A pretty floral card made using the Ornate Style stamp set bu Stampin' Up! and showing the spotlight technique

Ornate Spotlight

Posted on July 31, 2020July 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet ornate spotlight card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder.

To recreate the ornate spotlight card you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
So Saffron – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Gray Granite – 5¼” by 3½”
Whisper White – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅜”

I ran the So Saffron layer through the die cutting machine in the Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. I love this folder it is so, so pretty. This layer was added to the So Saffron card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

I stamped the gorgeous floral image in Gray Granite ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel. Using the Stitched Shapes dies I cut a circle from the centre of the stamped image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

I wrapped some Linen Thread 3 times around the stamped panel and adhered it to the Gray Granite panel. This was added with the same adhesive to the card front and a Linen thread bow added.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

Using the following Blends Markers I coloured in the image within the die cut stitched circle – Flirty Flamingo combo, So Saffron combo, Highland Heather combo, Mint Macaron combo and the color lifter.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

The coloured piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Ornate Style stamp set used to demonstrate the fabulous spotlight technique

Order goodies/Join My Team

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you. To join my team either click on the link above or click on the contact me button above and I will contact you with more information.

GDPR

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I love to read what you think of my projects so please do let me know. In line with new Data Protection Legislation (GDPR), by commenting you do so in the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and you thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose. Please stop by again soon.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

Wedding Card

Posted on July 26, 2020July 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet wedding card made for my daughter and her new husband following their marriage yesterday. Like many other couples this year their wedding was postponed due to coronavirus – then at the beginning of July the Church of England announced that simple socially distanced weddings could take place if the church had already been booked – so we were on again….. so exciting.

Camilla and Dom had 10 guest at the wedding instead of the 100 originally planned, no choir or singing, no bridesmaids, best man and no reception as large get togethers are still forbidden. Basically they could have the legal part of the marriage performed. Camilla chose not to wear her wedding dress, she is going to wear it when the have a church blessing followed by the reception in 2 years time.

The colour scheme for the card was inspired by Camilla’s white wedding dress with a little silver beading and the dresses for her 2 bridesmaids which are in a deep purple.

To recreate the wedding card you will need:

Gorgeous Grape card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper left corner x 2
Gorgeous Grape 4” by 4”
Silver Foil – 4” by 4”
Highland Heather – 4” by 4”
Scrap Whisper White and Gorgeous Grape

I stamped the sentiment from the Arrange a Wreath stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink onto one of the Whisper White panels . The panel was then embossed using the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder and adhered to the Gorgeous Grape card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty wedding card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath dies

Using the more detailed of the Wreath Dies I cut a wreath form the Gorgeous Grape square and the Silver Foil square. These were adhered together with the same liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty wedding card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath dies

I die cut the larger leaf die from the Highland Heather card stock square and added it over top of the detailed wreaths with the liquid adhesive. The full wreath was then added to the card front on Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty wedding card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath dies

From scrap Whisper White card I die cut the larger flower to represent the bride and the 2 smaller flowers were cut from the Gorgeous Grape scrap card to represent the bridesmaids. These were added to the wreath using Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty wedding card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath dies

Using the dark Highland Heather Blends marker I coloured in some Basic Pearls and added them to the centre of the flowers and around the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty wedding card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath dies

This is such a pretty card. I hope Camilla and Dom liked it.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

Ornate Layer dies and Ornate Style stamp set used for a pretty birthday card

Ornate Birthday

Posted on July 5, 2020June 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet ornate birthday card made using the gorgeous Ornate Style stamp set and the co-ordinating Ornate Layers dies. I made this card for a friend whose favourite colour is green.

To recreate the ornate birthday card you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Garden Green – 5¼” by 4”
Soft Sea Foam – 4¼” by 3”
Whisper White – 2½” by 2¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I began by stamping the large floral stamp in Soft Sea Foam ink in the upper left and lower right corners of the Soft Sea Foam card base to give a bit of tone on tone interest.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty green ornate birthday card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

I used the Ornate layers dies to cut out the detailed frame from the Garden Green and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty green ornate birthday card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

The Stitched So Sweetly dies were used to cut out 2 scalloped rectangles, one in Soft Sea Foam and the other in Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty green ornate birthday card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

Using Post It Notes I masked off the lower left corner of the white rectangle and stamped the large floral image in Garden Green ink. The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink. I used the Soft Sea Foam combination of Blends Markers to colour in the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty green ornate birthday card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

The stamped white rectangle was glued to the Soft Sea Foam rectangle using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The same glue was used to adhere these layers to the ornate Garden Green rectangle. I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty green ornate birthday card made using the Ornate Style stamp set and Ornate Layers dies

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

A beautiful pastel, floral card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set by Stampin' Up

Striped Forever

Posted on June 21, 2020June 14, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a lovely striped forever blossoms card in pretty, soft and muted colours.

To recreate the striped Forever Flowers card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Blushing Bride – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2

Using Post It Notes I masked off a 1” strip towards the top of the card and sponged on some Purple Posy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

I moved the Post It Notes down ¾” and coloured the second strip with Blushing Bride ink. The third strip was coloured using Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

The gorgeous spray of blossoms from the Forever Blossoms stamp set was inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped on top of the stripes. So pretty…

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

The sentiment from the Waterfront stamp set was stamped on the card front in Memento Tuxedo Black.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

The stamped layer was glued to the Blushing Bride panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

To complete the card I added a scattering of Woven Threads Sequins. Gorgeous

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty forever blossoms card on a striped background

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies Used:

A beautiful floral card made using the Dressed To Impress stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Falling Flowers

Posted on June 14, 2020June 3, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, falling flowers card made using the Dressed To Impress stamp set and soft pastel colours.

To recreate the falling flowers card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Blushing Bride – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Scrap Whisper White & Basic Black

I ran the Blushing Bride panel through the Big Shot inside the gorgeous Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. I then cut the panel down on a diagonal – this will give 2 pieces for 2 separate cards. The embossed panel was added to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful falling flowers card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set

I stamped the double and single flowers from the Dressed to Impress stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful falling flowers card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set

The flowers were cut out using the All Dressed Up dies. They were then coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Flirty Flamingo combo, So Saffron combo, Mint Macaron combo and light Gray Granite.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful falling flowers card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set

I stamped the small leafy sprig in Mint Macaron ink and added the flowers along the edge of the embossed piece, some using liquid glue and others on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful falling flowers card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set

The sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic Black card in Versamark ink. This was covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool. I trimmed the sentiment out using scissors and added it to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful falling flowers card made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set

I used the dark Mint Macaron Blends Marker to colour in a trio of Basic Pearls and added them to the card front to complete the card.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

Lovely You

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet summery card made using the Lovely You stamp set from the new annual catalogue. I love the sets with lots of small images and a good selection of sentiments don’t you?

To recreate the Lovely You card you will need:

Terracotta Tile card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 4 ½” by 3” -– rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Mint Macaron – 2” by 2”
Whisper White – 2” by 2”

I began by stamping the filigree border image from the Very Versailles stamp set in Terracotta Tile ink across the middle of the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set

The largest leafy image from the Lovely You stamp set was stamped in 2^nd generation Mint Macaron ink, the longer leafy image was added with Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set

I inked up the larger flower with Crushed Curry ink and stamped it along side the leaves. The single flower was stamped in Terracotta Tile ink to fill up the white space. The stamped layer was added to the Mint Macaron panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set

The sweet sentiment comes from the Lovely You stamp set and was stamped in Terracotta Tile ink onto the 2” square of Whisper White. This was cut out using the Stitched Shapes Dies. I also cut out a scalloped circle from the Layering Circle Dies and glued the two circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set

I stamped the larger leafy image in Terracotta Tile ink in the upper left and lower right corner of the Terracotta Tile card base. The stamped layer was added on Dimensionals and the sentiment place on top with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral card made using the Lovely You stamp set

To complete the card I added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

Blossoms in Bloom stamp set used for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Blossoms – for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on May 30, 2020June 3, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is ‘favourite product’ and oh my goodness we are spoilt for choice with the new catalogue. I have chosen to use the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set to make my card. If you have joined me from Jennifer Downey’s blog, welcome and I am sure you loved her project.

To recreate the Blossoms card you will need:

Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Gorgeous Grape – 5” by 3¼” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Gorgeous Grape – ½” wide strip

Using one of the small flowers and Pool Party ink I stamped in the upper left and lower right corners of the Pool Party card to add some subtle texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral birthday card made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I inked up the large floral image in Pool Party ink and added some Gorgeous Grape ink to the edges of the flowers using a Sponge Dauber. I love the two-tone effect this gives. I stamped it on the smaller panel of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral birthday card made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The small flowers were randomly added using Gorgeous Grape ink. The flower centres were stamped in Gray Granite ink and the leaves in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral birthday card made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped layer was added to the Gorgeous Grape layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and mounted on the card front with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral birthday card made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I wiped my embossing buddy over the strip of Gorgeous Grape and stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with my heat tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral birthday card made using the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the small flower on the remaining Whisper White panel and onto the envelope to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

Please hop on to see what Sandra Herzog has to share with s this month

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

A sweet bee themed hank you card featuring the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies by Stampin' Up!

Honeycomb Hive

Posted on May 10, 2020April 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Honeycomb hive card inspired by a gorgeous card I saw on Pinterest a while ago. The original card was made by Libby Dyson, a demo from Australia – click on her name to see her original.

To recreate the Honeycomb Hive card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Tropical Oasis dsp – 3½” by 3½”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by die cutting the hive shape from the Whisper White panel using the Detailed Bee dies. I also die cut the honeycomb from scrap Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

Using Crushed Curry ink and my Stamparatus I stamped the hive image on the piece of Tropical Oasis dsp – I chose the pineapple print – I just wanted a subtle pattern to show through the ink. I glued the stamped dsp to the card front after working out the position of the negative hive space.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The honeycomb piece was glued to the back of the Whisper White panel over the negative space using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

The flower sprigs were inked up using the Granny Apple Green and Flirty Flamingo Markers before being stamped on scrap Whisper White and die cut. The sprigs were added to the card front with liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I stamped the larger bee in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap White card and die cut it out. The stripes were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the bee added to the card front with liquid glue.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set was stamped in the same black ink, punched out with the Classic Label Punch and added to the card front with liquid glue. I added Clear Wink of Stella to the bee’s wings and a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty thank you card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies

I am so sad this gorgeous set is retiring. I hope you like the honeycomb hive card and thank you Libby for the inspiration.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

A floral birthday card using the Beautiful Bouquet and Perennial Birthday stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

Posted on May 8, 2020May 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the May Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop where our theme is ‘Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue’. If you have joined me from the lovely Libby Dyson, I am sure you loved her project.

There are so many lovely things which are retiring that I was spoilt for choice. In fact everything I have used will be retiring from the catalogue with the exception of the Whisper White card stock!

To recreate the Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 Catalogue card you will need:

Grapefruit Grove card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Blueberry Bushel – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – one for the inside
Blueberry Bushel – 5” by 1⅛”
Whisper White – 5” by 1”

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set in Lovely Lipstick ink. I love the size and the font of this Happy Birthday, I will miss it. I placed the stamped sentiment strip at an angle onto one of the larger Whisper White panels and lightly drew down each side in pencil to give me a guide to where I should stamp my flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I removed the sentiment piece and glued it to the thin strip of Blueberry Bushel card using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and set it to one side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

With this type of masked card I also start by stamping the largest images and working may way down to the smallest images which I use to fill in. I used the 5 retiring 2018 – 2020 In Colors to stamp my images – they were stamped in this order Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Call Me Clover and Blueberry Bushel. I used the gorgeous Beautiful Bouquet set for this part of the card. I am so going to miss this set, love all the flowers and the huge number of great sentiments.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

The stamped layer was then added to the Blueberry Bushel layer with the same liquid adhesive. The whole panel was then added to the Grapefruit Grove card base with the same glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I erased the pencil lines and added the sentiment strip onto the card front using Dimensionals. T complete the card I added a scattering of the pretty Happiness Blooms Enamel dots which are also retiring.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Stamp ‘N Hop blog hop theme is Goodbye to the 2019 – 2020 catalogue

I hope you like the card. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Please hop on to see what Jenn Charles has to share with us this month.

Order goodies/Join My Team

GDPR

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies used:

A pretty feminine card featuring Purple Blossoms - made using Stampin' Up! product

Purple Blossom Thank You card

Posted on April 28, 2020April 26, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We have so many gorgeous floral stamp sets at the moment and one of my favourites is the Forever Blossoms stamp set which I have used to make a purple blossom card.

To recreate the Purple Blossom card you will need:

Purple Posy card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Old Olive – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Old Olive – 3⅜” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by placing the smallest panel of Whisper White onto one of the larger Whisper White panels using a little temporary adhesive to hold it in place.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I inked up the large spray of blossom using the Memento Tuxedo Black and stamped it onto the centre of the smaller panel making sure that it overlapped and stamped on the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I removed the smaller panel and coloured in the flowers, branch and leaves using the following Blends Markers – Purple Posy Combo, dark Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green. I did not colour the stamped areas on the larger panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The larger Whisper White panel was glued to the larger Granny Apple Green panel using the same glue. The whole panel was then added to the Purple Posy card base. The small panel was then adhered onto the smaller Granny Apple Green layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A beautiful floral purple blossom card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

Th sentiment from the Sending Thoughts stamp set was stamped in Granny Apple Green ink onto a scrap of Whisper White and trimmed out using sharp scissors.