Picnic With You card designed by Mo Rootes

Stamp ‘N Hop for a Spring Picnic With You

Posted on February 10, 2018February 9, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop! My name is Maureen but most people, other than my Mother call me Mo and I live just outside Cambridge in the UK. The theme of this month’s hop is a favourite item from the Occasions catalogue which is available until 31 May 2018. Decisions, decisions what to choose, the new catalogue is packed with fab things……..hmm………in the end I chose the Picnic For You stamp set and co-ordinating Picnic Basket Builder dies. I am ssoooo… ready for Spring and I love a picnic, so a perfect choice.

Picnic With You Card – Method and Supplies

I started by stamping the basket from the Picnic With You stamp set in Soft Suede ink onto Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the loaves in 1^st and 2^nd generation Soft Suede ink then the outline cupcakes using the same ink. The icing for the cupcakes was added in Berry Burst ink. The cute little bottle was stamped in Night of Navy ink. I stamped the apples in Pear Pizzazz ink and added a touch of Berry Burst ink to one side with a Sponge Dauber. The checked cloth was stamped in Berry Burst ink and everything was then die cut using the Picnic Basket Builder dies and the Big Shot.

Taking a piece of the Color Theory dsp 5¼” by 3½” I added ½ a Delicate Doily towards the bottom and stuck all the die cut elements using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The basket was added on top on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the checked cloth glued on with Tombow. The basket looked lovely and full.

I added a panel of Soft Suede cardstock 5” by 2¼” behind the upper left hand corner of the dsp before adding the whole piece to a Thick Whisper White card base. The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out with Scissors. I felt the sentiment needed a pop of colour so added a small piece of Berry Burst cardstock punched with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. Perfect………looks good enough to eat.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and please hop around all the other blogs to see what my talented fellow demonstrators have designed, enjoy. Next up is the lovely Laurie Meier so hop on to see what she has to share today, or go back to look at the project shared by the talented Kat Spencer.

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
Picnic With You
Dies
Picnic Basket Builder dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Soft Suede, Berry Burst and Whisper White.
DSP
Color Theory
Ink Pads
Soft Suede, Berry Burst, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz and Night of Navy
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, Sponge Daubers, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, A, A, B, B, C, D & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Delicate White Doilies & Whisper White Envelope

Petal Passion Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on January 30, 2018January 29, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Saturday saw some of my lovely ladies gathering for another Stamp-a-Stack. This time their pack included the gorgeous black and white Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and a pack of Black Rhinestones. The black and white paper is so versatile: you can colour it with Marker Pens or the new Stampin’ Blends. You can stamp on it or add colour with sponges, daubers or Sponge Brayers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Passion Designer Series Paper for a Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Passion Designer Series Paper for a Stamp-a-Stack

Here are the cards the ladies made during the day.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Passion Designer Series Paper for a Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – Petal Passion Designer Series Paper for a Stamp-a-Stack

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you. 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
Petal Palette, Bike Ride, Confetti Celebration, Weather Together, Rose Wonder, Sheltering Tree, Thoughtful Banners, Happiest of days & Banners For You
Dies
Petals & More Thinlit dies, Stitched Shapes framelits dies, Layering Oval Dies, Layering Circle dies, Umbrella Weather dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Emerald Envy, Berry Burst, Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Basic Black, Rich Razzelberry, Pink Pirouette, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Real Red, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi & Whisper White
DSP
Petal Passion
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Gray, Old Olive inkpad, Momento Tuxedo Black ink pad, Emerald Envy, Dapper Denim, Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Real Red, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Archival Basic Black, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzelberry, Bermuda Bay & Pool Party
Blends
L & D Soft Sky, L & D Pink Pirouette, L & D Calypso Coral, L & D Rich Razzelberry, L & D Smoky Slate, L & D Crumb Cake, L & D Cherry Cobbler, L & D Night of Navy, L & D Bermuda Bay, L & D Daffodil Delight, L & D Pumpkin Pie, Ivory, Bronze & Color Lifter
Marker Pens
Emerald Envy, Berry Burst, Dapper Denim, Real Red, Wild Wasabi,
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Sponge Brayers, Classic Label Punch, Triple Banner Punch, Heart Confetti Punch (retired), Corner Rounder (retired), Pierce Mats, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, B, B, B, B, B, C, C, C, C, D, D, D, D, E, E, E, G, G, G, G, G, H, H, H, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Black Rhinestones, Whisper White Envelopes

Heartfelt Blooms with added colour

Posted on January 2, 2018January 1, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Heartfelt Blooms is a fab new stamp set which will be available from tomorrow, free in Sale-a-Bration with £45 order from my online store.

When I took the stamp out of the case I was a bit surprised to see that the face of the rubber stamp had very little texture, I wondered if it was defective. I inked up the image using Smoky Slate ink and stamped it onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock and WOW the image had so much definition, I loved it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Heartfelt Blooms by Stampin’ Up!

I took the gorgeous new Stampin’ Blends in light & dark Pink Pirouette, light & dark Old Olive, light Daffodil Delight, light Rich Razzelberry & light Calypso Coral and coloured in the flowers and leaves giving the image a really soft look.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Heartfelt Blooms by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set in Old Olive ink and added the piece to a layer of Daisy Delight dsp using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped a piece of Silver Edged Metallic Ribbon to the bottom of the piece then added the whole panel to the front of a Pink Pirouette card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. To finish off I added some Clear Epoxy Shapes to mimic dewdrops – Gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Heartfelt Blooms by Stampin’ Up!

I love this card, so pretty and fresh looking. 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
Heartfelt Blooms
Cardstock
Pink Pirouette & Whisper White
DSP
Daisy Delight
Ink Pads
Smoky Slate, Old Olive & Pear Pizzazz
Stampin’ Blends
Light & Dark Pink Pirouette, Light & Dark Old Olive, Light Daffodil Delight, Light Rich Razzelberry & Light Calypso Coral
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder, Corner Rounder (retired) and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
C & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Silver Edged Metallic Ribbon, Clear Epoxy Shapes Grid Paper, Sellotape, Whisper White Envelopes

Number of Years stamp set and Large Number framelit dies for a big birthday

Posted on November 7, 2017November 5, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I have been making a special birthday card this week for my father-in-law using the versatile Number of Years stamp set and the co-ordinating Large Numbers framelit dies. He is 96 tomorrow and looking fantastic.

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 3⅝” by 3” and die cut the 96 from the centre of the panel. I added the die cut numbers to my stash as I planned to use the negative image for the card. I took the panel and stamped the ‘happy’ above the die cut aperture and the ‘birthday’ below the die cut using Tranquil Tide ink. Both words came from the Number of Years stamp set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Number of Years stamp set and Large Letter dies by Stampin’ Up!

I took a Thick Whisper White card base and added a piece of Delightful Daisy dsp 4⅛” by 2¾” to the front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Number of Years stamp set and Large Letter dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added the die cut piece on top of the dsp using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the ‘th’ in Tranquil Tide cardstock using Tranquil Tide ink, flagged the end using scissors and added it to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. To finish off I added some of the Silver Metallic Enamel Shapes.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Number of Years stamp set and Large Letter dies by Stampin’ Up!

I really liked the simplicity of this card. Hope my father in law 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
Number of Years
Dies
Large Number
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
Designer Series Paper (DSP)
Delightful Daisy
Ink Pads
Tranquil Tide
Tools
Big Shot, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Metallic Enamel Shapes, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Stamp-a-Stack event featuring Stampin' Up product

Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stacks

Posted on October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to the lovely ladies who joined me for my Stamp-a-Stack events in September and October. We had a great time and made so many lovely cards.

All the projects were Christmas themed, in my opinion you can never start too early….. There were 5 tables with 2 cards designs on each table, the ladies made 2 of each card giving them a total of 20 cards.

On arrival each lady was given a bag containing a pack of Merry Little Christmas dsp, 20 card bases in co-ordinating colours – Whisper White, Old Olive and Real Red, a spool of ⅛” Real Red ribbon, 20 Whisper White Envelopes and packets of pre-cut card stock layers to make each card. I prepped the packs for the second Stamp-a-Stack when I was in the grip of a migraine and managed to miss-label some of the packs which caused some hilarity. Luckily I always bring spare cardstock and was able to rectify the mix up with no problems.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – ladies enjoying a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

As always the day whizzed by so quickly. Here is a picture of some of the ladies hard at work and of some of the projects they made.

www.crafty-rootes.com – cards for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack event

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
Good Tidings, Carols of Christmas, Feeling Of Christmas, Season Like Christmas, Hearts Come Home
Dies
Card Front Builder framelits, Lots of Labels dies & Hometown framelits
Embossing Folder
Oh My Stars
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive & Basic Black
DSP
Merry Little Christmas dsp
Ink Pads and/or Marker
Old Olive, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Always Artichoke, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Crushed Curry, Sofft Suede, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Basic Grey, Basic Black, Momento Tuxedo Black & Versamark
Tools
Big Shots, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Standard Platform + 2 cutting pads, Heat Guns, Paper Trimmers, Stampin Scrubs and Stampin Mist, Bone folders and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks – multiples
A, B, C, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper, Embossing Buddy, Silver Embossing Powder, ⅛” Real Red Ribbon & Whisper White Envelopes

Colorful Seasons for July classes

Posted on July 18, 2017July 13, 2017 by Mo Rootes

We had a great time at last weeks’ classes using the fabulous Colorful Seasons stamp set and co-ordinating Seasonal Layers dies and……. we made the first Christmas card of the year!!! Love Christmas.

The first card the ladies made was a double fold card. We used Thick Whisper White cardstock for the base and after folding added a piece Berry Burst Designer Series Paper (dsp) from the Color Theory paper stack to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using a piece of Whisper White cardstock which had a circle die cut out and a Stampin Sponge we added a circle of Pink Pirouette onto a small panel of Whisper white cardstock. Next we stamped the branches from the Colorful Seasons stamp set in Early Espresso ink and added the flowers using the Berry Burst ink pad. They look so pretty and give a soft Asian feel to the panel. We die cut the Adirondack chair using the co-ordinating Seasonal Layers dies from the a piece of Early Espresso cardstock. We mounted the stamped Whisper White panel onto a panel of Early Espresso cardstock. The chair was added to the panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. We added the whole panel to the card front again using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

The second card was more autumnal in colour and theme. We stamped the small solid leaf image randomly down the side of a Thick Whisper White card base in Old Olive ink. We stamped the same image in the same ink onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock which we then punched using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. We also punched the top of a strip of Color Theory dsp in Crushed Curry and added it using Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the back left hand side of the tag. Using the Seasonal Layers dies we cut a partial leaf shape from the Old Olive tag and also cut a filigree leaf from a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock. A small solid leaf was stamped in Crushed Curry ink and die cut using the matching die. A small piece of Crushed Curry Ribbon was stapled to the top if the tag using the now retired Handheld Stapler and the staple hidden by the small Crushed Curry leaf. The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink before the tag was added to the card front using Stampin Dimensionals. The filigree Crushed Curry leaf was then added to the card front using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

For the last card we stamped the 2 snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set randomly onto a layer of Night of Navy cardstock using Whisper White Craft ink and set it aside to dry. The sentiment from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set was stamped onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Night of Navy ink. The 3 snowflake dies in the Seasonal Layers set were then die cut from a strip of Whisper White cardstock. When the Whisper White Craft ink was dry, it takes a couple of minutes; we added the sentiment piece using Tombow then mounted the whole panel onto the card front using Stampin Dimensionals before adding the die cut snowflakes with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Love all of these cards using this fantastically versatile stamp set and dies. I 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
Colorful Seasons & Flurry of Wishes
Dies
Seasonal Layers
Cardstock + DSP
Card 1 – Thick Whisper White, Early Espresso & Whisper White + Color Theory dsp
Card 2 – Thick Whisper White, Old Olive & Whisper White + Color Theory dsp
Card 3 – Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Pink Pirouette, Berry Burst & Early Espresso
Card 2 – Old Olive & Crushed Curry
Card 3 – Whisper White Craft Ink & Night of Navy
Punches
Scallop Tag Topper, Handheld Stapler (retired)
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, D, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Crushed Curry Ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Sending Love dsp makes gorgeous Red and White Matchbook Favours

Posted on May 23, 2017May 27, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Over the weekend my husband set off on a business trip to China, somewhere neither of us has been and even more exciting because I will be flying out to join him for a short holiday at the end of the month……..whoop whoop. He was advised to take some small token gifts with him to hand out whilst he is there. The gifts have to be small, pack-able, fairly robust and not likely to melt as it is very hot in Beijing at the moment. That ruled out chocolate and biscuits which are the things I would usually go for in this situation. After a lot of to-ing and fro-ing he decided on Earl Grey teabags. For my inspiration I turned to a swap I received at Team Training last week from my friend Susan – aka Crafty Ducky Doodah – https://craftyduckydoodah.blogspot.co.uk/ check out her 14^th May blog to see the original. In typical CASEing (copy and selectively edit) fashion I took Susan’ idea and made it wider and slightly shorter, used different clours and decoration.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sending Love DSP by Stampin’ Up!

I wanted to use the colour Red which is considered to be very lucky in China so chose the Sending Love dsp stack to decorate the matchbook covers. I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock to 7” by 2¾”, scored it using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool at ½” and 3¾” on the long side.

I folded on my score lines and burnished with my Bone Folder to get a crisp edge. Using the Handheld Stapler, sadly now retired I stapled the ½” piece in the middle to make the flap which holds the Teabag in position. I cut a panel of Sending Love dsp to 3” by 2½” for matting on the front panel and another at 2½” by ¼” to mat on the narrow flap. I used Tombow Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sending Love DSP by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Eastern Beauty stamp set using Real Red ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using my Big Shot and the smallest stitched oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies and added it to the front panel using Tombow. I punched a Bitty Butterfly from Vellum cardstock and added it to the sentiment piece using a Mini Glue Dot and finished off by adding a Basic Rhinestone.

I think these are really cute, hope you do too.

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
Eastern Beauty
Cardstock
Whisper White & Vellum
DSP
Sending Love
Ink Pads
Real Red
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelits
Punch
Bitty Butterfly
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Big Shot + platform and cutting plates, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Handheld Stapler (retired), Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B
Accessories
Grid Paper & Basic Rhinestones

Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Mini Glue Dots

Seaside theme for a Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on May 9, 2017May 9, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to the lovely ladies who joined me for my summer themed Stamp-a-Stack event this weekend. We had such a good time and made so many lovely cards.

All the projects for the day were seaside themed to get us into the mood for the fore-casted high temperatures later this week. On arrival each lady was given a clear wallet containing a pack of By the Shore dsp, 20 card bases in a variety of co-ordinating colours, a pack of Metallic Enamel Shapes, 20 Very Vanilla Envelopes and packets of pre-cut card stock layers to make each card. Mind you we all had a good laugh when we realised that I had only put 10 card bases in each pack………definitely a muppet moment. Luckily I only live 3 minutes away and was able to nip home and grab more cardstock to cut and score the missing bases.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seaside themed Stamp-a-Stack cards

As always the day whizzed by so quickly. Here is a picture of some of the ladies hard at work and of some of the projects they made.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Seaside themed Stamp-a-Stack in action

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
High Tide, Balloon Adventure, Balloon Celebration, Badges & Banners, Day At The Beach, Designer Tee (retired), Seaside Shore, Custom Tee & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Dies
Layering Circles framelits, Stitched Shapes framelits & T-Shirt Builder framelits
Punches
Balloon Builder Punch, Badge Punch, Scallop Tag Topper & Project Life Corner Rounder
Embossing Folder
Seaside embossing folder
Cardstock
Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral, Dapper Denim, Water Melon Wonder & Soft Sky
DSP
By The Shore dsp
Ink Pads and/or Marker
Tip Top Taupe, Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry, Basic Grey, Watermelon Wonder, Night of Nay, Mint Macaron & Versamark
Tools
Big Shots, Multipurpose Platform + 2 cutting pads, Standard Platform + 2 cutting pads, Heat Guns, Paper Trimmers, Stampin Scrubs and Stampin Mist, Bone folders and Scissors
Acrylic Block – multiples
A, B, C, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Water Color Pencils, Blender Pens, Sponge Daubers, Grid Paper, Embossing Buddy, Silver Embossing Powder, Natural Silver Ribbon, Metallic Enamel Shapes & Very Vanilla Envelopes

Envelope Punch Board boxes to hold little treats from Amsterdam for my team

Posted on April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Oops meant to post this yesterday but seem to have got my days muddled up………don’t you hate when that happens……….Still better late than never. Here are some cute little boxes I made to hold some choccy treats for my team members as they were unable to come with me to Onstage in Amsterdam. I had to share the love and chocolate always hits the spot.

I divided the chocolates so that all my team members had the same number – don’t want any fighting, measured the pile of chocolate to work out the size of paper I needed to make the box and after a lot of head scratching I decided to use the Envelope Punch Board. I went to a fantastic site – http://thecraftyowl.co.uk/boxbuster – entered the measurements and the amazing calculator told me that I needed a piece of dsp measuring 5¼” by 5¼” – I used the retired ‘Inside The Lines’ dsp for to make my boxes but any dsp would work. The box buster is such an amazing tool created by Joanne James aka The Crafty Owl and I was lucky enough to meet her, along with her team mate Helen whilst at Onstage. We are also going to be sharing team training with Joanne’s team in May which should be fun.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Envelope Punch Board project using Stampin’ Up! product

Using the Envelope Punch Board I punched and scored at 1 ½” and 2 ½” then turned the dsp 90⁰, matched up the 2 score lines, punched and scored again and repeated all the way around.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Envelope Punch Board project using Stampin’ Up! product

Then I folded and burnished the score lines and cut up the 4 tabs on the long sides before adding glue (Fast Fuse Adhesive) to the tabs and adhering them to the short sides forming the base of the box. I popped in the chocolates and folded the 2 small side tabs in, one of the large tabs then folded inwards with the tip tucked in. The remaining side then folded over to close the top. It is slightly domed and the point is folded down and held closed with a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Envelope Punch Board treat boxes made using Stampin’ Up! products

Once closed, I wrapped a length of twine, I used retired stock, 3 times around the box and tied in a bow. I stamped the sentiment from the Banners For You stamp set onto Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using a sweet little tag from the Cutie Pie Thinlet dies and tied it on using White Baker’s Twine.

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
Banners For You
Dies
Cutie Pie Thinlits Dies
Cardstock
Whisper White
Ink Pads
Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Lost Lagoon – all retired colours
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Envelope Punch Board, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot and Multipurpose platform, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B
Adhesives
Fast Fuse & Mini Glue Dots
Sundries
White Baker’s Twine & Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Lost Lagoon Twine – retired

Jar of Love and Nailed It for a masculine card

Posted on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I have had an idea rattling about in my head for the last week or so, but no time to actually try it out until this morning. I knew that the Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp sets would make a fab shaker card and in the right colours it makes a great masculine card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp sets by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the largest jar from the Jar of Love stamp set in Archival Basic Black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Using the Big Shot and Multipurpose Platform I die cut the jar out using the co-ordinating Every Day Jars framelits, also cutting out the centre leaving just the rim of the jar. From a scrap of Window Sheet I die cut the largest jar shape again and glued it onto the back of the rim of the jar using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp sets by Stampin’ Up!

While I was waiting I die cut a number of bolts and screws from the from Silver Foil cardstock using the Build It framelits, these will be the shaker pieces inside my jar. When the jar piece was dry I added the Foam Adhesive Strips to the back making sure to leave no gaps for the bits to fall through.

I chose a piece of Seaside Shore dsp with a love blue ombre pattern and adhered it to a piece of Basic Black cardstock with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I placed the bolts and crews onto the dsp in a single layer, removed the backing tape from the Foam Adhesive Strips and add the jar over the top pressing down firmly. I then added the entire piece to a Pacific Point card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Nailed It stamp set, was stamped in Archival Basic Black ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut into a small flag shape using Scissors. It was stuck to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I really liked the card but wondered if it needed another pop of colour. With this in mind I stamped the jar lid from the Jar of Love stamp set in Real Red ink and die cut it out using the Every Day Jars framelits.

Which version do you like – with the Real Red lid or without? Let me know.

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
Jar of Love & Nailed It
Dies
Every Day Jars & Build It
Cardstock
Pacific Point, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Window Sheet and Silver Foil
DSP
Seaside Shore
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Black & Real Red
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot and Multipurpose platform, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid & Foam Adhesive Strips
Sundries
Very Vanilla Envelope