flap over and adhered the White oval to the front of the strip and added the Glitter scalloped oval to the back of the flap and the white oval hiding the messy bits and the card is finished.

To recreate the Trio of Trees card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2½”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by ½”
Real Red Glimmer paper – 4⅛” by ½”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

We randomly stamped the small pinecone in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the front of the Blueberry Bushel card base. The skeleton tree was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on the front of the envelope, the large Whisper White panel for the inside, twice on the 2½” Whisper White strip and once on scrap Whisper White – this last one would be punched out. Those with a steady hand added the leaf infill using Call Me Clover ink. The punched tree was added to the 2½” strip on Dimensionals and the red glimmer strip added to the bottom. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on the thin Whisper White strip in Real Red ink and added to the card front with liquid adhesive. The inside panel was added with the same adhesive.

To recreate the Simple Tree card you will need

Call Me Clover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅜” by by 2¼”
Real Red Glimmer 2¼” by 3½”
Whisper White 2¼” by 3½”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

Using the Stamparatus we stamped the Buffalo Check onto the Whisper White strip using Blueberry Bushel ink. The strip was then glued to one of the Whisper White panels. This was then glued to the card front. We die cut a Whisper White oval and Real Red Glimmer scalloped oval using the Layering Ovals dies. The tree was stamped in Call Me Clover ink onto the white oval and the the sentiment added in Blueberry Bushel ink. The ovals were then adhered and added to the card front with dimensionals. The inner layer was glued inside the card.