Dressed To Impress stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty floral card

Lovely Lipstick

Posted on May 17, 2020May 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a gorgeous Lovely Lipstick card made using some retiring products along with the Dressed to Impress stamp set which is carrying over to the new catalogue.

To recreate the Lovely Lipstick card you will need:

Lovely Lipstick card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 3” by 2⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Best Dressed designer series paper (dsp) – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and Best Dressed dsp

I stuck the piece of dsp to the Lovely Lipstick card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This pack of dsp is so pretty, I will really miss it when it retires in June.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and Best Dressed dsp

The lipstick from the Dressed to Impress stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller panel of Whisper White card. The image was coloured using the following Blends Markers – Lovely Lipstick combo, Rich Razzelberry combo & Mint Macaron combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and Best Dressed dsp

The sentiment was stamped onto the same panel using the gorgeous Lovely Lipstick ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and Best Dressed dsp

I stamped one of the flowers from the Dressed To Impress stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White card , coloured it in using the same Blends Markers and die cut it out using the All Dressed Up Dies. It was added to the stamped panel with the same liquid glue. The card was completed with a trio of Gingham Gala Sequins which are also retiring.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and Best Dressed dsp

I used the lipstick image to decorate the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card and the front of the envelope.

I hope you like the card.

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A sweet bee themed hank you card featuring the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies by Stampin' Up!

Honeycomb Hive

Posted on May 10, 2020April 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Honeycomb hive card inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Pinterest a while ago. The original card was made by Libby Dyson, a demo from Australia – click on her name to see her original.

To recreate the Honeycomb Hive card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Tropical Oasis dsp – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by die cutting the hive shape from the Whisper White panel using the Detailed Bee dies. I also die cut the honeycomb from scrap Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

Using Crushed Curry ink and my Stamparatus I stamped the hive image on the piece of Tropical Oasis dsp – I chose the pineapple print – I just wanted a subtle pattern to show through the ink. I glued the stamped dsp to the card front after working out the position of the negative hive space.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The honeycomb piece was glued to the back of the Whisper White panel over the negative space using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The flower sprigs were inked up using the Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Markers before being stamped on scrap Whisper White and die cut. The sprigs were added to the card front with liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I stamped the larger bee in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap White card and die cut it out. The stripes were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the bee added to the card front with liquid glue.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in the same black ink, punched out with the Classic Label Punch and added to the card front with liquid glue. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the bee’s wings and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I am so sad this gorgeous set is retiring. I hope you like the honeycomb hive card and thank you Libby for the inspiration.

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A lovely bee and flower themed celebration card made using Stampin' Up! products

Flowers and Bees

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

Here is a sweet card featuring flowers and bees, so pretty. I made it using the lovely Honey Bee stamp set.

To recreate the Flowers and Bees card you will need:

Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Whisper White 3” by 3”

I die cut a Stitched Circle using the Stitched Shapes dies. The circle was placed onto one of Whisper White panels, slightly overlapping the right side and drew around it lightly with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

I inked up the floral sprig using the Old Olive and Lovely Lipstick Markers and stamped it multiple times around the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

A scalloped circle was die cut from the centre of the Basic Black layer using the Layering Circle dies and the stamped panel was adhered to the Basic Black layer before being glued to the Rococo Rose card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink onto the stitched Circle die and added a sprig to the right side and a bee on the left. The stamped circle was glued to the scalloped black circle and a sliver trimmed off the right side. The circle was added to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

I added 2 more bees to the card front and coloured in the stripes with the S Saffron Marker and the wings with the Clear Wink of Stella.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

A bee was stamped on the 2^nd panel of Whisper White and added to the inside of the card. A trio of 2019 – 2021 In Color Faceted Dots added to the card front.

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A pretty delicate card featuring ferns and flowers and using Stampin' Up! products

Positive Thoughts

Posted on April 21, 2020April 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the gorgeous Positive Thoughts stamp set and the co-ordinating Nature’s Thoughts dies.

To recreate the Positive Thoughts card you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Granny Apple Green – 4½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Basic Gray

I began by stamping the lovely Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp on the 5½” by 3⅝” Whisper White panel. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the Stamparatus as I wanted to make sure I got a good image. The Stamparatus gives the option of being able to stamp the image again. I adhered the stamped panel to the front of the Granny Apple Green card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Positive thoughts stamp set and Nature’s Thoughts dies

The detailed fern image from the Positive Thoughts stamp set was stamped on the smallest Whisper White panel using 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd generation Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Positive thoughts stamp set and Nature’s Thoughts dies

The flower from the same stamp set was stamped in 1^st & 2^nd generation Poppy Parade ink onto scrap Whisper White card and both flowers were die cut using the Nature’s Thoughts dies. They were added to the stamped panel using the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Positive thoughts stamp set and Nature’s Thoughts dies

The stamped panel was then glued to the smaller Granny Apple Green layer with the liquid adhesive and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Positive thoughts stamp set and Nature’s Thoughts dies

I used the Nature’s Thoughts dies to die cut a butterfly from a scrap of Basic Gray card and added it to the card front using the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Positive thoughts stamp set and Nature’s Thoughts dies

I used a trio of Basic Rhinestones to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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Band Together stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet floral birthday card

Floral Band Together

Posted on December 17, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet and simple card floral band card made using the Band Together stamp set.

To recreate the Floral Band Together card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corners x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The large floral image was stamped on one of the Whisper White panels using Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I coloured the image using the following Blends Markers – Rococo Rose combo, Granny Apple Green combo & So Saffron combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the stamped panel to the Basic Black layer and added the whole piece to the Crumb Cake card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink and die cut using the Detailed Bands dies. I trimmed off one side and added it to the card base with the same liquid glue. I coloured some Basic Pearls in using the dark Rococo Rose Blends pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I stamped the flower in Rococo Rose ink onto the remaining Whisper White panel and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

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Birthday Goodness

Posted on July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Birthday Goodness stamp set this week and have made a really sweet shaker card for my sister in laws birthday.

To recreate the Birthday Goodness card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜ by 3⅝” x 2
Rococo Rose cardstock 4¾” by 3¼”
Window Sheet 5” by 3½”

I die cut a rectangle from the centre of one of the Whisper White layers using a Rectangle Stitched die. Using the same die and the next one up I die cut the frame from the smaller panel of Rococo Rose cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I stamped the tower of macarons in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut stitched rectangle and coloured it in using the following Blends markers – Rococo Rose combo, Seaside Spray combo and Crumb Cake combo……….don’t they look good enough to eat!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I glued the Rococo Rose frame to the Whisper White frame using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added the window sheet to the reverse using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The larger Rococo Rose panel was added to the card front using the same adhesive. Placing the ‘frame’ onto the card front I added the same adhesive to the back of the stamped piece and nestled it inside the frame. The frame was then lifted away abd foam adhesive strips added all round the rectangular aperture making sure to leave no gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I placed a pinch of the Woven Threads Seqiuns on top of the stamped image and added the frame over the top. The sentiment was stamped on basic Gray ink and added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The inside of the card and the envelope were stamped with the tower of macarons in the Basic Gray ink.

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Gorgeous cards made at a Stamp-a-Stack featuring the Bird Ballard designer series paper

A Bird Ballard Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on July 21, 2019July 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made by the ladies who came to my Bird Ballard Stamp-a-Stack yesterday. On arrival each lady was given a kit bag containing a pack of the Bird Ballard designer series paper (dsp), a pack of the Iridescent sequins, 20 co-ordinating card bases, 20 envelopes and all the pre-cut layers to make 20 cards; 2 each of 10 designs. They also had a little chocolate treat to keep them going.

Above the Clouds

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

Sailing Home

Free As A Bird

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

Vibrant Vases

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

Wishing You

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

I love the Stamp-a-Stacks; we always have lots to talk and laugh about and it is great to craft with friends.

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

I hope you like the projects as much as the ladies did.

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A stunning see through daisy card made using the Medium Daisy Punch by Stampin' Up!

Floating Daisies

Posted on July 14, 2019July 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card inspired by Jennifer McGuirre’s see through layered die cuts video –

To recreate the floating daisies card you will need

Window sheet – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Scrap Whisper White
Scrap So Saffron
Scrap Sparkle Glimmer

The trick with this style of card is to hide the adhesive so that it isn’t seen. I chose to use the Medium Daisy Punch to make my card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I began by scoring and burnishing the Window Sheet card base, this needs a firm hand when it comes to burnishing as you want the card to be flat.

I punched out 14 of the medium daises using the punch and adhered them to the inside of the card front using a Mini Glue Dot in the centre of each flower. I placed then randomly across the front with some of the flowers hanging over the sides. The spare pieces were trimmed off using my sharp scissors.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

Using Sparkle Glimmer paper and the ½” Circle Punch I punched the same number of circles as I had flowers. I added a Mini Glue Dot to the back of the glimmer paper and added them to the centre of each flower on the outside of the card front. This effectively hides all the glue dots.

I cut 4 of the sweet little label from the Smooth Sailing dies set; 2 for the front of the card and 2 for the back of the card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I stamped the sentiment from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and adhered it to the front of the card using Mini Glue Dots. I added a plain label to the back side of the card front making sure it was lined up with the label on the front so that it would not be seen.

Another label was positioned on the inside of the back panel of the card to enable me to write a short message to the recipient. To hid the Mini Glue Dots I adhered another label to the reverse of the back panel, again directly behind the other labels.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I added a final punched daisy to the bottom of the label on the card front using a dimensional to add a little fore depth to the card.

I really like how this card turned out and the photographs do not do it justice. I hope you like it.

Mo x

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A gorgeous thank you card in Spring colours made using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Promenade emboss resist technique

Posted on May 10, 2019May 6, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set…….I am addicted to this set at the moment, it is so versatile – and the emboss resit technique.

To Recreate the Beautiful Promenade card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base
Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2”
Highland Heather 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Scrap of Whisper White
Scrap of Flirty Flamingo

I began by rubbing the Embossing Buddy down the strip of Whisper White cardstock to remove any static or oils from the cardstock. I inked up the stripey ‘inner flower’ with Versamark ink and stamped it randomly down the length of the cardstock. The panel was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and ink for a sweet thank you card

I used Sponge Daubers to apply the ink over each of the flowers – Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather and wiped off the excess ink using a tissue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

I glued the strips of Highland Heather either side of the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added it to the Thick Whisper White card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

The sentiment from the Beach Happy stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto a scrap of Whisper White The ends were flagged with my Banner Triple Punch and added a slightly longer and thinner strip of scrap Flirty Flamingo cardstock behind with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment was then added to the card front with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

I stamped the same image in Flirty Flamingo ink on the inside of the card and the front of the envelope. I coloured a trio of Basic Pearls using my Dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Pen and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

I love the fresh colours of this card. I hope you like it.

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A colourful thank you card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Tropical Chic for a colour challenge

Posted on April 5, 2019April 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge using the Tropical Chic stamp set. The time it is a colour challenge and the colours are not ones I would normally put together. Here is what I came up with;

I am delighted to say this card was chosen as one of the weekly winners.

Making the Tropical Chic card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White card base – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Grapefruit Grove – ¾” by ¼”
Scraps of Whisper White

I began by inking up the large fern leaf from the Tropical Chic stamp set in Granny Apple Green ink and randomly stamping the image onto the panel of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

I inked up the palm leaf in Gorgeous Grape ink and again stamped it randomly onto the same panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

The flowers were stamped in Grapefruit Grove ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut them out using my Big Shot and the Tropical Thinlits dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

The sentiment was stamped in the Gorgeous Grape ink and the flowers added on Dimensionals. The stamped layer was added to the panel of Gorgeous Grape with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then attached to the Thick Whisper White card base using the same glue. I added a few of the Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

I stamped both leaves and a flower onto the inside of the card and the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a colourful card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set for the Cas Colours and Sketches #315 Challenge

I was a bit dubious about this colour combo but have to say I have been converted. I really like this card.

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Mo x