A pretty thank you card made using the baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

Tropical Chic with the baby swipe technique

Posted on April 24, 2020April 21, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made using the Tropical Chic stamp set and the Tropical Thinlit dies and a piece of Whisper White card that I coloured using the baby swipe technique. This is a technique shared by Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts

To recreate the Tropical Chic baby swipe card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 3¾” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 2¾”
Scrap Basic Black & Whisper White

The small panel of Whisper White was coloured using the Baby Swipe technique. I folded a baby wipe in half and placed it on an I block. I added 3 drops of Pineapple Punch re-inker, 3 dots of Grapefruit Grove re-inker, 3 dots of Real Red re-inker and a dot of Blueberry Bushel re-inker. I smudged them together using the edge of a smaller block – as demonstrated by Barry. I then swiped the baby wipe, wrapped around the block across the card stock panel. This gives such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

When the inked panel was dry I placed it in the Stamparatus and covered it with the 3 leaf stamps from the Tropical Chic stamp set. I picked the stamps up with the clear panel. I inked up the stamps with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the images onto the panel. I really wanted the leaves to be very black so repeated this step three times.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

This panel was then mounted onto the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

I die cut some of the leaves from crap Basic Black card using the Tropical Thinlits dies. These were added to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the inked layer was then added to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped and die cut one of the pretty hibiscus flowers with the Grapefruit Grove ink and added it to the corner with a dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card made using the Baby swipe technique and the Tropical Chic stamp set

I hope you like the card and thank you again to Barry and Jay of Mitosu Crafts for the inspiration.

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Yellow Tulips

Posted on April 19, 2020April 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet yellow tulip thank you card made using the Timeless Tulips stamp set and Tulip Builder Punch. I made this card for a team challenge, the theme is ‘Use a Punch’

To recreate the yellow tulip card you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
2019 – 2021 In Color designer series paper (dsp) – ⅜” by 3⅝”
Vellum – 5” by 3¼”
So Saffron – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Whisper White – 4¼” by 2½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued the designer series paper to the Pretty Peacock card base. I used a strip of Tear & Tape in the centre of the dsp panel to adhere the Vellum panel to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped 2 stems onto the small panel of Whisper White using Pear Pizzazz ink and added some leaves in the same colour. The sentiment from the Sending You Thoughts stamp set was stamped at the bottom of the panel in Pretty Peacock ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the 2 tulips in So Saffron ink onto scrap Whisper White card and punched these out using the Tulip Builder Punch. The 2 leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz and punched out with the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

Using a bone folder I curved the tulips and added them to the stamped panel using a dimensional. The punched leaves were also added using a dimensional.

A pretty thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using the Timeless Tulips stamp set and Tulip Builder Punchh

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

The decorated panel was then glued to the So Saffron layer with the liquid glue and the whole piece added to the card front with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely thank you card featuring yellow tulips made using Stampin’ Up! products

I used the dark So Saffron Blends Marker to colour a trio of Basic Pearls and added these to complete the card.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty daisy thank you card made using Stampin' Up! product.

Ornate Daisy

Posted on April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I have made an ornate daisy card using the stunning Ornate Garden suite and oh my goodness I love it all.

To recreate the Ornate Garden card you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner x 2
Poppy Parade – 3½” by 2”
Whisper White – 2½” by 1¼”
Scrap Whisper White

I started by running one of the Whisper White layers through the Big Shot with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is so intricate, it is gorgeous.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I added the embossed panel to the Basic Gray layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A strip of Poppy Parade ribbon was wrapped around the embossed piece and adhered on the back with Sellotape. The piece was then glued to the Poppy Parade card base with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I die cut one of the Rectangle Stitched dies from the smallest piece of Whisper White and stamped the daisy flower in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

The daisy was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade combo, Pineapple Punch combo and Old Olive combo.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I die cut one of the gorgeous ornate frames from the small Poppy Parade panel using the Ornate Layers dies. The stamped piece was then adhered to the ornate die cut frame.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A daisy thank you card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

The whole panel was mounted on the card front on Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Label Me Bold stamp set was stamped in Basic Gray ink on scrap Whisper White card and trimmed out using scissors. It was added to the panel with Dimensionals.

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Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee stamp set make a pretty thank you card

Bee Themed Thank You

Posted on March 8, 2020March 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty bee themed card made using the Honey Bee stamp set. I can’t get enough of this stamp set and the gorgeous Golden Honey dsp. I made this card for the Global Design Challenge #239 where the theme is Flutter and Fly.

To recreate the Bee themed card you will need:

Seaside Spray card Base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and lower right corners
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and lower right corners
Seaside Spray – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left and lower right corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left and lower right corners
Whisper White – 3” by 3”
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅝” by ½” x 2

I stamped the larger bee randomly over the Seaside Spray panel in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and adhered it to the Basic Black panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The 2 strips of dsp were added across the the panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the card front with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

I stamped the same bee on the square of Whisper White card using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The bee was then die cut out using the Stitched Shapes dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The sentiment from the Little Ladybug stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink onto the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

I coloured in the stripes on the bee with the Daffodil Delight Blends Combo and painted the wings with the Clear Wink of Stella.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

A trio of Gold Metallic Pearls completed the card. I hope you like it

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A beautiful butterfly themed thank you card made using Stampin' Up! products

Umbrella Butterfly card

Posted on March 3, 2020February 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a quirky umbrella butterfly card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and the Umbrella Builder Punch. This card was inspired by a card I saw on YouTube by Gail O’Neill

To recreate the Umbrella Butterfly card you will need:

Poppy Parade – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner x 2
Tropical Oasis dsp 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White & Basic Black

I adhered the Tropical Oasis dsp to one of the Whisper White panels using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. The panel was then adhered using the same glue to the Poppy Parade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty butterfly card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

I stamped the open umbrella image twice onto scrap Whisper White card stock and punched the images out using the co-ordinating Umbrella Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty butterfly card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

The Umbrellas were then coloured in using the Poppy Parade combo Blends Markers and glued together using the same liquid glue to form the wings of the butterfly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty butterfly card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

I punched out an ornament using the Small Ornament Punch and some scrap Basic Black card. The centre of the ornament was trimmed out using scissors and added over the butterfly forming the body. The butterfly was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty butterfly card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

The sentiment from the Little Ladybug stamp set was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto scrap Whisper White and trimmed out and flagged with Scissors before being added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty butterfly card made using the Under My Umbrella stamp set and Umbrella Builder Punch

I added some of the Poppy sequins to complete the Umbrella Butterfly card.

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A beautiful garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! product

Grace’s Garden for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the February Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop. If you have joined me from Laura Mackie I am sure you were inspired by her project. Our theme today is ‘Colouring’ and I have chosen to use the stunning Grace’s Garden stamp set.

To recreate the Grace’s Garden card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the gate onto the Whisper White panel using Crumb Cake ink. I used the same ink to stamp the hollyhocks and the other little flowers on either side of the gate.

A beautiful garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped images were then coloured in using the following Blends Marker – Crumb Cake combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Flirty Flamingo combo and dark Highland Heather. I added a touch of sky by sponging on some Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I glued the stamped layer to the Flirty Flamingo panel using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a length of Linen Thread I wrapped it round the panel and tied it in a bow.

I stamped the hollyhock image along the bottom of the Crumb Cake card base in Crumb Cake ink and added the stamped panel to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the New Wonders stamp set was stamped onto a scrap strip of Whisper white and trimmed out and the end flagged using scissors. I added the sentiment under the Linen Thread bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of pearls were coloured using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker before being added to the card front.

Such a cute card, I love it. Please hop on see what has Narelle Fasulo in Australia has to share with us today

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A pretty pastel, floral card with the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Thoughtful Blooms for a team training swap

Posted on January 26, 2020January 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is the sweet swap card made for our last team meeting using the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and co-ordinating small Blossom Punch.

To recreate the Thoughtful Blooms swap card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the decorative circle from the Swirly Frames stamp set onto the Whisper White panel with Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

The swirly leaves image was added to the lower right portion of the circle in Mint Macaron ink. I added a scattering of the adorable tiny flowers in Pool Party ink. The small sprig of leaves was stamped in the Mint Macaron at the top of the circle and a tiny flower added below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

I stamped the stripy flower onto scrap Whisper White card in Highland Heather, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo ink. These flowers were then punched out using the Small Blossom punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

The flowers were given some dimension by curling the edged with my Bone Folder. The So Saffron flower was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the Flirty Flamingo and Highland Heather flowers in Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

To complete the card I added a Basic Pearl to the centre of each flower.

I love the soft colour palette of this card, so pretty.

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A pretty card made for the Stamp 'N Hop Blog Hop using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

Lovely Lily Pad for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on January 10, 2020January 9, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where our theme is Sale-a-Bration/Occasions. If you have hopped over from the lovely Cheryl Taylor, welcome – my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. I love Sale-a-Bration, gorgeous free stuff and a great joining offer……..what’s not to love. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Lovely Lily Pad stamp set.

To recreate the Lovely Lily Pad card you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜ by 3⅝ – Rounded Lower Left corner for the inside
Blackberry Bliss – 4 ¼” by ¾”
Flirty Flamingo – 4 ¼” by ¾”
Scrap Whisper White

I ran the smaller Whisper White panel through the gorgeous new Coastal Weave Embossing Folder and adhered it to the larger Flirty Flamingo layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

Using the Lily Pad Dies I die cut the sweet border from both the Blackberry Bliss and Flirty Flamingo strips and adhered them together, slightly offset using the liquid adhesive. The decorative strip was adhered to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

I stamped the large lily outline in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the scrap Whisper White and die cut it using the same die set.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

The image was coloured in using the Flirty Flamingo combo blends markers and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

The sentiment from the New Wonders stamp set was stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and trimmed out with scissors. It was added to the card front with liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Pad Dies

A scattering of Woven Threads Sequins was added to complete the card. Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Lovely Lily Pad

Posted on December 28, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Sale-a-Bration and I have chosen to use the beautiful Lovely Lily Pad stamp set which has reversible images. I love Sale-a-Bration such a great time of year and such great free goodies. What is not to love. If you have joined me from Jennifer Downey, welcome and I am sure you loved her project.

To recreate the Lovely Lily Pad card you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛
Whisper White – 5¾” by 4”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Flirty Flamingo – 3” by 3”
Whisper White – 3” by 3”
Lily Impressions dsp – 5½” by 3¾”

I took the piece of Lily Impressions designer series paper and measured 2¾” down the right hand side and marked it with a pencil. I then used my Paper Trimmer to to cut straight down 2” from the pencil make. I used the trimmer to cut from both corners to the 2” cut point. The panel was then glued to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, twice in Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

The gorgeous lily flower was stamped in. Blackberry Bliss ink onto the square of Whisper White. I cleaned the image and flipped the stamp over to the back, inked it up with the Flirty Flamingo ink. I stamped off the first layer of ink and used the 2^nd generation to add colour to the inside of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I die cut the image using the Layering Circle dies and also cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Flirty Flamingo square. I adhered the 2 circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

The small lily flower was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink onto the card front and added the larger flower on top using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I added some gorgeous Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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A gorgeous deer themed thank you card made using the Nature's Beauty stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Nature’s Beauty – Deer

Posted on November 17, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the gorgeous Nature’s Beauty stamp set and featuring the sweet deer image.

To recreate the Nature’s Beauty card you will need:

Call Me Clover card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2½”
Silver Foil – 4⅛” by ½” x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the lovely deer image onto the small Whisper White panel in Soft Suede ink and added the shrubby bushes using the same ink. The grass was stamped in Call Me Clover ink, 1^st and 2^nd generation.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the stunning Nature’s Beauty stamp set

I punched a 1” Circle from a PostIt note and added it above and to the right of the deer. Using a sponge and Balmy Blue ink I added colour to the background before peeling off the PostIt note to reveal the moon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the stunning Nature’s Beauty stamp set

I die cut the scalloped edge from the Silver Foil strips using the Stitched Labels dies and glued them to either side of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the stunning Nature’s Beauty stamp set

I stamped the shrubby bushes across the bottom of the Call Me Clover card base in Call Me Clover ink and added the stamped piece to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in Call Me Clover ink on scrap Whisper White and trimmed out with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet thank you card made using the stunning Nature’s Beauty stamp set

The deer was stamped on the remaining piece of Whisper White and adhered inside the card base. The same image was stamped on the front of the envelope.