A floral birthday card using the Beautiful Bouquet and Perennial Birthday stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

Posted on May 8, 2020May 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the May Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop where our theme is ‘Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue’. If you have joined me from the lovely Libby Dyson, I am sure you loved her project.

There are so many lovely things which are retiring that I was spoilt for choice. In fact everything I have used will be retiring from the catalogue with the exception of the Whisper White card stock!

To recreate the Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue card you will need:

Grapefruit Grove card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside
Blueberry Bushel – 5” by 1⅛”
Whisper White – 5” by 1”

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set in Lovely Lipstick ink. I love the size and the font of this Happy Birthday, I will miss it. I placed the stamped sentiment strip at an angle onto one of the larger Whisper White panels and lightly drew down each side in pencil to give me a guide to where I should stamp my flowers.

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I removed the sentiment piece and glued it to the thin strip of Blueberry Bushel card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set it to one side.

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With this type of masked card I also start by stamping the largest images and working may way down to the smallest images which I use to fill in. I used the 5 retiring 2018 – 2020 In Colors to stamp my images – they were stamped in this order Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel. I used the gorgeous Beautiful Bouquet set for this part of the card. I am so going to miss this set, love all the flowers and the huge number of great sentiments.

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The stamped layer was then added to the Blueberry Bushel layer with the same liquid adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the Grapefruit Grove card base with the same glue.

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I erased the pencil lines and added the sentiment strip onto the card front using Dimensionals. T complete the card I added a scattering of the pretty Happiness Blooms Enamel dots which are also retiring.

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I hope you like the card. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

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The Happy Birthday stamp set and the Birthday dies by Stampin' Up! made to make a sweet floral card

Yellow Roses for a Birthday card

Posted on March 29, 2020March 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with my Water Color Pencils to make a yellow roses water colour birthday card. I used the Happy Birthday to You stamp set and co-ordinating Birthday Dies to make the sweet floral card.

To recreate the Water Coloured Yellow Roses Birthday card

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Best Dressed DSP – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 3” by 3”

I began by adhering the panel of designer series paper to the Thick Whisper White card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

Using the gorgeous Stitched So Sweetly dies I die cut a label from the 4” by 3” panel of Whisper White card. I stamped the sentiment on the die cut label using Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty yellow roses card made using the Happy Birthday stamps set and the Birthday dies

The cake from the Happy Birthday to you stamp set was stamped on the smallest panel of Whisper White card and the flowers on the cake were die cut using the Birthday Dies. The label was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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I coloured the flowers and leaves in using the following Water Color Pencils – Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight & Basic Gray and a Blender Pen. The flowers were then cut apart using sharp scissors.

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I added the flowers to the card front overlapping the label and added some Gingham Gala sequins to finish off the card.

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I hope you like it.

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Mountain Air stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card

Birthday Mountain

Posted on March 15, 2020March 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is the birthday mountain themed card I made for my husband’s birthday this week using the stunning Mountain Air stamp set.

To recreate the birthday Mountain Air card you will need:

Gray Granite – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Whisper White – 3¾” by 3””

I die cut an oval from the small panel of Whisper White using the Layering Oval dies.

I inked up the detailed mountains stamp and stamped it on the die cut oval. I cleaned the stamp with my shammy, turned the stamp over, inked up the solid side, stamped it of and stamped the 2^nd generation on the oval.

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I placed the stamped oval onto one of the Whisper White panels, inked up the detailed trees stamp with Shaded Spruce ink and stamped the trees across the oval and the Whisper White panel.

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I removed the oval from the Whisper White panel, cleaned the stamp and inked it up with Pool Party ink. I stamped it upside below the tree line to give the illusion of water. I added the birds in Gray Granite ink.

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The sentiment from the Clubhouse stamp set was stamped in Gray Granite ink.

I die cut a larger oval from the centre of the Shaded Spruce panel and glued the stamped oval to it using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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I glued the Whisper White rectangle with the partially stamped tree line to the Shaded Spruce panel and added it to the Gray Granite card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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The stamped oval panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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Mountain Air stamp set and Majestic Mountains dies makes a lovely masculine birthday card

Mountain Air for a birthday card

Posted on March 6, 2020February 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card made for my son’s birthday using the gorgeous Mountain Air stamp set and the co-ordinating Majestic Mountains dies.

To recreate the Mountain Air card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Basic Black and Whisper White

Taking one of the Whisper White panels, I stamped the detailed mountains with Soft Suede ink. I cleaned the stamp using the Shammy, turned it over, placed it back on the block and stamped the solid mountains in Gray Granite ink.

Moutain Air stamp set and Majestic Mountains dies makes a lovely masculine birthday card

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I stamped the detailed trees in Garden Green ink below the mountains. The stamp was cleaned, reversed, inked up in the same ink, stamped off and then stamped onto the stamped panel in 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink.

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I turned the tree stamp upside down and stamped the detailed side in Balmy Blue ink and the solid image in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Balmy Blue ink to give the appearance of water.

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The sun was stamped in Sahara Sand (detailed image) and So Saffron ink on the reverse. The birds were added in Soft Suede ink.

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Taking a Sponge I added Balmy Blue to the sky with a halo of So Saffron around the sun and a little of the yellow between the mountains. The stamped panel was added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Garden Green layer then to the card front on Dimensionals.

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The sentiment from the Clubhouse stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and trimmed out with scissors. The trees were die cut using the Majestic Mountains dies and added to the card front with the liquid glue.

I hope he likes it.

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A quirky birthday card featuring a gang of adorable meerkats

Birthday Meerkats

Posted on February 23, 2020February 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is an adorable birthday card featuring the cute group of Meerkats and made using the Sale-a-Bration stamp set, The Gangs All Meer. This is one of the items you can chose for free with a £45 order.

To recreate the Birthday Meerkats card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Granny Apple Green – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – – Rounded upper right corner x 2

I stamped the adorable group of Meerkats in Early Espresso ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. The cactus plants were added in Granny Apple Green ink.

themed birthday card featuring Stampin’ Up! product

I used the Crumb Cake combo Blends Markers to colour in the Meerkats and the Granny Apple Green combo to colour in the cactus plants with the Lovely Lipstick combo used to colour the cactus flowers.

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The ground was added using the Light Petal Pink Blends Marker and the sky with the Light Seaside Spray Blends Marker. The stamped panel was then added to the Granny Apple Green layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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I wrapped some of the thick Nature’s Roots Twine around the top of the pane, secured it on the back with Sellotape and added a bow using a Mini Glue Dot.

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The panel was then added to the Crumb Cake card base on Dimensionals. The card was finished with a trio of Woven Threads Sequins

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A pretty floral cake themed birthday card made using Stampin' Up! products

Happy Birthday To You

Posted on February 18, 2020February 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Happy Birthday to You stamp set and Happy Birthday dies for a friends birthday, after all who doesn’t love a bit of cake!

To recreate the Happy Birthday card you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pretty Peacock – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White — 5⅜” by 3⅝” – x 2 – one for the outside and one for the inside.
Whisper White – 4” by 3”

I inked up the large cake stamp with the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the image onto the small panel of Whisper White card stock. Using the co-ordinating Happy Birthday dies and my die cutting machine I cut out the image. The gorgeous cake was then coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Soft Sea Foam combo, Pool Party combo, Pretty Peacock combo, Smoky Slate combo & Color Lifter. The image was then set aside to dry.

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I took one of the remaining Whisper White panels and placed the spotted mask for the Basic Patterns Masks set and laid it over top. I used Soft Sea Foam ink applied with a Sponge Dauber to ink up the background. This gives such a soft. Unobtrusive background. I stamped the sentiment from the Timeless Tulips stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink in the upper left hand corner.

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The masked layer was then glued to the Pretty Peacock panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was the added, using the same glue, to the front of the Soft Sea Foam card base. I added the cake to the card front on Dimensionals.

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On the remaining panel I stamped the cake in 2^nd generation Memento Tuxedo black ink and added the sentiment with in Pretty Peacock. This panel was then glued inside the card.

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I added a trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to the card front and added some Clear Wink of Stella to all the flowers to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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A special cake decorated with flowers made using Stampin' Up! products

Happy Birthday to You

Posted on January 14, 2020January 12, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the gorgeous new Sale-a-Bration stamp set – Happy Birthday to You. I love the cake and the blowsy roses which decorate it………I can almost smell them.

To recreate the Happy Birthday card you will need:

Rich Razzelberry card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Shimmery White – 4” by 3” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner x 2
Calypso Coral 4⅛” by ⅝”

I stamped the cake in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Shimmery White card stock and used the Birthday Dies to cut it out.

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I used an Aqua Painter and the following ink pads to colour the cake and flowers. I love the way you can layer up the colour to add texture to your image – Crumb Cake for the stand, Rich Razzelberry for the roses, Old Olive for the leaves, Pool Party for the cake, Calypso Coral for the small flowers & Blackberry Bliss for the buds.

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The Calypso Coral strip was glued to the Rich Razzelberry card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I glued the Best Dressed Designer Series Paper to one of the Whisper White panels and added it to the card front using the same glue.

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The die cut cake was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

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I coloured three Basic Pearls using the dark Rich Razzelberry Blends Marker and added them to the cake.

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The cake was stamped on the remaining Whisper White panel using 2^nd generation Pool Party ink. This step was repeated on the envelope.

Pretty card, I hope you like it

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Birthday Balloons for a child or teenagers birthday card

Balloon Birthday

Posted on January 7, 2020December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet and simple Balloon Birthday card suitable for a child or teenager made using the gorgeous Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper.

To recreate the Balloon Birthday card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Birthday Bonanza dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅜” – Rounded Upper Left corner – for the inside
Calypso Coral 3” by 2”
Whisper White 2” by 2”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the gorgeous designer Series Paper to the larger Whisper White panel.

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I wrapped the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel twice securing it on the back with Sellotape. Both panels were then glued to the Bermuda Bay card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Balloon Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink onto the small panel of Whisper White and dies cut it using the Stitched Shapes Dies.

Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

The scalloped oval was cut using the Layering Oval Dies and the 2 ovals were glued together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added over the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon on Dimensionals.

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I added a bow made from the same ribbon using a Mini Blue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Balloon Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

A strip of dsp was added to the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card using the liquid glue.

I hope you like the card.

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Little Ladybug

Posted on December 20, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Little Ladybug birthday card, although in the UK we call them Ladybirds. This set is a host set available with an order of £275 or more. The images are so cute.

To recreate the Little ladybug card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Real Red – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner for the inside
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded lower right corner

I stamped the adorable little ladybug onto the smaller Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the bug – Real Red combo, Smoky Slate combo and Basic Black combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I used a piece of Sponge to add some Balmy Blue ink around the bug, working it in with circular motions.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added the stamped panel onto the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

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I wrapped the Real Red Cotton Ribbon around the layer adhering it on the back with sellotape. I added a bow made with the same ribbon.

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The whole layer was glued to the Balmy Blue card base using Dimensionals. The card was completed by a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Such a sweet, cheerful 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.

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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.

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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