A pretty, floral, fun fold card made using the Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp from Stampin' Up! - Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Magnolia Floating Inner card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on April 13, 2024May 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘Fun Folds’. I have used to gorgeous Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies along with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp which will be available from the 1^st May in the new annual catalogue.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the magnolia floating inner card, you will need:

Petal Pink card – 5¾” by 4⅛” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅞” x 3
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 5⅜” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”

Thick Basic White card – 11” by 4” scored at 2¾”, 5½” & 8¼”
Petal Pink card – 3¾” by 2½” x 4 x 4
Mediterranean Blooms dsp – 3⅝” by 2⅜” x 4
Scrap Basic White

The 5⅜” by 3¾” panels of Mediterranean Blooms dsp were adhered to the 5½” by 3⅞” pieces of Basic White card. Two of these panels were then glued to the Petal Pink panels. I wrapped a length of Petal Pink Ribbon around the final panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. This panel was then adhered to the other side of one of the Petal Pink layers. This would be the front panel of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I die cut a scalloped rectangle from the 4¼” by 3” piece of Basic White card using the Scalloped Contour Dies. The sentiment, from the Cake Fancy stamp set was stamped on the die cut rectangle in Night of Navy ink. This whole piece was added to the front panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The large magnolia flower was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam. The image was die cut using the Magnolia Mood Dies and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The small panels of Mediterranean Blooms dsp were adhered to the 3¾” by 2½” panels of Petal Pink. These panels were then glued to the 11” by 4” piece of Thick Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies I die cut 4 smaller scalloped rectangles from scrap Basic White card. On three of these labels, I stamped my chosen sentiments and glued each to the dsp panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a couple of the smaller magnolia blooms and some leaves using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Petal Pink and Soft Sea Foam Blends Pens. These were then die cut and added to the inner panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The floating, hidden, inner layer was then glued to the back and front panels. A ribbon bow and scattering of Iridescent Foil Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Magnolia Mood stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used with the Mediterranean Blooms dsp to make a pretty floral fun fold card – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

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A gorgeous Double Z Fold card made for a friends special birthday using the Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp by Stampin' Up!

Lavender Double Z Fold Card

Posted on February 3, 2024January 27, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin with Friends blog hop where we are sharing Z fold cards. The card I made using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and co-ordinating Perennial Lavender dsp is for the special birthday of a special friend later this month and I am giving her a lavender plant as part of her present as she loves her garden.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate this card you will need:

Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 5 ½” scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Pool Party card – 9” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – rounded left and right upper corners
Pretty Peacock card – 4⅛” by 2⅝” x 2 – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 3½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Basic White card – 4” by 2½” – rounded left and right upper corners
Strip of Pretty Peacock card – ¼” wide and at least 2 ½” long
Scrap Gorgeous Grape card

I began by decorating the main Lost Lagoon card base. The panels of Perennial Lavender dsp were glued to the slightly larger Basic White layers which were then adhered to the Lost Lagoon card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

Next I started to decorate the remaining panels of Basic White card beginning with the largest. I inked up the spray of lavender blooms with Highland Heather ink and added some Gorgeous Grape using a Stampin’ Write Marker. This image was then stamped at the top, left hand side of the panel. The stems were stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The number 60 was die cut from scrap Gorgeous Grape card using the Alphabet A La Mode dies. I stamped each number 4 times and glued them one on top of the other using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. This gave some dimension to the number. The number were then added to the panel using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small strip of Pretty Peacock card, covered with white embossing powder and heat set. I flagged the ends with scissors and added the banner, over the numbers with a Dimensional on both ends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The next panel was decorated with 2 sprigs of lavender. The base image was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the detailed image added on top on Gorgeous Grape. The flower stalks were the stamped in Lost Lagoon in.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

I decorated the final panel by stamping the row of flower stalks along the bottom in Lost Lagoon ink. The flowers were then added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape in. The sentiment was the stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

At this point I went back and added the single flying butterfly to all the panels using Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape or Pretty Peacock ink. I also added a lager butterfly to the front panel with Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

The decorated panels were then adhered to the Pool Party base with liquid glue.

The inner Pool Party card was then closed and placed in position on the the closed Lost lagoon card. I adhered the two card bases together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Painted Lavender stamp set and Perennial Lavender dsp used to make a gorgeous Double Z Fold card for a friends special birthday

A scattering of Purple Shimmer Gems completed the card.

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A trio of cards made for my January Classes using the gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies by Stampin' Up!

Painted Lavender January 2024 Classes

Posted on January 15, 2024January 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards designed for my January 2024 classes using the Painted Lavender stamp set and the Deckled Rectangle Dies.

Colours in these cards are:

Backfold Lavender card

Gorgeous Grape card base – 7½” by 5⅞” – scored at 3¼” & 6½ ”
Gorgeous Grape – 5⅝” by 3” – embossed using Softly Sophisticated 3d Embossing Folder
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5¾” by ⅞”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3” – for the inside
Basic White – 3¼” by 2¼” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia & Lost Lagoon

The embossed Gorgeous Grape panel was glued to the Gorgeous Grape card front and the strip of dsp was glued to the flap on the right hand side. The inside panel was stamped with the butterflies and added to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

The bunch of stems was stamped onto the Deckled Rectangle in Lost Lagoon ink. 2 die cut sprigs were then glued to the deckled rectangle and the rectangle was added to the 1” side panel with 3 Dimensionals leaving the left side unadhered.

The base layer of the flower spikes were stamped in Fresh Freesia ink and the detailed layer added in Gorgeous Grape. These were die cut using the Painted Lavender and glued together at the base to form a cluster. They were added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

A butterfly was stamped in Fresh Freesia, die cut and added to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card – I masked each word and stamped them separately ands I wanted them to be stacked one on top of the other. I punched the sentiment out with the Double Oval Punch and added it to the Fresh Freesia scalloped oval punched from scrap using the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

A double Linen Thread bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems finished the card.

The spray of flowers was inked up with Highland Heather ink and Gorgeous Grape ink was added using a Marker pen. We stamped this at the top of the deckled rectangle. The bunch of stems were stamped below the flowers in Lost Lagoon ink. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped on a punched white oval in Lost Lagoon ink. A scalloped Highland Heather oval was glued to the back. It was added to the card front with liquid glue and Dimensionals.

Spray of Lavender

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White – 4¼” by 3¾” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle
Perennial Lavender dsp – 4” by ½” strips x 3
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Highland Heather

We embossed the panel of Fresh Freesia card with the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder and glued it to the Fresh Freesia card base. The 3 strips of Perennial Lavender dsp were then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon onto the punched Basic White oval and a Highland Heather scalloped oval was added behind. It was mounted onto the card front with glue and Dimensionals.

A Linen bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems were added to finish the card.

Field of Lavender

Lost Lagoon card basftly Sophisticated e – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Lost Lagoon White – 5½” by 3¾” – Embossed with the Softly Sophisticated 3D folder
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Highland Heather – 3 ¾” by 2⅜”
Basic White – 4¼” by 3¾” – used to die cut a deckled rectangle
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Gorgeous Grape

The embossed Lost Lagoon panel was glued it to the Lost Lagoon card base. A strip of Perennial Lavender dsp was glued from side to side.

The field of lavender stems was stamped across the deckled rectangle and the tiny flowers added in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. A couple of butterflies were added and the whole piece was glued to the Highland Heather panel. This was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

The sentiment was stamped in Pretty Peacock onto the punched Basic White oval and a Gorgeous Grape scalloped oval was added behind. It was mounted onto the card front with glue and Dimensionals.

A Linen bow and a trio of Purple Shimmer Gems were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Painted Lavender stamp set and Painted Lavender Dies used for make a trio of cards for my January Classes

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Gorgeous Christmas cards made using the Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp by Stampin' Up! and used for my November 2023 classes

Beary Cute Christmas cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 18, 2023November 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing anything Christmas. I love Christmas crafting and have chosen to share the cards I designed for my November classes using the Beary Cute stamp set, Beary Cute Punch and the gorgeous Beary Christmas dsp.

Colours in these cards are:

Circle Hinge card

Balmy Blue card base – 7¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 3½” by 1” – scored at ¾”
Basic White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Balmy Blue – 5⅞” by 3⅛”
Balmy Blue – 3¼”” by 3¼ ” – Die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Stargazing dsp – 3¼” by 3¼” – Die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies
Basic White – ½ a stitched circle
Scrap Basic White

We embossed the 5⅞” by 3⅛” piece of Balmy Blue card using the Timeworn Type embossing folder and glued it to the card front.

We folded the 3½” by 1” piece of Balmy Blue card and glued the smaller tab to the inside of the back of the card base to form the hinge. The hinge was then covered with the Basic White inside panel. We stamped the smaller snowflake in the upper right and lower right corners of the inside panel in Misty Moonlight ink, 1^st and 2^nd generations.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The card was closed and the die cut Balmy Blue circle, placed face down on the front of the card and the hinge glued to it’s back. The die cut circle of Stargazing dsp was then glued over the top to hide the workings ogf the hinge.

A wavy top was cut across the half stitched circle to form a snowbank for the bear to stand on, it was then glued to the bottom of the stargazing dsp circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The polar bear was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched out using the Beary Cute Punch. It was glued to the stitched circle.

We stamped the sentiment, from the Merry & Bright stamp set onto scrap Basic White card in Balmy Blue and Misty Moonlight ink and fussy cut them out before adding them to the card. Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

Negative Circle Card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 4”
Adhesive Sheet – 4⅛” by 4”
Beary Christmas dsp – ⅜” strips
Scrap Basic White

The 4⅛” by 4” panel of Basic White was covered by the Adhesive sheet and the backing removed.

The strips of Beary Christmas dsp were then adhered, on the diagonal to the sticky panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

A stitched circle was then die cut from the centre of the striped panel. We placed the negative piece onto the Thick Basic White card front and stamped the small snowflake in the negative space in Balmy Blue ink.

The sentiment was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink below the stripped panel. The striped panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The polar bear was stamped in Night of Navy ink and the scarf added in Misty Moonlight before the bear was punched out and tucked inside the negative circle. The head was raised on a dimensional with a front leg coming over the edge as though he was climbing out.

Iridescent Pearls completed the card.

Striped Circle card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Scrap Basic White

The striped circle, left over from the previous card was mounted to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The bear was stamped in Misty Moonlight, punched out and added to the card front with liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink and a trio of Iridescent discs added to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Beary Cute stamp set and Punch teamed with the Beary Christmas dsp used to make gorgeous Christmas cards for my November classes

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The Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch by Stampin' Up! used with the Joseph's Coat technique to make a balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Bears on a Balcony card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on November 4, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing balcony fun fold cards. Now, I have never made one of these fun folds and spent quite a bit of time working out what I wanted to do. This card, made using the Beary Cute stamp set was inspired by a Youtube video made by the super talented Jay Soriano

Colours found in this card are:

To recreate the bears on a balcony card, you will need:

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by ⅞” x 4 – one for the back of the card to write on
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” x 3
Basic White card – 8½” by 2” – scored at 4⅛ and then at ½” at each end
Basic White card – 5¼” by 2¼” – scored at 2¼” and then at ⅜” at each end
Scrap Basic White

I tore a piece of copy paper into wavy strips and used them, with a Blending Brush and Night of Navy to add texture to the Night of Navy panels.

I then tried Jay’s technique with the soft pastels and drew over the dark blue lines with the Granny Apple Green pastel stick.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I used the flat end of the stick to stroke the colour upwards. I added some of the Gorgeous Grape using the pastel stick then lightly blended the colour with a Sponge Dauber.

The pastels have a tendency to smudge so I sprayed the panels with hairspray to set the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The panels were then glued to the Basic White panels and were then glued to the front and inside of the Night of Navy card base.

Taking the 2 strips of Basic White card, I cut a wavy pattern along the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I took more of the copy paper strips and used a Sponge Dauber to stroke on Pool Party ink to give the effect of snow which would ground my bears.

I glued the inked strips to the inside of the card using the tabs at either end, making sure to line the centre of each strip to the centre of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

Onto scrap Basic White card, I stamped a variety of bears from the stamp set in Night of Navy ink.

Some I punched out using the Beary Cute Punch, the others I fussy cut out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

The bears were then added to the inside of the card and the card front.

The sentiment was a bit of an after-thought and was stamped in Night of Navy on a scrap of inked Basic White card. I added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

A scattering of Iridescent Rhinestones completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Bears on a Balcony fun fold card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Beary Cute stamp set and Beary Cute Punch and the Joseph’s Coat technique

I was fairly pleased with the way it turned out. Hope you like it.

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A monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin' Up

Color & Contour Sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring some or all of the following – Two step stamping, sympathy. Fun fold, trinket and black and white. I have used the Color & Contour stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the Color & Contour sympathy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – Cut the front at 4⅛”, then cut 1½” off the offcut. The rest is not needed
Basic Black card – 4” by 1⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic Black card – 4¼” by 2½” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic White card – 4” by 2¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Scrap Basic White

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder, I embossed the 2 panels of Basic Black measuring 4” by 1⅜”. The were added to the 1½” flap of the card front and to the 1½” strip that I cut off

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the smallest die cut label stamp the sprig of flowers from the Color & Contour stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The infill image was then stamped over the outline in 2^nd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The label was then glued to the Basic Black label and then to the larger Basic White label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added glue to the top of the stamped piece and adhered it to the flap of the card front. I placed the other embossed strip along the bottom of the card base and glued the bottom of the label to it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it down and added it to the label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

On the inside I stamped the sentiment from the Something Fancy stamp set and added the smaller flower from the Color & Contour stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots and a Black & White Gingham bow completed the card.

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A waterfall card made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the Sending Cheer stamp set and Bright & Beautiful dsp by Stampin' Up!

Sending Cheer Waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on September 2, 2023September 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing waterfall cards. I love making these fun fold cards and have used the Sending Cheer stamp set and the cheerful Bright & Beautiful designer series paper (dsp).

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sending cheer waterfall card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Berry Burst – 8⅝” by 2¾” – Scored at 1¾”, 2½”, 3¼” & 4”
Berry Burst – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Lemon Lime Twist – 2⅝” by 2⅝” x 3
Lemon Lime Twist – 2⅝” by 1⅝”
Lemon Lime Twist – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½” x 3
Basic White – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 2½” by 1½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The Bright & Beautiful dsp panel was glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card and then to the Berry Burst card base. Using a strip of Tear ‘n Tape on each end I added the 4⅛” by 1” strip of Berry Burst to the card front, approximately 1⅛” up from the bottom.

The images, gingerbread man, stocking and present, from the Sending Cheer stamp set were stamped onto the 2 ½” by 2 ½” panels of Basic White card, these were adhered to the 2⅝” by 2⅝” panels of Lemon Lime Twist.

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I stamped the holly leaves and berries onto the remaining small panels of Basic White card and glued them to the slightly larger Lemon Lime Twist pieces.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I used a retired punch to punch the tag shape on the longest panel of the 8⅝” by 2¾” piece of Berry Burst card. I threaded a piece of Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon through the hole and slipped the strip. The largest stamped panel was the added to the tag punched end.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Using a bone folder, I folded and burnished the scorelines and slipped the panel, tag end first under the strip of Berry Burst card on the card front.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Cheer stamp set used to make a waterfall card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Folding the strip on the 4” score line I glued the loose end to the strip of Berry Burst card which straddled the bottom of the card front. The 4 decorated panels were then added to complete the card.

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So pretty, I hope you like it.

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A masculine themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop the On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies by Stampin' Up!

An On The Ocean Pirate Ship card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on August 28, 2023August 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing masculine themed cards in a ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boys’ Blog Hop. I have used the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the on the ocean pirate ship card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1½” & 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1¼”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Scrap Basic Black and Basic White card

I folded and burnished the card base, folding inwards on the 4⅛” score line and backwards on the 1½” score line.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The 5½” by 3¾” panel of Masterfully Made dsp was glued to the larger piece of Basic White card and then to the back panel of the Pretty Peacock card base. The thin strip of dsp was then added to the 1 ¼” strip of Basic White card and then to the front of card base. The scored flap was then folded back and adhered in place.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The ‘wave’ image was stamped along the bottom of the 5⅝” by 2⅜” piece of Basic White card. This was then glued to the inside of the Pretty Peacock card base.

Using the Deckled Rectangle Dies, I cut a rectangle from the 4½” by 3” piece of Basic White card. The ‘wave’ image was then stamped along the bottom.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I die cut the pieces for the pirate ship was from scrap Basic Black card, adhered the body of the ship and the back piece with the mast to the deckled rectangle. I used a Blending Brush to lightly add some Pretty Peacock ink to the ‘sky’.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sails were curved with a Bone Folder and added to the card front on Black Dimensionals. The skull & crossbones were then glued in place to complete the card.

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3 pretty cards including a vertical easel card made for July 2023 classes using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

Cheerful Daisies Class Projects

Posted on July 14, 2023July 10, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the 3 cards I designed for my July classes using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies.

Colours used in these projects are;

Vertical Easel Daisies card

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” & 2 1/16”
Bubble Bath 5⅝” & 1⅞” x 2
Bubble Bath – 5⅞” by 1⅛”
Moody Mauve – 5¾” by 1”
Basic White – 4” by 2½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White, Bubble Bath, Moody Mauve & Granny Apple Green

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

We stamped the daisy image on the large Basic White panel and adhered it inside the card using multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

Using the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder we embossed both the 5⅝” & 1⅞” panels of Bubble Bath cardstock and the 5¾” by 1” panel of Moody Mauve card. The Bubble Bath panels were glued to the front of the card base and the Moody Mauve panel was adhered to the remaining piece of Bubble Bath card and adhered to the inside of the card along the right-hand edge.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

A label was die cut from Scrap Basic White card and adhered to the card front using folded 4 tabs created from ¼” strips of Bubble Bath card. These strips were folded in half and the folded edge placed against the central score line. 2 strips were placed on each side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

The trio of daisies were die cut from scrap Basic White card. The solid back of each flower were die cut from Moody Mauve card and adhered behind the white flowers with liquid glue. The whole piece was then added to the Basic White label panel using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

The detailed daisies were then die cut from scrap basic white card. We used a Sponge Dauber to add Moody Mauve ink to the centre of the die cut before adhering them to the daisies. We stamped the large daisy centre in Moody Mauve ink and added Bubble Bath ink with a Dauber before adding it to the daisy piece on a Dimensional.

Leaves were die cut from scrap Granny Apple Green card and tucked in around the flowers.

The sentiment from the Love For You stamp set was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the strip of Moody Mauve. We flagged the ends and added the sentiment to the card front.

Single Daisy card

Moody Mauve card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Bubble Bath – 5½” by 4”
Basic White – 5” by 3½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Bubble Bath – ⅜” strip

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

Using the trio of small flowers image we stamped all around the edge of the Moody Mauve card front in Moody Mauve ink

We die cut a label from the 5” by 3½” piece of Basic White card and stamped the outline of the large daisy flower in Moody Mauve ink towards the top of the panel. The infill image was then stamped with Bubble Bath ink. The stem and leaves were added in Granny Apple Green ink. This piece was then glued to a larger label die cut from the panel of Bubble Bath card. The whole piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Moody Mauve ink onto the strip of Bubble Bath card. The sentiment was then cut apart and added to the card front with liquid glue.

Simply Stamped Daisies card

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White – 5” by 3¼”
Scrap Moody Mauve

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

Using Pebbled Path ink, we randomly stamped the outline large daisy all over the Basic White layer. The flower centres were then added using Moody Mauve ink, The panel was then glued to the Pebbled Path panel and then to the Thick Basic White card front.

A label was die cut from scrap Moody Mauve card. The sentiment was stamped onto the label in Pebbled Path ink and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Cheerful Daisies stamp set and dies used to make 3 pretty cards, including a vertical easel card for July 2023 classes

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An accordion fold card made using the Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Masterfully Made Accordion Fold Card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on June 17, 2023June 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where, this month we are showcasing accordion fun fold cards. I have made my card using the gorgeous Masterfully Made designer Series Paper and the Textured Floral stamp set.

Colours featured in this card are;

To recreate the masterfully made accordion card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 11” by 5⅞” – scored at 1¼”, 4” & 6¾”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2½” x 2
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1⅛”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 3⅞
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 2 ½”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5 ½” by 1”
Lost Lagoon card – 11” by 1”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the panels of Masterfully Made designer series paper to the slightly larger layers of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set used to make an accordion fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

These panels were then glued in place on the Pretty Peacock card base. I then used a Bone Folder to fold and burnish the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set used to make an accordion fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamp a flower from the Textured Floral stamp set in Fresh Freesia ink onto the remaining panel of Basic White card and added leaves in Lemon Lime Twist ink. The panel was then adhered to the remaining space on the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set used to make an accordion fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The long strip of Lost Lagoon was then folded around the closed card. I took care to keep it loose enough to slide up and down. I glued the overlapping ends together in the front and snipped off the excess card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set used to make an accordion fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I punched a circle from the 2¼” square of Basic White card using the 2¼” Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set used to make an accordion fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The large flower from the Textured Floral stamp set was stamped in 2^nd generation Berry Burst ink. I added leaves in stamped off Lemon Lime Twist ink. The sentiment was added over the flower in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Masterfully Made designer series paper and Textured Floral stamp set used to make an accordion fold card for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Two Dimensionals were added to the centre of the Lost lagoon belly band and the stamped circle added.

Love this fun fold.

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