Above the Clouds

Posted on December 27, 2019December 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was made using the Above the Clouds stamp set for a lovely friend who is starting a new job in the New Year.

To Recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛ – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – rounded lower right corner
See A Silhouette dsp – 5½” by 3¾ “– rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the outline balloons onto the scrap Whisper White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the inner balloon image using Balmy Blue ink, Mint Macaron ink and Pineapple Punch ink and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. I stamped the balloon baskets in the Memento ink and punched them out using the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp to one of the Whisper White panels then to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I stamped the bunting image using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the strip of Whisper White. The bunting was coloured using the Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron & Pineapple Punch Stampin Write Markers. I added the strip to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I added the Balmy Blue and Mint Macaron balloons to the card front with the same liquid adhesive. The Pineapple Punch balloon was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

The sentiment was stamped with the black ink and a trio of Iridescent Sequins were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I really hope my friend likes the card.

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Honey Bee

Posted on December 24, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This pretty card was made using the Honey Bee stamp set, Detailed Bee dies and Golden Honey dsp all available in the new Jan – June 2020 mini catalogue from the 3^rd January.

To recreate the Honey Bee card you will need:

Crushed Curry card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Basic Black

I adhered the Golden Honey dsp to the basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then glued to the Crushed Curry card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The honey comb piece from the detailed Bee dies was used to die cut pieces from the scrap, Crushed Curry, Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock. I added the Crushed Curry piece to the card front and added some of the black and white hexagonal pieces with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

I stamped 3 small bees onto the scrap Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The bees were die cut using the Detailed Bee dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The yellow stripes on the bees were coloured in using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. They were added to the card front on either Dimensionals or by using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Black cardstock, covered with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool. The sentiment was trimmed down with scissors and glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The bees wings were coloured with the Clear Wink of Stella.

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A pretty pink flowery card made using the Golden Honey dsp

Floral Golden Honey card

Posted on December 22, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I love, love the gorgeous Floral Golden Honey designer series paper which is one of the level 1 offerings in the 2020 Sale-a-Bration brochure.

To recreate the Golden Honey card you will need:

Lovely Lipstick – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Golden Honey dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner for the inside
Basic Black 5” by 2½”
Whisper White 5” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

I took the panel of Golden Honey dsp and coloured in the flowers using the Lovely Lipstick Blends combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the Lovely Lipstick card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the beautiful label from the Detailed Bands die set first from the Basic Black strip then from the Whisper White strip. I adhered the Black detailed die to the front of the card using the Liquid Adhesive then carefully paper pieced in the infill White pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick ink into the White label and added it in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The small bee from the Honey Bee stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut using the Detailed Bee dies and added to the card on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The stripes in the bee were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and Clear Wink of Stella added to its wings. To complete the card I added some Peaceful Poppies Sequins to the larger flower centres.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Little Ladybug

Posted on December 20, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Little Ladybug birthday card, although in the UK we call them Ladybirds. This set is a host set available with an order of £275 or more. The images are so cute.

To recreate the Little ladybug card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Real Red – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner for the inside
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded lower right corner

I stamped the adorable little ladybug onto the smaller Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the bug – Real Red combo, Smoky Slate combo and Basic Black combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I used a piece of Sponge to add some Balmy Blue ink around the bug, working it in with circular motions.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added the stamped panel onto the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I wrapped the Real Red Cotton Ribbon around the layer adhering it on the back with sellotape. I added a bow made with the same ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The whole layer was glued to the Balmy Blue card base using Dimensionals. The card was completed by a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Such a sweet, cheerful card. I hope you like it.

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Band Together stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet floral birthday card

Floral Band Together

Posted on December 17, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet and simple card floral band card made using the Band Together stamp set.

To recreate the Floral Band Together card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corners x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The large floral image was stamped on one of the Whisper White panels using Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I coloured the image using the following Blends Markers – Rococo Rose combo, Granny Apple Green combo & So Saffron combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the stamped panel to the Basic Black layer and added the whole piece to the Crumb Cake card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink and die cut using the Detailed Bands dies. I trimmed off one side and added it to the card base with the same liquid glue. I coloured some Basic Pearls in using the dark Rococo Rose Blends pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I stamped the flower in Rococo Rose ink onto the remaining Whisper White panel and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

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From Our House To Yours stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to made a sweet New Home card

New Home From Our House To Yours

Posted on December 15, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set and rainbow colours.

To recreate the New Home card you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 3”
Noble Peacock Foil – 4⅛” by ½” x 2

I stamped the tree randomly across the front of the Granny Apple Green card base using Granny Apple Green ink, just to add a little texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I drew a pencil line about 1” up from the bottom of the smaller Whisper White panel and stamped the houses and trees. From left to right the colours used are Grapefruit Grove, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Blueberry Bushel, Pineapple Punch, Gorgeous Grape and the stars were stamped in Pool Party.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I used the fabulous Make a Difference to stamp the sentiment in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added Noble Peacock Foil strips to the top and bottom of the stamped panel and added the layer to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to complete the card. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

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A gorgeous rattan Christmas Wreath decorated using lovely boughs cut using the Beautiful Boughs dies by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Wreath

Posted on December 13, 2019December 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the December Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where out theme is – anything but a card – so I have chosen to decorate a wreath using the Beautiful Boughs Dies. If you have joined me from the lovely Sue Allen I am sure you loved her project. You are joining me here in the UK where it is cold but not snowy……yet. My project was inspired by a wreath made by my lovely upline Mikaela Titheridge – to see her original click on this link.

To recreate the Beautiful Wreath you will need;

A selection of green card stocks – I chose Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, Shaded Spruce and a little Whisper White.
Foil – I chose Gold but Silver, Copper, or some of the gorgeous Noble Peacock foils would also look amazing.
Brown card stock – I chose Soft Suede
Ratten or Grapevine Wreath, which measures about 12” (30cm) in diameter and is readily available from Hobbycraft in the UK or online.

I began by die cutting multiples of all 3 boughs from the Beautiful Boughs dies set. I cut multiples of the Mint Macaron, Whisper White and Soft Sea Foam boughs and less of the Shaded Spruce as I planned to use the darker green to add a pop of colour.

Using a bone folder I gently curled all the boughs to add some shaping.

Using Mini Glue Dots I began adding the boughs to the wreath. I toyed with using my hot glue gun but I always find I stick myself to everything of I use the gun……….not a pretty sight and actually the Mini Glue Dots worked really well.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Christmas Wreath decorated using the lovely Beautiful Boughs dies

I started on the right hand side layering the Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Form and Whisper White boughs one on top of the other changing the angle to make it look as random as possible. I also cut down the boughs as needed to give smaller branches to tuck in. I covered 6” or so of the wreath then repeated the process starting from the left.

Where the 2 sides met I added the bow made from the gorgeous Real Red Ruched Ribbon, again using Mini Glue Dots. I then tucked in the Shaded Spruce boughs filling in any spaces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Christmas Wreath decorated using the lovely Beautiful Boughs dies

The solid pine cones were die cut from the Soft Suede card stock and the Gold Foil detailed pine cones were added on top with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. These were then tucked into the boughs to decorate the wreath.

To complete the wreath I added a scattering of the red Toile Tiding Glitter Enamel Dots to represent berries. Unfortunately in Europe we were unable to get the gorgeous Puff Paint which I would have liked to use to give a snowy effect.

I am really happy with the finished wreath and am delighted at how well the Mini Glue Dots worked for this project. I hope you like it.

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A cute poinsetta stamped mini treat box and a hand stamped snowman candle using Stampin' Up! product

Snowman candle for December Classes

Posted on December 13, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Classes this week were so much fun as we were making some of the gorgeous Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes and stamping on candles using the Snowman Season and Cup of Christmas stamp sets. We began by making the cute candle.

To recreate the Snowman candle you will need:

White Tissue Paper
Greaseproof or wax paper
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
Blends – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Bermuda bay & dark Pumpkin Pie

Using the Memento ink we stamped the snow man onto the slightly smoother, slightly glossier side of the tissue paper. After I bit of trial and error one of my team members and I noticed that the ink stayed a darker if stamped on the smooth side.

A sweet little snowman candle ready for Christmas

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous hand stamped candle using the Snowman Seasons stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Scissors we cut away the excess tissue paper around the image and placed the stamped image, ink side up onto the candle

A long thin piece of greaseproof paper, slightly wider than the candle was wrapped the candle with the excess gathered at the back of the candle to act as a handle.

We used a Heat Tool to set the image into the candle. The trick is to apply the heat quite close – about 2 – 3 inches away from the greaseproof. If you watch carefully you will see the ink darken and the edges of the tissue paper disappear. Then roll the candle from side to side a couple of times on a hard surface to smooth out any lumpy areas then gently peel away the greasproof. If you can still see tissue paper then repeat the heating step. We stamped a sentiment and applied it to the candle in the same way.

Taking the following Blends markers we coloured in the image on the candle – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Bermuda Bay & dark Pumpkin Pie

To recreate the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes you will need:

5½” by 5½” piece of Whisper White cardstock x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The ladies die cut the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes from the Whisper White cardstock panels. The also die cut 2 of the cute tags from the same set of dies.

A cute poinsetta stamped mini treat box using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake bx decorated with a poinsetta stamp

We stamped the snowflakes from the Snowman Season stamp set randomly over the 4 sides of one of the boxes in Pool party ink. And for the other box we used the small poinsettia image from the Cup of Christmas stamp set in Real Red ink stamping once on each panel.

A cute snowflake stamped mini treat box using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake box decorated with a snowflakes

We folded on all the score lines and used a bone folder to curl each of the sides. The ladies then put the boxes together tucking the tags inside for safe keeping to be added to the box after they have filled it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake box decorated with a snowflakes and a snowman candle

We really enjoyed making these cute projects.

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Flirty Snowman

Posted on December 10, 2019December 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This Flirty Snowman card started out as a swap I received at OnStage Live in Dortmand from one of my lovely team mates Katie Van Der Heijden. She designed the 3” by 3” Coastal Cabana square as a mini pizza box topper. I went rogue and added mine to a card front.

To recreate the Flirty Snowman card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Coastal Cabana 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Flirty Flamingo

Katie had stamped the snowman from the Snowman Seasons stamp set with Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

The snowman was coloured in by Katie using the following Blends Markers – Smoky Slate combo, Flirty Flamingo combo and Purple Posy combo. A trio of Basic Pearls, coloured with the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker was added.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

The snowflakes were then stamped around the edges with Coastal Cabana ink and the stamped panel was then added to the Coastal Cabana layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

IThe sentiment was stamped onto scrap Flirty Flaming cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched out using the Classic Label punch. The right side was trimmed down and the sentiment added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

I took a Flirty Flamingo card base and stamped the snowflakes in Flirty Flamingo ink in 3 places to form a triangle which is apparently pleasing to the eye. The stamped topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

I stamped the remaining Whisper White layer and the front of the envelope with the snowflakes in Coastal Cabana ink.

I hope you and Katie like my re-purposing of this swap.

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A gorgeous pastel Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy gingerbread house

Subtle Yummy Gingerbread House Card

Posted on December 8, 2019December 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is another card made using the sweet Yummy Gingerbread House Christmas stamp set and some subtle, pastel colours.

To recreate the Subtle Yummy Gingerbread House Christmas card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Follow Your Art dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White

The Follow Your Art dsp was glued to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This layer was then added to the Crumb Cake card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy Gingerbread house

I stamped the gorgeous gingerbread house onto scrap Whisper White cardstock using Early Espresso ink and die cut it out using the Cuckoo Clock dies. Using the same ink I stamped and die cut a tree from the Cuckoo For You stamp set.

The images were coloured using the following Blends Markers – Crumb Cake combo, So Saffron combo, Shaded Spruce combo, Purple Posy combo, Mint Macaron combo, Smoky Slate combo, Pool Party combo, Petal Pink combo & Flirty Flamingo combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy Gingerbread house

The coloured images were adhered to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Coastal Cabana ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out with sharp scissors and adhered it to the card front.