Band Together stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet floral birthday card

Floral Band Together

Posted on December 17, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet and simple card floral band card made using the Band Together stamp set.

To recreate the Floral Band Together card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper right and lower left corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right and lower left corners x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The large floral image was stamped on one of the Whisper White panels using Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I coloured the image using the following Blends Markers – Rococo Rose combo, Granny Apple Green combo & So Saffron combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the stamped panel to the Basic Black layer and added the whole piece to the Crumb Cake card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink and die cut using the Detailed Bands dies. I trimmed off one side and added it to the card base with the same liquid glue. I coloured some Basic Pearls in using the dark Rococo Rose Blends pen.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

I stamped the flower in Rococo Rose ink onto the remaining Whisper White panel and glued inside the card. The same image was used to decorate the front of the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Band Together stamp set

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

Mo x

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The new Forever Blossoms stamp set by Stampin' Up! makes a stunning card

Forever Blossoms – Sneak Peak

Posted on December 1, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

To day I am sharing a sneak peek of a gorgeous new stamp set called Forever Blossoms which will be available from the 3^rd January 2020.

To recreate the Forever Blossoms card you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5 ¼” by 3 ½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Old Olive & Whisper White

I inked up the gorgeous, large blossom image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it twice on the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – open flowers in dark Daffodil Delight and light So Saffron. Buds using dark Daffodil Delight and dark So Saffron. The leaves and stems were coloured in using the Old Olive Combo. I added the dots around the flower centres with the dark Basic Black marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I wrapped a strip of the lovely Gold Shimmer Ribbon around the panel adhering it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Old Olive panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Stitched Nested Dies. I also die cut a slightly larger label from Old Olive cardstock using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

I glued the two labels together using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and trimmed the label down using my trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The label was added over the ribbon using Dimensionals and a bow added to the side. To add a bit of bling I added a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Daisy Lane

Posted on November 19, 2019November 9, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the gorgeous Daisy Lane stamp set and a small piece of the lovely Mosiac Moods Designer Series Paper.

To recreate the Daisy Lane card you will need:

Mint Macaron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Rococo Rose – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner
Mosiac Moods dsp – 3⅝” by 1”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the gorgeous fern leaf in 1^st and 2^nd generation Mint Macaron ink onto one of the Whisper White panels and covered the messy area between with the strip if Mosaisc Moods dsp.

A lovely daisy themed card made using the Daisy Lab=ne Bundle by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty daisy card made using the Daisy Lne stamp set amd Medium Daisy Punch

The stamped piece was added to the panel of Rococo Rose cardstock using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was glued to the Mint Macaron card base

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty daisy card made using the Daisy Lne stamp set amd Medium Daisy Punch

I stamped the medium daisy twice onto scrap Whisper White cardstock using the Rococo Rose ink. The daisies were punched out using the Medium Daisy Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty daisy card made using the Daisy Lne stamp set amd Medium Daisy Punch

The 2 layers of daisies were glued together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive making sure to off set the petals giving a fuller look to the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty daisy card made using the Daisy Lne stamp set amd Medium Daisy Punch

The flower was added to the card front with a Dimensional and a Clear Faceted Gem added to the centre of the flower. I added a trio of Basic Pearls which I had coloured using the dark Mint Macaron Blends Marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty daisy card made using the Daisy Lne stamp set amd Medium Daisy Punch

The same leaf was stamped on the remaining Whisper White panel and added to the inside of the card. The same image was stamped on the envelope.

I love these colours together, such a pretty card.

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

Mo x

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I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

Pocketful of Happiness meets Family Party

Posted on November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends 60^th birthday using the Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets.

To recreate the Pocketful of Happiness card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” and 2 1/16”
Mint Macaron – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Whisper White – 3½” by 3½”
Whisper White – 3½” by 2”

I folded the Flirty Flamingo card base in half then folded the second score line in the opposite direction and burnished using a bone folder. I rounded the upper right corner of the back panel, the lower left corner of the smaller panel and the lower left corner on the central fold.

A sweet pocket tag card using the Family Party and Pocketful of Happiness stamp sets by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the largest image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the 3 ½” by 3 ½” panel of Whisper White and cut it out using the Pocket framelits.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I coloured in the image using the following Blends Markers – Flirty Flamingo combo, Mint Macaron combo, So Saffron combo, Crumb Cake combo and Purple Posy dark.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower spray in the upper left and lower right corners of one of the large Whisper White panels in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them in with the same Blends Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I glued the Whisper White panel to one of the Mint Macaron panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the pocket to the panel using Tear and Tape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

Using the Delightful Tag Punch I punched the top of the 2” strip of Whisper White. I stamped the sentiment from the Family Party stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink, added the end of the leaf sray ro the top and coloured it in with the Blends Markers. I added a bow made from the Mint Macaron Shimmer Ribbon to the top of the tag with a Mini Glue Dot.

I added a couple of Dimensionals to the back of the tag but did not remove the backing. I wanted the height with the ability for the tag to slide in and out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I stamped the flower and leaf on the remaining panel of Whisper White cardstock, coloured it in and glued it to the remaining Mint Macaron layer and added it to the inside of the card using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pocketful of Happiness and Family Party stamp sets used to make a special birthday card

I added the same ink to the left hand side of the decorated Whisper White panel and added it to the card front.

To complete the card I coloured in some Basic Pearls with the dark So Saffron and dark Mint Macaron Blends Markers. I stamped the flower and leaf image on the envelope and coloured it using the same marker pens.

Such a pretty, fresh card. I know my friend will like it.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia bundle by Stampin' Up!

Good Morning Magnolia in Merry Merlot and Petal Pink

Posted on October 18, 2019October 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty floral card made using the gorgeous Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory dies.

To recreate the Good Morning Magnolia card you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Mossy Meadow cardstock – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper left corner
Magnolia Lane dsp – 3⅝” by 1½”
Mossy Meadow – 5⅜” by ¼”
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

The gorgeous magnolia was stamped, using my Stamparatus in Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Magnolia Memory dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Petal Pink combo, Mossy Meadow combo and crumb Cake combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The strip of Magnolia Lane dsp was glued to one of the Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added with the same glue to the Mossy Meadow layer, then to the Merry Merlot card base. The gorgeous flower was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set was stamped in Merry Merlot ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed out with scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

I added the thin strip of Mossy Meadow cardstock over the dsp and added the sentiment on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Birthday card made using the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set and co-ordinating Magnolia Memory Dies

The small magnolia bud from the same stamp set was stamped on the remaining Whisper White layer in Mossy Meadow ink and repeated on the front of the envelope.

Such a pretty card, love these colours together. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A pretty floral birthday card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Perennial Friendship

Posted on September 17, 2019September 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty pastel Perennial Friendship birthday card using the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Perennial Friendship card you will need:

Rococo Rose card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Basic Black cardstock 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 3¾” by 1¼”

Using a T square ruler I marked off a 1” strip on one of the 5½” by 3¾” pieces of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The large hydrangia type flower was stamped in Seaside Spray ink above and below the marked lines. The roses were stamped in Rococo Rose, the buddlia like sprigs in Highland Heather, the small flowers in Daffodil Delight and the leaves in Mint Macaron.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The stamped panel was mounted onto the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Rococo Rose card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

The marked lines were rubbed out. The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped on the long thin piece of Whisper White in Rococo Rose ink and added on Dimensionals onto the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

I stamped some of the flowers on the remaining Whisper White panela nd onto the envelope. I finished the card with a trio of Iridescent Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.com Beautiful Friendship stamp set used to make a pretty floral birthday card

I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A pretty floral card made using the Soft Spring stamp set

Soft Spring Floral Card

Posted on August 27, 2019August 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Earlier this month I Took part in the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where we were challenged to make a card using the following colours – Blueberry Bushel, Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green and Silver. I loved this colour combo so much I thought I would use it again for thoday’s card using the Soft Spring stamp set.

To Recreate the Soft Spring card you will need:

Blueberry Bushel card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – rounded upper right corner
Silver Foil – 4 ¼” by 3¼” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Blueberry Bushel for the sentiment

I ran one of the larger Whisper White panels through my Big Shot with the Mosiac Embossing Folder. I wrapped a length of ⅛” Lovely Lipstick Grosgrain ribbon around the panel securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

I stamped the delphinium like flowers onto the small panel of Whisper White using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The leaves were infilled using the Granny apple Green ink and the solid leaf stamp. The bottom of the flowers were inked up using the Blueberry Bushel ink pad and the topof the flowers using the Lovely Lipstick ink pad. You could also do this using Stampin’ Write Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The Embossing buddy was then swiped over the stamped panel to remove static and the dragonfly stamped using Versamark ink. I covered the image with Silver Embossing Powder and hear set it usig my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The stamped piece was then mounted onto the Silver Foil layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the whole panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Blueberry Bushel, covered with the Silver Embossing Powder and heat set as before.

I added a bow in the same ribbon and some Metallic Pearls in silver to complete the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Soft Spring stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

I stamped the dragonflies onto the remaining Whisper White panel and glued it to the inside of the card. The dragonflies were then stamped in the same ink onto a Whisper White envelope.

Such a soft and pretty card, love the 2 tone flowers. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral card for a team training swap

Beautiful Friendship swaps

Posted on August 4, 2019August 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made as a swap for last weeks team training event using my favourite stamp set – Beautiful Friendship. I can’t seem to put this set down, I love it.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Real Red card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Garden Green 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner x 2

This is such a simple card but because I was doing a number of them as swaps I decided to stamp the sentiment and the flower image using the Stamparatus. This really speeds up the process.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I stamped the flowers in Real Red ink, I love the texture you get with this stamp. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I actually used 2 different sentiments from the same set.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

The leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink and the flower centres added in the Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I glued the stamped layer to the piece of Garden Green cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the whole panel on Dimensionals to the Real Red card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I stamped the small flower and leaves on the remaining Whisper White panel and glued this inside the card. The same images were stamped on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set for team training swaps.

I finished the card by adding a trio of Red Rhinestones. I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral birthday card for a special friend

Beautiful Friendship for a special friend

Posted on August 2, 2019July 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made for one of my oldest and dearest friends using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray cardstock 4⅛” by 3 ⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner

Using some temporary adhesive I adhered the Whisper White piece to the card front. I then stamped the flowers and leaves beginning with the largest images and making sure to stamp overlapping on to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I used Rococo Rose ink for the large and small roses, Seaside Spray for the hydrangea, Purple Posy for the long flower spays and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink and added the rose centres in the same colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

The Whisper White layer was then lifted away from the card base and added it to the Basic Gray panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the card base on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins for a bit of bling.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the same flowers and leaves inside the card and on the envelope.

A really pretty card. I hope my friend likes it.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous feminine. floral card using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Bright Beautiful Friendship

Posted on July 9, 2019June 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty floral card made using the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Flirty Flamingo card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Coastal Cabana 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ by 3⅝”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”

I die cut a stitched circle using the Stitched Shapes dies, placed it roughly where I wanted it on the larger Whisper White panel and drew around it with a pencil.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

Starting with the largest image I randomly stamped the flowers around the circle. I used Poppy Parade ink, Flirty Flamingo ink, Daffodil Delight ink, Coastal Cabana ink & Granny Apple Green ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade ink on the die cut Stitched Circle and trimmed down the right side. The sentiment was then added to the stamped panel on dimensionals.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

The stamped piece was glued to the Coastal Cabana panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Flirty Flamingo card base using the same adhesive.