Good Man

Posted on October 23, 2020October 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for my son in law Dom’s birthday. He and my daughter are lucky enough to live on the edge of the Peak District in the UK and they love to get out to walk or climb as often as possible. I have used the stamp set called A Good Man and teamed it up with my favourite Mountain Air stamp set.

To recreate the Good Man card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Misty Moonlight – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Whisper White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the man in the deckchair using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped it again onto a large Post It note and cut it out using scissors. I wanted the man in the deckchair to be in the foreground of the picture and used the cut out as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

With the mask in position I stamped the mountains in Misty Moonlight ink, the detailed image in full strength ink and the background reverse image in 2^nd generation.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

I stamped the row of trees in Garden Green ink and the water in Balmy Blue ink. The ‘ground’ from the Snow Front’ stamp set was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Sahara Sand ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

I peeled the mask away and coloured in the image using the following Blends Markers – Poppy Parade, So Saffron. Just Jade, Crumb Cake and Ivory.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

The stamped panel was glued to the Misty Moonlight panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added on Dimensionals to the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty mountain scene and a man in a deck chair for a birthday card

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Birthday stamp set was stamped onto a ¼” strip of Whisper White in Misty Moonlight ink and cut it down using Scissors. It was added with liquid glue to the card front.

I hope Dom likes the card.

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Birds

Posted on October 22, 2020October 20, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I couldn’t wait to try out the Birds & Branches stamp set and this is what I have come up with for my first play.

To recreate the Birds & Branches card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Cinnamon Cider – 4⅛” by ½”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”

I stamped the long branch in Cinnamon Cider ink and added a side branch. The detailed bird was stamped in Old Olive ink and the full bird in Balmy Blue and I added the bird’s feet in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Ag the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

I felt the panel was too bare so I added more branches in the same Cinnamon Cider ink. The ‘leaves’ were inked using the following Stampin’ Write Markers – Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie and Bumblebee.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using a Sponge, I lightly added Balmy Blue ink to take away the starkness of the background.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using the Ornate Borders Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the dotted border from the strip of Cinnamon Cider ink and added it to the back of the stamped panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

An Autumnal themed card featuring the Birds & Branches stamps set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

I used the leaf stamp and Balmy Blue ink to add some tone on tone stamping to the Balmy Blue card base. The stamped panel was then added to the card base with the same liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card made using the Birds & Branches stamp set and Autumnal colours

Using a Basic Black Marker I added the birds eye and added a trio of Holiday Rhinestones to complete the card.

Pretty …

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The Whiskey Business stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a masculine birthday card

Whiskey Glasses

Posted on October 21, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card featuring whiskey glasses made using the Whiskey Business stamp set and some of the gorgeous In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (dsp).

To recreate the Whiskey Glasses card, you will need:

Basic Gray card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Bumblebee – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
In Good Taste dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Gray – 3½” by 2⅛”
Whisper White – 3⅜” by 2”
Whisper White – 2⅝” by 1”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the dsp to the Bumblebee panel and then to the Basic Gray card base. I love yellow and gray together don’t you.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using Basic Gray ink I stamped the glass onto the strip of Whisper White. I stamped it again onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I covered the stamped image with the mask and stamped the glass again on either side. I moved the mask again and stamped the glass again. I love it when you remove the mask for the great reveal.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

Using the following Blends Markers, I coloured in the lasses – Cinnamon Cider, Mango Melody, Balmy Blue & Smoky Slate.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

I added some Balmy Blue ink with a sponge around the glasses. The stamped layer was then glued to the Basic Gray layer using liquid glue. I then covered the ‘whiskey’ in the glasses with Shimmer Crystal Effects and set the panel aside to dry. This give a glass looking effect to the glasses.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The sentiment from the Whiskey Business stamp set was stamped on the small Whisper White panel in Basic Gray ink. The panel was added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A masculine birthday card made using the Whiskey Business stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

A great masculine card – I hope you like it.

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A pretty Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town dsp by Stampin' Up!

Christmas House

Posted on October 20, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty, simple Christmas House card made using the gorgeous Trimming the Town dsp and the Home Together dies.

To recreate the Christmas House card you will need:

Pool Party card base –- 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Real Red – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 4” by 3”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Most Wonderful Time of the Year dsp – 3 ½” by 1”
Trimming The Town dsp

I flagged the end of the strip of Most Wonderful Time dsp using the Banner Triple Punch and glued it to the Pool Party card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The ovals were die cut from the Real Red and smaller Whisper White panels using the Layering Ovals dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the small snowflake stamp from the Coming Home stamp set I stamped all over the Whisper White oval with Pool Party ink. The White oval was then glued to the Real Red oval using the liquid glue and then mounted on the card front using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

I used Pool Party ink to stamp a halo of snowflakes around the die cut ovals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

Using the Home Together Dies I cut out a house and a tree and added them to the oval with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas card made using the Trimming the Town designer Series Paper

The sentiment was trimmed out from one of the dsp sheets and added to the card front with Mini Dimensionals. I added some Clear Wink of Stella to the rooftop and the tree to finish the card. So sweet. I hope you like it.

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In The Pines stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a set of Christmas cards

October Stamp-A-Stack

Posted on October 19, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Yesterday I had my first in person all day October Stamp-a-Stack event since mid-March, how mad is that……. I had to completely rethink how I design for and organise these events to minimise sharing of tools and product and allow us to adhere to social distancing regulations. I have to say I really enjoyed the challenge.

I offered 2 choices for this event – by post or in person.

Each participant received a pizza style box crammed with enough goodies to create 20 cards. I designed 10 cards and they will made 2 of each design.

A box full of gorgeous Stampin' Up! products for a Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A box full of Stamp-a-Stack goodies including the In the Pine stamp set

The kit included:

In the Pines stamp set
20 card bases – a mixture of Thick Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Pool Party and Real Red
All the layers needed for the 20 cards
20 envelopes
3 ink spots – inked with Pool Party, Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce ink.
A pack of Adhesive Backed Snowflakes
An oval blending brush – sourced from Amazon
A Stampin’ Spritzer filled with 70% alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint
Some copy paper to use as masks
A chocolate treat
Full tutorial for each card

The ladies provided their own adhesives and clear blocks.

Here are the 10 designs:

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

In-The-Pines-Stamp-set-used-for-a-Christmas-themed-Stamp-a-Stack

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A Christmas themed Stamp-a-Stack featuring the In The Pines stamp set

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Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder Dies used to make a pretty Christmas card

Christmas Wreath

Posted on October 18, 2020October 15, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a simple Christmas Wreath card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and some of the gorgeous Trimming the Town designer series paper (dsp).

To recreate the Christmas Wreath card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛”
Trimming the Town dsp – 5¼” by 2¾”
Whisper White – 3¾” by 3⅜”
Scrap Real Red, Whisper White and Pool Party card

The designer series paper was glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder dies

I stamped the pretty wreath in Pear Pizzazz ink onto the small panel of Whisper White and added the stamped panel to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder dies

Using the Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut the flowers from the Wreath dies from the scrap Real Red, Whisper White and Pool Party card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder dies

The flowers were shaped using my Bone Folder before being added to the wreath with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder dies

I added some of the Trimming the Town Embellishments to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Christmas card made using the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and Wreath Builder dies

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Seabed Embossing Folder

Posted on October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a card made using the Seabed embossing folder made for our latest team challenge, the theme being ‘Texture’.

To recreate the Seabed card, you will need:

Seaside Spray – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛”
Just Jade – 5⅞” by ⅜” x 2
Whisper White – 5⅞” by 2⅝”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Scrap Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray and Whisper White

I embossed the long strip of Whisper White card using my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Seabed Embossing Folder. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I added the Just Jade strips either side of the embossed panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

Using Misty Moonlight ink, I stamped the sweet whale on scrap Whisper White card and punched out using the Whale Builder Punch. Whilst the punch was out I punched the water spout for scrap Seaside Spray card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

I inked up the seaweed image with Just Jade ink and added some Misty Moonlight ink using a Sponge Dauber. I stamped the image on the Seaside spray card base. I repeated the inking of the seaweed and stamped it on scrap Whisper White card and cut the image out with scissors. This was added to the embossed panel using the liquid adhesive

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

The school of fishes were stamped with Bumblebee ink onto the embossed panel and the whale added on Dimensionals, the spout was added with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Whale Done stamp set in Just Jade ink onto scrap Whisper White card and trimmed it out with Scissors. The sentiment was backed with Misty Moonlight card and added to the card with liquid glue on one end and a Dimensional at the other end.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A card made for a team challenge featuring the Seabed Embossing Folder and Whale Done stamp set

A relatively simple card. I hope you like it.

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Very Versailles stamp set made to make a pretty sympathy card in unusual colours and using Stampin' Up! products

Very Versailles sympathy card

Posted on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sympathy card made using the pretty Very Versailles stamp set. The images in the set are so fine and dainty, I love them.

To recreate the Very Versailles card, you will need:

Terracotta Tile card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Smoky Slate – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner –for the inside
Whisper White – 3” by 2 “

Using Terracotta Tile ink, I stamped the lovely delicate spray of leaves down the right- hand side of the Smoky Slate layer.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I added the lovely scripty image over top of the leaves using Smoky Slate ink,

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

The Smoky Slate panel was added to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. At this point I wrapped a piece of the lovely Terracotta Tile Ornate Garden Ribbon around the panel, adhering it on the back with Sellotape.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

The whole layer was then added with the liquid glue to the Terracotta Tile card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set onto the small panel of Whisper White in Terracotta Tile ink and cut it out using the Stampin Cut & Emboss Machine and the Stitched Shapes Dies. The oval was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty sympathy card made using the Very Versailles stamp set

I added a bow using the same ribbon and a trio of Elegant Faceted Gems to complete the card.

So, so pretty. I hope you like it.

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A beautiful trio of Christmas card made using the pretty Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies by Stampin' Up!

Poinsettia Petals Class

Posted on October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 by Mo Rootes

We used the beautiful Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies for October’s classes and made three pretty cards.

To recreate the 3D embossed Poinsettia card, you will need:

Garden Green card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Real Red – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner.
Real Red – 5⅞” by 4⅛” – for die cutting
Whisper White – 5¼” by 3½” –Rounded upper left corner – for the outside
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – for the inside

A beautiful Christmas card featuring a pretty 3 D flower. Made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies

The sentiment from the Peaceful Boughs stamp set was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel. The panel was then run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder.

The embossed layer was added to the Real Red panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and the strip of Heartwarming Hugs added using the same adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Garden Green card front using the same glue.

Using the Poinsettia dies, we cut and embossed the 3 layers of petals from the larger panel of Real Red. We used a sponge Dauber and Cherry Cobbler ink to add depth of colour to the edges of each petal. We used Bone Folders to give the petal shape and adhered the 3 layers together with adhesive.

The flower was added to the card front using liquid adhesive. We used a gorgeous Beaded Pearl to the centre of the flower and a scattering of Red Rhinestones to complete the card.

To recreate the Poinsettia Spray card, you will need:

Real Red card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Garden Green – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner.
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper left corner – x 2 for the inside and the outside

A beautiful Christmas card featuring a pretty poinsettia flower. Made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

We stamped the full poinsettia flower in Cherry Cobbler ink onto one of the Whisper White panels. Prior to the class I had stamped the same image onto a Post It Note and cut it out to use as a mask.

With the mask in place we stamped the outline leaves in Garden Green ink and added the infill colour in stamped off Garden Green ink. The berry sprig was stamped in Soft Suede ink and infilled with Bumblebee ink before the mask was removed.

The sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was added in Garden Green ink.

The poinsettia was coloured using Cherry Cobbler and Real Red Blends Markers and the centre was coloured with Mango Melody Blends.

The stamped panel was glued to the Garden Green layer then added to the Real Red card base on Dimensionals and a trio of Red Rhinestones added to complete the card.

To recreate the Merry Christmas card, you will need:

Thick Whisper White card – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛”
Soft Suede – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Real Red – 3⅝” by 1⅜”
Whisper White – 3⅝” by 1”

A beautiful Christmas card made using the pretty Poinsettia Petals stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas card made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set

We used a 1” wide strip of Post It Note and placed it about 1¼” down from the top of the Whisper White panel.

Starting with the largest image we stamped above and below the Post It Note. The leaves and sprigs were added filling in the space above and below the Post It, building up the texture as we went. The colours we used were Real Red, Soft Suede, Bumblebee, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green and Pool Party. The Post It strip was the removed.

The stamped panel was glued to the Soft Suede layer and then to the Thick Whisper White card base.

The sentiment was stamped in Garden Green ink onto the 1” strip of Whisper White and the panel was mounted on the Real Red layer with glue and then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Red Rhinestones added to complete the card.

I really hope you like the cards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty Christmas cards made using the Poinsettia Petals stamp set and Poinsettia dies

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Press On

Posted on October 14, 2020October 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I am not a coffee lover but I couldn’t resist to sweet stamp set called Press On. These coffee cups are adorable.

To recreate the Press On card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8 ¼” by 5⅞” – scored and folded on the long side at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner.
Flowers For All Seasons dsp – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Whisper White and dsp

I stamped the takeaway style cup onto scrap Whisper White and cut it out with scissors. I used Magenta Madness Blends Markers to colour in parts of the cup.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

The same cup was stamped onto the piece of dsp and the band cut out using scissors before adding it to the cup with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

Using a Sponge I added So Saffron ink to the Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

The sentiment from the Press On tamp set was stamped in Magenta Madness ink and the sunburst added in So Saffron ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

I used the Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the stamped panel to the dsp layer and then to the Thick Whisper White card base.

card featuring the Press On stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty girlie thank you card made using the Press On stamp set

The takeaway cup was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots added to complete the car.

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