The For the Books stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine themed thank you card

For the Books Card

Posted on January 17, 2025January 10, 2025 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a masculine themed thank you card made using the For The Books stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the for the books card, you will need:

Boho Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Country Woods dsp – 5” by 3¼”
Lost Lagoon card – 3½” by 1¼”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap basic White card

The piece of Country Woods dsp was glued to the smaller rectangular panel of Basic White card. I then added it to the Boho Blue card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

Using the Stylish Shapes Dies, I die cut a banner from the Lost lagoon card. I cut it into 2 pieces and glued one on either side of the card front. Using the same set of dies I die cut a stitched circle from the square of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

At the bottom of the circle, I stamped the sentiment from the Ocean Friends stamp set. I stamped it in Pebbled Path ink having masked off the words I did not want. The circle was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

The books were stamped in Pebbled Path ink onto scrap Basic White card. These were fussy cut before being coloured in with the following Blends Pens – Lemon Lolly, Boho Blue, Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake & Pecan Pie. The books were then glued to the die cut circle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine thank you card created using the For the Books stamp set from Stampin’ Up!

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The Loveliest Tree stamp set from Stampin' Up! used to make a monochromatic tree card for the Make It Masculine Blog Hop

Monochromatic Tree card – Make It Masculine Blog Hop

Posted on May 15, 2024May 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Make it Masculine Blog Hop where we are sharing, surprise, surprise……….. cards for the men in our lives.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Lost Lagoon

Pretty Peacock

To recreate the monochromatic tree card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – one for the inside
Winter Meadow dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – ¼” wide strip

The panel of Winter Meadow dsp was glued to one of the 5½” by 3¾” panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine monochromatic tree card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set for the for the Make It Masculine Blog Hop

I wrapped a length of White Baker’s Twine around the layer in a cross pattern, securing it on the back with Sellotape. The whole panel was then adhered to the Pretty Peacock card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine monochromatic tree card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set for the for the Make It Masculine Blog Hop

The tree image was stamped in Pretty Peacock ink onto the 4” by 3” piece of Basic White card which was then die cut using the Deckled Rectangle Dies. I added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine monochromatic tree card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set for the for the Make It Masculine Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Something Fancy stamp set, was stamped on the ¼” inch wide strip with Pretty Peacock ink. I then trimmed out the words and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine monochromatic tree card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set for the for the Make It Masculine Blog Hop

A trio of Pearls finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A masculine monochromatic tree card made using the Loveliest Tree stamp set for the for the Make It Masculine Blog Hop

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A colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card made for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop using the The Trusty Tools stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Colourful Paintbrushes card – Stamping with Friends Blog Hop

Posted on March 23, 2024March 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stamping With Friends Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a colour challenge. I have made a masculine card using the Trusty Tools stamp set to make my card.

Color Combo Challenge – 1

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the colourful paintbrushes card, you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Night of Navy card – 3¼” by ⅜”

On the 5⅛” by 3⅜” panel of Basic White card I stamped the outline of 5 paintbrushes using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

The paint on the end of the brushes was stamped in Pumpkin Pie, Azure Afternoon, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight and Night of Navy inks

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

Using the co-ordinating Blends Pens, both light and dark, I coloured in the handles of the paintbrushes. The decorated layer was then adhered to the Night of Navy panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

A length of 2022 – 2024 In Color Twine was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The whole piece was then mounted onto the Granny Apple Green card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card. I covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it. The ends were flagged and the strip was mounted over the twine on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a colourful paintbrushes themed masculine card for the Stamping With Friends Colour Challenge Blog Hop

A twine bow and a trio of Enamel Dots finished the card.

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A lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card made using the Prized Plant stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Prized Plant birthday card

Posted on March 13, 2024March 4, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my husband’s birthday using the Prized Plant stamp set. This stamp set was perfect as he loves his houseplants – sadly I don’t have green fingers.

Colours in this card are:

Basic White

Parakeet Party

Shaded Spruce

To recreate the prized plant card you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅞” by 2¼”
Perennial Lavender dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅞”
Parakeet Party card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 4¼” by 2½”
Shaded Spruce card – 2¼” by ⅜”

Using the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder, I embossed the 5⅞” by 2¼” panel of Bsic White card. Placeing the embossed panel face down on my desk butted the dsp right up to it and used Sellotape to adhere the pieces together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

A couple of lengths of Parakeet Party Metallic were wrapped around the joined pieces and secured on the back with more Sellotape. The whole piece was then glued to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

Using 2^nd generation Shaded Spruce ink I stamped the inner image of the plant. The outline image was then stamped in full strength Shaded Spruce ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

The infill for the plant was stamped in 2^nd generation Parakeet Party ink onto the 4¼” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then glued to the Parakeet Party layer. This was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and I heat set it with my Heat Tool. I added it to the card front with Dimensionals and liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Prized Plant stamp set used to make a lovely, masculine, plant themed birthday card

A double ribbon bow and a trio of Shiny Sequins finished the card.

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A striking masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Multi Tools Birthday card

Posted on January 30, 2024January 21, 2024 by Mo Rootes

The Trusty Toolbox dsp was on my desk again today and I used it to make a male, tool themed birthday card.

Colours used in this card, are:

To recreate the multi tools birthday card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅞” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 3 ½” by 2”
Scrap Trusty Toolbox dsp

The strips of Trusty Toolbox dsp were glued to the Thick Basic White card front leaving a space between each piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

Using the Something Fancy Dies, I die cut a label from the small panel of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment, from the Artistically Inked stamp set was stamped on the label in Copper Clay ink. I placed the label onto the card front but didn’t stick it down.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

From the scrap dsp I fussy cut some of the partial tools from around the edges of the paper. These were glued in place under the sentiment label.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

The sentiment was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set combined with the Trusty Toolbox designer Series Paper to make a striking masculine birthday card

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Hammer themed masculine card

Posted on January 21, 2024January 11, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the Trusty Tools stamp set and Something Fancy Dies to make a ‘hammer’ themed masculine card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the hammer card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Blueberry Bushel card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Fresh As A Daisy dsp – 5⅞” by 1½”
Blueberry Bushel card – 3½” by ⅜”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White

The strip of Fresh As A Daisy dsp was glued to the Smoky Slate card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The outline hammer image was stamped down the length of the 5¼” by 3½” piece of Basic White card. I changed the direction each time I stamped.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The handles were coloured using the infill stamp. I used Balmy Blue, Boho Blue, Lost Lagoon, Blueberry Bushel and Starry Sky ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The metal part of the hammers was coloured in using the Smoky Slate Blends Pens. The coloured panel was then glued to the Blueberry Bushel panel which was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The sentiment, from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set was stamped on scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Something Fancy Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A hammer themed masculine card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Something Fancy Dies

The ⅜” strip of Blueberry Bushel card was added to the card front and the label added over the top.

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A striking cardmade for the Stamp 'N Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop using the Trusty Tools stamp set and the Trusty Toolbox dsp by Stampin' Up!

Tools card

Posted on January 14, 2024January 9, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I’ve been playing with the Trusty Tools stamp set and Trusty Toolbox dsp and have made a great masculine card.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the tools card, you will need:

Smoky Slate card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅞” by ⅞”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Basic White card – 4” by 2⅝”
Trusty Toolbox dsp – 4⅛” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 3” by 2”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I glued the 2 long strips of Trusty Toolbox dsp to the Smoky Slate card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a striking card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

The 4” by 2⅝” piece of Trusty Toolbox dsp was glued to the 4⅛” by 2¾” panel of Basic White. It was then glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a striking card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

I die cut a label using the Something Fancy Dies from the 3” by 2 piece of Basic White card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a striking card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Artistically inked stamp set was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink onto the label. The label was then mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a striking card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

Using the Trusty Tools Dies, I die cut a pencil and a measuring tape from the Trusty Toolbox dsp and added them to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set and the Trusty Toolbox dsp used to make a striking card for the Stamp ‘N Hop Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

Love this dsp.

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A masculine birthday card made using the Trusty Tools stamp set by Stampin' Up! Crafty colour challenge Blog Hop

Trusty Tools card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on December 25, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based on a colour challenge. The colours we were given screamed ‘MASCULINE’ to me so I used the new Trusty Tools stamp set which will be available in my online shop from the 4^th of January 2024.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the trusty tools card, you will need:

Shaded Spruce card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Night of Navy card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3” by 3”
Night of Navy card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I began by stamping the hammer, wrench and paint brush images from the Trusty Tools stamp set using Memento Tuxedo Back ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

Using Crushed Curry, Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy ink, I stamped the infill handles of the hammer and the paintbrush.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

Shaded Spruce and Night of Navy Blends Pens were used to add ‘paint’ to the paint brushes. The decorated panel was then glued to the Night of navy layer and then to the Shaded Spruce card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Throughout the Year stamp set, was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card. I then punched the sentiment out using the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I stamped the ‘nuts and bolts’ image in Crushed Curry ink above and below the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

I punched another hexagon from the Shaded Spruce square, cut it in half from side to side and added it to the back of the sentiment so that a little of the Shaded Spruce showed at the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Trusty Tools stamp set used to make a masculine birthday card for the Crafty Challenge colour challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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The Above it All stamp set and Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin' Up! used to make a pretty card

Above The Forest card

Posted on November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute card made by combining the Fragrant Forest and Above It All stamp sets. During the Summer my husband and I were in Cortina, Italy with friends and we were lucky enough to ride up the mountains in the gondola of a cable car just like the one I stamped.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the above the forest card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Pretty Peacock card – 5¼” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅛” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

I stamped the Fragrant Forest background stamp in Shaded Spruce ink onto the 5⅛” by 3⅝” panel of Basic White card. The stamped panel was then glued to the Pretty Peacock layer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Above it All stamp set and Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin’ Up!

2 lengths of 2022 – 2024 In Colour Twine were then wrapped around the panels on a slant at and about ⅛” apart.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Above it All stamp set and Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin’ Up!

The gondola, hanger and runner were stamped in Night of Navy ink onto Basic White card and die cut using the Above it All Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Above it All stamp set and Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin’ Up!

I cut a small piece of Dimensional Adhesive between the two pieces of Twine and added the runner piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A card made using the Above it All stamp set and Fragrant Forest background stamp by Stampin’ Up!

The hanger was glue to the top of the gondola and the whole piece was mounted onto the card front.

Adorable!

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A masculine themed card made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop the On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies by Stampin' Up!

An On The Ocean Pirate Ship card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on August 28, 2023August 20, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where we are sharing masculine themed cards in a ‘Let’s Hear It For The Boys’ Blog Hop. I have used the On The Ocean stamp set and Dies to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the on the ocean pirate ship card, you will need:

Pretty Peacock card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 1½” & 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 1¼”
Masterfully Made dsp – 5½” by 1⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅜”
Basic White card – 4½” by 3”
Scrap Basic Black and Basic White card

I folded and burnished the card base, folding inwards on the 4⅛” score line and backwards on the 1½” score line.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The 5½” by 3¾” panel of Masterfully Made dsp was glued to the larger piece of Basic White card and then to the back panel of the Pretty Peacock card base. The thin strip of dsp was then added to the 1 ¼” strip of Basic White card and then to the front of card base. The scored flap was then folded back and adhered in place.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The ‘wave’ image was stamped along the bottom of the 5⅝” by 2⅜” piece of Basic White card. This was then glued to the inside of the Pretty Peacock card base.

Using the Deckled Rectangle Dies, I cut a rectangle from the 4½” by 3” piece of Basic White card. The ‘wave’ image was then stamped along the bottom.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I die cut the pieces for the pirate ship was from scrap Basic Black card, adhered the body of the ship and the back piece with the mast to the deckled rectangle. I used a Blending Brush to lightly add some Pretty Peacock ink to the ‘sky’.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The On the Ocean stamp set and On the Ocean dies used to make a masculine themed card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sails were curved with a Bone Folder and added to the card front on Black Dimensionals. The skull & crossbones were then glued in place to complete the card.

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