A pretty gilded heart card for someone you love and for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Gilded Heart for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Love is in the Air’. I have made a gilded heart card using the pretty Touched my Heart stamp set and some gold gilding flakes.

Colours used in this project are:

Blackberry Bliss

Basic White

To recreate the gilded heart card, you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Oh So Ombre dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

Taking the panel of Oh So Ombre dsp, I stamped the sweet dainty heart using Versamark ink. I added Heat & Stick Powder, heat set it with my heat tool and covered it with Gold Gilding Flakes. I used my fingers and a piece of Stampin Sponge to rub in the gilding flakes and to remove the excess flakes.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gilded Heart for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Touching The Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I then stamped the sentiment from the Treasures of Life Stamp set in the same Versamark ink, added Heat & Stick Powder and again covered it with Gold Gilding Flakes and repeated the rubbing off the excess.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gilded Heart for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Touching The Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added strips of Tear & Tape to all 4 sides of the panel, removed the backing paper and added the Gold gilding Flakes, working them in with fingers and sponge. So pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gilded Heart for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Touching The Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped the gold twine from the Forever Greenery ribbon pack three times around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added to the larger Basic White layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gilded Heart for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Touching The Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The panel was then added to the Blackberry Bliss card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gilded Heart for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop using the Touching The Heart stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty card made using the Touched My Heart stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Leafy Vines for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘It’s All About Love Baby’. If you have joined me from Rochelle Laird’s blog, welcome. I have made a leafy vines card using the sweet Touched My Heart stamp set. This set has been on my shelf for a few months and this was the ideal opportunity to use it.

To recreate the leafy vines card, you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – one for the inside
Flowers For Every Season dsp
Scrap Basic White

I stamped 3 of the heart and vine images across one of the Basic White layers in Early Espresso.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

Using one of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the central heat image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

I glued the negative frame to the Real Red panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Real Red Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and then the whole piece was added to the Just Jade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

Using the following Blends Markers I coloured in the image on the die cut panel – Real Red, Just Jade and Pool Party. The panel was then added to a piece of Flowers For Every Season dsp which had been die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies. This panel was then added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

The sentiment from the Treasures of Life stamp set was stamped in Just Jade ink onto scrap Basic White which was then trimmed down and added to the card using both liquid glue and Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A leafy Vines heart made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop using the Touched My Heart stamp set

To complete the card I added a ribbon bow with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Such a pretty card. Please hop on to see what Deb Naylor has to share with us today.

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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

Posted on October 31, 2020October 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink onto the stamped layer.

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.

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 2^nd & 3^rd 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.

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.

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Very Versailles stamp set made to make a pretty sympathy card in unusual colours and using Stampin' Up! products

Very Versailles sympathy card

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sympathy card made using the pretty Very Versailles stamp set. The images in the set are so fine and dainty, I love them.

To recreate the Very Versailles card, you will need:

Terracotta Tile card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Smoky Slate – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner –for the inside
Whisper White – 3” by 2 “

Using Terracotta Tile ink, I stamped the lovely delicate spray of leaves down the right- hand side of the Smoky Slate layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I added the lovely scripty image over top of the leaves using Smoky Slate ink,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

The Smoky Slate panel was added to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. At this point I wrapped a piece of the lovely Terracotta Tile Ornate Garden Ribbon around the panel, adhering it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

The whole layer was then added with the liquid glue to the Terracotta Tile card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the small panel of Whisper White in Terracotta Tile ink and cut it out using the Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine and the Stitched Shapes Dies. The oval was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I added a bow using the same ribbon and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems to complete the card.

So, so pretty. I hope you like it.

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Snowflakes on an embossed panel for a sweet Christmas Card made using Stampin' Up! products

Embossed Snowflakes

Posted on October 9, 2020October 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card today featuring embossed snowflakes made using the So Many Snowflake Dies and the Snowflake Wishes stamp set.

To recreate the embossed snowflakes card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Whisper White, Magenta Madness & Misty Moonlight

Using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the So Many Snowflake dies I die cut the largest snowflake from one of the Whisper White panels. This die only cuts out a negative image and it is so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I then ran the die cut panel through the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder. The layer was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I die cut a medium sized snowflake from scrap Magenta Madness card and a smaller snowflake from scrap Misty Moonlight card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

These were layered on top of the card base using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

The sentiment from the Snowflake Wishes stamp set was stamped on scrap White card in Magenta Madness ink, the ends were flagged and the strip was glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card featuring snowflakes on an embossed panel

I added a Elegant Faceted Gem to the centre of the snowflake and added a scattering of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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Sympathy card

Posted on October 1, 2020September 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a simple sympathy card made for a dear friend of mine who’s husband recently died.

To recreate this sympathy card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base ¬- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 5¼” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

Using the Layering circle dies I die cut a circle in a piece of copy paper to act as a mask. I punched a circle using a ¾” Circle Punch and plced it in the negative space of the die cut circle. Using a piece of sponge I added Balmy Blue ink inside the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

I stamped the tree from the Rooted In Nature stamp set in Misty Moonlight stamp set and added the ‘ground’ image from the In The Pines stamp set In Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

The birds from the In The Meadow stamp set were added in Misty Moonlight ink. The sentiment came from the In The Pines stamp set and was stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

The stamped layer was glued to the Misty Moonlight layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the added to the Misty Moonlight card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

A simple card for a sad occasion.

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Beautiful Halloween – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on September 28, 2020September 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

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.

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

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……..

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.

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

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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

Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I hope you like the card.

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The circles from the Swirly Frames stamp set used to made a cute thank you card

Swirly Circles

Posted on June 9, 2020June 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet swirly circles thank you card inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest made by fellow demonstrator Rachel Palmieri.

To recreate the Swirly Circles card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Highland Heather – 5” by 3⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner

I stamped the swirly circle from the Swirly Frames multiple times in the upper right corner of the small Whisper White panel. I used Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

One of the tiny flowers from the Field of Flowers stamp set was randomly stamped inside the interlocking circles.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

Using Stampin’ Blends I coloured in some of the overlapping sections. I used Light Flirty Flamingo, light Pool Party, light Highland Heather & light So Saffron. Don’t those colours look great together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Pool Party ink. I glued the stamped panel to the Highland Heather panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

I stamped the overlapping circles onto the Pool Party card front in the upper right corner. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the Swirly Frames stamp set

I added a trio of Woven Thread Sequins to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A hot air balloon themed card made using Stampin' Up! Product

Above the Clouds

Posted on May 15, 2020May 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the soon to be retiring Above the Clouds stamp set teamed up with the gorgeous Mountain Air stamp set.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner – one for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Crumb Cake

Taking one of the Whisper White layers I added Blueberry Bushel ink using a Sponge Brayer to achieve an ombre effect from side to side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

Using Soft Suede ink I stamped the detailed and the solid mountain images from the Mountain Air stamp set along the bottom of the inked panel. The panel was then adhered to the Blueberry Bushel layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, then to the Thick Whisper White card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

I stamped the 3 hot air balloons in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White card and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. The left hand balloons was coloured using 2^nd generation Grapefruit Grove ink with detail added using the Grapefruit Grove Stamp ‘n write marker. The bunting was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured using the light Lovely Lipstick, Pineapple Punch and Call Me Clover Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

The middle balloon was coloured using the Lovely Lipstick combo, Pineapple Punch combo and Call Me Clover combo Blends Markers. The left hand balloon was coloured using full strength Pineapple Punch ink. The balloons were added to the card front using either the liquid adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A great card made using the Above the clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Builder Punch

The baskets were stamped in Crumb Cake ink onto scrap Crumb Cake card and punched out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. They were added below the balloons using both liquid adhesive or Dimensionals. The birds from the Above the Clouds and Mountain Air stamp sets were stamped in Soft Suede ink.