A faux stepper card made for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the merriest Moments stamp set and Dies and the Rings of Love dsp by Stampin' Up!

Merriest Love Faux Stepper card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on August 2, 2022July 31, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing fun fold cards. I have chosen to use the Merriest Moments stamp set and the Rings of Love dsp.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the merriest love card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card – 11” by 4⅛” scored at 1”, 2” & 6½”
Poppy Parade card – 8¼” by 2½” scored at 3”
Rings of Love dsp – 4¼” by 4”
Basic White card – 5” by 2⅜”
Rings of Love dsp 4” by ⅞”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 4”
Scrap Basic White card

Fold and burnish all the score lines on the Crumb Cake and Poppy Parade panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, the large piece of dsp can be added to the Crumb Cake panel. The Poppy Parade panel can then be mounted on the Crumb Cake base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Glue the 5” by 2⅜” panel of Basic White to the Poppy Parade layer and then glue the 4” by ⅞” strip of dsp across the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I stamped the two flowers in Poppy Parade ink, the holly leaves in Evening Evergreen and the sprigs in Mint Macaron onto scrap Basic White card. They were die cut using the Merriest Frames Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Stamp the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink and die cut with a Stitched Rectangle Die. Add it to the front of the card with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The flowers and leaves were then added to the card front with liquid glue and a scattering of dots added in Crushed Curry ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set and Rings of Love dsp used for a faux stepper fun fold card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the flower centres to complete the card.

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Four cards made for the Christmas Stampathon using the Merriest Moments stamp set and Merriest Frames dies and embossing folder

Merriest Moments for the Christmas Stampathon

Posted on June 29, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I have been creating cards for the Christmas Stampathon and this month’s theme is to use flowers on our Christmas cards and to make a minimum of four. I used pretty Merriest Moments stamp set and co-ordinating Merriest Frames Dies & Hybrid Embossing Folder to make my cards.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate one merriest moment’s card, you will need:

Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam card and envelope
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Scrap Basic White card

Using the Merriest Frames dies and the hybrid Embossing Folder I embossed and simultaneously die cut the gorgeous decorated frame from the large panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set & co-ordinating Merriest Frames dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I then used the detailed outline die and the stitched rectangle die from the Merriest Frames dies to cut around the detailed foliage and the centre panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set & co-ordinating Merriest Frames dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The detailed framed piece was then glued to the front of the Soft Sea Foam card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set & co-ordinating Merriest Frames dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The sentiment, from the Joyful Flurry stamps set was stamped in Garden Green ink in the centre of the stitched rectangle. This was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set & co-ordinating Merriest Frames dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

I stamped the 2 parts of the poinsettia flower with Real Red ink onto scrap Basic White card. I also stamped the large and medium holly leaves in Garden Green ink, the leafy sprig in Soft Sea Foam ink and finally the pine spray in Smoky Slate ink. I then die cut everything.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set & co-ordinating Merriest Frames dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

The poinsettia flowers were shaped using my Bone Folder and the smaller one added on top of the larger one using a Mini Dimensional. The flower was then added to the card front with liquid glue. The leaves and sprigs were then tucked in around the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Merriest Moments stamp set & co-ordinating Merriest Frames dies and hybrid embossing folder used to make Christmas cards for the Christmas Stampathon

A Brushed Metallic Dot added to the centre of the flower to complete the card.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Stampin' Up! products used to make a pretty poinsettia Christmas tree bauble on a rustic wood slice.

Tree Baubles for the December 2021 Class

Posted on December 17, 2021December 8, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing two pretty baubles designed for my December classes and made using the Poinsettia and Cabin dies.

Coloured we used are:

Poinsettia Bauble

Wood Slice – I got mine here – https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082HR4RV3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Real Red card – 8¼” by 3¼
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”
Scrap Gold Foil card
Jute Twine

We die cut and embossed the 3 layers of poinsettia petals from the Real Red card using the Poinsettia dies and Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. They were then spayed, using a Spritzer, with a mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint and Alcohol. They were then set aside to dry. The Frost White Shimmer Paint is sadly retired but you could use Clear Wink of Stella instead.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

When they were dry, we curled the petals using a Bone Folder. The layers were then adhered together, offset, with Mini Glue Dots. We added the centre, die cut from Gold Foil card using the same Poinsettia Dies. It was added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

The completed Poinsettia was then added to the wood slice with a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

The holly leaves. 1 large and 2 small, were cut and embossed from the piece of Garden Green card. They were tucked under the poinsettia and glued down with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

We used some rustic jute twine from my stash to make a loop and bow to hang the bauble.

Cabin Bauble

Basic White circle – die cut with Framelets Circle Dies – roughly 3⅝” – 3¾” in diameter
Soft Suede – die cut with Framelets Circle Dies – roughly 3⅝” – 3¾” in diameter
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”

Using a heavy-duty hole punch we punched a hole at the top of the wood circle.

Stampin' Up! products used to make a lovely tree bauble featuring a rustic Christmas cabin in the trees

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

I mounted the Birch background stamp on a Stamparatus plate, I find it easier to handle than the largest block, ink it up with Misty Moonlight ink and stamped it onto the bauble. It was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

Placing the Basic White circle on top of the Soft Suede circle I ran them through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the detailed cabin die. We lifted the Basic White layer off the Soft Suede layer, leaving all the bits stuck on the Soft Suede piece. Using a Take Your Pick Tool we carefully lifted off the white scrap leaving the Soft Suede piece intact. The 2 pieces were then stuck together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. We added the cabin to the bauble on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

Using the dark, Soft Suede Blends Marker were coloured in the cabin and added Clear Wink of Stella to the cabin roof and the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

The trees were then die cut from the Garden Green layer using trees from the Cain Dies and tucked around the cabin. Using either liquid glue or Dimensionals. We added a loop of twine to the top to hang the bauble.

These baubles were such fun to make, I hope you like them.

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Golden Poinsettia Christmas card

Posted on November 30, 2021November 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty golden poinsettia Christmas card today and made using the Basic Patterns Decorative Masks and the Poinsettia Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the golden poinsettia card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bumblebee card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Gold Shimmer paper – 8¼” by 3¼”

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty gold poinsettia themed Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Dies and the Basic Patterns Masks

For this card I used the Basic Patterns Decorative Masks to emboss the pattern onto the smaller panel of Basic White card. I used the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, the Base plate followed by a Clear acrylic plate. I then added my Silicon Mat, placed the Basic White card on top then the decorative mask and finally the Gray 3D Embossing Plate.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty gold poinsettia themed Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Dies and the Basic Patterns Masks

The embossed panel was then added to the layer of Bumblebee cardstock with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the Basic Black card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty gold poinsettia themed Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Dies and the Basic Patterns Masks

I die cut the 3 layers of poinsettia petals from the Gold Shimmer paper using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Poinsettia Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty gold poinsettia themed Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Dies and the Basic Patterns Masks

The poinsettia layers were adhered together with Mini Glue Dots, each layer offset to the next. I added a trio of Black Matte Dots to the centre of the flower. The flower was then added with a Glue Dot to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty gold poinsettia themed Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Dies and the Basic Patterns Masks

I stamped the greeting in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and trimmed it out using Scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty gold poinsettia themed Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Dies and the Basic Patterns Masks

To complete the card, I added a trio of Wonderful Gems.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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www.crafty-rootes.com - A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Poinsettia Bauble for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on November 27, 2021November 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Tree Decorations’ – such a fun challenge. I have used the gorgeous Poinsettia Dies to make a hanging bauble for my tree.

Colours used in the Poinsettia Bauble are:

To recreate this project, you will need:

4” wooden circle
Real Red card – 8¼” by 3¼”
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”
Scrap Gold Foil

Using a Big Bite hole puncher, I punched hole at the top of the 4” wooden circle. I used the Birch background stamp and Early Espresso ink and stamped it onto the circle and set it aside to dry. I mounted the stamp on a Stamparatus Plate as I find this easier to manage.

A Christmas tree ornament made using a wooden disc and the Poinsettia Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

With my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, I die cut the largest three flowers from the Poinsettia Dies. I cut the outline and the embossing piece at the same time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used a Bone Folder to curve the petals, the largest one downwards and the other two layers upwards. I adhered the middle piece to the largest piece with a Dimensional and then added the smaller flower to the middle layer with a Mini Dimensional. I cut a flower centre from scrap Gold Foil and added it with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive. I covered the petals with Clear Wink of Stella to give a bit of sparkle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using my Cut & Emboss Machine I cut 2 small and 1 large holly leaf the Garden Green card. I embossed each leave at the same time, these were added to the wooden circle with a dab of liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a couple of sprigs from scrap Gold Foil card and added them with a dab of glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The flower was added over the leaves with a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty Poinsettia Bauble tree ornament made using the gorgoeus Poinsettia die for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using the gold Simply Elegant Trim I added a hanger to the top of bauble.

So pretty. Please hop on to see what my fellow demonstrators have to share with us today.

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A beautiful poinsettia card in a non traditional colour using the Poinsettia Dies by Stampin' Up

Razzleberry Poinsettia

Posted on December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card featuring a Razzleberry Poinsettia, made using the Poinsettia Dies.

To recreate the Razzleberry Poinsettia card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ “ by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner x 2 – one for the inside
Silver Foil – 5⅞” by 1½”
Scrap Rich Razzleberry

One of the Whisper White panels was glued to the Balmy Blue card base using Multipurpose liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful all occasion card featuring a Rich Razzleberry poinsettia and some embossed silver foil

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I embossed the strip of Silver Foil using the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder – Doesn’t this look fantastic? The strip was added to the card front using the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful all occasion card featuring a Rich Razzleberry poinsettia and some embossed silver foil

The sentiment from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set was stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink above the embossed foil strip.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful all occasion card featuring a Rich Razzleberry poinsettia and some embossed silver foil

Using the Poinsettia Dies and Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the large, medium and small poinsettia’s from Rich Razzleberry card and embossed the veining on each leaf.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful all occasion card featuring a Rich Razzleberry poinsettia and some embossed silver foil

Using a sponge dauber I added Blackberry Bliss ink to all of the petal edges. I used the liquid glue to adhere the three petal layers together to form the poinsettia flower. The flower was added to the card front on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful all occasion card featuring a Rich Razzleberry poinsettia and some embossed silver foil

A faceted gem was added to the flower centre and I added a scattering of Silver Pearls to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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

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A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

3D Poinsettia Wreath- Stampin ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘3D’. If you have hopped over from the lovely Jill Chapman, you are very welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes in the UK. Please continue to hop through to see all the inspiration the other participants have to share.

I have chosen to share the wreath I have made for my lovely Mum who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease and is in a care home. As we are currently in lockdown in an effort to stop the rise of Covid-19, we are unable to visit her. I made her this pretty Poinsettia Wreath for the lovely staff who care for her to hang on her door.

To recreate the 3D Poinsettia Wreath, you will need:

Real Red card stock
Flirty Flamingo card stock
Garden Green stock
Soft Sea Foam card stock
Whisper White card stock
Silver Foil card

Taking the stunning Metallic Mesh Ribbon, I started wrapping it loosely around a pretty wicker wreath bought from a local craft store. I love this ribbon; it is so light and fragile looking but adds such a pop of style.