Red Sunflower

Posted on August 11, 2020August 8, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I love sunflowers, they are such cheerful flowers, so big and showy. I did a bit of google searching and discovered to my surprise that you can get a red sunflower ……..who knew!

To recreate the red sunflower card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 4⅜” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 3⅜” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Daffodil Delight, Real Red & Whisper White

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the large sunflower from the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set onto the smaller panel of Whisper White. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the stamparatus so that I could re-stamp to get a darker image. The leaves were stamped in Old Olive ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the sunflower and leaves – Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Mango Melody, Old Olive and Soft Suede. I took a Black Stamp ‘n write marker to spritze the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

The stamped panel was glued to the Real Red panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

I wrapped some of the gorgeous Braided Trim around the panel and added a bow to the top. I added a small strip of Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Whisper White card with the ends flagged to the back of the panel using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

The sentiment was stamped onto the Crumb Cake card base in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus again as I wanted the sentiment to be really dark and could stamp it multiple times.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

I added the stamped layer to the card base with Dimensionals and added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to the card front. A little Clear Wink of Stella was added around the flower centre. So pretty.

I hope you like it

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A pretty floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set and the Pick A Label Punch by Stampin' Up!

Lovely You Pick a Label

Posted on August 9, 2020August 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I absolutely love the Lovely You Pick a Label Punch and it works so well with the Lovely You stamp set. Today I am sharing a card made for a friend.

To recreate the Lovely You Pick a Label card you will need:

Melon Mambo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Highland Heather strip 1” long
Whisper White strip ¾” long

I took one of the Whisper White panels and worked out where I was going to place the sentiment. I then started stamping the images making sure the stalks and messy ends would be covered by the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

The trio of leaves was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink, added the larger flower in Highland Heather ink, added the funny little blossoms in Pool Party ink and finally the pretty single flowers in Melon Mambo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

I always start with the largest image and ending with the smallest image. These colours work so well together don’t they?

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

I added some dots in Pool Party ink using a stamp from the Dressed to Impress stamp set. The stamped panel was then glued to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was added to the Melon Mambo card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

The sentiment from the Lovely You stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto the Whisper White strip and punched using the Lovely You Pick a Label Punch. The same punched was used to shape the Highland Heather strip which was added to the sentiment with the liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Lovely You stamp set and the Pick a Label Punch used to make a pretty floral card

The stamped sentiment was added to the card base on Dimensionals, covering all the stems and messy stamping. A trio of Gold Glitter Enamel Dots was added to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set for the Joy of Sets Blog Hop

FONTS-amental

Posted on August 8, 2020August 3, 2020 by Mo Rootes

It is time for the Joy of Sets monthly blog hop where our theme is FONTS-amental!!!! Love this title. I love a good font but am strictly short and to the point when adding sentiments to a card. I have lots stamp sets with but find myself reaching for the same few tried and tested phrases every time. So for this challenge I have taken a sentiment only stamp set and used every one of the sentiments to make a card.

To recreate the FONTS-amental card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pacific Point – 4⅞” by 3¼”
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 3”
Pear Pizzazz – 5⅞” by 1”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I mounted all the stamps from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set onto acrylic blocks and started stamping them in either Bermuda Bay ink, Pacific Point ink or Pear Pizzazz ink starting with the ‘Awesome at any age’ in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A striking masculine birthday card made for the Joy of Sets FONTS-amental blog hop

When all the sentiments had been stamped on the smallest Whisper White panel I added the stamped panel to the Pacific Point layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A striking masculine birthday card made for the Joy of Sets FONTS-amental blog hop

I ran the strip of Pear Pizzazz card through my die cutting machine with the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder. I added the embossed strip diagonally across the front of the Bermuda Bay card base using the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A striking masculine birthday card made for the Joy of Sets FONTS-amental blog hop

The stamped layer was then added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A striking masculine birthday card made for the Joy of Sets FONTS-amental blog hop

I toyed with adding some gems or some ribbon but in the end I decided to leave well alone.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A striking masculine birthday card made for the Joy of Sets FONTS-amental blog hop

A great masculine card, I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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Favourite Bundle

Posted on August 8, 2020August 3, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the August Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop, if you have hopped on from Vickie Kello you are now with me, Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. Our theme this month is ‘favourite bundle’. There are so many gorgeous bundles in the new annual catalogue that I struggled to choose only one. After a lot of messing about I have gone for the All Things Fabulous Bundle, purely for it’s versatility and sheer beauty and the fact that I love the three step stamping.

To recreate the favourite bundle card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Pretty Peacock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White and Highland Heather

I began by stamping the ‘herringbone’ image from the Comfort & Hope stamp set in 3^rd generation Highland Heather ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. I wanted a soft subtle something in the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

The solid flower image from the All Things Fabulous stamp set was stamped twice in Pool Party ink unto the Whisper White panel. I added the second image over top using Coastal Cabana ink and the third and most detailed image in Pretty Peacock ink. I love the depth and shading the multi-layer stamping gives the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

The leaves were stamped in Gray Granite ink and the small flowers added in Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

I added the group of buds in 2^nd generation Gray Granite and Bermuda Bay ink, before adding the stamped panel to the Pretty Peacock layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Pool Party card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

The sentiment from the All Things Fabulous stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink on a scrap of Whisper White card stock about ⅜” wide and trimmed down with scissors. A scrap of Highland Heather ½” wide was used to back the sentiment. The sentiment strip was then added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

I added a scattering of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card. These are sadly retired but Basic Rhinestones would work just as well. I hope you like the card. Libby Dyson is up next so please hop over to see what she has to share with us this month.

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Flutter and Fly

Posted on August 7, 2020August 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet flutter and fly card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set. I made this for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Flutter and Fly’

To recreate the flutter and fly card you will need

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower left corner
Highland Heather – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I began by using Post It Notes to mask off one of the panels of Whisper White card leaving a 1¼” strip exposed from top to bottom of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

Starting from the bottom I applied Gorgeous Grape ink using a piece of Stampin’ Sponge. I moved on up the panel with Highland Heather ink applying less and less ink as I got nearer the top to give an ombre effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

Keeping the Post It notes in place, I stamped the lovely leafy image from the Very Versaillles stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink down the entire inked panel. The post Notes were then removed and the stamped panel added to the Highland Heather layer and then to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive for both.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp one large butterfly and multiple small butterflies onto scrap Whisper White card. The butterflies came from the Butterfly Gala stamp set. I used the Butterfly Duet Punch to punch them out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

I used 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Highland Heather and Coastal Cabana inks to stamp the inner colour onto the butterflies. The butterflies were added to the card front with Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful card made using the Butterfly Gala stamp set and the Very Versailles stamp set for a flutter and fly challenge

The sentiment from the Free As A Bird stamp set was stamped in Highland Heather ink onto scrap Whisper White and trimmed out using Scissors. This was added to the card front with the liquid glue. I added some Basic Rhinestones to some of the butterflies to complete the card.

I hope you like it

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A lovely flowery card made using Stampin' Up! products and Mango & Poppy ink

Mango & Poppy Blossoms

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a gorgeous card featuring Mango & Poppy Blossoms, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set and these bright, bold colours. You may have seen a sneak peek of this card back in May on my facebook page.

To recreate the Mango & Poppy Blossoms card you will need:

Pear Pizzazz – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 4¾” by 3” -– rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Poppy Parade card

I inked up the large floral stamp from the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set in Mango Melody ink and added some Poppy Parade ink to the edges of the flowers using a Poppy Parade ink and stamped it onto the smaller Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

The flower centres were added in Soft Suede ink, the leaves in Pear Pizzazz and the small flowers in Poppy Parade ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

The stamped layer was added to the Pear Pizzazz layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then onto the Poppy Parade card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Poppy Parade ink onto the scrap Whisper White card and trimmed it out with scissors. I added a flash of Poppy Parade card below the sentiment and added it to the card front with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

A trio of Holiday Rhinestones was added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

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A feminine card featuring perfume and flowers and made using theDressed to Impress stamp set and the All Dressed Up dies

Framed Perfume

Posted on August 2, 2020July 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty framed perfume card made using the lovely All Dressed Up stamp set and the All Dressed Up dies.

To recreate the framed perfume card you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3¾”
Mint Macaron – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I was sorting through my scraps box and came across the negative Mint Macaron scalloped oval die cut and thought………I can do something with this……and this is what I came up with.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The 5¼” by 3¾”panel of Whisper White was glued to the Gray Granite card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Mint Macaron panel was added over-top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Rococo Rose ink onto the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The perfume bottle and the double and single flowers were stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White card. They were cut out using the All Dressed Up dies. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the images – Rococo Rose combo, Mint Macaron combo, So Saffron combo and Gray Granite combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The perfume bottle was added to the card front on Dimentionals and some of the flowers added around it with the liquid glue. The remaining flowers were added to the top of the frame on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

To complete the card I added a trio of Gold Glitter Enamel dots and painted the perfume bottle with Clear Wink of Stella.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty floral card made using the Ornate Style stamp set bu Stampin' Up! and showing the spotlight technique

Ornate Spotlight

Posted on July 31, 2020July 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet ornate spotlight card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder.

To recreate the ornate spotlight card you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
So Saffron – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Gray Granite – 5¼” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅜”

I ran the So Saffron layer through the die cutting machine in the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. I love this folder it is so, so pretty. This layer was added to the So Saffron card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

I stamped the gorgeous floral image in Gray Granite ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel. Using the Stitched Shapes dies I cut a circle from the centre of the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

I wrapped some Linen Thread 3 times around the stamped panel and adhered it to the Gray Granite panel. This was added with the same adhesive to the card front and a Linen thread bow added.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

Using the following Blends Markers I coloured in the image within the die cut stitched circle – Flirty Flamingo combo, So Saffron combo, Highland Heather combo, Mint Macaron combo and the color lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

The coloured piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

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All Things Fabulous

Posted on July 28, 2020July 22, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been using up odds and ends on my desk and teamed them with the All Things Fabulous stamps set and Ornate Layers Dies.

To recreate the All Things Fabulous card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape – 5½” by ⅜”
Whisper White – 3¾” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

I had an intricate Gray Granite die cut rectangle – cut using the Ornate Layers Dies on my desk and a piece of Whisper White which I had embossed with the Parisian Embossing Folder, again left from another project.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set and the Ornate Layers Dies

I started by adding the strip of Gorgeous Grape to the top of the embossed piece and this was added to the Thick Whisper White card base

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set and the Ornate Layers Dies

Using Gorgeous Grape ink I stamped the sentiment – from the Peaceful Moments stamp set – onto the small Whisper White panel and added it to the Gray Granite rectangle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set and the Ornate Layers Dies

Using scrap Whisper White card I stamped the flowers. I used 2^nd generation Highland Heather ink for the solid base images, full strength Highland Heather ink for the next image and Gorgeous Grape ink for the most detailed image. The flowers were then die cut using the Fabulous Flowers Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set and the Ornate Layers Dies

The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink and die cut using the same dies. The flowers and leaves were then added to the decorative rectangle using either liquid adhesive or Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set and the Ornate Layers Dies

I stamped the leaves randomly around the edge of the Thick Whisper White card front in 1^st and 2^nd generation Gray Granite ink and the stamped panel added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I added a trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card.

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A sweet little treat box made using the Joyful Holly stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Holly Box for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on July 27, 2020August 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

It is time for the Stamper’s Showcase blog hop again and this time our topic in ‘gift wrapping’ and I have chosen to make a holly box. If you have joined the hop with me, welcome….I am Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. If you have hopped over from Marita you are also very welcome.