The Oceanfront, On the Ocean and Seaside Bay stamp sets and Dies by Stampin' Up used to make 3 card Ocean themed cards for February classes

Ocean Classes for February 2023

Posted on February 17, 2023February 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing cards I designed for my February Ocean classes using the Seaside Bay, On the Ocean and Oceanfront stamp sets.

Colours used in these projects are:

Card 1 – Sailing Ship Diorama

Pool Party card base 8½” by 4¼”– scored at 4¼”
Basic White – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – die-cut using the Layering Diorama Dies
Crumb Cake – 5⅛” by 3⅜” – die-cut using the Layering Diorama Dies
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Old Olive & Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Three card designed for February’s Ocean themed classes using the Oceanfront, On the Ocean and Seaside Bay stamp sets and Dies.

We stamped the ‘sky’ in 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The ‘sea image’ was stamped twice using Pool Party ink.

The ship from the On the Ocean stamp set was stamped in Starry Sky ink in the lower left corner, about ½” up from the bottom.

The diorama panels were glued together with liquid adhesive and then mounted onto the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The whole piece was then glued to the Pool Party card front. We tucked pieces of the spiky foliage, die cut from scarp Garden Green card using the On the Ocean Dies, between the layers of the diorama panels..

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

Card 2 – Sandpiper and Chick

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Three card designed for February’s Ocean themed classes using the Oceanfront, On the Ocean and Seaside Bay stamp sets and Dies.

We stamped the ‘sky’ in 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. The ‘sea image’ was stamped using Pool Party ink. The ‘sand’ was added in Crumb Cake ink, stamping three times to build up the layers.

We added grasses in Garden Green ink.

The large bird from the Seaside Bay stamp set, was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 5½” by 3¾” piece if Basic White card. We added the trio of chicks to the panel of card using the same ink and die cut them using the Seaside Bay Dies.

The stamped panel was the glued to the Crumb Cake panel and then to the Petal Pink card front.

We used the darker brown tones from the Naturals Collection of Blends and Smoky Slate Blends to add texture to the head and wings of the large bird. Pool Party for the eye and Petal Pink for the shading on the belly/chest of the large bird and the chicks.

The large bird and one of the smaller birds were added to the stamped panel using Dimensionals.

Card 3 – Sandpiper Chicks on a Beach

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Three card designed for February’s Ocean themed classes using the Oceanfront, On the Ocean and Seaside Bay stamp sets and Dies.

We added grasses in Garden Green ink. The stamped panel was the glued to the Starry Sky panel and then added to the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

The chicks were then added to the card with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Three card designed for February’s Ocean themed classes using the Oceanfront, On the Ocean and Seaside Bay stamp sets and Dies.

Such pretty cards, these three stamp sets work so well together.

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Stamp Sets

3 cards for the November classes using the beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies by Stampin' Up!

Joyful Flurry card made for November Classes

Posted on November 4, 2022October 30, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for November’s classes using the Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

Card 1 – Snowflake Wreath card

Parakeet Party card base 8½” by 4¼”– scored at 4¼” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis – 4⅛” by 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
BW – 4” by 4” x 2 – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis ⅜” strip
Wonderful Snowflake

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies used to make 3 cards for the November classes

We used the Stamparatus to stamp each of the snowflakes to create the wreath.

Each snowflake was stamped 4 times, rotating the panel of Basic White card 45° between each stamping. I created a template for making the wreath using Square Dies and some window sheet.

The stamped panel was then glued to the Orchid Oasis and then to the Parakeet Party card base.

We added a Wonderful Snowflake and the sentiment which was embossed in white on the strip of Orchid Oasis card.

Card 2 – Brushed Background card

Tahitian Tide card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies used to make 3 cards for the November classes

This card is a sneak peek of the card I designed as my swap card for OnStage Live in Vienna next week. Full instructions will be on my blog on the 12^th November.

Card 3 – Joyful Wishes

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Tahitian Tide card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Orchid Oasis card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Tahitian Tide Metallic Woven Ribbon

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies used to make 3 cards for the November classes

We stamped the snowflakes down the left side of the Basic White panel, starting with the largest. We wrapped the ribbon around the panel before sticking it to the Tahitian Tide Layer. The whole piece was then added to the Orchid Oasis card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the Basic White circle and the scalloped circle added behind. A bow and a scattering Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Joyful Flurry stamp set and Frosted Flurry Dies used to make 3 cards for the November classes

I hope you like the cards.

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A trio of cards made for August 2022 classes using the gorgeous Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Wisteria Wishes Cards for August Classes

Posted on August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I used the lovely Wisteria Wishes stamp set to design 3 cards for this months’ classes.

Colours used in this project are:

Wisteria Card

Thick Basic White card base 8 ¼ by 5⅞”
2022 – 2024 In Color dsp – 6” by 1½”
Garden Green – 5⅞” by ¼”
Basic White – 4¾” by 3½”
Orchid Oasis – 3½” by 3”
Garden Green – 4¾” by 2”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for August 2022 classes

We glued the piece of 2022 – 2024 dsp to the Thick Basic White card front and added the thin strip of Garden Green card.

The spray of leaves was die cut using the Wisteria Dies and adhered to the scalloped rectangle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Both flower pieces were then die cut from the Orchid Oasis card. They were adhered together with pieces of Dimensionals and added to the scalloped rectangle.

The rectangle was then added, with liquid glue to the card front.

The sentiment from the Paradise Palms was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and Heat set. It was die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies and added with a Dimensional to the card front.

A trio of Basic Rhinestones, coloured with the Orchid Oasis Blends Pen completed the card.

Sprig of Wisteria card

Garden Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 4¼” by 3”
Garden Green – 4½” by 1”
Orchid Oasis – 4½” by 1”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for August 2022 classes

We started by stamping the leafy bough randomly over the Garden Green card front with Garden Green ink.

We stamped the same bough, in the same ink across the top of the small panel of Basic White card and added the Wisteria Blooms in Orchid Oasis ink.

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies we die cut the scalloped edge and adhered it to the stamped panel. We added a strip of Orchid Oasis behind the scalloped edge so that it would show up against the Garden Green card front.

We wrapped a piece of Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon around the panel to disguise the join and secured it with Sellotape n the back.

The sentiment was added in Orchid Oasis ink and the panel was mounted on the card front on Dimensionals. A trio of coloured Basic Rhinestones completed the card.

Delphinium Card

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Garden Green – 5⅛” by 3⅜”– rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White ½” strip

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for August 2022 classes

We stamped the leafy stems across the smallest panel of Basic White card in Garden Green ink.

The flower spikes were added in Orchid Oasis and the detail stamped in Starry Sky ink. The panel was then adhered to the Garden Green layer and then to medium sized panel of Basic White.

A piece of Orchid Oasis Metallic Woven Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

The sentiment, from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White and fussy cut out. It was added on Dimensionals.

A bow and a trio of 2022 – 2024 In Color Matte Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Wisteria Wishes stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a trio of cards for August 2022 classes

Such a pretty trio of cards. I hope you like them.

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Three beer and cocktail/mocktail cards made using the Brewed For You stamp set by Stampin' Up! for June 2022 classes

Brewed For You Classes

Posted on June 17, 2022June 10, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards made for my June classes using the Brewed For You stamp set. I designed two more masculine themed cards and one which would be perfect for a young teenager.

Colours used in these cards are:

Beer & Wine card

Thick Basic White card base 8 ¼ by 5⅞”
Smoky Slate – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 3¾” by 2“
Design a Daydream dsp – 3¾” by ½”
Daffodil Delight – 2¼” by ¾”
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brewed For You stamp set and co-ordinating Brewed Dies used to make cards for June 2022 Classes

We embossed the Smoky Slate panel using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder and added it to the Thick Basic White card base.

The 3 glasses were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card, The ‘wheat beer’ was added with Daffodil Delight ink, the bitter with Soft Suede ink and the wine with Merry Merlot…….obviously. These were die cut using the Brewed Dies.

We glued the strip of dsp to the bottom of the Basic White strip, added a row of bubbles in Smoky Slate ink across the top before adding the glasses with either liquid glue or Dimensionals. The piece was then added to the card front.

The ladies had a choice of sentiments which were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto Daffodil Delight card. We trimmed it down and tucked it under the decorated strip. A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

Cocktails or Mocktails card

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Design A Daydream dsp – 5½” by 1”
Basic Gray – 5½” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White 2¾” by 2¾” – stitched square die cut using Stylish Shapes Dies
Scrap Basic White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brewed For You stamp set and co-ordinating Brewed Dies used to make cards for June 2022 Classes

The strips of Basic Gray card were glued to the back of the dsp, the piece was then added to one of the Basic White panels. We wrapped a piece of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the strip before the whole panel was added to the Sweet Sorbet card base. The sentiment was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink.

The three glasses were stamped in Basic Gray ink onto scrap Basic White card. We inked up the infill stamp with Daffodil Delight and added Sweet Sorbet ink to the bottom using a Sponge Dauber before stamping it inside one of the glasses. We re-inked the stamp with the Daffodil Delight and added Granny Apple Green to the bottom. For the wine glass, we inked up with Sweet Sorbet and added Blackberry Bliss to the bottom. These were then die cut.

The glasses were added to the Stitched Square and bubbles added with Smoky Slate ink. The square was the added to the card front. Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

Beer Anyone?

Basic Gray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Gray card – 5½” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3½”
Basic White – 3¼” by 3¼” – stitched circle die cut using the Stylish Shapes dies
Daffodil Delight – 3” by ¾” – die cut a banner using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Daffodil Delight ¼” strip

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brewed For You stamp set and co-ordinating Brewed Dies used to make cards for June 2022 Classes

We stamped the beer glass randomly – or as randomly as we felt comfortable with – all over the Basic Gray panel. The panel was the glued to the Basic Gray card base.

The beer glass was stamped in the stitched circle and the ‘beer’ added with Daffodil Delight ink. We sliced a little off the right side of the circle before adding it to the card base.

The sentiment was added along with a trio of Classic Matte Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Brewed For You stamp set and co-ordinating Brewed Dies used to make cards for June 2022 Classes

These were such fun cards to make. I hope you like them.

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Shabby chic themed cards for my May 2022 classes using the pretty Ranunculus Romance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Ranunculus Romance used for May’s Classes

Posted on May 13, 2022May 5, 2022 by Mo Rootes

This month we have been using the gorgeous Ranunculus Romance stamp set and co-ordinating Ranunculus Dies to make a trio of vintage style cards.

Colours used in these projects are:

Centre Stepper Card

Old Olive card base 8¼” by 5¾” – Cut from 1” down & 1” in from 1” to 5 ⅛”
Score from edge to slit on both sides @ 1”, 2“& 5⅛”
Score the centre panel & 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by ⅞”
Design a Daydream dsp – 5⅜” by ¾”
Basic White – 2⅞” by ⅞” x 2
Fresh Freesia – 3 ½” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 3⅜” by 2¾”
Fresh Freesia – 3⅞” by 3½”
Basic White – 3 ¾” by 3⅜”
Scrap Fresh Freesia & Basic White

We glued the strip of dsp to the long, thin Basic White mat and added it to the bottom of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ornate border was stamped onto both strips of Basic White and glued them to the side strips.

The scripty image was stamped all over smaller rectangle of Basic White in Smoky Slate ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Fresh Freesia mat and added to the front panel of the card.

We glued the strip of dsp to the long, thin Basic White mat and added it to the bottom of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ranunculus flower was inked up using the Old Olive and Gorgeous Grape Stamp ‘n Write Markers, we added a little Fresh Freesia to the flowers with the marker before stamping onto scrap Basic White card. Colour was added to the sprig in the same way and both images were die cut using the Ranunculus Dies. They were added to the front panel with glue.

The sentiment from the Paradise Palms was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Layering Circle Dies. It was added to a fresh freesia circle and glued to the front of the card.

The inside panel was decorated with the ornate border stamp.

Vintage Ranunculus Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive – 5⅝” by 3 ¾”
Fresh Freesia – 5 ½” by 3⅝”
Basic White stitched rectangle
Fresh Freesia – ⅜” strip
Scrap Basic White & Old Olive

We randomly stamped the scripty image in Fresh Freesia ink all over the Fresh Freesia panel. We added the sprig in Gorgeous Grape ink. We tore down the right side of the panel to give us a rough edge and added ink to the whole panel using a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

We tore the edge of the Old Olive panel and added Mossy Meadow ink to darken and define the edge before adding it to the back of the Fresh Freesia panel. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

The ornate border was stamped in Smoky Slate ink onto the stitched rectangle

The ranunculus flower was inked up using the Old Olive and Gorgeous Grape Stamp ‘n Write Markers, we added a little Fresh Freesia to the flowers with the marker before stamping onto scrap Basic White card. The flower was die cut using the Ranunculus Dies along with a sprig from Old Olive scrap card. The flower and foliage was adhered to the stamped rectangle and the whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto a strip of Fresh Freesia. A trio of Pastel Pearls and a White Baker’s Twine bow added to complete the card.

Tag Card

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Smoky Slate – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive – 4¼” by 2”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Fresh Freesia strip – ⅝”
Scrap Gorgeous Grape & Fresh Freesia

Stamp the ornate border and Lille post mark image randomly all over the Smoky Slate panel in Smoky Slate ink. We used a dauber to add ink to the edges before gluing it to the Smoky Slate card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ranunculus flower was inked up using the Old Olive and Fresh Freesia Stamp ‘n Write Markers, we added a little Gorgeous Grape to the flowers with the marker. We huffed on the stamp to re-moisten the ink and stamped it onto the Basic White Tag, added the Old Olive tag to the back and added it to the card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment, from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto a strip of Fresh Freesia. Gorgeous Frape Ribbon was added to the tag along with a bow made from White Baker’s Twine. Scrap strips of Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape were added under the tags and a trio of Pastel Pearls completed this card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ranunculus Romance stamp set used to make a trio of pretty, shabby chic themed floral cards for May 2022 classes

The ladies in glass loved putting together these cards. I hope you like them.

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Horizon rural secene cards made using the Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets by Stampin' Up! for March 2022 classes

Oceanfront & On The Horizon Classes

Posted on March 15, 2022March 13, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I am addicted to the Oceanfront and On the Horizon stamp sets and used them to make projects for this month’s classes.

Colours used in these projects are:

Field with a Fence card

Balmy Blue card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White, Garden Green & Granny Apple Green

We punched a circle from a Post It Note and placed it near the top of the smaller panel of Basic White card. The sky was then stamped in Balmy Blue ink. The mask was removed and So Saffron ink added with a Dauber.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scens cards for March 2022 Classes

The grass was stamped in Granny Apple Green and the ground in Sahara Sand. We used the dotty image to add texture to the ground.

Using the Horizon Dies we cut out trees from scrap Garden Green. The grasses were cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card and the fence from scrap Basic White.

We added texture to the die cut grass using the grass image from the On The Horizon stamp set and Garden Green ink. The white die cut fence was stamped with the wood plank image.

The die cuts were then added to the stamped panel. The whole layer was added to the Garden Green panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then to the Balmy Blue card base on Dimensionals.

Rural Scene

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Evening Evergreen – 4⅛” by ⅛” x 3
Basic White ¼” strip

The Evening Evergreen strips were glued to the Granny Apple Green card base, using the grid paper to get them as straight as possible.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scens cards for March 2022 Classes

We stamped the back ground using the same images from the Oceanfront stamp set in the same way as the previous card but in 2^nd generation ink.

The trees from the On the Horizon stamp set were stamped in Evening Evergreen ink. The same ink was used to add the grasses to the image.

The stamped panel was then mounted on the Evening Evergreen layer with liquid glue and then to the Granny Apple Green card front.

Oceanfront

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – ½” strip
Crumb Cake – 2” by ½”

We began by stamping the sky in Balmy Blue ink using the same Post It mask. The ‘sea’ was added with Pool Party ink and the ground using Sahara Sand ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scens cards for March 2022 Classes

The reeds were stamped in Granny Apple Green ink and the grasses stamped in Soft Suede ink.

The stamped panel was glued to the Pool Party layer and added to the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto Crumb Cake card and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Oceanfront and On The Horizon stamp sets used to make a trio of rural scenes cards for March 2022 Classes

The ladies at my classes really enjoyed putting these cards together. I hope you like them

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A cute poinsetta stamped mini treat box and a hand stamped snowman candle using Stampin' Up! product

Snowman candle for December Classes

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

Classes this week were so much fun as we were making some of the gorgeous Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes and stamping on candles using the Snowman Season and Cup of Christmas stamp sets. We began by making the cute candle.

To recreate the Snowman candle you will need:

White Tissue Paper
Greaseproof or wax paper
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
Blends – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Bermuda bay & dark Pumpkin Pie

Using the Memento ink we stamped the snow man onto the slightly smoother, slightly glossier side of the tissue paper. After I bit of trial and error one of my team members and I noticed that the ink stayed a darker if stamped on the smooth side.

A sweet little snowman candle ready for Christmas

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous hand stamped candle using the Snowman Seasons stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Scissors we cut away the excess tissue paper around the image and placed the stamped image, ink side up onto the candle

A long thin piece of greaseproof paper, slightly wider than the candle was wrapped the candle with the excess gathered at the back of the candle to act as a handle.

We used a Heat Tool to set the image into the candle. The trick is to apply the heat quite close – about 2 – 3 inches away from the greaseproof. If you watch carefully you will see the ink darken and the edges of the tissue paper disappear. Then roll the candle from side to side a couple of times on a hard surface to smooth out any lumpy areas then gently peel away the greasproof. If you can still see tissue paper then repeat the heating step. We stamped a sentiment and applied it to the candle in the same way.

Taking the following Blends markers we coloured in the image on the candle – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Bermuda Bay & dark Pumpkin Pie

To recreate the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes you will need:

5½” by 5½” piece of Whisper White cardstock x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The ladies die cut the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes from the Whisper White cardstock panels. The also die cut 2 of the cute tags from the same set of dies.

A cute poinsetta stamped mini treat box using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake bx decorated with a poinsetta stamp

We stamped the snowflakes from the Snowman Season stamp set randomly over the 4 sides of one of the boxes in Pool party ink. And for the other box we used the small poinsettia image from the Cup of Christmas stamp set in Real Red ink stamping once on each panel.

A cute snowflake stamped mini treat box using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake box decorated with a snowflakes

We folded on all the score lines and used a bone folder to curl each of the sides. The ladies then put the boxes together tucking the tags inside for safe keeping to be added to the box after they have filled it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake box decorated with a snowflakes and a snowman candle

We really enjoyed making these cute projects.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. 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. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Masculine card class using Geared Uo Garage stamp set and co-ordinating Garage Gears dies

Geared Up Garage for May classes

Posted on May 17, 2019May 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made at this month’s classes using the fabulous Geared Up Garage stamp set and co-ordinating Garage Gears dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

To recreate the embossed card you will need;

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel 4⅝” by 3¼”
Thick WW 4½” 3¼”
Tranquil Tide 4⅛” by ½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap WW and Silver Foil
Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

We spritzed the Thick Whisper White panel with water and ran it through the Big Shot with the cog die and the embossing mats. This embossing rather than cuts into the panel and gives a great effect. We stamped the tool box and the sentiment on the scrap Whisper White and die cut the pieces, we also die cut the car bade from Silver Foil. These pieces were all added to the embossed layer.

We used the ‘nuts’ stamp and Real Red ink to stamp down the left side of the card and added the Tranquil Tide strip across the card front. The embossed layer was added on Dimensionals.

To recreate the oil can card you will need;

Blueberry Bushel card base
Real Red 5” by 2⅜”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Whisper White 4⅞” by 2¼”
Tranquil Tide 5⅞” by ¼”
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Silver Foil 2” by 2”
Scrap WW
Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

We used the ‘oil spill’ stamp and Blueberry Bushel ink to stamp around the front of the card base.

The oil cans were randomly stamped on the Whisper White panel with the Real Red ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Real Red panel and the strip of Tranquil Tide was added on top. The stamped panel was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut. A circle was cut from Silver foil and the 2 pieces were glued together and added to the card front with dimensionals.

To recreate the car card you will need;

Tranquil Tide card base
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – inside
WW 4⅛” by 1⅜”
Real Red 4⅛” by ⅜”
Blueberry Bushel 3¼” by 3¼”
WW 3” by 3”
Ww scrap for the car
Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

The car was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Big Shot. A circle was cut from Whisper White and a slightly larger circle from the Blueberry Bushel. These were adhered together and the car added on top. The sentiment was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink.

The car was randomly stamped in Tranquil Tide onto the card front. The Whisper White panel and Real Red strip were added to the card front and the circle topper added on dimensionals.

The inside panels and envelopes were all stamped and decorated.

The ladies really enjoyed making these cards, I hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch used to create a gorgeous set of Christmas cards

Making Christmas Bright for December Classes

Posted on December 16, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made at this month’s classes using the gorgeous Making Christmas Stamp set and co-ordinating Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. This is such a fun set to use and so easy and my ladies loved the punch.

Floating Panel Card

We began by stamping the sting of lights onto the top and bottom of a 5” by 3” panel of Whisper White cardstock in Blueberry Bushel ink and adding this stamped piece to a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock 5⅛” by 3⅛”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Using scrap strips of Silver Foil and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch we punched out 11 bulb tops – 6 for this card and 5 for our last card. We then punched out 4 bulbs in Blueberry Bushel cardstock, 4 in Real Red cardstock and 3 in Pineapple Punch cardstock – 6 for this card and 5 for the last card. We added the bulb tops to the bulbs with a tiny dab of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set them aside to dry. When they were dry we added them to the stamped panel on Stampin Dimesnionals.

On a second piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5” by 3” we stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink and a string of stars in Pineapple Punch ink.

Using the paper trimmer I cut a Blueberry Bushel card base 11¾” by 4⅛” and scored it in half at 5⅞”. Placing the long side up against the top of the trimmer I measured an 1” from the score line and cut. Taking the cut piece cut an inch strip and added the remaining piece to the scrap bag.

We folded the card on the score line and added the Real Red stamped panel with a thin line of glue along the top to the folded flap. The 1” strip of Blueberry Bushel was place on the inside panel of the card, lined up with the bottom and both sides, glue was added to the bottom edge of the Real Red panel and the front panel was pushed down onto the strip to finish the card front. We added Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the back of the inside stamped panel, placed the panel face down on the back of the inside of the card front and closed the card to glue the panel in place and hidden behind the front panel and the card is finished.

Stamped String of Lights card

We began by stamping the star randomly in the top right corner of the Real Red card base in Real Red ink. Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock we stamped the ‘string’ using Memento Tuxedo Black ink in the left hand corner and added 3 bulb tops in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

The merry and bright bulbs were stamped in Blueberry Bushel, Real Red and Pineapple Punch ink. We then added a scattering in stars in the Real Red and Pineapple Punch inks, rounded the corner with the Detailed Trio Punch before adding to a panel of Pineapple Punch cardstock.

We wrapped a piece of Blueberry Bushel Ribbon around the panel securing the ends with Sellotape on the back and added a bow to the front with a Mini Glue Dot. We added a strip of Blueberry Bushel to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Stampin Dimensionals.

String of Lights card

We stamped the string on a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 2⅞” and added the previously assembled bulbs using a dimensional on the back of each. We stamped the sentiment in either Blueberry Bushel or Real Red ink in the lower right corner and added the panel to a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock measuring 4¼” by 3⅛” with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3⅛” we placed it in the Stamparatus, inked up the Buffalo Check stamp with Pineapple Punch ink and stamped it on the panel, this gingham check looks fab in the Pineapple Punch ink. We added a strip of Real Red cardstock to one side of the Buffalo Check panel and added the panel to the front of a Pineapple Punch card base. The Christmas Bulb panel was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

These are such bright, fun cards, I love them.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies Used

Beautiful Baubles stamp set makes fantastic Christmas cards

Beautiful Bauble November Classes

Posted on November 18, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the 3 projects made by the ladies during the November classes. We used the gorgeous Beautiful Baubles stamp set and coordinating Detailed Bauble dies. This month I thought I would shake things up a bit by starting with the most complicated card and ending up with the most straightforward card instead of the other way round.

Hanging Bauble card

We began by taking the Coastal Cabana card base and laying a panel of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅜” on the front. We then placed the 2^nd largest circle die from the Layering Circle Framelits onto the Whisper White panel and ran both layers through the Big Shot together to give us the window. We then ran the die cut Whisper White piece through the Big Shot with the Oh My Stars Embossing folder and set it aside..

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classes

Taking a die cut circle of Vellum and Sponge Daubers we sponged the centre with Coastal Cabana ink and added Gorgeous Grape around the edge and set the piece aside to dry. I had previously die cut 2 of the detailed baubles for each lady using the Detailed Bauble dies and Silver Foil Paper. These die cuts were placed face down onto the Silicon Craft, We squeezed a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive onto the sheet and picked it up with a small wedge of sponge and dabbed it all over both pieces. The coloured Vellum layer was the sandwiched between the 2 sticky layers and pressed together until the glue dried.

We threaded a small piece of ⅛” Whisper White Ribbon through the loop of the bauble and added it to the Coastal Cabana card front with Sellotape allowing the bauble to hang in the ‘window’. The embossed Whisper White layer was then added to the card front with multipurpose liquid adhesive, lining up the die cut window and hiding the ends of the ribbon. We coloured a longer piece of the same ribbon using the dark Highland Heather Blends pen and tied it in a bow before adding it to the top of the bauble with a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment from the Star of Light Stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape onto a scrap of Whisper White. This was then added to a scrap of Gorgeous Grape cardstock and trimmed down. It was added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the card front and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins were added.

The inside Whisper White panel was added with the same adhesive after we had stamped some random stars in the upper right corner. We stamped the same stars on the front of a Whisper White Envelope.

Embossed Bauble

We began this card by swiping over a panel of Whisper White card stock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅜” using the Embossing Buddy. We then stamped the large bauble in the centre with Versamark ink. The string was added to the top of the bauble using Versark and the panel was then covered with Silver Embossing Powder. We then melted the embossing powder using the Heat Tool. Love this effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classes

Taking the following Blends pens we then coloured parts of the bauble – Light & Dark Highland Heather, Light & Dark Bermuda Bay & Light & Dark Pool Party. The upper right hand panel of the layer was rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch. We also rounded the upper right corner of the card front and a Gorgeous Grape layer measuring 5½” by 3¾”. The embossed panel was glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive.

A strip of Coastal Cabana cardstock, 5⅞” by 2” was added to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base and the embossed layer added with Stampin Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a scrap of Whisper White which was cut down and added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The card was finished off with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

Row of Baubles

We stamped the tiny snowflakes randomly down the left hand edge of a Bermuda Bay card base using Bermuda Bay ink. The baubles were stamped in Basic Gray onto a panel of Whisper White measuring 4⅛” by 2½” and stamped the little snowflakes along the top of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classe

Using a selection of Marker pens, Gorgeous Grape, Bermuda Bay, Highland Heather, Coastal Cabana and Pool Party, the ladies picked out some areas of the baubles to colour. A thin layer of Silver Foil was added to hide the top of the bauble strings and the panel was added to a layer of Gorgeous Grape cardstock 4⅛” by 2¾” and this was added to the card front on dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped onto the card front with Gorgeous Grape ink and we tucked in strips of Highland Heather, Whisper White and Coastal Cabana cardstock under the raised panel and added the scatter of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Baubles cards for November classes

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x