Grandma’s House

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

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Grandma’s House stamp set. This is such a quiky set, I love all the sentiments and the stylised flowers.

To recreate the Grandma’s House card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Early Espresso 4¼” by 3”
Whisper White 4” by 2¾”
Whisper White 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside

I began by using the Rectangle Stitched dies to die cut a rectangle from the Early Espresso piece and the slightly smaller Whisper White piece.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

I stamped the house and trees from the Grandma’s House stamp set in Early Espresso ink onto the Whisper White rectangle. I stamped the sentiment below in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

I used the following Blends markers to colour in the image Light Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green combo, Call Me Clover comb, Seaside Spray combo & Crumb Cake combo.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

The stamped rectangle was glued to the Early Espresso stitched rectangle with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I wrapped the ⅛” Call Me Clover Grosgrain Ribbon around the panel and added the piece to the Seaside Spray card base with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

I added a trio of Iridescent Sequins to complete the card. I hope you like it

www.crafty-rootes.com – Grandma’s House stamp set used for a simple sweet card

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

Mo x

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A stunning see through daisy card made using the Medium Daisy Punch by Stampin' Up!

Floating Daisies

Posted on July 14, 2019July 3, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card inspired by Jennifer McGuirre’s see through layered die cuts video –

To recreate the floating daisies card you will need

Window sheet – 11¾” by 4⅛” – scored at 5⅞”
Scrap Whisper White
Scrap So Saffron
Scrap Sparkle Glimmer

The trick with this style of card is to hide the adhesive so that it isn’t seen. I chose to use the Medium Daisy Punch to make my card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I began by scoring and burnishing the Window Sheet card base, this needs a firm hand when it comes to burnishing as you want the card to be flat.

I punched out 14 of the medium daises using the punch and adhered them to the inside of the card front using a Mini Glue Dot in the centre of each flower. I placed then randomly across the front with some of the flowers hanging over the sides. The spare pieces were trimmed off using my sharp scissors.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

Using Sparkle Glimmer paper and the ½” Circle Punch I punched the same number of circles as I had flowers. I added a Mini Glue Dot to the back of the glimmer paper and added them to the centre of each flower on the outside of the card front. This effectively hides all the glue dots.

I cut 4 of the sweet little label from the Smooth Sailing dies set; 2 for the front of the card and 2 for the back of the card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I stamped the sentiment from the Magnolia Blooms stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and adhered it to the front of the card using Mini Glue Dots. I added a plain label to the back side of the card front making sure it was lined up with the label on the front so that it would not be seen.

Another label was positioned on the inside of the back panel of the card to enable me to write a short message to the recipient. To hid the Mini Glue Dots I adhered another label to the reverse of the back panel, again directly behind the other labels.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A see through card made using the Medium Daisy Punch

I added a final punched daisy to the bottom of the label on the card front using a dimensional to add a little fore depth to the card.

I really like how this card turned out and the photographs do not do it justice. I hope you like it.

Mo x

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

Mo x

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A get well card made using the Healing Hugs stamp set for the Stamp 'N Hop blog hop

Healing Hugs for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on July 13, 2019July 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the July Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where the theme is ‘Casing the Annual Catalogue’. If you have hopped over from the lovely Linda or started the blog hop with me – Mo Rootes …..welcome and enjoy the hop.

I have chosen to CASE a card on page 80 of the Annual Catalogue using the Healing Hugs stamp set. I have changed the colours but kept the design pretty much as it is.

To recreate the Healing Hugs card you will need;

Seaside Spray card base 5⅞” by 8¼” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White cardstock – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2
Seaside Spray 3” by 1¼”
Scrap Whisper White cardstock

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

Using the gorgeous new Stitched Lace dies I ran one of the Whisper White panels through the Big Shot. I used some Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the die cut piece to the Seaside Spray card base.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

I stamped the flowers in Rococo Rose ink and So Saffron ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and cut them out using my scissors. I also stamped the two different sets of leaves from the stamp set in Mossy Meadow ink and hand cut them out.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and Dimensionals I added the flowers and leaves to the card front.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Mossy Meadow ink onto the small piece of Seaside Spray cardstock and added to the card front on dimensionals.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Healing Hugs stamp set used for the Stamp ‘n Hop blog hop

Such a pretty card and I like it in the softer colours. I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what Anastasia has to share with us.

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

Mo x

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Lovely sailing themed cards made using the Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies by Stampin' Up!

Sailing Home for July Classes

Posted on July 12, 2019July 11, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards we made at this weeks classes using the lovely Sailing Home stamp set and co-ordinating Smooth Sailing Dies. This is such a great set to work with, such great images.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies used for July Classes

Sail Boat on a Circle

Coastal Cabana card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜ by 3⅝”
Whisper White 5⅞” by 2”
Early Espresso 5⅞” by ⅜”
Whisper White and Early Espresso to die cut circles
Whisper White to stamp and die cut the boat

www,crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies used for July Classes

We stamped and die cut the boat, coloured it in using the Stampin Blends Markers. The sentiment and small birds were then stamped on the Whisper White Circle and the boat added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

We stamped the compass and anchor randomly down the strip of Whisper White in Coastal Cabana and Early Espreeso inks. The thin strip of Early Espresso was added to the left side and the panel added to the card front with glue. The circle piece was then added on Dimensionals.

Lighthouse card

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Pool Party 5⅞” by 2”
Early Espresso 5¼” by ¼”
Early Espresso and Whisper White for the Stitched Rectangles
Scrap Whisper White and Coastal Cabana for the sentiment

www,crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies used for July Classes

We stamped the lighthouse in Early Espresso ink onto the Whisper White rectangle and coloured it using the Crumb Cake light and Smoky Slate light Stampin Blends markers. The birds were then added and the stamped panel added to the Early Espresso Rectangle.

One of the birds from the Hugs from Shelli paper pumpkin kit was randomly stamped in Early Espresso down the Pool Party layer. The bodies of the birds were then painted using Frost White Shimmer paint to give a pearlescent look to the birds. The group of little birds then filled in any large gaps. This piece was then glued to the Card front.

We die cut the rope from the thin piece of Early Espresso card stock, cut it in half and added a piece at the top and the remainder at the bottom, butted up against the stamped piece.

The sentiment was stamped then punched out using the Everyday Label punch and backed onto a punched out piece of Coastal Cabana. The sentiment was then added to the back of the stitched rectangles and the whole piece added to the card front on Dimensionals.

Gate Fold card

Thick Whisper White 11 ¾” by 4⅛” scored at 2 15/16ths at either end.
Pool Party 4” by 2 ¾” x 2
Early Espresso and Whisper White rectangle.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Sailing Home stamp set and Smooth Sailing dies used for July Classes

We randomly stamped the smaller boat on both pieces of Pool Party cardstock and adhered then to the front panels of the card front.

The boat, sentiment and small birds were then stamped on the Whisper White cardstock. This was added to the Early Espresso rectangle and then glued to the left side of the card front.

We really enjoyed making these cards. I hope you like them.

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

Mo x

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A gorgeous feminine. floral card using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Bright Beautiful Friendship

Posted on July 9, 2019June 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty floral card made using the gorgeous Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Flirty Flamingo card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Coastal Cabana 5⅝” by 3⅞” – Rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜ by 3⅝”
Whisper White 2¾” by 2¾”

I die cut a stitched circle using the Stitched Shapes dies, placed it roughly where I wanted it on the larger Whisper White panel and drew around it with a pencil.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

Starting with the largest image I randomly stamped the flowers around the circle. I used Poppy Parade ink, Flirty Flamingo ink, Daffodil Delight ink, Coastal Cabana ink & Granny Apple Green ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade ink on the die cut Stitched Circle and trimmed down the right side. The sentiment was then added to the stamped panel on dimensionals.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

The stamped piece was glued to the Coastal Cabana panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Flirty Flamingo card base using the same adhesive.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

I added a trio of Iridescent sequins to finish of the card.

www,crafty-rootes.com – A pretty floral card made using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set

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 sweet shaker card made using the Magical Mermaid stamp set

Magical Mermaid for a special Shaker Card

Posted on July 9, 2019July 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the Magical Mermaid stamp set. This is a special card for a friend who loves being a mermaid, she has even entered the Miss Mermaid competition and has a fabulous tail. I have used the Inspire Create challenge #047 sketch for this card.

To recreate the Magical Mermaid card you will need;

Coastal Cabana card base – 10” by 5” scored and folded at 5”
Highland Heather cardstock 4¾” by 4¾”
Whisper White cardstock 4½” by 4½” x 3
Window Sheet 4” by 4”
Scrap Whisper White and Shaded Spruce

I sponged Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Highland Heather inks onto one of the Whisper White panels. I used a little glycerine mixed with the inks to help them blend smoothly. I stamped the sea foliage on the inked panel in Mossy Meadow ink.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

I inked up the mermaid in Versamark and stamped it onto some scrap Whisper White cardstock before covering it with Copper Embossing Powder. I heat set it with my heat tool then cut it out using my scissors.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

I coloured the mermaid in using the following Blends Markers – Ivory, Bermuda Bay combo, Highland Heather combo, Pool Party combo & So Saffron light.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

I die cut a circle from another of the Whisper White panels and added a piece of Window Sheet to the back using Mini Glue Dots in each corner. I took a dimensional strip and laid it onto the Window Sheet following the die cut circle and making sure there were no gaps. I added apinch of Iridescent sequins to the inked panel and laid the die cut panel over the top to form a shaker card.

This piece was then added to the Highland Heather layer then the Coastal Cabana card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

The seaweed was die cut from Shaded Spruce cardstock and adhered to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.The mermaid was added on Dimensionals and was given a coat of Clear Wink of Stella for an added bit of sparkle. To complete the card front I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Magical Mermaid shaker card

The inside of the card was stamped using the Family Party and Bermuda Bay and Highland Heather inks. I used some retired dsp and the retired Envelope Punch Board to make an envelope.

I really like the colour palette of the card. I hope my friend likes it.

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

Mo x

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A beautiful birthday card made using the to a wild rose stamp set

Birthday Rose

Posted on July 8, 2019July 8, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a gorgeous birthday rose card made using the To a Wild Rose stamp set and a couple of the new in colors.

To recreate the Birthday Rose card you will need;

Soft Sea Foam card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Terracotta Tile cardstock 5” by 3¼” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4⅞” by 3⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝” for the inside – rounded upper right corner
Scrap Whisper White for stamping and die cutting

I stamped the leaf image randomly around the edge of the Soft Sea Foam card base in Soft Sea Foam ink.

www.crafty-rootes.com – To a wild rose stamp set makes a beautiful birthday rose card

The sentiment from the now retired stamp set Everything is Rosy was stamped on the smaller Whisper White panel in Terracotta Tile ink. I added the stamped layer to the Terracotta Tile panel.

www.crafty-rootes.com – To a wild rose stamp set makes a beautiful birthday rose card

The Polka Dot Tuille Ribbon was wrapped around the panel and secured on the back with Sellotape. The panel was then glued to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – To a wild rose stamp set makes a beautiful birthday rose card

I stamped the outine rose in Terracotta Tile ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock, I added the detailed layer in Rococo Rose ink and the solid layer in 2^nd generation Rococo Rose ink. These colours go so well together. The rose was then die cut using the Wild Rose dies.

The outline leaves were stamped in Garden Green ink with the inner layer added in Soft Sea Foam ink. They were die cut using the same set of dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – To a wild rose stamp set makes a beautiful birthday rose card

The leaves were added to the back of the rose with a little Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The rose was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – To a wild rose stamp set makes a beautiful birthday rose card

The inside Whisper White panel and the front of the envelope were decorated with the leaf image.

This is such a lovely colour combination, 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 sweet, floral card made using the Inspiring Iris stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Inspiring Iris in purple

Posted on July 5, 2019June 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card made using the gorgeous Inspiring Iris stamp set, this is such a sweet floral stamp set with lovely 2 step images.

To recreate the Inspiring Iris you will need;
Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper left corner
It Starts With Art dsp 5⅜” by 3⅝” – – Rounded upper left corner
Highland Heather 4⅛” bt 2¼”
Whisper White 4” by 2⅛”

I started by glueing the dsp to the larger Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

I wrapped a piece of Polka Dot Tuille around the layer securing it on the back with Sellotape and glued the panel to the front of a Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The Iris’ were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small panel of Whisper White cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The flowers were coloured using Highland Heather ink and the leaves with 2nd generation Old Olve ink, the stamps give a lovely water colour look to the images.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink and the stamped panel added to the small panel of Highland Heather. This was then added to the card front on Dimensionals and a tuille bow added on a glue dot.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Inspiring Iris stamp set used to make a sweet floral card

Such a pretty dainty card.

Mo x

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A sweet thank you card made using the Varied vases stamp set for the Inspire Create challenge #046

Varied Vases for the Inspire Create Challenge #046

Posted on July 3, 2019July 2, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made for the Inspire. Create Challenge #046 – the theme is 2019 – 2021 In Colors. I used the Varied Vases stamp set and Vase Builder Punch to make my card.

To recreate the Varied Vases card you will need;

Purple Posy card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Pretty Peacock 4 ¼” by 3 ¼” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Whisper White 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Scrap Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose, Pretty Peacock, Purple Posy, Terracotta Tile & Whisper White

I punched a selection of vases using the Vase Builder Punch from Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose, Pretty Peacock, Purple Posy, Terracotta Tile cardstock.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases and the Vase Builder Punch used to make a card for the Inspie Create Challenge #046

I stamped the scalloped shelf onto the small Whisper White panel. I used 3^rd generation Pretty Peacock ink to stamp the infill and 2^nd generation Pretty Peacock to stamp the scalloped outline.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases and the Vase Builder Punch used to make a card for the Inspie Create Challenge #046

I arranged the punched vases on the shelf. Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive I glued down the Seaside Spray, Pretty Peacock and Terracotta Tile vases.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases and the Vase Builder Punch used to make a card for the Inspie Create Challenge #046

In the gaps I stamped the 2 spays of flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added the remaining Rococo Rose and Purple Posy dies over the top using Dimensionals. The flowers were coloured in using the following Blends – Purple Posy combo, light Pretty Peacock and Rococo Rose combo.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases and the Vase Builder Punch used to make a card for the Inspie Create Challenge #046

I stamped the right hand side of the Purple Posy card base using the Purple Posy ink and one of the outline flowers from the stamp set.

www,crafty-rootes.com – Varied Vases and the Vase Builder Punch used to make a card for the Inspie Create Challenge #046

The stamped Whisper White panel was added to the Pretty Peacock panel and then to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink onto a scrap piece of Whisper White and hand cut it out. I used the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add it to the card front.

I added a punched out vase to the inside panel of the card and to the envelope.

Such a pretty card, I have loved using this set again. I hope you like the card.

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

Mo x

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Dino Days

Posted on July 2, 2019June 26, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the quirky Dino Days stamp set, this set makes lovely cards for children.

To recreate the Dino days card you will need;

Mint Macaron 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rich Razzelberry 4¼ ” by 3¼”
Shimmery White 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Scrap Shimmery White

Using the Mint Macaron ink and an Aqua Painter I did a watercolor wash on the panel of Shimmery White cardstock and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quirky card made using the Dino Days stamp set

The sweet little dinosaur was stamped in Rich Razzelberry ink onto scrap Shimmery White cardstock. The spines were stamped in Mango Melody, the tree trunk in Soft Suede ink and the leaves in Garden Green ink. All of these images were then die cut using the co-ordinating Dino Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A quirky card made using the Dino Days stamp set

The die cut pieces were they assembled and adhered to the Shimmery White water coloured layer with either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals.