A flower filled birthday card for a friend made using the Sending Smiles stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Purple Floral birthday card

Posted on June 2, 2023May 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty purple floral card made using the gorgeous Sending Smiles stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the purple floral card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Gorgeous Grape card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Fresh Freesia card – 3” by 3”
Soft Sea Foam card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

I began by die cutting stitched circles using the Stylish Shapes Dies from the squares of Basic White and Fresh Freesia card. I placed the white circle onto the smaller panel of Basic White and drew lightly around it with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The leaf and stem image was then stamped in Granny Apple Green ink. The bushier leaves were then added in to fill out the panel using Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The flowers were then added in Gorgeous Grape and Fresh Freesia ink. The centres were stamped in Daffodil Delight ink. The panel was then glued to the Gorgeous Grape layer and then to the Soft Sea Foam card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

The sentiment, from the Beautiful Balloon stamp set, was stamped in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the Basic White stitched circle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

A scalloped circle was punched out using the Decorative Circle Punch and the stamped circle added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the stitched Fresh Freesia circle using the same glue. I trimmed off the right side using a Paper Trimmer and added the piece to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Sending Smiles stamp set used to make a flower filled birthday card for a friend

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card.

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The Textured Floral stamp set and Dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a slimline floral card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Florals for a slimline birthday card

Posted on May 22, 2023May 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have used the pretty Textured Florals Bundle to make a slimline birthday card.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the floral slimline card, you will need:

Berry Burst card base – 8” by 8” – scored at 4” Basic White card – 8” by 2” Distressed Gold dsp – 8” by ¼” x 2 Basic White card – 7⅞” by 3⅛” – for the inside Scrap Basic White card Using a Trimmer I cut a 1” strip from the front of the Berry Burst card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I used the Scalloped Contour Dies to die cut the scalloped border from the 8” by 2” strip of Basic White card and adhered it, using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the inside of the Berry Burst card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

I added the strips of Distressed Gold dsp along the edge of the scalloped border on both the inside and outside of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The large flowers, from the Textured Floral stamp set were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in a variety of colours and I ended up using the ones stamped in Blackberry Bliss, Berry Burst and Bubble Bath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink and the small flowers in Pool Party ink. The flowers and leaves were then die cut using the Textured Floral Dies. I used liquid glue to adhere the eaves to the large flowers before adding them to the card front on Dimensionals. The small Pool Party flowers were then tucked into place. I used a dotty stamp from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Berry Burst ink to add texture to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral slimline card made using the Textured Floral stamp set and Dies for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto scrap Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card with liquid glue. A scattering of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Purple Textured Flower card

Posted on May 21, 2023May 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the Textured Floral stamp set and have made a pretty, simply stamped purple textured flower card to share today

Colours used on this card are:

To recreate the purple textured flower card:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape card – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using the larger leafy image, I randomly stamped all around the Parakeet Party card front using Parakeet Party ink. I set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

Using Highland Heather ink, I stamped the largest flower in Highland Heather ink in the lower right corner of the smallest piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The leafy image was then added below the flower using Parakeet Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The sentiment, from the same Textured Floral stamp set was stamped in the upper left corner in Highland Heather ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the stamped panel to the layer of Gorgeous Grape card and then to the 4½” by 2¾” panel of Basic White card. The whole panel was mounted onto the Parakeet Party card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous new Textured Florals stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card. Love this colour combo.

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A card made for a sketch challenge using the Bright & Beautiful dsp and Beautiful Balloons stamp set by Stampin' Up! or the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Bright & Beautiful card for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

Posted on May 13, 2023May 13, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where we are sharing projects inspired by a sketch. I have to admit I found this a difficult sketch to work with and had a number of failed attempts before I settled on the card I am sharing today. I have used the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Bright & Beautiful Dsp to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the bright & beautiful card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2”
Fresh Freesia Card – 5⅞” by ⅝”
Bright & Beautiful dsp 2” by 2” squares x 2

Using a Paper Trimmer, I cut the 2” squares of Bright & Beautiful dsp in half diagonally and used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the dsp triangles to the Thick Basic White card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bright & Beautiful dsp and Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a card for a sketch challenge for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The small balloon was stamped up the length of the Fresh Freesia strip which was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bright & Beautiful dsp and Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a card for a sketch challenge for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

I stamped the small balloon all over the 4⅛” by 2” panel of Basic White card in Lemon Lolly ink. The same small balloon was stamped again in Fresh Freesia then Bubble Bath inks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bright & Beautiful dsp and Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a card for a sketch challenge for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Biggest Wish stamp set was stamped over the balloons in Pebbled Path ink. Love this bold sentiment. This panel was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bright & Beautiful dsp and Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a card for a sketch challenge for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

A trio of Adhesive Backed Solid Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Bright & Beautiful dsp and Beautiful Balloons stamp set used to make a card for a sketch challenge for the Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop

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Annette Ball ● Cheryl Hamilton

Aurélie Fabre ● Jan Musselman ● Danielle Kassing

Teri West ● Leonie Stuart ● Karen Henderson

Marieke Bart ● Tricia Butts ● Mo Rootes

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A pretty birthday cardmade for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop using the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper by Stampin' Up!

Fresh As A Daisy DSP card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Posted on May 9, 2023May 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using designer series paper (dsp). I love all the pretty dsp we have in the new catalogue and I love ways to use up scrap bits and pieces. I have used the gorgeous Fresh as a Daisy dsp to make my card today.

Colours in today’s project are:

To recreate the fresh as a daisy card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crushed Curry card – 4⅛” by 2⅛”
Fresh as a Daisy dsp – 4” by 2“

Using my Paper Trimmer, I cut the strip of dsp in half at 2” giving two 2” by 2” squares.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

Again, using the trimmer, I cut each square in half on the diagonal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the dsp pieces to the layer of Crushed Curry card. The pieces were laid flush to each end but leaving a small gap top, bottom and in the middle so that the Crushed Curry showed through.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A length of Garden Green Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Pebbled Path ink and the dsp panel added below on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy designer series paper used to make a pretty birthday card for the Technique Tuesday Blog Hop

A trio of Glossy Dots completed the card. I hope you like it.

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Botanical Layers Card

Posted on May 5, 2023May 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the pretty Botanical Layers stamp set recently and am sharing one of the cards I made with you today.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate this card, you will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Basic White card – 2¾” by ⅜”
Scrap thin strip of Lost Lagoon card

Using a Blending Brush, I added some Soft Sea Foam ink to the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card.

The Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a lovely birthday card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty birthday card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The taller image was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink onto the panel and the smaller leafy image stamped, overlapping it in Copper Clay ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty birthday card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I added the smallest dotty image randomly in Berry Burst ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the piece of Fresh As A Daisy dsp using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Gold Elegant Trim was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty birthday card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The same glue was used to add the piece to the largest panel of Basic White card and then to the Lost Lagoon card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty birthday card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set, was stamped in Berry Burst ink onto the strip of Basic White card. I glued the strip of Lost Lagoon scrap along the bottom and added the sentiment to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty birthday card made using the Botanical Layers stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of Festive Pearls completed the card.

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The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday car

Fresh As A Daisy Card

Posted on April 28, 2023May 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty birthday card made using the gorgeous Fresh as a Daisy designer series paper.

Colours Used in this card are:

To recreate the fresh as a daisy card, you will need:

Moody Mauve card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Fresh as a Daisy dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Fresh as a Daisy panel to the 5⅝” by 3⅞” piece of Basic White card.

The gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer Series Paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday card

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely birthday card made using the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer SEries Paper (dsp) by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a piece of Gold Shimmer Ribbon around the panel and used the same liquid glue to attach the panel to the Moody Mauve card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely birthday card made using the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer SEries Paper (dsp) by Stampin’ Up

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies I die cut a stitched circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely birthday card made using the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer SEries Paper (dsp) by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set was stamped onto the circle in Moody Mauve ink. The circle was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely birthday card made using the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer SEries Paper (dsp) by Stampin’ Up!

A ribbon bow and a trio of Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely birthday card made using the gorgeous Fresh As A Daisy Designer SEries Paper (dsp) by Stampin’ Up!

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Ladybird Birthday Card

Posted on April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing a sweet ladybird birthday card made using the Hello Ladybug stamps set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ladybird card, you will need:

Sweet Sorbet card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Parakeet Party card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic Black card – 3¼” by 2¼”
Basic White card – 2¼” by 2⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using Sweet Sorbet ink, I randomly stamped the daisy flower all over the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card. I added the flower centres using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The trio of tiny dots were added, randomly, over the same panel using Parakeet Party ink. The decorated panel was then glued to the Parakeet Party layer which was then adhered to the Sweet Sorbet card base. I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive on both occasions.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Hello Ladybug stamp sets used to make a pretty and bright ladybird birthday card

The sentiment, from the Go To Greetings stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black along the bottom of the small basic white panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Hello Ladybug stamp sets used to make a pretty and bright ladybird birthday card

The cute little ladybird was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink above the sentiment and the wings added with Sweet Sorbet ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Hello Ladybug stamp sets used to make a pretty and bright ladybird birthday card

Using the Penned Dies, I die-cut a scalloped edge along the bottom of the 3¼” by 2¼” panel of Basic Black card. I glued the sentiment piece above the scalloped edge and trimmed the excess length of card away. A length of Black Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the panel, secured on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The pretty Hello Ladybug stamp sets used to make a pretty and bright ladybird birthday card

The whole piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a Black Baker’s Twine bow completed the card.

So sweet, I hope you like it.

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A one sheet wonder made for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop using the retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Seashells One Sheet Wonder Cards for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Posted on April 15, 2023April 1, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects made using something that is about to retire from the 2022 – 2023 Annual Catalogue which retires at the end of this month. I have chosen to share a project using the Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set, one of my favourites and I am so sad to see it go. I have also used 3 of the colours which are also retiring, So Saffron, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the seashells one sheet wonder cards, you will need:

Basic White card – 11¾” by 4⅛”
Co-ordinating card bases x 4 – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Co-ordinating layers cut to 5⅝” by 3⅞” or 5½” by 3¾” or 5⅜” by 3⅝”

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I began by stamping the largest image in So Saffron ink and added the second largest in Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Shells stamped in Balmy Blue ink and Petal Pink ink. The little starfishes were added in Fresh Freesia ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I added the sea weed in Pear Pizzazz ink and then filled in the blank spaces using the spotty stamp and Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

The completed sheet was then cut into 4 panels, each measuring 5⅞” by 4⅛”. I looked at each panel in turn, deciding whether they would be made into portrait or landscape cards.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

I stamped a sentiment on each panel in Basic Gray ink before cutting each panel down to either 5½” by 3¾” or 5¼” by 3½”. These were then glued to the co-ordinating panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Ho

The panels were then mounted onto a card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The retiring Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set used to make a one sheet wonder for the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop

Pretty cards, I hope you like them.

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The Share a Milkshake stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty birthday card featuring ice-cream sundaes

Ice-cream Sundae birthday card

Posted on April 11, 2023March 26, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card featuring ice-cream sundae dishes and made using the Share a Milkshake Dies.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the ice-cream sundae card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
So Saffron card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Vellum – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black card

The sundae dishes were randomly stamped over the smaller Basic White panel in 2^nd generation Smoky Slate ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp set

The ice-cream was added in 2^nd generation So Saffron ink and the decorated piece was added to the So Saffron layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp set

I stamped the sentiment, from the Best Family Ever stamp set, in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. I trimmed it down using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card featuring ice-cream sundaes made using the Share a Milkshake stamp s

The vellum panel was the laid over the stamped panel and the sentiment placed in position. I then lifted the vellum and applied glue to the back of the vellum where it would be hidden by the sentiment and placed it over the stamped panel.