Beautiful Boughs

Posted on October 20, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty Christmas card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies and Peaceful Boughs stamp set with soft patel colours.

To recreate the Beautiful Boughs card you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and lower right corners.
Shaded Spruce – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left and lower right corners.
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and lower right corners x 2.
Scrap Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron & Whisper White

I began by die cutting a number of the small single branches from the scrap Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron and Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

I laid them out in a rough circle on one of the Whisper White panel to work out how many I would need – 11 as it happens.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

I lifted them up and then glued them all down using a Mini Glue dot on the bottom of each branch. I wanted the branches to have some dimension and movement to add texture to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Mint Macaron ink.

The decorated layer was then added to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added with the same glue to the Mint Macaron card base. I used a trio of Red Rhinestones to decorate the finished acrd front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Sweet and simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Beautiful Boughs dies

The remaining Whisper White panel was stamped with a pine bough using Mint Macaron ink and adhered inside the card. The envelope was stamped with the same ink and image.

I hope you like the 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 simple sweet leaping stag Christmas card made using Stampin' Up! products

Detailed Deer for the Inspire. Create #054 Challenge

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Inspire. Create. #054 Challenge, the theme is Die Cutting, using the Detailed Deer dies.

To recreate the Detailed Deer card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Shaded Spruce – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Poppy Parade and Silver Foil

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I inked up the sentiment stamp with Seaside Spray ink and stamped it randomly across the Whisper White panel. The panel was then glued to the Shaded Spruce layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I die cut the leaping deer from scrap Poppy Parade and added it to the stamped panel with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

The bow was die cut from scrap Silver Foil cardstock using the Bouquet Bunch dies. It was adhered to the deer with a spot of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

The whole panel was then mounted on the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Detailed Deer dies and co-ordinating Dashing Deer stamp set used for the Inspire Create #054 Challenge

I stamped a small deer from the Dashing Deer stamp set in Seaside Spray ink inside the card and on the envelope.

Such a pretty, 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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Elf in a Stocking

Posted on October 15, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Elf in a Stocking Christmas card made using the quirky #Elfie stamp set and the gorgeous Gold Glitz Delicata ink.

To recreate the Elf in a Stocking card you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Call Me Clover – 4⅛” by 2⅜”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Whisper White 5⅞” by ⅜”

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

I began by stamping the sweet elf in a stocking image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small Whisper White panel. The image was then coloured using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade combo, Call Me Clover combo, dark Crumb Cake, dark So Saffron and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

Using the Golden Glitz Delicata ink I stamped the scattering of stars around the stamped image. The stamped layer was then added to the Call Me Clover layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The stars were then stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the centre of the Poppy Parade card base and glued the stamped layer onto the card base with the Poppy Parade stars peeking out on the right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on the long Whisper White strip in Call Me Clover ink and adhered to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – #Elfie stamp set used to make a sweet elf in a stocking Christmas card

The elf image was then stamped on the larger Whisper White panel and the panel was adhered to the inside of the card base.

Such a sweet card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A lovely Christmas card made for the Case your own card Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop

Peaceful Boughs for the Stamp ‘N’Hop Blog Hop

Posted on October 12, 2019September 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the October Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘ CASE your own card’. If you have come from the lovely Sandra Herzog I am sure you loved her project. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes from near Cambridge in the UK. I hope you like what I am sharing today.

I chose to CASE a card made for my August classes. I love this card design, it is so simple but really effective. I have used the lovely new Peaceful Boughs stamp set for the updated project.

To recreate the Peaceful Boughs card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded right lower corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded right lower corner x 2
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 1”
Noble Peacock Foil – 3⅞” by ⅜” x 2

I began by using a PostIt Note to mask off a 1” strip on one of the Whisper White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

I stamped the both the large and small pinecones randomly above and below the masked area using Soft Suede ink. These pinecones are so realistic aren’t they? The PostIt mask was then removed.

The sentiment from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped on the 1” strip in Soft Suede ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

The strips of Noble Peacock Foil were then added to the top and bottom of the sentiment strip with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

The sentiment panel was then was added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals. The whole piece was glued to the Bermuda Bay card base using the same iquid adhesive. A trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones were added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

I stamped a large and small pinecone onto the remaining Whisper White panel and adhered it inside the card. The same stamps were used to decorate the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop CASE your own card using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set

I do hope you like my card. Please continue on to see what Narelle Fasulo has to share with us.

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

Mo x

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A lovely flap closure Christmas card made using Stampin' Up products

Perfectly Plaid Class Projects

Posted on October 11, 2019October 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in class this week using the gorgeous Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the co-ordinating Pine Tree Punch. This is a great set, fab for beginner stampers as it is so easy to create great looking cards with this bundle.

To recreate the Front Flap over card you will need:

Real Red or Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
DSP 4½” by 3”
Real Red 6½” by 1” scored at 2½”
Real Red or Gold Glimmer 2¼” by 3½”
Whisper White scrap

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

We added the dsp to one of Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and used the same glue to adhere this panel to the front of the card base. Depending on which dsp they were given the ladies used either a Real Red or Cherry Cobbler card base. The tree was stamped using Call Me Clover ink on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card, on the envelope and on scrap Whisper White. The tree on the scrap cardstock was punched out using the Pine Tree Punch. The ladies die cut an oval from scrap Whisper White and a Glimmer scalloped oval from either Real Red Glimmer of Gold Glimmer using the layering Oval dies. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink near the bottom of the Whisper White oval. The punched out tree was added above on Dimensionals.

We folded the thin red strip on the scoreline and adhered the long side, with the fold just protruding over the edge, to the inside of the card – where you would normally write your message. Adhere the inside panel over the top of the strip to hide it. We closed the card and brought the flap over and adhered the White oval to the front of the strip and added the Glitter scalloped oval to the back of the flap and the white oval hiding the messy bits and the card is finished.

To recreate the Trio of Trees card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2½”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by ½”
Real Red Glimmer paper – 4⅛” by ½”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

We randomly stamped the small pinecone in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the front of the Blueberry Bushel card base. The skeleton tree was stamped in Shaded Spruce ink on the front of the envelope, the large Whisper White panel for the inside, twice on the 2½” Whisper White strip and once on scrap Whisper White – this last one would be punched out. Those with a steady hand added the leaf infill using Call Me Clover ink. The punched tree was added to the 2½” strip on Dimensionals and the red glimmer strip added to the bottom. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on the thin Whisper White strip in Real Red ink and added to the card front with liquid adhesive. The inside panel was added with the same adhesive.

To recreate the Simple Tree card you will need

Call Me Clover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅜” by by 2¼”
Real Red Glimmer 2¼” by 3½”
Whisper White 2¼” by 3½”

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

Using the Stamparatus we stamped the Buffalo Check onto the Whisper White strip using Blueberry Bushel ink. The strip was then glued to one of the Whisper White panels. This was then glued to the card front. We die cut a Whisper White oval and Real Red Glimmer scalloped oval using the Layering Ovals dies. The tree was stamped in Call Me Clover ink onto the white oval and the the sentiment added in Blueberry Bushel ink. The ovals were then adhered and added to the card front with dimensionals. The inner layer was glued inside the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Perfectly Plaid stamp set and the Pine Tree Punch used for October classes

All the cards were decorated with Glimmer Paper stars, Red Rhinestones or Gold Metallic Pearls. I hope you like the cards.

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

Mo x

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A sweet Dad and Daughter card made using the A Good Man stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Good Man – Daddy’s Girl

Posted on October 1, 2019September 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have made today’s card for a friend who is working away at the moment, leaving his wife and little girl at home.I have used the lovely A Good Man stamp set.

To recreate the Daddy’s Girl card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
See a Silhouette dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Blackberry Bliss – 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4¾” by 3”

I glued the dsp to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Dad and Daughter card made using the A Good Man stamp set

I stamped the image of he man carrying a child onto the panel of Whisper White using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Dad and Daughter card made using the A Good Man stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour the image – Night of Navy combo, Blackberry Bliss combo, Seaside Spray combo, Rococo Rose combo, So Saffron combo, Crumb Cake combo and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Dad and Daughter card made using the A Good Man stamp set

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Dad and Daughter card made using the A Good Man stamp set

The stamped panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss piece using the same ink. The panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Dad and Daughter card made using the A Good Man stamp set

The inside of the card and the envelope was stamped using the same image and the same ink.

I love this image and it is perfect for this situation. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid Bundle by Stampin' Up! for the Stamper's Showcase Blog hop

Perfectly Plaid for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on September 30, 2019September 29, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to this months perfectly awsome Stamper’s Showcase blog hop where our theme is ‘Holiday catalogue’.

I love, love the holiday catalogue and it was so difficult to choose one set to showcase but finally I settled on the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree Punch. I chose this stamp set because it is so easy to make great cards with and is accessible to crafters of all levels. Having a punch also makes it ideal for the beginner and casual crafter.

To recreate the Perfectly Plaid card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅞” by 3⅝”
Let It Snow dsp – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Noble Peacock Foil – 5⅞” by ⅛” x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the 2 Real Red plaid trees onto the long, thin strip of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree Punch

I punched out 2 trees from PostIt notes using the Pine Tree Punch and used these to mask the stamped trees. Other trees were added behind. A plaid tree was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock, punched out and added to the panel in the centre on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree Punch

The stamped layer was glued to the 2 strips of dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The 2 strips of Nobel Peacock Foil were then added to the panel with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree Punch

The whole layer was then glued to the Pool Party card base using the same adhesive. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched out with the Classic Label Punch. It was glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree Punch

I stamped the plaid tree once more onto Scrap Whisper White cardstock in Pretty Peacock ink and added it to the card front on Dimensionals. A few Red Rhinestones completes the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Christmas card made using the Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree Punch

I hope you liked my card. Please hop on to see what the lovely Annette Ball has to share with us.

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

Mo x

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Playful Penguins

Posted on September 29, 2019September 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Christmas card made using the gorgeous Playful Penguins stamp set.

To recreate the Playful Penguin card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Feels Like Frost dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Blueberry Bushel – 3½” by 3½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Whisper White

I wrapped a piece of ⅛” Blueberry Bushel Grosgrain Ribbon around the designer series paper (dsp) adhering it on the back with Sellotape before adhering it to the Blueberry Bushel layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the Thick Whisper White card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful penguins stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card

I stamped a penguin using Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the Whisper White square and die cut it using the Stitched Shapes Dies. I die cut a scalloped circle using the square of Blueberry Bushel and the Layering Circle dies and glued the 2 pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful penguins stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas car

The stamped circle was then added to the card front using the same Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful penguins stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card

The second penguin was stamped in the same Memento ink onto scrap Whisper White and fussy cut using my sharp scissors. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful penguins stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card

The sentiment from the Christmas Gleaming stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Blueberry Bushel ink. This was then fussy cut and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Playful penguins stamp set used to make a sweet Christmas card

I added a ribbon bow with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones. I decorated the inside by stamping a penguin and used the same image to decorate the envelope

Such a 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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Peaceful Boughs

Posted on September 27, 2019September 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a simple but stunning Christmas card made using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies.

To recreate the Peaceful Boughs card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and lower right corner
Gold Foil – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left and lower right corner
Gold Foil – 5½” by ¼”
Scrap Garden Green and Whisper White

I began by pressing my open Pear Pizzazz ink pad onto a clear block, added a drop of glycerine, mixed the ink and the glycerine together with the sponge and sponged it onto the Whisper White panel. The glycerine helps the ink to spread and blend without becoming streaky.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies make a sweet Christmas card

The large pine branch image was then stamped around the panel using Garden Green ink. I added the gold dots using some of the luscious Gold Glitz Delicata ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies make a sweet Christmas card

I used the Beautiful Boughs dies to cut out the small detailed pine cone from the centre of the Gold Foil panel – actually I cut out quite a few……….no one will ever know….

www.crafty-rootes.com – Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies make a sweet Christmas card

The stamped panel was mounted on the the Gold Foil with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the Thick Whisper White card base on Dimensionals. I added the thin strip of Gold Foil to the front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies make a sweet Christmas card

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched out with the Tailored Tag Punch. I used the same punch to punch out a Garden Green tag which I cut from left to right lengthways and glued it to the back of the punched sentiment. The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs dies make a sweet Christmas card

I die cut some of the small pine boughs from scrap Whisper White cardstock and tucked them under the sentiment with a little liquid glue. The die cut gold pine cone was then added. I finished the card by adding a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls.

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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Most Wonderful Time

Posted on September 23, 2019September 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing with the lovely Most Wonderful Time product medley. This medley includes a stamp set, dies, pack of dsp, gold foil card fronts, tinsel ribbon, gold stars and lots of die cut stickers…………so many lovely things to play with.

To recreate the Most Wonderful Time card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 2″
Shaded Spruce – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the Buffalo Check image in Blueberry Bushel ink. I find I get a much better image with the large background stamps if I use the Stamparatus as I can re-stamp repeatedly until the image is crisp. The panel was then added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Most Wonderful Time product medley makes a sweet Christmas card

A stitched oval was die cut from the small Whisper White piece using the Stitched Shapes dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the die cut oval. The trees from the Most Wonderful Time stamp set were stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink onto the die cut oval.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Most Wonderful Time product medley makes a sweet Christmas card

I peeled off one of the die cut deer stickers and used the Embossing Buddy to remove the stickiness from the back. I added Dimensionals to the back of the deer and added it to the die cut oval.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Most Wonderful Time product medley makes a sweet Christmas card

I backed the stamped pieceonto a Shaded Spruce scalloped oval die cut for the Shaded Spruce piece of cardstock and the whole piece added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.