Lovely Hugs from Shelli cards using the May Paper pumpkin kit

Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin

Posted on May 28, 2019May 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the special edition Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin kit, these kits are so popular in the USA and I am so excited that the UK get to see what all the fuss is about.

The kit contains supplies to make 12 cards, 3 each of 4 designs. I made one of each design then started to play.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

To recreate the alternative card you will need;

Thick Very Vanilla card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side – rounded upper left corner
Crumb Cake cardstock 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
One of the Hugs From Shelli card bases cut to 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla cardstock 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Very Vanilla and Pretty Peacock

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

The cut apart card front was glued to the Crumb Cake panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

A length of the gorgeous Pretty Peacock Velvet Ribbon from the kit was wrapped around the layer and secured on the back with Snail Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

This panel was then added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The feathers from the Hugs From Shelli kit were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and cut out using my sharp scissors. I coloured them in using the Pool Party combo Blends Markers. These were then tucked under the ribbon and secured with a dab of the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in the gorgeous new Pretty Peacock ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card and punched out with the 1¼” Circle Punch. I punched out a 1⅜” Scalloped Circle and added it behind the sentiment with the liquid adhesive and attached the piece to the card front on dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -cards made using the Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin Kit by Stampin’ Up!

The feather was stamped in Pretty Peacock on the inside Very Vanilla panel and on the Very Vanilla envelope.

I hope you like the card.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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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 double Z fold birthday card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Stampers Showcase – Everything is Rosy Double Z Fold card

Posted on May 26, 2019May 23, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the May Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing Fun Fold cards. If you have hopped over from the lovely Wendy Lee, welcome.

My lovely Mum treated me to the Everything is Rosy Medley of products for my birthday and I decided to make a special Double Z Fold card for her birthday later this month.

To Recreate the Everything is Rosy Double Z Fold card you will need;

Thick Whisper White cardstock 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Everything is Rosy dsp 5¼” by 5¼”
Everything is Rosy dsp 5¼” by 2½” x2

Thick Whisper White cardstock 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Night of Navy cardstock 4” by 3½” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Night of Navy 4” by 2½” x 2 – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded upper right and left corners
Whisper White 3¾” by 2¼” x 2 – Rounded upper right and left corners
Scrap Whisper White and Rose Gold Foil

I began by folding and burnishing the score lines on the larger Whisper White cardstock panel. I then added the 3 pieces of Everything is Rosy Designer Series Paper (dsp) using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then set to the side.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I folded and burnished the score lines of the smaller Thick Whisper White panel and adhered the 3 panels of Night of Navy cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the flower in Melon Mambo ink onto both of the small Whisper White panels. I added the leaves in Night of Navy ink. The sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set was added to one of the panels in Melon Mambo ink. The stamped panels were then added to the folded panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped a selection of flowers in Melon Mambo, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation. The flower centres were stamped in Night of Navy ink, again in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink. The Leaves were stamped in Night of Navy ink. All of the images were then die cut using the Everything is Rosy dies and my Big Shot. I also die cut some of the leaves from the gorgeous Rose Gold Foil.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the remaining Whisper White panel in the Night of Navy ink. The flowers and leaves were then arranged on the Whisper White panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and Dimensionals. The lovely mirror rose gold gems were added to the flower centres. The completed panel was then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A Double Z fold card made using the Everything is Rosy medley for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The 2 panels were then adhered together. I made an envelope using some retired dsp and the Envelope Punch Board.

I really love this card, I hope my Mum likes it.

Please hop on to see what my lovely friend Mikaela Titheridge has to share with us this month.

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

Mo x

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Clean and simple card using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

Tropical Escape for the Just Add Ink #458 challenge

Posted on May 26, 2019May 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made for the Just Add Ink #458 challenge, the theme this time is ‘letters’. I used the retiring Tropical Escape designer series paper (dsp) and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and co-ordinating Beautiful Layers dies to make the card..

To recreate the Tropical Escape card you will need;

Thick Whisper White cardstock 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side – rounded upper right corner
Tropical Escape dsp 4⅛” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss cardstock 4⅛” by ¼”
Scrap Whisper White and Mint Macaron

I glued to dsp panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the stick of Blackberry Bliss on top.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I stamped the flower on the scrap Whisper White in Blackberry Bliss ink and die cut it out using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Layers dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I cut out the leaves using the same die set turning them over whilst still in the die and applying a dimensional to each leaf. This keeps all the little pieces inside the leaves which were then carefully poked out of the die. The leaves were added to the back of the flower with a little glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

The sentiment from the Butterfly Gala stamp set was stamped in blackberry Bliss ink and the flower added to the card front with dimensionals. I added a trio of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls to finish off the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I stamped the same flower inside the card and on the envelope in the Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

A very simple but pretty card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Picture Perfect Birthday

Posted on May 24, 2019May 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This is a quick birthday card made for the son of a friend using the Picture Perfect stamp set which will be retiring from the catalogue from June 4^th. This is a great stamp set for new stampers with lots of lovely sentiments and simple 2 stamping images.

To recreate the Picture Perfect card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛”
Gingham Gala dsp 5⅞” by 3½”
Blueberry Bushel 2⅝” by 2⅜”
Granny Apple Green, Grapefruit Grove, Blueberry Bushel strips 4” by ⅜”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I adhered the Gingham Gala designer series paper (dsp) to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using th

Using a scrap of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the candles. I find it easier to line up the stamps if I start with the patterned stamp. I stamped the striped candle in Granny Apple Green ink. The spotted candle was stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink and the second striped candle in Calypso Coral ink. I then added the solid background layer to the candles in 2^nd generation Lemon Lime Twist ink, 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink and 2^nd generation Grapefruit Grove ink. The flames were stamped in Mango Melody ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment below the candles in Blueberry Bushel ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using one of the Rectangle Stitched dies and my Big Shot I cut out the stamped image. The rectangle was actually too long so I moved the die to shorten the rectangle and ran it back through the Big Shot. I the cut the Blueberry Bushel panel ⅛” bigger on all sides using my Trimmer. These were adhered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A clean and simple card made using the Picture Perfect stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I glued the Granny Apple Green, Grapefruit Grove, Blueberry Bushel strips to the card front and added the candle piece overtop on Dimensionals. The card was finished by adding a trio of Gingham Gala Sequins.

I stamped the candle inside the card and on the front of the envelope.

Such a simple card but so effective. I do hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Everything is Rosy

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the fabulous Everything is Rosy designer series paper and die cuts. This gorgeous Medley of products is only with us until the 31^st May so grab it while you can.

To recreate the Everything is Rosy card you will need;

Melon Mambo 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Everything is Rosy dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White envelope

This card is so simple and quick to make. I began by choosing a piece of the stunning dsp and adhering it to the Night of Navy layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of the Night of Navy ribbon with the rose gold edging around the panel and adhered it to the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then added to the front of a Melon Mambo card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a circle from the Whisper White square using my Big Shot and the Layering Circle dies. I also die cut a slightly larger circle using the same die set from the Night of Navy Square. I chose one of the stunning die cuts included in the product medley and glued it to the Whisper White circle with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped onto the Whisper White circle with Night of Navy ink. This circle was then added onto the Night of Navy circle with Dimensionals. The circle topper was then added to the card front with the Multipurpose glue. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to the circle topper.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped a flower from the stamp set in Melon Mambo ink onto the inside panel for the card. I added the leaves and flower centre in Night of Navy ink. The same images and colours were used to decorate the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Gingham Gala dsp for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Gingham Gala dsp for the May Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on May 19, 2019May 17, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects made by the lovely ladies who came to the Gingham Gala Stamp-a-Stack yesterday. On arrival each lady was given a kit bag containing a pack of the Gingham Gala designer series paper (dsp), a pack of the Gingham Gala sequins, 20 co-ordinating card bases, 20 envelopes and all the pre-cut layers to make 20 cards; 2 each of 10 designs.

Rooted in Nature cards

Lovely tree themed cards for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted in Nature stamp set and Nature’s Roots dies used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Country Home cards

Country Home floral cards for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – The jug and floral image from the Country Home stamp set used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Daisy Delight cards

Daisy cards for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Daisy Delight stamp set and co-ordinating Daisy Punch used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Piece of Cake cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Piece of Cake stamp set and co-ordinating Cake Builder Punch used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

Tea Together cards

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Tea Together stamp set and co-ordinating Tea Time Dies used for May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

We had a lovely day crafting and chatting. I hope you like the projects.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Gingham Gala dsp for the May 2019 Stamp-a-Stack

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

Mo x

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Masculine card class using Geared Uo Garage stamp set and co-ordinating Garage Gears dies

Geared Up Garage for May classes

Posted on May 17, 2019May 16, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made at this month’s classes using the fabulous Geared Up Garage stamp set and co-ordinating Garage Gears dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

To recreate the embossed card you will need;

Real Red card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel 4⅝” by 3¼”
Thick WW 4½” 3¼”
Tranquil Tide 4⅛” by ½”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap WW and Silver Foil
Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

We spritzed the Thick Whisper White panel with water and ran it through the Big Shot with the cog die and the embossing mats. This embossing rather than cuts into the panel and gives a great effect. We stamped the tool box and the sentiment on the scrap Whisper White and die cut the pieces, we also die cut the car bade from Silver Foil. These pieces were all added to the embossed layer.

We used the ‘nuts’ stamp and Real Red ink to stamp down the left side of the card and added the Tranquil Tide strip across the card front. The embossed layer was added on Dimensionals.

To recreate the oil can card you will need;

Blueberry Bushel card base
Real Red 5” by 2⅜”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Whisper White 4⅞” by 2¼”
Tranquil Tide 5⅞” by ¼”
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Silver Foil 2” by 2”
Scrap WW
Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

We used the ‘oil spill’ stamp and Blueberry Bushel ink to stamp around the front of the card base.

The oil cans were randomly stamped on the Whisper White panel with the Real Red ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Real Red panel and the strip of Tranquil Tide was added on top. The stamped panel was added to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut. A circle was cut from Silver foil and the 2 pieces were glued together and added to the card front with dimensionals.

To recreate the car card you will need;

Tranquil Tide card base
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – inside
WW 4⅛” by 1⅜”
Real Red 4⅛” by ⅜”
Blueberry Bushel 3¼” by 3¼”
WW 3” by 3”
Ww scrap for the car
Whisper White Envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – Geared Up Garage stamp set and Garage Gears dies used for May 2019 classes

The car was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Big Shot. A circle was cut from Whisper White and a slightly larger circle from the Blueberry Bushel. These were adhered together and the car added on top. The sentiment was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink.

The car was randomly stamped in Tranquil Tide onto the card front. The Whisper White panel and Real Red strip were added to the card front and the circle topper added on dimensionals.

The inside panels and envelopes were all stamped and decorated.

The ladies really enjoyed making these cards, I hope you like them.

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

Mo x

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Everything is Rosy

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the stunning Everything is Rosy Medley. This is a limited time offer suite of product including a stamp set, dies, foiled dsp, die cuts, rose gold foil, rose gold shimmer paint and 2 spools of gorgeous ribbons – the medley is only available until 31^st May or while stocks last.

To recreate this Everything is Rosy card

Melon Mango card base
Night of Navy 5½ by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Everything is Rosy dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2 ¾” by 2 ¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

I chose a piece of the gorgeous Everything is Rosy Designer Series Paper (dsp), rounded the lower right corner with the Detailed Trio Punch and glued it to the Night of Navy layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Everything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

I wrapped a piece of the lovely Night of Navy ribbon with the rose gold edging around the layer securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

The circles were die cut using the Layering Circle dies from the squares of Night of Navy and Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the Whisper White circle. The die cut piece was then glued to the Whisper White circle using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

The Whisper White circle was then added to the Night of Navy Circle on Dimensionals. The whole piece was added to the card front with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to finish off the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

I stamped a flower from the same stamp set on the panel of Whisper White and added a leaf in Night of Navy. The panel was then glued inside the card. The same images were used to decorate the front of the envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

This is a stunning medley of products, don’t miss out.

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

Mo x

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Humming Along

Posted on May 12, 2019May 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card using the sweet Humming Along stamp set. This is not a set I have but luckily I was over at one of my oldest friend and downline Jo’s house today and she wanted some tips on using Blends pens and this was the perfect set to demonstrate with.

To recreate the Humming Along card you will need;

Crumb Cake card base 8¼” by 5⅞”
Crumb Cake cardstock 5¼” by 3½”
Poppy Parade cardstock 3¾” by 3” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Thick Very Vanilla cardstock 3⅝” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Very Vanilla cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

The lovely flower was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Thick Very Vanilla cardstock, personally I find the blends markers blend more smoothly on the Thick cardstock, my first tip. I used the the Dark Real Red and Dark Poppy Parade Blends for the flower. I usually start with the dark colour then blend it out with the lighter colour, going back when it is dry and adding more dark shading as necessary. The leaves were coloured with Dark Granny Apple Green and Light Old Olive. The stamen was coloured with the Dark Pumpkin Pie and Dark Pineapple Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

The sentiment from the Takeout Treats stamp set was stamped in Crumb Cake ink and the panel was added to the Poppy Parade layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

I inked up the Crackle Paint background stamp with Crumb Cake ink and stamped on the layer of Crumb Cake cardstock. This layer was then glued to the Crumb cake card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals and added a sprinkling of Red Rhinestones.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

The inside panel was decorated with an off cut of the stamped Crackle Paint as was the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Humming Along stamp set used with the Crackle Paint stamp set for a sweet card

I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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A lovely Spring wreath card made using the Bitty Blooms Punch pack set from Stampin' Up!

Goodbye to the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack – Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on May 11, 2019May 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme this month is ‘goodbye to the 2018 – 2019 catalogue’. If you have joined me from the talented Laura Mackie’s blog, welcome, I am sure you loved her project. I had real difficulty with this theme as there are so many lovely things retiring that it was hard to make a choice. Eventually I went with the lovely little Bitty Blooms Punch Pack. I was delighted to see them in the Spring/Summer catalogue as I have really missed tiny flowers and I am gutted to see them going so soon. I have also used a lot of other retiring products to make this card; in fact I think the only thing I have used that is carrying over, other than the cardstock is the Sprig Punch.

To recreate the Bitty Blooms card you will need;

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Early Espresso cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 3 – 1 for the inside, 1 for the outside
Scrap Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Mango Melody, Pear Pizzazz and Basic Gray
Scrap Wood Textures dsp – Retiring

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Bitty Blooms Punch Pack used to make a sweet card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used the retiring Swirly Scribbles dies and the Big Shot to die cut the open swirly circle from the Wood Textures designer series paper. I cut three circles and glued them together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to give a bit of dimension. The piece was then added to one of the Whisper White layers using the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Bitty Blooms Punch Pack used to make a sweet card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I stamped the image from the Beach Happy stamp set in Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Bitty Blooms Punch Pack used to make a sweet card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using all of the Bitty Blooms Punches and the scrap coloured cardstock I punched out a selection of flowers, leaves and flower centres. I also used the Sprig Punch to get some groups of leaves. I added a little dimension to each flower by curling the petals with my Bone Folder.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Bitty Blooms Punch Pack used to make a sweet card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Mini Glue dots were used to make up the flowers and to attach the leaves and they were then added to the scribbled circle with Mini Glue Dots. The Glue dots give just that little bit of dimension without raising the little flowers up too high.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Bitty Blooms Punch Pack used to make a sweet card for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The inside panel was stamped with some of the small flowers from the co-ordinating Bloom by Bloom stamp set in Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo and Highland Heather inks. The same colours and images were used to decorate the front of the envelope. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to complete the card. I love the Spring colour palette of this card. I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what my friend Susan Simpson has to share with us today.

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

Mo x