A beautiful birthday card made using the Enduring Beauty masks and Blending Brushes by Stampin' Up!

Simple Enduring Beauty card

Posted on February 2, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have had my first play with the gorgeous Enduring Beauty Bundle today and this simple birthday card was made using only the masks.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the simple enduring beauty card, you will need:

Calypso Coral card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Granny Apple Green card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Basic White card – 5½” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left & lower right corners
Garden Green card – 2⅝” by ⅜
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left & lower right corners – for the inside

The masks are number 1 – 5, 1 & 3 are for colouring the flowers, 2 & 4 add colour to the leaves and 5 is for the flower centres.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

Using washi tape I secured the 5½” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card to my Glass Mat. The first mask was positioned on top and held in place with more washi tape.

I used a Blending Brush to ink through the mask with Calypso Coral ink. This lays down a basic layer of colour. Using mask number 3, Poppy Parade ink and a Blending Brush I added the detailed layer of ink to the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The 2nd mask was inked with Granny Apple Green ink to give a base coat to the leaves and the veining on the leaves was added with Garden Green ink and mask number 4.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

I used Early Espresso ink and the number 5 mask to add the flower centre. The whole panel was glued to the Garden Green layer and then to the Calyps Coral card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set was stamped onto the strip of Garden Green card using Versamark ink. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Enduring Beauty masks used with Blending Brushes to make a beautiful birthday card

A Gold ribbon bow was added to the card front with a piece of Tear ‘n Tape. The sentiment was added over the ribbon with Dimensionals. A couple of Rainbow Dots completed the card.

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A pretty, colourful birthday card made for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop using the Biggest Wish stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Colourful Birthday card – Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop where we have picture and or colour challenge to work with. I have chosen to use the colours for a bright and cheerful birthday card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the colourful birthday card, you will need:

Coastal Cabana card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

The word BIRTHDAY was stamped down the right-hand side of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card. The word was really easy to line up as I worked my way down the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I began with Daffodil Delight ink and added Poppy Parade ink and Azure Afternoon ink below.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

Coastal Cabana ink, Highland Heather ink and finally Melon Mambo ink were added above.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

The word happy was then stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the stamped panel was glued to the Basic Black panel. The whole panel was added to the Coastal Cabana card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Classic Matte Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Biggest Wish stamp set used to make a pretty, colourful birthday card for the Ink & Inspirations Blog Hop

I love a colour combo, don’t you.

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A pretty simply stamped birthday card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Simply Moody Mauve Daisies card

Posted on January 9, 2024January 6, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I’ve gone back to basics with todays card and will showcasing a simple stamping technique using staps, inks and paper and the gorgeous Cheerful Daisies stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Moody Mauve

Pebbled Path

To recreate the moody mauve daisies card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3 ¼”
Scrap Moody Mauve card

Using Pebbled Path ink I randomly stamped the largest daisy flower all over the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

I added the flower centre using 2^nd generation Moody Mauve ink. The stamped panel was then glued, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the Pebbled Path layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

The same glue was used to add the piece to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto a scrap of Moody Mauve which was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -The Cheerful Daisies stamp set used to make a pretty simply stamped birthday card

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A pretty birthday card made using the Night of Flight stamp set and Sunny Days designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Night of Flight card for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on January 6, 2024January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I had the gorgeous new Sunny Day dsp on my desk and teamed it with the Night of Flight stamp set and Everyday Details Dies to make pretty moth themed card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the night of flight card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Sunny Days dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White and Fresh Freesia

The panel of Sunny Days dsp was glued to the 5⅜” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. This piece was then glued to the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night of Flight stamp set and Sunny Days designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card

From scrap Basic White and Fresh Freesia card, Icut a couple of strips, width and length not important. I flagged one end of each piece and glued then to the card front with the flagged end hanging over the dsp panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night of Flight stamp set and Sunny Days designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card

The moth from the Night of Flight stamp set was stamped in Memento Basic Black ink in the centre of the Basic White square. I die cut it using one of the circles from the Everyday Details Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night of Flight stamp set and Sunny Days designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card

I used the following Blends alcohol Pens to colour in the moth – Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Crumb Cake.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night of Flight stamp set and Sunny Days designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card

The sentiment, from the Stippled Roses stamp set, was stamped on scrap Basic White card in Fresh Freesia ink. I then trimmed it down with Scissors before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Night of Flight stamp set and Sunny Days designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card

A trio of Tinsel Gems completed the card.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set by Stampin' Up! Crafty colour challenge Blog Hop

Trusty Tools card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a colour challenge. The colours we were given screamed ‘MASCULINE’ to me so I used the new Trusty Tools stamp set which will be available in my online shop from the 4^th of January 2024.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the trusty tools card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Night of Navy card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I began by stamping the hammer, wrench and paint brush images from the Trusty Tools stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Back ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

Using Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy ink, I stamped the infill handles of the hammer and the paintbrush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy Blends Pens were used to add ‘paint’ to the paint brushes. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of navy layer and then to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card. I then punched the sentiment out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I stamped the ‘nuts and bolts’ image in Crushed Curry ink above and below the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

I punched another hexagon from the Shaded Spruce square, cut it in half from side to side and added it to the back of the sentiment so that a little of the Shaded Spruce showed at the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A Birthday Paradise card

Posted on December 22, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I am loving the new Planted Paradise stamp set which will be available from the 4^th January 2024 when the January – April Mini Catalogue launches. I have used it to make a monochromatic birthday card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birthday paradise card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3½” by 1½”
Shaded Spruce card – 3¾” by ⅜” x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a T square ruler, I marked off a strip 1½” wide near the top of the 5¼” by 3½” panel of Basic White card using a pencil. This would act as a guide when I began stamping.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

I began by stamping the trio of leaves image in Garden Green ink, above the top pencil line and below the bottom pencil line.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The other leaves were added one at a time, starting with the largest and working down to the smallest. Each leaf was stamped in a different shade of green. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Parakeet Party, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green, Old Olive, Shaded Spruce & Mossy Meadow. The pencil lines were then erased.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The stamped panel was glued to the Shaded Spruce layer and then to the Parakeet Party card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

The sentiment, from the Phrases For All stamp set was inked up – HAPPY with Parakeet Party and BIRTHDAY with Shaded Spruce ink. This was stamped onto the 3½” by 1½” piece of Basic White card. I glued the thin strips of Shaded Spruce card to the sentiment panel. The whole piece was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A striking, monochromatic birthday card card made using the Planted Paradise stamp set

A double bow, made using the Parakeet Party Metallic Woven Ribbon and the Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon, was added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot.

A scattering of Iridescent discs completed the card.

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A sweet Ladybird themed birthday card with an unusual colour palette made using the Hello Ladybug stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Ladybird Birthday card

Posted on November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty Ladybird themed birthday card made using the Hello Ladybug stamp set and Ladybug builder Punch.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ladybug card, you will need:

Lemon Lime Twist card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Orchid Oasis card – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card –– Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Basic White & Basic Black card

The large leaf was stamped in Lemon Lime Twist ink onto the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

The trio of flowers was stamped in Petal Pink ink and the trio of spots dotted around in Orchid Oasis ink. The stamped panel was glued to the Orchid Oasis panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was glued to the Lemon Lime Twist card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

From scrap Basic Black card, I punched out a Ladybird body. The wings were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in Orchid Oasis ink. I used the liquid glue to adhere the pieces together and mounted it onto the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. I then trimmed it out using Scissors and added it with liquid glue to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

A trio of Flat Backed Adhesive Pearls completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Hello Ladybug stamp set used to make a sweet Ladybird birthday card with an unusual colour palette

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An arched birthday card made using the gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper, Garden Meadow stamp set and Garden Meadow dies by Stampin' Up!

Meadow Walk card

Posted on November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the new Meandering Meadow designer series paper and the co-ordinating Garden Meadow stamp set and Dies and have made a pretty meadow walk card. This suite of products is available from today as an online exclusive from my online shop.

Colours in this project are:

To recreate the meadow, walk card, you will need:

Thick Very Vanilla card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Meandering Meadow dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Scrap Very Vanilla card

Using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder, I embossed the Very Vanilla panel and glued it to the Thick Very Vanilla card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used o make an arched birthday card

I used the arched die, from the Garden Meadow Dies to cut the arch from the piece of Meandering Meadow dsp and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The gate and welly boots were stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. These were die cut using the same Garden Meadow Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The gate was coloured using a combination of Smoky Slate, Gray Granite & Pebbled Path Blends Pens. I used Balmy Blue Blends Pens, very lightly, to add a little colour between the wooden slats of the fence. The boots were coloured with Balmy Blue Blends Pens. They were then added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

The sentiment was stamped in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Very Vanilla card. I trimmed it down and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The gorgeous Meandering Meadows designer series paper used with the Garden Meadow stamp set and dies used to make an arched birthday card

A sweet little gold dragonfly completed the card.

This suite is absolutely gorgeous.

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An Autumnal card made for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop using the Autumn Leaves stamp set and Autumn Leaves Dies by Stampin' Up!

Cherry Cobbler leaf card – Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on September 25, 2023September 17, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a colour challenge.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the cherry cobbler leaf card, you will need:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded left upper corner
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded left upper corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded left upper corner
Scrap Basic White & Distressed Gold dsp

I stamped the large maple leaf, from the Autumn Leaves stamp set, in Cherry Cobbler ink onto scrap Basic White card. The duo of leaves were stamped in Early Espresso ink onto scrap card. All the leaves were die cut using the Autumn Leaves Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Autumn Leaves stamp set and Autumn Leaves Dies used to make an Autumnal card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The veins of the maple leaf were die cut from Distressed Gold Speciality Paper and glued to the Cherry Cobbler leaf. I also die cut the veins for the long thin leaf to use as a sprig.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Autumn Leaves stamp set and Autumn Leaves Dies used to make an Autumnal card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut with the same Autumn Leaves Dies.

The leaves and golden sprig were laid in position onto one of the Basic White panels and adhered in place with liquid glue. The whole panel was glued to the Basic Black panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Autumn Leaves stamp set and Autumn Leaves Dies used to make an Autumnal card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The Black Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel and secured in place with Sellotape on the back.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Autumn Leaves stamp set and Autumn Leaves Dies used to make an Autumnal card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment panel was then added on Dimensionals. A twine bow and a scattering of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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Stepped Up Moody Mauve Daisies card

Posted on September 8, 2023August 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

If you saw my last blog post on Tuesday the 5^th September where I shared a simple stamping (inks, stamps and paper) card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set. I could not resist stepping it up by changing the colour palette, adding layers and accessories.

Colours used in this card are:

Basic White

Moody Mauve

Pebbled Path

To recreate the moody mauve daisies card, you will need:

Moody Mauve card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Pebbled Path card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Moody Mauve card

As before, I used Pebbled Path ink to randomly stamp the largest daisy flower all over the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A stepped up Moody Mauve daisies card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set

I added the flower centre using 2^nd generation Moody Mauve ink. The stamped panel was then glued, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, to the Pebbled Path layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A stepped up Moody Mauve daisies card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set

At this point I decided to add a layer of Basic White card and wrapped a length of Sweet Sorbet Metallic Ribbon around the panel and adhered it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A stepped up Moody Mauve daisies card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set

The same liquid glue was used to add the whole panel to a Moody Mauve card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A stepped up Moody Mauve daisies card made using the Cheerful Daisies stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Moody Mauve card, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. It was then die cut using the label from the Cheerful Daisies Dies and added to the card front on Dimensionals.