A pretty card made for the Stamping Dreams 'In Memoriam' Blog Hop using the Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Field of Poppies for the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 10, 2022November 2, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Dreams Blog Hop where our theme is ‘In Memoriam’. My son is in the British Army and Remembrance Sunday is very important to us a family and I have chosen to make a field of poppies themed sympathy card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the field of poppies card, you will need:

Petal Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2
Poppy Parade card – 2¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 2¼”

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I stamped the group of poppies, twice across one of the Basic White panels.

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I used a Post It note to mask off the ½” strip where the poppy stems were stamped. I used a Blending Brush to apply Granny Apple Green ink between to strips of Post Of Note. The sticky strips were then moved up and Petal Pink ink was brushed on over the poppy flowers. Finally, I masked off a ½” strip above the flowers and coloured this in with Pool Party and a Blending Brush.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of Black Baker’s Twine around the stamped panel securing it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used the same liquid glue to add the panel to the Petal Pink card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the square or Basic White card. This was die cut using the Beautiful Shapes Dies. A slightly larger circle was cut from the square of Poppy Parade card using one of the Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Painted Poppies stamp set used to make a pretty card for the Stamping Dreams ‘In Memoriam’ Blog Hop

A Baker’s Twine bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Classc Matte Dots completed the card.

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A poppies in memorium card for Remembrance Sunday and the Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop

Poppies In Memorium – Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on November 11, 2021November 3, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams – In Memorium Blog Hop where we are sharing Sympathy cards. Coming up to Remembrance Sunday the Painted Poppies stamp set seemed the most appropriate stamp set to use to make my Poppies In Memorium card today.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic Black

Poppy Parade

Basic White

To recreate the Poppies In Memorium card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Poppy Parade card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the lower right corner of the smaller panel of Basic White card. I actually masked off part of the sentiment with Post It Notes before inking up and stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Using the same black ink, I stamped the group of poppies three times across the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The flowers were then coloured in using the Poppy Parade Blends Combo Markers.

I added a strip of the gorgeous Glittered Organdy Ribbon to the card and secured it on the back of the panel with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added using Multipurpose Adhesive to the Poppy Parade panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

The whole panel was added to the Basic Black card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

I added a bow made from the same glittery ribbon using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely poppy themed In Memorium, thinking of you card for the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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The Delicate Dahlias stamp set used to make a pretty floral sympathy card using Stampin' Up! product

Blue Dahlias

Posted on August 31, 2021August 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

I have used the pretty Delicate Dahlias stamp set to make a pretty blue dahlias themed sympathy card.

Colours used in this project:

To recreate the blue dahlias card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Balmy Blue card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Balmy Blue

I stamped the outline of the beautiful dahlia in Misty Moonlight ink onto the smaller Basic White panel. The infill stamped was inked in Balmy Blue and stamped to colour the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

The outline of the smaller flower was then stamped in Pale Papaya ink between the dahlias. The infill stamp was inked up with Pale Papaya, stamped off then used to add subtle colour to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and a length of Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon added and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then added to the Misty Moonlight card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto scrap Basic White card and punched it out using the Tailored Tag Punch. I punch the same label from scrap Balmy Blue card, cut it in half from side to side and adhered it to the stamped label so that a little of the blue showed top and bottom. It was added over the ribbon on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

A bow was added with a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems dotted around to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty sympathy card featuring blue dahlias and made using the Delicate Dahlias stamp set

I hope you like it.

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The Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up! made to make a sympathy card for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Poppy Sympathy for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on October 31, 2020October 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

A Poppy Sympathy card . Thank you for joining me for the Hopping Around the World Blog hop where our theme is ‘Sympathy’. If you have hopped over from Rachel Macleod’s blog, welcome, you are currently visiting Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I have chosen to use the Painted Poppies stamp set to make my card today.

To recreate the Poppy Sympathy card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Merry Merlot – 5” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 3” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner – for the inside

I stamped the pretty poppy image from the Painted Poppy stamp set onto the smaller Whisper White panel in Basic Gray ink. Using the Cherry Cobbler and Shaded Spruce Blends Markers I coloured in the poppy.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

The Sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink beside the poppy.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

I inked up the speckled image in Smoky Slate ink, stamped it off onto my grid paper then stamped it the 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink onto the stamped layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

I ran the Merry Merlot layer through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. The stamped layer was then added to the embossed layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

Using the ‘speckled’ image again, I stamped around the Smoky Slate card base in 2^nd & 3^rd generation Smoky Slate ink.

The stamped layer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Silver Metallic Pearls added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A Poppy themed sympathy card made for the Hopping Around The World Blog Hop

I love the simplicity of this card I hope you like it.

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Very Versailles stamp set made to make a pretty sympathy card in unusual colours and using Stampin' Up! products

Very Versailles sympathy card

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sympathy card made using the pretty Very Versailles stamp set. The images in the set are so fine and dainty, I love them.

To recreate the Very Versailles card, you will need:

Terracotta Tile card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Smoky Slate – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner –for the inside
Whisper White – 3” by 2 “

Using Terracotta Tile ink, I stamped the lovely delicate spray of leaves down the right- hand side of the Smoky Slate layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I added the lovely scripty image over top of the leaves using Smoky Slate ink,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

The Smoky Slate panel was added to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. At this point I wrapped a piece of the lovely Terracotta Tile Ornate Garden Ribbon around the panel, adhering it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

The whole layer was then added with the liquid glue to the Terracotta Tile card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the small panel of Whisper White in Terracotta Tile ink and cut it out using the Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine and the Stitched Shapes Dies. The oval was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I added a bow using the same ribbon and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems to complete the card.

So, so pretty. I hope you like it.

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Sympathy card

Posted on October 1, 2020September 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a simple sympathy card made for a dear friend of mine who’s husband recently died.

To recreate this sympathy card you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base ¬- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Balmy Blue – 5¼” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

Using the Layering circle dies I die cut a circle in a piece of copy paper to act as a mask. I punched a circle using a ¾” Circle Punch and plced it in the negative space of the die cut circle. Using a piece of sponge I added Balmy Blue ink inside the circle. The mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

I stamped the tree from the Rooted In Nature stamp set in Misty Moonlight stamp set and added the ‘ground’ image from the In The Pines stamp set In Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

The birds from the In The Meadow stamp set were added in Misty Moonlight ink. The sentiment came from the In The Pines stamp set and was stamped in Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

The stamped layer was glued to the Misty Moonlight layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the added to the Misty Moonlight card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A simple sympathy card made using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

A simple card for a sad occasion.

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A pretty sympathy card made for the Inspire Create #051 challenge using the Snow Front stamp set

A sympathy card for the Inspire Create Challenge #051

Posted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card mae for the Inspire. Create #051 challenge the theme of which is ‘Sympathy’. I have chosen to make my card using the gorgeous new Snow Front stamp set and some sponging.

To recreate the Sympathy card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner

I masked off an area of one Whisper White panel using PostIt Notes and sponged on Balmy Blue ink and Highland Heather ink using Sponge daubers. I love the soft effect sponging gives.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

Having peeled off the Postit Notes I stamped the large tree from the Snow Front stamp set, half on and half off the sponged area using Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

I added the birds from the Sailing Home stamp set in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The stamped panel was mounted on the Early Espresso layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then added to the Balmy Blue card front using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings was stamped in Early Espresso ink before being punched out with the Classic Label Punch. To give a bit of dimension I inked around the label with a sponge dauber and Hightland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -the Snow Front stamp set used to make a sympathy card for the Inspire Create #051 challenge

The tree was stamped in Early Espresso on the remaining piece of Whisper White and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

Pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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Graceful Glass dsp by Stampin' Up! used for a sympathy card

Graceful Glass Sympathy card

Posted on October 9, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made a sweet sympathy card using the Graceful Glass Vellum Designer Series Paper. This dsp is absolutely gorgeous and needs very little doing to it to make a stunning card.

Making the Graceful Glass card

I started by choosing the panel of dsp I wanted, I loved this square, scrolly one. I trimmed the panel down, turned it over to the reverse side and coloured it in using the Tranquil Tide, Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst and Fresh Fig Stampin Write Markers. It looks so pretty…..

www.crafty-rootes.com – Graceful Glass for a sympathy card

I cut a panel of Whisper White cardstock exactly the same size as the vellum dsp panel, 3” by 3”. I squeezed some Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive onto my Silicon Mat and using a wedge of sponge I applied the glue, thinly all over the Whisper White panel and added the coloured vellum panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Graceful Glass for a sympathy card

I cut a border strip from another of the dsp sheets. I added the coloured vellum panel to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals and tucked the border piece in behind using a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive where it would be hidden.