A gorgeous purple magnolia for a simple card

Purple Magnolia Anyone

Posted on June 4, 2019June 1, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the fabulous new Good Morning Magnolia stamp set which will be available for purchase from my online store from the 4^th June when the new Annual Catalogue launches. I am really drawn to the huge flower stamp in the stamp set and have used it to make todays card.

To recreate the Purple Magnolia card you will need.

Highland Heather card base
Mossy Meadow 5½ by 3¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅜”
Mossy Meadow 4⅛” by 2¾”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the beautiful, huge flower image twice onto the largest panel of Whisper White cardstock in Mossy Meadow ink. Using my Big Shot and the Rectangle Stitched dies I die cut a piece from the middle of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia goes purple and looks great

I glued the outside frame area to the larger panel of Mossy Meadow cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia goes purple and looks great

Using the following Blends markers I coloured in only the portions of the flowers on the smaller die cut panel – Mossy Meadow combo, Highland Heather Combo, dark Petal Pink and the Color Lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia goes purple and looks great

The coloured piece was then glued to the smaller Mossy Meadow cardstock and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia goes purple and looks great

I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink and die cut it using the Rectangle Stitched dies. I ran it through twice as I wanted a smaller stiched frame. It was added to the card front with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Good Morning Magnolia goes purple and looks great

I coloured some of the Basic Pearls using my dark Highland Heather Blends Marker before adding them to the card. I stamped the large flower on the envelope and on the second panel of Whisper White in the Mossy Meadow ink.

Love this card.

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

Mo x

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A clean and simple masculine thak you card amde using the Sailing Home stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Sailing Home Lighthouse

Posted on June 2, 2019May 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a clean and simple card featuring lighthouse from the gorgeous new Sailing Home stamp set.

To recreate the Sailing Home lighthouse card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”

Early Espresso cardstock 4½” by 3¼”

Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3”

Bird Ballard dsp 5⅞” by 2”

Scrap Coastal Cabana, Whisper White & Early Espresso

The lighthouse was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the Whisper White panel and die cut using the Rectangle Stitched dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home lighthouse image for a masculine thank you card

I used the light Crumb Cake Blends Marker to add some colour to the lighthouse and the light Smokey Slate Blends Marker to add ground beneath the lighthouse. The birds were stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home lighthouse image for a masculine thank you card

The stamped layer was added to an Early Espresso die cut stitched rectangle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home lighthouse image for a masculine thank you card

The gorgous Bird Ballard designer series paper was glued to the Thick Whisper White card front using the same glue. I die cut the ‘rope’ piece from Early Espresso cardstock and the Smooth Sailing dies. The rope piece was then cut in half and adhered to the card front using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home lighthouse image for a masculine thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched out using the Everyday Label Punch. I punched another label from scrap Coastal Cabana cardstock and adhered the two together. They were added to the back of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sailing Home lighthouse image for a masculine thank you card

The whole stamped panel was added to the card front on dimensionals. The inside of the card and the envelope were decorated with the stamped birds in Bermuda Bay.

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 pretty, floral card made using some of the new 2019 - 2021 incolors and the beautiful Promendae stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Promenade in colors

Posted on May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a simple but gorgeous card made using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set with 2 of our new incolors – Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray.

To recreate the In Color Beautiful Promenade card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner

Pretty Peacock 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner

Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper right corner

Scrap Silver Foil, Pretty Peacock and Whisper White

I stamped the outline flower in Pretty Peacock ink down the left hand side of one of the Whisper White panels. I rotated the stamp after each re-inking to give a more random look.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Beautiful Promenade stamp set paired with 2 new in colors – Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray

The striped inner floer image was then stamped with Seaside Spray ink. These colours look great together. The stamped layer was then added to the Pretty Peacock layer with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Beautiful Promenade stamp set paired with 2 new in colors – Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray

I wrapped a length of the Silver Metallic Edged Ribbon around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Beautiful Promenade stamp set paired with 2 new in colors – Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray

The sentiment from the Everything is Rosy stamp set was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Big Shot and the Stitched Shapes dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Beautiful Promenade stamp set paired with 2 new in colors – Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray

Using the Layering Circle dies I cut out a scalloped circle from Pretty Peacock cardstock and a slightly larger circle from Silver foil. The three circles were adhered together using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and were added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A pretty, floral card made using some of the new 2019 - 2021 incolors and the beautiful Promenade stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Beautiful Promenade stamp set paired with 2 new in colors – Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray

The flower was stamped on the inside Whisper White panel and the envelope to complete the card.

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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To a Wild Rose

Posted on May 29, 2019May 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a card made for our latest team challenge – the theme of the challenge is ‘pre-order’. I chose to use the gorgeous ‘To a Wild Rose’ stamp set and co-ordinating Wild Rose dies which will be available for my online store from 4^th June 2019.

To recreate the To a Wild Rose card you will need;

Rococco Rose card base 5⅞” by 8¼” scored at 4⅛”

Merry Melot cardstock 5½” by 3¾”

Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2

Merry Merlot 3 ¼” by 3 ¼”

Whisper White 3 ¼” by 3 ¼”

Scrap Whisper White for stamping and die cutting

The images in this gorgeous stamp set are triple layered. The first is an outline image, the second a more detailed image and the third a solid base layer. I randomly stamped the second layer image in Rococco Rose ink – I am loving this new in-color – onto one of the larger Whisper White layers. I really love the effect this gives.

www.crafty-rootes.com -To A Wild Rose stamp set and Wild Rose dies used for a team challenge

This layer was added to the Merry Merlot panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and glued this to the front of a Rococco Rose card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com -To A Wild Rose stamp set and Wild Rose dies used for a team challenge

I die cut a Whisper White circle using the Stitched Shapes dies and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Merry Merlot cardstock. These were glued together using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and a small piece of the side was trimmed off with the paper trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -To A Wild Rose stamp set and Wild Rose dies used for a team challenge

I stamped the outline flower in Merry Merlot ink onto a scra of Whisper White cardstock. The second layer was stamped in 2^nd generation Merry Merlot ink and the solid 3^rd layer was added in 2^nd generation Rococco Rose ink. I cut the flower out using the Big shot and the co-ordinating Wild Rose Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -To A Wild Rose stamp set and Wild Rose dies used for a team challenge

The leaf is also made up of three stamp. The outline layer was stamped in Garden Green ink, the second layer in 2^nd generation Garden Green ink and the third layer in 3^rd generation Garden Green onto scrap Whisper White. I cut them out using the Wild Rose dies. The leaf was glued to the back of the rose using Mini Glue Dots.

The rose was added to the die cut circles on Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Wonderful Moments stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Whisper White and trimmed out with scissors. It was added to the card front with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -To A Wild Rose stamp set and Wild Rose dies used for a team challenge

I stamped the 2^nd flower image in the Rococco Rose ink on the other Whisper White panel and added this to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped on the envelope.

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

Mo x

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Lovely Hugs from Shelli cards using the May Paper pumpkin kit

Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin

Posted on May 28, 2019May 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the special edition Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin kit, these kits are so popular in the USA and I am so excited that the UK get to see what all the fuss is about.

The kit contains supplies to make 12 cards, 3 each of 4 designs. I made one of each design then started to play.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

To recreate the alternative card you will need;

Thick Very Vanilla card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side – rounded upper left corner
Crumb Cake cardstock 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
One of the Hugs From Shelli card bases cut to 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla cardstock 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Very Vanilla and Pretty Peacock

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

The cut apart card front was glued to the Crumb Cake panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

A length of the gorgeous Pretty Peacock Velvet Ribbon from the kit was wrapped around the layer and secured on the back with Snail Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

This panel was then added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The feathers from the Hugs From Shelli kit were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and cut out using my sharp scissors. I coloured them in using the Pool Party combo Blends Markers. These were then tucked under the ribbon and secured with a dab of the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in the gorgeous new Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and punched out with the 1¼” Circle Punch. I punched out a 1⅜” Scalloped Circle and added it behind the sentiment with the liquid adhesive and attached the piece to the card front on dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

The feather was stamped in Pretty Peacock on the inside Very Vanilla panel and on the Very Vanilla envelope.

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 birthday card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Stampers Showcase – Everything is Rosy Double Z Fold card

Posted on May 26, 2019May 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the May Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing Fun Fold cards. If you have hopped over from the lovely Wendy Lee, welcome.

My lovely Mum treated me to the Everything is Rosy Medley of products for my birthday and I decided to make a special Double Z Fold card for her birthday later this month.

To Recreate the Everything is Rosy Double Z Fold card you will need;

Thick Whisper White cardstock 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Everything is Rosy dsp 5¼” by 5¼”
Everything is Rosy dsp 5¼” by 2½” x2

Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Night of Navy cardstock 4” by 3½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Night of Navy 4” by 2½” x 2 – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 2¼” x 2 – Rounded upper right and left corners
Scrap Whisper White and Rose Gold Foil

I began by folding and burnishing the score lines on the larger Whisper White cardstock panel. I then added the 3 pieces of Everything is Rosy Designer Series Paper (dsp) using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then set to the side.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I folded and burnished the score lines of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel and adhered the 3 panels of Night of Navy cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the flower in Melon Mambo ink onto both of the small Whisper White panels. I added the leaves in Night of Navy ink. The sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set was added to one of the panels in Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panels were then added to the folded panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped a selection of flowers in Melon Mambo, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation. The flower centres were stamped in Night of Navy ink, again in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink. The Leaves were stamped in Night of Navy ink. All of the images were then die cut using the Everything is Rosy dies and my Big Shot. I also die cut some of the leaves from the gorgeous Rose Gold Foil.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the remaining Whisper White panel in the Night of Navy ink. The flowers and leaves were then arranged on the Whisper White panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and Dimensionals. The lovely mirror rose gold gems were added to the flower centres. The completed panel was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The 2 panels were then adhered together. I made an envelope using some retired dsp and the Envelope Punch Board.

I really love this card, I hope my Mum likes it.

Please hop on to see what my lovely friend Mikaela Titheridge has to share with us this month.

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

Mo x

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Clean and simple card using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

Tropical Escape for the Just Add Ink #458 challenge

Posted on May 26, 2019May 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made for the Just Add Ink #458 challenge, the theme this time is ‘letters’. I used the retiring Tropical Escape designer series paper (dsp) and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and co-ordinating Beautiful Layers dies to make the card..

To recreate the Tropical Escape card you will need;

Thick Whisper White cardstock 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side – rounded upper right corner
Tropical Escape dsp 4⅛” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss cardstock 4⅛” by ¼”
Scrap Whisper White and Mint Macaron

I glued to dsp panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the stick of Blackberry Bliss on top.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I stamped the flower on the scrap Whisper White in Blackberry Bliss ink and die cut it out using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Layers dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I cut out the leaves using the same die set turning them over whilst still in the die and applying a dimensional to each leaf. This keeps all the little pieces inside the leaves which were then carefully poked out of the die. The leaves were added to the back of the flower with a little glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

The sentiment from the Butterfly Gala stamp set was stamped in blackberry Bliss ink and the flower added to the card front with dimensionals. I added a trio of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls to finish off the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I stamped the same flower inside the card and on the envelope in the Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

A very simple but 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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Picture Perfect Birthday

Posted on May 24, 2019May 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This is a quick birthday card made for the son of a friend using the Picture Perfect stamp set which will be retiring from the catalogue from June 4^th. This is a great stamp set for new stampers with lots of lovely sentiments and simple 2 stamping images.

To recreate the Picture Perfect card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛”
Gingham Gala dsp 5⅞” by 3½”
Blueberry Bushel 2⅝” by 2⅜”
Granny Apple Green, Grapefruit Grove, Blueberry Bushel strips 4” by ⅜”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I adhered the Gingham Gala designer series paper (dsp) to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using th

Using a scrap of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the candles. I find it easier to line up the stamps if I start with the patterned stamp. I stamped the striped candle in Granny Apple Green ink. The spotted candle was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and the second striped candle in Calypso Coral ink. I then added the solid background layer to the candles in 2^nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink, 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink and 2^nd generation Grapefruit Grove ink. The flames were stamped in Mango Melody ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment below the candles in Blueberry Bushel ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using one of the Rectangle Stitched dies and my Big Shot I cut out the stamped image. The rectangle was actually too long so I moved the die to shorten the rectangle and ran it back through the Big Shot. I the cut the Blueberry Bushel panel ⅛” bigger on all sides using my Trimmer. These were adhered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I glued the Granny Apple Green, Grapefruit Grove, Blueberry Bushel strips to the card front and added the candle piece overtop on Dimensionals. The card was finished by adding a trio of Gingham Gala Sequins.

I stamped the candle inside the card and on the front of the envelope.

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

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

Mo x

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Everything is Rosy

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the fabulous Everything is Rosy designer series paper and die cuts. This gorgeous Medley of products is only with us until the 31^st May so grab it while you can.

To recreate the Everything is Rosy card you will need;

Melon Mambo 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Everything is Rosy dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White envelope

This card is so simple and quick to make. I began by choosing a piece of the stunning dsp and adhering it to the Night of Navy layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of the Night of Navy ribbon with the rose gold edging around the panel and adhered it to the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then added to the front of a Melon Mambo card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a circle from the Whisper White square using my Big Shot and the Layering Circle dies. I also die cut a slightly larger circle using the same die set from the Night of Navy Square. I chose one of the stunning die cuts included in the product medley and glued it to the Whisper White circle with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped onto the Whisper White circle with Night of Navy ink. This circle was then added onto the Night of Navy circle with Dimensionals. The circle topper was then added to the card front with the Multipurpose glue. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to the circle topper.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped a flower from the stamp set in Melon Mambo ink onto the inside panel for the card. I added the leaves and flower centre in Night of Navy ink. The same images and colours were used to decorate the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

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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Gingham Gala dsp for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Gingham Gala dsp for the May Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on May 19, 2019May 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made by the lovely ladies who came to the Gingham Gala Stamp-a-Stack yesterday. On arrival each lady was given a kit bag containing a pack of the Gingham Gala designer series paper (dsp), a pack of the Gingham Gala sequins, 20 co-ordinating card bases, 20 envelopes and all the pre-cut layers to make 20 cards; 2 each of 10 designs.