A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Lilypad Lake stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Masculine Lilypad Lake card

Posted on October 29, 2019October 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine birthday card made using the lilypad Lake stamp set and some masking. The card was inspired by a card made by Ruth at Artful Stampin.

To recreate the masculine Lilypad Lake card you will need:

Bermuda Bay card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crushed Curry – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Very Vanilla

I began by using PostIt notes to mask off an area in the centre of one of the Very Vanilla panel. I inked up the long thin striped image using Bermuda Bay ink and stamped it five or six times from the bottom allowing the layers to overlap. This gives a lovely ombre look. I repeated this step three times to build up the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

Using the 1” Circle Punch I punched a circle from a PostIt note and adhered it to the top of the panel. I inked up the striped stamp again and stamped four or five times up and down from the midline without re-inking using Crushed Curry ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

With the PostIt masks still in place I inked the edges of the Bermuda Bay striped area with a Stampin Sponge bringing the colour in to the middle. I then used another piece of sponge to add Crushed Curry ink to the top half of the panel. I then removed all the masks to reveal the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink I stamped the trio of boats and used the following Blends Markers to colour them in – dark Night of Navy, dark Bermuda Bay and dark Cherry Cobbler. I managed to get a small smuge when stamping the boats so drew in a trio of birds to disguise it!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

The stamped and inked panel was added to the Crushed Curry layer using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. The layer was then added to the Bermuda bay card front using the same glue.

The sentiment from the Birthday Goodness stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla and trimmed out with sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake stamp set makes a stunning masculine birthday card

The inside and the envelope were decorated using the same stamps. I really like this masculine looking card. I hope you like it.

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.

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

Mo x

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A lovely Autumnal thank you card featuring die cut leaves and twigs by Stampin' Up!

Happy Fall Y’All

Posted on October 28, 2019October 19, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is Happy Fall Y’All. If you have joined our hop with me my name is Mo Rootes and I live in a small village near Cambridge in the UK, welcome.

To recreate the Happy Fall Y’All card you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Crushed Curry – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Grapefruit Grove, Crushed Curry & Mossy Meadow

I began by stamping the large water colour wash stamp from the Love What You Do stamp set in 4^th generation Crushed Curry ink to add so background colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

Using scraps of cardstock and the Seasonal Layers dies I die cut a couple of branches and a variety of leaves. I also punched some leaves from Mossy Meadow cardstock using the Leaf Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

I inked the large Cracklepaint stamp with Crumb Cake ink and placed the smaller single leaves face down onto the inked stamp to add more texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

I crumpled up some of the leaves and began to lay them on the Very Vanilla layer building up a collage of leaves and branches. When I was happy with my placement I glued each piece to the Very Vanilla panel using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

I added the small bokeh dots stamp from the Beauty Abounds stamp set in 4^th generation Crushed Curry ink. I added splatters of Clear Wink of Stella to give some sparkle to the card.

The sentiment from the Love What You Do stamp set was stamped in Soft Suede ink on scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. This was punched out using the Tailored Tag Punch. The punched piece was added to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Seasonal Layers dies used to make a card for the Happy Fall Y’All Stampers Showcase blog hop

The completed panel was glued to the Crushed Curry layer and then to the front of the Mossy Meadow card base. To complete the card I added a trio of the gold Metallic Pearls.

I hope you like it.

Please continue to hop on to see what the other blog hop participants have to share today. Next up is Rebecca-Jo Unwin.

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

Mo x

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Starry Christmas

Posted on October 27, 2019October 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today’s card uses the fabulous So Many Stars stamp set and the Merry Christmas dies to make a gorgeous starry Christmas card.

To recreate the Starry Christmas card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2
Scrap Real Red and Blueberry Bushel

I began by stamping the largest star from the So many Stars stamp set onto one of the Whisper White panels using Blueberry Bushel ink. The medium sized satr was stamped using the Golden Glitz Delicata ink.

I only wanted a couple of the small stars so I cut the strip of stars apart………I know……brave or what….. I stamped the pair of stars in Shaded Spruce ink. I filled in with the tiniest star in Real Red ink.

A colourful starry Christmas card made using the So many Stars stamp set bu Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I die cut the word ‘Christmas’ 3 times from scrap Real Red cardstock and adhered them one on top of the otherto give a bit of dimension. I coated the die cut stack with Shimmering Crystal Effects and set it to one side to dry, it was then added to the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I rubbed the Embossing Buddy over a scrap of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and stamped the word ‘Merry’ from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Versamark ink. I covered it with Gold Embossing Powder, heat set it with a Heat Tool and cut the word Merry out. This was added above the die cut word on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

The stamped panel was glued to the Real Red panel which was then added to the Blueberry Bushel card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

The stars were then stamped on the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card. The same images were also stamped on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quick Christmas card made using the So Many Stars stamp set and Merry Christmas dies

I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous double Z fold Christmas card featuring Playful Penguins by Stampin' Up!

Hopping Around the World

Posted on October 26, 2019October 24, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the first ever ‘Hopping Around the World’ Blog Hop where our theme is Christmas cards………..so exciting…….I love Christmas!!! If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey or started with me – WELCOME and enjoy the hop.

For the hop I am sharing a card made for a lovely friend to give to her son and his family at Christmas. I chose to make it using the Playful Penguins stamp set……after all who doesn’t love a penguin.

To recreate the Hopping Around the World Playful Penguin double Z fold card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Let It Snow designer series paper (dsp) – one piece at 5¼” by 5¼” and two pieces at 5¼” by 2½”

Seaside Spray 9¼” by 4¼” – scored at 2¾” and 5½” – all upper corners rounded
Blueberry Bushel – one piece at 4” by 3½” and two at 4” by 2½” – all upper corners rounded
Whisper White – one piece at 3⅞” by 3⅜” and two at 3⅞” by 2⅜” – all upper corners rounded
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

I folded and burnished the score lines of the Thick Whisper White cards base and glued the panels of Let It Snow dsp to it before setting it to one side. I folded and burnished the scorelines of the Seaside Spray piece and added the Blueberry Bushel panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I stamped one of the cute penguins on the larger Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Using the Seaside Spray ink pad and a sponge I added colour to the panel around the penguin and stamped some ‘ground’ in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the tiny stars from the Most Wonderful Time stamps set in the upper right corner of the panel in Blueberry Bushel ink for a little added interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

I used the Make a Difference stamp set to stamp the ‘Son and family’ – it was the first time I had used this stamp set and I was delighted to find the letters so easy to line up. I punched the sentiment with 1½” Circle Punch and added it to the panel with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Another penguin was stamped on scrap Whisper White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut out with sharp scissors. The penguin was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The layer was then mounted onto the larger Blueberry Bushel layer using multipurpose liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

A penguin was stamped on one of the smaller Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, ground added in 3^rd generation of the same ink and stars added as before with Blueberry Bushel ink. The stamped piece was then added onto the last Blueberry Bushel layer with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink on the remaining Whisper White layer and adhered to the middle panel.

The Seaside Spray/Blueberry Bushel layer was then adhered to the Thick Whisper White card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A double Z fold card featuring the Playful Penguins stamp set for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

To finish the card off I added a trio of In Color Faceted Dots to the front panel, added some retired Black Rhinestones for the Penguins eyes and covered all three penguins in Clear Wink of Stella. To finish the card I coloured in the beak of all three penguins using the light So Saffron Blends Marker Pen. I still felt something was missing and ended up adding some of the lovely Snowflake Sequins. I made an envelope for the card using retired dsp and my Envelope Punch Board.

Such a pretty card, I do hope you and my lovely friend like it.

Next up is Sandra Herzog and I am looking forward to seeing what she shares with us today.

f you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK 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.

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

Mo x

Supplies used

Grandma’s House

Posted on October 25, 2019October 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set and some lovely subtle colours.

To recreate the Grandma’s House New Home card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Mint Macaron 4” by 2⅝”
Whisper White 3 ¾” by 2 ½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The quirky image of the house and trees was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel and die cut using the Rectangle Stitched dies. The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron combo, Purple Posy combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Crumb cake combo and dark Poppy Parade.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The sentiment which came from my stash was stamped in mint Macaron ink. The die cut panel was mounted on the Mint Macaron panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Mint Macaron ribbon aound the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The whole panel was added to the Purple Posy card base with Dimensionals. I added a bow in the same ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

The Basic Pearls were coloured using the dark Mint Macaron Blend Marker and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -a gorgeous new home card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set

Such a pretty soft card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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24 hour stamp sale

Posted on October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Beautiful Boughs

Posted on October 20, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies and Peaceful Boughs stamp set with soft patel colours.

To recreate the Beautiful Boughs card you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and lower right corners.
Shaded Spruce – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left and lower right corners.
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and lower right corners x 2.
Scrap Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron & Whisper White

I began by die cutting a number of the small single branches from the scrap Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron and Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

I laid them out in a rough circle on one of the Whisper White panel to work out how many I would need – 11 as it happens.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

I lifted them up and then glued them all down using a Mini Glue dot on the bottom of each branch. I wanted the branches to have some dimension and movement to add texture to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Mint Macaron ink.

The decorated layer was then added to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added with the same glue to the Mint Macaron card base. I used a trio of Red Rhinestones to decorate the finished acrd front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

The remaining Whisper White panel was stamped with a pine bough using Mint Macaron ink and adhered inside the card. The envelope was stamped with the same ink and image.

I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia bundle by Stampin' Up!

Good Morning Magnolia in Merry Merlot and Petal Pink

Posted on October 18, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty floral card made using the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory dies.

To recreate the Good Morning Magnolia card you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Mossy Meadow cardstock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner
Magnolia Lane dsp – 3⅝” by 1½”
Mossy Meadow – 5⅜” by ¼”
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

The gorgeous magnolia was stamped, using my Stamparatus in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Magnolia Memory dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and crumb Cake combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The strip of Magnolia Lane dsp was glued to one of the Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added with the same glue to the Mossy Meadow layer, then to the Merry Merlot card base. The gorgeous flower was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

I added the thin strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock over the dsp and added the sentiment on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The small magnolia bud from the same stamp set was stamped on the remaining Whisper White layer in Mossy Meadow ink and repeated on the front of the envelope.

Such a pretty card, love these colours together. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A simple sweet leaping stag Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Detailed Deer for the Inspire. Create #054 Challenge

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Inspire. Create. #054 Challenge, the theme is Die Cutting, using the Detailed Deer dies.

To recreate the Detailed Deer card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Shaded Spruce – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Poppy Parade and Silver Foil

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I inked up the sentiment stamp with Seaside Spray ink and stamped it randomly across the Whisper White panel. The panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I die cut the leaping deer from scrap Poppy Parade and added it to the stamped panel with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

The bow was die cut from scrap Silver Foil cardstock using the Bouquet Bunch dies. It was adhered to the deer with a spot of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

The whole panel was then mounted on the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I stamped a small deer from the Dashing Deer stamp set in Seaside Spray ink inside the card and on the envelope.

Such a pretty, simple card. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Elf in a Stocking

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

Today I am sharing a sweet Elf in a Stocking Christmas card made using the quirky #Elfie stamp set and the gorgeous Gold Glitz Delicata ink.

To recreate the Elf in a Stocking card you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Call Me Clover – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Whisper White 5⅞” by ⅜”

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

I began by stamping the sweet elf in a stocking image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small Whisper White panel. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade combo, Call Me Clover combo, dark Crumb Cake, dark So Saffron and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

Using the Golden Glitz Delicata ink I stamped the scattering of stars around the stamped image. The stamped layer was then added to the Call Me Clover layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The stars were then stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the centre of the Poppy Parade card base and glued the stamped layer onto the card base with the Poppy Parade stars peeking out on the right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on the long Whisper White strip in Call Me Clover ink and adhered to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.