A cute poinsetta stamped mini treat box and a hand stamped snowman candle using Stampin' Up! product

Snowman candle for December Classes

Posted on December 13, 2019December 12, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Classes this week were so much fun as we were making some of the gorgeous Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes and stamping on candles using the Snowman Season and Cup of Christmas stamp sets. We began by making the cute candle.

To recreate the Snowman candle you will need:

White Tissue Paper
Greaseproof or wax paper
Momento Tuxedo Black Ink
Blends – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Bermuda bay & dark Pumpkin Pie

Using the Memento ink we stamped the snow man onto the slightly smoother, slightly glossier side of the tissue paper. After I bit of trial and error one of my team members and I noticed that the ink stayed a darker if stamped on the smooth side.

A sweet little snowman candle ready for Christmas

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous hand stamped candle using the Snowman Seasons stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using Scissors we cut away the excess tissue paper around the image and placed the stamped image, ink side up onto the candle

A long thin piece of greaseproof paper, slightly wider than the candle was wrapped the candle with the excess gathered at the back of the candle to act as a handle.

We used a Heat Tool to set the image into the candle. The trick is to apply the heat quite close – about 2 – 3 inches away from the greaseproof. If you watch carefully you will see the ink darken and the edges of the tissue paper disappear. Then roll the candle from side to side a couple of times on a hard surface to smooth out any lumpy areas then gently peel away the greasproof. If you can still see tissue paper then repeat the heating step. We stamped a sentiment and applied it to the candle in the same way.

Taking the following Blends markers we coloured in the image on the candle – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Bermuda Bay & dark Pumpkin Pie

To recreate the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes you will need:

5½” by 5½” piece of Whisper White cardstock x 2
Scrap Whisper White

The ladies die cut the Mini Curvy Keepsake Boxes from the Whisper White cardstock panels. The also die cut 2 of the cute tags from the same set of dies.

A cute poinsetta stamped mini treat box using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake bx decorated with a poinsetta stamp

We stamped the snowflakes from the Snowman Season stamp set randomly over the 4 sides of one of the boxes in Pool party ink. And for the other box we used the small poinsettia image from the Cup of Christmas stamp set in Real Red ink stamping once on each panel.

A cute snowflake stamped mini treat box using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake box decorated with a snowflakes

We folded on all the score lines and used a bone folder to curl each of the sides. The ladies then put the boxes together tucking the tags inside for safe keeping to be added to the box after they have filled it.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A sweet mini curvy keepsake box decorated with a snowflakes and a snowman candle

We really enjoyed making these cute projects.

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

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Flirty Snowman

Posted on December 10, 2019December 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

This Flirty Snowman card started out as a swap I received at OnStage Live in Dortmand from one of my lovely team mates Katie Van Der Heijden. She designed the 3” by 3” Coastal Cabana square as a mini pizza box topper. I went rogue and added mine to a card front.

To recreate the Flirty Snowman card you will need:

Flirty Flamingo card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Coastal Cabana 3” by 3”
Whisper White 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Flirty Flamingo

Katie had stamped the snowman from the Snowman Seasons stamp set with Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Whisper White.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

The snowman was coloured in by Katie using the following Blends Markers – Smoky Slate combo, Flirty Flamingo combo and Purple Posy combo. A trio of Basic Pearls, coloured with the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker was added.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

The snowflakes were then stamped around the edges with Coastal Cabana ink and the stamped panel was then added to the Coastal Cabana layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

IThe sentiment was stamped onto scrap Flirty Flaming cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched out using the Classic Label punch. The right side was trimmed down and the sentiment added on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

I took a Flirty Flamingo card base and stamped the snowflakes in Flirty Flamingo ink in 3 places to form a triangle which is apparently pleasing to the eye. The stamped topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring the Snowman Seasons stamp set

I stamped the remaining Whisper White layer and the front of the envelope with the snowflakes in Coastal Cabana ink.

I hope you and Katie like my re-purposing of this swap.

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A gorgeous pastel Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy gingerbread house

Subtle Yummy Gingerbread House Card

Posted on December 8, 2019December 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is another card made using the sweet Yummy Gingerbread House Christmas stamp set and some subtle, pastel colours.

To recreate the Subtle Yummy Gingerbread House Christmas card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper right corner
Follow Your Art dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White

The Follow Your Art dsp was glued to the Basic Black layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This layer was then added to the Crumb Cake card base with the same adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy Gingerbread house

I stamped the gorgeous gingerbread house onto scrap Whisper White cardstock using Early Espresso ink and die cut it out using the Cuckoo Clock dies. Using the same ink I stamped and die cut a tree from the Cuckoo For You stamp set.

The images were coloured using the following Blends Markers – Crumb Cake combo, So Saffron combo, Shaded Spruce combo, Purple Posy combo, Mint Macaron combo, Smoky Slate combo, Pool Party combo, Petal Pink combo & Flirty Flamingo combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy Gingerbread house

The coloured images were adhered to the card front on Dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Coastal Cabana ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out with sharp scissors and adhered it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty Christmas card featuring a subtle yummy Gingerbread house

I added a little Wink of Stella to the snowy roof forgetting that I had stamped the image with water based ink so it ran a little……ho hum…..

I love the look of the pastel gingerbread house. I hope you like it.

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Peaceful Boughs and Swirly Frames stamp sets by Stampin' Up! make a gorgeous Christmas wreath card

Green Swirly Boughs

Posted on December 6, 2019December 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here’s a sweet green swirly boughs Christmas card made using the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and Beautiful Boughs Dies along with the Swirly Frames stamp set.

To recreate the green swirly boughs card you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner x 2
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the swirly circle from the Swirly Frames stamp set onto one of the Whisper White panels using Soft Suede ink. I stamped the large and small pinecones on either side of the circle using the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring the Swirly Frames and Peaceful Boughs stamp sets

I wrapped a piece of the lovely linen like Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo around the stamped panel and adhered it to the Soft Suede layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring the Swirly Frames and Peaceful Boughs stamp sets

The sentiment was in Old Olive ink and die cut using the Beautiful Boughs dies. While I had the dies out I cut the leaves from some of the gorgeous Noble Peacock Foil.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring the Swirly Frames and Peaceful Boughs stamp sets

I placed the sentiment on Dimensionals and tucked in the leaves, holding them in place with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring the Swirly Frames and Peaceful Boughs stamp sets

I added a trio of Noble Peacock Rhinestones to the card front and a double bow made from the Mossy Meadow Baker’s Twine which is part of the Magnolia Lane Ribbon combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring the Swirly Frames and Peaceful Boughs stamp sets

Such a pretty swirly boughs card, I hope you like it.

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The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

Merry Christmas

Posted on December 3, 2019November 27, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the simplest of Christmas Cards – no stamping involved…..

To recreate the Simple Merry Christmas card you will need:

Thick Whisper White – 8¼” by 5⅞”
Old Olive – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Most Wonderful Time dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded upper right corner
Most Wonderful Time dsp – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

Such a simple card – I adhered the designer Series paper (dsp) to the Old Olive panel. I wrapped a piece of Real Red Cotton Ribbon around the Upper left corner of the panel. The panel was then glued to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

I used the Merry Christmas Dies to die cut the sentiment from scrap Whisper White cardstock. I die cut 3 of each word.

I used a piece of Stampin Sponge and my Silicon Mat to add the liquid adhesive to the back of the sentiment and stacked them one on top of the other to give dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

The sentiment was then added to the card using the same method. I added a bow made from the same ribbon with Mini Glue Dots on top of the ribbon strip.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

I hope you like the card.

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Mo x

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Most Wonderful Time

Posted on December 2, 2019November 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a simple merry Christmas Card made using the gorgeous Most Wonderful Time Product Medley by Stampin’ Up!

To recreate the Most Wonderful Time card you will need:

Mossy Meadow card base – 8¼” by 5⅞”
Most Wonderful Time dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White card base – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Scrap Whisper White and Soft Sea Foam

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

Such a simple card – I wrapped a piece of White Polka Dot Tulle ribbon around the designer Series paper (dsp) panel and adhered the panel to the Mossy Meadow card base using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

Using the Stitched Nested Dies I die cut a label from scrap Soft Sea Foam and a larger Stitched Nested Label from Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the fir trees in 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd generation Mossy Meadow ink across the Soft Sea Foam label.

Most-Wonderful-Time-Medley-makes-a-beautiful-Christmas-card

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

I stamped the greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set on the same label in Mossy Meadow ink. The 2 labels were then adhered together with the Liquid Adhesive. I took one of the gorgeous die cut deer from the medley pack and used my Embossing Buddy to de-stickify (is that even a word!!) the back before adding it to the panel on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

The whole stamped panel was added to the card front with the the liquid adhesive and a Tulle Ribbon bow added. The Whisper White panel for the inside and the envelope were stamped with the fir trees. I added a trio of Silver Metallic Pearls

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Most Wonderful Time medley makes gorgeous Christmas cards

I hope you like the card.

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Mo x

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The new Forever Blossoms stamp set by Stampin' Up! makes a stunning card

Forever Blossoms – Sneak Peak

Posted on December 1, 2019December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

To day I am sharing a sneak peek of a gorgeous new stamp set called Forever Blossoms which will be available from the 3^rd January 2020.

To recreate the Forever Blossoms card you will need:

So Saffron card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Old Olive 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5 ¼” by 3 ½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Scrap Old Olive & Whisper White

I inked up the gorgeous, large blossom image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped it twice on the smaller Whisper White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The image was coloured in using the following Blends Markers – open flowers in dark Daffodil Delight and light So Saffron. Buds using dark Daffodil Delight and dark So Saffron. The leaves and stems were coloured in using the Old Olive Combo. I added the dots around the flower centres with the dark Basic Black marker.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

I wrapped a strip of the lovely Gold Shimmer Ribbon around the panel adhering it on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then added to the Old Olive panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The sentiment from the Peaceful Moments stamp set was stamped in Momento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and die cut using the Stitched Nested Dies. I also die cut a slightly larger label from Old Olive cardstock using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

I glued the two labels together using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and trimmed the label down using my trimmer.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set.

The label was added over the ribbon using Dimensionals and a bow added to the side. To add a bit of bling I added a trio of Gold Metallic Pearls.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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Mo x

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Snowman Seasons stamp set and Wrapped in Plaid dsp by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet Christmas card

Juggling Snowman

Posted on November 29, 2019November 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Here is a cute juggling snowman Christmas card made using the quirky Snowman Season stamp set and the Wrapped in Plaid dsp.

To recreate the Juggling Snowman card:

Cherry Cobbler card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Wrapped in Plaid dsp – 4½” by 3”
Whisper White – 3¼” by 2¾”
Scrap Whisper White and Shaded Spruce

I glued the Wrapped in Plaid dsp panel to one of the larger Whisper White panel and adhered it to the Cherry Cobbler card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

I stamped the sweet little juggling snowman image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the smallest panel of Whisper White and die cut it out using the Stitched Label dies. The snowman was coloured in using the following Blends – dark Cherry Cobbler, dark Shaded Spruce, dark Pumpkin Pie and dark Basic black.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

The stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Metallic Pearls added. I felt the card looked a little bare so added some leaves die cut from scrap Whisper White and Shaded Spruce using the Beautiful Boughs Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

The same snowman was stamped on the Whisper White panel for the inside of the card and on the envelope.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a gorgeous Christmas card featuring a juggling snowman

A sweet card, I hope you like it

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Mo x

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Band Together stamp set and Detailed Bands dies by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet celebration card

Detailed Bands and Band Together

Posted on November 26, 2019November 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

The card I am sharing today happened by complete chance. I had a piece of cardstock lying on my desk, the negative piece left over when I die cut one of the gorgeous Detailed Bands and I thought I would try to make something using it.

To recreate the Detailed Bands and Band Together card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded lower right corner
Whisper White – 4⅛” by 1⅞”
Poppy Parade – 4⅛” by ½” x 2

Using Crumb Cake ink I randomly stamped the large flower onto the Crumb Cake card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty celebration card made using the Band Together stamp set and Detailed Bands dies

Using the negative die cut strip as a stencil and a a piece of Sponge I added Petal Pink ink to the smaller piece of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty celebration card made using the Band Together stamp set and Detailed Bands dies

Leaving the stencil in position I placed the panel into the Stamparatus and positioned the detailed metal die face down on top, I added a second foam piece to raise up the panel. I added some temporary adhesive to the back of the die and closed the hinged panel picking up the die. I inked the die with Poppy Parade ink and stamped it down.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty celebration card made using the Band Together stamp set and Detailed Bands dies

I loved the vintage, shabby chic look. I did stamp the image twice. I removed the panel from the Stamparatus and stamped the sentiment with Poppy Parade in the middle.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty celebration card made using the Band Together stamp set and Detailed Bands dies

The Poppy Parade strips were added to the top and bottom of the inked panel and adhered to the card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – a pretty celebration card made using the Band Together stamp set and Detailed Bands dies

I stamped the flower in Poppy Parade ink onto the remaining panel of Whisper White and glued it inside the card. The same image and ink were used to decorate the envelope. A trio of Red Rhinestones were added to the card front to complete the card.

I hope you like it.

If you don’t have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and live in the UK I would love to be yours! If you don’t have a catalogue and live in the UK please let me know and I will be delighted to send you one. To order any supplies click on the “shop online” button at the top of the page. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.

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

Mo x

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Winter Woods stamp set used for the Stamper's Showcase Blog Hop

Winter Wonderland Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on November 25, 2019November 19, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to this months Stamper’s Showcase blog hop where our theme is Winter Wonderland and I have chosen to use the gorgeous Winter Woods stamp set. If you have joined me from……. then welcome, My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK..

To recreate the Winter Wonderland card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Shaded Spruce 4⅛” by ½” x 2
Whisper White cardstock 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Scrap Real Red, Balmy Blue and Shaded Spruce cardstock

I stamped the gorgeous pine tree in Shaded Spruce ink onto the Whisper White panel and added the ‘ground’ in 2^nd and 3^rd generation Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop using Winter Woods stamp set

Taking a 1¼” Circle Punch I punched a circle from a PostIt Note and laid it onto the stamped panel half covering the top of the tree.

Taking a sponge I swirled on Balmy Blue ink before removing the PostIt Note circle. I added the 2 strips of Shaded Spruce cardstock either side of the stamped panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop using Winter Woods stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Shaded Spruce ink onto the Thick Whisper White cardstock, the stamped panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals. I tucked small pieces of Real Red, Shaded Spruce and Balmy Blue behind the raised panel.