A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

Simple Enduring Beauty card

Posted on February 2, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have had my first play with the gorgeous Enduring Beauty Bundle today and this simple birthday card was made using only the masks.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the simple enduring beauty card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Garden Green card – 2⅝” by ⅜
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left & lower right corners – for the inside

The masks are number 1 – 5, 1 & 3 are for colouring the flowers, 2 & 4 add colour to the leaves and 5 is for the flower centres.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

Using washi tape I secured the 5½” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card to my Glass Mat. The first mask was positioned on top and held in place with more washi tape.

I used a Blending Brush to ink through the mask with Calypso Coral ink. This lays down a basic layer of colour. Using mask number 3, Poppy Parade ink and a Blending Brush I added the detailed layer of ink to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The 2nd mask was inked with Granny Apple Green ink to give a base coat to the leaves and the veining on the leaves was added with Garden Green ink and mask number 4.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

I used Early Espresso ink and the number 5 mask to add the flower centre. The whole panel was glued to the Garden Green layer and then to the Calyps Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Garden Green card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

A Gold ribbon bow was added to the card front with a piece of Tear ‘n Tape. The sentiment was added over the ribbon with Dimensionals. A couple of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

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A card made for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Night Divine Dies by Stampin' Up!

Mary Did You Know? – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on December 9, 2023December 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we sharing projects inspired by sounds of the season. I have used the gorgeous Night Divine Dies to create a card inspired by one of my favourite Christmas songs ‘Mary Did You Know’ – follow this link to hear the song

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the Mary Did You Know card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Starry Sky card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Copper Foil

From a scrap panel of Basic White card, I die cut a circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies. This was placed over the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I used a Blending Brush to add Night of Navy ink inside the circle, covering about ¾ of the circle. Another Blending Brush added Crumb Cake ink to the lowest ¼” of the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The inked panel was glued to the Starry Sky layer and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The nativity scene was die cut from Copper Foil card using the Night Divine Dies. The vignette was mounted onto the card with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The star was die cut from Copper Foil using the Stars At Night Dies. It was also added to the card front with a Mini Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night Divine Dies used to make a card for the Sounds of the Season themed Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A double bow, made from Crumb Cake Baker’s Twine was tucked under a corner of the die cut image and secured with a Mini Glue Dot.

To see what seasonal music has inspired my crafty friends please hop on. Next up is the lovely Aurelie

Roll Call

Angie McKenzie ● Leonie Stuart

Jan Musselman ● Mo Rootes

Aurélie Fabre ● Karen Henderson

Tricia Butts ● Danielle Kassing

Teri West ● Kim Fee

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A card made for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop using the Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing by Stampin' Up!

New Year Fireworks for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on December 7, 2023November 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is New Year Glam. I have used the gorgeous Light In The Sky stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the New Year fireworks card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
More Dazzle card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Versamark ink I stamped the large firework image onto the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I covered it with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

I repeated this with the medium sized firework image covering it with Gold Embossing Powder and then the smaller firework image which I embossed in Silver.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

Using a Blending Brush, I added Starry Sky ink to the embossed panel until the colour was deep enough. The ink was then reoved from the embossed images with a tissue. The embossed, inked panel was then glued to the More Dazzling Paper and then to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A length of Silver Edged Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel before it was mounted onto the Starry Sky card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and added over the ribbon on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

A ribbon bow completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Light in the Sky stamp set and metallic embossing used to make a card for the Stamping Dreams New Year Glam Blog Hop

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A pretty modern holiday card made using the Above It All stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Modern Tree Holiday card

Posted on November 13, 2023November 3, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty holiday card made using the strikingly modern looking tree from the Above It All stamp set and some ink blending.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the holiday tree card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Early Espresso card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I used Masking Paper to mask off a 1¼” strip from the top to the bottom of the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Using Blending Brushes, I added Daffodil Delight ink to the bottom, Parakeet Party ink to the middle and Boho Blue to the top of the strip. The Masking Paper was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The tree image was stamped in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

Over the inked strip I added snowflakes in the same colours

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

The sentiment was stamped in Boho Blue ink and the decorated panel was then glued to the Early Espresso panel. This was then mounted to the Boho Blue card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Above It All stamp set used with some ink blending to create a pretty modern Holiday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems, from the 3 pack completed the card.

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A bright Christmas card made using the The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies by Stampin' Up!

Bright Trees Christmas card

Posted on November 5, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have had the Merriest Trees stamp set and dies on my desk and have used it to make a bright trees Christmas card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bright trees card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 3” by ⅝”
Scrap Basic White card

Using a Blending Brush and inked the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White with Pool Party ink. I had placed a punched 1” circle in the upper right corner to mask off the ‘sun’. The mask was removed and the circle lightly inked.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The large tree from the Merriest Trees stamp set was stamped onto scrap Basic White card, firstly in Parakeet Party and then in Orchid Oasis ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

Both trees were die cut, the full image with the largest tree die and the next size down tree used to die cut the Parakeet Party tree.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The trees were added to the inked panel, the larger flat and the smaller popped up on Dimensionals. The panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel and then to the Parakeet Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White card which was then trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Merriest Trees stamp set and Merriest Trees Dies used to make a bright Christmas card

A scattering of stars were stamped in Pool Party ink and a trio of Blooming stars completed the card.

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Deer at Sunset card

Posted on August 8, 2023July 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

This deer at sunset card has been in my mind for a while and finally I have got around to making it. I have used the gorgeous Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending.

The colours in this card are:

To recreate the deer at sunset card, you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded lower right corner
Flirty Flamingo card – 3” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded lower right corner – for the inside

Using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes, I die cut a circle from a sheet of printer paper. This will act as a mask. The ‘mask’ was added over the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I used a little washi tape to hold the mask in place.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful deer at sunset card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending

Using a Blending Brush, I swirled Lemon Lolly ink over the top three quarters of the negative circle. I added Daffodil Delight around the edge of the circle leaving the centre of the circle a lighter colour.

Flirty Flamingo ink was added to the bottom of the circle and the mask was then removed.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful deer at sunset card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending

I inked up the meadow grass image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it near the bottom of the inked circle. The deer image was added using the same ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful deer at sunset card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending

The sentiment from the Sending Smiles stamp set was originally stamped onto the stamped and inked panel below the meadow grass, but I really didn’t like it, so Plan B………. the sentiment was stamped again in Memento Tuxedo black ink onto a piece of Flirty Flamingo card. I die cut it using a die from the Sending Dies and added it, on Dimensionals, over the wrongly stamped sentiment……….much better.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful deer at sunset card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending

A black Baker’s Twine bow was tucked under the sentiment and a trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful deer at sunset card made using the Grassy Grove stamp set and some ink blending

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A lovely thank you card made using the pretty Night of Flight stamp set by Stampin' Up! and some soft pastel colours

Night of Flight Pastel Moths thank you card

Posted on July 11, 2023July 5, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty pastel card made using the Night of Flight stamp set and vellum.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the night of flight pastel moths’ card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Vellum – 4 ¾” by 3”
Basic Black card – 2½” by ½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I randomly stamped three of the moths, from the Night of Flight stamp set, in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smallest panel of Basic White card.

Using Blending Brushes, brushed on Bubble Bath ink, followed by Lemon Lolly ink and finishing with Pool Party ink. The inked panel was glued to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

The Vellum panel was placed on top of the inked panel and held in place using a couple of Mini Glue Dots placed where the sentiment would hide them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

A length of Black & white Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Tear ‘n Tape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Pool Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

The sentiment, from the Earthen Textures stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Basic Black card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The pretty Night of Flight stamp set used with pastel colours to make a lovely thank you card

A gingham bow and a trio of flat adhesive backed pearls finished off the card.

Isn’t it pretty?

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The Dainty Delight stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty floral card

Dainty Flowers card

Posted on January 22, 2023January 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweetly pretty card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set and some soft colours

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Dainty Flowers card, you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Polished Pink card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Mint Macaron card – 2½” by 1½”
Basic White card – 2” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Blending Brush, I added Mint Macaron ink to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set and some ink blending.

I stamped the largest floral image onto the same panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set and some ink blending.

Using the following Blends Pens I coloured in the image – Flirty Flamingo, Polished Pink, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather & Mint Macaron. I glued the stamped panel to the layer of Polished Pink card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set and some ink blending.

I wrapped a length of Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel and used the liquid glue to adhere it to the Mint Macaron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set and some ink blending.

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small piece of Basic White card and punched it out with the Double Oval Punch. I also punched out the slightly larger Mint Macaron scalloped Oval. The two ovals were glued together and added to the card on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the Dainty Delight stamp set and some ink blending.

A ribbon bow and a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Opal Rounds finished the card.

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A sailing ship themed birthday card made for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop using the On The Ocean stamp set by Stampin' Up!

On the Ocean for the Share it Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently and I am sharing a card made using the On The Ocean stamp set and dies which will be available in the new January – April 2023 Mini Catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

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

Night of Navy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
By the Bay dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Pool Party card – 4¼” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2½”
Basic White – ¼” strip
Scrap Basic White card

I glued the panel of By the Bay dsp to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue I used the same liquid glue to adhere the panel to the Night of Navy card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

On the bottom of the smallest panel of Basic White card, I stamped the ‘wave’ image in Pacific Point ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

I masked off a circle near the top of the card and added Pool Party ink to the ‘sky’, removed the mask and added a little So Saffron ink to the sun. The whole panel was added to the Pool Party layer and then to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

The gorgeous sailing ship was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card. I die cut it out using the On The Ocean Dies. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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

This is such a great stamp set especially for my son who has volunteered many times on tall ships.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The lovely On The Ocean stamp used to make a sailing ship themed birthday card for the Share It Sunday Blog Hop

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A pretty 'thinking of you' card for a friend using the Beautiful Thistle stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Thistle card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on December 24, 2022January 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing sneak peek projects using products form the upcoming January – April 2023 Mini Catalogue. I have chosen to use the Beautiful Thistle stamp set and Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic White

Fresh Freesia

Old Olive

To recreate the beautiful thistle card. You will need:

Fresh Freesia – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 5⅜” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card – 3” by ½”

Using a Blending Brush, I added Fresh Freesia ink to the 5¼” by 3½” Basic White panel. I inked up the texture stamp in the Fresh Freesia ink, stamped off in then stamped over the inked area to add some more texture. The panel was then glued to the Old Olive layer and then to the Fresh Freesia card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The largest thistle was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¼” by 3”poece of Basic White card and then die cut the image using the Beautiful Thistle dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

I used the Fresh Freesia and Old Olive Blends to colour in the image. I used the Blending Brush to add Fresh Freesia ink around the border of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The thistle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Thistle stamp set used to make a pretty ‘thinking of you’ card for a friend

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Old Olive, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front with glue and a Dimensional.