Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral birthday card for a special friend

Beautiful Friendship for a special friend

Posted on August 2, 2019July 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made for one of my oldest and dearest friends using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray cardstock 4⅛” by 3 ⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner

Using some temporary adhesive I adhered the Whisper White piece to the card front. I then stamped the flowers and leaves beginning with the largest images and making sure to stamp overlapping on to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I used Rococo Rose ink for the large and small roses, Seaside Spray for the hydrangea, Purple Posy for the long flower spays and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink and added the rose centres in the same colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

The Whisper White layer was then lifted away from the card base and added it to the Basic Gray panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the card base on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins for a bit of bling.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the same flowers and leaves inside the card and on the envelope.

A really pretty card. I hope my friend likes 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 team colour challenge card made using A Good man stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Good Man for a team challenge

Posted on July 30, 2019July 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This is a card made for our latest team challenge. This time it is a colour challenge; we need to make something using 3 or these 4 ink choices – Brown, Green, Purple or Yellow. I was initially sure I would be using a purple…….turned out I was wrong!

To recreate the Good Man card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Bird ballard designer series paper (dsp) 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 3⅜” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 3 ¼” by 2 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 2” by 2”
Whisper White 2” by 2”

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The designer series paper was glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the image of the man in the deckchair onto the small Whisper White panel in Soft Suede ink and coloured it in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Daffodil Delight combo, Crumb Cake combo and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The stamped piece was then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Daffodil Delight layer. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small piece of Whisper White and punched out using the 1¼” Circle punch. The circle was then added to a Daffodil Delight circle punched using the 1⅜” Scalloped Circle Punch. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the same image on the envelope and on the inside of the card (2nd generation). A 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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Lovely sailing themed masculine card using Stampin Up product.

Sailing Home for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘Masculine cards’. If you have joined me from the lovely …….. welcome, my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. Like many others I find making cards for the men in my life a bit of a challenge and I am really looking forward to seeing what my fellow blog hoppers have to share with us.

To recreate the Sailing Home card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Seaside Spray cardstock 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Whisper White cardstock 5” by 3”
Night of Navy cardstock 3½” by ½” x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I ran the panel of Seaside Spray cardstock through my Big Shot with the Subtles Embossing folder to give it a little texture before adhering the panel to Seaside Spray card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I cut a label using the Stitched Nested Label dies and stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy towards the bottom. The smaller boat was then stamped twice in the Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The larger boat was stamped in the same ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Smooth Sailing dies and coloured using the Seaside Spray combo, light Balmy Blue & light Night of Navy Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Using the 1” Circle Punch I punched circle from a PostIt Note and stuck it to the top of the stitched label. I sponged on some Blamy Blue ink using a Sponge Dauber then removed the punched circle and added some So Saffron ink again using a Sponge Dauber.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I added the 2 strips of Night of Navy cardstock to the card front having flagged the ends. The Stitched Label was then added over the top using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the lager boat added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies makes a masculine card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the larger boat in Night of Navy ink onto the Whisper White panel and added it to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped onto the front of the envelope.

Please continue to hop on and see what the lovely Deb Naylor has to share with us.

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

Mo x

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Birthday Goodness

Posted on July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Birthday Goodness stamp set this week and have made a really sweet shaker card for my sister in laws birthday.

To recreate the Birthday Goodness card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜ by 3⅝” x 2
Rococo Rose cardstock 4¾” by 3¼”
Window Sheet 5” by 3½”

I die cut a rectangle from the centre of one of the Whisper White layers using a Rectangle Stitched die. Using the same die and the next one up I die cut the frame from the smaller panel of Rococo Rose cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I stamped the tower of macarons in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut stitched rectangle and coloured it in using the following Blends markers – Rococo Rose combo, Seaside Spray combo and Crumb Cake combo……….don’t they look good enough to eat!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I glued the Rococo Rose frame to the Whisper White frame using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added the window sheet to the reverse using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The larger Rococo Rose panel was added to the card front using the same adhesive. Placing the ‘frame’ onto the card front I added the same adhesive to the back of the stamped piece and nestled it inside the frame. The frame was then lifted away abd foam adhesive strips added all round the rectangular aperture making sure to leave no gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I placed a pinch of the Woven Threads Seqiuns on top of the stamped image and added the frame over the top. The sentiment was stamped on basic Gray ink and added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The inside of the card and the envelope were stamped with the tower of macarons in the Basic Gray ink.

Such a 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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Sweet gingham Magnolia cards using Stampin' Up! products

Checked Magnolias

Posted on July 23, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been messing about with my Stamparatus and various background stamps this week. I love being able to re-stamp these large images to achieve a richer, more colour saturated look. Here are a couple of the projects I came up with.

To recreate the checked magnolia cards you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”

Seaside Spray card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Whisper White cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾” x 3
Scrap Whisper White

Using the Stamparatus I stamped the large Buffalo Check image in Seaside Spray ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated the stamping with another panel of Whisper White and Blueberry Bushel ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

The large magnolia bloom was then stamped over the top of both panels in Memento Tuxedo Black. To get a good dark image these were stamped 2 or 3 times.

I die cut both the magnolias using the Magnolia Memory dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

I mounted the Seaside Spray checked panel to the Blueberry Bushel layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the Blueberry Bushel magnolia into the negative space on Dimensionals and added the whole piece to the Seaside Spray card base. The sentiment was stamped in Seaside Spray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

I glued the die cut Seaside Spray checked Magnolia to the remaining Whisper White layer, wrapped a piece of ⅛” Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain Ribbon around the bottom of the layer. The sentiment was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink and the entire layer added to the Thick Whisper White card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Two sweet cards made using the Buffalo Check stamp and the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set

I love the way these cards turned out, can’t wait to try it out with other background stamps. I hope you like them.

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

Mo x

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Gorgeous cards made at a Stamp-a-Stack featuring the Bird Ballard designer series paper

A Bird Ballard Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on July 21, 2019July 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made by the ladies who came to my Bird Ballard Stamp-a-Stack yesterday. On arrival each lady was given a kit bag containing a pack of the Bird Ballard designer series paper (dsp), a pack of the Iridescent sequins, 20 co-ordinating card bases, 20 envelopes and all the pre-cut layers to make 20 cards; 2 each of 10 designs. They also had a little chocolate treat to keep them going.

Above the Clouds

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

Sailing Home

Free As A Bird

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

Vibrant Vases

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

Wishing You

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

I love the Stamp-a-Stacks; we always have lots to talk and laugh about and it is great to craft with friends.

www,crafty-rootes.com -Bird Ballard Designer Series Paper used for the July Stamp-a-Stack

I hope you like the projects as much as the ladies did.

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

Mo x

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A lovely cheerful thank you card featuring Hot Air Balloons and Stampin' Up! products

Above the Clouds

Posted on July 19, 2019July 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Oooh this is such a cute card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon Punch. I love balloons they always look so serene drifting across the sky. I was lucky enough to take a balloon ride over the Valley of the Kings in Egypt a few years ago, a truly magical experience.

To recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need;

Night of Navy card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Poppy Parade 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner x 2
Night of Navy 5½” by ⅛” x 2
Scrap Whisper White and Crumb Cake

I used Post It tape to mask off an area on one of the Whisper White panels. I dabbed a bit of Balmy Blue ink and Blueberry Bushel ink onto a clear block and added a little glycerine. This makes the ink gone on more smoothly and gives a better blended effect. I applied the inks using Sponge Daubers starting with the Balmy Blue and adding in the Blueberry Bushel towards the bottom. I left the panel to dry.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

I stamped the outline balloons in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then stamped the solid infill colour in Poppy Parade ink and Pineapple Punch ink and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. The baskets were stamped in Crumb Cake onto Crumb Cake cardstock and punched them out as well.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

I added the ⅛” Night of Navy strips either side of the ink blended area and glued the panel to the Poppy Parade layer. This was then added to a Night of Navy card base.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

The balloons and baskets were then added to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Blueberry Bushel ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

The smaller balloons were stamped on the remaining panel of Whisper White and the adhered on the inside of the card. The same image was also stamped on the envelope.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A bright and colourful thank you card made using the Above the clouds stamp set

I love the bright and cheerful colours of this 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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Grandma’s House

Posted on July 16, 2019June 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set. This is such a quiky set, I love all the sentiments and the stylised flowers.

To recreate the Grandma’s House card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Early Espresso 4¼” by 3”
Whisper White 4” by 2¾”
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside

I began by using the Rectangle Stitched dies to die cut a rectangle from the Early Espresso piece and the slightly smaller Whisper White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

I stamped the house and trees from the Grandma’s House stamp set in Early Espresso ink onto the Whisper White rectangle. I stamped the sentiment below in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

I used the following Blends markers to colour in the image Light Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green combo, Call Me Clover comb, Seaside Spray combo & Crumb Cake combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

The stamped rectangle was glued to the Early Espresso stitched rectangle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped the ⅛” Call Me Clover Grosgrain Ribbon around the panel and added the piece to the Seaside Spray card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

I added a trio of Iridescent Sequins to complete the card. I hope you like it

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

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

Mo x

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A stunning see through daisy card made using the Medium Daisy Punch by Stampin' Up!

Floating Daisies

Posted on July 14, 2019July 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card inspired by Jennifer McGuirre’s see through layered die cuts video –

To recreate the floating daisies card you will need

Window sheet – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Scrap Whisper White
Scrap So Saffron
Scrap Sparkle Glimmer

The trick with this style of card is to hide the adhesive so that it isn’t seen. I chose to use the Medium Daisy Punch to make my card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I began by scoring and burnishing the Window Sheet card base, this needs a firm hand when it comes to burnishing as you want the card to be flat.

I punched out 14 of the medium daises using the punch and adhered them to the inside of the card front using a Mini Glue Dot in the centre of each flower. I placed then randomly across the front with some of the flowers hanging over the sides. The spare pieces were trimmed off using my sharp scissors.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

Using Sparkle Glimmer paper and the ½” Circle Punch I punched the same number of circles as I had flowers. I added a Mini Glue Dot to the back of the glimmer paper and added them to the centre of each flower on the outside of the card front. This effectively hides all the glue dots.

I cut 4 of the sweet little label from the Smooth Sailing dies set; 2 for the front of the card and 2 for the back of the card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I stamped the sentiment from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and adhered it to the front of the card using Mini Glue Dots. I added a plain label to the back side of the card front making sure it was lined up with the label on the front so that it would not be seen.

Another label was positioned on the inside of the back panel of the card to enable me to write a short message to the recipient. To hid the Mini Glue Dots I adhered another label to the reverse of the back panel, again directly behind the other labels.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I added a final punched daisy to the bottom of the label on the card front using a dimensional to add a little fore depth to the card.

I really like how this card turned out and the photographs do not do it justice. I hope you like it.

Mo x

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

Mo x

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A get well card made using the Healing Hugs stamp set for the Stamp 'N Hop blog hop

Healing Hugs for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2019July 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the July Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is ‘Casing the Annual Catalogue’. If you have hopped over from the lovely Linda or started the blog hop with me – Mo Rootes …..welcome and enjoy the hop.

I have chosen to CASE a card on page 80 of the Annual Catalogue using the Healing Hugs stamp set. I have changed the colours but kept the design pretty much as it is.

To recreate the Healing Hugs card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base 5⅞” by 8¼” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Seaside Spray 3” by 1¼”
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

Using the gorgeous new Stitched Lace dies I ran one of the Whisper White panels through the Big Shot. I used some Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the die cut piece to the Seaside Spray card base.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

I stamped the flowers in Rococo Rose ink and So Saffron ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and cut them out using my scissors. I also stamped the two different sets of leaves from the stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink and hand cut them out.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and Dimensionals I added the flowers and leaves to the card front.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto the small piece of Seaside Spray cardstock and added to the card front on dimensionals.