A pretty welcome to your new home card made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Birdhouses card Welcome Card

Posted on April 21, 2023April 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

A pretty card to share with you today made using the sadly, about to retire Garden Birds stamp set.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the birdhouses card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Fresh Freesia card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 4⅜” by 2⅝”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic Black card

The branch, pole, birdhouses and bird were all stamped onto the smaller panel of Basic Black card in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Blends Alcohol Markers to colour in the images – So Saffron, Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather, Pool Party, Old Olive, Smoky Slate & Ivory

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Birdhouses stamp set used to make a pretty welcome to your new home card

The grass and flowers were stamped along the bottom in Old Olive ink and the flowers coloured in with dark Highland Heather Blends Marker. Using a Blending Brush I added Soft Sea Foam ink to mute the stark white of the background. The panel was then added to the Fresh Freesia panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Birdhouses stamp set used to make a pretty welcome to your new home card

The tree branch was stamped along the top of the Old Olive card front in Old Olive ink and the grass and flowers added in the same way along the bottom of the card front. The coloured panel was then added overtop on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Birdhouses stamp set used to make a pretty welcome to your new home card

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set. I then fussy cut around it with my Scissors before adding it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.com – The Garden Birdhouses stamp set used to make a pretty welcome to your new home card

A trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

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Seaside Birds on the Shore

Posted on March 3, 2023February 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

The Seaside Bay stamp set and dies were on my desk today and I used them to make a pretty thank you card by combining them with the stunning By the Bay designer series paper (dsp)..

Colours used to make this card are:

To recreate the birds on the shore card, you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – rounded upper left corner
Night of Navy card – ½” wide strip
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

Using Night of Navy ink, I stamped the large bird and one of the smaller birds in Night of Navy ink onto the panel of By the Bay dsp.

A pretty thank you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

The stamped dsp was then glued to the Night of Navy panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

The whole panel was added to the Balmy Blue card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto the strip of Night of Navy card, covered it with White Embossing Powder and heat set it with a Heat Tool. I flagged the end and added it to the card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

A trio of Milky Dots completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and the By the Bay designer series paper (dsp) used to make a pretty thank you card

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A special thinking of you card made using the Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper by Stampin' Up!

Seaside Bird card

Posted on January 29, 2023January 18, 2023 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing today with the Seaside Bay stamp set and co-ordinating dies along with the By the Bay Designer Series Paper and have come up with a pretty thinking of you card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Seaside Bird card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by 2”
By the Bay dsp – 5⅞” by ½”
Balmy Blue card – 2½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2¾” by 2¾”
Basic White card – 2½” by ½”

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to glue the 2 pieces of Bay the Bay dsp to the Thick Basic White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The large sandpiper was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the square of Basic White card, I added the sandy shore with the seashells in Crumb Cake ink along the bottom. The image was then die cut using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

I used the same liquid glue to add the stitched square to the Balmy Blue square and mounted it on the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

The sentiment was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto the strip of Basic White card, trimmed it down and tucked it under the raised panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

A trio of Milky Dots finished the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Seaside Bay stamp set and Dies along with the By The Bay Designer Series Paper used to make special thinking of you card

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Perching Parrot card

Posted on July 1, 2022June 18, 2022 by Mo Rootes

I am loving all the birds, butterflies, dragonflies and bees in my garden at the moment and have made another bird themed card to share with you today featuring a perching parrot.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the perching parrot card, you will need:

Pear Pizzazz card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Tahitian Tide card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Basic White & Tahitian Tide

I stamped the sentiment, from the Framed Occasions stamp set, in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card. Using the same ink I stamped the hexagonal frame, from the same stamp set around the sentiment and die cut it using the Beautiful Shapes Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds and Framed Occasions stamp set used to make a lovely perching parrot card

I placed the die cut hexagon onto one of the Basic White panels and drew around the edges lightly with a pencil.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds and Framed Occasions stamp set used to make a lovely perching parrot card

The spay of larger leaves were stamped in Soft Sea Foam ink on either side of the pencilled in hexagon. I added the sprig using Pear Pizzazz ink. The pencil marks were then rubbed out and the sentiment added on Dimensionals. The whole panel was then glued to the Tahitian Tide layer and then to the Pear Pizzazz card front using liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds and Framed Occasions stamp set used to make a lovely perching parrot card

The parrot from the Pretty Birds stamp set was stamped in Starry Sky ink onto scrap Basic White card and coloured using Blends Pens. I used Soft Succulent for the head, Parakeet Party for the chest and back and Tahitian Tide for the wing and tail feather. The beak was coloured with Pale Papaya and the little bit above the beak and the feet in Crumb Cake. I used the Birdhouse Dies to die cut the bird and added it to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds and Framed Occasions stamp set used to make a lovely perching parrot card

From scrap Tahitian Tide card, I die cut a trio of feathers using the Birdhouse Dies and tucked them under the sentiment.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds and Framed Occasions stamp set used to make a lovely perching parrot card

To complete the card I added a trio of 2022-2024 In Color Dots and a bow made using the 2022-2024 In Color Twine.

I absolutely love how this card turned out. So pretty.

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Sweet Songbirds card

Posted on June 28, 2022July 3, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card using the Sweet Songbirds stamp set and one of the pretty Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes which are one of the offerings in the upcoming July-August Sale-A-Bration brochure.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Sweet Songbird card

Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & Envelope
Basic White card – 2½” by 2½”
Scrap Basic White card

The stitched square was die cut from the 2½” by 2½” piece of Basic White card. Actually, this one was left over from a previous project……….waste not want not.

The Sale-a-Bration Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam cards & Envelopes used with the Sweet Songbirds stamp set by Stampin' Up!

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Sweet Songbirds stamp set used with the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes for a pretty thank you card

I stamped the bird in Highland Heather ink and added the branch below in Soft Suede.

The leaves were stamped in Soft Suede and I used the same ink to add the birds eyes. The beak was stamped in Daffodil Delight ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Sweet Songbirds stamp set used with the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes for a pretty thank you card

I positioned the stitched square on the front of one of the Pool Party & Soft Suede card fronts, moved it aside and stamped sone leaves so that they would appear to be poking out from underneath.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Sweet Songbirds stamp set used with the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes for a pretty thank you card

I managed to get a little ink splotch further over so added another branch and leaves to cover that up.

The wooded sign was stamped in second generation Soft Suede ink and the sentiment added on top in full strength Soft Suede. The sign was then trimmed out using Scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The adorable Sweet Songbirds stamp set used with the Pool Party & Soft Sea Foam Cards & Envelopes for a pretty thank you card

A trio of Brushed Brass Butterflies completed the card. I hope you like it.

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A pretty birds card featuring the Pretty Birds stamp set and Beautiful Shapes Dies by Stampin' Up! for the Frames Blog Hop

Pretty Birds card for the Frames Blog Hop

Posted on June 7, 2022May 26, 2022 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Frames Blog Hop where we are, not surprisingly showcasing projects using frames. I don’t have any of the sets of frames dies so have improvised using the Beautiful Shapes Dies and the Pretty Birds stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Pretty Birds card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored and folded at 4⅛”
Tahitian Tide card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White and Gold Foil

Using a Blending Brush, I added Tahitian Tide ink to the Basic White panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

I used 2 nested hexagonal dies from the Beautiful Shapes dies set and die cut 3 frames from scrap Gold Foil card. The gold frames were adhered to the inked Basic White panel. I stamped around the edges with Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

The sweet little budgies for the Pretty Birds stamp set were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

The birds were coloured using Daffodil Delight ink, Petal Pink ink, Parakeet Party ink and Tahitian Tide ink. I coloured the little bit above the beak with a Soft Suede Marker Pen.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

The birds were added with either Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive or Dimensionals. A trio of Fine Sparkle Gems completed the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Pretty Birds stamp set and the Beautiful Shapes Dies used to make a pretty card for the Technique Tuesday Frames Blog Hop

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A gorgeous Christmas card featuring a cute robin, made using the Happy Holly-Days and stamp set

Christmas Robin

Posted on September 10, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

My Mum loves a Christmas Robin and I made this card for her. Sadly she has dementia and no longer recognises us when we visit but I hope this cheerful robin will bring a smile to her face.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Christmas Robin card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Suede card – 4⅝” by 3⅛”
Fluid 100 watercolor card – 4½” by 3”
Poppy Parade card – 5⅞” by 2⅛”
Very Vanilla card – 5½” by 3¾”
Very Vanilla scrap

We Brits. are so happy to have a Robin stamp, it is such an iconic bird here is the UK and especially so at Christmas. I mounted the lovely robin image onto one of the Stamparatus plates, inked it up with Sahara Sand ink and stamped in onto the small panel of Fluid 100 watercolor card. Because this card has a textured surface, I like to use the Stamparatus in case I need to stamp the image a second time.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I used the following colours to watercolor the robin – Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Gray Granite, Old Olive & Poppy Parade. I added a little of each colour to an acrylic block and used a Water Painter to pick up the ink and apply it to the bird. Doing it this was means that I can blend inks together to achieve different shades of colour.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The eye of the bird was outlined using a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Maker and I used a Chalk Marker to add the highlight to the eye.I flagged both ends of the Poppy Parade strip and added it to the Old Olive card base with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Stamparatus again, I stamped the sentiment from the Christmas to Remember stamp set in Poppy Parade ink. I repeated the inking and stamping to get a darker colour. The stamped panel was then added to the Soft Suede layer with the same liquid glue. The topper was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up

I tied a large bow using the Gold Elegant Trim and added it to the card front using a Dimensional. The holly was stamped in Old Olive ink and coloured using Old Olive and Poppy Parade ink and my Water Painters. The coloured image was then fussy cut using scissors and added over the bow using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty traditional robin themed Christmas card made using the Happy Holly-Days stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I love this card; I think my water colouring needs a bit of work but the bird is so pretty. I hope you like it

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Good Luck Chick

Posted on September 5, 2021August 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a jolly good luck chick card made to celebrate a friends’ retirement at the end of August. Like me she wok as a nurse for over 35 years at Royal Papworth Hospital, a specialist heart and lung hospital here in the UK. I am so looking forward to celebrating with her with a visit to our favourite café for a special full English breakfast.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the good luck chick card, you will need:

Poppy Parade card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Soft Suede card – 5¾” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White ¼” strip

I started by stamping the 1^st dancing chicken on the right-hand side of the slightly longer Basic White panel. I stamped the same image onto three Post It Notes and cut around the images with Scissors and used these to provide masks.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

One of the masks was placed over the stamped chicken and another chicken was stamped to the left. The second mask was then placed over the top of this chicken and another bird stamped to the left.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The last mask was then added to the third chicken and the chicken with a balloon was stamped so that she appeared to be floating out of the gang. The masks were then removed.

I used the following Blends Marker Pens to colour in the chicks and the balloon – Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cinnamon Cider, Gray Granite, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight & Bronze

The stamped panel was layered onto the Soft Suede panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole piece was then added to the Poppy Parade card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Welcoming Woods stamp set, was stamped in Poppy Parade ink onto the strip of Basic White and the strip was cut down and flagged with Scissors. I added a trio of Red Rhinestones to finish the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A quirky, fun and happy retirement card made using the Birthday Chick stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I hope this card brings a smile to my friend’s face. Hope you like it.

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Garden Birdhouses stamp set by Stampin' Up! used to make a sweet birdhouse hanging for a tree card

Birdhouse Hanging in a Tree

Posted on June 1, 2021May 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty card featuring a pretty birdhouse hanging in a tree and made using the Garden Birdhouses stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Birdhouse hanging in a tree card you will need:

Granny Apple Green card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Balmy Blue card – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 4¾” by 3” – Rounded upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – Rounded upper right corner
Scrap Basic Black, Basic White & Poppy Parade

I stamped the branch onto the upper eight & lower left corner of the Granny Apple Green card base in 2^nd generation Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

The branch was stamped again in full-strength Mossy Meadow ink across the top of the small panel of Basic White card. I added the hanger in the same ink. The birdhouse was stamped in Gray Granite ink and the leaves and flowers were added in Granny Apple Green ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

I used the following Blends Markers to colour in the image. Poppy Parade and Gray Granite for the birdhouse. Daffodil Delight for the flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

The stamped panel was added to the Balmy Blue panel then to the Granny Apple Green card base. I added the 2 flags to the side.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

The sentiment from the Many Messages stamp set was in my stash. It had previously been stamped in Versamark ink, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set with my Heat Tool. It was die cut using the Messages Dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty card featuring a birdhouse hanging in a tree and made with the Garden Birdhouse stamp set

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A card for the Spring is in the Air team challenge made using the Free As A Bird stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Spring is in the Air – Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is ‘Spring Time & Flowers’ and I am sharing a sweet card made for a recent team challenge where our theme was ‘Spring Is In The Air’. I chose to use the lovely Free as a Bird stamp set to make my card.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Spring is in the Air card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake layer – 5½” by 3¾”
Old Olive layer – 4” by 2½”
Very Vanilla layer – 3⅝” by 2¾”
Very Vanilla layer – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

I embossed the Crumb Cake layer using the Painted Textures Embossing Folder and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

I wrapped a piece of Ornate Garden ribbon around the embossed panel and adhered on the reverse with Sellotape. It was added to the Crumb Cake card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

The birds from the Free As a Bird stamp set were stamped on the Very Vanilla panel using Early Espresso ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

They were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – So Saffron, Rococo Rose, Soft Sea Foam & Crumb Cake. The stamped panel was adhered to the Old Olive layer with the liquid glue and added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

I used the Rococo Rose Blends Markers, I coloured in a trio of Basic Pearls and added them to the card front. I finished with a bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Free as a Bird stamp set used to make a card for our team Spring is in the Air challenge

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped on a scrap of Very Vanilla in Early Espresso ink and trimmed out using scissors. It was tucked under the stamped piece.

So pretty and I hope very Spring like.

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