A sweet card showing a cute group of meerkats featuring Stampin' Up! products

The Gangs All Meer

Posted on January 21, 2020January 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a cute, quirky card made using a new Sale-A-Bration stamp set from Stampin’ Up! called The Gangs All Meer.

To recreate the Gangs All Meer card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Whisper White – 3” by 3”
Mossy Meadow – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 2¾” by 2¾”
Scrap Whisper White

I die cut three squares from the three square panels of card stock.

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The cactus image was stamped across the bottom of the card front in Crumb Cake ink.

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I stamped the adorable group of meerkats in Soft Suede ink onto the smallest Whisper White square and coloured them in using the Crumb Cake combo of Blends Markers. The ground was added with the light Mossy Meadow Blends Marker.

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The background sky was added with So Saffron ink and a Sponge. The three squares were adhered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then mounted on the card front with Dimensionals.

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I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink onto scrap Whisper White card and trimmed down using my Paper Trimmer. It was added to the card front with the liquid glue.

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To complete the card I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots. Cute card, I hope you agree.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

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Birthday Balloons for a child or teenagers birthday card

Balloon Birthday

Posted on January 7, 2020December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet and simple Balloon Birthday card suitable for a child or teenager made using the gorgeous Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper.

To recreate the Balloon Birthday card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Birthday Bonanza dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅜” – Rounded Upper Left corner – for the inside
Calypso Coral 3” by 2”
Whisper White 2” by 2”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the gorgeous designer Series Paper to the larger Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Balloon Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

I wrapped the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel twice securing it on the back with Sellotape. Both panels were then glued to the Bermuda Bay card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Balloon Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink onto the small panel of Whisper White and dies cut it using the Stitched Shapes Dies.

Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

The scalloped oval was cut using the Layering Oval Dies and the 2 ovals were glued together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added over the Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon on Dimensionals.

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I added a bow made from the same ribbon using a Mini Blue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely Balloon Birthday card perfect for a child or teenager using Stampin’ Up! product

A strip of dsp was added to the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card using the liquid glue.

I hope you like the card.

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Little Ladybug

Posted on December 20, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Little Ladybug birthday card, although in the UK we call them Ladybirds. This set is a host set available with an order of £275 or more. The images are so cute.

To recreate the Little ladybug card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Real Red – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner for the inside
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded lower right corner

I stamped the adorable little ladybug onto the smaller Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the bug – Real Red combo, Smoky Slate combo and Basic Black combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I used a piece of Sponge to add some Balmy Blue ink around the bug, working it in with circular motions.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added the stamped panel onto the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I wrapped the Real Red Cotton Ribbon around the layer adhering it on the back with sellotape. I added a bow made with the same ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The whole layer was glued to the Balmy Blue card base using Dimensionals. The card was completed by a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Such a sweet, cheerful card. I hope you like it.

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Band Together stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet floral birthday card

Floral Band Together

Posted on December 17, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet and simple card floral band card made using the Band Together stamp set.

To recreate the Floral Band Together card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corners x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The large floral image was stamped on one of the Whisper White panels using Basic Gray ink.

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I coloured the image using the following Blends Markers – Rococo Rose combo, Granny Apple Green combo & So Saffron combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the stamped panel to the Basic Black layer and added the whole piece to the Crumb Cake card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink and die cut using the Detailed Bands dies. I trimmed off one side and added it to the card base with the same liquid glue. I coloured some Basic Pearls in using the dark Rococo Rose Blends pen.

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I stamped the flower in Rococo Rose ink onto the remaining Whisper White panel and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

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A gorgeous unicorn themed card made for OnStage swaps using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

Sparkle Swaps

Posted on November 15, 2019November 6, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the Sparkle swaps made for the OnStage Live event in Dortmund, Germany using the gorgeous Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set.

To recreate the Leave a Little Sparkle swap cards you will need:

Card Base in either Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana or Daffodil Delight – – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Gorgeous Grape – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 2
Whisper White 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside

I stamped randomly across the front of the card base with the swirl stamp and using the same colour ink as cardstock. The card bases were either Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana or Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The small panel of Whisper White was placed in the Stamparatus and the Unicorn was inked up using one colour at a time applied with a Sponge Dauber. Each colour was stamped before the other colour was added. The colours were stamped in the following order – Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Blueberry Bushel & Gorgeous Grape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The sentiment from the Piece of Cake stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink. The strips of Gorgeous Grape were adhered to the top and the bottom of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The Panel was then adhered to the card front using the same adhesive and the card front was decorated with a trio of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com – OnStage swaps made using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set in rainbow colours

The remaining Whisper White panel was stamped with the swirl in Gorgeous Grape ink.

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I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

Pocketful of Happiness meets Family Party

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends 60^th birthday using the Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets.

To recreate the Pocketful of Happiness card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16”
Mint Macaron – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 3½” by 3½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2”

I folded the Flirty Flamingo card base in half then folded the second score line in the opposite direction and burnished using a bone folder. I rounded the upper right corner of the back panel, the lower left corner of the smaller panel and the lower left corner on the central fold.

A sweet pocket tag card using the Family Party and Pocketful of Happiness stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

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I stamped the largest image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 3 ½” by 3 ½” panel of Whisper White and cut it out using the Pocket framelits.

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I coloured in the image using the following Blends Markers – Flirty Flamingo combo, Mint Macaron combo, So Saffron combo, Crumb Cake combo and Purple Posy dark.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower spray in the upper left and lower right corners of one of the large Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them in with the same Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I glued the Whisper White panel to one of the Mint Macaron panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the pocket to the panel using Tear and Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

Using the Delightful Tag Punch I punched the top of the 2” strip of Whisper White. I stamped the sentiment from the Family Party stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink, added the end of the leaf sray ro the top and coloured it in with the Blends Markers. I added a bow made from the Mint Macaron Shimmer Ribbon to the top of the tag with a Mini Glue Dot.

I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower and leaf on the remaining panel of Whisper White cardstock, coloured it in and glued it to the remaining Mint Macaron layer and added it to the inside of the card using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I added the same ink to the left hand side of the decorated Whisper White panel and added it to the card front.

To complete the card I coloured in some Basic Pearls with the dark So Saffron and dark Mint Macaron Blends Markers. I stamped the flower and leaf image on the envelope and coloured it using the same marker pens.

Such a pretty, fresh card. I know my friend will like it.

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A very pretty birthday card made using the Most Wonderful Time product medley by Stampin' Up!

Most Wonderful Time – Birthday

Posted on September 22, 2019September 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been using the lovely Christmas paper from the Most Wonderful Time product medley to make a sweet birthday card.

To recreate the Most Wonderful Time card you will need:

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Most Wonderful Time dsp 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White and Old Olive

I mounted the dsp panel onto the Basic Black panel.

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I wrapped a length of Real Red cotton ribbon around the panel adhering it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Most Wonderful Time product medley makes a gorgeous birthday card

The panel was added to the Real Red card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Most Wonderful Time product medley makes a gorgeous birthday card

The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Tailored Punch. I punched the same shape again from the scrap Old Olive card, cut it down the middle and adhered it to the back of the stamped shape.

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It was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a bow of the same ribbon added with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Most Wonderful Time product medley makes a gorgeous birthday card

I stamped the parcels in Real Red ink onto the remaining Whisper White panel and added the bows in Gold Delicata ink. The same stamps and ink were used on the front of the envelope.

I love this card and this is a great way to use the Christmas dsp……so pretty

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Perennial Friendship

Posted on September 17, 2019September 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty pastel Perennial Friendship birthday card using the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Perennial Friendship card you will need:

Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Basic Black cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 3¾” by 1¼”

Using a T square ruler I marked off a 1” strip on one of the 5½” by 3¾” pieces of Whisper White cardstock.

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The large hydrangia type flower was stamped in Seaside Spray ink above and below the marked lines. The roses were stamped in Rococo Rose, the buddlia like sprigs in Highland Heather, the small flowers in Daffodil Delight and the leaves in Mint Macaron.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The stamped panel was mounted onto the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Rococo Rose card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The marked lines were rubbed out. The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped on the long thin piece of Whisper White in Rococo Rose ink and added on Dimensionals onto the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

I stamped some of the flowers on the remaining Whisper White panela nd onto the envelope. I finished the card with a trio of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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A birthday card for a young man made using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch by Stampin' Up!

Piece of Cake for a young mans birthday

Posted on August 18, 2019August 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my nephew’s birthday earlier this week using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch; he loves a bit of cake.

To recreate the Piece of Cake card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Night of Navy 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Silver Foil – 3¾” by 2¼”
Whisper White – 3¾” by 2”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Silver Foil

I inked up the ‘drippy cake’ inage with Nignt of Navy ink and randomly stamped it over the Night of Navy layer. I stamped it again onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and punched it out with the co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch and coloured in the icing with the Pool Party Marker from the Subtles colour family.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The scalloped border was punched along the bottom if the Silver Foil piece using the now retired Decorative Ribbon Border Punch but you could use whatever border punch or die you have in your stash.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The cake stand was punched from some scrap Silver Foil and the cake was added using dimensionsals overlapping both pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Pool Party ink onto the strip of Whisper White which was then and the cake was then glued to the Silver Foil piece. This was then added to the stamped Night of Navy panel then to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

The same cake and stand were then stamped on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card and also onto the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder punch used for a young mans birthday card

I finished the card by adding a trio of Adhesive Backed Sequins.

I hope he likes it.

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Mo x

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A rainbow coloured Unicorn created using the Stamparatus by Stampin' Up!

Rainbow Unicorn – Leave a Little Sparkle

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the unicorn image from the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set and rainbow colours. Such fun! I made this card for one of the ladies coming to class next week, she loves unicorns.

To recreate the Sparkle card you will need;

Gorgeous Grape card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Goranny Apple Green 4⅛” by ¼” x 2

I placed the smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock into the Stamparatus and placed the gorgeous unicorn image onto it, face down. The door of the Stamparatus was closed picking up the stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

Using Real Red ink on a Sponge Dauber I inked up the unicorn’s horn and a small part of the mane and closed the door, stamping the inked portion of the image onto the cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The next portion of the unicorn was inked in the same way using Pumpkin Pie ink and a Sponge Dauber. I repeated the same step inking up a didderent part of the unicorn and working my way down the unicorn’s body. I used Daffofil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Gorgeous Grape inks.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

I was delighted with the result, the unicorn looked fantastic. I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink and added the strips of Granny Apple Green cardstock at the top and bottom of the stamped piece using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The swirl image was stamped randomly across the front of the Gorgeous Grape card base in Gorgeous Grape ink and the stamped unicorn panel added with Dimensionals. A scatter of Iridescent Sequins was added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous rainbow coloured unicorn using the Leave a Little Sparkle stamp set

The swirl was stamped onto the larger Whisper White panel in Gorgeous Grape ink and added to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped onto the envelope to complete the project. I hope she likes it.