Clean and simple card using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

Tropical Escape for the Just Add Ink #458 challenge

Posted on May 26, 2019May 25, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made for the Just Add Ink #458 challenge, the theme this time is ‘letters’. I used the retiring Tropical Escape designer series paper (dsp) and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set and co-ordinating Beautiful Layers dies to make the card..

To recreate the Tropical Escape card you will need;

Thick Whisper White cardstock 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side – rounded upper right corner
Tropical Escape dsp 4⅛” by 3¼”
Blackberry Bliss cardstock 4⅛” by ¼”
Scrap Whisper White and Mint Macaron

I glued to dsp panel to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the stick of Blackberry Bliss on top.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I stamped the flower on the scrap Whisper White in Blackberry Bliss ink and die cut it out using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Layers dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I cut out the leaves using the same die set turning them over whilst still in the die and applying a dimensional to each leaf. This keeps all the little pieces inside the leaves which were then carefully poked out of the die. The leaves were added to the back of the flower with a little glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

The sentiment from the Butterfly Gala stamp set was stamped in blackberry Bliss ink and the flower added to the card front with dimensionals. I added a trio of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls to finish off the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

I stamped the same flower inside the card and on the envelope in the Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Just Add Ink challenge #458 using the Tropical Escape dsp and the Beautiful Promenade stamp set

A very simple but pretty card, I hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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Everything is Rosy

Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the fabulous Everything is Rosy designer series paper and die cuts. This gorgeous Medley of products is only with us until the 31^st May so grab it while you can.

To recreate the Everything is Rosy card you will need;

Melon Mambo 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Everything is Rosy dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White envelope

This card is so simple and quick to make. I began by choosing a piece of the stunning dsp and adhering it to the Night of Navy layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I wrapped a length of the Night of Navy ribbon with the rose gold edging around the panel and adhered it to the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then added to the front of a Melon Mambo card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut a circle from the Whisper White square using my Big Shot and the Layering Circle dies. I also die cut a slightly larger circle using the same die set from the Night of Navy Square. I chose one of the stunning die cuts included in the product medley and glued it to the Whisper White circle with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment was stamped onto the Whisper White circle with Night of Navy ink. This circle was then added onto the Night of Navy circle with Dimensionals. The circle topper was then added to the card front with the Multipurpose glue. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to the circle topper.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped a flower from the stamp set in Melon Mambo ink onto the inside panel for the card. I added the leaves and flower centre in Night of Navy ink. The same images and colours were used to decorate the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Everything is Rosy Medley by Stampin’ Up!

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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Everything is Rosy

Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the stunning Everything is Rosy Medley. This is a limited time offer suite of product including a stamp set, dies, foiled dsp, die cuts, rose gold foil, rose gold shimmer paint and 2 spools of gorgeous ribbons – the medley is only available until 31^st May or while stocks last.

To recreate this Everything is Rosy card

Melon Mango card base
Night of Navy 5½ by 3¾” – rounded lower right corner
Everything is Rosy dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner
Night of Navy 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2 ¾” by 2 ¾”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside

I chose a piece of the gorgeous Everything is Rosy Designer Series Paper (dsp), rounded the lower right corner with the Detailed Trio Punch and glued it to the Night of Navy layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Everything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

I wrapped a piece of the lovely Night of Navy ribbon with the rose gold edging around the layer securing it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

The circles were die cut using the Layering Circle dies from the squares of Night of Navy and Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the Whisper White circle. The die cut piece was then glued to the Whisper White circle using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

The Whisper White circle was then added to the Night of Navy Circle on Dimensionals. The whole piece was added to the card front with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to finish off the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

I stamped a flower from the same stamp set on the panel of Whisper White and added a leaf in Night of Navy. The panel was then glued inside the card. The same images were used to decorate the front of the envelope

www.crafty-rootes.com – TEverything is Rosy product Medley used to make a sweet thank you card.

This is a stunning medley of products, don’t miss out.

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

Mo x

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The baby wipe technique used to make a floral get well card

Beautiful Promenade/Baby wipe technique reprised

Posted on April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is another card made using the gorgeous Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the same handmade ink pad that I used for the blog hop earlier this week. I couldn’t help but try out another couple of things while the ink was still fresh.

To recreate the Beautiful Promenade card

Crumb Cake card base – 8½” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Very Vanilla 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2 – 1 for the inside and 1 for the outside – rounded upper left corners
Scrap Very Vanilla
Scrap Granny Apple Green

I made my own ink pad by folding a single baby wipe into a square and placing it in an empty clear mount stamp case. I took the Daffodil Delight re-inker and dropped about 12 – 15 drops randomly onto the baby wipe. I repeated this with the Poppy Parade re-inker and finally with Gorgeous Grape re-inker. The dots of ink should spread and merge together with no un-inked areas.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I stamped the outline of the flowers in Poppy Parade ink and Gorgeous Grape ink onto the scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. I inked up the stripey inner portion of the flower on my homemade ink pad and stamped to fill in each flower. The flowers were then die cut using the Beautiful Layers dies and my Big Shot. Using the Leaf Punch I punched some leaves from the Granny Apple Green scrap cardstock.

The flowers were placed on one of the Very Vanilla panels and the leaves were tucked behind the flowers with a dab of Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The flowers were then added over the top on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I stamped the sentiment from the Well Said stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the panel but messed it up and ended up stamping it on a scrap of Very Vanilla and gluing it over the top of the mess. Don’t you hate it when you do that!!!

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

The decorated panel was then added to the Gorgeous Grape panel with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then glued to the Crumb Cake card base. I added a trio of the Glitter Enamel Dots to complete the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I had an extra stamped and die cut flower which I cut in half and added one half to the inner Very Vanilla panel and the other half to the Very Vanilla envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com -Beautiful Promenade stamp set and the baby wipe technique part 2

I really love this technique. Hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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A lovely feminine birthday card made for the Stampers Showcase blog hop and made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Bloom by Bloom Birthday – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on March 25, 2019March 18, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for another Stampers Showcase blog hop where the theme this month is BIRTHDAY – love a birthday especially as I have a big one coming up very soon………..eek. If you have joined me from Wendy’s blog then welcome, my name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK.

Making the Bloom by Bloom Birthday card

You will need;
So Saffron card base – rounded upper right corner
Flirty Flamingo 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner – for the inside
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded upper right corner – for the card front
Granny Apple Green 3 ¾” by 2⅝”
Whisper White 3¾” by 2⅝” to die cut a stitched rectangle
¼” strips of Granny Apple Green, So Saffron & Flirty Flamingo

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I chose the Bloom by Bloom stamp set to make my birthday card. I love the1960’s -70’s vibe of this stamp set but have been desperate to try it with more fresh ‘Spring’ colours and as I had some ¼” strips of Granny Apple Green, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo cardstock left from another project and decided to use these as my jumping off point.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I stamped the stem and leaf in Granny Apple Green onto a Whisper White Stitched Rectangle. The flower was added in Flirty Flamingo ink and the dots were stamped in So saffron ink. The stamped rectangle was added to the layer of Granny Apple Green cardstock with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I adhered a ¼” strip of Granny Apple Green, So Saffron and Flirty Flamingo cardstock to the Whisper White layer and trimmed them to fit using my scissors. This panel was then added to the layer of Flirty Flamingo cardstock before adding the whole piece to the front of a So saffron card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

I laid the stamped piece onto the card front and felt it needed a little something extra. After a bit of thought I stamped a scatter of tiny flowers from the stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink.

The rectangle panel was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a scattering of Share What You Love Artisan Pearls added a little hint of luxury.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A birthday card made using the Bloom by Bloom stamp set for the Stampers Showcase blog hop

The tiny flowers were stamped on the envelope and the inside Whisper White panel and glued inside the card.

I love the fresh colour combo. I hope you like it.

Please hop on and see what loveliness Leonie Stuart has to share with us

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

Mo x

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A CASE'd card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies.

Forever Lovely for a team challenge

Posted on March 14, 2019March 13, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Forever Lovely Bundle for our team challenge. We were asked to CASE one of our own cards and after some thought I chose this sweet card made in December 2018.

Butterfly Gala and Swirly Frames stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used for the GDP #168

www.crafty-rootes.com – Butterfly Gala and Swirly Frames stamp sets used for the GDP #168

I have kept many of the elements from the original card but wanted to use brighter, richer colours.

Making the Forever Lovely card

ASE'd card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I began by stamping the circle from The Swirly Frames stamp set in Gray Granite ink onto a large scrap of Whisper White cardstock and die cut it using The Layering Circle dies and my Big Shot. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

The flowers were stamped in Berry Burst ink or Bermuda Bay ink and die cut using the Lovely Flowers dies. A couple of flowers were also fussy cut using my sharp scissors. I also stamped the leaves in Granny Apple Green ink onto Granny Apple Green cardstock and die cut them. Finally I die cut the small flowers in both Berry Burst cardstock and Coastal Cabana cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I added all the pieces to a layer of Whisper White cardstock, 5¼” by 3½” using either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Stampin Dimensionals. This decorated panel was layered onto a piece of Bermuda Bay cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” with Multipurpose glue. The whole topper was then added to a Berry Burst card base. I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to add a little shine to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the large flower in Bermuda Bay ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and added the layer inside the card. The same image was stamped on an envelope. Ooh I neraly forgot – I also rounded the upper right corners on all the layers using the Detailed Trio Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely card made using the Forever Lovely stamp set and Lovely Flowers dies by Stampin’ Up!

I really liked this updated card. Hope you like it.

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

Mo x

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A lovely floral card for the CAS Colour & Sketches #309 colour challenge using the Painted Seasons stamp set

CAS Colours & Sketches #309 – Painted Seasons

Posted on February 20, 2019February 19, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made for the CAS Colours and Sketches #309 Challenge. I used the gorgeous Painted Seasons stamp set, can’t seem to get enough of this set at the moment. The challenge this time asked us to create a project using Daffodil Delight, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz inks.

Making the CAS Colours & Sketches card

I began with a panel of Whisper White cardstock 5⅜” by 3⅝” and randomly stamped the 2 flowers, 1 in Daffodil Delight and the other in So Saffron ink. I then stamped 2 of the leaf images in 1^st or 2^nd generation Pear Pizzazz ink. The small cluster of stars were then randomly added in So Saffron ink. Basically I used the stamps to make my own dsp.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Pianted Seasons stamp set used to make a sweet card for the CAS Colour & Sketches #309 challenge

Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper left corner and mounted the panel onto a piece of Basic Gray cardstock with a rounded upper left corner using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Pianted Seasons stamp set used to make a sweet card for the CAS Colour & Sketches #309 challenge

I then wrapped a length of Daffodil Delight Ribbon around the panel, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then added to a Pear Pizzazz card base with a rounded upper left corner.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Pianted Seasons stamp set used to make a sweet card for the CAS Colour & Sketches #309 challenge

Using my Bigshot and the Doily Builder dies I cut out the ring doily from Whisper White cardstock. I only wanted the centre piece and added the detailed ring to my stash. I stamped the sentiment from the Forever lovely stamp set onto the centre die cut in Pear Pizzazz ink. I added a portion of one of the large flowers at the bottom of the die cut using Daffodil Delight ink. The piece was then mounted using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, onto a Basic Gray circle, cut using the Layering Circle dies. The sentiment was then added over the ribbon on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Pianted Seasons stamp set used to make a sweet card for the CAS Colour & Sketches #309 challenge

I added a Daffodil Delight ribbon bow using a Mini Glue Dot and glued on a scatter of Iridescent Sequins in yellow and green.

www.crafty-rootes.com – the Pianted Seasons stamp set used to make a sweet card for the CAS Colour & Sketches #309 challenge

I stamped one of the flower images in Daffodil Delight ink and a leaf in Pear Pizzazz ink onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝” and adhered it to the inside of the card having rounded the upper left corner. The same images were then stamped on the front of a Whisper White Envelope.

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

Mo x

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A floral card made using the Four-Petal Punch and the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack

Garden Path for the GDP #175

Posted on February 10, 2019February 6, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card I made for the Global Design Project #175 the theme being ‘down the garden path’. I also used the card as my swap for a training event I am at today, I chose to make my swaps using flower and leaf punches.

Making the card

I started by stamping the 2 large flowers from the Pop of Petals stamp set onto scrap Whisper White cardstock using Lovely Lipstick ink. I die cut the adorable doily ring from the Doily Builder set of dies using Whisper White cardstock and adhered it to a panel of Whisper White cardstock (measuring 5⅜” by 3⅝”) using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pop of Petals and Bitty Blooms Punch Pack to make a card for the GDP#175 challenge

I inked up the sentiment from the Hello Cupcake stamp set with Night of Navy ink and stamped it in the centre of the doily ring.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pop of Petals and Bitty Blooms Punch Pack to make a card for the GDP#175 challenge

Next I punched out small flowers using some of the punches from the Bitty Blooms Punch Pack. I used Flirty Flamingo and Night of Navy cardstock. I added the small circular centres punched using the same set of punches in either Night of Navy or Daffodil Delight cardstock. I also punched out a couple of the foliage sprigs using the Sprig Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Pop of Petals and Bitty Blooms Punch Pack to make a card for the GDP#175 challenge

I added the leaf sprigs to the doily ring with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and added the large Lovely Lipstick flowers with Mini Glue Dots. The smaller flowers were then added around the larger flowers with Mini Glue dots.

I added Clear Faceted Gems to the centre of the larger flowers and added Clear Wink of Stella to the centres of the smaller flowers. To finish the panel I rounded the upper left hand corner. The decorated panel was added to a Night of Navy layer and added the whole piece to a Lovely Lipstick card base.