A pretty celebration card made using the Count on Me stamp set used combined with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Bear Celebration card

Posted on March 14, 2023March 4, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I couldn’t resist making a sweet celebration card using the adorable bear from the Count on Me stamp set and the Hues of Happiness dsp.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the bear celebration card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Hues of Happiness dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4” by 2½”
Early Espresso card – 2” by ½”

The dsp was added to the Thick Basic White card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I ran a strip of Seal + in the middle and zigzagged a strip of White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon down the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

I die cut a deckled rectangle, using the Deckled Rectangle Dies from the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

The cute bear was then stamped onto the deckled rectangle using Early Espresso ink. I added grass using Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Crumb Cake, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink and Pool Party. I like to edge the image with a light colour ink to ‘ground’ the image and use a Color Lifter to blur the edges of the colouring. The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Early Espresso card, covered it in White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I trimmed the strip down before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Count on Me stamp set used with the Hues of Happiness designer series paper to make a pretty celebration card

A scattering of Pastel Pearls finished the card. So cute.

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A double Z fold card with a running theme made for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop using the Enjoy the Journey dsp by Stampin' Up!

Enjoy the Run Double Z Fold card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on March 11, 2023February 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have chosen to share the enjoy the run birthday card made for my husband’s upcoming birthday using the Enjoy the Day designer series paper. He is a keen ultra-runner and loves to run in 30 – 100-mile events – so this dsp and the co-ordinating Greatest Journey Dies were perfect for his birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the enjoy the run card, you will need:

Starry Sky card base – 11” by 5½” – scored at 2¾” and 5½”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 5⅜”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 2⅝”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”

Thick Basic White inner card base – 9¼” by 4¼”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 4⅛” by 3⅝”
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 4⅛” by 2⅝”
Scrap Basic White and Basic Black
Basic White card – 5¼” by 5¼”

Using Multipurpose Liquid adhesive I glued the larger pieces of designer series paper (dsp) – I used the starry sky patten – to the slightly larger panels of Basic White card. The panels were then glued to the Starry Sky card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut 3 or 4 of the ‘ground’ strips from scrap Basic Black card and laid them out along the bottom of the 3 smaller panels of dsp – I used the green mountains and trees pattern – I moved them around until I got the look of a connected strip of ground.

Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The die cut strips were then trimmed to fit and glued to the panels of dsp. The panels were the added to the Thick Basic White inner card base using the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I die cut a number of ‘runners’ from scrap Basic Black card and added then to the scene with liquid glue.

The white inner card base was the positioned onto the Starry Sky card base and the front panel of both adhered together, making sure to only add glue to the left side of the Basic White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I added glue to the back of the Thick Basic White bae and closed the card, adhering it to the back panel of the Starry Sky card base.

Clouds were then die cut from scrap Basic White card and added them to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The largest Basic White panel was then glued to the back of the card and decorated. This gives a place to write a message.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

For the Envelope:

Enjoy the Journey dsp – 8⅞” by 8⅞” – scored at 4 ½” on all 4 sides using an Envelope Punch Board

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Enjoy the Journey designer series paper used to make a card for a double Z fold card for a runner and shared in the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

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Seaside Birds on the Shore

Posted on March 3, 2023February 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The Seaside Bay stamp set and dies were on my desk today and I used them to make a pretty thank you card by combining them with the stunning By the Bay designer series paper (dsp)..

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birds on the shore card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – ½” wide strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the large bird and one of the smaller birds in Night of Navy ink onto the panel of By the Bay dsp.

A pretty thank you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

The stamped dsp was then glued to the Night of Navy panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

The whole panel was added to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

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A pretty Easter card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the beautiful Daffodil Daydream stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Easter Daffodils for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on February 27, 2023February 22, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects designed around a sketch. I have used the gorgeous Daffodil Daydream stamp set to make a pretty Easter card.

The colours used in this card are:

To recreate the thanks a bunch card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8” by 8” – scored at 4⅛”
Dandy Designs dsp – 7¾” by 3¾”
Daffodil Delight card – 6” by 2⅝” – all 4 corners rounded
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2½” – all 4 corners rounded
Basic Black card – 2½” by 2

I wrapped a length of White Crinkled Seam Binding around the piece of Dandy Designs designer series paper, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Daffodil Daydream stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty Easter card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The bunch of daffodils was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the panel of Basic White card. I also stamped the border image, twice along the bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Daffodil Daydream stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty Easter card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The flowers were coloured in using the following Blends Pens – So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green. I used the light Daffodil Delight and light Granny Apple Green Blends to add some colour to the border.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Daffodil Daydream stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty Easter card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the piece of Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and Heat set it. It was added to the decorated panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Daffodil Daydream stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty Easter card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A ribbon bow and a trio of gold Festive Pearls completed the card. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Daffodil Daydream stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty Easter card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

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The By the Bay designer series paper and the Adorable Owl stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet card

Owl on a Striped Background

Posted on February 26, 2023February 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share it Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I have used more of the strips of By the Bay dsp left over from class preparation to make a sweet birthday card using the Adorable Owls stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the striped sympathy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 3”
Night of Navy card – 6” by 1½”
Night of Navy – 6” by ½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3”
Night of Navy strip of card – ⅜” wide
By the Bay dsp strips a minimum of 4½” long and of varying widths

I applied strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive to all 4 sides of the 5⅞” by 3” piece of Basic White card. The backing from the adhesive tape was removed and I began laying the strips of By the Bay dsp from top to bottom, making sure to over-lap the top and the bottom. I continued with this until the panel was completely covered.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Adorable Owl stamp set used with the By the Bay designer series paper to make a sweet card

The excess dsp was then trimmed off using sharp scissors. A length of Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Adorable Owl stamp set used with the By the Bay designer series paper to make a sweet card

The ½” strip of Night of Navy card was glued to the top of the striped panel. I ran the 1½” strip of Night of Navy through my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with one of the Basic Borders Dies and adhered the resulting decorative edge to the bottom of the striped panel. The whole piece was then added to the Thick Basic White card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Adorable Owl stamp set used with the By the Bay designer series paper to make a sweet card

I used the Layering Diorama Dies to cut out a label form the 3¾” by 3” panel of Basic White card and stamped the owl onto it with Soft Suede ink. The following Blends Pens were used to colour in the image – Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron. Balmy Blue & Petal Pink. The coloured piece was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Adorable Owl stamp set used with the By the Bay designer series paper to make a sweet card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I cut the words apart and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Adorable Owl stamp set used with the By the Bay designer series paper to make a sweet card

A trio of Milky Dots and a bow completed the card. Isn’t it sweet.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day at the farm dsp by Stampin' Up!

A Beautifully Happy card

Posted on February 24, 2023February 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have used the gorgeous Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day on the Farm designer series paper both of which are Sale-a-Bration offerings available with a qualifying order until the 28^th February.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the beautifully happy card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Day on the Farm dsp – 5” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3½”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 1½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I stamped the beautiful spray of flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 4¾” by 3½” panel of Basic White card and die cut it out using the Scalloped Contour Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day at the farm dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

Using the same dies I cut a scalloped edge into the 4⅛” by 1½” strip of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day at the farm dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

The scalloped edge was glued to the bottom of the piece of Day on the Farm dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. And the whole piece was added to the Basic Black card base with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day at the farm dsp used to make a pretty thank you c

I used Cherry Cobbler ink to add colour to the flowers and Old Olive to add colour to the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day at the farm dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the scalloped rectangle was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautifully Happy stamp set and the Day at the farm dsp used to make a pretty thank you card

A scattering of Opaque Adhesive Backed Gems completed the card.

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The Birthday Piggy stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Birthday Piggy for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on February 23, 2023February 11, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inpirations Blog Hop where we have a picture/colour challenge. I have opted to use the colours we have been given in combination with the Birthday Piggy Stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday piggy card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Favored Flowers dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Flirty Flamingo card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

The panel of Favored Flowers designer series paper (dsp) was glued to the Merry Merlot card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A strip of Tear and Tape was adhered to the centre of the dsp and a loop of Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon attached.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The sweet little piggy was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the image – Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Soft Suede and Evening Evergreen. As we don’t have a Merry Merlot Blends Pen I used the Stamp ‘n Write Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The stamped piece was then adhered to the Flirty Flamingo panel and the whole piece was placed onto the card front on Dimensionals with ribbon appearing above and below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I used a Petal Pink Blends Pen to colour in a trio of Classic Matte Dots and added them to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – An adorable bithday card featuring the Birthday Piggy stamp set and made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

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A pretty thank you card made using the beautiful Scenic Garden stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Scenic Pots for a thank you card

Posted on February 22, 2023February 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I love the Scenic Garden stamp set and have used it along with some left-over diorama die cuts to make a pretty thank you card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the scenic pots card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Bermuda Bay card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Dandy Designs dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Crumb Cake card – 4¼” by 3¼” – to cut the larger Diorama piece
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3” – to cut the smaller Diorama piece
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – ½” wide strip

The tier of pots image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the white Diorama piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Scenic Garden stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty thank you card

I used the following Blends Pens to colour in the image – Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Soft Sea Foam. The decorated piece was then adhered to the Crumb Cake Diorama piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Scenic Garden stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty thank you card

A piece of Pool Party Sheer Ribbon was wrapped around the panel of Dandy Designs dsp and the panel was then glued to the Bermuda Bay layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Scenic Garden stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty thank you card

The whole panel was then glued to the Thick Basic White card front. The decorated panel was then added over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Scenic Garden stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty thank you card

The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I flagged the ends and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The beautiful Scenic Garden stamp set and Dandy Designs designer series paper used to make a pretty thank you card

A Sheer Ribbon bow and a scattering of Glossy Dots completed the card.

I hope you like it.

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A beautiful hiker themed card made using the gorgeous Enjoy the Journey designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Hiker Greatest Journey card

Posted on February 21, 2023February 12, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing a hiker themed card made using the beautiful Enjoy the Journey designer Series Paper (dsp).

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the hiker greatest journey card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Enjoy the Journey dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Basic Black & So Saffron

Using the Greatest Journey Dies, I die cut a ‘hill’ and the hiker from scrap Basic Black card.

A beautiful hiker themed card made using the gorgeous Enjoy the Journey designer series paper y Stampin' Up

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Enjoy the Journey designer series paper makes a beautiful hiker themed card.

A tiny scrap of So Saffron card was added behind the lantern and glued the hill and hiker to the Enjoy the Journey designer series paper using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Enjoy the Journey designer series paper makes a beautiful hiker themed card.

The flight of birds, from the On the Ocean stamp set was stamped in the sky using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Enjoy the Journey designer series paper makes a beautiful hiker themed card.

I glued the panel of Enjoy the Journey designer series paper to one of the Basic White panels and the card was done.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Enjoy the Journey designer series paper makes a beautiful hiker themed card.

Simple but so effective isn’t it.

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A Spring Stamp-a-Stack designed around the Rain or Shine designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Rain or Shine Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on February 20, 2023February 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

A couple of days ago I ran my first Stamp-a-Stack of the year with all the cards designed around the Rain or Shine designer Series Paper (dsp). This is such pretty paper and I love the Loose Daisy Embellishments which pair with it so beautifully.

Each attendee pack contains all the supplies necessary to make 2 each of the 10 cards I designed plus lots of extra to add to their crafty stash at home. It is a great day with lots of chat and great company.

Colours used in these cards are: