Lovely birthday card using Stampin’ Up product

Happiest of Days, Birthday

Posted on March 30, 2018March 17, 2018 by Mo Rootes

I’ve been using the Happiest of Days stamp set to make a birthday card today. I stamped the sweet cake image on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut it out using one of the Stitched Shapes Framelit dies and my Big Shot. I cut a slightly larger oval using the Layering Ovals dies and Old Olive cardstock and layered them together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

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I stamped the rose image from the same stamp set in the Momento Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut it out using my scissors. I used Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo and Old Olive ink and a Blender Pen to colour in the images.

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I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and added the ovals and stamped the sentiment in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I added a partial layer of Basic Black cardstock 5⅝” by 1½” behind the left side of the Whisper White panel and added the whole piece to the front of a Melon Mambo card base.

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I added the fussy cut rose to the bottom of the oval on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Happiest of Days
Dies
Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies & Layering Oval Dies
Cardstock
Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Basic Black & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Blushing Bride Melon Mambo & Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Blender Pen, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
B, D & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Whisper White Envelope

Easter/Spring Adult Education All Day Event

Posted on March 27, 2018March 26, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Thank you to all the lovely ladies who came to my Adult Education Easter/Spring themed event on Sunday 25^th March. I am sharing today the projects they made. I had set up 5 project tables where they made either 2 cards or a simple lidded box + the sweet little bird house featured in the post on the 23^rd March.

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On arrival each lady was given a pack containing all the pre-cut cardstock layers and card bases they needed to complete the card projects and during the day they moved from table to table making all the projects. The lidded box was pre-scored for them and just needed to be trimmed, put together and decorated. They did use the Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score the cardstock for the birdhouse and assembled this from scratch.

www.crafty-rootes,com – Spring/Summer-Adult-Education-Workshop using Stampin’ Up! product

At the table featuring the Watercolor Wings set they were able to try out 4 step stamping using the new Stamparatus stamp positioning tool which was a resounding success, everybody loved it! They also used the sponge brayer plus an embossing folder and Big Shots to die cut lots of pieces. They also used the Stampin’ Blends on a couple of the projects and really enjoyed using them.

www.crafty-rootes,com – Spring/Summer-Adult-Education-Workshop using Stampin’ Up! product

All in all the day went well.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Watercolor Wings, You’re Inspiring, Flying Home, Picnic With You, Garden in Bloom, In the Trees, Petal Palette, At Home With You, Brushstrokes, Confetti Celebration
Dies
Sweet and Sassy Framelits, Bold Butterflies, Butterfly Thinlits Layering Oval dies, Petals and More dies & Picnic Basket Builder dies
Embossing Folder
Ruffled embossing folder
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Old Olive, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Calypso Coral, Basic Black & Pink Pirouette
Ink Pads
Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Momento Tuxedo Black, Pool Party Ink pad, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake Ink pad, Archival basic Black Ink pad, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Pink Pirouette, Pear Pizzazz, , Archival Basic Gray, Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight & Rose Red
Markers
Soft Suede
Stampin’ Blends
Light &Dark Pool Party, Light &Dark Crumb Cake, Light Pumpkin Pie, Light Old Olive, Light & Dark Pink Pirouette, Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Bronze & Colour Lifter
Punches
Ticket Border Punch, Banner Triple Punch, 1 ¾” Circle Punch, 2” Circle Punch
Tools
Big Shot, Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Paper Trimmer, Stamparatus, Sponge Brayer, Sponge Daubers, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A, B, C, D, E, I & G (multiples)
Adhesives
Tombow, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape
Accessories
Grid paper, Doilies, White Baker’s Twine, Mini Clothespin, Linen Thread, Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon, Glitter Enamel Dots & Whisper White Envelopes

Sweet little birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

Bird House Easter Treats

Posted on March 23, 2018March 20, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing these adorable little birdhouse treat boxes. I designed these for my Easter/Spring all-day Adult Education event on Sunday 25^th March and decided to make the ladies one each as a table gift. They are just big enough to hold a crème egg ……yummy. I made them in a variety of spring colours.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I started with a piece of cardstock 6½” by 5¾”. Using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored on the 6½” side at 1½”, 3”, 4½”, and 6” and on the 5¾” side at 1½”, 3¾”, and 5¼”. I folded and burnished on all the score lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

Using a sharp pair of scissors I trimmed as shown in the photo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I placed the smallest heart from the Sweet and Sassy Framelit Dies on the 2^nd rectangular panel from the ½” strip and ran it through the Big Shot.

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I added Tear & Tape to the ½” strip and closed the side of the box. I used Tear & Tape again to close the bottom of the box. put the

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

I pinched in the top and clipped it together with a mini clothespin.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! productI took a piece of cardstock 5” by 2” and scored it on the 5” side at 2”, 2 ½” and 3” before running it through the Big Shot using the Ruffled Embossing Folder, gives it an almost tiled effect. I ran the panel through the Big Shot again using the scalloped die from the Apron Builder Framelit dies on either end.

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I folded on the score lines and placed it over the top of the box and again used the mini clothespin to hold it in position.

Using the Petals & More Dies I die cut the branch using green cardstock and added it to the front of the birdhouse with Tombow.

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This birdhouse is so adorable. I love it!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Birdhouse made using Stampin’ Up! product

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Dies
Sweet and Sassy Framelits, Bouquet Bunch framelits, Petals and More dies & Apron Builder dies
Embossing Folder
Ruffled embossing folder
Cardstock
Base Cardstock – 6½” by 5¾”
Roof Cardstock – 5” by 2”
Scraps of green cardstock, Scrap of Whisper White
Ink Pads
Chocolate Chip ink pad
Tools
Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A
Adhesives
Tombow, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape
Accessories
Mini Clothespin, Linen Thread

Cake Soiree Treats

Posted on March 20, 2018March 15, 2018 by Mo Rootes

I made these gorgeous little triangular treat boxes as table gifts for the ladies coming to classes this month.

Method

I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5¼” by 5”. Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus I scored on the long side at ½ , 1¾ ”, 3”, 4¼” and 4⅜”. I then put a small notch at 2⅜” at the top and the bottom of the cardstock. I rotated the cardstock 90⁰ and scored at 1” and 4” on the short side.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cake Soiree Triangular Treat Box

Taking the stylus and a steel ruler I scored from the notch to each of the scored corners forming a triangle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cake Soiree Triangular Treat Box

Using a sharp pair of scissors I trimmed as shown in the picture. I rounded the 4 main corners using a We Are Memory Keepers corner rounder.

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I chose 4 of the smaller floral images from the Cake Soiree Stamp set and stamped them randomly all over the cardstock then folded and burnished all the score lines as shown.

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I added Fast Fuse to the 4 tabs, stuck the box together and pinched the front and back together at the top to give the lovely triangular sides to the box. I added a mini Toblerone to each box, tucked in the ⅞” flap and brought the other flap over the top.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cake Soiree Triangular Treat Box

I wrapped an 8” piece of Silver ⅜” Metallic-Edged ribbon around the box and tied a piece of Silver Baker’s Twine around to hold the ribbon in place.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Cake Soiree Triangular Treat Box

Such a pretty little box and perfect for a mini treat.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Cake Soiree
Cardstock
Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pink Pirouette, Pool Party & Wisteria Wonder
Tools
Simply Scored Scoring Tool and Stylus, Paper Trimmer, WRMK Corner Rounder, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A, B, B & B
Adhesives
Fast Fuse
Accessories
Silver ⅜” Metallic-Edged ribbon & Silver Baker’s Twine

Cake Soiree Classes

Posted on March 16, 2018March 15, 2018 by Mo Rootes

This month we used the Cake Soiree stamp set and Sweet Cake Builder dies for this month’s classes. I chose this set deliberately because I wanted to showcase the 3 types of embossing – dry, heat and embossing paste, and we had so much fun!!

Let the fun begin!

www.crafty-rootes.com. Cake Soiree Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The 1^st card we made used the lovely Silver Embossing Paste. To begin with we stamped the solid cake in Wisteria Wonder ink onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock. The stamped cake was laid onto a sheet of plastic and one of the Sweet Soiree Decorative Masks was laid on top. We took a scoop of the Silver Embossing Paste and spread it across the mask in a line layer using the Palette Knives. We lifted the mask off revealing the silver stripes on the cake. This was then set to one side to dry thoroughly and the mask and palette knives were popped into a bowl of warm soapy water then washed at the end of class. Taking the delicate floral cake stamp and Pink Pirouette ink we stamped on the upper left hand corner and lower right hand corner of a Thick Whisper White card front. We also stamped the same image inside the card and on a Whisper White Envelope. We die cut the largest of the Lots of labels dies from Pink Pirouette cardstock and the next size down from Whisper White cardstock. We then trimmed the bottom of both labels and matted them together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added a Silver Ribbon bow to the top. When the embossing paste was dry we die cut the cake using the Sweet Cake Builder Dies and added a bow die cut from Silver Foil. The cake was added to the label on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com. Cake Soiree Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

To make the 2^nd card we stamped the floral cake in Momento Tuxedo Black ink then coloured it in using Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party & So Saffron inks and Blender Pens. We stamped the smaller of the open roses in Pink Pirouette ink onto a Pink Pirouette card front and rounded the upper right corner with a WRMK’s corner rounder. We dry embossed a strip of Whisper White cardstock using the Sparkle Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. We added a piece of Silver Metallic Ribbon at the top before it was added a strip of Wisteria Wonder cardstock to the left side and glued the whole piece to the left side of the card front. We die cut the gorgeous decorative ‘plate’ from Wisteria Wonder cardstock and added it to the back of the cake with Tombow. Some of the ladies die cut the foliage from Pear Pizzazz cardstock and added it behind the cake which was raised up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com. Cake Soiree Bundle by Stampin’ Up!

The 3^rd card focused on heat embossing. We stamped the floral cake onto a scrap of Pool Party cardstock in Versamark Ink and yes we did remember to use the Embossing Buddy!! We sprinkled the stamped cake with Silver Embossing Powder and heat set it using the Heat Tool. We also stamped the sentiment in Versamark onto a panel of Whisper White cardstock and heat embossed it in the silver. The cake was added to a cake plate and stand die cut from Silver Foil. The cake was then added to the Whisper White panel using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The whole panel was added to a layer of Pink Pirouette cardstock – the same layer that we used to die cut the label for the 1^st card. The whole topper was then added to a Wisteria Wonder card base.

I really enjoyed this month’s classes and I know the ladies had a great time.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Cake Soiree
Dies
Sweet Cake Builder & Lots of Labels
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party, Silver Foil & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Wisteria Wonder, Pink Pirouette, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, So Saffron & Versamark
Embossing
Silver Embossing Paste, Palette Knives, Silver embossing powder, Sparkle embossing folder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool & Sweet Soiree decorative masks
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, WRMK corner rounder, Blender pens, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
B, C, D & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
⅛” Silver Metallic Ribbon, Whisper White Envelopes

Masculine Birthday card using the Waterfront stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Waterfront Birthday card

Posted on March 13, 2018March 9, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the birthday card I made for my lovely husband using the Waterfront stamp set. I absolutely love this stamp set but I have to admit when I first opened it I found it quite intimidating…………and then I started to see the most amazing projects made using it. So I took it out and started to play.

Making the Waterfront card

I started with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and using the ‘mountain ‘image I stamped it multiple times in 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th generation Smoky Slate ink on the left hand side of the cardstock. Stamping the image multiple times in many directions and in many generations of ink has created a cliff effect with texture and shading. I used an Aqua Painter to soften and blend the stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk-Waterfront stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the ‘trees’ at the base of the cliff in multi generation Smoky Slate ink. Right at the bottom of the panel I stamped just the tops of the trees in Smoky Slate ink to give the appearance of shrubby bushes. I then added some trees in Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I added some Whisper White ink to the left side of some of the trees to give the effect of snow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk-Waterfront stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I punched a circle from a Post It Note using a 1” Circle Punch making sure to catch the sticky part and added it to the scene just above the tree line. Taking a wedge of Stampin’ Sponge I inked it up in Pacific Point ink and blended it over the top of the panel to add depth to the sky. I stamped the ‘tiny stars’ randomly across the sky in Whisper White ink, it is really subtle but gives of a snowy sky. I peeled away the mask and used a Sponge Dauber to colour the sun, or possibly moon……..I can’t decide if it is a day or night picture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk-Waterfront stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I mounted the stamped panel onto a layer of Basic Black cardstock 5½” by 3¾” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added it to a Thick Whisper White card base on Stampin Dimensionals and stamped the sentiment from the Party Pandas stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink.

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I am really happy with the card and hope my husband likes it. Let me know what you think?

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Waterfront & Party Pandas
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Basic Black & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Smoky Slate, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight & Whisper White
Punch
1” Circle
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Stampin’ Sponge, Sponge Dauber, Aqua Painter, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
B, C, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Whisper White Envelope

Lovely floral card featuring Sale-a-Bration product by Stampin' Up!

Eclectic Expression Flowers – Stamp ‘N Hop

Posted on March 10, 2018March 10, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Welcome, this month for the Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop (try saying that fast when you are tired) we are focusing on the gorgeous items in the 2^nd Sale-a-Bration release. Don’t you just love the chance to earn more amazing free goodies, I know I do.

I have chosen to use the Eclectic Expression stamp set for today’s blog hop. I have to admit this stamp set was not the first item I saw when I opened the brochure. It isn’t as flashy and obvious as the other options but I have come to love these more abstract sets. With a set like this I usually stamp everything out just to see what the images look like and how they relate to each other and here is what I came up with.

Method in my madness

I started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by 2¼” and stamped the small spotted circle randomly leaving large gaps between each circle. I initially stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink but ended up changing this to Tranquil Tide. Taking the smaller of the ‘splotchy’ images I stamped around 2 of the spotty circles to form flower petals, slightly overlapping looks better. I repeat this using Daffodil Delight ink then Peakaboo Peach ink rotating the stamp to give the flowers a different look. Having decided I didn’t like the Pear Pizzazz I stamped the spotty circle again in Tranquil Tide ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched them out using the ½” Circle Punch. I added these to the centre of each flower using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eclectic Expression by Stampin’ Up!

I mounted the stamped panel onto a layer of Calypso Coral cardstock 5⅞” by 2 ½” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I planned to add this panel to a Thick Whisper White card base but felt there was something missing. After a bit of faffing I took a strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock 5⅞” by ½”, punched it out using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch and added it to the right side using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the whole panel to the Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eclectic Expression by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment from the Badges & Banners Stamp set in Tranquil Tide ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the Duet Banner Punch. I used the same punch to punch a piece of Tranquil Tide cardstock which I added to the back to give a shadow effect. I added this to the card front using Tombow on the right and a Stampin’ Dimensional on the left. A scattering of Iridescent Sequins finished added a little sparkle to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Eclectic Expression by Stampin’ Up!

I hope you like my card share today. Please hop on and see what the lovely Britney Vanderlaan has to share today. Or hop back to see what Melissa Tennison shared.

Follow the hop here

Britney Vanderlaan

Tracie Evans Langley

Eva Pottsova (Crafting With Angels)

Kirsten Aitchison

Mikaela Titheridge

Andre Gordon

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Eclectic Expressions & Badges & Banners
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Tranquil Tide & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Daffodil Delight, Peakaboo Peach, Calypso Coral & Tranquil Tide
Punches
Decorative Ribbon Border Punch, Duet Banner Punch & ½” Circle Punch
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
A, B & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Iridescent Sequins & Whisper White Envelope

Dainty floral cake for a congratulations card

Cake Soiree and bunting

Posted on March 9, 2018March 5, 2018 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Cake Soiree Stamp Set over the last few days. Such pretty, delicate images in this stamp set which at first glance screamed weddings to me but it can be used for so much more.

To make the card

I started with a panel of Very Vanilla cardstock 4 ¾” by 3” and stamped the intricate floral cake image in Momento Tuxedo Black ink at the bottom. I coloured in the flowers using the Light & Dark Daffodil Delight and the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends. I used the Light & Dark Old Olive Blends to colour in the leaves.

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I stamped the ‘bunting’ and the sentiment from the In The Trees stamp set in Momento Tuxedo Black ink in the upper right hand corner of the Very Vanilla panel and coloured the bunting in using the Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends and the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Pens.

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I rounded the upper left corner using the WRMK Corner Rounder and added it to a layer of Daffodil Delight cardstock, also with a rounded corner using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I wanted to soften the card and add some texture so added a piece of Very Vanilla Lace Trim to the right side of the stamped panel and added the finished topper to a Crumb Cake card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com- Cake Soiree by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the small flowers in Daffodil Delight ink and rolled the edges of one in Calypso Coral ink and the other in Crushed Curry ink before die cut them using the Sweet Cake Builder Dies. I added one to the top of the cake using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and the other on a Stampin’ Dimensional.

I hope you like the card today.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Cake Soiree & In the Trees
Dies
Sweet Cake Builder
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight & Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry & Calypso Coral
Blends
Light & Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Old Olive, Light Calypso Coral
Punches
WRMK Corner Rounder
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
D & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Fast Fuse & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Very Vanilla Lace Trim & Very Vanilla Envelope

Birthday card using Stampin' Up! product

Bottles & Bubbles His & Hers cards for a team challenge

Posted on March 6, 2018February 28, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Every month our team are set a challenge by our lovely upline Mikaela Titheridge – thecraftyoinkpen.co.uk – This month’s challenge was to create a card for a girl and a card for a guy using the same layout. We are allowed to use a different stamp set or dies for each card but the layout has to be recognisably the same.

I chose to use the gorgeous Bottles and Bubbles Framelit Dies for both cards and started by die cutting a number of the large and small bottles from Whisper White cardstock using the Bottles and Bubbles Framelit dies. I also cut out a large bottle in Pacific Point cardstock and Rose Red cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubbles and Bottles Framelit dies for a birthday card

Taking 2 pieces of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝”. I placed the Pacific Point bottle on one layer and the Rose Red bottle on the other then randomly laid out the die cut white bottles to fill the remaining space. Although the layout was the same I had already decided to have one card portrait style and the other landscape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubbles and Bottles Framelit dies for a birthday card

Originally I planned to pop up the coloured bottles on Stampin’ Dimensionals but I didn’t like how that looked; instead all the bottles were adhered to the Whisper White panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I used scissors to trim off the over-hanging die cut bottles.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubbles and Bottles Framelit dies for a birthday card

The male, Pacific Point version was added to a Thick Whisper White card base and the Rose Red version to a Rose Red card base in the same way. I stamped the sentiment from the Bird Banter stamp set onto 2 strips of Whisper White cardstock 5⅞” by ⅜”, one using Pacific Point Ink, the other in Rose Red ink. I banner ended both pieces using Scissors but ended cutting the Pacific Point version down to about 1½”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bubbles and Bottles Framelit dies for a birthday card

I love the simplicity of these cards, hope you like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Bird Banter
Dies
Bottles & Bubbles
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Pacific Point, Rose Red & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Pacific Point & Rose Red
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Whisper White Envelope

Gorgeous Chines fortune cookie wrap by Stampin' Up!

Artistically Asian Fortune Cookie Wrap

Posted on March 2, 2018February 26, 2018 by Mo Rootes

Today I have been making a bunch of gorgeous little Chinese Fortune Cookie holders using the Artistically Asian Stamp set and inspired by the lovely Gaynor Boyce of Positively Papercraft – click on her name to go to her video . I have been asked to talk to a club in our village next week about our trip to China and these are the perfect little gift to take with me.

I started with a piece of Real Red cardstock 9¼” by 5”. Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool I scored on the long side at 4” and 5¼” and notched at 1” and 8¼” top and bottom. I then flipped the cardstock over and scored on the short side at 1” and 4”.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Artistically Asian fortune cookie wrap

With the cardstock in landscape – long side at the top and bottom – I cut up either side of the central square. Using the sharp Paper Snips (scissors) I the cut off the piece from the notch to the 1” or 4” score line on all 4 corners. Taking a longer pair of scissors (you could do this on your Paper Trimmer) I cut from the notch to the centre square tabs on all 4 sides and then cut these tabs off. Picture was taken using green cardstock after the boxes were made, I ran out of Real Red!

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I inked up the ‘bamboo’ image from the Artistically Asian stamp set using Cherry Cobbler ink, I tried Real Red but it faded into the background a little too much for the look I was going for, and stamped it at the bottom of the front and back panel having folded and burnished both of these score lines. I folded the triangular side pieces to the front and back and burnished. Using a Mini Glue Dot on the point of each triangle I stuck 2 to the front and 2 to the back.

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Taking scrap Real Red cardstock I die cut 2 circles using my Big Shot and the Layering Circle Dies before stamping the ‘chrysanthemum’ image onto one circle in Versamark Ink and the 2 Chinese text stamps saying Faith in God & Friendship onto the other circle in Versamark ink. I then covered them with Gold Embossing Powder before heat setting with my Heat Tool.

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Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I added the embossed Real Red circles to bigger scalloped circles cut from scrap Basic Black cardstock using the same die set. The circles were then added with a Stampin’ Dimensional, one to the front and the other to the back. The fortune cookie was placed inside and the back and front were held together with a Mini Gold Library Clip.

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I really love these sweet little packages and I hope the ladies and gentlemen coming to the talk will like them.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Artistically Asian
Dies
Layering Circle Dies
Cardstock
Real Red & Basic Black
Ink Pads
Cherry Cobbler & Versamark
Tools
Big Shot, Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Paper Piercer, Bone folder and Scissors
Blocks
C, D & E
Adhesives
Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Gold Embossing Powder, Gold Mini Library Clips