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Stitched Leaves – Inspire. Create Challenge #80

Posted on October 25, 2020October 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the Inspire Create Challenge #80 where we have a sketch challenge to follow. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Stitched Leaves dies to make my card.

To recreate the Stitched Leaves card, you will need:

Merry Merlot card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 4¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Calypso Coral. Just Jade, Merry Merlot and Whisper White

I die cut lots of the small heart shaped leaves from scrap Whisper White card and adhered them randomly all over the smaller Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I trimmed all the overhanging pieces off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

The Whisper White panel was then adhered to the Terracotta Tile layer using the same adhesive. The whole piece was added to the Merry Merlot card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

I die cut and embossed a variety of leaves, using the Stitched Leaves dies, from the scrap Calypso Coral, Merry Merlot and Just Jade card and adhered them to the card front. The Calypso Coral and Just Jade leaves were glued down with the liquid adhesive and the Merry Merlot leaf was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

The sentiment from the Beauty Abounds stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink and die cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. It was added to the card front using liquid glue on the left-hand side and a Dimensional on the right-hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

I made a bow from the Forever Greenery Gold Twine and added it to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot. To complete the card, I added a trio of gold Metallic Pearls.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -The Stitched Leaves dies used to make a sweet card for the Inspire Create Challenge #80

Such a pretty card. I hope you like it.

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Seabed Embossing Folder

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a card made using the Seabed embossing folder made for our latest team challenge, the theme being ‘Texture’.

To recreate the Seabed card, you will need:

Seaside Spray – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛”
Just Jade – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅞” by 2⅝”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Scrap Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray and Whisper White

I embossed the long strip of Whisper White card using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Seabed Embossing Folder. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I added the Just Jade strips either side of the embossed panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

Using Misty Moonlight ink, I stamped the sweet whale on scrap Whisper White card and punched out using the Whale Builder Punch. Whilst the punch was out I punched the water spout for scrap Seaside Spray card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

I inked up the seaweed image with Just Jade ink and added some Misty Moonlight ink using a Sponge Dauber. I stamped the image on the Seaside spray card base. I repeated the inking of the seaweed and stamped it on scrap Whisper White card and cut the image out with scissors. This was added to the embossed panel using the liquid adhesive

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

The school of fishes were stamped with Bumblebee ink onto the embossed panel and the whale added on Dimensionals, the spout was added with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Whale Done stamp set in Just Jade ink onto scrap Whisper White card and trimmed it out with Scissors. The sentiment was backed with Misty Moonlight card and added to the card with liquid glue on one end and a Dimensional at the other end.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

A relatively simple card. I hope you like it.

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Press On

Posted on October 14, 2020October 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am not a coffee lover but I couldn’t resist to sweet stamp set called Press On. These coffee cups are adorable.

To recreate the Press On card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Flowers For All Seasons dsp – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White and dsp

I stamped the takeaway style cup onto scrap Whisper White and cut it out with scissors. I used Magenta Madness Blends Markers to colour in parts of the cup.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

The same cup was stamped onto the piece of dsp and the band cut out using scissors before adding it to the cup with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

Using a Sponge I added So Saffron ink to the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

The sentiment from the Press On tamp set was stamped in Magenta Madness ink and the sunburst added in So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the stamped panel to the dsp layer and then to the Thick Whisper White card base.

card featuring the Press On stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

The takeaway cup was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots added to complete the car.

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A pretty three panel thank card made using the Queen Anne's stamp set by Stampin' Up! products

Panels of Lace

Posted on October 12, 2020October 4, 2020 by Mo Rootes

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

To recreate the Panels of Lace card you will need:

Gray Granite card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” and scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Bumblebee – 3½” by 2⅛”- rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 3” by 2⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I used the stalk and flower head image to randomly stamp along the bottom of the Gray Granite card front in Gray Granite ink.

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

I stamped the flower head image onto the smaller panel of Whisper White twice using Bumble Bee ink.

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

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.

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

Using the paper trimmer I cut the 3” stamped panel into three 1” strips and glued them to the Bumblebee layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped Linen Thread around the stamped panel and tied it in a bow and mounted the panel onto the card front.

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

I stamped the sentiment from the Queen Anne’s Lace stamp set in Bumblebee ink onto scrap Whisper White and punched it out using the Everyday Label Punch. The sentiment was then tucked in under the stamped panel using liquid glue.

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

I added a trio of In Color Enamel Dots to complete the card.

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A really pretty thank you card made using the lovely Love of Leaves stamp set and Stitched Leaves dies by Stampin' Up!

Autumnal Leaves

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet Autumnal leaves card featuring the Love of Leaves stamp set and Stitched Leaves dies.

To recreate Autumnal Leaves card you will need:

Pretty Peacock – 8¼” by 5⅞” and scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Terracotta Tile – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2 – one for the inside
Pretty Peacock – 4” by 3”
Scrap Very Vanilla

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Love of Leaves stamp set

Using Seaside Spray ink I randomly stamped the leaf all over the Very Vanilla panel and glued it to the Terracotta Tile panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the Pretty Peacock card base using the same glue. I added some of the Terracotta Tile Ornate Garden Ribbon in the centre of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Love of Leaves stamp set

Stamp the largest leaf in Terracotta Tile ink and two of the heart shaped leaves, one in full strength Pretty Peacock and the other in stamped off or 2^nd generation Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Love of Leaves stamp set

Using the Stitched Leaves Dies and the Stampin Cut & Emboss machine I cut out the three leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Love of Leaves stamp set

I cut a label from the Pretty Peacock panel using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and added it to the card front on Dimensionals over the top of the ribbon. The leaves were added to the label with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the lovely Love of Leaves stamp set

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Terracotta Tile ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla card. I trimmed it out with scissors and added a trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to complete the card.

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A lovely pumpkin themed Autumnal thank you card made using Stampin' Up! products

Autumnal Pumpkin card – Joy of Sets Blog Hop

Posted on October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to this months Joy of Sets Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Harvest Time’. If you have hopped on from Fiona Whitehead’s blog – welcome. I have used the sweet Turnovers Stamp set to create a sweet Autumnal pumpkin themed thank you card. This is a reversible set where you use both sides of the same – the front is the outline and the back is the filler.

To recreate the Autumnal Pumpkin card you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Pumpkin Pie – 3 ¾” by 2 ¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 3 ½” by 2 ½” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside

I began by randomly stamping both outline pumpkins onto the smaller Whisper White panels, one in Terracotta Tile and the other in Cajun Craze ink. I used a Garden Green Marker to ink up the pumpkin stem.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Autumnal card featuring the pumpkins from the Turnover stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I decided to colour the pumpkins in using Blends Markers – Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody and Old Olive. The background was filled in using the Soft Sea Foam Blends combo Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Autumnal card featuring the pumpkins from the Turnover stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped and coloured panel was glued to the Pumpkin Pie panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Autumnal card featuring the pumpkins from the Turnover stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the lovely random circle stamp from the Life is Beautiful stamp set in Soft Sea Foam ink onto the Soft Sea Foam card base just to give a bit of added texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Autumnal card featuring the pumpkins from the Turnover stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals, I used a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Autumnal card featuring the pumpkins from the Turnover stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like it.

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Today's Tiles stamp set used to make a striking Magenta Tile thank you card using Stampin' Up! products

Magenta Madness

Posted on October 2, 2020September 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I love the new Magenta Madness colour, it is so vibrant. I have used it to make a sweet Magenta Tiles thank you card.

To recreate the Magenta Madness card you will need:

Magenta Madness – 5½” by 3¾”
Bumblebee – 4½” by 2½”
Whisper White 4⅜” by 2⅜”
Whisper White strip ¼” wide

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A thank you card featuring Magenta and gold tiles and the ornate floral embossing folder

I began by running the Magenta Madness panel through my Big Shot with the Ornate Florals Embossing Folder. The panel was then adhered to the Magenta Madness card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A thank you card featuring Magenta and gold tiles and the ornate floral embossing folder

Next I placed the smaller panel of Whisper White card in the Stamparatus and stamped the more solid tiled image in Magenta Madness ink. With the Stamparatus you have the opportunity to stamp multiple times to get a really good image.

ornate floral embossing folder

Using the second plate I added the more detailed image using Bumblebee, these two colours work so well together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A thank you card featuring Magenta and gold tiles and the ornate floral embossing folder

I glued the stamped panel to the Bumblebee layer with the liquid adhesive and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A thank you card featuring Magenta and gold tiles and the ornate floral embossing folder

The sentiment from the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set was stamped in Bumblebee ink onto the strip of Whisper White and trimmed it down with scissors. I completed the card by adding some 2020 – 2022 In Color dots.

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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.