A beautiful birth card featuring a gorgeous purple butterfly and made using Stampin; Up! products

Purple Butterfly card

Posted on March 23, 2021March 17, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet brilliant purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set and Brilliant Wings dies and some emboss resist ink blending.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate this card, you will need:

Pool Party card Base – 8¼” by 5⅞”
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2⅜”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Highland Heather – 5⅞” by ½” x 2
Scrap Basic White

Using the Brilliant Wings dies I cut a number of detailed butterflies from Basic White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp et and Brilliant Wings dies

These were randomly adhered with repositionable glue to the strip of Basic White card. I scribbled Purple Posy ink onto a D Block and used a Blending Brush to pick up the ink and blend the ink onto the panel over the butterflies. The butterflies were then removed. I love the soft effect this gives.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp et and Brilliant Wings dies

I die cut the scalloped border from the Be Mine Dies, cut from the 2 strips of Highland Heather card. These were then adhered to the inked panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp et and Brilliant Wings dies

I used some of the Snail Mail Twine to wrap around the panel and tied a bow. The panel was added to the Pool Party card base using Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the Pool Party card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp et and Brilliant Wings dies

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink I stamped the large butterfly on scrap Basic Black ink and using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Brilliant Wings Dies, cut it out.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp et and Brilliant Wings dies

I used the Purple Posy and Pool Party Blends Markers to colour in the butterfly. It was added to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful purple butterfly card made using the Butterfly Brilliance stamp et and Brilliant Wings dies

I added a trio of Pastel Pearls and some Clear Wink of Stella on the butterfly. Gorgeous, I hope you like it.

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A bright and colourful feminine birthday card made using the Wild Roses stamp set

Multicoloured Wild Roses

Posted on March 9, 2021March 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the lovely multicoloured Wild Roses stamp, a Stamparatus and some sponge daubers.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the multicoloured Wild Roses card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Basic Black – 3” by 2 ½”
Scrap Daffodil Delight & Poppy Parade

I mounted the Wild Roses stamp onto the Stamparatus plate and began adding the ink using Sponge Daubers to the larger panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

I used Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather inks The Stamparatus makes it so easy to build up colour by adding multiple layers of ink. When the panel was fully inked, I glued it to the Basic Black panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the panel, tying it in a knot at the front. The whole panel was then added using the liquid glue to the Poppy Parade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set was stamped on the small Basic Black layer using Versamark ink. This was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. The panel was added on Dimensionals over the ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

The Small Bloom Punch was used to punch out 2 flowers, one from scrap Daffodil Delight and the other from scarp Poppy Parade card. I shaped the flowers using my Bone Folder and added the flowers using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A Multicoloured Wild Roses birthday card made using the Stamparatus by Stampin’ Up!

As a final touch I added a trio of Matte Black Dots. So pretty.

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A pretty birthday card made using the Hydrangea Hill stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Hydrangea Haven for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where our theme is the new January – June and Sale-A-Bration catalogues which have just gone live. So many lovely things in both catalogues and who doesn’t love the opportunity to earn free goodies. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Hydrangea Haven stamp set to work with today.

If you have joined me from the lovely Stacey Marsh, welcome and please continue to hop around the demonstrators and get lots of inspiration.

To recreate Hydrangea Hill card, you will need:

Just Jade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Flirty Flamingo – 4¾” by 2¾” – rounded lower right corner
Fluid 100 Water Color Paper – 4⅝” by 2⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Scrap Just Jade card
Very Vanilla – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner – for the inside

I inked up the pretty hydrangea stamp with Versamark ink and used the Stamparatus to stamp the image onto Fluid 100 Water color paper. I did this twice to ensure that I had a good image on the textured card stock.

A pretty birthday card made using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The stamped image was then covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Using Flirty Flamingo ink, squeezed into the lid of the ink pad and a Water Painter Brush I painted the flower head. As the color dries and added more in selected areas to deepen some of the flowers. I then added some Cherry Cobbler ink to selected areas of the flower. I used the same technique to add Just Jade ink to the stem and leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the inked layer to the Flirty Flamingo panel. A piece of pretty Lace trim was then wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape and the whole panel was then added n Dimensionals to the Just Jade card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Just Jade card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added the sentiment to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Hydrangea Hill stamp set used to make a birthday card for the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

To complete the card, I added a double bow using the Snail Mail Trim and a trio of sequins from the Woven Threads Sequins pack.

I absolutely love this card. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what Kim Price Has to share with us today

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A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Floating for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Posted on January 10, 2021January 5, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Colour Combo Blog Hop. Our colours this month are Melon Mambo, Bumblebee and Pool Party, such lovely bright cheerful colours. I have chosen to use the Floating and Fluttering stamp set to make my card. Please continue around the hop to see what inspiration the other demos have for us today.

To recreate the floating card, you will need:

Melon Mambo – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Bumblebee – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2 – one for the inside
Whisper White 4” by 3”

Using the fabulous Blending Brushes, I added some Pool Party ink to one of the large Whisper White panels. I added some speckles using a stamp from the Sweet Ice Cream stamp set using the same Pool Party ink. This adds some subtle texture to the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I stamped the sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set in the corner using Melon Mambo ink. The panel was then added to the Bumblebee layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the butterfly image from the Floating & Fluttering stamp set and die cut it out using my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, which I love……. and the Fluttering dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

I used the infill stamps to colour the butterflies, The largest in Melon Mambo, the smaller two in Bumblebee, 1^st and 2^nd generation ink. I coloured the leaves in using the Pool Party ink. I added them to the card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty birthday card featuring Floating butterflies for the Colour Combo Blog Hop

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Rainbow Lollies

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Showcase Blog Hop. Today I am sharing a sweet rainbow lollies birthday card made using the gorgeous Sweet Ice Cream stamp set and some rainbow colours. I am so ready for warmer weather, aren’t you?

To recreate the rainbow lolly card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8” by 8” – scored at 4” – Rounded upper left corner
Granny Apple Green – 7½” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 7¼” by 3¼” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the lolly sticks using Crumb Cake ink. I started with the one in the middle and worked outwards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous row of Rainbow Lollies for a sweet and summery birthday card

Using Daffodil Delight ink, I inked up both parts of the lolly and stamped them above the lolly stick. The next lolly was stamped with Poppy Parade ink, then a Granny Apple Green ink, then Balmy Blue ink and finally Highland Heather ink. They got slightly bigger as I went along the row……….

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous row of Rainbow Lollies for a sweet and summery birthday card

I wrapped a length of the gorgeous glittery Fine Art Ribbon around the bottom of the stamped layer securing it on the back with Sellotape. The stamped layer was the added to the Granny Apple Green layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous row of Rainbow Lollies for a sweet and summery birthday card

The whole piece was then added to the Thick Whisper White card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous row of Rainbow Lollies for a sweet and summery birthday card

I stamped the sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White and die cut it out using the Messages Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. I added it to the card front using the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A gorgeous row of Rainbow Lollies for a sweet and summery birthday card

To complete the card, I added a scattering of Champagne Rhinestones and a bow using the same ribbon and a Mini Glue Dot. I love it.

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A gorgeous panelled birthday card featuring a dragonfly and made using Stampin' Up! products

Dragonfly Panel card

Posted on December 9, 2020December 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Dragonfly panel card made for a friend’s birthday. We have been friends for over 43 years since we were brand new student nurses. I used the beautiful Dragonfly Garden stamp set and Dandy Garden dsp, these papers are colours that my friend loves.

To recreate the Dragonfly Panel card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Dandy Garden dsp – 5” by 3¼” cut into 4 strip 3¼” by 1¼”
Scrap WW

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly panel birthday card made using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set

I began by adhering the 4 strips of Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper (dsp), using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the panel of Whisper White leaving an equal border between the panela and around the edges.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly panel birthday card made using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set

Some of the gorgeous Mossy Meadow Braided Twine was wrapped around the panel and adhered on the back by Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly panel birthday card made using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink onto a scrap of Whisper White card and trimmed it out using my sharp Scissors and added it to the panel with the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly panel birthday card made using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set

I punched a Dragonfly from one of the sheets of dsp using the Dragonfly Punch and added it to the panel using the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty dragonfly panel birthday card made using the Dragonfly Garden stamp set

The wings of the Dragonfly were painted with Clear Wink of Stella, to give a bit of a shimmer. I added a bow made from the same twine using a Mini Glue Dot and a trio of Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.

Such a pretty card, I hope she likes it.

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A pretty floral card made using the Tasteful Texile folder Ornate Style stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Ornate Textile

Posted on November 20, 2020November 12, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty ornate textile card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder.

To recreate the Ornate Textile card, you will need:

Mint Macaron –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Whisper White ⅜” strip
Whisper White scrap

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the beautiful floral image onto the smallest panel of Whisper White and coloured it in using the following Blends Markers – Mint Macaron, Flirty Flamingo, Purple Posy, Soft Suede & Daffodil Delight.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floralornate textile card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Tasteful Texile embossing folder

I used my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder to emboss the stamped panel. Such a cool effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floralornate textile card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Tasteful Texile embossing folder

Using my Paper Trimmer I cut the embossed panel into 4 pieces, each 2½” by 1¾”.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floralornate textile card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Tasteful Texile embossing folder

I added Dimensionals to the back of each of the 4 pieces and mounted them to the 5¼” by 3¾” Whisper White panel. This panel was then added to the Mint Macaron card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floralornate textile card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Tasteful Texile embossing folder

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set was stamped in Mint Macaron ink onto the strip of Whisper White and trimmed down with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floralornate textile card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Tasteful Texile embossing folder

I cat a stitched scalloped border using the Stitched So Sweetly dies, cut it down and glued it to the back of the sentiment. The sentiment was added to the card front with liquid glue. To complete the card I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

Such a pretty card.

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A pretty peacock thank you card featuring the Painted Poppies stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Peacock Poppies

Posted on October 29, 2020October 23, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty peacock poppy card made using the Painted Poppies stamp set and the Ornate Layers Dies.

To recreate the Peacock Poppies card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock Card Base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock – 5¾” by 4”
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 2¼”
Whisper White 5⅞” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Whisper White – ⅝” strip

On my desk I had a die cut decorative panel, cut for another project and not used. The panel was cut from Whisper White card using the Ornate Layers Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A birthday card made using the Painted Poppies stamp set and Pretty Peacock ink

I cut a panel of Whisper White card – 3⅝” by 2¼” which fits inside the ornate panel. I stamped the group of poppies from the Painted Poppies stamp set, across the bottom of the panel in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A birthday card made using the Painted Poppies stamp set and Pretty Peacock ink

The flowers were coloured in using the Pretty Peacock Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A birthday card made using the Painted Poppies stamp set and Pretty Peacock ink

Using the larger speckled stamp from the Painted Poppies stamp set, I randomly stamped across the stamped panels using 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A birthday card made using the Painted Poppies stamp set and Pretty Peacock ink

The stamped panel was glued to the Ornate Layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the whole panel added to the Pretty Peacock card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A birthday card made using the Painted Poppies stamp set and Pretty Peacock ink

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set was stamped on the strip of Whisper White, trimmed and added to the card front. I used the Pretty Peacock Blends Markers to colour in a trio of Basic Rhinestones to complete the card.

Such a pretty card.

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The Zany Zebra stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birthday card

Naughty Zebra

Posted on September 4, 2020August 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a cute card made using the Zany Zebras stamp set and featuring a naughty Zebra. You just have to look at his face to know he is up to no good……

To recreate the naughty zebra card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Ornate Garden designer series paper – 5¾” by 4”
Whisper White – 5” by 3⅜”

Using a sponge I inked the lower right corner of the Whisper White panel with Bumblebee ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet naughty zebra birthday card made using the Zany Zebra stamp set

The zebra was stamped onto the inked area in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. As the naughty zebra was looking behind him I stamped a party hat in Just Jade ink which had fallen off his head. I coloured the dots in with the Just Jade marker.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet naughty zebra birthday card made using the Zany Zebra stamp set

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet naughty zebra birthday card made using the Zany Zebra stamp set

Using a craft knife I cut a slit in the upper left hand corner of the dsp layer and tucked the stamped layer into the slit and adhered it down using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet naughty zebra birthday card made using the Zany Zebra stamp set

I stuck the dsp panel to the Thick Whisper White card base with the Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet naughty zebra birthday card made using the Zany Zebra stamp set

To complete the card I added a trio of 2020-2022 In Color dots.

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A pretty sunflower themed card for a friends special birthday. Made using Stampin' Up! product

Sunflower for Rae

Posted on August 19, 2020August 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sunflower for Rae card made for my lovely friend Rae’s birthday yesterday.

To recreate the sunflower for Rae card you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla – 5” by 3¼”
Very Vanilla – 4” by 4”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I began by gluing the dsp panel to the Thick Very Vanilla card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I then stamped the large sunflower in Gray Granite ink onto the square of Very Vanilla card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

Using a sponge dauber I added Gray Granite ink to the centre of the flower before colouring in the bloom using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron and Gray Granite. I used an empty Wink of Stella Pen to add some Las Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint to the petals of the flower and die it out using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Sunflower dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I used a sponge to add a circle of So Saffron ink to the Very Vanilla panel and having worked out where my die cut sunflower was going began to stamp the leaf images from the Lovely You stamp set. I used 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd generation Bumblebee ink, Gray Granite ink and Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely sunflower for Rae card made using the Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies

I added gold dots using Las Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint and the dotty stamp from the In The Pines stamp set. I wrapped a length of the lovely lace ribbon around the layer before adding the inked panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.