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.

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

The sentiment from the Painted Glass stamp set was stamped in below the coloured panel in Tranquil Tide ink. I love the font in this stamp set.

This is such a striking 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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Stamp-a-Stack

Posted on October 7, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the Stamp-a-Stack projects made by my ladies over the last couple of weeks. I love these events and these 2 days were particularly relaxed and easy going. As usual we had 5 project tables and the ladies moved from table to table during the day completing the cards, 2 each of 2 different designs on each table. The cards were designed around the Festive Farmhouse dsp pack which each lady was given on arrival along with a pack of Red Rhinestones and all the prepared cardstock and envelopes for all the projects. The ladies all provided their own favourite adhesive. Here are the sample cards from each table.

Spirited Snowmen

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-a-Stack Spirited Snowmen cards

Mistletoe Season

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-a-Stack Mistletoe Season cards

Dashing Deer

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-a-Stack Dashing Deer cards

Wishing You Well

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-a-Stack Wishing You Well cards

Rooted in Nature

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-a-Stack Rooted in Nature cards

The ladies loved the cards, I hope you like them.

Included in their pack is a sweet treat

Festive Farmhouse by Stampin' Up! used for Stamp-a-Stack treats

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamp-a-Stack Festive Farmhouse Treats

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

Mo x

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A mirrored tree image using the Rooted in Nature stamp set

Mirrored Rooted in Nature

Posted on October 5, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been playing with my Stamparatus and have come up with a lovely mirrored Rooted in Nature stamp set.

Making the Mirrored Rooted in Nature card

I began with a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅞” by 2¾”. I placed it in the corner of my Stamparatus , placed the cut through tree trunk image on the upper half and picked up the stamp using one of the clear panels. I inked the stamp in Balmy Blue ink and stamped it down. I then rotated the Whisper White panel through 180⁰ and stamped again without re-inking to give a mirror image.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted in Nature stamp set and the mirror technique

I placed the lovely tall tree image over the stamped tree ring, picked it up with the other panel. Inked it up with Early Espresso Ink and stamped it down. The whisper White cardstock was again rotated through 180⁰ and the image was stamped again. I love this look.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted in Nature stamp set and the mirror technique

I added a 5⅞” by ½” strip of Blueberry Bushel cardstock to either side of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added this piece to the front of a Balmy Blue card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Rooted in Nature stamp set and the mirror technique

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel onto a scrap of Whisper White and I flagged the ends using the Tailored Tag Punch. It was added to the front of the card with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. To complete the card I added a piece of ⅛” Blueberry Bushel ribbon and tied it in a bow.

A sweet and simple 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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Feathers Make Every Day Bright

Posted on October 2, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have used the sweet hostess stamp set called Making Every Day Bright to make a get well card for one of my team members who slipped and fell whilst on holiday and fractured her elbow………..ouch. She has just had surgery and will hopefully now be on the mend. This charming stamp set co-ordinates with the Christmas Bulb Builder punch and the Making Christmas Bright stamp sets from the Autumn/Winter catalogue.

Making the Every Day Bright card

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5” by 3 ¼” and randomly stamped the sweet little feather image in Rich Razzelberry, Mint Macaron and Mint Macaron. Like many others I find random stamping really challenging.

Feathers from Making Every Day Bright stamp set

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Every Day Bright stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a piece of Mint Macaron cardstock measuring 5¼” by 3½”. I wrapped a length of Rich Razzelberry ⅛” Velvet Ribbon around the card panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Every Day Bright stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a circle using the Stitched Shapes framelit dies, tucked the circle under the ribbon and stamped the sentiment from the Apron of Love stamp set in Mint Macaron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Making Every Day Bright stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the feather once in each colour onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched them out using the Christmas Bulb Builder Punch. I tucked the feathers under the strip of ribbon using Mini Glue Dots and added a ribbon bow on top.

Such a pretty card and I love the unusual colour combo. I hope it brings a smile to Jill’s face.

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

Mo x

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Country style Christmas

Posted on September 30, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a Country style Christmas card using the fabulous Buffalo Check stamp set and the In the Woods framelit dies.

Making the Country Style Christmas card

I started by getting out my Stamparatus and inking up the Buffalo Check stamp with Poppy Parade ink and stamped it down onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock. I like to use the Stamparatus so that I can stamp repeatedly if I need to.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

When the Poppy Parade ink was dry I added lines using a Mossy Meadow marker, I really like the added interest this gives. I then trimmed the panel down to 5½” by 3¾” using my Paper Trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

Taking a panel of Mossy Meadow cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞” I die cut the 2 Christmas tree shapes from the centre then adhered this the stamped panel to a layer of Mossy Meadow. Love that you can use the middle of a panel then cover it up and no-one will ever know!!

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

Using Mini Dimensionals I added the top layer of the tree to the base layer, pulling out the little leafy pieces. I covered the tree in Clear Wink of Stella, you can never have enough bling! I also added some of the gorgeous Red Rhinestones before adhering the tree to the card front. I inked up the sentiment using a Mossy Meadow Marker and stamped onto a scrap of Whisper White and trimmed to fit. I added a strip of Silver Metallic Edged Ribbon adhered on the back of the panel with Sellotape and added a bow using a Mini Glue Dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

Love this card, it is soooo cute……..

www.crafty-rootes.com -A country style Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

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

Mo x

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A sweet good luck card featuring the magical mermaid stamp set

Miss Mermaid

Posted on September 28, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This weekend a friend of ours is taking part in the Miss Mermaid UK competition and I made her a sweet card to wish her luck.

Making the Miss Mermaid Card

I started with a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝”. I ran my Embossing Buddy over the panel and inked up the gorgeous mermaid image with Versamark Ink. I stamped the image onto the Whisper White panel and covered it with Silver Embossing Powder before melting it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Miss Mermaid is Magical for a good luck card

I stamped the mermaid onto a large Post It Note and cut it out to provide a mask. Once the mask was in place I stamped the watery fronds in Soft Sea Foam ink, adding some speckles in Pool Party ink. I then removed the mask and coloured in the Mermaid using the following Blends Alcohol Pens – Light & Dark Pool Party, Light & Dark Highland Heather, Light Crumb Cake, Light Daffodil Delight & Ivory. I love the soft look of these colours

www.crafty-rootes.com – Miss Mermaid is Magical for a good luck card

I then stamped the words Good Luck using the letters from the Make a Difference stamp set in the upper right corner but I didn’t like it so decided to tear the top of the stamped panel. I actually really liked the look this gave to the card.

Taking a panel of Pool Party measuring 5 ½” by 3 ¾” I stamped the watery fronds in the upper right corner in Pool Party ink before adding the stamped Whisper White panel with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive. I added the sentiment from the Banners For You stamp set in Highland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Miss Mermaid is Magical for a good luck card

The whole stamped piece was added to a Highland Heather card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins added.

I think it is a gorgeous card and I hope Jess likes it and that it brings her luck.

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

Mo x

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Thinking of you card made using the Lakeside Framelit dies

Lilypad Lake

Posted on September 25, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been using the Lilypad Lake stamp set and co-ordinating Lakeside framelit dies to make a simple ‘thinking of you’ card.

Making the Lilypad Lake card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake meets Graceful Glass for a thinking of you card

I really wanted to combine this stamp set with the Graceful Glass Vellum dsp. I especially liked the piece with wavy lines which has a real watery feel. I cut a piece 5⅞” by 2” and used the following Blends Alcohol Pens to colour in the image – Dark Pool Party, Light Bermuda Bay, Light & Dark Night of Navy. This was the first time I had used Blends to colour in the vellum and I was surprised how streaky the finished image was. It did work with this watery image though.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake meets Graceful Glass for a thinking of you card

After colouring in the vellum I added it to a piece of Whisper White cardstock exactly the same size. To do this I squeezed a little Multipurpose liquid Adhesive onto a Silicon Mat, picked up the glue with a small piece of sponge and swiped it lightly across the Whisper White panel before adhering the vellum panel to it. I added the whole piece to a Thick Whisper White card base.

Taking some scraps of Basic Black cardstock I die cut a heron and some of the clumps of leaves and tucked these in behind the raised panel adhering them with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Lilypad Lake meets Graceful Glass for a thinking of you card

I inked up part of the sentiment using a Night of Navy cardstock and stamped it down on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock which I then cut to size and flagged one end. It was added to the card front using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

Despite the streaky look I actually quite liked this card, let me know what you think.

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

Mo x

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Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch to make a baby card

Pink Elephants for a baby card

Posted on September 23, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a sweet pink elephant baby card using the adorable Little Elephant stamp set and co-ordinating Elephant Builder Punch.

Making the Pink Elephant card

I began by stamping the large elephant in Flirty Flamingo ink and the small elephant in Blushing Bride ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punching them out with the Elephant Builder Punch. I put them to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A baby card using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch

I inked up the flower stamp using my Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Markers……….love that we can do this….. and stamped a row along the bottom of a Whisper White panel 5” by 3¼”. I added 2 banners using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, above the flowers made from the Tropical Escape dsp and added a sentiment stamped in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A baby card using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch

I placed the pink elephants above the banners using Stampin’ Dimensionals and added the hearts which were coloured using the Flirty Flamingo and Blushing Bride markers. I rounded the upper left corner with the Detailed Trio Punch and added the panel to a layer of Flirty Flamingo cardstock having rounded the same corner. This whole piece was then glued to a Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A baby card using the Little Elephant stamp set and Elephant Builder Punch

The elephants were added with Stampin’ Dimensionals and I stamped an extra-large ear onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and punched it out. It was added to the large elephant on a dimensional. I added 2 banners made from the same Tropical Escape dsp to the top of the panel and finished the card off with a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

Such a sweet 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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Embossing with the Blizzard Thinlit die

Posted on September 21, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

At team training last week Mikaela – my team leader – brought the gorgeous Blizzard Thinlit die and the new Embossing Mats for us to try out and asked us to make a card featuring the embossed piece…….this is mine.

Making the Blizzard Card

www.crafty-rootes.com – Embossing using the Blizzard thinlit dies by Stampin’ Up!

To emboss the panel we started with a piece of Pool Party cardstock big enough to cover the entire die. We used the Big Shot Platform, then the die face up, then the cardstock, then the thin blue silicon sheet and lastly the white embossing plate and ran the sandwich through the Big Shot. The effect is stunning and you can use either the positive or negative sides. Using my Paper Trimmer I cut the panel down to 4¾” by 3⅜” and rounded the upper left and lower right corners using the Detailed trio Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Embossing using the Blizzard thinlit dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added the embossed layer to a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5” by 3⅝” after rounding the same corners. This panel was then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a Night of Navy card base with identically rounded corners.

I stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using an oval from the Stitched Shapes dies. I stamped the sweet little snowflake cluster on the bottom of the die cut piece in Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Embossing using the Blizzard thinlit dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added a small piece of Tear ‘N Tape to the card front, wrapped some Silver Metallic Thread around my hand and added it to the Tear ‘N Tape. The sentiment piece was then added over the thread on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Taking some scrap Whisper White cardstock I die cut some of the snowflakes using the Blizzard die and added one to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. To finish I added some Basic Rhinestones.

Let me know what you think.

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

Mo x

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Christmas card using Beautiful Bauble stamp set

Beautiful Bauble Christmas card

Posted on September 18, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Last week I was asked to do a demonstration for the local village women’s group and this is the card I shared made using the Beautiful Bauble stamp set.

Beautiful Bauble card

I began by taking a panel of Whisper White cardstock measuring 3¾” by 3¾”. I ran my Embossing Buddy over the Whisper White panel to remove the static and oils from the cardstock. I inked up the large detailed bauble with Versamark ink and stamped it down onto the Whisper White panel. Then I covered the panel in Copper Embossing Powder, flicking off the excess powder before melting it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Bauble Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

I coloured in the Bauble using the Light & Dark Poppy Parade, Light & Dark Bermuda Bay & Light Pool Party Blends Alcohol Pens. The Whisper White panel was added to a piece of Copper Foil measuring 3⅞” by 3⅞” with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Beautiful Bauble Christmas card using Stampin’ Up! products

I added some of the sweet little stars to the right hand side of the Pool Party card base and added the stamped panel with Stampin; Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and adhered to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. As a finishing touch I added some copper sequins from the Metallic Sequins selection using the fantastic new Take a Pick Tool.