A pretty floral thank you card made using the beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies from Stampin' Up!

Country Flowers card

Posted on April 12, 2024April 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating dies which will be available in my online shop from the 1^st May 2024. I made this card using the paper piecing technique.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White, Lemon Lolly, Petal Pink, Fresh Freesia, Petunia Pop, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Night of Navy & Black

To recreate the country flowers card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5” by 3½”
Meandering Meadows dsp – 4 ¼” by 2 ¾”
Petunia Pop card – 4⅛” by ⅜” x 3
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Masterfully Made dsp

Using the Countryside Corners Dies, I die cut a label from the piece of Meandering Meadows dsp and the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the labels together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The 3 strips of Petunia Pop card were adhered to the Fresh Freesia card front and the label piece was glued over the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The teapot image, from Country Flowers stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Masterfully Made dsp and I fussy cut it out with scissors before adding it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The spray of flowers was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card. I used the Country Flowers Dies to cut out the image and coloured it with the following Blends Pens – Petal Pink, Petunia Pop, Fresh Freesia, Lemon Lolly & Granny Apple Green. The coloured flowers were then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

The sentiment, from the Simply Said stamp set was stamped in Petunia Pop ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The beautiful Country Flowers stamp set and co-ordinating Dies used to make a pretty floral thank you card

A double Lemon Lolly Twine bow and a trio of Shiny Sequins completed the card. So pretty.

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

Mo x

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A pretty colourful moths card made using the Night of Flight stamp set by Stampin' Up! for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge

Colourful Moths – Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 10, 2024February 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a picture/colour combination. I opted to used the colours and the Night of Flight stamp set to make my card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the colourful moths card, you will need:

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Misty Moonlight card

I stamped the largest moth onto the smaller panel of Basic White card using Pretty Peacock ink. The next moth was stamped in Misty Moonlight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

Another moth was stamped in Real Red ink, and the last moth was stamped firstly in Soft Sea Foam and Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

The stamped panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel and a lemon Lolly ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

The whole panel was added to the Lemon Lolly card base on Dimensionals,

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Misty Moonlight card and die cut using the Countryside Corners Dies. I masked off part of the sentiment as I only wanted the word ENJOY.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

A double Lemon Lolly Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of Solid Adhesive Backed Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Night of Flight stamp set used for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop colour challenge to make a pretty colourful moths card

Please hop along to see what my crafty friends have to share with us today. Next up is the lovely Shel Anderson

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A pretty card to celebrate the birth of a baby girl made using the sweet Cradled In Love stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Cradled in Love card

Posted on December 29, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a baby card made using the adorable Cradled with Love Stamp set which will be available from the 4^th January 2024 as a Sale-a-Bration choice.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the cradled with love card, you will need:

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Softly Stippled DSP – 5½” by 3¾”
Bubble Bath card – 5½” by 4”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 3” by ⅜”

The piece of Softly Stippled dsp was adhered to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” piece of Basic White card and then the panel was glued to the Bubble Bath card base.

Using the Countryside Corners Dies, I die cut a label from the 4¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. From the 5½” by 4” panel of Bubble Bath, I die cut a larger label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The sweet Cradled In Love stamp set used to make a pretty card to celebrate the birth of baby girl

The cradle was stamped in Smoky Slate ink onto the Basic White label. I added the mobile and the mobile hanger using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The sweet Cradled In Love stamp set used to make a pretty card to celebrate the birth of a baby girl

The image was coloured with the following Blends Pens – Bubble Bath, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lolly, Lost Lagoon and Smoky Slate. The ‘ground’ was added in Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The sweet Cradled In Love stamp set used to make a pretty card to celebrate the birth of a baby girl

The decorated panel was glued to the Bubble Bath label and mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The sweet Cradled In Love stamp set used to make a pretty card to celebrate the birth of a baby girl

The sentiment was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I trimmed it down with scissors and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The sweet Cradled In Love stamp set used to make a pretty card to celebrate the birth of a baby girl

A Glittered Organdy Ribbon bow and a trio of Adhesive-backed Sequins completed the card. So pretty.

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Random Stars Christmas card

Posted on November 16, 2023November 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the Stars at Night stamp set and dies at the moment and have made a pretty card in unusual colours.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Sweet Sorbet

Pebbled Path

To recreate the random stars card, you will need:

Pebbled Path card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Sweet Sorbet card – 4⅞” by 5⅜”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the large star from the Stars At Night stamp set in Sweet Sorbet ink, randomly all over the 4¾” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

The inked layer was then glued to the Sweet Sorbet panel and then onto the 5⅛” by 3⅝” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

A length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Tear ‘n Tape. The whole panel was then mounted onto the Pebbled Path card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

The sentiment was stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Pebbled Path ink. It was then die cut using the Countryside Corner Dies. I die cut the label twice to make it smaller.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

Using a Sponge Dauber, I inked around the sentiment label before adding it to the card front on Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Stars At Night stamp set used to make a pretty random stars card in an unusual colour combo

A Glittered Organdy Ribbon bow and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A monochromatic, split panel fronted sympathy card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Color & Contour stamp set by Stampin' Up

Color & Contour Sympathy card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects featuring some or all of the following – Two step stamping, sympathy. Fun fold, trinket and black and white. I have used the Color & Contour stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Basic Black

To recreate the Color & Contour sympathy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – Cut the front at 4⅛”, then cut 1½” off the offcut. The rest is not needed
Basic Black card – 4” by 1⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic Black card – 4¼” by 2½” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Basic White card – 4” by 2¼” – die cut a Countryside Corner Label
Scrap Basic White

Using the Distressed Tile Embossing Folder, I embossed the 2 panels of Basic Black measuring 4” by 1⅜”. The were added to the 1½” flap of the card front and to the 1½” strip that I cut off