A pretty picture made for the Crafty Collaborations Home Decor Blog Hop using the Oceanfront stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Oceanfront Picture for the Crafty Collaborations Home Decor Blog Hop

Posted on February 18, 2022February 9, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Collaborations Blog Hop where we are share home décor projects. I am sharing a picture made using the gorgeous Oceanfront stamp set, can’t seem to stop using this versatile stamp set, I just love it.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the oceanfront picture, you will need:

Balmy Blue card – 6” by 4” with the inside cut out to give a ½” frame all the way around
Basic White card – 6” by 4”
Picture Frame – 6” by 4” – mine came from Tesco’s

I punched a ¾” circle from a Post It Note and placed it towards the top of the Basic White panel. The sky was then stamped overtop with Balmy Blue ink. It came up quite dark as I had just re-inked the inkpad but I quite liked it. I think it gives the picture a moodier look.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Oceanfront stamp set used to make a gorgeous picture for the Crafty Collaborations Home Decor Blog Hop

The water was stamped below the sky using Pool Party ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Oceanfront stamp set used to make a gorgeous picture for the Crafty Collaborations Home Decor Blog Hop

I added the ground and boulders using 1^st and 2^nd generation Crumb Cake ink and used the dotty stamp to add more texture.

The reeds were added in Garden Green ink and the grasses in Soft Suede. The birds in flight were stamped in Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Oceanfront stamp set used to make a gorgeous picture for the Crafty Collaborations Home Decor Blog Hop

The Balmy Blue frame was placed onto the glass front of the picture frame and the stamped image added behind. The back panel was then secured in position.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Oceanfront stamp set used to make a gorgeous picture for the Crafty Collaborations Home Decor Blog Hop

I love it, hope you like it too.

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Stampin' Up! products used to make a pretty poinsettia Christmas tree bauble on a rustic wood slice.

Tree Baubles for the December 2021 Class

Posted on December 17, 2021December 8, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing two pretty baubles designed for my December classes and made using the Poinsettia and Cabin dies.

Coloured we used are:

Poinsettia Bauble

Wood Slice – I got mine here – https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082HR4RV3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Real Red card – 8¼” by 3¼
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”
Scrap Gold Foil card
Jute Twine

We die cut and embossed the 3 layers of poinsettia petals from the Real Red card using the Poinsettia dies and Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. They were then spayed, using a Spritzer, with a mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint and Alcohol. They were then set aside to dry. The Frost White Shimmer Paint is sadly retired but you could use Clear Wink of Stella instead.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

When they were dry, we curled the petals using a Bone Folder. The layers were then adhered together, offset, with Mini Glue Dots. We added the centre, die cut from Gold Foil card using the same Poinsettia Dies. It was added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

The completed Poinsettia was then added to the wood slice with a Dimensional.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

The holly leaves. 1 large and 2 small, were cut and embossed from the piece of Garden Green card. They were tucked under the poinsettia and glued down with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This beautiful rustic wood and poinsettia Christmas Tree bauble, fun & festive and made using Stampin’ Up! products

We used some rustic jute twine from my stash to make a loop and bow to hang the bauble.

Cabin Bauble

Basic White circle – die cut with Framelets Circle Dies – roughly 3⅝” – 3¾” in diameter
Soft Suede – die cut with Framelets Circle Dies – roughly 3⅝” – 3¾” in diameter
Garden Green card – 4½” by 2”

Using a heavy-duty hole punch we punched a hole at the top of the wood circle.

Stampin' Up! products used to make a lovely tree bauble featuring a rustic Christmas cabin in the trees

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

I mounted the Birch background stamp on a Stamparatus plate, I find it easier to handle than the largest block, ink it up with Misty Moonlight ink and stamped it onto the bauble. It was then set aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

Placing the Basic White circle on top of the Soft Suede circle I ran them through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the detailed cabin die. We lifted the Basic White layer off the Soft Suede layer, leaving all the bits stuck on the Soft Suede piece. Using a Take Your Pick Tool we carefully lifted off the white scrap leaving the Soft Suede piece intact. The 2 pieces were then stuck together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. We added the cabin to the bauble on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

Using the dark, Soft Suede Blends Marker were coloured in the cabin and added Clear Wink of Stella to the cabin roof and the ground.

www.crafty-rootes.com – This pretty Christmas rustic cabin in the trees made into a tree bauble and made using Stampin’ Up! products

The trees were then die cut from the Garden Green layer using trees from the Cain Dies and tucked around the cabin. Using either liquid glue or Dimensionals. We added a loop of twine to the top to hang the bauble.

These baubles were such fun to make, I hope you like them.

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Snowflake Tree Ornament

Posted on November 28, 2020November 24, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the November 2020 Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop. Our theme this month is ‘Christmas Tree Bauble’ and I have used the gorgeous So Many Snowflakes Dies to make my simple snowflake tree ornament. If you have started here of hopped over from my crafty friend Susan Simpson, you are very welcome.

To recreate the Snowflake Tree Ornament, you will need:

Magenta Madness card
Gold Foil card

Using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I die cut 2 of the medium snowflakes from Gold Foil card and 4 smaller snowflakes from the Magenta Madness card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty snowflake tree ornament made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the So Many Snowflake Dies

I used a rolled up Mini Glue Dot to adhere one of the Gold Foil snowflakes to the Gold Hoop. The second Gold Foil snowflake was added to the back using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to stick the snowflakes together.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty snowflake tree ornament made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the So Many Snowflake Dies

The Magenta Madness snowflakes were laid on my grid paper and sprayed with Champagne Shimmer Mist. This was made by pouring 70% alcohol into a Stampin’ Spritzer and adding a pea sized blob of Champagne Shimmer Paint before shaking well and spraying the snowflakes. This gives a lovely shimmer and the alcohol means it dries quickly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty snowflake tree ornament made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the So Many Snowflake Dies

I used rolled up Mini Glue Dots to adhere a pink snowflake either side of the larger gold snowflake. The remaining pink snowflakes were added to the back with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty snowflake tree ornament made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the So Many Snowflake Dies

Gold twine was then added to the gold hoop to hang the ornament and Gold Glitter Dios were added to each snowflake, front and back. Pretty but very simple. I just love these bright pink snowflakes. I hope you like them.

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

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A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! products

3D Poinsettia Wreath- Stampin ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Posted on November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me today for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop where our theme is ‘3D’. If you have hopped over from the lovely Jill Chapman, you are very welcome. You are currently visiting Mo Rootes in the UK. Please continue to hop through to see all the inspiration the other participants have to share.

I have chosen to share the wreath I have made for my lovely Mum who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease and is in a care home. As we are currently in lockdown in an effort to stop the rise of Covid-19, we are unable to visit her. I made her this pretty Poinsettia Wreath for the lovely staff who care for her to hang on her door.

To recreate the 3D Poinsettia Wreath, you will need:

Real Red card stock
Flirty Flamingo card stock
Garden Green stock
Soft Sea Foam card stock
Whisper White card stock
Silver Foil card

Taking the stunning Metallic Mesh Ribbon, I started wrapping it loosely around a pretty wicker wreath bought from a local craft store. I love this ribbon; it is so light and fragile looking but adds such a pop of style.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the gorgeous Poinsettia Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine I cut out the layers for 2 Real Red flowers and the layers for a Flirty Flamingo flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used a sponge dauber and Cherry Cobbler ink I added colour to the edges of each flower petal to give the flower more dimension.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used Real Red ink and a dauber to add depth to the Flirty Flamingo flower.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The petals were shaped using my Bone Folder to add yet more dimension. The petals of the largest and smallest layers were shaped downwards. The petals of the two middle layers were shaped upwards.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

The layers were layer up using a Dimensional between the bottom (first) and second layer. Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive between the second and third layer and a Mini Dimensional between the third and fourth layers. Each layer was added off centre to the layer before.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

Using the Beautiful Boughs Dies I die cut a selection of branches in Garden Green, Soft Sea Foam and Whisper White card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I began adding branches and leaves behind each of the three flowers, building up the layers and adhering the leaves to the back of the flower with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

When all three flowers were backed with leaves, I glued them to the wreath using my hot glue gun. I added a bow made using the Metallic Mesh Ribbon using the hot glue.

A beautiful wicker 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp 'n Hop Blog Hop using Stampin' Up! product

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A lovely 3D Poinsettia Wreath made for the Stamp ‘n Hop Blog Hop

I used some of the really pretty Beaded Pearls to the centre of each flower using Mini Glue Dots.

As a finishing touch I sprayed the flowers with some Frost White Shimmer Paint mixed with 70% alcohol to give some extra shimmer.

So pretty I really hope Mum likes it.

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A snowy mountain scene stamped using the Mountain Air stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Snowy Mountain for the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop

Posted on October 10, 2020October 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop. My name is Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK and I am thrilled to be joining the super talented team on this blog hop. Our theme today is ‘Showcasing a project we have been working on’. I have chosen to share a piece of home décor with you; a picture of a snowy mountain scene. I hope you like it.

To recreate the Snowy Mountain picture you will need:

Whisper White card – 8” by 6”
Misty Moonlight card – 8* by 6”
Picture frame for a 7” by 5” photograph

If you have been following my blog you will know that the Mountain Air stamp set is a real favourite of mine and today I have combined it with the In The Pines Stamp set and the sweet cabin from the Snow Front stamp set to create this wintery scene.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I began with the piece of Whisper White card which I lined up on my Grid Paper. With a T Square Ruler and a pencil I marked out ½” on all 4 sides to form a border. This border will be covered by the mount.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I inked up the detailed mountain image from the Mountain Air stamp set with Seaside Spray ink and stamped the image across the panel. I reversed the stamp, inked up the back with the same colour, stamped off on my Grid Paper and stamped the 2^nd generation, offset, over the mountains.

The row of trees were stamped below the mountains in Shaded Spruce ink. I punched a 1” circle from a Post It note and applied it over the mountains. Using a blending brush – you could also use a sponge or a sponge dauber instead – and circular movements I appled Balmy Blue ink across the top of the panel to give the effect of a sky. The circle mask was then removed.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I roughly tore a piece to copy paper to give a wavy edge. Using the blending brush and Pool Party ink I moved around the torn copy paper to give the effect of snow banks.

Placing the copy paper back in position I stamped the sweet cabin from the Snow Front stamp set in Basic Gray ink. I added the ‘path’ image in 2^nd generation Basic Gray ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I added the row of trees from the In the Pines stamp set in the same way using Early Espresso ink. I added the in-fill stamp in Shaded Spruce ink. The large tree on the left was stamped in Early Espresso and Shaded Spruce.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

Using my Paper Trimmer I cut out the middle of the Misty Moonlight panel leaving a 3/4£” border all the way around. This will be the mount for the picture.

I used a simple white photo frame to show off this simple picture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Mountain Air stamp set used to make pretty picture featuring a snowy mountain scene

I am really happy with how it has turned out. Let me know what you think.

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A sweet little treat box made using the Joyful Holly stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Holly Box for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on July 27, 2020August 5, 2020 by Mo Rootes

It is time for the Stamper’s Showcase blog hop again and this time our topic in ‘gift wrapping’ and I have chosen to make a holly box. If you have joined the hop with me, welcome….I am Mo Rootes and I live near Cambridge in the UK. If you have hopped over from Marita you are also very welcome.