I was soaking in the bath the other day, as you do when I looked up and noticed how well the new box of tissues went with the colour of the cupboard doors and I thought I must try out that colour combo ……..we have to take our inspiration when it comes. Here is the card I came up with using the First Frost stamp set.
To recreate my bathroom inspired card you will need:
Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner Calypso Coral – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2– rounded upper left corner Scrap Whisper White
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom
I inked up the ‘sprig’ image using the Gray Granite and Merry Merlot Stamp and Write Markers and stamped on one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated this twice more. This panel was then added to the Calypso Coral panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the Merry Merlot card base on Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom
I stamped the large flower in Merry Merlot ink and the small flower in Calypso Coral onto scrap Whisper White card stock and die cut them using the Frosted Bouquet dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom
The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped using Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White and die cut using the same dies.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom
The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the roses placed around the sentiment using Dimensionals. I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to complete the card.
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom
www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom
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Today I am sharing the cards made at this week’s classes using the First Frost Stamp set and co-ordinating Frosted Bouquet Dies.
Faux Silk Technique card
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the First Frost stamp set and the faux silk technique
You will need; Berry Burst card base – rounded upper left corner Lemon Lime Twist 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝ x 2 -rounded upper left corner Tissue Paper 5¾” by 4” Adhesive Sheet 5¾” by 4” Scrap Whisper White
We used the Fresh Fig and Lemon Lime Twist Markers to colour in the stamp, huffed on the inked stamp to re-moisten the drying ink and stamped it onto one of the Whisper White panels. We then stamped the larger flower in Berry Burst ink and the smaller flower in Balmy Blue ink onto the scrap Whisper White.
The 2 stamped flowers were then die cut using the Frosted Bouquet dies. The ladies then chose a sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, stamped it in Fresh Fig ink onto the scrap Whisper White and punched it out using the Classic Label Punch.
We peeled off the protective backing from the adhesive sheet and laid it, sticky side down onto the stamped panel taking care not to stick it to the grid paper underneath! We trimmed the excess adhesive sheet using sharp scissors. The scissors were then cleaned with alcohol to remove the glue.
We crumpled the tissue paper into a ball then carefully unfolded it leaving many of the wrinkles. The tissue paper was then laid over the sticky stamped panel and pressed into position; the over-hanging tissue was then trimmed away. The flowers were then added with Liquid Glue or Dimensionals and the sentiment added over top.
This layer was then glued to the Lemon Lime Twist panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the Berry Burst card front with Dimensionals.
We stamped a flower on the inside panel and the envelope and added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins to complete the card.
The Wishing You Well card
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous floral card made using the First Frost stamp set
You will need; Lemon Lime Twist card base Berry Burst 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝ – for the inside – Rounded upper left corner Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜” – for the card front –Rounded upper left corner Fresh Fig 3” by 2” Scrap Whisper White
Using the scrap Whisper White cardstock we stamped 2 of the leafy images in Lemon Lime Twist, 2 small flowers in Balmy Blue, 1 Berry Burst rose and 2 thistles in Fresh Fig. These images were all then die cut using the Big Shot and the Frosted Bouquet dies.
The sentiment from the First Frost stamp set was stamped in Fresh Fig ink onto the smaller piece of Whisper White and this piece was then die cut using the label dies along with the slightly larger Fresh Fig label. They were then glued together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the Whisper White panel with Dimensionals.
The die cut pieces were then arranged around the label using a combination of Dimensionals and Liquid Adhesive. We cut the leafy images down to give a fuller look and there was a lot of debate about whether the thistle image looked more like beetles or spiders!!!
The decorated panel was added to the Berry Burst layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base with the same adhesive.
We stamped a couple of the leaf or flower images onto the inside Whisper White layer and the envelope an added a scattering of sequins.
The Faux Masked card
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous floral card made using the First Frost stamp set
You will need; Balmy Blue card base – Rounded lower right corner Fresh Fig 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded lower right corner Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – 1 for the inside and 1 for the card front – Rounded lower right corners Fresh Fig 3⅝” by 1 ½” Whisper White 3⅝” by 1⅜”
We lined up one of the larger Whisper White panels on the grid paper making sure it was straight. We laid the 1⅜” strip of Whisper White on top and drew pencil lines on either side. This gave us the area on the panel that we needed to added images to.
We began by stamping the largest image, in this case the Berry Burst flower above the top pencil line and below the lower line making sure to overlap the lines.
We then stamped the leafy images in lemon Lime Twist, the small flowers in Balmy Blue and finally the thistles (beetles or spiders!) in Fresh Fig. The pencil lines were then rubbed out.
The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Fresh Fig ink onto the Whisper White strip and the strip was then glued to the Fresh Fig strip with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the stamped panel with Dimensionals.
This piece was then glued to the Fresh Fig layer then to the Balmy Blue layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. To finish the card off we stamped a couple of the leaf or flower images onto the inside Whisper White layer and the envelope an added a scattering of sequins.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous floral card made using the First Frost stamp set
The ladies really enjoyed making these cards. I hope you like them.
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.
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Today I am sharing a sweet and simple card made using the First Frost stamp set and the ink to block technique.
Making the card
You will need;
Lemon Lime Twist card base
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
I began by inking up my size ‘D clear block’ by pressing it into the Lemon Lime Twist ink pad until it was well covered. I then spritzed it with water, about 3 fine mist sprays and laid it down on the piece of Whisper White. I left it there for about a minute before lifting the block off. The block can then be cleaned with a baby wipe.
The Whisper White panel was then set to one side to dry. When it was completely dry I placed the panel in the Stamparatus.
www.crafty-rootes.com – the First Frost stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the inked block technique
I placed the stamp onto from the First Frost stamp set onto the inked panel and picked it up on one of the plates. The stamp was inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and pressed down onto the inked panel. I repeated this step 3 times as I wanted a dark black image.
www.crafty-rootes.com – the First Frost stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the inked block technique
The sentiment from the Needle & Thread stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Whisper White panel. The lower left corner was then rounded using the Detailed Trio Punch,
The stamped panel was added to a layer of Basic Black cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive; I had rounded the same lower left corner.
www.crafty-rootes.com – the First Frost stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the inked block technique
The whole piece was then added with the same glue to a Lemon Lime Twist card base. I stamped the same image in the Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the second panel of Whisper White and added it to the inside of the card.
www.crafty-rootes.com – the First Frost stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used with the inked block technique
I added a trio of Faceted Dots to complete the card front.
A really simple card using a simple technique. I hope you like it.
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.
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Today I am sharing a lovely card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating Frosted Bouquet dies.
Making the card
You will need; Mossy Meadow card base – rounded lower left corner Gold Foil 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner Very Vanilla 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower left corner Very Vanilla 5⅜” by 3⅜” – for the inside – – rounded lower left corner Share What You Love dsp – 3½” by 1½” Scraps of Very Vanilla
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies
I began by choosing a piece of Share What You Love designer series paper (dsp), cutting it to 3½” by 1½” and adding it to the top of a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies
I wrapped a length of Gold Metallic edged Very Vanilla Ribbon around the Very Vanilla panel below the strip of dsp, adhering the ribbon on the back of the panel with Sellotape.
Using scrap Very Vanilla cardstock I stamped the long leafy image in Old Olive ink, the thistle image in Gray Granite ink and the flowers in Mango Melody ink. I took all the images to the Big Shot and die cut them out using the Frosted Bouquet dies.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies
Using both Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals I put the bouquet together on the card front. The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto the same Very Vanilla panel. I added a small Old Olive Linen Thread bow to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.
A panel of Gold Foil was added to the back of the stamped layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and this panel was then added to a Mossy Meadow card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies
I stamped the larger flower in the corner of the Very Vanilla panel for the inside of the card and on the front of a very Vanilla Envelope.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies
I love the green and gold colour combination of this card. I hope you like it
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.
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Today I am sharing a card made for the latest team challenge the theme of which ‘Simple Stamping’. This was much more difficult than I expected as we were only allowed to use stamps, ink and cardstock.
Making a Simple card
You will need; Crumb Cake card base Mango Melody 5½” by 3¾” Very Vanilla 5⅜” by 3⅝” Very Vanilla 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set
I started with a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock and a stamp set, in this case I chose the First Frost stamp set which has carried over from the Autumn/Winter catalogue.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set
I used Mossy Meadow and Mango Melody Markers to apply ink to the stamp, huffed on it to re-moisten the ink and stamped it onto the Very Vanilla cardstock. I really, really love this stamp it is so delicate and dainty looking and using markers is a great way to apply different colours of ink to the same stamp.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set
The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink and the stamped panel was added to the layer of Mango Melody cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set
This was then glued to the Crumb Cake card base using the same adhesive. I added the other layer of Very Vanilla inside the card and used the same stamped image for this inside layer and for the envelope.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set
I really struggled not add embellishments to this card or round a corner…………but I really like the clean and simple look of the card. What do you think?
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.
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Today I am sharing a sweet Easter card made for the Global Design Project #178 challenge and using the First Frost stamp set.
Making the Easter card
www.crafty-rootes.com – First Frost stamp set used for the Global Design Project #178 challenge
I started with a layer of Whisper White measuring 5¼” by 3½”. I took the gorgeous leaf and floral sprig and inked it up using the Lemon Lime Twist marker for the leaves and the Fresh Fig marker. I used the brush tip to apply the ink and huffed on the stamp to reactivate the ink before stamping down in the lower right corner of the Whisper White panel.
www.crafty-rootes.com – First Frost stamp set used for the Global Design Project #178 challenge
I rounded the upper right corner of the stamped panel using a Detailed Trio Punch and adhered the panel to a piece of Poppy Parade cardstock with a rounded upper right corner. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to do this and used the same glue to adhere the panels to a Fresh Fig card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – First Frost stamp set used for the Global Design Project #178 challenge
I stamped the larger rose image in Poppy Parade ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using the co-ordinating Frosted Bouquet dies. I love the dimension that these flower stamps have. I added the rose over the stamped sprig using a dimensional.
www.crafty-rootes.com – First Frost stamp set used for the Global Design Project #178 challenge
The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greeting stamp set was stamped in Fresh Fig ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and punched out using the Classic Label Punch. I added a ¼” wide strip of Poppy Parade cardstock behind the sentiment using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and trimmed so that a little of the colour showed on either side. The sentiment was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Using the dark Poppy Parade Blends Marker I coloured in 3 of the smallest Basic Pearls and added them to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – First Frost stamp set used for the Global Design Project #178 challenge
I inked up the sprig stamp again with the Lemon Lime Twist and Fresh Fig Markers and stamped it onto a layer of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”, rounded the upper right corner and glued it inside the card. I stamped the same image on the front of an envelope.
A really simple but sweet card, I hope you like it.
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.
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
Welcome to the first Stampers Showcase Blog Hop, I am thrilled to be part of this exciting new venture and am looking forward to hopping with some of my fellow demonstrators from around the world. If you have begun the hop with me, my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. Our theme this month is ‘Thanks’ – I don’t know about you but I always need thank you cards.
I have chosen the First Frost stamp set to make my card. This set has carried over from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and I find these sets often get forgotten in the excitement of all that the Spring/Summer catalogue brings.
Making the Stampers Showcase card
www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set
I began by taking a Whisper White layer measuring 5¼” by 3½” and rounding the upper left corner with the Detailed Trio Punch. I then lightly drew a line in pencil about 1¼” from the top, I drew another pencil line about 1½” below that. This is to help me with stamp placement.
www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set
I inked up the largest flower using Berry Burst ink and stamped it 3 times going above and below both pencil lines. I inked up the small flower in Balmy Blue ink and randomly stamped again above and below the lines. Next I inked up the top of the long leafy image in Lemon Lime Twist ink and filled in some of the gaps. Finally I inked up the thistle image in Fresh Fig ink and randomly added stamped them on both sides of the line. I set the panel aside to dry before rubbing out the pencil lines.
www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set
I mounted the stamped panel onto a piece of Balmy Blue cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” with a rounded upper left corner and then added the whole piece to a Fresh Fig card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.
www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set
I ran the ‘thanks’ from the Well Written dies through my Big Shot 3 times with scrap Fresh Fig cardstock and glued each layer one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by 1⅜” and stamped the ‘for everything’ from the Well Said stamp set in Berry Burst ink and added the ‘thanks’ just above with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Whisper White layer was added to a piece of Fresh Fig 4⅛” by 1½” using liquid adhesive and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the piece to the card front.
www.crafty-rootes.com – a sweet thank you card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop using the First Frost stamp set
Using the sweet little Bitty Blooms Punches I stamped flowers and flower centres from scrap Fresh Fig, Balmy Blue and Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. I added the centres with Mini Glue dots and used the same adhesive to adhere the flowers to the card front. As a final touch I painted the small flowers with Clear Wink of Stella.
I love this colour combo, so fresh and cheerful looking.
Please continue to enjoy the hop by clicking on the ‘next’ button. See you next month.
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.
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
Today I am sharing a sweet card I made for the special birthday of one of my oldest friends. I used the gorgeous First Frost stamp set and the co-ordinating Frosted Bouquet dies to make a pretty floral card.
Making the card
www.crafty-rootes.com – A Double Z fold First Frost card for a special birthday
I started with 2 pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock, one measuring 11” by 5½” and the other measuring 9¼” by 4¼”. Using my paper trimmer I scored both pieces at 2 ¾” and 5 ½”. I cut 3 panels of Frosted Floral dsp, one at 5¼” by 5¼” and 2 at 5¼” by 2 ½” and glued these to the larger of the Thick Whisper White card base.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A Double Z fold First Frost card for a special birthday
I rounded 2 double corners of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel with the Decorative Trio Punch. I then added panels of Grapefruit Grove cardstock – one measuring 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two measuring 3⅞” by 2½” having rounded the same corners.
I cut a panel of Whisper White cardstock 3¾” by 3¼” and stamped the leaves and sprigs in, 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation Old Olive and Grapefruit Grove ink
I cut two panels of Whisper White measuring 2¾” by 2⅜”. I stamped the same leaves and sprigs onto the panels using the Old Olive and Grapefruit Grove inks as before. The stamped panels were then added to the Grapefruit Grove panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.
www.crafty-rootes.com – A Double Z fold First Frost card for a special birthday
I stamped the numbers from the retired Number of Years stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink and die cut them using the Big Shot and the large Number Dies before adding them to the larger stamped panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The words from the same stamp set were stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.
I stamped the lovely roses onto Whisper White cardstock; 1 large and 1 small in Cherry Cobbler and a second small one in Grapefruit Grove. These were then die cut using the Frosted Bouquet dies and the Big Shot. I added the large Cherry Cobbler and small Grapefruit Grove roses to the front panel and the smaller Cherry Cobber rose to the last panel.
I love the colour combo of this card and hope Jo likes it.
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.
Thanks for visiting my blog today, I love to read what you think of my projects so please do let me know. In line with new Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and you thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose. Please stop by again soon.
Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
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