A sunflower themed card made using the Jar of Flowers stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Jar of Flowers for Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on June 29, 2020June 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for hopping over to my blog today where the Stamper’s Showcase bloggers are sharing projects made with products from the new 2020 – 2021 annual catalogue. I have chosen to use the lovely Jar of Flowers stamp set, without the jar!

To recreate the Jar of Flowers card you will need:

Mango Melody card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Cherry Cobbler – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2 – one for the inside
Whisper White – 5½” by 2½”

I stamped the sunflower image down the left side of one of the smaller Whisper White panels in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set

The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody combo, Cherry Cobbler combo, Granny Apple Green combo, light Soft Suede, dark Crumb Cake, light So Saffron, dark Calypso Coral & color lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set

I used the light Pool Party Blends Marker and the color lifter to feather the edge of the image,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set

I cut one of the detailed bands from the thinner panel of Whisper White card and stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink. I wrapped either end of the die cut band around the stamped panel and adhered on the back with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set

The speckles were added by smacking the Clear Wink of Stella brush against a pen, so sparkly…..

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set

To complete the card I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

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Whale Done

Posted on June 26, 2020June 14, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Oh my goodness, I love the new Whale Done stamp set and co-ordinating Whale Builder Punch, it is just adorable.

To recreate the Whale card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Night of Navy – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I took one of the Whisper White panels, inked up the ‘hydrangea’ image from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set using Sponge Daubers and Pool Party, Seaside Spray, Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz inks. The colours were applied randomly over the surface of the stamp to gi ve a mottled effect. This was stamped full strength and 2^nd generation all over the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the Whale Done stamp set and Beautiful Friendship stamp set

The long fronds of seaweed from the Whale Done stamp set were stamped on the same panel in Garden Green ink. The ‘coral’ image was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink along the bottom of the piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the Whale Done stamp set and Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I added the groups of fish in Bumblebee ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Night of Navy layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Seaside Spray card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the Whale Done stamp set and Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I stamped the whale in Night of Navy ink on scrap Whisper White card and punched it out using the Whale Builder Punch. The whale was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

Whale Done used for an underwater thank you card featuring Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the Whale Done stamp set and Beautiful Friendship stamp set

The sentiment from the Whale Done stamp set was stamped onto scrap Whisper White in Garden Green ink. I masked of the words ‘a ton’ with a Post It Note before inking up. I trimmed the sentiment down with scissors and added it with liquid adhesive to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A thank you card made using the Whale Done stamp set and Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I added a trio of Woven Threads Sequins to the card front to complete the card. I hope you like it.

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Wildflowers

Posted on May 31, 2020June 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet wildflowers card made using the new Field of Flowers stamp set which will be available when the new catalogue goes live in 3 days……….. whoop whoop.

To recreate the wildflowers card you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Petal Pink – 5⅞” by 4⅝”
Cherry Cobbler 5” by ½”
Cherry Cobbler 2⅞” by 2⅜” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 2¾” by 2¼” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Petal Pink

I ran the large panel of Petal Pink through the Big Shot in the Parisian Flourish Embossing Folder then cut it on the diagonal giving me 2 pieces. I glued the strip of Cherry Cobbler along the top edge and trimmed of the excess with scissors. I adhered the embossed piece to the front of the Petal Pink card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral thank you card made using the Field of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the stem and leaves in Garden Green ink onto the small panel of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral thank you card made using the Field of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The flowers were inked in petal pink ink and I used a sponge dauber to add some Cherry Cobbler ink around the edges of each flower before stamping them above the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral thank you card made using the Field of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped piece was added to the Cherry Cobbler layer with the same liquid adhesive and the panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral thank you card made using the Field of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Blossom in Bloom stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink onto a strip of Petal Pink card and flagged the end with scissors. I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral thank you card made using the Field of Flowers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty thank you card featuring a sweet peacock image

Noble Peacock

Posted on May 24, 2020May 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty noble peacock thank you card made using the Royal Peacock stamp set which is sadly retiring from the annual catalogue in early June.

To recreate the noble peacock card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive – 4½” by 3⅛”
Whisper White – 4¾” by 3½”
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅞” by 1¼”
Scrap Whisper White

The strip of 2019 – 2021 In Color dsp was stuck to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using Snail Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful peacock themed thank you card made with Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the stunning peacock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the layer of Whisper White card and cut it out using the Rectangle Stitched dies. I added the stamped panel to the Old Olive layer using Snail.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful peacock themed thank you card made with Stampin’ Up! products

The peacock was coloured in using the Pretty Peacock combo and Old Olive combo and a coat of Clear Wink of Stella was added on top.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful peacock themed thank you card made with Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the sentiment from the Label Me Bold stamp set, I will really miss this, in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Whisper White card and cut it out using scissors. The sentiment was then added to the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful peacock themed thank you card made with Stampin’ Up! products

The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful peacock themed thank you card made with Stampin’ Up! products

I added some of the Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Thanks and Tea Together stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Tea Together Rose

Posted on May 22, 2020May 15, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet thank you card featuring the Tea Together Rose and the Ornate Thanks stamp set.

To recreate the Tea Together Rose card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow – 4⅝” by 3¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White 3½” by 2½”
Magnolia Lane designer series paper (dsp) – 4⅛” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Scrap Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink & Early Espresso

I adhered the Magnolia Lane dsp to the Mossy Meadow layer and added the sentiment piece on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made usin the Tea Together stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink onto the small panel of Whisper White and die cut it out using the Sweetly Stitched dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made usin the Tea Together stamp set

I stamped one of the sweet flower images from the Tea Together stamp set, which is retiring at the beginning of June, in Early Espresso ink and used the following Blends Markers to colour it in – Petal Pink combo and Mossy Meadow combo. The flower was added to the lower right corner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made usin the Tea Together stamp set

Using the Leaf punch, which will no longer be available from the beginning of June, I punched a number of leaves from scrap Mossy Meadow card. I crumpled the leaves up to give them some texture then slid them in around the sentiment using Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made usin the Tea Together stamp set

I added strips of Early Espresso, Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow card to the right side of the decorated panel with liquid adhesive and added the whole panel to the card front with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made usin the Tea Together stamp set

To complete the card I added a trio of Basic Rhinestones.

I hope you like it.

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A sweet bee themed hank you card featuring the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies by Stampin' Up!

Honeycomb Hive

Posted on May 10, 2020April 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Honeycomb hive card inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Pinterest a while ago. The original card was made by Libby Dyson, a demo from Australia – click on her name to see her original.

To recreate the Honeycomb Hive card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Tropical Oasis dsp – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by die cutting the hive shape from the Whisper White panel using the Detailed Bee dies. I also die cut the honeycomb from scrap Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

Using Crushed Curry ink and my Stamparatus I stamped the hive image on the piece of Tropical Oasis dsp – I chose the pineapple print – I just wanted a subtle pattern to show through the ink. I glued the stamped dsp to the card front after working out the position of the negative hive space.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The honeycomb piece was glued to the back of the Whisper White panel over the negative space using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The flower sprigs were inked up using the Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Markers before being stamped on scrap Whisper White and die cut. The sprigs were added to the card front with liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I stamped the larger bee in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap White card and die cut it out. The stripes were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the bee added to the card front with liquid glue.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in the same black ink, punched out with the Classic Label Punch and added to the card front with liquid glue. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the bee’s wings and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I am so sad this gorgeous set is retiring. I hope you like the honeycomb hive card and thank you Libby for the inspiration.

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Ornate Garden

Posted on May 5, 2020April 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made with using the medium daisy punch and a piece of the gorgeous Ornate Garden designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Ornate Garden card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card stock – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Ornate Garden dsp -5⅞” by 3⅛”
Gold Foil – 5⅞” by 1”
Scrap Whisper White and Vellum

I die cut the decorative border from the Gold Foil using the Ornate Border dies and adhered it to the back of the dsp panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

The panel was then added to the Thick Whisper White card front using the same liquid adhesive.

I used the Medium Daisy Punch and scrap Whisper White card to punch out 2 daisies. These were glued together using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

I rubbed my embossing buddy over some scrap Whisper White and stamped the sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set using Versamark ink. I covered it in Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

I used the Rectangle Stitched Dies to cut out the embossed sentiment. The rectangle was added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

I added the daisy to the card front using the same liquid glue. I added a Gold Faceted Dot to the centre of the flower. The leaves were punched using the Leaf Punch and the Sprig Punch and scrap vellum. They were tucked in under the flower using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty feminine card featuring Purple Blossoms - made using Stampin' Up! product

Purple Blossom Thank You card

Posted on April 28, 2020April 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We have so many gorgeous floral stamp sets at the moment and one of my favourites is the Forever Blossoms stamp set which I have used to make a purple blossom card.

To recreate the Purple Blossom card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Old Olive – 3⅜” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by placing the smallest panel of Whisper White onto one of the larger Whisper White panels using a little temporary adhesive to hold it in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I inked up the large spray of blossom using the Memento Tuxedo Black and stamped it onto the centre of the smaller panel making sure that it overlapped and stamped on the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I removed the smaller panel and coloured in the flowers, branch and leaves using the following Blends Markers – Purple Posy Combo, dark Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green. I did not colour the stamped areas on the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The larger Whisper White panel was glued to the larger Granny Apple Green panel using the same glue. The whole panel was then added to the Purple Posy card base. The small panel was then adhered onto the smaller Granny Apple Green layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

Th sentiment from the Sending Thoughts stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White and trimmed out using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I added to trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card. So Pretty, I hope you like it.

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A pretty thank you card made using the baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

Tropical Chic with the baby swipe technique

Posted on April 24, 2020April 21, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set and the Tropical Thinlit dies and a piece of Whisper White card that I coloured using the baby swipe technique. This is a technique shared by Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts

To recreate the Tropical Chic baby swipe card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 3¾” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 2¾”
Scrap Basic Black & Whisper White

The small panel of Whisper White was coloured using the Baby Swipe technique. I folded a baby wipe in half and placed it on an I block. I added 3 drops of Pineapple Punch re-inker, 3 dots of Grapefruit Grove re-inker, 3 dots of Real Red re-inker and a dot of Blueberry Bushel re-inker. I smudged them together using the edge of a smaller block – as demonstrated by Barry. I then swiped the baby wipe, wrapped around the block across the card stock panel. This gives such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

When the inked panel was dry I placed it in the Stamparatus and covered it with the 3 leaf stamps from the Tropical Chic stamp set. I picked the stamps up with the clear panel. I inked up the stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the images onto the panel. I really wanted the leaves to be very black so repeated this step three times.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

This panel was then mounted onto the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

I die cut some of the leaves from crap Basic Black card using the Tropical Thinlits dies. These were added to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the inked layer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped and die cut one of the pretty hibiscus flowers with the Grapefruit Grove ink and added it to the corner with a dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

I hope you like the card and thank you again to Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts for the inspiration.

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Yellow Tulips

Posted on April 19, 2020April 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet yellow tulip thank you card made using the Timeless Tulips stamp set and Tulip Builder Punch. I made this card for a team challenge, the theme is ‘Use a Punch’

To recreate the yellow tulip card you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
2019 – 2021 In Color designer series paper (dsp) – ⅜” by 3⅝”
Vellum – 5” by 3¼”
So Saffron – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Whisper White – 4¼” by 2½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the designer series paper to the Pretty Peacock card base. I used a strip of Tear & Tape in the centre of the dsp panel to adhere the Vellum panel to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped 2 stems onto the small panel of Whisper White using Pear Pizzazz ink and added some leaves in the same colour. The sentiment from the Sending You Thoughts stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the panel in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the 2 tulips in So Saffron ink onto scrap Whisper White card and punched these out using the Tulip Builder Punch. The 2 leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz and punched out with the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

Using a bone folder I curved the tulips and added them to the stamped panel using a dimensional. The punched leaves were also added using a dimensional.