A beautiful garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! product

Grace’s Garden for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the February Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop. If you have joined me from Laura Mackie I am sure you were inspired by her project. Our theme today is ‘Colouring’ and I have chosen to use the stunning Grace’s Garden stamp set.

To recreate the Grace’s Garden card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the gate onto the Whisper White panel using Crumb Cake ink. I used the same ink to stamp the hollyhocks and the other little flowers on either side of the gate.

A beautiful garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped images were then coloured in using the following Blends Marker – Crumb Cake combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Flirty Flamingo combo and dark Highland Heather. I added a touch of sky by sponging on some Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I glued the stamped layer to the Flirty Flamingo panel using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a length of Linen Thread I wrapped it round the panel and tied it in a bow.

I stamped the hollyhock image along the bottom of the Crumb Cake card base in Crumb Cake ink and added the stamped panel to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the New Wonders stamp set was stamped onto a scrap strip of Whisper white and trimmed out and the end flagged using scissors. I added the sentiment under the Linen Thread bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of pearls were coloured using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker before being added to the card front.

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First Frost stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

First Frost card inspired by my bathroom!

Posted on February 4, 2020January 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I was soaking in the bath the other day, as you do when I looked up and noticed how well the new box of tissues went with the colour of the cupboard doors and I thought I must try out that colour combo ……..we have to take our inspiration when it comes. Here is the card I came up with using the First Frost stamp set.

To recreate my bathroom inspired card you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Calypso Coral – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2– rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

I inked up the ‘sprig’ image using the Gray Granite and Merry Merlot Stamp and Write Markers and stamped on one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated this twice more. This panel was then added to the Calypso Coral panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the Merry Merlot card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

I stamped the large flower in Merry Merlot ink and the small flower in Calypso Coral onto scrap Whisper White card stock and die cut them using the Frosted Bouquet dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped using Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White and die cut using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the roses placed around the sentiment using Dimensionals. I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

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A pretty pastel, floral card with the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Thoughtful Blooms for a team training swap

Posted on January 26, 2020January 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is the sweet swap card made for our last team meeting using the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and co-ordinating small Blossom Punch.

To recreate the Thoughtful Blooms swap card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Mint Macaron – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the decorative circle from the Swirly Frames stamp set onto the Whisper White panel with Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

The swirly leaves image was added to the lower right portion of the circle in Mint Macaron ink. I added a scattering of the adorable tiny flowers in Pool Party ink. The small sprig of leaves was stamped in the Mint Macaron at the top of the circle and a tiny flower added below.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

I stamped the stripy flower onto scrap Whisper White card in Highland Heather, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo ink. These flowers were then punched out using the Small Blossom punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

The flowers were given some dimension by curling the edged with my Bone Folder. The So Saffron flower was adhered using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the Flirty Flamingo and Highland Heather flowers in Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – pretty floral card featuring the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set and small Bloom punch

To complete the card I added a Basic Pearl to the centre of each flower.

I love the soft colour palette of this card, so pretty.

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A pretty garden themed card with a lovely garden gate made using Stampin' Up! products

Grace’s Garden for a Make & Take

Posted on January 24, 2020January 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is the card I made as one of our team training make & take projects. The brief was to make a card using a bundle or other products which would meet the £45 spend to qualify for a free Sale-A-Bration item. I chose to use the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set and Garden Gateway dies.

To recreate the Grace’s Garden make & take card you will need:

Seaside Spray 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 x 2
Scrap Whisper White

We began by die cutting the gate from the centre of the Blueberry Bushel panel, making sure to stay away from the edges of the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

Next we stamped the ‘hollyhock’ image on either side of a Whisper White panel in Pear Pizzazz ink. The medium sized group of flowers was added in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

Using an oval make up brush we applied Seaside Spray ink to the top of the stamped panel. Blending it in around the plants. Using the same technique we added Smoky Slate into to the bottom of the panel.

A pretty garden themed card with a lovely garden gate made using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

The stamped panel was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel layer with Multipurpose Liquid adhesive and added to the Seaside Spray card base with the same glue.

The gate was cut up the middle with scissors then adhered to the card front in Dimensionals.

The spray of roses and the small group of flowers were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink and coloured in using the following Blends Markers – light Lovely Lipstick, dark Daffodil Delight & light Old Olive before being die cut and added to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

The cute little cat was stamped in Basic Gray ink and coloured using the Smoky Slate combo Blends Markers. The cat was added on a dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – a make & take card made using the Grace’s Garden Bundle

A scattering of Woven Threads Sequins was added to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

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A beautiful red tulip card featuring Stampin' Up! products

Timeless Tulips

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

Here is a sweet card made using the Timeless Tulips stamp set by Stampin’ Up! and featuring a single tulip flower, simple but stylish.

To recreate the Timeless Tulips card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Poppy Parade – 3¾” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Scrap Whisper White

I applied Sahara Sand ink to the inside of the Stone Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine with the Whisper White panel. This gives incredible texture to the card stock and a very soft, subtle colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

This panel was then glued to the Poppy Parade panel with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and adhered with the same glue to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

I inked up the tulip flower with Poppy Parade ink and added some Cherry Cobbler ink to the base of the flower using a dauber. It was stamped onto scrap Whisper White card. This was punched out using the Tulip Builder Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

I stamped 2 leaves in Old Olive ink on scrap card and punched them out using the same punch. The stem was stamped in the same ink and trimmed out using a pair of scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

The flower was added to the card front with Dimensionals, the stem and leaves added with liquid glue. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – greeting card featuring a single tulip

I love the depth that the 2 red inks give to the flower, so pretty.

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Forever Blossoms stamp set teamed with the Best Dressed dsp for a sweet congratulations card

Best Dressed Congratulations

Posted on January 12, 2020January 10, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my fabulous up-line Mikalela Titheridge who has just promoted to ‘GOLD ELITE’ – Go Mikaela……. I started with a piece of the gorgeous Best Dressed designer series paper (dsp) this is part of the dsp pack which comes with the current starter kit offer along with an adorable and really useful mini paper trimmer.

To recreate the Tropical Congratulations card you will need:

Old Olive – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Best Dressed dsp – 4⅞” by 3 ¼” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Whisper White 3” by 3” x 2

I glued the Best Dressed dsp to the Old Olive layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. A length of Whisper White Crinkle Seam Binding Ribbon around the panel and tied it in a bow. The panel was then added to the Melon Mambo card base with Dimensionals.

Forever Blossoms stamp set teamed with the Best Dressed dsp for a sweet congratulations cardl

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set stamp set

Using the Layering Circle dies I cut out a circle and a slightly larger scalloped circle from the 2 squares of Whisper White card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Welcome to the Team stamp set – this is a demonstrator only set – in Old Olive onto the die cut circle towards the right hand side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The flowers from the Forever Blossoms stamp set were stamped around the edge of the circle in Melon Mambo ink. The leaves were added in Old Olive ink.

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www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The 2 circles were glued together and the left side was trimmed down using the Paper Trimmer. The circle was added to the card front with glue and dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card congratulations card made using Best Dressed dsp and the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I completed the card by adding a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots.

I really hope Mikaela likes the card.

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A pretty cheerful Spring daisy card made using Stampin' Up! products

Pretty Daisy Lane

Posted on January 3, 2020December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

With all the fun and festivities over January always seems such a long month so I thought I would start the year off with a pretty daisy card, so bright and cheerful.

To recreate the pretty Daisy Lane card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Mango Melody – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Old Olive – 5” by 3¼”
Whisper White 5” by 3 ¼”
Old Olive 3⅝” by ⅜”
Scrap Whisper White

I started by stamping the gorgeous fern image in Old Olive ink randomly onto the larger panel of Whisper White cardstock before adhering the panel to the Mango Melody piece. This whole piece was then glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

Using the Nested Stitched Dies I die cut die cut a label from the smaller Whisper White panel and the next size up from the Old Olive piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

I stamped the leaf and stem image onto the stitched Whisper White die cut piece in Old Olive ink. The daisy flower us added using Mango Melody ink and the panel was then mounted on the Old Olive die cut using the same Multipurpose adhesive. The sentiment from the same stamp set was added in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

The bottom of the die cut piece was cut off using my paper trimmer. This piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

I added the strip of Old Olive to the bottom of the popped up panel. The daisy head was stamped in Mango Melody ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and fussy cut. I added it to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to complete the card. I love it, hope you do too.

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A pretty blue magnolia congratulations card made using Stampin' Up! product

Magnolia Blooms

Posted on December 29, 2019December 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is sweet congratulations card made using the Magnolia Blooms stamp set which can be found in our Beginner’s Brochure.

To recreate the Magnolia Blooms card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Soft Sea Foam – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – inside
Soft Sea Foam 4” by ½”

I began by stamping the flower image, twice in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel.

The following Blends Marker pens were used to colour in the flower images – Seaside Spray Combo, Soft Sea Foam combo, So Saffron light.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

The stamped layer was glued to the Soft Sea Foam layer with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added to the Seaside Spray card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

The sentiment was inked up with Versamark then straight into the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and immediately stamped onto the strip of Soft Sea Foam cardstock – I used the Embossing Buddy on the layer beforehand. The stamped sentiment was then covered with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. I used the Banner triple Punch to flag both ends and glued the strip to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

I stamped the flower on the inside Whisper White panel anf the envelope and added a trio of Woven Threads Sequins to finish the card.

I love the soft colour palette of this card, hope you like it.

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Lovely Lily Pad

Posted on December 28, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Sale-a-Bration and I have chosen to use the beautiful Lovely Lily Pad stamp set which has reversible images. I love Sale-a-Bration such a great time of year and such great free goodies. What is not to love. If you have joined me from Jennifer Downey, welcome and I am sure you loved her project.

To recreate the Lovely Lily Pad card you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛
Whisper White – 5¾” by 4”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Flirty Flamingo – 3” by 3”
Whisper White – 3” by 3”
Lily Impressions dsp – 5½” by 3¾”

I took the piece of Lily Impressions designer series paper and measured 2¾” down the right hand side and marked it with a pencil. I then used my Paper Trimmer to to cut straight down 2” from the pencil make. I used the trimmer to cut from both corners to the 2” cut point. The panel was then glued to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, twice in Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

The gorgeous lily flower was stamped in. Blackberry Bliss ink onto the square of Whisper White. I cleaned the image and flipped the stamp over to the back, inked it up with the Flirty Flamingo ink. I stamped off the first layer of ink and used the 2^nd generation to add colour to the inside of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I die cut the image using the Layering Circle dies and also cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Flirty Flamingo square. I adhered the 2 circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

The small lily flower was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink onto the card front and added the larger flower on top using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I added some gorgeous Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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A pretty pink flowery card made using the Golden Honey dsp

Floral Golden Honey card

Posted on December 22, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I love, love the gorgeous Floral Golden Honey designer series paper which is one of the level 1 offerings in the 2020 Sale-a-Bration brochure.

To recreate the Golden Honey card you will need:

Lovely Lipstick – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Golden Honey dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner for the inside
Basic Black 5” by 2½”
Whisper White 5” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

I took the panel of Golden Honey dsp and coloured in the flowers using the Lovely Lipstick Blends combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the Lovely Lipstick card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the beautiful label from the Detailed Bands die set first from the Basic Black strip then from the Whisper White strip. I adhered the Black detailed die to the front of the card using the Liquid Adhesive then carefully paper pieced in the infill White pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick ink into the White label and added it in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The small bee from the Honey Bee stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut using the Detailed Bee dies and added to the card on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The stripes in the bee were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and Clear Wink of Stella added to its wings. To complete the card I added some Peaceful Poppies Sequins to the larger flower centres.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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