A pretty Hogmany card featuring fireworks and tartan paper all by Stampin' Up!

New Year card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on December 30, 2019December 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the December Stamper’s Showcase blog hop where our theme this month is ‘It’s time to Celebrate’. My name is Mo Rootes and I am from Cambridge in the UK and I very much hope you will vist all the other talented blog hoppers this month.

I have chosen to make a card to celebrate the New Year and as a proud Scot I couldn’t resist adding some tartan for Hogmany.

To recreate the It’s Time to Celebrate card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Wrapped in Plaid dsp – 5⅞” by 4⅛”
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Gold Foil – 4⅛” by ¼” x 2
Whisper White – 4⅛” by ¼” x 2
Whisper White scrap

I inked up the dandelion image in Versamark ink and stamped it twice on the strip of Whisper White card stock – having first used the embossing buddy to remove static, covered it Gold Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool.

A pretty Hogmany card faturing fireworks and tartan paper all by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I used Sponge Daubers to add Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Crushed Curry ink to the ‘fireworks’ and then added the blue night sky using Night of Navy ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued a strip of Gold Foil to the top and bottom of the embossed panel. I then added the thin strips of Whisper White to the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I adhered the panel of Designer Series Paper (dsp) to the front of the Thick Whisper White card base and added the embossed panel to the card front on dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I used the Night of Navy Marker Pen to ink up part of the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set and stamped it on scrap Whisper White card stock before trimming it out using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty New Year card featuring Firewaorks and made using the Dandelion Wishes stamp set.

I stamped and embossed the ‘fireworks’ on the inside of the card and on the front of the envelope. Please hop on to see what Wendy Lee has to share with us this month

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A pretty blue magnolia congratulations card made using Stampin' Up! product

Magnolia Blooms

Posted on December 29, 2019December 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is sweet congratulations card made using the Magnolia Blooms stamp set which can be found in our Beginner’s Brochure.

To recreate the Magnolia Blooms card you will need:

Seaside Spray card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Soft Sea Foam – 5⅛” by 3½” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5” by 3⅜” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – inside
Soft Sea Foam 4” by ½”

I began by stamping the flower image, twice in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smaller Whisper White panel.

The following Blends Marker pens were used to colour in the flower images – Seaside Spray Combo, Soft Sea Foam combo, So Saffron light.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

The stamped layer was glued to the Soft Sea Foam layer with Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added to the Seaside Spray card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

The sentiment was inked up with Versamark then straight into the Memento Tuxedo Black ink and immediately stamped onto the strip of Soft Sea Foam cardstock – I used the Embossing Buddy on the layer beforehand. The stamped sentiment was then covered with Clear Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. I used the Banner triple Punch to flag both ends and glued the strip to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Magnolia Blooms stamp set used for a pretty congratulations card

I stamped the flower on the inside Whisper White panel anf the envelope and added a trio of Woven Threads Sequins to finish the card.

I love the soft colour palette of this card, hope you like it.

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Lovely Lily Pad

Posted on December 28, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop where our theme is Sale-a-Bration and I have chosen to use the beautiful Lovely Lily Pad stamp set which has reversible images. I love Sale-a-Bration such a great time of year and such great free goodies. What is not to love. If you have joined me from Jennifer Downey, welcome and I am sure you loved her project.

To recreate the Lovely Lily Pad card you will need:

Blackberry Bliss card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛
Whisper White – 5¾” by 4”
Whisper White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Flirty Flamingo – 3” by 3”
Whisper White – 3” by 3”
Lily Impressions dsp – 5½” by 3¾”

I took the piece of Lily Impressions designer series paper and measured 2¾” down the right hand side and marked it with a pencil. I then used my Paper Trimmer to to cut straight down 2” from the pencil make. I used the trimmer to cut from both corners to the 2” cut point. The panel was then glued to the larger Whisper White panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set, twice in Blackberry Bliss ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

The gorgeous lily flower was stamped in. Blackberry Bliss ink onto the square of Whisper White. I cleaned the image and flipped the stamp over to the back, inked it up with the Flirty Flamingo ink. I stamped off the first layer of ink and used the 2^nd generation to add colour to the inside of the flower.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I die cut the image using the Layering Circle dies and also cut a slightly larger scalloped circle from the Flirty Flamingo square. I adhered the 2 circles together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

The small lily flower was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink onto the card front and added the larger flower on top using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A pretty card made using Sale-a-Bration items, Lovely Lily Pad stamp set and Lily Impressions dsp

I added some gorgeous Woven Threads Sequins to complete the card.

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Above the Clouds

Posted on December 27, 2019December 15, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today was made using the Above the Clouds stamp set for a lovely friend who is starting a new job in the New Year.

To Recreate the Above the Clouds card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛ – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” x 2 – rounded lower right corner
See A Silhouette dsp – 5½” by 3¾ “– rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅝” by 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the outline balloons onto the scrap Whisper White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I stamped the inner balloon image using Balmy Blue ink, Mint Macaron ink and Pineapple Punch ink and punched them out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. I stamped the balloon baskets in the Memento ink and punched them out using the same punch.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp to one of the Whisper White panels then to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I stamped the bunting image using the Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the strip of Whisper White. The bunting was coloured using the Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron & Pineapple Punch Stampin Write Markers. I added the strip to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I added the Balmy Blue and Mint Macaron balloons to the card front with the same liquid adhesive. The Pineapple Punch balloon was added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

The sentiment was stamped with the black ink and a trio of Iridescent Sequins were added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely masculine card made using the Above the Clouds stamp set and Hot Air Balloon dies

I really hope my friend likes the card.

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Honey Bee

Posted on December 24, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This pretty card was made using the Honey Bee stamp set, Detailed Bee dies and Golden Honey dsp all available in the new Jan – June 2020 mini catalogue from the 3^rd January.

To recreate the Honey Bee card you will need:

Crushed Curry card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Golden Honey dsp – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner for the inside
Scrap Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Basic Black

I adhered the Golden Honey dsp to the basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then glued to the Crushed Curry card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The honey comb piece from the detailed Bee dies was used to die cut pieces from the scrap, Crushed Curry, Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock. I added the Crushed Curry piece to the card front and added some of the black and white hexagonal pieces with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

I stamped 3 small bees onto the scrap Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The bees were die cut using the Detailed Bee dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The yellow stripes on the bees were coloured in using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker. They were added to the card front on either Dimensionals or by using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Basic Black cardstock, covered with Gold Embossing Powder and heat set using a Heat Tool. The sentiment was trimmed down with scissors and glued to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet card made using the Honey Bee stamp set and the Detailed Bee dies

The bees wings were coloured with the Clear Wink of Stella.

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A pretty pink flowery card made using the Golden Honey dsp

Floral Golden Honey card

Posted on December 22, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I love, love the gorgeous Floral Golden Honey designer series paper which is one of the level 1 offerings in the 2020 Sale-a-Bration brochure.

To recreate the Golden Honey card you will need:

Lovely Lipstick – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower left corner
Basic Black – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded lower left corner
Golden Honey dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower left corner for the inside
Basic Black 5” by 2½”
Whisper White 5” by 2½”
Scrap Whisper White

I took the panel of Golden Honey dsp and coloured in the flowers using the Lovely Lipstick Blends combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The coloured panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The panel was then added to the Lovely Lipstick card base using the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I die cut the beautiful label from the Detailed Bands die set first from the Basic Black strip then from the Whisper White strip. I adhered the Black detailed die to the front of the card using the Liquid Adhesive then carefully paper pieced in the infill White pieces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the sentiment in Lovely Lipstick ink into the White label and added it in the centre.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The small bee from the Honey Bee stamp set was stamped on scrap Whisper White in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and die cut using the Detailed Bee dies and added to the card on a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet floral golden honey card made using the Golden Honey dsp by Stampin’ Up!

The stripes in the bee were coloured using the dark Daffodil Delight Blends Marker and Clear Wink of Stella added to its wings. To complete the card I added some Peaceful Poppies Sequins to the larger flower centres.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Little Ladybug

Posted on December 20, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet Little Ladybug birthday card, although in the UK we call them Ladybirds. This set is a host set available with an order of £275 or more. The images are so cute.

To recreate the Little ladybug card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Real Red – 5¼” by 3½” – rounded lower right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded lower right corner for the inside
Whisper White 5⅛” by 3⅜” – rounded lower right corner

I stamped the adorable little ladybug onto the smaller Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the bug – Real Red combo, Smoky Slate combo and Basic Black combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I used a piece of Sponge to add some Balmy Blue ink around the bug, working it in with circular motions.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added the stamped panel onto the Real Red layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

I wrapped the Real Red Cotton Ribbon around the layer adhering it on the back with sellotape. I added a bow made with the same ribbon.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet Little Ladybug birthday card made using the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set

The whole layer was glued to the Balmy Blue card base using Dimensionals. The card was completed by a trio of Red Rhinestones.

Such a sweet, cheerful card. I hope you like it.

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

Floral Band Together

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

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

To recreate the Floral Band Together card you will need:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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From Our House To Yours stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to made a sweet New Home card

New Home From Our House To Yours

Posted on December 15, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set and rainbow colours.

To recreate the New Home card you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 3”
Noble Peacock Foil – 4⅛” by ½” x 2

I stamped the tree randomly across the front of the Granny Apple Green card base using Granny Apple Green ink, just to add a little texture.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I drew a pencil line about 1” up from the bottom of the smaller Whisper White panel and stamped the houses and trees. From left to right the colours used are Grapefruit Grove, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo, Blueberry Bushel, Pineapple Punch, Gorgeous Grape and the stars were stamped in Pool Party.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I used the fabulous Make a Difference to stamp the sentiment in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I added Noble Peacock Foil strips to the top and bottom of the stamped panel and added the layer to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to complete the card. I hope you like it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A cute new home card made using the From Our House To Yours stamp set

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A gorgeous rattan Christmas Wreath decorated using lovely boughs cut using the Beautiful Boughs dies by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Wreath

Posted on December 13, 2019December 4, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the December Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop where out theme is – anything but a card – so I have chosen to decorate a wreath using the Beautiful Boughs Dies. If you have joined me from the lovely Sue Allen I am sure you loved her project. You are joining me here in the UK where it is cold but not snowy……yet. My project was inspired by a wreath made by my lovely upline Mikaela Titheridge – to see her original click on this link.

To recreate the Beautiful Wreath you will need;

A selection of green card stocks – I chose Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam, Shaded Spruce and a little Whisper White.
Foil – I chose Gold but Silver, Copper, or some of the gorgeous Noble Peacock foils would also look amazing.
Brown card stock – I chose Soft Suede
Ratten or Grapevine Wreath, which measures about 12” (30cm) in diameter and is readily available from Hobbycraft in the UK or online.

I began by die cutting multiples of all 3 boughs from the Beautiful Boughs dies set. I cut multiples of the Mint Macaron, Whisper White and Soft Sea Foam boughs and less of the Shaded Spruce as I planned to use the darker green to add a pop of colour.

Using a bone folder I gently curled all the boughs to add some shaping.

Using Mini Glue Dots I began adding the boughs to the wreath. I toyed with using my hot glue gun but I always find I stick myself to everything of I use the gun……….not a pretty sight and actually the Mini Glue Dots worked really well.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Christmas Wreath decorated using the lovely Beautiful Boughs dies

I started on the right hand side layering the Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Form and Whisper White boughs one on top of the other changing the angle to make it look as random as possible. I also cut down the boughs as needed to give smaller branches to tuck in. I covered 6” or so of the wreath then repeated the process starting from the left.

Where the 2 sides met I added the bow made from the gorgeous Real Red Ruched Ribbon, again using Mini Glue Dots. I then tucked in the Shaded Spruce boughs filling in any spaces.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A beautiful Christmas Wreath decorated using the lovely Beautiful Boughs dies

The solid pine cones were die cut from the Soft Suede card stock and the Gold Foil detailed pine cones were added on top with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. These were then tucked into the boughs to decorate the wreath.

To complete the wreath I added a scattering of the red Toile Tiding Glitter Enamel Dots to represent berries. Unfortunately in Europe we were unable to get the gorgeous Puff Paint which I would have liked to use to give a snowy effect.

I am really happy with the finished wreath and am delighted at how well the Mini Glue Dots worked for this project. I hope you like it.

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