A pretty fun fold card made using the very Versailles and Butterfly Billiance stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Butterfly Fun Fold card

Posted on April 20, 2021April 15, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty butterfly fun fold card made using the Butterfly Brilliance and Very Versailles stamp sets among others.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate the butterfly fun fold card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8 ¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Natural Touch dsp – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right
Natural Touch dsp – 3⅞” by 2⅝”- Rounded lower left corner
Gorgeous Grape – 4⅝” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Basic White – 4½” by 3” – Rounded upper right and lower left corner
Gorgeous Grape – 3⅞” by 2⅝” – Rounded lower left corner
Basic White – 3¾” by 2½” – Rounded lower left corner
Scrap Basic White, Highland Heather & Pool Party

Using the Sweet leafy image from the Very Versailles stamp set, I stamped in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink onto both panels of Basic White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

I stamped the sentiment from the You are Amazing stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the larger panel and the sentiment from the Art Gallery stamp set in Gorgeous Grape ink onto the smaller Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

These panels were then glued to the Gorgeous Grape layers.

The smaller panel were then added to the inside of the card front and the larger panel added to the left-hand panel of the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

Using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and my Stamparatus I stamped the large Butterfly Brilliance image onto a scrap piece of Basic White card and used the Brilliant Wings dies to cut them out.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

I used the Pool Party and Highland Heather Blends Markers to colour in 3 butterflies. I added Clear Wink of Stella to each butterfly and added them to the card front, the smaller 2 with liquid glue and the larger butterfly with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

Using the Brilliant Wings dies I die cut a small butterfly from Pool Party card and a detailed butterfly from Highland Heather card. These were adhered together and coated with Wink of Stella.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

To complete the card, I added Matte Black Dots to the butterflies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Very Versailles meets Butterfly Brilliance to make a sweet fun fold card

I love this card, so pretty.

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A pretty floral fun fold card for a special birthday made using the Pierced Blooms dies by Stampin' Up!

Hidden, Floating Inner card for the Stampin ‘n’Hop Blog Hop

Posted on March 13, 2021March 11, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop where Our theme is ‘Fun-Folds’. I love a fun fold and decided to try one I have never made before using the Pierced Blooms dies and In Good Taste dsp. This hidden, floating inner card will be for the special birthday of one of my Aunts.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the card, you will need:

Basic White card – 5⅞” by 4⅛” x 2
Thick Basic White – 11” by 4” – scored at 2¾” by 6½” & 8¼”
Flirty Flamingo card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 3
Basic White – 3 ¾” by 2 ½” x 4
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 3
In Good Taste dsp – 3⅝” by 2⅜” x 4
Basic White for labels
Scrap Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron, Night of Navy for the die cut flowers and leaves

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added the 3 larger dsp panels to the 3 panels of Flirty Flamingo. These were then glued to the large Basic White layers using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral fun fold card made for the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop using the Pierced Blooms Dies

I used the same glue to add the 4 smaller panels of dsp to the smaller Flirty Flamingo panels. These were then added with the same glue to the longer piece of Basic White, one in each of the panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral fun fold card made for the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop using the Pierced Blooms Dies

The labels – one large for the front and 4 scalloped rectangles for the inside panels – all cut using the Stitched So Sweetly dies and the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The sentiments were then stamped on the labels in Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral fun fold card made for the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop using the Pierced Blooms Dies

The labels were then adhered with the same liquid glue to the front and inside panels.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral fun fold card made for the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop using the Pierced Blooms Dies

I die cut a selection of flowers and leaves using the In Bloom dies and scraps of Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron, Highland Heather, Mint Macaron and Night of Navy card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral fun fold card made for the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop using the Pierced Blooms Dies

I then spent a happy time arranging the flowers and leaves on each panel, adding them with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful floral fun fold card made for the Stampin ‘n’ Hop Blog Hop using the Pierced Blooms Dies

I added Gold Metallic Pearls and some Clear Wink of Stella to complete the card.

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Easter Flowers for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop

Posted on March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for he Stamping Inkspirations Blog Hop where our theme is Easter or Spring. I have to say the daffodils and crocuses are blooming in my garden, the birds are singing and hopefully, we are heading for warmer weather. I have picked an Easter Flowers in a jar.

The colours used in this project are:

To recreate this Easter Flowers card, you will need:

Pool Party – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Old Olive card base – 5⅞” & 5¾” – scored at 4⅛” on the 5¾” side – rounded upper right corner
Ornate Garden dsp – 5¾” by 4” – rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla – 5 ¼” by 3½” x 2 – rounded upper right corner
Very Vanilla – 5” by 3 ¼” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Very Vanilla

The piece of Ornate Garden dsp was added to the inner panel of the Old Olive card base using Multicoloured Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty jar of Easter Flowers made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop made using Stampin’ Up! products

The smaller panel of Very Vanilla card was run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine inside the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. I added it to the 1⅝” front panel of the card using the liquid glue.

I added one of the larger Very Vanilla panels to the back of the embossed panel and to the inside layer, positioned to be hidden from the front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty jar of Easter Flowers made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop made using Stampin’ Up! products

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the jar and the bouquet of flowers onto scrap Very Vanilla card. The jar was punched out using the Jar Punch and I cut out the flowers using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty jar of Easter Flowers made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop made using Stampin’ Up! products

The water was added to the jar with 2^nd generation Pool Party ink and the stems in Old Olive. I used the Blends Markers to colour in the flowers and foliage – Old Olive, Rococo Rose, Daffodil Delight and Purple Posy

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty jar of Easter Flowers made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop made using Stampin’ Up! products

The flowers were stuck to the jar using liquid glue. A length of Linen Thread was wrapped around the jar top to bide the join and the whole piece added to the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty jar of Easter Flowers made for the Stamping INKspirations Blog Hop made using Stampin’ Up! products

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings was stamped on scrap Very vanilla in Basic Gray ink and trimmed out using scissors. I added a trio of Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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A gorgeous 75th waterfall birthday card for my aunt made in bright summery colours using Stampin' Up! products

Special Waterfall Birthday Card for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop where our theme is Fun Folds. So with that in mind, I absolutely have to share with you the waterfall birthday card I have made for my Aunts special birthday tomorrow. This card was made using bright spring colours and flowers which my aunt loves.

Colours Used in this project are:

To recreate the Waterfall birthday card, you will need:

Magenta Madness card base – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Magenta Madness – 8⅝” by 2¾” – Scored at 1¾”, 2½”, 3¼” & 4”
Magenta Madness – 4⅛” by 1”
Flowers For Every Season dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Flirty Flamingo – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Daffodil Delight – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Just Jade – 2⅝” by 2⅝”
Misty Moonlight – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Basic White – 2½” by 2½” x 3
Basic White – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White – 2½” by 1½”
Scrap Basic White & Magenta Madness

I began by gluing the Flowers For Every Season dsp to the Magenta Madness card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. Adhere the small strip of Magenta Madness card about 2 ¼” up from the bottom of the card front. Use strong adhesive such as Tear & Tape or Snail Plus and this piece gets a lot of pulling about.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

Next, I inserted the 4⅝” (longest side) end of the scored 8⅝” strip of Magenta Madness into the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch; it is wider than the opening so is a bit of a fiddle. Push it right to the end then punch. Pull it out and trim off the extra piece on each side.

Fold on all the score lines, slip the punched scalloped end of the Magenta Madness under the strip of card you have just glued across the card. The scored part of the card will then be on top of the band. Using strong adhesive glue along the top of the scored panel – face down – adhere the piece to the bottom end of the band. This forms the waterfall mechanism.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

Using adhesive at the top of each of the coloured panels, adhere them to the small scored strips of the waterfall panel.

I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp some of the sentiments from the You Are Amazing, Approaching Perfection & Good Morning Magnolia stamp sets on to the small panels of Basic White card. Other sentiments were masked and inked up using Just Jade, Magenta Madness and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Markers.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

The sentiment panels were added to the Coloured panels using with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

On scrap Basic White card, I stamped a selection of flowers from the All Things Fabulous stamp set. For the larger flower I used 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd generation Magenta Madness. For the smaller flowers I used 2^nd generation Daffodil Delight and Bumblebee, Magenta Madness in 1^st and 2^nd generation and Flirty Flamingo and Poppy Parade. The leaves were stamped in Just Jade ink. These were all cut out using my Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machune. The flowers and leaves were added to the sentiment panels with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

I die cut the numbers form Flowers For Every Season dsp using the Large Numbers Dies whch are sadly retired. These were added to the final, largest panel with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

I added a length of White Ribbon from my stash to the scalloped end to work the waterfall mechanism and tied it on with a piece of the Snail Mail Twine. I finished by adding some Gold Glitters Dot to each panel. I added a tiny Magenta Madness dragonfly punched out using the Dragonfly Punch to the front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty, colourful special Waterfall birthday card made using the All Things Fabulous stamp set by Stampin Up!

I absolutely love this card, so bright and colourful. I hope my aunt likes it

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A stunning fun fold sunflower themed birthday card made for a special person

Sunflower Birthday

Posted on July 3, 2020June 28, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a fun fold sunflower birthday card made for my aunts 80^th birthday earlier this week.

To recreate the Sunflower Birthday card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 11” by 4⅛” – scored at 5½” – rounded upper left corner
Early Espresso – 11” by 1¼” scored at 2¾”, 5½ & 8¼”
In Good Taste dsp – 5⅜ by 4” x 4
Old Olive – 4¾” by 3½” x 2
Old Olive – 3⅜” by 2½” x 4
Whisper White – 4½” by 3¼” x 2
Whisper White – 3⅛” by 2¼”

Front panel

Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper left corner of one of the dsp panels and adhered it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The large sunflowers from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set were stamped on one of the larger Whisper White panels in Early Espresso ink. The leaves were added in Old Olive ink. The images were coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Seaside Spray.

The upper left corner of the stamped panel was rounded. Also one of the Old Olive panels and the two panels were glued together with the liquid adhesive. The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped on scrap In Good Taste dsp in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using the Heat Tool. I trimmed it out with Scissors and glued it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

1^St inside panel

I rounded the the upper right corner of another of the dsp panels and adhered it inside the card on the left. I adhered the first 2¾” panel of the Early Espresso strip to the inside front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The smaller sunflower was stamped in Early Espresso ink and coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Seaside Spray. The stamped panel was added to one of the small Old Olive layers and adhered to the 1¼” strip of Early Espresso.

2^nd inside panel

The sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set was stamped in Early Espresso ink. I placed a mask over the bottom of the flowers and stamped the outline of the small jar in Early Espresso ink and the inside was added using the reverse of the stamp in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The image was the coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Seaside Spray Purple Posy. The corners were punched and the panels glued together with the liquid adhesive. The whole piece was added to the Early Espresso strip.

3^rd inside panel

I rounded the the upper left corner of another of the dsp panels and adhered it inside the card on the right. I adhered the last 2¾” panel of the Early Espresso strip to the inside front panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

The sunflowers from the Jar of Flowers stamp set were stamped in Early Espresso ink and coloured using the following Blends Markers – Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Crumb Cake & Seaside Spray. The stamped panel was added to an Old Olive panel and adhered to the Early Espresso strip.

4^th inside panel

The small sunflowers from the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set were stamped in Early Espresso and coloured with the Blends Markers mentioned above.

A stunning fun fold sunflower themed birthday card made for a special person

I stamped the 80 from the Family Party stamp set in Early Espresso ink and added the happy birthday in the same ink. The stamped panel was adhered to the remaining small Old Olive panel and then to the Early Espresso strip.

Back Panel

Using the Detailed Trio Punch I rounded the upper right corner of the final dsp panels and adhered it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added the last Old Olive layer.

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www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A gorgeous sunflower birthday card for a special birthday made using Stampin’ Up! product

I stamped the sunflower in one colour asnd coloured it as before. I left plenty of room to write a message. In fact I was so keen to write my message I forgot to photograph the panel first……..numpty…..

I really hope my aunt likes the card.

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A mountain themed double Z fold card made using Stampin' Up! product.

Mountain Air for a special birthday

Posted on February 28, 2020February 21, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am sharing today the double Z fold card I made for my brothers special birthday. I used the Mountain Air combined with the Snow Front and My Meadow stamp sets.

To recreate the Mountain Air double Z fold card you will need:

Shaded Spruce – 11” by 5½” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Country Club dsp – 5¼” by 5¼”
Country Club dsp – 5 ¼” by 2½” x 2

Night of Navy – 9¼” by 4¼” – scored and folded on the long side at 2¾” and 5½”
Whisper White – 4” by 3½”
Whisper White – 4” by 2½” x 2
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 3⅜”
Whisper White – 3⅞” by 2⅜” x 2
Night of Navy – 5¼” by 5¼”
Whisper White – 5” by 5”

I began by folding and burnishing the Shaded Spruce card base. I glued the panels of Country Club designer series paper to the Shaded Spruce card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

I lined up the following Whisper White panels – The 2 panels measuring 3⅞” by 2⅜” and the 3⅞” by 3⅜” panel. I inked up the detailed Mountain stamp with Night of Navy ink. I repeated this step on all the panels. I cleaned the stamp with the Shammy and turned it over. I inked it up again with Night of Navy ink, stamped off the first layer of ink – 2^nd generation – on my grid paper the stamped again on the Whisper White panels, slightly above the original image. I cleaned the stamp again and inked up in Highland Heather. This was stamped off twice before stamping on the panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

The detailed line of trees was inked in Shaded Spruce ink and stamped below the mountains. The stamp was cleaned and turned over, inked up with the same ink, stamped off then stamped between the original trees in the lighter shade.

I stamped the small house from the Snow Front stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added ‘ground’ using a stamp from the same stamp set and Early Espresso ink in 2^nd and 3^rd generation ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

The water was stamped using the Snow Front stamp set and Balmy Blue ink. I used Shaded Spruce ink and a sponge to colour in the rest of the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

Using a ¾” Circle Punch I punched a circle from PostIt note paper, adhered it to the largest stamped panel. Using a sponge I added Balmy Blue ink to the sky. The birds were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Back ink. The inked layers were then added to the slightly larger Whisper White panels and these were added to the Night of Navy card base.

The Night of Navy panel was the added to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

The 60 from the Family Party stamp set was stamped onto the large Whisper White panel with Shaded Spruce ink. The rest of the sentiment was added in Night of Navy ink. The birds from the My Meadow stamp set were added in Night of Navy ink and the panel was glued to the Night of Navy panel then to the back of the largest Night of Navy panel to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -Mountain Air stamp set used to make a double Z fold card for a special birthday

I really hope my brother likes the card.

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Lovely bee themed card made for the January classes using Stampin' Up! products

Golden Honey Bee January Classes

Posted on January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made in this months classes using the lovely Honey Bee stamp set and Detailed Bee dies. My husband and I kept bees for many years before our hives were decimated by the varroa bug but we are still eating through the honey they gave us.

Each lady coming to class this month was given a 6” by 6” pack of the Golden Honey designer series paper (dsp) to use in class, the remainder they took home to add to their stash. This dsp is one of the choices you can choose for free from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue with a £45 order.

To recreate the Inter-Locking Gate Fold card you will need:

Crushed Curry – 11¾” by 4⅛” scored on the long side at 2⅞” at either end
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 4”
Basic Black – 4” by 2⅝” x 2
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by 2½” x 2
Whisper White – 4” by 1” x 3
Golden Honey dsp – 3⅞” by ⅞” x 3
Scrap Whisper White

This card was inspired by a card made by a fellow demonstrator Wendy Cranford.

The ladies chose 2 patterns of dsp, one for the 2 front panels and 3 for the overlapping straps. They cut their cardstock using a Paper Trimmer.

The dsp panels were adhered to either the two Basic Black panels or the three Whisper White panels using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The larger panels were then adhered with the same glue to the front panels of the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

They stamped the bee and the flower on on the larger Whisper White panel, adding colour with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. The panel was then glued inside the card.

The three strips were then added to the cardfront. The top and bottom strip were glued to the left front panel and the middle strip to the right front panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

We used the stamparatus to stamp the bee hive or skep onto scrap Whisper White card stock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, we stamped again using the same ink to get a really black imade. The smaller bee and flower were stamped in the same ink before all three images were die cut.

The hive was attached to the top and bottom strap using a tiny blob of liquid adhesive at the top and bottom of the hive. The bee was glued to the midde strap and the flower added to the side of the hive with liquid adhesive.

To recreate the Trio of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Crushed Curry – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4¼” by 2⅞” – Rounded Upper Left corner

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The large bee was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink at the top and bottm of the Whisper White panel and the strips coloured in with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker.

The ladies then die cut a large golden bee from the edge of ther 6” panel of dsp – the remaining piece of dsp needed to be 3¾” wide to use on the third card.

The stripes on the golden bee were coloured using the dark Basic Black Blends Marker and the bee added to the middle of the panel on a dimensional. The remaining layers were adhered together using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

To recreate the Hive of Bees card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded Lower Left corner
Scrap Whisper White card stock

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

The Golden Honey dsp was glued to the card base with multipurpose liquid adhesive.

The stamparatus was used to stamp the bee hive in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White. Three bees were also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. All the images were then die cut.

The stripes on the bees were coloured with the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and the hive and bees were added to the card front with Dimensionals.

The sentiment from the Timeless Tulips stamp set was stamped in Crushed Curry ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock and punched out using the Classic label Punch. It was added to the card front with glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet card for January classes made using the Golden Honey dsp and the Honey Bee Bundle

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Birthday Goodness

Posted on July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Birthday Goodness stamp set this week and have made a really sweet shaker card for my sister in laws birthday.

To recreate the Birthday Goodness card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜ by 3⅝” x 2
Rococo Rose cardstock 4¾” by 3¼”
Window Sheet 5” by 3½”

I die cut a rectangle from the centre of one of the Whisper White layers using a Rectangle Stitched die. Using the same die and the next one up I die cut the frame from the smaller panel of Rococo Rose cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I stamped the tower of macarons in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut stitched rectangle and coloured it in using the following Blends markers – Rococo Rose combo, Seaside Spray combo and Crumb Cake combo……….don’t they look good enough to eat!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I glued the Rococo Rose frame to the Whisper White frame using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added the window sheet to the reverse using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The larger Rococo Rose panel was added to the card front using the same adhesive. Placing the ‘frame’ onto the card front I added the same adhesive to the back of the stamped piece and nestled it inside the frame. The frame was then lifted away abd foam adhesive strips added all round the rectangular aperture making sure to leave no gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I placed a pinch of the Woven Threads Seqiuns on top of the stamped image and added the frame over the top. The sentiment was stamped on basic Gray ink and added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The inside of the card and the envelope were stamped with the tower of macarons in the Basic Gray ink.

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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A fun new baby card made using the Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin' Up!

Dino Days Front Flap card

Posted on June 16, 2019June 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet fun fold card featuring the quirky new Dino Days stamp youngsters in your life, after all who doesn’t love a dinosaur. The fun fold was inspired by a card made by Wendy Cranford – click on her name to see her original. I changed the dimensions of the card and used a different stamp set.

To recreate the Dino Days Front Flap card you will need;

Blueberry Bushel 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 7⅛” by 3¼” scored and folded at 4⅛” on the long side
Whisper White 4” by 3⅛”
Whisper White 3⅛” by 3”
Scrap Whisper White for stamping and die cutting

After cutting all the card stock pieces I stamped the tree trunks in Gray Granite ink on the left and right side of the largest Whisper White panel. I added the leaves in Pear Pizzazz ink. The stamped piece was then added to the largest Blueberry Bushel panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

The long folded panel of Blueberry Bushel cardstock was added to the centre of the tree stamped panel with the fold at the top.. The Whisper White panel was added to the inside and a row of foot prints added at the bottom in Gray Granite ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

The final panel of Whisper White was glued to the front flap and leaves added in the Pear Pizzazz ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

On scrap Whisper White card I stamped the brachiosaurus in Blueberry Bushel ink, the Pteradactyl in So Saffron ink and the spiny crest in Pumpkin Pie ink. I die cut all the pieces and glued the spiny crest to the brachiosaurus. The dinosaur was the added to the bottom of the flap with a little Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

The pterodactyl was adhered to the upper panel with the liquid glue and the sentiment stamped in Gray Granite ink. I couldn’t resist adding googly eyes to both dinosaurs………so cute.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Dino Days stamp set and Dino dies by Stampin’ Up! used for a sweet front flap card

I absolutely love this card, thank you Wendy for the inspiration.

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

Mo x

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A lovely Joy Fold retirement card made using the By the Bay stamp set by Stampin' Up!

A By the Bay Retirement card

Posted on March 19, 2019March 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for a friends’ upcoming retirement. She loves the sea and wild places so the By the Bay stamp set seemed like a perfect choice.

Making the Joy Fold retirement card

You will need;
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8½” by 4¼” and scored it on the long side at 5½”
Thick Whisper White cardstock 8” by 3” and scored it on the long side at 4” – rounded upper right corner on the score line
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 5⅜” by 4⅛”
Twinkle, Twinkle dsp 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Blueberry Bushel 3⅞” by 2⅞” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 3¼” by 2¾” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I began by cutting, scoring and burnishing the 2 pieces of Thick Whisper White cardstock which make the card. I cut 2 panels of Twinkle, Twinkle Designer Series Paper (dsp) and adhered them to the larger of the Thick Whisper White panels with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the cottage image onto the smallest piece of Whisper White in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and set it aside to dry. I coloured in the image using Watercolor Pencils in the following colours – Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze, using a Blender pen to smooth out the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I stamped the group of birds twice on the inside of the smaller card and used the same Watercolor Pencils to add some colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The stamped panel was then added to the layer of Blueberry Bushel cardstock and then adhered to the smaller piece of Thick Whisper White, remembering that this part of the card opens from left to right. The whole piece was then added to the larger Thick Whisper White panel. All the glue was done using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Blueberry Bushel ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and punched it out using the 1” Circle Punch. Using the Layering Circle framelits and the Big Shot I die cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the middle of the Blueberry Bushel panel – nobody will know once all the layers are put together. I stuck the stamped circle onto the Blueberry Bushel scalloped Circle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The circle was then added to the card front on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The By the Bay stamp set used to make a Joy Fold retirement card

I really hope my friend likes her card.

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

Mo x

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