Bouquet of Tulips

Posted on April 8, 2022March 28, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Tulip Dies and the Pansy Petals dsp to make a bouquet of tulips thank you card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the bouquet of tulips card, you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅝” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Pansy Petals dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Succulent card – 3 ¾” by 2 ½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 3½” by 2¼” – rounded upper left corner
Pansy Petals dsp – 3 ¾” square cut in half on the diagonal
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner, for the inside
Basic White strip – ⅜”
Scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous Grape & Soft Succulent

The large panel of Pansy Petals dsp was glued to the larger Basic White piece. This was then glued to the Gorgeous Grape card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The beautiful Tulip Dies and Pansy Petals dsp used to make a pretty bouquet of tulips thank you card

I ran the smallest piece of Basic White card through the Cut & Emboss Machine with the Gingham Embossing Folder and glued it to the Soft Succulent panel. This was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The beautiful Tulip Dies and Pansy Petals dsp used to make a pretty bouquet of tulips thank you card

Using the Tulip Dies, I cut a bunch of the tulip pieces from scrap Basic White, Fresh Freesia and Gorgeous Grape card along with some leaves from Soft Succulent card. I glued the flower pieces together using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and Mini Dimensionals to give a 3D effect.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The beautiful Tulip Dies and Pansy Petals dsp used to make a pretty bouquet of tulips thank you card

I folded the triangle of dsp into a cone shape then flattened it. The tulip heads were then tucked in and secured with liquid glue. The leaves were cut down and tucked in around the blooms. The bouquet was added to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The beautiful Tulip Dies and Pansy Petals dsp used to make a pretty bouquet of tulips thank you card

The sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Basic White and added to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The beautiful Tulip Dies and Pansy Petals dsp used to make a pretty bouquet of tulips thank you card

A trio of Pastel Pearls and a Baker’s Twine bow completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

The Plentiful Plants stamp set and Perfect Plants dies used for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Hanging Pots for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on May 29, 2021May 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share monthly Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Something New’. I have chosen to use the gorgeous new Plentiful Plants stamp set and Perfect Plants Dies from the new 2021 – 2022 Annual Catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the hanging pots card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Calypso Coral
Pansy Petals dsp
Scrap Basic White, Calypso Coral, Soft Sea Foam, Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Evening Evergreen

The large pot image was stamped on scrap Calypso Coral and Misty Moonlight card using the co-ordinating ink colours and die cut using the Perfect Plants dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring hanging plants for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I stamped some of the plants in Old Olive and Evening Evergreen onto Scrap Soft Sea Foam and Old Olive card. I die cut the plants using the same dies and also cut out some of the Aloe plants in the 3 shades of green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring hanging plants for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I die cut the sweet macrame hanger from scrap Basic White card and then began the fun job of filling the plant pots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring hanging plants for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I added the hanging pot to the dsp panel on Dimensionals, threaded a length of White Bakers Twine through the ring at the top and secured it to the back of the panel with Sellotape.

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp to the Calypso Coral panel and then to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring hanging plants for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

The blue pot was added on Dimensionals at the bottom of the card. I added a double Bakers Twine bow to the hanger and the blue pot and finished with a trio of Elegant faceted dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card featuring hanging plants for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

I hope you like the card.

Please hop on to see what my lovely team mate Joanna has to share with us today.

Roll Call

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Sweet gingham Magnolia cards using Stampin' Up! products

Checked Magnolias

Posted on July 23, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been messing about with my Stamparatus and various background stamps this week. I love being able to re-stamp these large images to achieve a richer, more colour saturated look. Here are a couple of the projects I came up with.

To recreate the checked magnolia cards you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”

Seaside Spray card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Whisper White cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 3
Scrap Whisper White

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the large Buffalo Check image in Seaside Spray ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated the stamping with another panel of Whisper White and Blueberry Bushel ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

The large magnolia bloom was then stamped over the top of both panels in Memento Tuxedo Black. To get a good dark image these were stamped 2 or 3 times.

I die cut both the magnolias using the Magnolia Memory dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

I mounted the Seaside Spray checked panel to the Blueberry Bushel layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the Blueberry Bushel magnolia into the negative space on Dimensionals and added the whole piece to the Seaside Spray card base. The sentiment was stamped in Seaside Spray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

I glued the die cut Seaside Spray checked Magnolia to the remaining Whisper White layer, wrapped a piece of ⅛” Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain Ribbon around the bottom of the layer. The sentiment was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink and the entire layer added to the Thick Whisper White card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

I love the way these cards turned out, can’t wait to try it out with other background stamps. I hope you like them.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Gingham Gala dsp for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Gingham Gala dsp for the May Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on May 19, 2019May 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made by the lovely ladies who came to the Gingham Gala Stamp-a-Stack yesterday. On arrival each lady was given a kit bag containing a pack of the Gingham Gala designer series paper (dsp), a pack of the Gingham Gala sequins, 20 co-ordinating card bases, 20 envelopes and all the pre-cut layers to make 20 cards; 2 each of 10 designs.

Rooted in Nature cards

Lovely tree themed cards for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Country Home cards

Country Home floral cards for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – The jug and floral image from the Country Home stamp set used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Daisy Delight cards

Daisy cards for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Daisy Delight stamp set and co-ordinating Daisy Punch used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Piece of Cake cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Piece of Cake stamp set and co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Tea Together cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and co-ordinating Tea Time Dies used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

We had a lovely day crafting and chatting. I hope you like the projects.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gingham Gala dsp for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch used to create a gorgeous set of Christmas cards

Making Christmas Bright for December Classes

Posted on December 16, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made at this month’s classes using the gorgeous Making Christmas Stamp set and co-ordinating Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. This is such a fun set to use and so easy and my ladies loved the punch.

Floating Panel Card

We began by stamping the sting of lights onto the top and bottom of a 5” by 3” panel of Whisper White cardstock in Blueberry Bushel ink and adding this stamped piece to a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock 5⅛” by 3⅛”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Using scrap strips of Silver Foil and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch we punched out 11 bulb tops – 6 for this card and 5 for our last card. We then punched out 4 bulbs in Blueberry Bushel cardstock, 4 in Real Red cardstock and 3 in Pineapple Punch cardstock – 6 for this card and 5 for the last card. We added the bulb tops to the bulbs with a tiny dab of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set them aside to dry. When they were dry we added them to the stamped panel on Stampin Dimesnionals.

On a second piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5” by 3” we stamped the sentiment in Real Red ink and a string of stars in Pineapple Punch ink.

Using the paper trimmer I cut a Blueberry Bushel card base 11¾” by 4⅛” and scored it in half at 5⅞”. Placing the long side up against the top of the trimmer I measured an 1” from the score line and cut. Taking the cut piece cut an inch strip and added the remaining piece to the scrap bag.

We folded the card on the score line and added the Real Red stamped panel with a thin line of glue along the top to the folded flap. The 1” strip of Blueberry Bushel was place on the inside panel of the card, lined up with the bottom and both sides, glue was added to the bottom edge of the Real Red panel and the front panel was pushed down onto the strip to finish the card front. We added Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the back of the inside stamped panel, placed the panel face down on the back of the inside of the card front and closed the card to glue the panel in place and hidden behind the front panel and the card is finished.

Stamped String of Lights card

We began by stamping the star randomly in the top right corner of the Real Red card base in Real Red ink. Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock we stamped the ‘string’ using Memento Tuxedo Black ink in the left hand corner and added 3 bulb tops in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

The merry and bright bulbs were stamped in Blueberry Bushel, Real Red and Pineapple Punch ink. We then added a scattering in stars in the Real Red and Pineapple Punch inks, rounded the corner with the Detailed Trio Punch before adding to a panel of Pineapple Punch cardstock.

We wrapped a piece of Blueberry Bushel Ribbon around the panel securing the ends with Sellotape on the back and added a bow to the front with a Mini Glue Dot. We added a strip of Blueberry Bushel to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added to the card front on Stampin Dimensionals.

String of Lights card

We stamped the string on a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 2⅞” and added the previously assembled bulbs using a dimensional on the back of each. We stamped the sentiment in either Blueberry Bushel or Real Red ink in the lower right corner and added the panel to a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock measuring 4¼” by 3⅛” with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

Taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3⅛” we placed it in the Stamparatus, inked up the Buffalo Check stamp with Pineapple Punch ink and stamped it on the panel, this gingham check looks fab in the Pineapple Punch ink. We added a strip of Real Red cardstock to one side of the Buffalo Check panel and added the panel to the front of a Pineapple Punch card base. The Christmas Bulb panel was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

These are such bright, fun cards, I love them.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Christmas Bright and the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

Country style Christmas

Posted on September 30, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a Country style Christmas card using the fabulous Buffalo Check stamp set and the In the Woods framelit dies.

Making the Country Style Christmas card

I started by getting out my Stamparatus and inking up the Buffalo Check stamp with Poppy Parade ink and stamped it down onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock. I like to use the Stamparatus so that I can stamp repeatedly if I need to.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

When the Poppy Parade ink was dry I added lines using a Mossy Meadow marker, I really like the added interest this gives. I then trimmed the panel down to 5½” by 3¾” using my Paper Trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

Taking a panel of Mossy Meadow cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞” I die cut the 2 Christmas tree shapes from the centre then adhered this the stamped panel to a layer of Mossy Meadow. Love that you can use the middle of a panel then cover it up and no-one will ever know!!

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

Using Mini Dimensionals I added the top layer of the tree to the base layer, pulling out the little leafy pieces. I covered the tree in Clear Wink of Stella, you can never have enough bling! I also added some of the gorgeous Red Rhinestones before adhering the tree to the card front. I inked up the sentiment using a Mossy Meadow Marker and stamped onto a scrap of Whisper White and trimmed to fit. I added a strip of Silver Metallic Edged Ribbon adhered on the back of the panel with Sellotape and added a bow using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

Love this card, it is soooo cute……..

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

Spirited Snowmen for a Stamp’N Hop

Posted on September 14, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. If you have hopped over from the lovely Eva Pottsova I am sure you loved her project. One of the first things that caught my eye in the new Holiday Catalogue was the adorable Spirited Snowmen stamp set. Those snowmen are just sooooo cute.

Dancing Snowman card

For the first card I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4 ¼” by 2 ¾” which I placed in my Stamparatus. I inked up the Buffalo Check stamp with Poppy Parade ink and stamped it down. I find using the big background stamps with the Stamparatus gives a much better image. I added the stamped piece to a panel of Poppy Parade cardstock 4⅜” by 2⅞” and added it to a Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

Next I stamped the Dancing Snowman in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto a piece of Whisper White 3” by 3” and used the Blueberry Bushel, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede markers to colour him in. He looks so happy doesn’t he?

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I die cut the snowman using the Layering Circles dies and the Big Shot and die cut a slightly larger Blueberry Bushel scalloped circle and adhered them together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the sentiment from the Beautiful Blizzard stamp set in Blueberry Bushel and added the image to the right side of the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To complete the card I added some Red Rhinestones and a Blueberry Bushel bow with a Mini Glue Dots.

Skating Snowman card

I started with a panel of Balmy Blue cardstock 5⅞” by 4⅛”. I placed this in the Stamparatus, inked up the large Buffalo Check background stamp with Blueberry Bushel ink and stamped it onto the Balmy Blue cardstock. The stamped Buffalo Check piece was then cut on the diagonal using the Stampin’ Trimmer and adhered to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I cut a strip of Silver Foil at 6” by ¼” and adhered it to the card front above the stamped panel leaving a small gap between the two pieces.

I stamped the gorgeous ‘skating snowman’ onto a panel of Whisper White approximately 3” by 3” and coloured it in using the Blueberry Bushel, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede and Pumpkin Pie Markers. He looks adorable. The piece was the die cut using the Big Shot and the Layering Circles dies.

www.carfty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from Blueberry Bushel cardstock and added it to the stamped circle. I then die cut a slightly larger circle from Poppy parade and adhered it to the back of the scalloped circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals and a scattering of Red Rhinestones was added for that bit of extra sparkle.

The sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and backed by a piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock. I banner cut the end and stuck it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Spirited Snowman stamp st by Stampin’Up! for sweet Christmas cards

I have really enjoyed playing with this adorable stamp set. I hope you like my projects. Please hop on to see what the talented Terry Montgomery has for us this month.

Kaylee van Es
Sandra Roberts
Jenn Charles
Laura Mackie
Eva Pottsova
Mo Rootes – You are here
Terry Montgomery
Anastasia Radloff
Andre Gordon
Tracy Marie Lewis
Sue McDonald
Linda Handford
Jenna Watkins
Danielle Kassing
Susan Simpson
Pia Gerhardt
Vicky Wright
Karen Watts

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

Mo x

Supplies Used

Bubble Over stamp set for a masculine card

Bubble Over Masculine card

Posted on September 9, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have making a masculine card using the Bubble Over stamp set, an old favourite of mine for this type of card.

Making the Bubble Over card

I began by placing a 4⅛” by 2¾” piece of Whisper White into my Stamparatus, inked up my Buffalo Check stamp with Poppy Parade ink and stamped down then set the stamped piece to one side to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a masculine card

I took a Gray Granite card base – love this colour – and stamped the bubble image in Gray Granite ink across two thirds of the card front starting on the left hand side. I then added the Poppy Parade checked piece to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubble Over stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a masculine card

I stamped the large bottle from the Bubble Over Stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto a crap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using my Big Shot and the co-ordinating Bottles & Bubbles dies. I die cut the largest bottle label from a small scrap of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade ink before adding it to the die cut bottle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The bottle was added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.