A pink and white Christmas tree card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Perfectly Plaid in unconventional colours

Posted on September 9, 2019September 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet and modern Christmas card featuring the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch.

To recreate the Perfectly Plaid card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅞” by 1”
Blushing Bride 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

The strip of 2019 – 2012 designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A lovely Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and unconventional colours

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Terracotta Tile ink above the strip of dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A lovely Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and unconventional colours

The sweet plaid Christmas Tree was stamped in Terracotta Tile ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched out using the Pine Tree Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A lovely Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and unconventional colours

A 2¼” circle of Blushing Bride cardstock was punched out and added to the card front with the same glue and the punched tree was added on Dimensionals. I added a trio of Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A lovely Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and unconventional colours

I stamped the same tree inside the card and on the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A lovely Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and unconventional colours

I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A pretty sympathy card made for the Inspire Create #051 challenge using the Snow Front stamp set

A sympathy card for the Inspire Create Challenge #051

Posted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card mae for the Inspire. Create #051 challenge the theme of which is ‘Sympathy’. I have chosen to make my card using the gorgeous new Snow Front stamp set and some sponging.

To recreate the Sympathy card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner

I masked off an area of one Whisper White panel using PostIt Notes and sponged on Balmy Blue ink and Highland Heather ink using Sponge daubers. I love the soft effect sponging gives.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

Having peeled off the Postit Notes I stamped the large tree from the Snow Front stamp set, half on and half off the sponged area using Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

I added the birds from the Sailing Home stamp set in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The stamped panel was mounted on the Early Espresso layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then added to the Balmy Blue card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings was stamped in Early Espresso ink before being punched out with the Classic Label Punch. To give a bit of dimension I inked around the label with a sponge dauber and Hightland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The tree was stamped in Early Espresso on the remaining piece of Whisper White and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

Pretty 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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A festively decorated Advent Calender made using Stampin' Up! products

Christmas Countdown Advent and Alternative

Posted on September 7, 2019September 6, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Oh my goodness I love the gorgeous new Christmas Countdown Project Kit. It makes a super cute Advent Calender with a sturdy frame and pull out boxes which are a really good size – inside dimensions are 2” by 2” by 2”. Even better the kit comes with most of the elements you need to complete the calender.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous Advent Calender made using the Christmas Countdown Project Kit

There is a co-ordinating stamp set which I do not have to add a little customization to the decoration. I used stamp sets I already have to do this.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous Advent Calender made using the Christmas Countdown Project Kit

The calender was so quick and easy to put together as well.

A alternative non Christmas look to the Christmas Countdown Project Kit

www.crafty-rootes.com -A gorgeous project made using the Christmas Countdown Project Kit and Bird Ballard dsp

The other fantastic thing about the calender is that each box has 4 faces – I turned the boxes 180⁰ and decorated them all using the lovely Bird Ballard dsp. Each square of dsp was cut to a shade under 2” by a shade under 2” and a semicircle punched out with the 1” circle Punch. So many possibilities……..

I think I might use mine to store embellishments in.

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

Mo x

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A pretty , simple and stylish Christmas card made using the Snow Front stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snow Front for a clean and simple Christmas card

Posted on September 6, 2019September 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Christmas card made using the new Snow Front stamp set and inspired by a card made by Jane Allmark click on her name to see her original.

To recreate the Snow Front card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Cherry Cobbler cardstock – 4¼” by 2½” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Thick Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by 2⅜” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corners

I added a watercolor wash to the Thick Whisper White panel using the Balmy Blue ink pad and an Aqua Painter.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely Christmas card made using the sweet new stamp set called Snow Front

Then the panel was dry I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink. The large tree was stamped in Early Espresso ink. The ground was stamped in 3^rd generation Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely Christmas card made using the sweet new stamp set called Snow Front

The tiny birds were added in Cherry Cobbler ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely Christmas card made using the sweet new stamp set called Snow Front

I added the stamped layer to the Cherry Cobbler panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Balmy Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely Christmas card made using the sweet new stamp set called Snow Front

I stamped the tree and a bird on the larger Whisper White panel and glued it inside the card and on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lovely Christmas card made using the sweet new stamp set called Snow Front

This is such a fun stamp set, thank you to Jane Allmark for the inspiration.

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

Mo x

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An adorable fairy themed birthday card for a little girl using Stampin' Up! products

New Wonders

Posted on September 3, 2019August 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a pretty card made using the gorgeous New Wonders stamp set. I love those fairies they are adorable.

To recreate the Fairy card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather 4½” by 3” rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 4⅜” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner

The sweet fairy image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the New Wonders stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet childrens birthday card

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image – Pool Party combo, Flirty Flamingo combo, Highland Heather combo, So Saffron combo, light Purple Posy, Light Soft Suede and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the New Wonders stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet childrens birthday card

The sentiment from the Magical Mermaid stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and I added more of the stars and hearts in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the New Wonders stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet childrens birthday card

The stamped layer was mounted onto the Highland Heather panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the panel added to the Flirty Flamingo card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the New Wonders stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet childrens birthday card

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins and a touch of Wink of Stella on the wings to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the New Wonders stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet childrens birthday card

Sucha cute 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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Above the Clouds

Posted on September 1, 2019August 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and the co-ordinating Hot Air Punch.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Scrap Whisper White and Night of Navy

I die cut a circle from the layer of Whisper White cardstock using the Layering Circle Dies making sure to allow the circle to overhang the edge. I added this layer to the layer of dsp with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then glued to the Night of Navy panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Hether ink below the die cut circle. I love that you can bend the photopolymer stamps to fit a curve.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

I stamped the hot air balloon in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock. Iadded the inner colour using the solid balloon stamp and Highland Heather ink. The image was punched out using the Hot Air Balloon punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The balloon was added on Dimensionals inside the die cut circle. A balloon basket was punched out using the same punch and scrap Night of Navy cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The whole piece was then added with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to theThick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Above the Clouds stamp set and the Hot Air Balloon Punch

The card was finished by a trio of 2019 – 2021 IN Color Faceted Dots.

Sweet card, I hope you agree.

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

Mo x

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The Cup of Christmas stamp set used to make a special msculine birthday card.

Cup of Christmas for a special masculine birthday

Posted on August 31, 2019September 5, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends special birthday using the Cup of Christmas and Family Party stamp sets.

To recreate the birthday card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
2019 – 2021 In Color dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Noble Peacock Foil – 2⅝” by 2⅝”– rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the outline cup onto scrap Whisper White cardstock in Blueberry Bushel ink. I die cut the cup using the co-ordinating Cup of Cheer dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

The numbers from the Family Party stamp set were stamped on the die cut cup in Blueberry Bushel ink and stars added in Seaside Spray ink, they were from the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

I Punched a starburst circle using the Starburst Punch from the Blueberry Bushel panel before mounting the dsp onto the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then glued to the Seaside Spray card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

I punched a circle from a piece of Noble Peacock Foil using the the 2¼” Punch and added the cup onto it on Dimensionals. The starburst circle was tucked behind and the foil circle and adhered with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Both were then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set was stamped onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out using sharp scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine birthday card made using the Cup of Christmas stamp set.

The stars were stamped in Seaside Spray onto the large Whisper White panel and adhered to the inside of the card. The same stars were then stamped on the front of the envelope.

I am really happy with this card. I hope my friend likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project will be added below on the 4th Sept.

Mo x

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A simple, stylish card made using the Royal Peacock stamp set and the gorgeous Copper Delicata ink

Royal Peacock meets copper

Posted on August 30, 2019August 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been dying to try out the new Metallic inks that are coming in the Autumn/Winter catalogue and have chosen to use the Copper ink with the Royal Peacock stamp set.

To recreate the Royal Peacock card you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Silver Foil 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜ by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Whisper White 5 ¼” by 3 ½” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Pretty Peacock

The gorgeous peacock was stamped on the smaller Whisper White panel in Pretty Peacock ink. I added the second layer of colour using the lovely new Copper Delicata ink. Love the soft shimmer it gives to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Royal Peacock stamp used with the new Copper Delicata ink

The stamped layer was added to the Copper Foil layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Royal Peacock stamp used with the new Copper Delicata ink

The whole panel was mounted onto the Pretty Peacock card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Royal Peacock stamp used with the new Copper Delicata ink

I stamped the sentiment from the New Wonders stamp set in the Copper Delicata ink onto a scrap of Pretty Peacock cardstock and trimmed it out using scissors and added it to the card front using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Royal Peacock stamp used with the new Copper Delicata ink

On the remaining panel of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the peacock and glued it inside the card. The envelope was decorated using the same stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Royal Peacock stamp used with the new Copper Delicata ink

A very simple by stylish 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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A pretty floral card made using the Soft Spring stamp set

Soft Spring Floral Card

Posted on August 27, 2019August 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Earlier this month I Took part in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we were challenged to make a card using the following colours – Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green and Silver. I loved this colour combo so much I thought I would use it again for thoday’s card using the Soft Spring stamp set.

To Recreate the Soft Spring card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper right corner
Silver Foil – 4 ¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Blueberry Bushel for the sentiment

I ran one of the larger Whisper White panels through my Big Shot with the Mosiac Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of ⅛” Lovely Lipstick Grosgrain ribbon around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

I stamped the delphinium like flowers onto the small panel of Whisper White using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The leaves were infilled using the Granny apple Green ink and the solid leaf stamp. The bottom of the flowers were inked up using the Blueberry Bushel ink pad and the topof the flowers using the Lovely Lipstick ink pad. You could also do this using Stampin’ Write Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The Embossing buddy was then swiped over the stamped panel to remove static and the dragonfly stamped using Versamark ink. I covered the image with Silver Embossing Powder and hear set it usig my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The stamped piece was then mounted onto the Silver Foil layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Blueberry Bushel, covered with the Silver Embossing Powder and heat set as before.

I added a bow in the same ribbon and some Metallic Pearls in silver to complete the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

I stamped the dragonflies onto the remaining Whisper White panel and glued it to the inside of the card. The dragonflies were then stamped in the same ink onto a Whisper White envelope.

Such a soft and pretty card, love the 2 tone flowers. 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 sweet card for a baby girl made using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch by Stampin' Up!

Little Elephant Baby card for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on August 25, 2019August 5, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the August Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop. This month we are focusing on Babies and Children and I have such a sweet card to share with you. I made this for friends who have recently had a sweet baby girl who they have named Phoebe. I chose to use the Little Elephant stamp set and the co-ordinating Elephant Builder Punch to make my card.

To recreate the Little Elephant card you will need;

Smokey Slate card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Smoky Slate 4 ¼” by 3”
Whisper White 4 ¼” by 3”
Scrap Rococo Rose and Whisper White

I really wanted to use the gorgeous Stitched lace die on this card. I die cut it from one of the Whisper White cardstock panels and used the new die brush attachment for the Take Your Pick Tool to get all the little pieces out. I added this large die cut piece to the Rococo Rose panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I placed the die cut piece face down on my silicone mat and applied the glue with a piece of sponge.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Silver Edged White Ribbon around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to a Smoky Slate card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the sweet little elephants on scrap Whisper White in Rococo Rose ink, the full strength ink was too dark so I stamped off first to get a lighter shade. I stamped the elephants again in Smoky Slate ink and punched out the 2 pink ones and the ears from the grey ones using the Elephant Builder Punch. I added the ears to each elephant on a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I die cut a stitched oval from the small Whisper White layer using the Stitched Shapes dies. I inked up the strip of plaid image from the same stamp set using Smoky Slate ink, stamped off twice then stamped onto the bottom of the die cut oval. I added leaves from the Dino Days stamp set in 1^st and 2^nd generation Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

The elephants were glued to the die cut oval with the Multipurpose glue and added to a Scalloped Oval which was die cut from the Smoky Slate piece. The oval was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

I added a bow to the side of the oval with a Mini Glue Dot. The sentiment from the Little Elephant was stamped in Smoky Slate and Rococo Rose ink onto scrap Whisper White and backed with a scrap of Rococo Rose cardstock and glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Little Elephant stamp set and the Elephant Builder Punch used for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the strip of plaid onto the remaining Whisper White panel and adhered it to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped on the envelope.

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

Please hop on to see what the lovely Teresa has to share with us today.

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

Mo x