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Thankful For You – Joy of Sets

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Thank you for joining me today for the Joy of Sets blog hop where our theme is ‘Thankful for You’. If you hopped over from the talented Alejandra Gomez, I am sure you loved her project. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes in the UK. I hope you like my project today.

To recreate the Thankful for You card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Bumble bee – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Dandy Garden dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Bumblebee – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 2⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Misty Moonlight

The piece of Dandy Garden dsp was glued to the larger layer of Bumblebee card using liquid adhesive. I love the yellow and blue together, don’t you? This layer was then glued onto the Thick Whisper White card base using the same liquid adhesive.

A pretty floral thankful for you card made for the Joy of Sets blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dragonfly Garden stamp set used to make a Thankful for You card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop!

I stamped the gorgeous, delicate group of flowers from the Dragonfly Garden stamp set using Basic Gray ink onto the Whisper White panel.

A pretty floral thankful for you card made for the Joy of Sets blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dragonfly Garden stamp set used to make a Thankful for You card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop!

The flowers and leaves were then coloured in using the following Blends – So Saffron, Just Jade, Magenta Madness, Pool Party and Soft Suede. The stamped layer was glued to the smaller Bumblebee layer with the liquid adhesive.

A pretty floral thankful for you card made for the Joy of Sets blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dragonfly Garden stamp set used to make a Thankful for You card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop!

I wrapped a length of Pool Party Sheer Ribbon around the panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty floral thankful for you card made for the Joy of Sets blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dragonfly Garden stamp set used to make a Thankful for You card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop!

I rubbed my embossing body over a scrap piece of Misty Moonlight card and the sentiment from the Country Home stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink. I covered the Versamark with White Embossing Powder and Heat Set it using my Heat Tool.

A pretty floral thankful for you card made for the Joy of Sets blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Dragonfly Garden stamp set used to make a Thankful for You card for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop!

Using my sharp scissors, I fussy cut the sentiment. I only wanted part of the sentiment for this card and this is a great way to get more from the sentiments you have. The sentiment was added over the ribbon with liquid glue and a bow of the same ribbon added to the side. I added a trio of 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots around the flowers. To complete the card, I fussy cut a couple of tiny dragonflies from the Dandy Garden dsp and added them to the card front with a spot of glue.

I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what the lovely Angie McKenzie. has to share with us today.

November 2020 Blog Roll

Angie McKenzie

Narelle Fasulo

Lisa Mackey

Vicki Milyard

Pia Gerhardt

Tricia Butts

Gez Carpenter

Linda Moore

Jill Chapman

JoAnn Pollock

Brenda Nelson

Susan Webster

Rebecca-Jo Unwin

Rochelle Laird-Smith

Fiona Whitehead

Alejandra Gomez

Mo Rootes

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A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

3D Poinsettia Wreath- Stampin ‘n Hop Blog Hop

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Thank you for joining me today for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘3D’. If you have hopped over from the lovely Jill Chapman, you are very welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes in the UK. Please continue to hop through to see all the inspiration the other participants have to share.

I have chosen to share the wreath I have made for my lovely Mum who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease and is in a care home. As we are currently in lockdown in an effort to stop the rise of Covid-19, we are unable to visit her. I made her this pretty Poinsettia Wreath for the lovely staff who care for her to hang on her door.

To recreate the 3D Poinsettia Wreath, you will need:

Real Red card stock
Flirty Flamingo card stock
Garden Green stock
Soft Sea Foam card stock
Whisper White card stock
Silver Foil card

Taking the stunning Metallic Mesh Ribbon, I started wrapping it loosely around a pretty wicker wreath bought from a local craft store. I love this ribbon; it is so light and fragile looking but adds such a pop of style.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the gorgeous Poinsettia Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the layers for 2 Real Red flowers and the layers for a Flirty Flamingo flower.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used a sponge dauber and Cherry Cobbler ink I added colour to the edges of each flower petal to give the flower more dimension.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used Real Red ink and a dauber to add depth to the Flirty Flamingo flower.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The petals were shaped using my Bone Folder to add yet more dimension. The petals of the largest and smallest layers were shaped downwards. The petals of the two middle layers were shaped upwards.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The layers were layer up using a Dimensional between the bottom (first) and second layer. Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive between the second and third layer and a Mini Dimensional between the third and fourth layers. Each layer was added off centre to the layer before.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the Beautiful Boughs Dies I die cut a selection of branches in Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam and Whisper White card.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I began adding branches and leaves behind each of the three flowers, building up the layers and adhering the leaves to the back of the flower with the liquid glue.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

When all three flowers were backed with leaves, I glued them to the wreath using my hot glue gun. I added a bow made using the Metallic Mesh Ribbon using the hot glue.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used some of the really pretty Beaded Pearls to the centre of each flower using Mini Glue Dots.

As a finishing touch I sprayed the flowers with some Frost White Shimmer Paint  mixed with 70% alcohol to give some extra shimmer.

So pretty I really hope Mum likes it.

Please hop on to see what the talented Susan Simpson has to share with us today.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

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A pretty floral card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

Colour Combo Blog Hop

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Thank you for joining me today for the Colour Combo Blog Hop where our colours are:  Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Rococo Rose. I have chosen to use the All Things Fabulous stamp set to make my card, If you have hoped over from Jenn Charles, I am sure you loved her great project.

To Recreate the All Things Fabulous card, you will need:.

Rococo Rose card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right and lower left corners
Coastal Cabana – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2
Whisper White – 3½” by 2½” –- Rounded upper right corner

I ran one of the larger Whisper White panels through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. I love the subtle effect this folder gives to a project. The embossed layer was glued to the Coastal Cabana panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Rococo Rose card base with the same liquid Glue.

A pretty floral card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -All Things Fabulous used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Rococo Rose.

The sentiment from the Peaceful Poppies stamp set was stamped in Coastal Cabana ink onto the small panel of Whisper White. It was die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty floral card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -All Things Fabulous used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Rococo Rose.

The larger flower was stamped in Rococo Rose. I stamped the inner detailed layer in full strength ink, added the middle layer in 2nd generation ink and the final layer in 3rd generation ink. I love that you can get lots of different shades from the same ink pad.

A pretty floral card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -All Things Fabulous used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Rococo Rose.

The smaller flower was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink. I find this one works better stamping the images in reverse – so 3rd generation ink for largest stamp first, 2nd generation for the middle image and full strength for the more detailed image,

A pretty floral card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -All Things Fabulous used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Rococo Rose.

The leaves were stamped in Coastal Cabana, full strength and 2nd generation. All of the images were die cut using the Fabulous Floral dies. The images were then adhered to the card front with either liquid adhesive and/or dimensionals.

A pretty floral card made for the Colour Combo Blog Hop and using the All Things Fabulous stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -All Things Fabulous used for the Colour Combo Blog Hop using Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight and Rococo Rose.

I added a bow made from the lovely Whisper White Seam Binding Ribbon and coloured in 3 Pearls using the Rococo Rose Blends Markers and added them to the card front.

Sweet card. I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what Jo Blackman has to share with us today.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Poppy Sympathy for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

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A Poppy Sympathy card . Thank you for joining me for the Hopping Around the World Blog hop where our theme is ‘Sympathy’. If you have hopped over from Rachel Macleod’s blog, welcome, you are currently visiting Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK.  I have chosen to use the Painted Poppies stamp set to make my card today.

To recreate the Poppy Sympathy card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Merry Merlot – 5” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 3” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner – for the inside

I stamped the pretty poppy image from the Painted Poppy stamp set onto the smaller Whisper White panel in Basic Gray ink. Using the Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce Blends Markers I coloured in the poppy.

The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

The Sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink beside the poppy.

The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

I inked up the speckled image in Smoky Slate ink, stamped it off onto my grid paper then stamped it the 2nd and 3rd generation ink onto the stamped layer.

The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

I ran the Merry Merlot layer through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. The stamped layer was then added to the embossed layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

Using the ‘speckled’ image again, I stamped around the Smoky Slate card base in 2nd & 3rd generation Smoky Slate ink.

The stamped layer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Silver Metallic Pearls added to complete the card.

The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

I love the simplicity of this card I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what the lovely Melanie Igelbrink has to share with us this month.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

Snowy Trees – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

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Thank you for joining me today for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘heat or dry embossing’. If you have hopped over from Melissa Seplowitz,  welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I saw a beautiful card on Pinterest by one of our talented Artisan Design Team Members, Tammy Wilson – I loved it so much I decided to CASE it.

To recreate the Snowy Trees card, you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Silver Foil – 4⅛” by ¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

Using Versamark ink I stamped the in-fill tree image, from the In The Pines stamp set, multiple times onto the smaller Whisper White panels. I covered the stamped trees with White Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snwy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I punched a 1” circle from a piece of Post It tape and stuck it to the small panel of Whisper White card over one of the trees.

Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

Using a piece of Sponge I added Pool Party ink to the bottom of the embossed panel. I moved to Highland Heather ink for the top of the panel and peeled away the mask to reveal the ‘moon’.

Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I stamped the snow onto the stamped panel in Pool Party ink and glued the stamped panel to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The strip of Silver Foil was added roughly in the middle of the stamped piece with liquid glue.

Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The snow image was stamped in the upper right and lower left corners of the Pool Party card base and the stamped panel added on Dimensionals.

Stampers Showcase blog hop featuring a snowy tree scene using the In The Pines stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty embossed snowy tree card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The sentiment from the In The Pines stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink and die cut using the Layering Circles dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I backed it with one of the pretty die cut shapes from the Stitched So Sweetly die set. This was added to the card front with liquid glue. To complete the card I added a Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon to the card front on a Mini Glue Dot.

I love my take on Tammy’s pretty card. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what the talented Wendy Lee has to share with us today

 

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Autumn Rooted In Nature – Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

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Thank you for joining me for the October Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is Autumn/Fall/Halloween. You are currently with Mo Rootes in the UK, you may have hopped over from the lovely Jill Chapman‘s blog.  I have chosen to make an Autumn Rooted in Nature card.

To recreate the Autumn Rooted in Nature card, you will need:

Gray Granite card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Whisper White ¼” strip

The stamp was cleaned with my Shammy and the plate moved along one hinge step to the right and stamped the leaf again in Terracotta Tile ink. I repeated the step and stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink.

An Autumnal blog hop featuring the Rooted In Nature stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

The last 2 steps were repeated to the left of the Gray Granite ink.

An Autumnal blog hop featuring the Rooted In Nature stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

The stamped panel was adhered to the Terracotta Tile layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used some of the lovely Ornate Gardens Terracotta Tile Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The layer was then added to the Gray Granite card base with Dimensionals.

An Autumnal blog hop featuring the Rooted In Nature stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White card which was then trimmed down and added over the ribbon using Mini Glue Dots.

An Autumnal blog hop featuring the Rooted In Nature stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

A bow from the same ribbon was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones added to complete the card.

An Autumnal blog hop featuring the Rooted In Nature stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Rooted In Nature stamp set used to make an Autumnal card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. blog hop

I hop you like it. Please hop on to see what Rochelle Laird–Smith has to share with us today.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snowy Mountain for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop. My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK and I am thrilled to be joining the super talented team on this blog hop. Our theme today is ‘Showcasing a project we have been working on’. I have chosen to share a piece of home décor with you; a picture of a snowy mountain scene. I hope you like it.

To recreate the Snowy Mountain picture you will need:

Whisper White card – 8” by 6”
Misty Moonlight card – 8* by 6”
Picture frame for a 7” by 5” photograph

If you have been following my blog you will know that the Mountain Air stamp set is a real favourite of mine and today I have combined it with the In The Pines Stamp set and the sweet cabin from the Snow Front stamp set to create this wintery scene.

A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I began with the piece of Whisper White card which I lined up on my Grid Paper. With a T Square Ruler and a pencil I marked out ½” on all 4 sides to form a border. This border will be covered by the mount.

A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I inked up the detailed mountain image from the Mountain Air stamp set with Seaside Spray ink and stamped the image across the panel. I reversed the stamp, inked up the back with the same colour, stamped off on my Grid Paper and stamped the 2nd generation, offset, over the mountains.

The row of trees were stamped below the mountains in Shaded Spruce ink. I punched a 1” circle from a Post It note and applied it over the mountains. Using a  blending brush – you could also use a sponge or a sponge dauber instead – and circular movements I appled Balmy Blue ink across the top of the panel to  give the effect of a sky. The circle mask was then removed.

A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I roughly tore a piece to copy paper to give a wavy edge. Using the blending brush and Pool Party ink I moved around the torn copy paper to give the effect of snow banks.

Placing the copy paper back in position I stamped the sweet cabin from the Snow Front stamp set in Basic Gray ink. I added the ‘path’ image in 2nd generation Basic Gray ink.

A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I added the row of trees from the In the Pines stamp set in the same way using Early Espresso ink. I added the in-fill stamp in Shaded Spruce ink. The large tree on the left was stamped in Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce.

A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

Using my Paper Trimmer I cut out the middle of the Misty Moonlight panel leaving a 3/4£” border all the way around. This will be the mount for the picture.

I used a simple white photo frame to show off this simple picture.

A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I am really happy with how it has turned out. Let me know what you think.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Trimming the Town dsp used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop

Trimming the Town

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Thank you for joining me today for this month’s Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Favourite DSP’. I have chosen to the Trimming the Town Designer Series Paper (dsp) which is hands down, my favourite dsp this year. I love the colour palatte and the versatility of this paper.

To recreate the Snowy Scene card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 2”
Trimming the Town dsp – 5⅜” by 3”

Trimming the Town dsp used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

Using the Home Together dies and my Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the snow bank and tree line from the 2 panels of Whisper White card.

I adhered the piece of dsp to the Thick Whisper White card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The tree line was added using the same glue.

Using the same dies I cut out the house and a tree from the sheet of dsp – I love that the dies allow us do this. The house and tree were added to the card front.

Trimming the Town dsp used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

The snow bank layer was added on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was trimmed out from one of the other sheets of dp and glued to the card front. A single star from the All the Trimmings Embellishment pack to complete the card.

To recreate the single house card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Trimming the Town dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
Old Olive – 4” b 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”

Trimming the Town dsp used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

I adhered the strip of dsp to the Pool Party card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Using the Layering Oval dies I cut an oval from the small piece of Whisper White and a scalloped oval from the Old Olive card.

I used the snowflake stamp to randomly stamp all over the White oval in Pool Party ink. The oval was glued to the scalloped oval using the liquid glue.

Trimming the Town dsp used to make a sweet Christmas card for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp

I die cut a house and a tree from one of the sheets of dsp using the Home Together dies. These were glued to the oval piece. The oval was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was cut from one of the dsp sheets and added to the card front.

I added a star to the top of the pretty little tree to complete the card.

Please hop on to see what Nicole Mahler has to share with us today

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Beautiful Halloween – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Stamper’s Showcase blog hop. My name is Mo Rootes and I live outside Cambridge in the UK. Our theme this month is Fall/Autumn/Halloween – such a great choice. I have opted to make a beautiful Halloween card using the Life is Beautiful stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Halloween card you will need;

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Mango Melody – 5½ ” by 2¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 2⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap strips of Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight & Rich Razzelberry

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the tree image from the Life is Beautiful in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I actually stamped it 3 times to get a good dark image.

A stunning Halloween scene card made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

I used a blending brush – you could use sponges – to apply ink to the smaller Whisper White panel. I started with Daffodil Delight at the bottom, moved on to Mango Melody then Rich Razzelberry. I finished by adding Misty Moonlight across the top and around the edges to darken in up.

A stunning Halloween scene card made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

The shrubs from the Nature’s Beauty stamp set were added in Memento Tuxedo Black as was the ground from the Life is Beautiful Stamp set. I didn’t have any bats the right size so added the birds from the Sailing Home stamp set in the same ink

A stunning Halloween scene card made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

The stamped panel was glued to the Mango Melody with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Using my lovely Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the Basic Black card front using the Old World Paper Embossing Folder. I love this folder……..

A stunning Halloween scene card made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

I added a flag of Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzelberry  to the back of the stamped panel before adding the layer to the card front. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped  in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a strip of Mango Melody  card and added to the card front. To finish I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

A stunning Halloween scene card made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Halloween scene made using the Life is Beautiful stamp set and some ink blending

Please hop on to see what Jo Blackman has to share with us today

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

Halloween – Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

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Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Halloween. If you have hopped over from Rachel Macleod,  welcome.  In the UK Halloween isn’t really a big deal, certainly not on the card front so I enjoyed the challenge of coming up with a suitable card.

To recreate the Halloween Card you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5¾” by 4”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black, Gorgeous Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Shaded Spruce and Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the ‘In Good Taste’ dsp to the larger Whisper White panel and then to the Basic Black card front.

Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I used my new Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine and the Wreath Dies to die cut three wreaths – 2 shrubby wreaths one in Gorgeous Grape and the other in Pumpkin Pie and one leafy wreath from Basic Black card. I used the liquid glue to adhere the 3 wreaths together.

Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I die cut the flowers from scrap Pumpkin Pie and Gorgeous Grape card and the sprigs from Shaded Spruce card and added them to the wreath using Mini Glue Dots.

Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

The wreath was then adhered to the card front with the liquid glue. I added an Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of each flower.

Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto Whisper White card and trimmed out using scissors before adding it to the card front with glue.

Hopping Around the World Blog Hop Halloween card using Life is Beautiful stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Life is Beautiful stamp set and ink blending used for a Halloween card

I hope you like the card.

Please hop on to see what my friend Susan Simpson has to share with us today.

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If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one.  To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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