High Tide for a monochromatic birthday card

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Yesterday was my husbands’ birthday and today I am sharing the card I made for him. He really likes clean and simple cards, so with this in mind I hit Pinterest and did a little searching. I wanted an outdoor, wildlife theme for the card and found a link to a video by a lady called Esther of Stampin Star Creations – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqKkyG59UeE – . She used the High Tide stamp set to make a beautiful, understated card which was just what I was looking for.

www.crafty-rootes.com – High Tide stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I took a panel of Whisper White cardstock and die cut a circle from the upper half of the panel using the Layering Circle Dies and the Big Shot. I left the die cut circle in-situ and stamped the ‘sandy bank’ image in Basic Gray ink overlapping both the circle and the layer from which the circle was cut. I added some texture by stamping over the sandy bank with the smaller sand image in the Basic Gray ink which also covered the indent where the lighthouse stamp fits.

www.crafty-rootes.com – High Tide by Stampin’ Up!

I lifted out the die cut circle and, using a Sponge Dauber, inked around the edges in Basic Gray bringing the colour around the top of the circle to give the look of a cloudy sky. Using the Basic Gray ink, I inked up and stamped off the ‘sea’ image before stamping it onto the circle above the ‘sandy bank’. The grasses were also stamped in Basic Gray onto the ‘sandy bank’. Next I added the birds using the Basic Black Ink to give them more depth…….I think they look amazing. I added the ‘birds in flight’ image to the top of the Whisper White panel creating the frame frame. At  this point I notice a small smudge above the birds and to disguise it I cleaned my ‘birds in flight’ image really well using my Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, inked up the last, smallest bird in flight and added it over the smudge, it looked fantastic though I say so myself……… I added the sentiment from the Balloon Adventures stamp set to the lower left corner using the Basic Gray ink pad.

www.crafty-rootes.com – High Tide by Stampin’ Up!

I adhered the Whisper White panel to a layer of Basic Black cardstock and then to a  Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added the stamped circle using Stampin Dimensionals.

I am really happy with the card and my husband loved it, I hope you do too. Thanks you for visiting my blog today, come back soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
High Tide and Balloon Adventures
Dies
Layering Circle Dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink Pads
Basic Gray and Basic Black
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Sponge Dauber, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, C, D, D and H
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sundries
Whisper White Envelope

Dragonfly Dreams Sympathy Card

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I have been making a sympathy card for my dear friend Lyndsay who lost her father this week and the beautiful Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and Detailed Dragonfly Thinlit Dies seemed appropriate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dragonfly Dreams by Stampin Up

I stamped the gorgeous detailed dragonfly in Night of Navy ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and die cut the dragonfly using the co-ordinating Detailed Dragonfly Thinlit Dies – save 10% if you buy them as a bundle until the end of May. I then die cut the filigree dragonfly from Vellum Cardstock and adhered the vellum piece – using Mini Glue Dots – on top of the stamped dragonfly, love the effect of movement this gives. Even a sympathy card deserves a little bling so I added a couple of Basic Rhinestones to the dragonfly’s thorax.

 

www.crfty-rootes.com – Dragonfly Dreams by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a panel of the lovely soft blue paper from the Falling In Love dsp pack and glued it to a Very Vanilla panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.  I added ½ a Lace Doily, Very Vanilla side up to the back of this panel, just peeking out. I love that these doilies are Whisper White on one side and Very Vanilla on the reverse. I stamped the sentiment from the Rose Wonder stamp set in Night of Navy ink onto the dsp and added the whole panel to a card base of Night of Navy. The dragonfly was added to the front using Stampin Dimensionals under the thorax to lift it up.

I am really happy with how the card turned out and I hope Lyndsay and her family like it as well.

To purchase any of the items I used click on the ‘Shop Online’ button at the top of the page.Thank you for visiting my blog today, come again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Dragonfly Dreams and Rose Wonder
Dies
Detailed Dragonfly Thinlit dies
Cardstock
Night of Navy and Very Vanilla
Designer Series Paper – dsp
Falling In Love
Ink Pads
Night of Navy
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Big Shot Die Brush, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
C and D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Sundries
Lace Doilies, Basic Rhinestones and Very Vanilla Envelope

Custom Tee and T-Shirt Builder go military

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Yesterday was my son’s birthday and as he is an Officer Cadet at Sandhurst Military Academy I wanted to make him a card with a military theme. After scratching my head and trying out a few ideas, this is what I have come up with.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Custom Tee by Stampin’ Up!

I decided on the T-Shirt Builder Framelits dies as main element of the card. The regulation issue T-Shirts are a dark brown so I stamped the large T-Shirt from the Custom Tee stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink onto Chocolate Chip cardstock and die cut using the co-ordinating T-Shirts Builder Framelit dies.  Although this looked OK I really wanted to add a camouflage element to the card. So, I got out the ‘splodgy’ stamp from the Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set and set to with Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke and Wild Wasabi ink and a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. I also used the oval stamp from the Beetles & Bugs stamp set to add a different texture to the camo. I die cut a T-Shirt using the same die from the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Custom Tee by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Designer Tee stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink onto a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock. Both T-Shirts were then mounted onto the Very Vanilla panel, the camouflage one glued on with Tombow Liquid Adhesive and the Chocolate Chip one added over the top with Stampin Dimensionals. A layer of Wild Wasabi was added behind. This whole piece was then layered onto a Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Custom Tee by Stampin’ Up!

I am pleased with how the card turned out and really hope my son liked it.

To purchase any of the items click on the ‘shop online’ button at the top of the page.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Custom Tee, Designer Tee and Perpetual Birthday Calendar
Dies
T-Shirt Builder Framelit dies
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Wild Wasabi
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke and Wild Wasabi
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform,  Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B C and D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sundries
Very Vanilla Envelope

Swirly Bird makes a gorgeous congratulations card

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Great excitement over the weekend when 2 of my team members promoted to Bronze Elite. I just had to make them a card each and send them a package of goodies to celebrate their achievement.

Over the weekend I came also cameacross a Youtube video by Rose Castillo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jFRn7S0L8 – using the Swirly Bird stamp set. I have to confess this is a stamp set that I bought last year after I saw so many amazing projects made with it on Pinterest…………and I have never used it! Shame on me…… I loved Rose’s idea of stamping on letters to give them some interest and definition and thought I would give it a go.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird and Large Letters by Stampin’ Up!

For my take on her card I die cut the letters using the Large Letters Framelits Dies and Whisper White cardstock. Using the smallest of the stamps from the Swirly Bird stamp set I added the flowers in Sweet Sugarplum ink, the leaves in Wild Wasabi ink and the stems in Perfect Plum ink. I was really happy with the way they looked. I also die cut 3 more of each of the letters from the Whisper White cardstock and glued them together with Tombw Liquid Adhesive to give a 4 layer stack with the stamped piece on the top. This gives lovely dimension to the letters without the hassle of cutting up Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird stamp set and Large Letter Dies by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the One Wild Ride stamp set in Versamark ink after using my Embossing Buddy on a Whisper White panel. I covered the sentiment with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. Love the shine this gives and copper is the nearest we have to a bronze colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I lined my letters up above the sentiment and stuck them down with a little Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I decided to back the Whisper White panel with a layer of the Copper Foil Paper adding to the luxurious look of the card. The whole topper was then added using Stampin’ Dimensionals to a Crumb Cake card base. I added a Whisper White panel to the inside and stamped the same images down the side of the inner panel and also on the envelope.

I really love the clean and simple look of this card and the pop of shiny copper really works. I am so glad Rose’s video inspired me to use this great stamp set.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. To buy any of the products go to the Shop Online button. If you would like to join my team (I’d love to have you) go to the Shop Online button and the Join in the Fun button.

Mo x

Supplies used
Stamp sets
Swirly Bird and One Wild Ride
Dies
Large Letter Framelits
Cardstock
Crumb Cake .Whisper White and Copper Foil Paper
Ink Pads
Sweet Sugarplum, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi and Versamark
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, A, A and D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sundries
Copper Embossing Powder and Whisper White Envelope

Falling In Love scraps for a sweet thank you card

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After my Stamp-A-Stack event early this month I was left with a lot of scraps of the Falling In Love designer series paper (dsp) pack and decided to use some of them to make a simple thank you card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Falling in Love dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a large heart from a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock using the Sweet and Sassy Heart framelit dies. I laid this panel onto a Blushing Bride card base and lightly traced around it with a pencil. I used this pencil outline to help me place my thin strips of Falling In Love dsp, making sure that I covered the entire heart shaped area. I added the Very Vanilla layer on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I die cut a small Sweet and Sassy Heart from Copper Foil paper and adhered it to the right of the large heart.  The sentiment is from a Stampin’ Up! stamp set, but…….I can’t remember which one – it was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and I flagged the end using the sharp Paper Snips from Stampin’ Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Falling In Love dsp by Stampin’ Up + Sweet and Sassy Heart dies

I think it is quite a cute card. What do you think?

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. To buy any of the products go to the Shop Online button. If you would like to join my team go to the Shop Online button and the the Join in the Fun button.

Mo x

Supplies
Dies
Sweet & Sassy framelits
Cardstock
Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla and Copper Foil Paper
Designer Series Paper (dsp)
Falling In Love
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Block
G
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Very Vanilla Envelope

 

Fiesta Time – a book fold card for our team challenge

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This month’s team challenge is to make a fun fold card. So, I had a lovely time this afternoon trawling through Pinterest …….love Pinterest……looking at lots of lovely different styles of cards, so many to choose from.

The card I really loved was made by Patsy Waggoner – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__3yu3Lu_7o&t=694s– . She demonstrated a book fold card, a card type I have never made and used the Birthday Fiesta stamp set and co-ordinating Fiesta Time Framelits which I love.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Fiesta – Stampin’ Up!

I changed the colours to Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron and Cucumber Crush. I didn’t use an embossing folder on the Whisper White front panel, I liked it better plain.  I loved the cactus’ which I stamped in Cucumber Crush adding a cute little Sweet Sugarplum flower to the middle one which I had raised up on Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of So Saffron cardstock and the ends were flagged using the Triple Banner Punch.  The bunting was stamped in Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron and Cucumber Crush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Fiesta by Stampin’ Up!

For the inside I chose Sweet Sugarplum cardstock, Check out Patsy’s video for the dimensions and the instructions for cutting and scoring. I cut out the thin strips of bunting using So Saffron, Cucumber Crush and Tempting Turquoise cardstock and added them to the top panel. I don’t have the dsp pack that Patsy used so I made my own by stamping the thin bunting in my 4 chosen colours onto Whisper White cardstock before cutting into 2 small panels and a long strip.

The gorgeous Llama was stamped with Crumb Cake ink onto Crumb Cake cardstock. The sentiment was stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black and die cut using the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies and the Big Shot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birthday Fiesta – Stampin’ Up!

I really like the card, it looks quite impressive standing on a shelf.

Thanks you for visiting my blog today, come again soon.

Mo x

Supplies
Stamp Sets
Birthday Fiesta
Dies
Fiesta Time Dies, Stitched Shapes framelit dies
Cardstock
Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron, Cucumber Crush, Whisper White & Crumb Cake
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Tempting Turquoise, Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron, Crumb Cake and Cucumber Crush
Punches
Triple Banner Punch
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, E & I
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Whisper White Envelope

Beatles & Bugs – Get Well Card

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I have been working with the Beatles & Bugs stamp set, available in the 2017 Spring/Summer catalogue and what a cute set it is. I really wish I had had this set when my son was a small boy, he would have loved it.

I used it today to make a get well card, couldn’t resist the idea of ‘having a bug’ …….. I know I need help………

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beatles & Bugs – Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to have the bugs crawling out from under something and chose to die cut a circle using the Layering Circle Framelits. I very lightly drew around the inside of the chosen die on my Whisper White panel (and rubbed the pencil lines out later) so that I could work out the placement of my bugs. I chose the bug with long legs and antennae …….creepy……..then added some of the ants to give the card a bit more ‘movement’. The bugs and ants were stamped using Archival basic Gray ink and were then coloured in using Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beatles & Bugs by Stampin’ Up!

I couldn’t find a sentiment that I was appropriate in any of my stamp sets so I found a font I liked on my PC and printed the words onto Whisper White cardstock and then die cut them out. I die cut a larger Wild Wasabi circle to frame the sentiment and added it to the stamped panel using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beatles & Bugs by Stampin’ Up!

I added the stamped layer to a panel of Pacific Point with Tombow Liquid Adhesive before adding the whole piece to a Daffodil Delight card base. I deliberately added each layer crookedly to add to the feeling that everything was out of sorts. I added a trail of ants up the inside of the card and the envelope….. eeeerrgghhhh.

I really like the idea of the card but in hindsight I think the Daffodil Delight is a bit bright, maybe a more neutral colour would have worked better. What do you think?

Thanks you for visiting my blog today, come again soon

Mo x

Supplies
Stamp Sets
Beatles & Bugs
Dies
Layering Circle dies
Cardstock
Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Pacific Point & Wild Wasabi
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray
Marker Pens
Daffodil Delight & Wild Wasabi
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform
Acrylic Blocks
A & B
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Whisper White Envelope

Beautiful You for February Classes

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Thank you to the lovely ladies who came to my classes this month. We had a great time using the fantastic Beautiful You stamp set with the three gorgeous ladies.

The colour palette I chose was influenced by a card we made at our January team training session. I loved the Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay colour combination. So bright and summery for these cold and gloomy days.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stampin’ Up! – Beautiful You

For the first card we used the lovely Water Colour Pencils along with the Blender Pen to colour in the lady. I chose to add a sentiment from the Weather Together stamp set as ‘wishing you brighter days’ seemed to go so well with the image of the lady with her umbrella.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful You – Stampin’ Up!

The ‘dancing lady’ was stamped onto Shimmery White cardstock as we were going to water colour using ink and an Aqua Painter and the Shimmery White stands up to the water better than regular Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful You by Stampin’ Up!

One of the ladies said the third lady reminded her of the stunning Audrey Hepburn and I have to say I agree. This lady was paper pieced, another fab technique, using a piece of the Bermuda Bay dsp from the Brights Paper Stack. The background was created using the Star mask from the Hearts and Stars Decorative Masks. Gorgeous.

I loved all three cards this month, these ladies are so elegant.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today, come again soon.

Mo x

Supplies
Stamp Sets
Beautiful You, Weather Together
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits & Layering Squares dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Shimmery White, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight & Melon Mambo
Designer Series Paper (dsp)
The Brights Paper Stack
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight & Melon Mambo
Water Color Pencils
Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Pacific Point & Early Espresso
Tools
Blender Pen, Aqua Painter, Sponge Daubers, Hearts & Stars Decorative Masks, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Banner Punch (retired) & Project Life Corner Rounder
Acrylic Blocks
C, D, E & H
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Delicate Details paired with Avant Garden

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I was stamping the beautiful, watercolour style flower from the Avant Garden stamp set in different colours, looking for inspiration for a clean and simple card for a friends’ birthday when I stumbled across Tempting Turquoise, a colour I don’t use very often …………. and I loved it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Avant Garden and Delicate Details – Stampin’ Up!

I took a panel of Whisper White and stamped the flower once and then again, lower and to the right without re-inking to get a 2nd generation flower.  I added a stem in stamped using Wild Wasabi ink and then added leave using the 1st and 2nd generation Wild Wasabi ink. I stamped the sentiment from the same set  in the Wild Wasabi and added a small Linen Thread bow using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Avant Garden and Delicate Details – Stampin Up

I loved the stamped panel but knew the card needed something else to pull it together. I tried a strip of dsp from the The Brights Paper Stack in the Tempting Turquoise but it wasn’t quite what I was looking for. Ribbon didn’t work either, so I started browsing through my stamp sets looking for a border stamp that might work. At that point my order arrived – whoop whoop – and in it was the gorgeous lacy Delicate Details stamp set. This was exactly what I was looking for.

I stamped the lace edge border stamp in the Tempting Turquoise to the left side of the Thick Whisper White card base and added the stamped layer next to it using Dimensionals.

Such a simple card but so pretty. I hope my friend likes it.

Both the Avant Garden and the Delicate Details stamp sets are in this years’ Sale-A-Bration  brochure. During Sale-A-Bration for every £45 you spend you can choose 1 item for free from 12 options available in the brochure with new items coming on the 21st February.  Sale-A-Bration ends on the 31st March 2017.

Thank you for visiting my blog today, come again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Avant Garden, Delicate Details
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White
Whisper White Envelopes
Inkpads/markers
Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi
Accessories
Linen Thread
Tools
Stampin Trimmer, Stampin Scrub + Stampin Mist, Scissors, Bone Folder, Clear blocks A, B, C & H
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin Dimensionals

Dragonfly Dreams meets Falling in Love – Such Gorgeousness…..

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I’ve been playing with the beautiful Falling In Love designer series paper (dsp) lately – we used it in last weeks Stamp-a-Stack and have been itching to use the paper in combination with the new Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and the co-ordinating Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits.  I thought the lovely soft colours would go well with the ethereal dragonflies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dragonfly Dreams – Stampin Up

I chose the pink ‘bokeh’ patterned paper for my first card. I love creating this effect with inks, masks and sponge daubers and have used this technique in a class before…….. might try it again soon.  The colours used in the dsp are lovely, Soft Sky, Sweet Sugarplum, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand.

I chose a Blushing Bride cardstock base and mounted the dsp onto a panel of Chocolate Chip cardstock before adding it to the card base with Tombow liquid Adhesive. I felt it needed a darker layer to set off the paler colours and Chocolate Chip has a slight pink tone to it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dragonfly Dreams – Stampin Up

I wanted to add a bit of WOW to the card so die cut the cute string of small dragonflies using the fabulous Copper Foil Paper which is so shiny, love it. I added the dragonflies to the card from using tiny pieces of dimensionals to lift them up and create shadow. I added the sentiment from the same stamp set using Chocolate Chip ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dragonfly Dreams – Stampin Up

I love this card so much, not sure I will be able to give this one away……..

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. If you would like to make the card yourself please click on the ‘Shop online’ button at the top of the page. You can also join my team by clicking the same link.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Dragonfly Dreams
Cardstock
Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip & Copper Foil
Whisper White Envelopes
Inkpads/markers
Chocolate Chip
Tools
Stampin Trimmer, Big Shot + standard platform and 2 cutting plates, Big Shot Die Brush, Stampin Scrub + Stampin Mist, Scissors, Bone Folder, Clear block H
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin Dimensionals