Azure Blue Daisies card

Posted on June 9, 2023May 29, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is another card made using the gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set. I don’t see any reason why you can’t have vivid azure blue daisies, do you?

Colours used in this card:

Basic White

Azure Afternoon

Lemon Lime Twist

To recreate the azure blue daisies card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Lemon Lime Twist card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the infill smaller daisy image in Azure Afternoon ink, randomly, all over the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cheerful Daisies stamp set used with Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist inks to make an azure blue daisies card

The flower centres were stamped in Lemon Lime Twist ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cheerful Daisies stamp set used with Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist inks to make an azure blue daisies card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the stamped layer to the Lemon Lime Twist panel and then to the 4¾” by 3¼” layer of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cheerful Daisies stamp set used with Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist inks to make an azure blue daisies card

A length of Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon was wrapped around the whole piece, secured on the back with Seal +. The panel was then added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cheerful Daisies stamp set used with Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist inks to make an azure blue daisies card

The sentiment was stamped in Azure Afternoon ink onto scrap Basic White card and it was added to the card front with a dimensional on the right and glue on the left.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The cheerful Daisies stamp set used with Azure Afternoon and Lemon Lime Twist inks to make an azure blue daisies card

A ribbon bow and a trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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The Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies used to make a beautiful floral card made for a team tic tac toe challenge

Daisy Tic Tac Toe card for a team Challenge

Posted on June 7, 2023June 6, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a team challenge inspired by a Tic Tac Toe board. I have chosen to use the right hand, vertical column – DSP, Ink Blending, Birthday combined with the Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the daisy, tic tac toe card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Masterfully Made dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the larger piece to Masterfully Made dsp to the Thick Basic White card base. The smaller piece of dsp was added overtop using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for a team tic tac toe challenge using the Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies

The gorgeous daisy was die cut from scrap Basic White card using the Cheerful Daisies Dies. I also die cut a couple of sprigs from the same scrap card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for a team tic tac toe challenge using the Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies

Berry Burst ink was used to stamp the daisy centre and die cut it using the same set of dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for a team tic tac toe challenge using the Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies

A Blending Brush was used to apply Berry Burst ink to 2 parts of the flower and to the flower centre.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for a team tic tac toe challenge using the Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies

I assembled the daisy using liquid glue and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. The sprigs were tucked behind.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card made for a team tic tac toe challenge using the Masterfully Made dsp and Cheerful Daisies Dies

The sentiment, from the Best Family Ever was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Basic White card. I trimmed it out with Scissors and added it to the card front.

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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A beautiful double Z fold birthday card made using the Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder by Stampin' Up!

Paper Florist Double Z Fold birthday card

Posted on June 3, 2023May 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently and I have chosen to share a card made using the gorgeous Paper Florist Dies.

Colours used in making this card are:

To Recreate the Everything is Paper Florist Double Z Fold card you will need;

Bubble Bath cardstock 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”

Bright & Beautiful dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”

Pebbled Path card – 5⅜” by 2⅝” x 2
Bright & Beautiful dsp 5¼” by 2½” x2

Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Pebbled Path card – 4” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Pebbled Path card – 4” by 2½” – x 2 – one with a rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 3⅝” by 2¼” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam

I began by folding and burnishing the score lines on the Bubble Bath cardstock panel. I glued the 3 pieces of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper (dsp) to the Pebbled Path layers using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. These panels were then glued to the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

Taking the Twisted Rope 3D Embossing Folder and embossed the 3 smaller panels of Pebbled Path card.

I folded and burnished the score lines of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel and adhered the three embossed panels of Pebbled Path card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

Using the stunning Paper Florist Dies I die cut a variety of flowers and leaves from scrap Basic White, Bubble Bath, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam. I shaped the flowers using a ball tool and a bone folder and assembled the flowers using Mini Glue Dots between each layer and a Mini Dimensional under the flower centres. The flowers were then added to the card front, and two inside panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

The leaves were tucked in around the flowers and 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots (Moody Mauve or Pebbled Path) to the flower centres.

The sentiment from the Best Family Ever stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Pebbled Path ink. I trimmed it out with Scissors and added it to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Paper Florist Dies combined with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder to make a beautiful double Z fold birthday card

The smaller decorated card base was then added to the larger Bubble Bath card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

I made this card for my lovely Mum who had a birthday a couple of days ago. I hope you like it.

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A flower filled birthday card for a friend made using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Purple Floral birthday card

Posted on June 2, 2023May 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty purple floral card made using the gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the purple floral card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Fresh Freesia card – 3” by 3”
Soft Sea Foam card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I began by die cutting stitched circles using the Stylish Shapes Dies from the squares of Basic White and Fresh Freesia card. I placed the white circle onto the smaller panel of Basic White and drew lightly around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The leaf and stem image was then stamped in Granny Apple Green ink. The bushier leaves were then added in to fill out the panel using Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The flowers were then added in Gorgeous Grape and Fresh Freesia ink. The centres were stamped in Daffodil Delight ink. The panel was then glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer and then to the Soft Sea Foam card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The sentiment, from the Beautiful Balloon stamp set, was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the Basic White stitched circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

A scalloped circle was punched out using the Decorative Circle Punch and the stamped circle added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the stitched Fresh Freesia circle using the same glue. I trimmed off the right side using a Paper Trimmer and added the piece to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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The pretty Artistically Inked stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a simply stamped thank you card

Simply Stamped Artistically Inked

Posted on May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty floral thank you card, simply stamped using the Artistically Inked stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the artistically inked card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Berry Burst card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I stamped the largest flower in Bubble Bath ink onto the smaller panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A simply stamped thank you card made using the pretty Artistically Inked stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The medium sized flower was added in Fresh Freesia ink. The leaves were stamped next, using Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A simply stamped thank you card made using the pretty Artistically Inked stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the largest flower of the trio of flowers image to add Lemon Lolly flowers. The same flower was used in Berry Burst ink to add the flower centres and some extra pops of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A simply stamped thank you card made using the pretty Artistically Inked stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped in Berry Burst ink and the decorated panel was glued to the Berry Burst layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the Bubble Bath card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A simply stamped thank you card made using the pretty Artistically Inked stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A simply stamped thank you card made using the pretty Artistically Inked stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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The Textured Floral stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a slimline floral card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Florals for a slimline birthday card

Posted on May 22, 2023May 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the pretty Textured Florals Bundle to make a slimline birthday card.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the floral slimline card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8” by 8” – scored at 4” Basic White card – 8” by 2” Distressed Gold dsp – 8” by ¼” x 2 Basic White card – 7⅞” by 3⅛” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card Using a Trimmer I cut a 1” strip from the front of the Berry Burst card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the Scalloped Contour Dies to die cut the scalloped border from the 8” by 2” strip of Basic White card and adhered it, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the inside of the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added the strips of Distressed Gold dsp along the edge of the scalloped border on both the inside and outside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The large flowers, from the Textured Floral stamp set were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in a variety of colours and I ended up using the ones stamped in Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink and the small flowers in Pool Party ink. The flowers and leaves were then die cut using the Textured Floral Dies. I used liquid glue to adhere the eaves to the large flowers before adding them to the card front on Dimensionals. The small Pool Party flowers were then tucked into place. I used a dotty stamp from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Berry Burst ink to add texture to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card with liquid glue. A scattering of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Purple Textured Flower card

Posted on May 21, 2023May 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the Textured Floral stamp set and have made a pretty, simply stamped purple textured flower card to share today

Colours used on this card are:

To recreate the purple textured flower card:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape card – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the larger leafy image, I randomly stamped all around the Parakeet Party card front using Parakeet Party ink. I set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

Using Highland Heather ink, I stamped the largest flower in Highland Heather ink in the lower right corner of the smallest piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The leafy image was then added below the flower using Parakeet Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The sentiment, from the same Textured Floral stamp set was stamped in the upper left corner in Highland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the stamped panel to the layer of Gorgeous Grape card and then to the 4½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card. The whole panel was mounted onto the Parakeet Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card. Love this colour combo.

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A pretty birthday card made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies by Stampin' Up!

Daisy card

Posted on May 20, 2023May 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using new products and/or some of the new In Colors from the 2023 – 2025 Annual Catalogue. I have chosen to use the Cheerful Daisies Bundle and 2 new colours, Copper Clay and Lemon Lolly to make a pretty daisy card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the daisy card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Copper Clay card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Copper Clay card – 2½” by 1¼”
Scrap Basic White and Copper Clay card

I ran the panel of Lemon Lolly card through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Fern 3D Embossing Folder and using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, glued it to the Copper Clay panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

This was then glue to the 5¼” by 3½” layer of Basic White and then to the Lemon Lolly card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut the trio of daisies from scrap Basic White card and cut the flowers apart using sharp scissors. I die cut the base layer of the daisy from Copper Clay card and the detailed flower from scrap Basic White card. I also stamped the flower centre in Copper Clay ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut it out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

A Blending Brush was used to add Daffodil Delight ink to the centre of both white flower layers and to the flower centre. A Dimensional behind the flower centre held the two delicate flower layers together and a little liquid glue added them to the Copper Clay layer. The whole piece was added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the small piece of Copper Clay card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. The sentiment was then die cut using the same Cheerful Daisies Dies. And added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The leaves were tucked in behind the flower and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots complete the card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty floral card made using the Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Crafting With You card

Posted on May 16, 2023May 8, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely card made using the new Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Petal Pink

Pretty Peacock

To recreate the crafting with you card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 3 ¾” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Pretty Peacock card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the trio of small flowers, I stamped randomly all over the 4½” by 3” panel of Basic White card in Petal Pink ink. I added the small flower in 2^nd generation Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty floral card

I wasn’t sure what I wanted to back the panel with and found a Pretty Peacock scrap that I though might look nice just peeping out on each side………. Sadly, it didn’t. I ended up cutting the piece in half diagonally and adding the triangles with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive in the upper right and lower left corner. I had originally planned to trim off the pointy bits but decided I liked them.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty floral card

I stamped the trio of flowers in Petal Pink ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Petal Pink card base and added the stamped panel using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty floral card

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a stitched circle from the square of Pretty Peacock card. I strip of Tear ‘n Tape was added to the centre of the stitched circle and a double loop of Petal Pink Ribbon added.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty floral card

I stamped the die-cutting machine in Pretty Peacock ink onto the small square of Basic White card and punched it out with the 2¼” Circle Punch. The white circle was then added to the Pretty Peacock circle on Dimensionals. This was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Crafting With You stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used to make a pretty floral card

A trio of Flat-Backed Pearls completed the card. So Pretty.

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Two returning colours used with the Happiness Blooms stamp set from Stampin' Up! to make a pretty floral card

A Happiness card

Posted on May 14, 2023May 14, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty floral card made using the Bottled Happiness stamp set and 2 of our returning colours, Berry Burst and Lost Lagoon.

Colours used I this card are:

Basic White

Lost Lagoon

Berry Burst

To recreate the happiness card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left and lower right corners
Lost Lagoon card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left and lower right corners
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left and lower right corners
Berry Burst card – 3¼” by 2”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Berry Burst ink, I stamped the floral image in the upper left and lower right corners.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The leaves were added in Lost Lagoon ink. I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The stamped panel was then glued to the Lost Lagoon layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The whole panel was added to the Berry Burst card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Happiness Blooms stamp set with two returning colours to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Lost lagoon ink onto the smallest piece of Basic White card and die cut it out using my Mini Cut and Emboss Machine and the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I also de cut a slightly larger deckled rectangle for the smaller piece of Berry Burst card. The two were glued together and added to the card front on Dimensionals.