Birthday card with balloons made using Stampin' Up products

Hand Delivered Balloons for a Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop

Posted on May 12, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome back to another Stamp ‘N Hop. I am joining you from a village 10 miles outside the beautiful city of Cambridge in the UK. In this hop we are teasing you with some of our favourite pre-order items from the new Annual Catalogue which will be available from the 1st June 2018. If you have hopped over from Tracie Marie Lewis I am sure your loved her project, as did I.

For this month’s blog hop I have chosen the Hand Delivered Stamp Set. This sweet stamp set is a hostess only purchase and has so many quirky images which can be used for many different occasions and I especially like the ‘to the graduate’ and the ‘hope you feel better soon’ sentiments.

Making the card

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 3⅞” by 2⅞” which I adhered to the bottom left hand corner of a Whisper White card base using a little Snail Adhesive. I stamped the skirt and legs of the girl onto the panel using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and added the top of the girl holding the balloons, deliberately stamping off the edge onto the card base. I then lifted the stamped panel off the card base which I set aside.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hand Delivered stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking the following Stampin’ Blends Pens I coloured in the girl and the balloons – light & dark Rich Razzelberry, light & dark Pink Pirouette, light & dark Pool Party, light Bermuda Bay and the Colour Lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hand Delivered stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper left corner of the stamped and coloured panel and added it to a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock 4” by 3” with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I used the same punch to round the corner. I added this piece to the card base on Stampin’ Dimensionals taking care to match up the balloons.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Hand Delivered stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Rich Razzelberry ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out using scissors. I added it to the card front with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

I absolutely love the simplicity of this set and I really wish there was a male version.

I am so enjoying being part of this amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world. To carry on hopping click on the button below or click on the link to the lovely Linda Handford and see what she has chosen to share with us this month.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Hand Delivered
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black & Rich Razzelberry
Stampin’ Blends
Light & Dark Pool Party, Light & Dark Pink Pirouette, Light & Dark Rich Razzelberry and Light Bermuda Bay, Color Lifter
Tools
Detailed Trio Punch, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
B, D, E & G
Adhesives
Snail Adhesive, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Wine related masculine cards using the Half Full stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Half Full for May Classes

Posted on May 11, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

For this week’s class I have focused on the Half Full stamp set. This set originally featured in the Autumn/ Winter 2017 catalogue and was carried over and we now know it will be in the new Annual Catalogue which launches on the 1^st June. This wine related set has great images and sentiments which will take you throughout the whole year.

Card Number 1- Row of Glasses

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

We started with a Whisper White panel 4⅛” by 1⅞” and stamped the ‘small row of glasses’, twice in Archival Basic Gray ink. When the ink was dry we coloured in all but one of the glasses using the So Saffron Marker. The final glass was coloured using the Rich Razzleberry Marker pen. Over the top of the Rich Razzleberry we added a layer of Fine-Tip Glue to add shine and dimension to the card before setting the piece to one side for the glue to dry. When the glue had dried we added a ½” strip of Basic Gray cardstock to the top and bottom of the panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

We stamped a ‘row of bottles’ across the bottom of a Rich Razzleberry card base using Rich Razzleberry ink. We stamped the sentiment in Archival Basic Gray ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Tailored Tag Punch. We also punched a tag using the same punch from So Saffron cardstock. The 2 were glued together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive with a small border of the So Saffron cardstock showing at the bottom. We added the sentiment piece to the 4⅛” by 1⅞” stamped panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

This whole panel was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” to the inside of the card and stamped the row of glasses on the bottom and also onto the front of a Whisper White envelope.

Card Number 2 – Three Panel card

Tri-panel card using the Half Full Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

For the 2^nd card we stamped the ‘bottle’ image onto a piece of Rich Razzleberry cardstock 5” by 1¾” using Archival Basic Gray ink. Using the same ink we stamped the ‘large wine glass’ onto a 3” by 1¾” piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock and the ‘row of small glasses’ onto a 1¾” by 1¾” piece of So Saffron cardstock. The sentiment was stamped in Archival Basic Gray ink onto a 2” by ⅝” scrap of Whisper White cardstock.

We wrapped a small piece of ribbon Basic Gray Shimmer Ribbon around the top of the Rich Razzleberry panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape we then added a bow in the same ribbon to the front with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

The 3 stamped panels were then added to a 5¼” by 3¾” piece of Whisper White cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment was then added on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the whole panel added to a Thick Whisper White card base with Tombow.

Card Number 3 – Gate-Fold

We started the card with a panel of Tranquil Tide cardstock 8¼” by 5⅞” which I had scored at either end, on the long side, at 2¹⁄₁₆”. We folded and burnished the score lines then stamped either the ‘wine bottles’ or ‘large glasses’ onto both front panels in Tranquil Tide ink.

Wine related, gate-fold masculine cards using the Half Full stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

The ladies then chose a sentiment from the Half Full, Thoughtful Banners or Beautiful Bouquet stamp sets and stamped these in either Archival Basic Gray or Tranquil Tide ink onto a 3¼” by 3¼” piece of Whisper White cardstock. They stamped the ‘bottle’ and the ‘large glass’ onto the same panel using the Archival Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

Using the new Detailed Trio Punch they punched one corner of the Whisper White panel and the same corner on a panel of Basic Gray cardstock 3⅜” by 3⅜” and glued the 2 together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. Stampin’ Dimensionals or glue was then added to the left had side of the panel which was then added to the left hand flap of the card front.

A layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” was stamped with the ‘wine bottle’ or ‘large glass’ and added to the inside of the card and the same image was stamped on the bottom of a Whisper White envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com- Half-Full-Stamp-Set-By- Stampin’-Up!

We all really enjoyed making these great male cards this month. Hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Half Full, Beautiful Bouquet & Thoughtful Banners
Punches
Tailored Tag & Detailed Trio
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry, Tranquil Tide, So Saffron & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray, Rich Razzleberry & So Saffron
Stampin’ Blends
Light & dark Rich Razzelberry, Light & Dark Smoky Slate
Stampin’ Write Markers
Rich Razzleberry & So Saffron
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
B, B, C, D, G, G & H
Adhesives
Fine-Tip Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
¼” Basic Gray Shimmer Ribbon (retired), Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Card featuring a dragon using Stampin' Up products

A Dragon makes a Magical Day

Posted on May 8, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a quick birthday card for a friend. She loves all things dragon and has quite a collection going so the Magical Day stamp set was the obvious choice for her birthday card.

Making the card

I started by stamping the gorgeous dragon onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock before die cutting it out using the co-ordinating Magical Mates Framelit Dies and my Big Shot. I die cut a square from Whisper White cardstock using the Layering Squares dies and a slightly larger scalloped circle from scrap Basic Gray cardstock using the same set of dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Day stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I coloured the dragon using Stampin’ Blends in light & dark Rich Razzelberry, light & dark Bermuda Bay and dark Pool Party. When the image was fully coloured I added the dragon to the Whisper White square and glued this to the Basic Gray scalloped square die cut using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Day stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a 4⅛” by 1” strip of the Bermuda Bay paper from the Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper stack. I added this strip to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the square topper over the gorgeous glimmer strip using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Magical Day stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the same stamp set was added below in Archival Basic Gray ink.

I think this simple card is so pretty. I really hope my friend likes it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Magical Day
Dies
Magical mates Framelits and Layering Squares
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Basic Gray, Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray
Stampin’ Blends
Light & dark Rich Razzelberry, Light & Dark Bermuda Bay, Dark Pool Party
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
C & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Gorgeous flowers and vases for a hello card

Varied Vases for a sweet ‘Hello’ card

Posted on May 4, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

One of the first items I added to my pre-order basket was the gorgeous Varied Vases stamp set and its co-ordinating Vases builder Punch. I was so happy to see another stamp set and co-ordinating punch as the ladies in my classes love this combination. For today’s project I have only used the stamp set.

I took a 4⅛” by 2¼” piece of Whisper White cardstock and stamped the vases in groups across the panel in Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Calypso Coral ink. I overlapped some of the vases to add interest.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I inked up the gorgeous floral stem in Early Espresso ink being careful to only partly ink up the stem as in this case I didn’t want to ‘see’ them in the vase. I coloured the flowers in with Calypso Coral ink but managed to get a small halo by rocking the stamp………don’t you hate doing that. To cover it up I re-inked the stem and stamped again adding the flower colour more carefully this time.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

At the other end of the strip I stamped 2 partial stems in Early Espresso ink and added 2 of the ‘tulip’ style flowers with the Early Espresso and coloured them in with So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Calypso Coral ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out with my scissors adding a flagged end before gluing it with Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the right side of the panel.

The stamped panel was adhered to a Calypso Coral strip 4⅛” by ½”. The scalloped border was stamped in Calypso Coral ink about half way up a Thick Whisper White card base and the completed panel was added on top with Stampin Dimensionals. A few Basic Rhinestones were added to finish the card off.

Such a simple, pretty card. Hope you like it

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Varied Vases
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Calypso Coral & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pool Party, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Calypso Coral & Early Espresso
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Block
A, A, B, B, B, C, C & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Basic Rhinestones, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Floral Thank You card using the Touches of Texture stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Touches of Texture for a thank you card

Posted on May 1, 2018April 29, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been using the Touches of Texture stamp set to make a simple thank you card.

I began with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by 3⅛”, I corner rounded the upper right corner of the panel using the Detailed Trio Punch which will be available in my online store from the 1^st June 2018. I then stamped the delicate floral spray in Crumb Cake ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Touches of Texture by Stampin’ Up!

I coloured in the image using the following Stampin’ Blends; Light Cherry Cobbler, Light & Dark Calypso Coral and Light Old Olive. I love the depth of colour the Blends give to a project. I backed the stamped panel onto a 4¼” by 3¼” layer of Pear Pizzazz cardstock using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, having rounded the upper right hand corner.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Touches of Texture by Stampin’ Up!

I added a strip of Fast Fuse adhesive to the back of the panel on the left and added some Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon, ruching it up and sticking it down as I went.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Touches of Texture by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a 4” by 4” piece of Tutti-Frutti dsp using my Stampin’ Trimmer and cut it at a diagonal. I added a thin strip of Crumb Cake cardstock to the edge and adhered the piece to the front of a Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was then added to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Touches of Texture by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Fabulous Flamingo stamp set in Pear Pizzazz ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and flagged the end. I added a small strip of dsp to the bottom of the sentiment and added it to the card front with Tombow. To complete the card I added some Subtles Enamel Dots. Such a sweet card.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Touches of Texture & Fabulous Flamingos
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White
DSP
Tutti-Frutti
Ink Pads
Crumb Cake & Pear Pizzazz
Stampin’ Blends
Light Cherry Cobber, Light & Dark Calypso Coral and Light Old Olive
Tools
Detailed Trio Punch, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Blocks
B + E
Adhesives
Fast Fuse, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon (retired), Subtles Enamel Dots, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Rows of wine glasses for a feminine birthday card

Half Full for a feminine birthday card

Posted on April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing with the Half Full stamp set. This lovely set carried over from the Autumn/Winter catalogue and although it does have a couple of Christmas sentiments it is so versatile and makes great masculine cards. Having said that today’s card is for a female friend of mine who is partial to the odd glass of white wine.

Stamping Instructions

I began with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4¼” by 2⅞”. I placed the panel in the corner of my Stamparatus Stamp Positioning Tool and positioned stamp showing the ‘row of wine glasses’ onto the Whisper White panel at the top before closing the door plate to pick up the stamp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Half Full stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Momento Tuxedo Black ink I inked up the stamp and closed the door plate to stamp the image. I moved the door plate down 1 hinge, inked the stamp up again and repeated. In total I stamped the image 4 times down the panel. I love the precision stamping you get using the hinge method and the Stamparatus.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Half Full stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I removed the stamped panel of Whisper White from the Stamparatus and coloured in 1 glass in each row using the So Saffron Marker Pen. The panel was then added to a piece of Basic Black cardstock 4½” by 3⅛” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

I stamped the sentiment from the In The City stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black in onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock 2” by 2” and punched it out using a 1¼” Circle Punch. I added it to a So Saffron circle punched with a 1½” Circle Punch using Tombow Liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Half Full stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added a loop of Black Shimmer Ribbon to the back of the sentiment using Fast Fuse Adhesive. The stamped panel was then added to a So Saffron card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals and the sentiment added in the lower right hand corner

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp Sets
Half Full & In the City
Cardstock
So Saffron White, Basic Black & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Stampin’ Write Marker Pens
So Saffron
Tools
Stamparatus, 1 ¼” Circle Punch, 1 ½” Circle Punch, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips),
Block
B
Adhesives
Fast Fuse, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Black Shimmer Ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Spring Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Some of my lovely ladies and I spent yesterday crafting away at my Spring Stamp-a-Stack event whilst the sun beat down outside. This time their pack included the fabulous Tutti-Fruitti 6”x6” dsp stack and a pack of Glitter Enamel Dots. This dsp pack is so bright and cheerful……..perfect for those Spring/Summer days. I paired the paper up with some fun and playful stamp sets.

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

Projects

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

Perennial Birthday used for a Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

Picnic With You used for a Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

Table Gifts

www.crafty-rootes.com-Tutti-Fruitti dsp for a Spring Stamp-a-Stack

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Apron of Love, Party Pandas (retired), Bird Banter, Hanging Garden, Perennial Birthday, Picnic With You & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Dies
Apron Builder, Layering Squares Dies & Picnic Basket Builder
Punches
Balloon Builder Punch, WRMK Corner Rounder, Project Life Corner Rounder (retired) & Classic Label
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy, Basic Black, Berry Burst, Rich Razzelberry, Garden Green, Bermuda Bay, Real Red, Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White & Silver Foil
DSP
Tutti-Fruitti 6”x6”
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Night of Navy, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Real Red, Crumb Cake & Rich Razzelberry
Stampin’ Write Marker Pens
Night of Navy, Berry Burst, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist
Stampin’ Blends
Light & Dark Pool Party, Light & Dark Real Red, Light Old Olive, Light Pumpkin Pie
Tools
Big Shots, Stamparatus, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips),
Blocks
A, B, C, D, E, G & H – multiples of each
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Glitter Enamel Dots, Black Rhinestones (retired), Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Gorgeous simple card using masking and an ombre ink effect with a tree

Rooted In Nature – Another Sneak Peek

Posted on April 20, 2018April 18, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I have had my first play with the new Rooted in Nature Stamp set which will be available in my online shop from the 1^st June and I love it. I used it to make a simple thank you card for a friend.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted-in-Nature-by-Stampin’-Up!

I took a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and using Post It tape I masked off a rectangular area to the right of centre. I inked up a wedge of Stampin’ Sponge with Rich Razzelberry ink and applied it to the unmasked rectangle, starting at the bottom and letting the ink fade towards the top. I then peeled off the Post It tape to reveal the inked panel. I love the effect this gives.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted-in-Nature-by-Stampin’-Up!

I inked up the gorgeous tall pine type tree with Early Espresso ink and stamped it partially over the inked rectangle. I love the stark look of this tree, the images are almost photographic. I added this stamped layer to a Thick Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted-in-Nature-by-Stampin’-Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by ⅜” using the Early Espresso Ink pad. I added this stamped strip to a strip of Rich Razzelberry cardstock 4⅛” by ½“using Tombow liquid Adhesive and added it to the card front using Tombow.

This is such a simple card but so striking. I absolutely love this tree. Hope you like the card.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Rooted in Nature
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Early Espresso & Rich Razzelberry
Tools
Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Block
E & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Painted Glass Coastal Cabana butterflies

Painted Glass Sneak Peek

Posted on April 17, 2018April 15, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing with you a sneak peek of some new product which will be available in the new 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue from the 1^st June. The stamp set I am using today is called Painted Glass and is absolutely gorgeous, I especially love the really old fashioned manuscript style font.

Method

I began with a strip of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2¼”, inked up the delicate little butterfly stamp in Archival Basic Black ink and stamped it randomly down the entire strip. I then took my Coastal Cabana Marker…….yes y this gorgeous colour which was one of the 2013 – 2015 In Color‘s is now coming back into the Brights color family as part of Stampin’ Up!’s colour revamp . I was so happy when I found I still had the marker and a small amount of the cardstock in my collection. Anyway, I digress……I coloured in parts of each butterfly using the Coastal Cabana Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Glass stamp set by Stampin’ Up! sneak peek

I added the stamped panel onto a layer of Basic Black cardstock 5⅞” by 2½” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive then adding the whole piece to the front of a Coastal Cabana card base again using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Glass stamp set by Stampin’ Up! sneak peek

Taking another piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 1” I stamped the beautiful sentiment in Archival Basic Black ink roughly in the centre of the piece then trimmed the cardstock, using my Stampin’ Trimmer, so that the sentiment would sit over the butterfly panel. The sentiment was then added to the card front with Stampin Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Painted Glass stamp set by Stampin’ Up! sneak peek

I stamped another butterfly onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and cut it out using Stampin’ Up!’s really sharp Paper Snips. After colouring in part of the butterfly with my Coastal Cabana Marker I added some Basic Rhinestones to the butterfly body and added it to the card front with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Such a pretty card using one of our returning colours. Hope you like it.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Painted Glass
Cardstock
Coastal Cabana & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Black
Markers
Coastal Cabana
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors (Paper Snips)
Block
B & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Basic Rhinestones & Whisper White Envelope

Lovely As A Tree Stamp set by Stampin’ Up! used for a masculine birthday card

Lovely As A Tree – Stamp ‘N Hop

Posted on April 14, 2018April 18, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the April Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop and if you have hopped on from the lovely Danielle Kassing I am sure you have loved her crafty share as much as I have. The theme of this month’s blog hop is our favourite item from the current Annual catalogue. So much choice, where to start…………… and that is exactly where I have started.

The first Stampin’ Up! item I ever bought was the gorgeous Lovely As a Tree Stamp set which has been a staple in the catalogue for many, many years. Before the launch of every catalogue I wonder if this is the year the stamp set will be retired from the catalogue, so far this hasn’t happened…..maybe this will be the year……

It is a fantastically versatile stamp set and I have used it for birthday cards, thank you cards, congratulations cards and Christmas cards. The trees and leaves in the set are beautifully drawn and a real pleasure to work with. For this blog hop I chose to re-work one of the first cards I made using this set, at the time I had no other Stampin’ Up! products so used cardstock and dsp from my stash.

Method used

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I started by colouring the gorgeous ‘oak tree’ image using the Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz and Always Artichoke Marker Pens. This is a great way to add multiple colours to a stamp giving texture and depth to an image. I huffed on the stamp to moisten the ink and stamped onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 2¾”. Taking an Aquapainter I softened and added colour to the image. I used a Soft Sky ink pad and a Sponge Dauber to add colour to the ‘sky’ and to the upper edges of the panel. I tore the bottom of the panel and inked the edge with a Sponge Dauber and Crumb Cake ink before adding the sentiment from the Yay You stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink. I am generally not a great fan of torn or inked edges but feel that it works really well on this card.

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I added a length of ¼” Copper Trim and tied it into a bow. This stamped panel was added to a layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock 5” by 2⅞”. I took an 11¾” by 4⅛” piece of Garden Green cardstock and scored it in the middle at 5⅞” to make a tent fold card.

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I added a panel of Wood Textures dsp which started out at 5½” by 3⅜” before I tore the bottom. It was added to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To the inside I glued a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” having stamped the ‘oak leaf’ image in Garden Green ink at the bottom. The same image was stamped on a Whisper White Envelope

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Kayla Adams
Amy Grendel
Tracie Evans Langley
Cheryl Taylor
Linda Handford
Susan Simpson
Laurie Meier
Christina Walker
Britney Vander Laan
Lisa Kmiec
Melissa Kerman
Kirsten Aitchison
Tracey Gouraud
Rachel Traudt
Ilka Teschke
Danielle Kassing
Mo Rootes
Kim Smith
Courtney Heuston
Jenn Charles
Idonna Miller
Terry Montgomery
Joanne Hodge
Sandra Roberts
Laura Mackie
Mikaela Titheridge

Karen Pearmain
Tracy Lewis

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Lovely As A Tree & Yay You
Cardstock
Garden Green, Chocolate Chip & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper
Wood Textures
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip, Garden Green & Soft Sky
Markers
Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz & Always Artichoke
Tools
Aquapainter, Sponge Daubers, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Blocks
B, D & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Copper Trim & Whisper White Envelope