Easter/Spring Adult Education All Day Event

Posted on March 27, 2018March 26, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to all the lovely ladies who came to my Adult Education Easter/Spring themed event on Sunday 25^th March. I am sharing today the projects they made. I had set up 5 project tables where they made either 2 cards or a simple lidded box + the sweet little bird house featured in the post on the 23^rd March.

www.crafty-rootes,com – Spring/Summer-Adult-Education-Workshop using Stampin’ Up! product

On arrival each lady was given a pack containing all the pre-cut cardstock layers and card bases they needed to complete the card projects and during the day they moved from table to table making all the projects. The lidded box was pre-scored for them and just needed to be trimmed, put together and decorated. They did use the Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the cardstock for the birdhouse and assembled this from scratch.

www.crafty-rootes,com – Spring/Summer-Adult-Education-Workshop using Stampin’ Up! product

At the table featuring the Watercolor Wings set they were able to try out 4 step stamping using the new Stamparatus stamp positioning tool which was a resounding success, everybody loved it! They also used the sponge brayer plus an embossing folder and Big Shots to die cut lots of pieces. They also used the Stampin’ Blends on a couple of the projects and really enjoyed using them.

www.crafty-rootes,com – Spring/Summer-Adult-Education-Workshop using Stampin’ Up! product

All in all the day went well.

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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Watercolor Wings, You’re Inspiring, Flying Home, Picnic With You, Garden in Bloom, In the Trees, Petal Palette, At Home With You, Brushstrokes, Confetti Celebration
Dies
Sweet and Sassy Framelits, Bold Butterflies, Butterfly Thinlits Layering Oval dies, Petals and More dies & Picnic Basket Builder dies
Embossing Folder
Ruffled embossing folder
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Old Olive, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Calypso Coral, Basic Black & Pink Pirouette
Ink Pads
Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Momento Tuxedo Black, Pool Party Ink pad, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake Ink pad, Archival basic Black Ink pad, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, , Archival Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight & Rose Red
Markers
Soft Suede
Stampin’ Blends
Light &Dark Pool Party, Light &Dark Crumb Cake, Light Pumpkin Pie, Light Old Olive, Light & Dark Pink Pirouette, Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Bronze & Colour Lifter
Punches
Ticket Border Punch, Banner Triple Punch, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, 2” Circle Punch
Tools
Big Shot, Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Paper Trimmer, Stamparatus, Sponge Brayer, Sponge Daubers, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A, B, C, D, E, I & G (multiples)
Adhesives
Tombow, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape
Accessories
Grid paper, Doilies, White Baker’s Twine, Mini Clothespin, Linen Thread, Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon, Glitter Enamel Dots & Whisper White Envelopes

Sweet little birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

Bird House Easter Treats

Posted on March 23, 2018March 20, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing these adorable little birdhouse treat boxes. I designed these for my Easter/Spring all-day Adult Education event on Sunday 25^th March and decided to make the ladies one each as a table gift. They are just big enough to hold a crème egg ……yummy. I made them in a variety of spring colours.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I started with a piece of cardstock 6½” by 5¾”. Using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored on the 6½” side at 1½”, 3”, 4½”, and 6” and on the 5¾” side at 1½”, 3¾”, and 5¼”. I folded and burnished on all the score lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

Using a sharp pair of scissors I trimmed as shown in the photo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I placed the smallest heart from the Sweet and Sassy Framelit Dies on the 2^nd rectangular panel from the ½” strip and ran it through the Big Shot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I added Tear & Tape to the ½” strip and closed the side of the box. I used Tear & Tape again to close the bottom of the box. put the

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I pinched in the top and clipped it together with a mini clothespin.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! productI took a piece of cardstock 5” by 2” and scored it on the 5” side at 2”, 2 ½” and 3” before running it through the Big Shot using the Ruffled Embossing Folder, gives it an almost tiled effect. I ran the panel through the Big Shot again using the scalloped die from the Apron Builder Framelit dies on either end.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I folded on the score lines and placed it over the top of the box and again used the mini clothespin to hold it in position.

Using the Petals & More Dies I die cut the branch using green cardstock and added it to the front of the birdhouse with Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

This birdhouse is so adorable. I love it!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Dies
Sweet and Sassy Framelits, Bouquet Bunch framelits, Petals and More dies & Apron Builder dies
Embossing Folder
Ruffled embossing folder
Cardstock
Base Cardstock – 6½” by 5¾”
Roof Cardstock – 5” by 2”
Scraps of green cardstock, Scrap of Whisper White
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip ink pad
Tools
Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A
Adhesives
Tombow, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape
Accessories
Mini Clothespin, Linen Thread

Get well card using Stampin' Up Blossoming Basket

Get Well with a Blossoming Basket

Posted on February 27, 2018February 25, 2018 by Mo Rootes

I love the new Blossoming Basket stamp set and co-ordinating Basket Weave Embossing Folder; one of the additional Sale-a-Bration choices you can earn with a £90 order until the end of March 2018. I used the set today to make a sweet get well soon card for a friend.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blossoming Basket stamp set and Basket Weave Embossing Folder

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 3⅛” and stamped the cute basket using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I used a selection of Stampin’ Blends Pens to colour in the image – Dark Pink Pirouette and Light & Dark Rich Razzelberry for the flowers. Light & Dark Old Olive and Light Smoky Slate for the leaves and Light & Dark Soft Sky for the basket. I stamped the sweet little butterfly from the same set on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock, coloured it in with the Dark Soft Sky and Light Rich Razzelberry Stampin’ Blends before cutting it out with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blossoming Basket stamp set and Basket Weave Embossing Folder

I added the stamped image to a panel of Pool Party cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive having rounded the upper right corners of both pieces using the retired Project Life Corner Rounder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blossoming Basket stamp set and Basket Weave Embossing Folder

Taking a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2½” I ran it through the Big Shot using the Basket Weave Embossing Folder. I love the dimension this gives, it is gorgeous. I added the textured panel to the front of a Rich Razzelberry card base. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals then I added the tiny butterfly to the basket handle before adding some Basic Rhinestones to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Blossoming Basket stamp set and Basket Weave Embossing Folder

The sentiment from the Apron of Love stamp set was stamped in Rich Razzelberry ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out with scissors. I added it to the basket using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

I am really happy with this card, so pretty. I hope you like it.

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Blossoming Basket & Apron of Love
Embossing Folder
Basket Weave
Cardstock
Rich Razzelberry, Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzelberry
Blends
Light & Dark Rich Razzelberry, Dark Pink Pirouette, Light & Dark Old Olive, Light & Dark Soft Sky. Light Smoky Slate
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Project Life Corner Rounder, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A, E & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Basic Rhinestones, Whisper White Envelope

Christmas Quilt for non Christmas cards

Posted on December 15, 2017December 11, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to the lovely ladies who came to this week’s classes which, by popular request were non seasonal themed.

We used the Christmas Quilt stamp set and co-ordinating Quilt Builder dies to make 3 non Christmas themed cards. This is such an amazingly, versatile set and will be fantastic for any quilters or sewers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The first card we made was stamped. The frame of the quilted piece was stamped in Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White cardstock and the infilling pieces were stamped in either Berry Burst ink or Pool Party ink. We stamped the sentiment in Berry Burst ink and punched it out using the Duet Banner Punch and backed it with a Pool Party piece punched with the same punch. We added a strip of Berry Burst cardstock and a piece of ⅛” Soft Sky Ribbon (retired) to the stamped panel. We took a Berry Burst card base and stamped the frame piece in the upper left and lower right corner using Fresh Fig ink before adding the Whisper White stamped panel with Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added a Glitter Enamel Dot to the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The 2^nd card was a softer affair. The ladies embossed a Pool Party panel with the Quilt Top embossing folder and my Big Shot and added it to the Pool Party card base after wrapping it with a piece of Berry Burst Ribbon. They then die cut the quilt frame in either Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pool Party or Fresh Fig and shared the pieces with their neighbours. We adhered the frame die cut to a piece of Adhesive sheet and added the coloured pieces just like a jigsaw puzzle. The whole panel was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The final card started with a Thick Whisper White card base. We added a dsp panel to the bottom of the card front and an embossed Whisper White panel and covered the join with Berry Burst ribbon. The adorable sentiment was stamped in Berry Burst ink and die cut using the Layering Oval Framelits and backed with a Fresh Fig scalloped oval die cut using the same set of dies. They then die cut the flower in either Whisper White, Berry Burst, Pool Party or Fresh Fig and again, shared the pieces with their classmates. We added the sentiments and the flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals. White Perfect Accents were added to the centre of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I just love this set and so did the ladies. Hope you like the cards as well.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. 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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Christmas Quilt & Baby Bear
Dies
Quilt Builder Framelits. Layering Ovals dies
Cardstock
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Pool Party, Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
DSP
Subtles collection (retired)
Ink Pads
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst & Pool Party
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Duet Banner Punch, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Embossing Folder
Quilt Top embossing folder
Acrylic Blocks
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals and Adhesive sheets
Accessories
Berry Burst finely woven ribbon, ⅛” Soft Sky Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Glitter Enamel dots, White Perfect Accents, Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelopes

The Quilt is not just for Christmas

Posted on October 31, 2017October 30, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Christmas Quilt stamp set and co-ordinating Quilt Builder framelit dies and they are incredibly versatile and definitely not just for Christmas. Today I have used the bundle to make an encouragement card for a friend who is having a bit of a tough time at the moment. She is a quilter so will totally get this card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

I began by taking the intricate square die and the square frame die from the Quilt Builder framelit dies, placing one inside the other using a piece of Washi Tape to keep the 2 dies in place before running it through the Big Shot using Berry Burst cardstock, Fresh Fig cardstock, Whisper White cardstock and Pool Party cardstock.

Lovely modern card for a sewing enthusiast

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

I chose the Berry Burst intricate frame to make my card and added to a piece of Whisper White cardstock 2⅞” by 2⅞” which I had already covered with Fast Fuse Adhesive. I then added the different colour pieces, Fresh Fig, Whisper White and Pool Party into the negative spaces like a jigsaw puzzle. There was a tiny strip of Whisper White to trim off on 2 sides using scissors. I was really happy with the effect and the bonus is you have all the pieces to make 3 more panels in different colour ways.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Quilt stamp set and Quilt Builder framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

I took the panel and ran it through the Big Shot using the Quilt Top Embossing Folder which just added so much texture and pulled the whole piece together.

I placed the panel onto a Thick Whisper White card base and stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Berry Burst ink. I then added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the embossed panel and added it to the card front. Gorgeous, really hope my friend likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Christmas Quilt
Dies
Quilt Builder framelit dies
Embossing Folder
Quilt Top
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Pool Party & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Berry Burst
Tools
Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissor
Acrylic Block
B
Adhesives
Fast Fuse & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Sweet birthday card featuring ice lollies

Cool Treats Lollies for a 10 year olds party

Posted on October 24, 2017October 23, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I had a great time on Sunday running a craft session at a soon to be 10year old’s birthday party. The birthday girl, her friends and her younger sister were a pleasure to spend time with and they were so enthusiastic. I designed 2 projects using the Cool Treats Stamp set and the co-ordinating Frozen Treats Framelit dies for them to make.

Gorgeous card for a young girls birthday

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cool Treats stamp set and Frozen Treas Framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

The first was a card and we started by stamping one of the ice lolly images using Flirty Flamingo ink, So Saffron Ink, Peakaboo Peach ink and Lemon Lime Twist ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. We added the lolly stick using Crumb Cake ink before die cutting the lollies using the Frozen Treats framelit dies. The girls did an amazing job and loved stamping.

Ice lollies on a summer themed childs birthday card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cool Treats stamp set and Frozen Treas Framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

Next we inserted 3 strips of cardstock 5⅞” by ¼” in Flirty Flamingo, Peakaboo Peach and So Saffron, into the Seaside Embossing Folder and ran it through the die cutting machine to get some cool texture. The girls loved doing this. We added the embossed strips to a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” using Snail Adhesive and used the Grid Paper to help make sure they were straight. They stamped the sentiment from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink below the embossed strips.

Using Snail Adhesive they added a Whisper White circle, die cut ahead of time using the Stitched Shapes framelits to a scalloped circle, die cut ahead of time from Lemon Lime Twist cardstock using the Layering Circles framelits. This piece was then added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of the embossed strips.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cool Treats stamp set and Frozen Treats Framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

The 4 die cut ice lollies were then added to the Whisper White circle with either Snail Adhesive or Stampin’ Dimensionals. The girls then added some Iridescent Sequins using Mini Glue Dots and a Paper Piercer, they loved these. To finish we stamped another lolly and lolly stick onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside and onto the front of a Whisper White Envelope.

Dainty little gift bag for a young girls birthday

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cool Treats stamp set and Frozen Treats Framelit dies by Stampin’ Up!

For the second project we took a piece of Whisper white cardstock 8½” by 3½” and stamped a variety of ice lollies along one of the long sides in Flirty Flamingo, So saffron, Peakaboo Peach, Lemon Lime Twist and Pool Party ink, the girls even did a little 2 step stamping which they loved. To make the project go faster I had already stamped the lolly sticks along one of the 8½” sides using Crumb Cake ink and applied Tear & Tape to the back of the stamped side and along one of the 3½” sides.

Next they folded and burnished the base of the bag which I had scored and cut for them. I started with a 3” by 3” piece of Whisper White cardstock and scoring at ½” on all 4 sides then cutting up the score lines to form 4 tabs. I had added Tear & Tape to the tabs ahead of time and the girls removed the backing and adhered the tabs to the outside of the base. They then removed the backing from the adhesive on the long side and adhered it to the base, starting from the middle of one of the sides and wrapping it around pressing it into place as they went. The backing was then removed from the remaining short edge and overlapped to seal the sides of the bag.

They curled 2 strips of Whisper White cardstock 8” by ½” using a Bone Folder before applying a Mini Glue Dot to both ends of each strip and adding them to the inside of the bag to form the handles. To finish off they decorated the outside with Iridescent Sequins which they stuck on with Mini Glue Dots.

They did so well and their cards and bags looked amazing and I just love the summery colours..

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Cool Treats & Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Dies
Frozen Treats, Stitched Shapes & Layering Circles Dies
Cardstock
Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Peakaboo Peach, So Saffron & Lemon Lime Twist
Ink Pads
Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Peakaboo Peach, So Saffron & Lemon Lime Twist
Stampin’ Blends
Cherry Cobbler light & dark, Old Olive light & dark
Tools
Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissor
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, D, D &G
Adhesives
Snail Adhesive, Tear & Tape, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Iridescent Sequins, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Christmas Sweaters for October Classes

Posted on October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 by Mo Rootes

The Christmas Sweaters stamp set made for great projects at classes this we made 3 gorgeous cards and got covered in red ink and glitter……………….what’s not to like…..

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

We started with a simple card, stamping the adorable ‘fairy light sweater’ image using Momento Tuxedo Black ink across a panel of Whisper White 5⅞” by 1¾”. We then randomly coloured in the lights using Real Red, Pool Party and So Saffron ink pads and Blender Pens. After colouring we added the stamped piece to a layer of Pool Party 5⅞” by 2” and then to a Real Red layer 5⅞” by 2¼” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

We stamped the sentiment from the Star of Light stamp set using Real Red ink onto the Thick Whisper White card base before adding the stamped panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. This would be a great card to mass produce.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

For the second card we stamped the ‘gingerbread’ jumper using the Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. We coloured it in using Real Red, Pool Party, Crumb Cake and So Saffron ink pads and Blender Pens before using a circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies and the Big Shot to cut it out. We also die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from Real Red cardstock using the Layering Circle dies and glued the 2 layers together. The scalloped circles were added to one of the gorgeous Foil Snowflakes.

We stamped the jumper randomly onto a Pool Party panel 5⅜” by 3⅝”using Pool Party ink then wrapped a length of ⅛” Real Red Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to a Pool Party card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Stampin’ Dimensionals were added to the back of the Foil Snowflake and the piece was added to the card front. To finish the card we added a bow made using the ⅛” Real Red Ribbon and adhered it using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweaters stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

We used the ‘Santa Sweater’ to make the third card. The image was stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut using a square from the Stitched Shapes framelit dies. The sweater was then coloured in using the Real Red Marker Pen. We added colour to Santa’s glasses using the Crumb Cake ink pad and added colour to Santa’s face using a Calypso Coral Watercolor Pencil and the Blender Pens. He is such a jolly looking chap……. We covered his beard, mustache, eyebrows, hat brim and bobble with a thin coating of Tombow which we spread thinly using a cotton bud and covered it in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter………gorgeous. The stamped panel was added with Tombow to a square of Pool Party cardstock die cut using the Layering Squares dies.

We took a panel of Whisper White 5¼” by 3½”, inserted the lower right hand corner into the Winter Wonder Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot. We then randomly stamped the rest of the panel with the tiny stars from the Star of Light stamp set using Pool Party Ink. Two pieces of ⅛” Real Red Ribbon were then wrapped around the top of the panel and secured with Sellotape on the back. The stamped panel was then added with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Star of Light stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink onto a scrap of Pool Party cardstock, the end was flagged with scissors and added to the card front with Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Three quirky, fun Christmas cards. I hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Christmas Sweaters & Star of Light
Dies
Stitched Shapes framelits, Layering Circle dies & Layering Squares dies
Embossing Folder
Winter Wonder
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive Pool Party
Ink Pads and/or Marker
Momento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Pool Party, So Saffron & Crumb Cake
Tools
Blender Pens, Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrubs and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissor
Acrylic Blocks – multiples
A, C, C & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Foil Snowflakes, ⅛” Real Red Ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Stamp-a-Stack event featuring Stampin' Up product

Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stacks

Posted on October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to the lovely ladies who joined me for my Stamp-a-Stack events in September and October. We had a great time and made so many lovely cards.

All the projects were Christmas themed, in my opinion you can never start too early….. There were 5 tables with 2 cards designs on each table, the ladies made 2 of each card giving them a total of 20 cards.

On arrival each lady was given a bag containing a pack of Merry Little Christmas dsp, 20 card bases in co-ordinating colours – Whisper White, Old Olive and Real Red, a spool of ⅛” Real Red ribbon, 20 Whisper White Envelopes and packets of pre-cut card stock layers to make each card. I prepped the packs for the second Stamp-a-Stack when I was in the grip of a migraine and managed to miss-label some of the packs which caused some hilarity. Luckily I always bring spare cardstock and was able to rectify the mix up with no problems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – ladies enjoying a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

As always the day whizzed by so quickly. Here is a picture of some of the ladies hard at work and of some of the projects they made.

www.crafty-rootes.com – cards for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack event

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Good Tidings, Carols of Christmas, Feeling Of Christmas, Season Like Christmas, Hearts Come Home
Dies
Card Front Builder framelits, Lots of Labels dies & Hometown framelits
Embossing Folder
Oh My Stars
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive & Basic Black
DSP
Merry Little Christmas dsp
Ink Pads and/or Marker
Old Olive, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Always Artichoke, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Sofft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Basic Grey, Basic Black, Momento Tuxedo Black & Versamark
Tools
Big Shots, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Standard Platform + 2 cutting pads, Heat Guns, Paper Trimmers, Stampin Scrubs and Stampin Mist, Bone folders and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks – multiples
A, B, C, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Embossing Buddy, Silver Embossing Powder, ⅛” Real Red Ribbon & Whisper White Envelopes

Gorgeous jewl colours for a good luck card

Banners For You makes a good luck card

Posted on October 6, 2017October 5, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the Banners For You stamp set today to make a good luck card for a friend.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I started with a piece of Very Vanilla card stock 4 ½” by 3” which I die cut using the Big Shot and the 2^nd largest die from the Lots of Labels framelits. I then took 2 of the leaf images from the Banners For You stamp set and the smallest leaf from the Colorful Seasons stamp set and randomly stamped them onto the die cut label using Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler inks. To get a depth of colour I used 1^st & 2^nd generation stamping. To fill in some of the gaps I used the dotty image from the Banners For You stamp set and Pumpkin Pie ink. I die cut a 2^nd label in the same size from Crushed Curry cardstock, cut it across the middle with my Paper Trimmer and glued it to the stamped piece using Tombow Liquid Adhesive with the some of the colour showing at the top and the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I ran a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” through the Big Shot with the Layered Leaves Textured Embossing Folder before adhering the piece to the front of an Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the banner from the Banners For You Stamp set in Old Olive ink onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and die cut it out using the Bunch of Banners framelits. I then stamped the greeting from the same stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the die cut banner. I die cut the banner again from a scrap of Old Olive cardstock and glued the 2 together slightly off set. The banner was then added to the stamped label using Stampin’ Dimensionals before the whole piece was added to the card front using Tombow. To finish the card of I added a scattering of Glitter Enamel Dots.

Love the Autumn colours of this card. I hope my friend likes it and that it brings her luck.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Banners for You & Colorful Seasons
Cardstock
Old Olive, Very Vanilla & Crushed Curry
Ink Pads
Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler and Pumpkin Pie
Dies
Lots of Labels & Bunch of Banners
Embossing Folder
Layered Leaves
Tools
Big Shot , Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, B, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Glitter Enamel Dots, Grid Paper & Very Vanilla Envelope

Christmas Sweaters featuring a Jolly Santa

Posted on September 29, 2017September 29, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I saw a fantastic video on Youtube recently by Brandy Cox, a fab American demonstrator, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOn6qnSxLpg showing some cards she had made using the quirky Christmas Sweaters stamp set. I loved them all but my favourite was the Santa jumper. Here is my take on it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the jumper using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using the Stitched Shapes framelits and the Big Shot. I coloured the jumper in using an Old Olive marker, the hat with the Real Red Marker, Santa’s face with the Pink Pirouette Marker, Santa’s glasses with the Sahara Sand Marker and the ribbed area around the neck, cuffs and bottom of the jumper with the Soft Sky Marker.

I followed Brandy’s tip and covered the beard, moustache, eyebrows, rim of the hat and the pompom in Tombow Liquid Adhesive and spread it around using a cotton bud taking care to stay away from the stamped black edge. I then covered the image with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and it looked fabulous, so sparkly. I added this piece to a scalloped square which had been die cut using the Layering Squares dies and Old Olive cardstock.

Winter Wonder embossing folder by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater by Stampin’ Up!

I took a layer of Real Red cardstock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Winter Wonder embossing folder on the right hand side of the panel. I really love the effect this gives. I stamped the sentiment from the Merry Patterns stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Everyday Label punch. I punched again using a scrap of Old Olive cardstock and mounted the stamped piece on top and slightly offset so that the colour peeked out the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Christmas Sweater by Stampin’ Up!

I added the sentiment to the lower left hand corner of the Real Red panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added the Santa sweater image over the top using Stampin Dimensionals. The whole panel was then added to a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow.

I love how sparkly and festive this card is, love it. Thanks for the inspiration Brandy.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Christmas Sweaters & Merry Patterns
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Markers
Old Olive, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette & Soft Sky
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Squares dies
Punches
Everyday Label
Embossing Folder
Winter Wonder
Tools
Big Shot , Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
D & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope