a stunning focus for a sweet thank you card

Queen Anne’s Lace

Posted on September 13, 2020September 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty thank you card made using the gorgeous Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To recreate the Queen Anne’s Lace card you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” and scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pool Party – 4¾” by 2½”- rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 2⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner

I took the image which is designed to fill in the flower colour and randomly stamped it in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the front of the Gorgeous Grape card base.

The delicate flower Queen Anne's Lace makes a stunning focus for a sweet thank you card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The same image was used to stamp the flower heads onto the smaller Whisper White panel. I used 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink to do this – I inked up the stamped, stamped onto scrap paper then stamped onto the Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stalks and flower heads were stamped in Gray Granite ink. I found it easier to line up if I stamped the flower heads before the stalks.

card made using the lovely Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was glued to the Pool Party layer with Multipurpose Liquid adhesive . I wrapped a piece of Gray Granite Shimmer Ribbon around the panel and added a bow of the same ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot. The panel was then added to the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using a dark Pool Party Blends Marker I coloured in a trio of Basic Pearls and added them to the card base. I hope you like it.

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A sweet thank you card made using the Jar of Flowers and Country Home stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Country Flowers

Posted on August 23, 2020August 22, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I love pink and gray together and decided to make a country flowers card using this colour combination and the Jar of Love and Country Home stamp sets.

To recreate the Country Flowers card you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Gray Granite – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Flirty Flamingo – 4⅞ by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 2⅝”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4” by ½”
Scrap Whisper White

I embossed the Gray Granite panel using the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder and added it to the Gray Granite card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Country Home and Jar of Flowers stamp sets used for a sweet thank you card

Taking the small panel of Whisper White I stamped the milk churn from the Country Home stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added the flowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Country Home and Jar of Flowers stamp sets used for a sweet thank you card

I used the following Blends markers to colour in the milk churn and flowers – Flirty Flamingo combo, Highland Heather combo, Petal Pink combo, Balmy Blue combo, Gray Granite combo, Granny Apple Green combo & color lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Country Home and Jar of Flowers stamp sets used for a sweet thank you card

The stamped and coloured panel was added to the Flirty Flamingo layer with the liquid adhesive. The ½” strip of Whisper White was added to the card front and the stamped panel added with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Country Home and Jar of Flowers stamp sets used for a sweet thank you card

I stamped the sentiment from the Country Home stamp set was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink and added to the card with the liquid glue.I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Country Home and Jar of Flowers stamp sets used for a sweet thank you card

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Stampin' Up!'s Ornate Layers stamp set used to made a triple layer floral thank you card

Ornate Triple Layer card

Posted on August 21, 2020August 12, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a fun ornate triple layer card using the Ornate Style and Ornate Thanks stamp set and the co-ordinating Ornate Layers dies.

To recreate the Ornate triple card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾”
Early Espresso – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 4½” by 2½”
Early Espresso – 4⅛” by 2”
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 1¾”
Whisper White – 3” by 1¼”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

I began by adhering the 3 panels of Whisper White, one on top of the other using temporary adhesive to hold them together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Ornate Layers stamp set

The large floral image was them stamped randomly over the triple stacked layers in Early Espresso ink. I made sure to overlap the image onto all of the layers. The layers were then separated.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Ornate Layers stamp set

I adhered the largest layer to the front of the Flirty Flamingo card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the largest Early Espresso layer with the same glue followed by the next stamped Whisper White panel and the final Early Espresso layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Ornate Layers stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the top panel – Flirty Flamingo combo, So Saffron combo, Purple Posy combo, Mint Macaron combo and light Crumb Cake. This layer was the added to the front of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Ornate Layers stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the ornate thanks stamp set in Early Espresso and Flirty Flamingo inks and cut it out using the Rectangle Stitched dies. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral thank you card made using the Ornate Layers stamp set

Using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker I coloured in a trio of basic Rhinestones and added them to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A pretty sunflower themed card for a friends special birthday. Made using Stampin' Up! product

Sunflower for Rae

Posted on August 19, 2020August 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sunflower for Rae card made for my lovely friend Rae’s birthday yesterday.

To recreate the sunflower for Rae card you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla – 4” by 4”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I began by gluing the dsp panel to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I then stamped the large sunflower in Gray Granite ink onto the square of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

Using a sponge dauber I added Gray Granite ink to the centre of the flower before colouring in the bloom using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron and Gray Granite. I used an empty Wink of Stella Pen to add some Las Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint to the petals of the flower and die it out using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Sunflower dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I used a sponge to add a circle of So Saffron ink to the Very Vanilla panel and having worked out where my die cut sunflower was going began to stamp the leaf images from the Lovely You stamp set. I used 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd generation Bumblebee ink, Gray Granite ink and Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I added gold dots using Las Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint and the dotty stamp from the In The Pines stamp set. I wrapped a length of the lovely lace ribbon around the layer before adding the inked panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

The sunflower was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I used the Family Party stamp set to stamp the greeting inside the card.

Such a pretty card, I hope Rae likes it

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Stampin' Up! Jar of Flowers stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

Blue Glass Jar

Posted on August 16, 2020August 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a blue glass jar card inspired by a Youtube video made by a fellow demonstrator Kathy of Kathy’s Stampin World – – she made a really cute card with a milk glass effect mason jar and I thought I would give it a try.

To recreate the Blue Glass Jar card you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
So Saffron – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I began by painting the inside of the mason jar with blue metallic paint and setting it aside to dry. Once dry it was very patchy so I gave it another coat using a green metallic paint and again set it to one side to dry. I really liked the 2 tone look this gave.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful blue glass jar of flowers for a pretty floral card

I stamped the flowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White card and cut them out using sharp scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful blue glass jar of flowers for a pretty floral card

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – So Saffron, Purple Posy, Flirty Flamingo, Balmy Blue, Just Jade, Mint Macaron, Pool Party and Soft Suede

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful blue glass jar of flowers for a pretty floral card

Using the Jar Punch I punched out the jar from one of the Whisper White panels. The mason jar was inserted into the punched out hole and the protective adhesive layer removed to adhere it to the back of the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful blue glass jar of flowers for a pretty floral card

I popped the punched out Whisper White jar onto the back of the mason jar and adhered it with a little tape. The whole panel was added to the So Saffron layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was added to the Just Jade card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful blue glass jar of flowers for a pretty floral card

I felt the panel looked a little bare so added some dots in Just Jade ink taking card to mask the sides not to get ink on the So Saffron layer or the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful blue glass jar of flowers for a pretty floral card

The flowers were added to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from the Country Home stamp set on scrap Whisper White card and cut out a tag with scissors. I added it to the jar with a glue dot and finished the card off with a double Linen Thread bow.

I hope you like it.

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Vase of Blooms

Posted on August 14, 2020August 8, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet get well soon card featuring a vase of blooms and made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set and the pretty Small Bloom Punch.

To recreate the Vase of Blooms card you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Misty Moonlight – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4⅝” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner for the inside
Magenta Madness – 4⅛” b ⅜”
Scrap Whisper White

I ran the Misty Moonlight panel through the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder to add a little texture and adhered it to the Just Jade card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful vase of blooms made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The vase from the Basket of Blooms stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel. I stamped the same image onto a Post It Note, cut it out and placed it over the top of the stamped image to act as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful vase of blooms made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Just Jade ink I stamped the leafy branches. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the leafy branches and vase – Just Jade and Misty Moonlight.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful vase of blooms made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the flowers in Magenta Madness ink onto scrap Whisper White and punched them out using the Small Bloom Punch. The se were added with a little liquid glue to the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful vase of blooms made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The strip of Magenta Madness card was added with liquid glue to the card front and the stamped panel added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful vase of blooms made using the Basket of Blooms stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set was stamped in Magenta Madness ink onto a scrap strip of Whisper White card and added to the card front. I added 2020-2022 In Color dts to the centre of each card. I hope you like it

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Red Sunflower

Posted on August 11, 2020August 8, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I love sunflowers, they are such cheerful flowers, so big and showy. I did a bit of google searching and discovered to my surprise that you can get a red sunflower ……..who knew!

To recreate the red sunflower card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 4⅜” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 3⅜” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Daffodil Delight, Real Red & Whisper White

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the large sunflower from the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set onto the smaller panel of Whisper White. I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the stamparatus so that I could re-stamp to get a darker image. The leaves were stamped in Old Olive ink

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the sunflower and leaves – Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Mango Melody, Old Olive and Soft Suede. I took a Black Stamp ‘n write marker to spritze the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

The stamped panel was glued to the Real Red panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

I wrapped some of the gorgeous Braided Trim around the panel and added a bow to the top. I added a small strip of Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Whisper White card with the ends flagged to the back of the panel using the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

The sentiment was stamped onto the Crumb Cake card base in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the Stamparatus again as I wanted the sentiment to be really dark and could stamp it multiple times.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful red sunflower card made using the gorgeous Celebrate Sunflower stamp set

I added the stamped layer to the card base with Dimensionals and added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to the card front. A little Clear Wink of Stella was added around the flower centre. So pretty.

I hope you like it

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Favourite Bundle

Posted on August 8, 2020August 3, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the August Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop, if you have hopped on from Vickie Kello you are now with me, Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. Our theme this month is ‘favourite bundle’. There are so many gorgeous bundles in the new annual catalogue that I struggled to choose only one. After a lot of messing about I have gone for the All Things Fabulous Bundle, purely for it’s versatility and sheer beauty and the fact that I love the three step stamping.

To recreate the favourite bundle card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Pretty Peacock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White and Highland Heather

I began by stamping the ‘herringbone’ image from the Comfort & Hope stamp set in 3^rd generation Highland Heather ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. I wanted a soft subtle something in the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

The solid flower image from the All Things Fabulous stamp set was stamped twice in Pool Party ink unto the Whisper White panel. I added the second image over top using Coastal Cabana ink and the third and most detailed image in Pretty Peacock ink. I love the depth and shading the multi-layer stamping gives the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

The leaves were stamped in Gray Granite ink and the small flowers added in Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

I added the group of buds in 2^nd generation Gray Granite and Bermuda Bay ink, before adding the stamped panel to the Pretty Peacock layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Pool Party card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

The sentiment from the All Things Fabulous stamp set was stamped in Bermuda Bay ink on a scrap of Whisper White card stock about ⅜” wide and trimmed down with scissors. A scrap of Highland Heather ½” wide was used to back the sentiment. The sentiment strip was then added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the All Things Fabulous bundle for the Stamp ‘n hop blog hop

I added a scattering of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card. These are sadly retired but Basic Rhinestones would work just as well. I hope you like the card. Libby Dyson is up next so please hop over to see what she has to share with us this month.

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A lovely flowery card made using Stampin' Up! products and Mango & Poppy ink

Mango & Poppy Blossoms

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a gorgeous card featuring Mango & Poppy Blossoms, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set and these bright, bold colours. You may have seen a sneak peek of this card back in May on my facebook page.

To recreate the Mango & Poppy Blossoms card you will need:

Pear Pizzazz – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 4¾” by 3” -– rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Poppy Parade card

I inked up the large floral stamp from the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set in Mango Melody ink and added some Poppy Parade ink to the edges of the flowers using a Poppy Parade ink and stamped it onto the smaller Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

The flower centres were added in Soft Suede ink, the leaves in Pear Pizzazz and the small flowers in Poppy Parade ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

The stamped layer was added to the Pear Pizzazz layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then onto the Poppy Parade card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Poppy Parade ink onto the scrap Whisper White card and trimmed it out with scissors. I added a flash of Poppy Parade card below the sentiment and added it to the card front with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

A trio of Holiday Rhinestones was added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring Mango & Poppy flowers, made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set

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A feminine card featuring perfume and flowers and made using theDressed to Impress stamp set and the All Dressed Up dies

Framed Perfume

Posted on August 2, 2020July 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty framed perfume card made using the lovely All Dressed Up stamp set and the All Dressed Up dies.

To recreate the framed perfume card you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3¾”
Mint Macaron – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I was sorting through my scraps box and came across the negative Mint Macaron scalloped oval die cut and thought………I can do something with this……and this is what I came up with.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The 5¼” by 3¾”panel of Whisper White was glued to the Gray Granite card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The Mint Macaron panel was added over-top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Rococo Rose ink onto the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The perfume bottle and the double and single flowers were stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White card. They were cut out using the All Dressed Up dies. I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the images – Rococo Rose combo, Mint Macaron combo, So Saffron combo and Gray Granite combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty perfume themed floral card made using the Dressed to Impress bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The perfume bottle was added to the card front on Dimentionals and some of the flowers added around it with the liquid glue. The remaining flowers were added to the top of the frame on Dimensionals.