A sweet bee themed hank you card featuring the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies by Stampin' Up!

Honeycomb Hive

Posted on May 10, 2020April 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Honeycomb hive card inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Pinterest a while ago. The original card was made by Libby Dyson, a demo from Australia – click on her name to see her original.

To recreate the Honeycomb Hive card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Tropical Oasis dsp – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by die cutting the hive shape from the Whisper White panel using the Detailed Bee dies. I also die cut the honeycomb from scrap Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

Using Crushed Curry ink and my Stamparatus I stamped the hive image on the piece of Tropical Oasis dsp – I chose the pineapple print – I just wanted a subtle pattern to show through the ink. I glued the stamped dsp to the card front after working out the position of the negative hive space.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The honeycomb piece was glued to the back of the Whisper White panel over the negative space using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The flower sprigs were inked up using the Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Markers before being stamped on scrap Whisper White and die cut. The sprigs were added to the card front with liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I stamped the larger bee in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap White card and die cut it out. The stripes were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the bee added to the card front with liquid glue.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in the same black ink, punched out with the Classic Label Punch and added to the card front with liquid glue. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the bee’s wings and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I am so sad this gorgeous set is retiring. I hope you like the honeycomb hive card and thank you Libby for the inspiration.

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A floral birthday card using the Beautiful Bouquet and Perennial Birthday stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

Posted on May 8, 2020May 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the May Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop where our theme is ‘Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue’. If you have joined me from the lovely Libby Dyson, I am sure you loved her project.

There are so many lovely things which are retiring that I was spoilt for choice. In fact everything I have used will be retiring from the catalogue with the exception of the Whisper White card stock!

To recreate the Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue card you will need:

Grapefruit Grove card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside
Blueberry Bushel – 5” by 1⅛”
Whisper White – 5” by 1”

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set in Lovely Lipstick ink. I love the size and the font of this Happy Birthday, I will miss it. I placed the stamped sentiment strip at an angle onto one of the larger Whisper White panels and lightly drew down each side in pencil to give me a guide to where I should stamp my flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I removed the sentiment piece and glued it to the thin strip of Blueberry Bushel card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set it to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

With this type of masked card I also start by stamping the largest images and working may way down to the smallest images which I use to fill in. I used the 5 retiring 2018 – 2020 In Colors to stamp my images – they were stamped in this order Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel. I used the gorgeous Beautiful Bouquet set for this part of the card. I am so going to miss this set, love all the flowers and the huge number of great sentiments.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

The stamped layer was then added to the Blueberry Bushel layer with the same liquid adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the Grapefruit Grove card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I erased the pencil lines and added the sentiment strip onto the card front using Dimensionals. T complete the card I added a scattering of the pretty Happiness Blooms Enamel dots which are also retiring.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I hope you like the card. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

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Ornate Garden

Posted on May 5, 2020April 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made with using the medium daisy punch and a piece of the gorgeous Ornate Garden designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Ornate Garden card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card stock – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Ornate Garden dsp -5⅞” by 3⅛”
Gold Foil – 5⅞” by 1”
Scrap Whisper White and Vellum

I die cut the decorative border from the Gold Foil using the Ornate Border dies and adhered it to the back of the dsp panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

The panel was then added to the Thick Whisper White card front using the same liquid adhesive.

I used the Medium Daisy Punch and scrap Whisper White card to punch out 2 daisies. These were glued together using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

I rubbed my embossing buddy over some scrap Whisper White and stamped the sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set using Versamark ink. I covered it in Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

I used the Rectangle Stitched Dies to cut out the embossed sentiment. The rectangle was added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

I added the daisy to the card front using the same liquid glue. I added a Gold Faceted Dot to the centre of the flower. The leaves were punched using the Leaf Punch and the Sprig Punch and scrap vellum. They were tucked in under the flower using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Ornate Garden dsp and the medium Daisy Punch

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Clubhouse Sunset

Posted on May 3, 2020April 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a gorgeous Clubhouse Sunset card made using the golfer from the lovely Clubhouse stamp and the baby swipe technique as described by Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts.

To recreate the Clubhouse Sunset card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 4⅝” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 4 ½” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White

The small panel of Whisper White was coloured using the Baby Swipe technique. I folded a baby wipe in half and placed it on an I block. I added 3 drops of Pineapple Punch re-inker, 3 drops of Grapefruit Grove re-inker, 3 drops of Real Red re-inker, 3 drops of Granny Apple Green and 3 drops of Blueberry Bushel re-inker. I smudged them together using the edge of a smaller block then swiped the baby wipe, wrapped around the I block across the card stock panel. This gives such a cool effect. I set the panel to one side to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A masculine birthday card featuring a golfer at sunset

When the panel was dry I adhered it to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A masculine birthday card featuring a golfer at sunset

I stamped the golfer in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White card The image was then die cut using the Golf Club Dies. I trimmed off all of the white edge using my sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A masculine birthday card featuring a golfer at sunset

Using the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to colour in the golfer. He was added to the card front on Black Dimensionals. The white gap between his raised arm and his head was coloured using Grapefruit Grove ink and a Blender Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A masculine birthday card featuring a golfer at sunset

I stamped the sentiment from the Label Me Bold stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus as I knew I wanted the image to be really dark and that I would would require repeat stamping. The sentiment was then trimmed out using my scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A masculine birthday card featuring a golfer at sunset

It was added to the card front on Mini Dimensionals.

I hope you like the Clubhouse Sunset card.

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A beautiful card featuring a Spring garden and made using the My Meadow stamp set

My Meadow in Spring

Posted on May 1, 2020April 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a card featuring My Meadow in Spring and made for a team challenge a while ago. I love this colour combo, the pop of Poppy Parade really lifts the other more muted colours.

To recreate the My Meadow in Spring card you will need:

Pear Pizzazz card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade – 4 ¼” by 3”
Whisper White – 4 ¼” by 3”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I die cut the largest Stitched So Sweetly scalloped rectangle from the small Whisper White layer. I stamped the ground in Pear Pizzazz ink and added the trees using Gray Granite ink onto the die cut panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring themed card made using the My Meadow stamp set

The blossom was stamped in Blushing Bride ink and the leaves on the larger tree in Pear Pizzazz ink.

The base of the wheelbarrow was stamped in Gray Granite ink and the bucket part added in So Saffron ink. I added the leaves and pants in Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring themed card made using the My Meadow stamp set

I stamped some tulips in the foreground in Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade inks. The birds were stamped in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring themed card made using the My Meadow stamp set

Using a sponge I added some Balmy Blue ink to the sky. The stamped panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade layer with Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring themed card made using the My Meadow stamp set

I stamped the larger trees to the left and right of the Pear Pizzazz card base and added the stamped panel added over the top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring themed card made using the My Meadow stamp set

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty feminine card featuring Purple Blossoms - made using Stampin' Up! product

Purple Blossom Thank You card

Posted on April 28, 2020April 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We have so many gorgeous floral stamp sets at the moment and one of my favourites is the Forever Blossoms stamp set which I have used to make a purple blossom card.

To recreate the Purple Blossom card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Old Olive – 3⅜” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by placing the smallest panel of Whisper White onto one of the larger Whisper White panels using a little temporary adhesive to hold it in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I inked up the large spray of blossom using the Memento Tuxedo Black and stamped it onto the centre of the smaller panel making sure that it overlapped and stamped on the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I removed the smaller panel and coloured in the flowers, branch and leaves using the following Blends Markers – Purple Posy Combo, dark Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green. I did not colour the stamped areas on the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The larger Whisper White panel was glued to the larger Granny Apple Green panel using the same glue. The whole panel was then added to the Purple Posy card base. The small panel was then adhered onto the smaller Granny Apple Green layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

Th sentiment from the Sending Thoughts stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White and trimmed out using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I added to trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card. So Pretty, I hope you like it.

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A pretty card for the musician in your life made using Stampin' Up! product

Piano for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on April 27, 2020April 15, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stamper’s Showcase blog hop where this month’s theme is the ‘Occasions catalogue’ – so many stunning sets to choose from and I chose to use the piano image from the Music From the Heart stamp set to make my card.

To recreate the Piano card you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2¼”
Coastal Cabana – 5” by ½” x 2

I stamped the treble cleft image in Highland Heather ink onto the Highland Heather card front for the tone on tone effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous piano themed card made using the Music from the heart stamp set

The piano was stamped in Basic Gray ink onto the strip of Whisper White and coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Purple Posy combo and Pool Party combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous piano themed card made using the Music from the heart stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in the Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous piano themed card made using the Music from the heart stamp set

I die cut the beautiful lacy borders using the Arts & Crafts and the strips of Coastal Cabana. They were adhered to the stamped Whisper White panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous piano themed card made using the Music from the heart stamp set

The panel was then added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous piano themed card made using the Music from the heart stamp set

Love this card, and love this colour combo. I hope you like it.

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A lovely bee and flower themed celebration card made using Stampin' Up! products

Flowers and Bees

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card featuring flowers and bees, so pretty. I made it using the lovely Honey Bee stamp set.

To recreate the Flowers and Bees card you will need:

Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Whisper White 3” by 3”

I die cut a Stitched Circle using the Stitched Shapes dies. The circle was placed onto one of Whisper White panels, slightly overlapping the right side and drew around it lightly with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

I inked up the floral sprig using the Old Olive and Lovely Lipstick Markers and stamped it multiple times around the circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

A scalloped circle was die cut from the centre of the Basic Black layer using the Layering Circle dies and the stamped panel was adhered to the Basic Black layer before being glued to the Rococo Rose card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive ink onto the stitched Circle die and added a sprig to the right side and a bee on the left. The stamped circle was glued to the scalloped black circle and a sliver trimmed off the right side. The circle was added to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

I added 2 more bees to the card front and coloured in the stripes with the S Saffron Marker and the wings with the Clear Wink of Stella.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring bees and flowers. Made using Stampin’ Up! products

A bee was stamped on the 2^nd panel of Whisper White and added to the inside of the card. A trio of 2019 – 2021 In Color Faceted Dots added to the card front.

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A lovely golf themed Masculine card made using the Clubhouse Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Clubhouse for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on April 25, 2020April 25, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am joining the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop crew where we have a sketch challenge to follow. I love a sketch challenge, it really pushes you out of your comfort zone to try something else. I have chosen to use the Clubhouse stamp set for this hop.

To recreate the Clubhouse cared you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 4¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Night of Navy – 3¼ ” by ⅜”
Country Club dsp – 5⅞” by 1¼”

I began by adhering the strip if Country Club designer series paper (dsp) to the front of the Seaside Spray card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The golfer was stamped on the smaller panel of Whisper White card using Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used an Aquapainter to colour in the trousers using only the ink I had stamped the image with. Using a little Garden Green ink and the Aquapainter I coloured in the jumper and Real Red to colour the cap and gloves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The grass from the My Meadow stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink, I used the same ink with the Garden Green ink and Aquapainter to colour the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was added to the Garden Green layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the whole piece was mounted on the card base with Dimensionals.

I used the Embossing Buddy on the Night of Navy strip then stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool and added it to the card base with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely masculine card made using the Clubhouse stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Such a simple but effective card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty thank you card made using the baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

Tropical Chic with the baby swipe technique

Posted on April 24, 2020April 21, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set and the Tropical Thinlit dies and a piece of Whisper White card that I coloured using the baby swipe technique. This is a technique shared by Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts

To recreate the Tropical Chic baby swipe card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 3¾” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 2¾”
Scrap Basic Black & Whisper White

The small panel of Whisper White was coloured using the Baby Swipe technique. I folded a baby wipe in half and placed it on an I block. I added 3 drops of Pineapple Punch re-inker, 3 dots of Grapefruit Grove re-inker, 3 dots of Real Red re-inker and a dot of Blueberry Bushel re-inker. I smudged them together using the edge of a smaller block – as demonstrated by Barry. I then swiped the baby wipe, wrapped around the block across the card stock panel. This gives such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

When the inked panel was dry I placed it in the Stamparatus and covered it with the 3 leaf stamps from the Tropical Chic stamp set. I picked the stamps up with the clear panel. I inked up the stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the images onto the panel. I really wanted the leaves to be very black so repeated this step three times.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

This panel was then mounted onto the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

I die cut some of the leaves from crap Basic Black card using the Tropical Thinlits dies. These were added to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the inked layer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped and die cut one of the pretty hibiscus flowers with the Grapefruit Grove ink and added it to the corner with a dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

I hope you like the card and thank you again to Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts for the inspiration.