Happy Birthday Gorgeous for August Classes

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I really enjoyed the classes this week where we used the aptly named Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set. This is an incredibly versatile set with lots of lovely sentiment options.

www,crafty-rootes.com – happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Our first card was masculine themed as these are cards my ladies struggle to make, it would also make a lovely card for a teenager. Using scrap Whisper White cardstock we stamped the spotty balloon image using Fresh Fig ink, Tranquil Tide ink and Lemon Lime Twist ink, about 5 – 6 balloon was enough. We then stamped the Hooray balloon from the same set in Fresh Fig ink and punched all the balloons out using the Balloon Bouquet Punch. We laid the balloons out on a panel of Whisper White cardstock, 4⅛” by 2” to get an idea of placement. We glued the first 3 balloons directly to the Whisper White panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and added the remaining balloons on Stampin’ Dimensionals. We stamped the curly balloon strings under the popped up balloons. The sentiment was stamped in Tranquil Tide ink onto a thin strip of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock. We stamped the spotty balloon onto the Tranquil Tide card base using Tranquil Tide ink for a subtle tone on tone background. We punched a border strip in Fresh Fig card using the Ticket Border Punch and added it to the left side of the Whisper White panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The whole decorated panel was then added to the card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and the sentiment strip was added on Stampin’ Dimensionals. We added a few Iridescent Sequins to catch the light. Love this card and so did the ladies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The second card was a very girly. We took a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and placed a Stitched Shape Circle Framelit die towards the top on the right had side with a small portion of the die hanging over the side and ran it through the Big Shot. We then started to stamp around the die cut circle edge starting with the biggest images and working down to the smallest images to fill in the space. We punched a strip of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock using the Ticket Border Punch and added it to the stamped layer with Tombow Liquid Adhesive, the whole panel was adhered to a Fresh Fig card base against the right hand edge. The stitched circle was added to a Berry Burst Scalloped Circle, cut using the Layering Circle dies with Tombow and added to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals, the overhanging edge was then trimmed off. To finish off the card we added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins. Such a pretty card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The final card looks complicated but is actually pretty easy. We started with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 3½” by 3⅛” and coloured it in with Sponge Daubers using Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist and Berry Burst inks. This panel was then die cut using the Happy Birthday Thinlit die, we used the die again to cut out a second Happy Birthday from a layer of Basic Black cardstock 5½” by 3⅝”. A layer of Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” was then glued to the Basic Black layer using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and no-one will ever know there is something cut out of it. The whole panel was then added to a Lemon Lime Twist card base. The coloured die cut sentiment was then glued to the Basic Black version using Tombow Liquid Adhesive, slightly offsetting it to give a shadow effect, gorgeous. The piece was then added with Tombow to the card front and a scattering of Iridescent Sequins (can’t get enough of these) was added. Another great card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happy Birthday Thinlit dies by STampin’ Up!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Cardstock
Tranquil Tide, Whisper White, Berry Burst, Basic Black & Lemon Lime Twist
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Lime Twist + Dauber, Fresh Fig + Dauber, Powder Pink + Dauber, Berry Burst + Dauber & Tranquil Tide + Dauber
Marker Pens
Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral
Dies
Happy Birthday Thinlit, Stitched Shapes Framelits & Layering Circles Framelits
Punches
Balloon Bouquet & Ticket Border
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, A, A, A. B, B, B & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Iridescent sequins, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Masculine Birthday card featuring the pens from Crafting Forever

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I needed a birthday card this week for a male friend and decided the Crafting Forever stamp set would make a great card for him.

I took a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5 by 3” and stamped the 3 pen image across the panel using Archival Basic Black ink. I wanted to keep this card very simple and decided I would only add colour to the flowery pens and I choose the Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay and Calypso Coral Marker Pens to add some shading. I added a thin strip of Basic Black cardstock to the bottom edge of the stamped piece to give some definition to the panel.

I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set using the Bermuda Bay ink pad onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out using my Scissors. I repeated the thin rim of Basic Black cardstock. I stuck the sentiment to the back of the large stamped panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Crafting Forever stamp set by Stampin’ Up

I added the whole stamped piece to a Bermuda Bay card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. So happy with how this card turned out, I love it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Crafting Forever & Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Cardstock
Bermuda Bay, Whisper White & Basic Black
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black & Bermuda Bay
Marker Pens
Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo and Calypso Coral
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
E & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

 

Roses for the Happiest of Days

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I had the Happiest of Days stamp set out on my desk again today. I wanted to make a very simple card with a clever twist.

I started by taking a Stitched Shape Circle Die and a slightly larger Layering Circle die. I laid them together, one inside the other onto a layer of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and lightly drew around both the inner circle and outer circles with a soft pencil before moving the dies to the side.

I inked up the flower stamp using Momento Tuxedo Black and stamped it a number of times around the circle, rotating the stamp to vary the image and making sure that the flower covered the both the inner and outer pencil lines.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used markers to colour in the flowers and began by laying down a layer of Powder Pink. When this layer was dry I added highlights using a Blushing Bride Marker and went back over each flower with the Powder Pink to blend the colours. I coloured the leaves in the same way using Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive marker pens.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Then the fun began. I rubbed out all the pencil marks, lined both the circle framelits up over the stamped flowers and cut them out using the Big Shot. I added the stamped and die cut panel to the Thick Whisper White card base using Tombow Liquid Adhesives. The inner circle was inlaid into the centre of the die cut hole using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the sentiment from the Thankful Thoughts stamp set in Old Olive ink onto the centre circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I ran both of the nested dies through the Big Shot in the same way as before but this time I used fun foam. I used the thin circular frame of foam to raise the thin rim piece onto the stamped panel adhering the 2 together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. Interestingly the fun foam was distorted after running through the Big Shot and I had to cut out a small piece in order to make it fit.

I love the look of the finished card and would like to try it out in other colours. What colours would you choose?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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 Framelits & Layering Circle dies
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black
Marker Pens
Powder Pink, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive
Tools
Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B & C
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Fun Foam, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Carols of Christmas for a Team Challenge

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Today I am sharing my entry for our July Team Challenge. The theme was Christmas in July. I always feel a bit weird making Christmas cards in the height of summer but luckily the weather has been so atrocious, cold and wet, that it feels like Autumn already; so bring it on. I decided to use the new Carols of Christmas stamp set which will be available to order from 1st August, today…….hoorah. You can also get the co-ordinating Card Front Builder dies which are going to be so popular.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Craols of Christmas stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment large in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock 5” by 3”, towards the top of the panel. I masked it off with a Post It Note leaving the black crosshatching on the bottom visible. I inked both of the bauble stamps with the Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped them underneath the masked sentiment. I wanted the illusion that the baubles were hanging from the letters.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Carols of Christmas stamp set and Card Builder dies by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped both sets of baubles again onto scrap Very Vanilla cardstock in both Cherry Cobbler ink and Tranquil Tide ink and die cut them out using the Big Shot. I added each small bauble over top of the black stamped version using a Mini Stampin’ Dimensional. To add a bit of sparkle I added some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper to the bottom of the panel, this was a piece I had left over from another project. To finish the panel off I added a couple of Basic Rhinestones to the centre of a couple of the baubles.

I cut a panel of Cherry Cobbler cardstock 5” by 3” and added it to the Crumb Cake card base with Tombow Liquid Adhesive, offsetting it before adding the stamped panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. The stamped panel was added straight, lining up with the 4 sides of the card base.

I was really happy with how this card turned out. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Carols of Christmas
Dies
Card Front Builder Dies
Cardstock
Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler & Tranquil Tide
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
E, H & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin Dimensionals
Accessories
Basic Rhinestones, Grid Paper & Very Vanilla Envelope

Happiest of Days – Team Training

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Today I am sharing one of the cards which my team will be making at our Team Training session today. It was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest designed by one of my German demonstrator colleagues Cornelia Janssen. I loved the simplicity of her card. I have to admit I completely missed the Happiest of Days stamp set when I looked through the catalogue; luckily one of my lovely ladies (thank you Ola) ordered it……..as soon as I saw it I knew I had to have it. I love the unfussy images which are great for colouring.

For my version I took a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and stamped randomly all over it using the cake image and Momento Tuxedo Black ink. Using my Lemon Lime Twist and Bermuda Bay ink pads and a Blender Pen I coloured in part of each cake, concentrating the colour on the right hand side of each image. I love these 2 colours together; they look so fresh and summery.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I mounted the whole stamped panel onto a layer of Lemon Lime Twist cardstock 5½” by 3¾” using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I liked the look but felt the panel still needed something extra. So, I took a scrap of Night of Navy cardstock approx. 6” by ¾”and punched it using the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch. I added it to the left side of the panel with the small scallop edge showing and trimmed off the excess with my Scissors. I really felt the Night of Navy grounded the panel. I love that we have a couple of new border punches in the new catalogue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Carrying on with the Night of Navy I took another scrap of cardstock, wiped it over with my Embossing Buddy before stamping the sentiment using Versamark ink. I covered the ink with White Embossing Powder and melted it using the Heat Tool. I trimmed the piece down and flagged the end using the Banner Triple Punch before adding the piece to the front of the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Happiest of Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The whole piece was then added to a Thick Whisper White card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love it, love the simplicity, the colours and summery feel of this card. Hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White and Night of Navy
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay & Versamark
Punch
Decorative Ribbon Border Punch & Triple Banner Punch
Tools
Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
C & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Bloomin’ Love for 2 gorgeous rustic style wedding cards

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I was lucky enough to be invited to 2 weddings over the last few days, how fortunate am I, love a wedding. Both couples had a rustic theme, kraft cardstock, very vanilla and a pop of colour. With that ‘natural look’ in mind I made a wedding card for each couple.

Both cards are very similar and start with a Crumb Cake card base. Next I took a Crumb Cake panel 5” by 3¼”and stamped randomly all over the upper two thirds in Crumb Cake ink using many of the small images from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set to create the effect I wanted and I was really happy with the result.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

I took a small piece of Very Vanilla cardstock 3¼” by 2”and ran it through the Big Shot using the Ruffled Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder, love the effect this gives, and added it to the lower third of the panel with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I added the whole piece to a Very Vanilla panel 5⅛” by 3⅜” then to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock 5¼” by 3½” to match the colours the bride had chosen for her theme. I used some of the lovely soft Very Vanilla Lace Ribbon to tie into a bow around the topper which gives the card a more finished look, tying the top and the bottom together.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

The whole piece was added to the Crumb Cake card base using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and trimmed with scissors. It was added to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

For the second card I substituted Old Olive ink and cardstock instead of the Night of Navy and added an extra Very Vanilla cardstock panel between the topper and the Crumb Cake card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bloomin’ Love by Stampin’ Up!

I was really happy with the way the cards turned out, I hope you like them.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Bloomin’ Love Dragonfly Dreams & Beautiful You
Cardstock
Card 1 – Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla
Card 2 – Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Crumb Cake & Night of Navy
Card 2 – Crumb Cake & Old Olive
Embossing Folder
Ruffled
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, A, A, B & D
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Very Vanilla Lace Ribbon & Very Vanilla Envelopes

A Little Wild with Tulle

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Today I am sharing a couple of adorable cards I made using the new, A Little Wild stamp set and co-ordinating Little Loves framelits.

I stamped the sweet little bear, 2 Bee skeps, bees and flower using Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto Shimmery White cardstock as I planned on watercoloring the images. I used my Aquapainter and a Crumb Cake inkpad to add color to the front and the back of the bear, die cut the image using the co-ordinationg Little Loves framelit dies and the Big Shot before carefully cutting the front from the back with Scissors apart. The bee skep was coloured with Crumb Cake ink and Pear Pizzazz ink and the flower with Pear Pizzazz ink and Calypso Coral ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I chose a Thick Very Vanilla card base and added a layer of Pear Pizzazz on top and die cut a square ‘window’ with the Stitched Shapes framelits dies through both layers. I ran some Tear & Tape double sided adhesive around the Very Vanilla ‘window’ frame on the front of the card and laid a slightly bigger square of Tulle over the top, making sure to adhere it well. I then added the Pear Pizzazz panel over the top with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The front of the bear was added to the front of the card, overlapping the Tulle window using Tombow and the back of the bear was stuck on the inside of the card looking out of the window. The front and back of the bee skep was added in the same way and the bees scattered across the front and backed with matching bees where they would show on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock using Momento Tuxedo Black ink and this was then punched using the Classic Label Punch and cut it down before adding it to the bottom of the front panel and placing the flower on top.

I went on to make a Tulle window, shaker card inspired by the amazing Jennifer McGuire – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-XHz-FtFcI

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Little Wild stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

 

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
A Little wild & Baby Bear
Dies
Little Loves framelits Layering Circles & Stitched Shapes framelits
Cardstock + DSP
Card 1 – Thick Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz & Shimmery Whisper White
Card 2 – Smoky Slate, Powder Pink & Shimmery Whisper White
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Momento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Powder Pink, Pear Pizzazz & Calypso Coral + Basic Black Marker
Card 2 – Smoky Slate & Crushed Curry
Punches
Classic Label Punch
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Aquapainter, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
B, B, B, B, E & I
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Tear & Tape and Mini Glue Dots
Accessories
Irridescent Sequin Assortment, Tulle, Very Vanilla Envelope + Whisper White Envelope

Colorful Seasons for July classes

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We had a great time at last weeks’ classes using the fabulous  Colorful Seasons stamp set and co-ordinating Seasonal Layers dies and……. we made the first Christmas card of the year!!! Love Christmas.

The first card the ladies made was a double fold card. We used Thick Whisper White cardstock for the base and after folding added a piece Berry Burst Designer Series Paper (dsp) from the Color Theory paper stack to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using a piece of Whisper White cardstock which had a circle die cut out and a Stampin Sponge we added a circle of Pink Pirouette onto a small panel of Whisper white cardstock. Next we stamped the branches from the Colorful Seasons stamp set in Early Espresso ink and added the flowers using the Berry Burst ink pad. They look so pretty and give a soft Asian feel to the panel. We die cut the Adirondack chair using the co-ordinating Seasonal Layers dies from the a piece of Early Espresso cardstock.  We mounted the stamped Whisper White panel onto a panel of Early Espresso cardstock. The chair was added to the panel using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. We added the whole panel to the card front again using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

The second card was more autumnal in colour and theme. We stamped the small solid leaf image randomly down the side of a Thick Whisper White card base in Old Olive ink. We stamped the same image in the same ink onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock which we then punched using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. We also punched the top of a strip of Color Theory dsp in Crushed Curry and added it using Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the back left hand side of the tag. Using the Seasonal Layers dies we cut a partial leaf shape from the Old Olive tag and also cut a filigree leaf from a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock. A small solid leaf was stamped in Crushed Curry ink and die cut using the matching die. A small piece of Crushed Curry Ribbon was stapled to the top if the tag using the now retired Handheld Stapler and the staple hidden by the small Crushed Curry leaf. The sentiment was stamped in Old Olive ink before the tag was added to the card front using Stampin Dimensionals. The filigree Crushed Curry leaf was then added to the card front using Tombow.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Colorful Seasons stamp set and Seasonal Layers dies by Stampin’ Up!

For the last card we stamped the 2 snowflakes from the Colorful Seasons stamp set randomly onto a layer of Night of Navy cardstock using Whisper White Craft ink and set it aside to dry. The sentiment from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set was stamped onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock using Night of Navy ink. The 3 snowflake dies in the Seasonal Layers set were then die cut from a strip of Whisper White cardstock. When the Whisper White Craft ink was dry, it takes a couple of minutes; we added the sentiment piece using Tombow then mounted the whole panel onto the card front using Stampin Dimensionals before adding the die cut snowflakes with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

Love all of these cards using this fantastically versatile stamp set and dies. I hope you like them.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Colorful Seasons & Flurry of Wishes
Dies
Seasonal Layers
Cardstock + DSP
Card 1 – Thick Whisper White, Early Espresso & Whisper White + Color Theory dsp
Card 2 – Thick Whisper White, Old Olive & Whisper White + Color Theory dsp
Card 3 – Thick Whisper White, Night of Navy & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Pink Pirouette, Berry Burst & Early Espresso
Card 2 – Old Olive & Crushed Curry
Card 3 – Whisper White Craft Ink & Night of Navy
Punches
Scallop Tag Topper, Handheld Stapler (retired)
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B, D, D, E, G & H
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Crushed Curry Ribbon, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelopes

Banners for You makes lovely anniversary cards

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It is my brother and sister-in-laws’ wedding anniversary later this week and today I am sharing the card I made for them using the Banner For You stamp set. My inspiration came from a card I saw on Youtube, designed and demonstrated by the very talented Dena Rekow  – click on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1 to see her original project. I have changed the card base and the colour palette used for my version.

I cut the 2nd largest Lots of Labels die from Whisper White cardstock using my Big Shot machine. Onto this Whisper White piece I stamped the flowers, randomly using Flirty Flamingo ink. I then added the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink and the little circles in Wisteria Wonder ink. To fill in the gaps I stamped the cluster of 3 dots using Peakaboo Peach ink. Love these colours together, they look so fresh and summery.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the banner image in Pear Pizzazz ink before stamping the words onto the banner image and running it through the Big Shot with the co-ordinating Bunch of Banners framelits.

I ran a layer of Pear Pizzazz cardstock through the Big Shot using the Ruffled Dynamic Texture Impressions Embossing Folder to give it some dimension. These dynamic textured impressions folders are fabulous, they add such a wow factor to a project.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

To assemble the card I used a Thick Whisper White card base and added the embossed Pear Pizzazz layer to the front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I layered the stamped label on top using Stampin’ Dimensionals with the banner added on top with another layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals. Love the clean and fresh look of this card. In fact I loved it so much that I made another version for my cousin and his wife who also celebrate their anniversary later this week. Let’s hope both couples like their cards. Which colour combo do you prefer?

www.crafty-rootes.com – Banners For You by Stampin’ Up!

 Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Banners for You
Dies
Bunch of Banners & Lots of Labels
Cardstock
Card 1 – Thick Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White
Card 2 – Thick Very Vanilla, Sweet Sugarplum & Very Vanilla
Ink Pads
Card 1 – Pear Pizzazz, Flirty Flamingo, Peakaboo Peach & Wisteria Wonder
Card 2 – Sweet Sugarplum, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi and Pool Party
Embossing Folder
Ruffled Texture Impressions embossing folder
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, A, A, B, D & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope

Bike Ride for a special birthday

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Earlier this week a lovely friend celebrated a very special birthday. She loves the outdoors, cycling and walking in particular and although she now has a shiny new bus pass she assures me her bike will still be getting a regular work out. In honour of her bike I chose the Bike Ride stamp set and co-ordinating Build A Bike framelit dies to make her birthday card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

I stamped the frame of the bike using the lovely, rich Fresh Fig ink onto Whisper White card stock and then stamped both the wheels in Archival Basic Gray ink onto Whisper White cardstock before running them through the Big Shot with the co-ordinating Build A Bike dies. Using Tombow Liquid Adhesive I glued the wheels onto the frame to make the bike.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

Taking scrap Whisper White cardstock I stamped the open stars from the Balloon Celebration stamp set in Fresh Fig ink before punching out a couple of balloons using the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I stamped the solid stars using Powder Pink ink and punched out another balloon. I stamped some solid balloons in Fresh Fig and Powder Pink ink and punched them out with the same punch.

I stamped the number 6 and 0 from the Number of Years stamp set in Bermuda Bay ink onto more scrap Whisper White ink and die cut them out using the Large Number Dies. I also die cut 3 more sets of the letters from Whisper White cardstock which I adhered to the back of the Bermuda Bay stamped numbers to give added dimension to the numbers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Bike Ride stamp set and Build A Bike framelits

I decided on a 5½” square card made of Thick Whisper White cardstock and added a 5¼” square layer of Powder Pink cardstock to the front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I cut a 5” square piece of Whisper White cardstock and started laying out the bike and balloons to get some idea of placement. I stamped the ‘swoosh’ shape from the Number Years stamp set in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom of the Whisper White cardstock panel and added the bike with Stampin Dimensionals. Using the fine tip of my Basic Black marker and a ruler I added balloon strings to the handle bar and the bar behind the bike seat adding the balloons using Tombow Liquid Adhesive or Stampin Dimensionals. I added the die cut 60 on top of the other balloons and coated the number with Clear Wink of Stella. Finally I coloured the handle bars, seat and pedal of the bike using Crumb Cake ink and a Blender Pen. Such a fun looking card, I really hope my friend likes it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, if you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours!  If you don’t have a catalogue and you would like one, please let me know and I will send one to you.  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. If you are local please check out my classes and events using the button at the top of the page or leave me a comment.

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
Bike Ride, Balloon Celebration & Number of Years
Dies
Build A Bike framelits & Large Number Dies
Punches
Balloon Bouquet
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Powder Pink & Whisper White
Ink Pads
Momento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay + Basic Black Marker pen
Tools
Blender Pen, Stampin’ Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot, Bone Folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, C, C & E
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive & Stampin’ Dimensionals
Accessories
Clear Wink of Stella, Grid Paper & Whisper White Envelope