A pretty garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

Garden Gateway card

Posted on April 17, 2020March 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card made using the Grace’s Garden stamp set and co-ordinating Garden Gateway dies. I love, love this bundle, the flowers are gorgeous and I love the gate.

To recreate the Garden Gateway card you will need:

Balmy Blue card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left and right corners
Real Red – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left and right corners
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left and right corners x 2
Whisper White – 4 ½” by 3”
Scrap Whisper White

I stamped the hollyhocks on the right side of the Whisper White panel in Old Olive ink and the medium cluster of flowers in the same ink on the left side. I added the small flowers in Mossy Meadow ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The flowers were coloured in using the following Blends Markers – Old Olive combo, Calypso Coral combo, dark Flirty Flamingo, dark So Saffron, dark Highland Heather & light Granny Apple Green.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

Using a sponge I added Balmy Blue ink to the background and around the flowers. I added Crumb Cake ink to the bottom of the card in the same way.

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The gate was die cut from the smaller Whisper White panel and added to the card front using Mini Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

I stamped the spray of roses on scrap Whisper White, coloured then in using light Real Red and light Old Olive Blends. The image was die cut and attached to the gate with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral card featuring the Garden Gateway dies and Grace’s Garden stamp set

The sentiment was stamped in Basic Gray ink inside the garden gate. I added some of the tiny birds from the Mountain Air stamp set in Basic Gray ink to complete the card.

Gorgeous, I hope you like it.

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A pretty cherry blossom birthday card made using Stampin' Up! products

Cherry Blossoms for the Hopping Around the World Blog Hop

Posted on March 28, 2020March 27, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Welcome to the Hopping Around the World Hop where our theme this month is ‘flowers’. If you have hopped over from Jennifer Downey’s blog or started the hop with me…..welcome. I have chosen to use the gorgeous Forever Blossoms stamp set which is part of the Parisian Suite in the new Spring/Summer catalogue.

To recreate the Cherry Blossoms card you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Basic Black 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White 5¼” by 3½” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – rounded upper left corner – for the inside
Old Olive 1” by 3 ½”
Whisper White ¾” by 3½”

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

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday 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. Using a small paintbrush I flicked on some Vegas Gold Shimmer Paint onto the stamped panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The panel was then added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive then to the Old Olive card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment from the Perennial Birthday stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Whisper White card stock and glued to the Old Olive strip. I added Tear n Tape to the back of the sentiment panel and added strips of Scalloped Lace Ribbon to the top and bottom.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

The sentiment piece was then added to the stamped panel using the Dimensionals and a trio of Basic Pearls, coloured with the dark So Saffron Blends Marker were added to the sentiment strip to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A sweet floral birthday card made using the Forever Blossoms stamp set

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it. Please hop on to see what Sandra Herzog has to share with us this month.

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A pretty pink shoe themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

Pink Shoes

Posted on March 22, 2020March 18, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card featuring a gorgeous pair of pink shoes, made using the Dressed to Impress stamp set and the stunning Best Dressed designer series paper.

To recreate the Pink Shoes card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Best Dressed Dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Whisper White – 4” by a hair under 2”
Scrap Whisper White

I began by using my Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere the dsp panel to the Thick Whisper White card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

I punched the top of the small piece of Whisper White using the Delicate Tag Topper Punch and rounded the bottom left corner of the same piece using the Detailed Trio Punch.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

I stamped the sentiment in Blackberry Bliss ink onto the punched tag.

The shoes were stamped in Lovely Lipstick ink onto scrap Whisper White card stock, coloured in using the Lovely Lipstick combo Blends Markers and the dark Petal Pink Blends Marker. They were then die cut using the All Dressed up dies before being added to the bottom of the tag.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

The flowers and leaves were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap White card, coloured in using the Lovely Lipstick and Mint Macaron combo Blends Markers. The die cut flowers were then added to the tag with the liquid adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink shoes

The tag was then mounted on the card front on Dimensionals and the card was decorated with a trio of Gingham Gala Sequins.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty card featuring the Best Dressed dsp and a pair of pink sho

Such a pretty, feminine card. I hope you like it.

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Pretty It's Your Day card featuring a purple umbrella and flowers

Purple Brolly

Posted on March 10, 2020February 29, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet purple brolly card made using the gorgeous Under My Umbrella stamp set and co-ordinating Umbrella Builder Punch.

To recreate the purple brolly card you will need:

Sahara Sand card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Highland Heather – 4⅝ by 2¾”
Whisper White – 4½” by 2⅝”
Early Espresso – 4⅛” by ¼” x 4
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White, Highland Heather & Early Espresso

I randomly stamped two of the groups of flowers from the Under My Umbrella stamp set in Sahara Sand ink onto the smaller layer of Whisper White card. This panel was then adhered to the Highland Heather layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

Taking the 4 strips of Early Espresso card stock I glued them to the Sahara Sand card front with the same adhesive. The flowery panel was then added over top using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

I stamped the open umbrella using Early Espresso ink onto scrap Whisper White card and punched it out using the Umbrella Builder Punch. I also punched the umbrella handle from a scrap of Early Espresso card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

The umbrella was coloured in using the Highland Heather combo of Blends Markers. The handle was glued to the umbrella and both were added to the card front with liquid adhesive. I added a Dimensional to support the overhanging right side of the brolly.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

The sentiment was stamped in Highland Heather ink on scrap Whisper White which was trimmed out using scissors. I backed the sentiment with a scrap piece of Highland Heather and added the sentiment to the card front with the liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A pretty floral purple brolly card using Stampin’ Up! products

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

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A beautiful garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! product

Grace’s Garden for the Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop

Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 by Mo Rootes

Thank you for joining me for the February Stamp ‘N Hop Blog Hop. If you have joined me from Laura Mackie I am sure you were inspired by her project. Our theme today is ‘Colouring’ and I have chosen to use the stunning Grace’s Garden stamp set.

To recreate the Grace’s Garden card you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Flirty Flamingo – 5” by 3¼” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 4⅞” by 3⅛” – Rounded Upper Left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper Left corner – for the inside
Scrap Whisper White

I began by stamping the gate onto the Whisper White panel using Crumb Cake ink. I used the same ink to stamp the hollyhocks and the other little flowers on either side of the gate.

A beautiful garden themed card made using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The stamped images were then coloured in using the following Blends Marker – Crumb Cake combo, Granny Apple Green combo, Flirty Flamingo combo and dark Highland Heather. I added a touch of sky by sponging on some Balmy Blue ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

I glued the stamped layer to the Flirty Flamingo panel using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

Taking a length of Linen Thread I wrapped it round the panel and tied it in a bow.

I stamped the hollyhock image along the bottom of the Crumb Cake card base in Crumb Cake ink and added the stamped panel to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment from the New Wonders stamp set was stamped onto a scrap strip of Whisper white and trimmed out and the end flagged using scissors. I added the sentiment under the Linen Thread bow.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card made using the gorgeous Grace’s Garden stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

A trio of pearls were coloured using the dark Flirty Flamingo Blends Marker before being added to the card front.

Such a cute card, I love it. Please hop on see what has Narelle Fasulo in Australia has to share with us today

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First Frost stamp set used to make a pretty floral card

First Frost card inspired by my bathroom!

Posted on February 4, 2020January 30, 2020 by Mo Rootes

I was soaking in the bath the other day, as you do when I looked up and noticed how well the new box of tissues went with the colour of the cupboard doors and I thought I must try out that colour combo ……..we have to take our inspiration when it comes. Here is the card I came up with using the First Frost stamp set.

To recreate my bathroom inspired card you will need:

Merry Merlot card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Calypso Coral – 5 ½” by 3 ¾” – rounded upper left corner
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” x 2– rounded upper left corner
Scrap Whisper White

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

I inked up the ‘sprig’ image using the Gray Granite and Merry Merlot Stamp and Write Markers and stamped on one of the Whisper White panels. I repeated this twice more. This panel was then added to the Calypso Coral panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. This piece was then added to the Merry Merlot card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

I stamped the large flower in Merry Merlot ink and the small flower in Calypso Coral onto scrap Whisper White card stock and die cut them using the Frosted Bouquet dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped using Gray Granite ink onto scrap Whisper White and die cut using the same dies.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

The sentiment was added to the card front on Dimensionals and the roses placed around the sentiment using Dimensionals. I added a trio of Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful floral card with a colour combo inspired by my bathroom

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A pretty cheerful Spring daisy card made using Stampin' Up! products

Pretty Daisy Lane

Posted on January 3, 2020December 30, 2019 by Mo Rootes

With all the fun and festivities over January always seems such a long month so I thought I would start the year off with a pretty daisy card, so bright and cheerful.

To recreate the pretty Daisy Lane card you will need:

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Mango Melody – 5½” by 3¾”
Whisper White – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Old Olive – 5” by 3¼”
Whisper White 5” by 3 ¼”
Old Olive 3⅝” by ⅜”
Scrap Whisper White

I started by stamping the gorgeous fern image in Old Olive ink randomly onto the larger panel of Whisper White cardstock before adhering the panel to the Mango Melody piece. This whole piece was then glued to the Thick Whisper White card base using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

Using the Nested Stitched Dies I die cut die cut a label from the smaller Whisper White panel and the next size up from the Old Olive piece.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

I stamped the leaf and stem image onto the stitched Whisper White die cut piece in Old Olive ink. The daisy flower us added using Mango Melody ink and the panel was then mounted on the Old Olive die cut using the same Multipurpose adhesive. The sentiment from the same stamp set was added in Old Olive ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

The bottom of the die cut piece was cut off using my paper trimmer. This piece was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

I added the strip of Old Olive to the bottom of the popped up panel. The daisy head was stamped in Mango Melody ink onto scrap Whisper White cardstock and fussy cut. I added it to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty Spring card made using the Daisy Lane stamp set

I added a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots to complete the card. I love it, hope you do too.

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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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Beautiful Friend stamp set makes a pretty floral birthday card for a special friend

Beautiful Friendship for a special friend

Posted on August 2, 2019July 28, 2019 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a pretty card made for one of my oldest and dearest friends using the Beautiful Friendship stamp set.

To recreate the Beautiful Friendship card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Basic Gray cardstock 4⅛” by 3 ⅛” – rounded upper right corner
Whisper White cardstock 4” by 3” – rounded upper right corner

Using some temporary adhesive I adhered the Whisper White piece to the card front. I then stamped the flowers and leaves beginning with the largest images and making sure to stamp overlapping on to the card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I used Rococo Rose ink for the large and small roses, Seaside Spray for the hydrangea, Purple Posy for the long flower spays and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray ink and added the rose centres in the same colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

The Whisper White layer was then lifted away from the card base and added it to the Basic Gray panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. The whole panel was added to the card base on Dimensionals

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I added a scattering of Iridescent Sequins for a bit of bling.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A lovely floral birthday card made using the Birthday Friendship stamp set.

I stamped the same flowers and leaves inside the card and on the envelope.

A really pretty card. I hope my friend likes it.

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Birthday Goodness

Posted on July 25, 2019July 22, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have been playing with the Birthday Goodness stamp set this week and have made a really sweet shaker card for my sister in laws birthday.

To recreate the Birthday Goodness card you will need;

Thick Whisper White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Rococo Rose cardstock 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Whisper White cardstock 5⅜ by 3⅝” x 2
Rococo Rose cardstock 4¾” by 3¼”
Window Sheet 5” by 3½”

I die cut a rectangle from the centre of one of the Whisper White layers using a Rectangle Stitched die. Using the same die and the next one up I die cut the frame from the smaller panel of Rococo Rose cardstock.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I stamped the tower of macarons in Basic Gray ink onto the die cut stitched rectangle and coloured it in using the following Blends markers – Rococo Rose combo, Seaside Spray combo and Crumb Cake combo……….don’t they look good enough to eat!

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I glued the Rococo Rose frame to the Whisper White frame using Multipurpose liquid Adhesive and added the window sheet to the reverse using Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

The larger Rococo Rose panel was added to the card front using the same adhesive. Placing the ‘frame’ onto the card front I added the same adhesive to the back of the stamped piece and nestled it inside the frame. The frame was then lifted away abd foam adhesive strips added all round the rectangular aperture making sure to leave no gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.com – A gorgeous shaker card made using the Birthday Goodness stamp set

I placed a pinch of the Woven Threads Seqiuns on top of the stamped image and added the frame over the top. The sentiment was stamped on basic Gray ink and added to the card front with Mini Glue Dots.