Honey Bee

Posted on December 24, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This pretty card was made using the Honey Bee stamp set, Detailed Bee dies and Golden Honey dsp all available in the new Jan – June 2020 mini catalogue from the 3^rd January.

To recreate the Honey Bee card you will need:

Crushed Curry card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Basic Black

I adhered the Golden Honey dsp to the basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then glued to the Crushed Curry card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The honey comb piece from the detailed Bee dies was used to die cut pieces from the scrap, Crushed Curry, Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock. I added the Crushed Curry piece to the card front and added some of the black and white hexagonal pieces with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

I stamped 3 small bees onto the scrap Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The bees were die cut using the Detailed Bee dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The yellow stripes on the bees were coloured in using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. They were added to the card front on either Dimensionals or by using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Black cardstock, covered with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool. The sentiment was trimmed down with scissors and glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The bees wings were coloured with the Clear Wink of Stella.

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

Mo x

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A pretty pink flowery card made using the Golden Honey dsp

Floral Golden Honey card

Posted on December 22, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I love, love the gorgeous Floral Golden Honey designer series paper which is one of the level 1 offerings in the 2020 Sale-a-Bration brochure.

To recreate the Golden Honey card you will need:

Lovely Lipstick – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Golden Honey dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner for the inside
Basic Black 5” by 2½”
Whisper White 5” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

I took the panel of Golden Honey dsp and coloured in the flowers using the Lovely Lipstick Blends combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the Lovely Lipstick card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the beautiful label from the Detailed Bands die set first from the Basic Black strip then from the Whisper White strip. I adhered the Black detailed die to the front of the card using the Liquid Adhesive then carefully paper pieced in the infill White pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick ink into the White label and added it in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The small bee from the Honey Bee stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut using the Detailed Bee dies and added to the card on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The stripes in the bee were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and Clear Wink of Stella added to its wings. To complete the card I added some Peaceful Poppies Sequins to the larger flower centres.

Such a pretty card, 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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Snowman Seasons stamp set and Wrapped in Plaid dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet Christmas card

Juggling Snowman

Posted on November 29, 2019November 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute juggling snowman Christmas card made using the quirky Snowman Season stamp set and the Wrapped in Plaid dsp.

To recreate the Juggling Snowman card:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Wrapped in Plaid dsp – 4½” by 3”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2¾”
Scrap Whisper White and Shaded Spruce

I glued the Wrapped in Plaid dsp panel to one of the larger Whisper White panel and adhered it to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

I stamped the sweet little juggling snowman image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smallest panel of Whisper White and die cut it out using the Stitched Label dies. The snowman was coloured in using the following Blends – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Shaded Spruce, dark Pumpkin Pie and dark Basic black.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Metallic Pearls added. I felt the card looked a little bare so added some leaves die cut from scrap Whisper White and Shaded Spruce using the Beautiful Boughs Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

The same snowman was stamped on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card and on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

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 team colour challenge card made using A Good man stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Good Man for a team challenge

Posted on July 30, 2019July 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This is a card made for our latest team challenge. This time it is a colour challenge; we need to make something using 3 or these 4 ink choices – Brown, Green, Purple or Yellow. I was initially sure I would be using a purple…….turned out I was wrong!

To recreate the Good Man card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Bird ballard designer series paper (dsp) 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 3⅜” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 3 ¼” by 2 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Daffodil Delight 2” by 2”
Whisper White 2” by 2”

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The designer series paper was glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the image of the man in the deckchair onto the small Whisper White panel in Soft Suede ink and coloured it in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Daffodil Delight combo, Crumb Cake combo and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The stamped piece was then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Daffodil Delight layer. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede ink onto the small piece of Whisper White and punched out using the 1¼” Circle punch. The circle was then added to a Daffodil Delight circle punched using the 1⅜” Scalloped Circle Punch. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the A Good Man stamp set for a team colour challenge

I stamped the same image on the envelope and on the inside of the card (2nd generation). A sweet card, I hope you agree.

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

Mo x

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The bright jewel colours of the See a Silhouette dsp used for a sweet card

See A Silhouette dsp used for a team challenge

Posted on June 25, 2019June 24, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a team challenge the theme of which is DSP and a sentiment. I chose to use the gorgeously bright and bold ‘See A Silhouette’ dsp for the challenge.

To recreate the See a Silhouette card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
See a Silhouette dsp 5⅝” by 3¾”
See a Silhouette dsp 4⅛” by ½”
Whisper White 2½” by 2½”
Poppy Parade 2½” by 2½”

I placed the larger panel of dsp on the Thick Whisper White card base and moved it around until I found a pleasing angle. I then glued it to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I trimmed off the excess cardstock with sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – See a Silhouette designer series paper used for a team challenge

I add the 2^nd thinner strip of dsp near the bottom of the card with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – See a Silhouette designer series paper used for a team challenge

The sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set was stamped on the square of Whisper White cardstock using Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – See a Silhouette designer series paper used for a team challenge

I die cut the sentiment using the Layering Circle dies and glued it to a scalloped circle die cut from the square of Poppy Parade cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – See a Silhouette designer series paper used for a team challenge

The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones for a little bit of sparkle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – See a Silhouette designer series paper used for a team challenge

I love the gorgeous jewel rich colours of this dsp. 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 get well card made using the Make and Take supplies from OnStage including a piece of the Perennial Essence dsp

Perennial Essence sneak peek

Posted on May 3, 2019May 1, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using some of the Make & Take supplies from OnStage. I hardly ever get around to making the projects up on the day, usually too busy talking……… When I do get around to making them up I often go rogue and create something different with the supplies we were given. Here is the card made using some of the supplies from the Perennial Essence suite.

Recreating the Perennial Essence dsp card

Blackberry Bliss card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White cardstock 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded lower left corner
Perennial Essence dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower left corner
Blackberry Bliss cardstock 2⅛” by 2⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White cardstock 2” by 2” – rounded lower left corner
Scrap of Perennial Essence Vellum

www.crafty-rootes.com -Perennial Essence dsp for a sweet get well card

I trimmed down the designer series paper (dsp) panel from the Make & Take pack to the size I needed, rounded the lower left corner with the Detailed Trio Punch. I adhered the dsp to Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Perennial Essence dsp for a sweet get well card

I wrapped a length of the Polka Dot Tulle around the panel and attached it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then glued to the Blackberry Bliss card base with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Perennial Essence dsp for a sweet get well card

I stamped the sentiment from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set it Blackberry Bliss onto the small square of Whisper White cardstock and glued it to the square of Blackberry Bliss cardstock with the liquid adhesive. This piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Perennial Essence dsp for a sweet get well card

I die cut 3 flowers from the Well Written dies using my Big Shot and added them to the sentiment panel with Mini Glue Dots and added some Artisan Pearls to the centres of the flowers. A Polka Dot Tulle bow was then added with another Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Perennial Essence dsp for a sweet get well card

I have to say this dsp is absolutely stunning, very Monet-esque and the colour palette is gorgeous. I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

the Perennial Essence dsp and Vellum eill be availble from the 4th June in my online shop

A lovely card made using only dsp and a sentiment

Happiness Blooms dsp

Posted on April 7, 2019April 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute card made using only the Happiness Blooms dsp and a sentiment stamp. I am trying to use more of our lovely designer series paper (dsp) this year and not to just hoard it.

Making the card

You will need;
Poppy Parade card base
Night of Navy – 5½” by 3¾”
Happiness Blooms dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Night of Navy – 5½” by ½”
Poppy Parade – 3¾” by 2⅞”
Happiness Blooms dsp – 3¼” by 2¾”
Scraps of Whisper White, Pineapple Punch and Poppy Parade
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Happiness Blooms designer series paper used for a simple card

I started by selecting the 2 co-ordinating pieces of dsp and cutting them to size using my Paper trimmer. I matted the larger striped panel of dsp onto the larger layer of Night of Navy cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This layer was then added to a Poppy Parade card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Happiness Blooms designer series paper used for a simple card

I added a strip if Night of Navy cardstock onto the striped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Happiness Blooms designer series paper used for a simple card

I rounded the upper right corner of the second panel of dsp using the Detailed Trio Punch and added it to the Poppy Parade panel, also with a rounded upper right corner. This piece was added at an anle to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Happiness Blooms designer series paper used for a simple card

The sentiment from the Floral Frames stamp set was stamped onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Big Shot and the Layering Circle dies. The stamped circle was added to a slightly larger scalloped circle cut using the same dies. These were adhered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card front with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Happiness Blooms designer series paper used for a simple card

I punched a small butterfly from Pineapple Punch cardstock using the Butterfly Duet Punch. I completed the card by adding a trio of Happiness Blooms enamel dots.

I added a scrap strip of dsp to the inside panel of Whisper White cardstock and the same to a Whisper White envelope.

I really, really like this card. Let me know what you think.

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

Mo x

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A pretty card made using the First Frost Stamp set by Stampin' Up!

First Frost in gold and green

Posted on March 29, 2019March 20, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a lovely card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating Frosted Bouquet dies.

Making the card

You will need;
Mossy Meadow card base – rounded lower left corner
Gold Foil 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Very Vanilla 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower left corner
Very Vanilla 5⅜” by 3⅜” – for the inside – – rounded lower left corner
Share What You Love dsp – 3½” by 1½”
Scraps of Very Vanilla

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies

I began by choosing a piece of Share What You Love designer series paper (dsp), cutting it to 3½” by 1½” and adding it to the top of a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies

I wrapped a length of Gold Metallic edged Very Vanilla Ribbon around the Very Vanilla panel below the strip of dsp, adhering the ribbon on the back of the panel with Sellotape.

Using scrap Very Vanilla cardstock I stamped the long leafy image in Old Olive ink, the thistle image in Gray Granite ink and the flowers in Mango Melody ink. I took all the images to the Big Shot and die cut them out using the Frosted Bouquet dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies

Using both Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and/or Dimensionals I put the bouquet together on the card front. The sentiment was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto the same Very Vanilla panel. I added a small Old Olive Linen Thread bow to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.

A panel of Gold Foil was added to the back of the stamped layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and this panel was then added to a Mossy Meadow card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies

I stamped the larger flower in the corner of the Very Vanilla panel for the inside of the card and on the front of a very Vanilla Envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous vanilla and gold card made using the First Frost stamp set and co-ordinating dies

I love the green and gold colour combination of this 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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Painted Seasons dsp

Posted on March 26, 2019March 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is another card in my campaign to use more Designer Series Paper (dsp). This time I have used the Painted Seasons dsp which is stunning.

Making the Painted Seasons Card

You will need;
Call Me Clover card base
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3 ¾”
Dsp 5⅜” by 3 ½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Call Me Clover 3” by 3”
Dsp 3” by 3”
Whisper White strip ⅜” wide

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the stunning Painted Seasons designer series paper (dsp)

I began by choosing the patterned papers I wanted to use and ended up selecting the back and front of the same piece. I used my Paper Trimmer to cut the pieces I needed. I added the larger piece of dsp to the larger Whisper White layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and glued the panel to the front of a Call Me Clover card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the stunning Painted Seasons designer series paper (dsp)

Using the layering Circles Dies and my Big Shot I die cut a circle from the dsp and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and adhered the two together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

I cut down the side of the circle with my Trimmer and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the stunning Painted Seasons designer series paper (dsp)

The sentiment from the Just Because stamp set was stamped on the ⅜” strip of Whisper White in Call Me Clover ink. I then trimmed the strip down to size using Scissors and flagged the end using the Banner Triple Punch, The sentiment was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the stunning Painted Seasons designer series paper (dsp)

To complete the card I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots, I used some of the leftover strips of dsp to decorate the inside panel and the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty thank you card made using the stunning Painted Seasons designer series paper (dsp)

I really like this card, I hope you also like it.

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

Mo x

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A pretty floral card made using 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.