A gorgeous thank you card in Spring colours made using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Promenade emboss resist technique

Posted on May 10, 2019May 6, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Beautiful Promenade stamp set…….I am addicted to this set at the moment, it is so versatile – and the emboss resit technique.

To Recreate the Beautiful Promenade card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base
Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2”
Highland Heather 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Scrap of Whisper White
Scrap of Flirty Flamingo

I began by rubbing the Embossing Buddy down the strip of Whisper White cardstock to remove any static or oils from the cardstock. I inked up the stripey ‘inner flower’ with Versamark ink and stamped it randomly down the length of the cardstock. The panel was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and ink for a sweet thank you card

I used Sponge Daubers to apply the ink over each of the flowers – Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather and wiped off the excess ink using a tissue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

I glued the strips of Highland Heather either side of the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added it to the Thick Whisper White card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

The sentiment from the Beach Happy stamp set was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto a scrap of Whisper White The ends were flagged with my Banner Triple Punch and added a slightly longer and thinner strip of scrap Flirty Flamingo cardstock behind with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment was then added to the card front with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

I stamped the same image in Flirty Flamingo ink on the inside of the card and the front of the envelope. I coloured a trio of Basic Pearls using my Dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Pen and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Flowers from the Beautifil Promenade embossed and inked for a sweet thank you card

I love the fresh colours of this 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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A gorgeous birthday card made using the Lovely As A Tree stamp set and ink blending

Lovely As a Tree – retiring!

Posted on May 5, 2019May 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the latest team challenge – the theme is the retiring list. It will come as no surprise to those of you who know me that I have chosen the Lovely As A Tree stamp set. This was the first stamp set I bought and I have used it many, many times.

To Recreate the Lovely As a tree card you will need;

Lovely Lipstick card base – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Wood Textures dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black – 1⅛” by ¼”
Wood Textures dsp 6” by ¼” x 2

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I masked off an area of the Wood Textures dsp using Postit Notes. I opened the Daffodil Delight ink pad and pressed it onto a clear block and added a drop of glycerine. I mixed the ink and the glycerine together with a Sponge Dauber; I find the ink goes onto the paper much more smoothly with the addition of the glycerine.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

Starting off the dsp I sponged the ink onto the masked off area and repeated the same steps with the Grapefruit Grove ink and the Lovely Lipstick ink. I overlapped the inks to help with the blending.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I love peeling away the Postit’s and revealing the inked area – always a real WOW.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the gorgeous ‘pine tree’ from the Lovely As A Tree Stamp set. I knew I wanted a really dark image and it is much easier to achieve this with the Stamparatus as you can re-stamp the image as often as you need to.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

The stamped layer was then added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greeting stamp set was stamped in Versamark onto the strip of Basic Black cardstock, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The strip was glued to the stamped panel with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the over-hanging edges trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

The whole panel was added to the Lovely Lipstick card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I added a Linen Thread bow to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot and finished off with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

I glued a strip of the Wood Texture dsp to the inside panel and to the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Lovely As A Tree form the retiring list used with the masking technique

Love the inked effect on the Wood Textures 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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The baby wipe technique used to make a floral get well card

Beautiful Promenade/Baby wipe technique reprised

Posted on April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is another card made using the gorgeous Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the same handmade ink pad that I used for the blog hop earlier this week. I couldn’t help but try out another couple of things while the ink was still fresh.

To recreate the Beautiful Promenade card

Crumb Cake card base – 8½” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – 1 for the inside and 1 for the outside – rounded upper left corners
Scrap Very Vanilla
Scrap Granny Apple Green

I made my own ink pad by folding a single baby wipe into a square and placing it in an empty clear mount stamp case. I took the Daffodil Delight re-inker and dropped about 12 – 15 drops randomly onto the baby wipe. I repeated this with the Poppy Parade re-inker and finally with Gorgeous Grape re-inker. The dots of ink should spread and merge together with no un-inked areas.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I stamped the outline of the flowers in Poppy Parade ink and Gorgeous Grape ink onto the scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. I inked up the stripey inner portion of the flower on my homemade ink pad and stamped to fill in each flower. The flowers were then die cut using the Beautiful Layers dies and my Big Shot. Using the Leaf Punch I punched some leaves from the Granny Apple Green scrap cardstock.

The flowers were placed on one of the Very Vanilla panels and the leaves were tucked behind the flowers with a dab of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The flowers were then added over the top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I stamped the sentiment from the Well Said stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the panel but messed it up and ended up stamping it on a scrap of Very Vanilla and gluing it over the top of the mess. Don’t you hate it when you do that!!!

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

The decorated panel was then added to the Gorgeous Grape panel with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then glued to the Crumb Cake card base. I added a trio of the Glitter Enamel Dots to complete the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I had an extra stamped and die cut flower which I cut in half and added one half to the inner Very Vanilla panel and the other half to the Very Vanilla envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I really love this technique. Hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

The Baby Wipe Technique used with the Beautiful Promenade stamp set for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Baby Wipe Technique for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on April 28, 2019April 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the April Stampers Showcase blog hop where our theme this month is Spring/Floral. If you have joined me from Mikaela‘s blog then welcome. I have chosen to use the Baby Wipe Technique with the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and some bright, rich colours.

To recreate the Beautiful Promenade card you will need;

Poppy Parade card base 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape cardstock 5½” by 3 ¾”
Very Vanilla cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Vellum 6” by 1½”
Scrap Gorgeous Grape cardstock for die-cutting
C6 Very Vanilla Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Promenade stamp set used with the Baby Wipe Technique for the April Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I have hardly used this gorgeous stamp set, I am so glad it is carrying over to the new Annual Catalogue. I wanted to try out the baby wipe technique and thought this set might work well with the technique.

Poppy Parade card base 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner Gorgeous Grape cardstock 5½” by 3 ¾” Very Vanilla cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” Vellum 6” by 1½” Scrap Gorgeous Grape cardstock for die-cutting

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Promenade stamp set used with the Baby Wipe Technique for the April Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I began by folding a single baby wipe into a square and placing it in an empty clear mount stamp case. I took the Daffodil Delight re-inker and dropped about 12 – 15 drops randomly onto the baby wipe. I repeated this with the Poppy Parade re-inker and finally with Gorgeous Grape re-inker. The dots of ink should spread and merge together with no un-inked areas

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Promenade stamp set used with the Baby Wipe Technique for the April Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I inked the outline flower stamp on my hand made ink pad and randomly stamped the image onto the Very Vanilla panel. I loved the effect of the multicolour flowers. The stamped layer was then added to the Gorgeous Grape panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Promenade stamp set used with the Baby Wipe Technique for the April Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I wrapped the strip of Vellum around the stamped panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Poppy Parade card front.

I die cut the word ‘birthday’ 3 times from scrap Gorgeous Grape cardstock and adhered the words one on top of the other using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive, this gives great dimension to the word.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Promenade stamp set used with the Baby Wipe Technique for the April Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I swiped the Embossing Buddy over the vellum then stamped the word ‘wishes’ in Poppy Parade ink covered it with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The die cut ‘birthday’ was added on top with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I used a Mini Glue Dot tucked under the ‘birthday’ to hold the vellum layer down.

I love, love this card, hoping you like it as well.

Please hop on to see what Annette has to share with us.

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

Mo x

Supplies used:

The Colorful Seasons and Crackle Paint stamp sets used for a kissing technique card

Kissing Technique – Colorful Seasons

Posted on April 22, 2019April 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Every 2 weeks someone in the team writes a tutorial for our team facebook page and this time it is my turn, Today I am sharing the card I made using the Colorful Seasons stamp set and the Kissing Technique.

To re-create the kissing technique card you will need ;

Petal Pink card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – upper left hand corner rounded
Blackberry Bliss 5⅞” by 2¼”
Whisper White 5⅞ by 2
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” – for the inside
Blackberry Bliss 2½” by ⅞”
Whisper White 2½” by ¾”
C6 Whisper White Envelope