Just Because

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

Today I am sharing a sweet thank you card made using the hostess stamp set – Just Because. This is such a pretty set of vases and pots of flowers which will be useful for many occasions. Many of the images have sentiments attached and I have cut the sentiments away from the main image using a sharp pair of scissors so that I can use the images with many different sentiments.

Making the Thank you card

You will need;
Old Olive card base
Cajun Craze – 3½” by 2⅜”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2⅜”
⅛” strips of Whisper White and Calypso Coral
Scrap Whisper White and Calypso Coral

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the Just Because stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I started by die cutting a rectangle using the Big Shot and the Rectangle Stitched dies from the piece of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the Just Because stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I inked up the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it on the die cut rectangle. The image was then coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Old Olive combo and Cajun Craze combo. The sentiment was stamped in Cajun Craze ink below the flowers. I glued the stamped rectangle onto the piece of Cajun Craze cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the Just Because stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I punched the flowers out from scrap Calypso Coral cardstock using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Blooms Punch Pack. Using the dark Old Olive Blends Pen I coloured in 3 of the Glitter Enamel Dots and added them to the flower centres. The flowers were added to the plant with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the Just Because stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking the Old Olive card base I added 2 of the ⅛” strips of Calypso Coral and 1 of the ⅛” Whisper White strips to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added over the strips on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the Just Because stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

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 horse themed card for the Inspire Create Share #039 challenge

Let it Ride for the Inspire. Create. Share #039 Challenge

Posted on March 22, 2019April 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Inspire. Create. Share #039 Challenge the theme of which is ‘Pets’. I chose to make my card using the lovely new Let it Ride stamp set. I don’t have horses myself but my neighbour has both horses and donkeys in their field and I love watching them.

This card was chosen as the winner of this challenge.

Making the Let It Ride card

You will need;
Mossy Meadow card base
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – one for the inside
Wood Textures dsp – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Whisper White 3” by 2⅞”
Whisper White 2 ¾” by 2⅝”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Let it Ride stamp set used for the Inspire Create Chare #039 Challenge

I began by stamping the horses in Soft Suede ink onto the smallest piece of Whisper White cardstock. I coloured them in using the Soft Suede combo and Crumb Cake combo of Stampin Blends.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Let it Ride stamp set used for the Inspire Create Chare #039 Challenge

I stamped the trees in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Mossy Meadow ink to give some depth to the image. The grass stamp came from the Best Bunny stamp set and was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Garden Green ink. I added a little Garden Green Watercolor Pencil to the remaining white area to pull the trees and grassy area together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Let it Ride stamp set used for the Inspire Create Chare #039 Challenge

I folded and burnished the Mossy Meadow card base and added one of the larger panels of Whisper White cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The piece of Wood Textures designer Series Paper was then added with the ame glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Let it Ride stamp set used for the Inspire Create Chare #039 Challenge

I glued the stamped panel to the layer of Whisper White using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added it to the card front using dimensionals. The sentiment from the Well Said stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White and adhered to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Let it Ride stamp set used for the Inspire Create Chare #039 Challenge

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

A very sweet and 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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The First Frost stamp set by Stampin' Up! used for a simply simple stamped card

Simply Simple Stamping

Posted on March 20, 2019March 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the latest team challenge the theme of which ‘Simple Stamping’. This was much more difficult than I expected as we were only allowed to use stamps, ink and cardstock.

Making a Simple card

You will need;
Crumb Cake card base
Mango Melody 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Very Vanilla 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set

I started with a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock and a stamp set, in this case I chose the First Frost stamp set which has carried over from the Autumn/Winter catalogue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set

I used Mossy Meadow and Mango Melody Markers to apply ink to the stamp, huffed on it to re-moisten the ink and stamped it onto the Very Vanilla cardstock. I really, really love this stamp it is so delicate and dainty looking and using markers is a great way to apply different colours of ink to the same stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink and the stamped panel was added to the layer of Mango Melody cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set

This was then glued to the Crumb Cake card base using the same adhesive. I added the other layer of Very Vanilla inside the card and used the same stamped image for this inside layer and for the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Simply Simple Stamping for a sweet card using the First Frost stamp set

I really struggled not add embellishments to this card or round a corner…………but I really like the clean and simple look of the card. What do you think?

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

Mo x

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A lovely Joy Fold retirement card made using the By the Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A By the Bay Retirement card

Posted on March 19, 2019March 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends’ upcoming retirement. She loves the sea and wild places so the By the Bay stamp set seemed like a perfect choice.

Making the Joy Fold retirement card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8½” by 4¼” and scored it on the long side at 5½”
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8” by 3” and scored it on the long side at 4” – rounded upper right corner on the score line
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 3⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 2¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I began by cutting, scoring and burnishing the 2 pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock which make the card. I cut 2 panels of Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper (dsp) and adhered them to the larger of the Thick Whisper White panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the cottage image onto the smallest piece of Whisper White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and set it aside to dry. I coloured in the image using Watercolor Pencils in the following colours – Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze, using a Blender pen to smooth out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the group of birds twice on the inside of the smaller card and used the same Watercolor Pencils to add some colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The stamped panel was then added to the layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and then adhered to the smaller piece of Thick Whisper White, remembering that this part of the card opens from left to right. The whole piece was then added to the larger Thick Whisper White panel. All the glue was done using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the 1” Circle Punch. Using the Layering Circle framelits and the Big Shot I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the middle of the Blueberry Bushel panel – nobody will know once all the layers are put together. I stuck the stamped circle onto the Blueberry Bushel scalloped Circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The circle was then added to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I really hope my friend likes her card.

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

Mo x

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Stamp Sets

A pretty floral card made using the Petal Promenade dsp by Stampin' Up!

Using Designer Series Paper (dsp)

Posted on March 17, 2019March 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I don’t know about you but I buy our gorgeous Designer Series Paper (dsp). I admire it and stroke it and yes occasionally sniff it but I rarely use it………..what is that all about! So this year I have decided to do something about it. So with this in mind I got out thee beautiful Petal Promenade, found a sketch on Pinterest………I love Pinterest and set to work.

Making the Petal Promenade card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Petal Promenade designer series paper (dsp)

You will need;
Mossy Meadow card base
Calypso Coral 5⅝” by 3⅞”
DSP 5½” by 3 ¾”
Mossy Meadow 4⅜” by 2⅞”
DSP 4¼” by 2¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White and Calypso Coral

I started by selecting the dsp patterns I wanted to use – one busy pattern and one fairly solid pattern and cut them down to the sizes above using my Trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Petal Promenade designer series paper (dsp)

Next I chose and scored my card base and cut my Calypso Coral and Mossy Meadow layers and rounded the upper right corner of all the pieces using the Detailed Trio Punch and adhered them together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Petal Promenade designer series paper (dsp)

I stamped the sentiment from the Floral Frames stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink and stamped it onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using the Layering Circle framelit dies. I cut a slightly larger scalloped circle using the same set and a scrap piece of Calypso Coral cardstock. I glue these together with the Multipurpose Liquid Ahdhesive and added the sentiment to the layered pieces on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Petal Promenade designer series paper (dsp)

The whole panel was then added to the Mossy Meadow card base with the multipurpose glue. I had a small Whisper White butterfly, punched out using the Butterfly Duet Punch, on my desk and added it to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot. The Basic Pearls were coloured using the dark Calypso Coral Blend pen and added to the butterfly and sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Petal Promenade designer series paper (dsp)

This is a really quick card; it took longer to choose the patterns to use than it did to make the 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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Cute cards made using the Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch by Stampin' Up!

Piece of Cake for March Classes

Posted on March 15, 2019March 14, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made at this week’s March classes where we focused on the gorgeous Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Bundle.

Joy Fold card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch used for March Classes

Thick Whisper White cardstock 8½” by 4¼” and scored it on the long side at 5½”
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8” by 3” and scored it on the long side at 4”
Call Me Clover cardstock 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Early Espresso piece 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Call Me Clover 3⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 2¾”

We began by folding and burnishing the score lines. Next step was to randomly stamp the ‘dotty cake’ on a piece of Call Me Clover cardstock 5⅜” by 4⅛” in Call Me Clover ink. This layer was then added to the back panel of the larger scored panel. The Early Espresso piece was then added to the smaller panel of the same piece of Thick Whisper White. Both these panels were added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The sentiment from the Amazing Life stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto the small piece of Whisper White. The word ‘CAKE’ was coloured in using the Light Call Me Clover Blends pen.

The cake was stamped in Early Espresso onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and the cake stand was stamped in the same ink onto scrap Call Me Clover cardstock. Both were then punched out using the co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch. The cake was coloured in using the following Blends Pens – Call Me Clover Combo, Lovely Lipstick combo, Balmy Blue combo and Bronze.

We used a Dimensional on the back to attach the cake to the cake stand and added a couple more dimensionals to hold the cake up before adding it to the stamped panel of Whisper White cardstock. This panel was then glued to the smaller layer of Call Me Clover before it was added to the small folded panel of Thick Whisper White being careful to have the fold the right way round…………

We stamped the candles in Call Me Clover ink onto the inner panel adding the sentiment in Early Espresso ink below the candles. Lastly we coloured in some of the Basic Pearls using the Blends pens and added them to the card front.

This card has a more masculine look which I really liked.

Happy Birthday Card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch used for March Classes

Lovely Lipstick card base – rounded upper right corner
Early Espresso 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – one for the inside and one for the outside with rounded upper right corners.
Die cut Stitched Rectangle in Early Espresso
Die cut Stitched Rectangle in Whisper White one size smaller
Scrap Lovely Lipstick Foil and Whisper White for the cake and stand.

We randomly stamped the sentiment in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Lovely Lipstick ink down the left side of one of the large Whisper White panels. This panel was then added to the Early Espresso layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then glued to the Lovely Lipstick card base.

We stamped the cake onto the scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Cake Builder Punch. The cake stand was punched from some of the gorgeous Lovely Lipstick Foil. We used the Blends pens to colour in the cake. We adhered them together with Dimensionals in the same way as the first card.

The cake was added to the stitched white rectangle, then to the stitched Early Espresso rectangle. We added the whole piece to the card front with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Basic Pearls were then coloured in and added to the card front.

Floral Cake Card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch used for March Classes

Thick Whisper White card base
Lovely Lipstick Foil 5 ¼” by 1 ½”
Whisper White 4⅞” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White

We stamped the smaller ‘bokeh dot’ stamp from the Beauty Abounds in the lower right corner of the Whisper White panel in 3^rd generation Lovely Lipstick and balmy Blue inks and in 4^th generation Call Me Clover ink.

The sentiment was stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink although some of the ladies chose a different sentiment or no sentiment at all.

The cake was stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White and punched out as above. We also punched out a plain white cake stand. The cake was coloured in using the same Blends pens as before and the cake and stand were adhered together with Dimensionals. The cake was then added on top of the ‘bokeh dots’.

The stamped layer was added to the strip of Lovely Lipstick Foil. The coloured Basic Pearls were added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Piece of Cake stamp set and Cake Builder Punch used for March Classes

The ladies really enjoyed making these cards. I hope you like them.

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

Mo x

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A CASE'd card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies.

Forever Lovely for a team challenge

Posted on March 14, 2019March 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Forever Lovely Bundle for our team challenge. We were asked to CASE one of our own cards and after some thought I chose this sweet card made in December 2018.

Butterfly Gala and Swirly Frames stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used for the GDP #168

www.crafty-rootes.com – Butterfly Gala and Swirly Frames stamp sets used for the GDP #168

I have kept many of the elements from the original card but wanted to use brighter, richer colours.

Making the Forever Lovely card

ASE'd card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I began by stamping the circle from The Swirly Frames stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto a large scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using The Layering Circle dies and my Big Shot. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

The flowers were stamped in Berry Burst ink or Bermuda Bay ink and die cut using the Lovely Flowers dies. A couple of flowers were also fussy cut using my sharp scissors. I also stamped the leaves in Granny Apple Green ink onto Granny Apple Green cardstock and die cut them. Finally I die cut the small flowers in both Berry Burst cardstock and Coastal Cabana cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added all the pieces to a layer of Whisper White cardstock, 5¼” by 3½” using either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Stampin Dimensionals. This decorated panel was layered onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” with Multipurpose glue. The whole topper was then added to a Berry Burst card base. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to add a little shine to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the large flower in Bermuda Bay ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and added the layer inside the card. The same image was stamped on an envelope. Ooh I neraly forgot – I also rounded the upper right corners on all the layers using the Detailed Trio Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I really liked this updated card. Hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A watercolor male birthday card made using the Sale-a-Bration stamp set By the Bay

By the Bay for a Masculine Birthday card

Posted on March 13, 2019March 7, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for my husband’s birthday. I used the Sale-a-Bration stamp set called By the Bay which has some lovely pencil style sketches on a seaside theme.

Making the By the Bay card

I started with a card base of Balmy Blue cardstock 8” by 7 ½” and scored it at 4” on the long side to make a long thin card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

I cut a piece of Watercolor Paper 5¼” by 2” and inserted it into my Stamparatus. I placed the image of the group of seabirds onto the Water color Paper, closed the panel of the Stamparatus to pick up the stamp. I then inked the stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it down. Using the Stamparatus gives me the chance to re-stamp the image if it isn’t dark enough. I moved the stamp along the panel to give a row of birds and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

Using an Aqua painter I applied ink to color the image. I used Balmy Blue and Blueberry Bushel inks for the water, Gray Granite for the birds and Mossy Meadow for the background.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

I mounted the stamped panel onto a layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock measuring 5½” by 2¼” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added a panel of Whisper White cardstock 6” by 2¾” using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

The whole piece was added to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the water for a little glimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine birthday card made using the By the Bay stamp set

I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock 7” by 3 ½” to the inside having stamped the same group of birds on the panel. I also stamped the same image on an envelope.

A very clean and simple card, 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 tea themed card using Stampin' Up! products

Embossed Tea Together

Posted on March 12, 2019March 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Tea Together stamp set and co-ordinating Tea Time dies. I had also really wanted to try embossing the tea pot with the gorgeous Country Floral embossing folder.

Making the Embossed Tea Together card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Tea Together Stamp set and Tetime framelits by Stampin’ Up!

I began by stamping the teapot in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it out using the Tea Time Dies. After cutting it out I embossed the teapot using the Country Floral embossing Folder. I love how it looks, so pretty.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Tea Together Stamp set and Tetime framelits by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the cup and saucer in Memento Tuxedo Black and die cut it using the same set of dies. I stamped the flower in the Memento Tuxedo Black onto the tea cup and coloured it in using the following combo Blends – Mint Macaron and Calypso Coral. I added the Mint Macaron to the saucer to pull the colours together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Tea Together Stamp set and Tetime framelits by Stampin’ Up!

I chose a piece of the Grapefruit Grove Gingham Gala designer series paper (dsp) and cut it to 5⅝” by 2”. I added it to a panel of Whisper White measuring 5½” by 2⅛” using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added a ¼” strip of Mint Macaron to the top of the dsp panel with the same glue.

I stamped the flower in Grapefruit Grove ink onto the front of a Grapefruit Grove card base to add a little extra texture. The dsp panel was added to the bottom of the card front with the multipurpose glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Tea Together Stamp set and Tetime framelits by Stampin’ Up!

The teapot was added to the card using Multipurpose Glue at the bottom and Dimensionals at the top and the saucer added with glue.

I stamped the flower on a panel of Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” and adhered it inside the card. The same flower was stamped on an envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Tea Together Stamp set and Tetime framelits by Stampin’ Up!

This is a really sweet card to add to my stash. I will add a sentiment when I am ready to send it.

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

Mo x

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A Peter Rabbit Easter card for the Stamp 'n Hop blog hop challenge

Fable Friends Easter Stamp ‘n Hop

Posted on March 8, 2019March 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to this month’s Stamp ‘n hop Blog Hop where the theme is Easter. If you have joined me from the lovely Sandra then welcome, my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I hope you enjoy my project.

Making the Easter card

I started by taking a piece of Window Sheet about 5 ½” by 3 ¾” and ran it through the Big Shot with the large die from the Doily Builder Die set. This effectively created a stencil for me to use to make the background of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Easter Challenge using Fable Friends

I laid the stencil onto a piece of Whisper White measuring 5⅛” by 3⅜” and holding it firmly in place I inked it up using So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo and Grapefruit Grove inks applied using Sponge Daubers. I rounded the upper right corner using the Detailed Trio Punch and added the inked piece to a panel of So Saffron cardstock with the same corner rounded using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Easter Challenge using Fable Friends

I then stamped the cute little Peter Rabbit image in Gray Granite ink onto a scrap piece of Watercolor Paper and die cut it out using the Stitched Shapes framelits and my Big Shot. I used Crumb Cake, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo inks and an Aqua Painter to paint the rabbit.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Easter Challenge using Fable Friends

I used the Layering Oval dies to cut a scalloped oval and added it to the back of the stamped piece using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a length of Grapefruit Grove Grosgrain Ribbon around the inked panel and secured it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Easter Challenge using Fable Friends

The oval topper piece was added to the panel, over the ribbon using Stampin’ Dimensionals and a bow of the same ribbon added with a Mini Glue Dot. The sentiment was added to the card front with Flirty Flamingo ink. The whole panel was then added to a Crumb Cake card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I finished off by adding a trio of Share What You love Artisan Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Easter Challenge using Fable Friends

I used the stencil and inks in the same way to decorate a piece of Whisper White measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and adhered it to the inside of the card. I used the same technique to colour the front of the envelope.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it. Please hop on the see what Jenna has to share with us.