The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you card.

Sweet Freesia card

Posted on July 2, 2021June 25, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet freesia floral thank you card featuring the Color & Contour stamp set and some pretty soft colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the sweet freesia floral card, you will need:

Soft Sea Foam card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – -5¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside

Using the flower infill image, I stamped down the centre of the Soft Sea Foam card front in Soft Sea Foam ink to give a little texture.

The Color & Contour stamp set used to make a pretty floral thank you car

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I cut a decorative panel from the longer, thinner piece of Basic White card using the Ornate Layers dies.

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I stamped the pretty flower outlines in Highland Heather ink onto the decorative die cut. The infill image ws stamped in Fresh Freesia ink.

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I wrapped a piece of Sheer Gorgeous Grape Ribbon around the stamped panel and added the panel to the card front on Dimensionals.

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To finish the card, I added a bow made from the same ribbon and a trio of 2021-2023 In Color Jewels.

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Such a pretty card, I hope you like it

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A pretty hydrangea themed birthday card made using the Hydrangea Have stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Birthday Hydrangea

Posted on June 29, 2021June 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

A pretty birthday hydrangea card made for one of my oldest friend’s birthday – she loves hydrangeas. using the Hydrangea Haven stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the birthday hydrangea card, you will need:

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Gorgeous Grape card – 4¼” by 3⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Shimmery White card – 4⅛” by 3” -– rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – rounded upper left corner

The flower head of the hydrangea was stamped in Fresh Freesia ink around the edges of the Fresh Freesia card base to add some texture.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I stamped the beautiful hydrangea flower in Basic Gray ink onto the Shimmery White card.

Using the Fresh Freesia ink and a Water Painter I covered the whole blossom. Next, I added Highland Heather ink to some of the flowers and Gorgeous Grape into to others. Balmy Blue ink was added to fill the gaps.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I used Soft Succulent ink to colour in the leaves and stems of the flower.

The sentiment from the Best Year stamp set was stamped in Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I used Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to add the stamped panel to the Gorgeous Grape panel. The panel was then added to the card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

I tucked a piece of Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon underneath the right- hand side of the panel, securing it in place with Mini Glue Dots.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Hydrangea Haven stamp set used to make a pretty Hydrangea themed birthday card

To complete the card, I added a trio of 2021 – 2023 In Color Jewels.

Such a pretty card, I hope my friend likes it.

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A floral, peach blossom thank you card using the Sweet As A Peach stamp set by Stampin' Up, made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Peach Blossom for the Stamper’s Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on June 28, 2021June 22, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is Summertime Florals – I love a floral. I decided to make a peach blossom card using the Sweet as a Peach stamp set, I love the pretty spay of flowers in this stamp set.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the peach blossom card, you will need:

Polished Pink card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded lower right corner
Pale Papaya card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded lower right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded lower right corner – one for the outside and one for the inside
Basic White card – 3⅞” by 1”
Pear Pizzazz card – 3⅞” by 1⅛”

Using Post It Tape, I masked off a 1” strip – about 1 ¼” from the top of one of the Basic White panels.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I inked up the trio of flowers from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set in Pale Papaya ink and added a dab of Polished pink ink to the centre of each flower using a dauber. I repeated this above and below the masked off area. The flower centres were added in Polished Pink ink using one of the smaller flowers.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The leaves were stamped in Pear Pizzazz ink. I used the large spray of leaves, only inking up 2 or 3 at a time. I added a few of the tiny pair of leaves in the same ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The trio of tiny flowers was stamped in Polished Pink ink to fill in some of the spaces and the image I used as a flower centre was stamped in Pale Papaya ink. The stamped panel was then glued to the Pale Papaya card layer with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive before being added on Dimensionals to the Polished Pink card front.

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The sentiment from the Ornate Thanks stamp set was stamped in Old Olive ink onto the strip of Basic White card. This was mounted onto the strip of Pear Pizzazz card and added to the card front with liquid glue.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty peach blossom themed thank you card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I added a double Baker’s Twine bow and a trio of 2021-2023 In Colour Jewels to complete the card.

This is one of my favourite card layouts, I hope you like it.

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Beautiful Batik

Posted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card beautiful batik card made using the Batik Bouquet stamp set and Batik dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the beautiful batik card, you will need:

Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Misty Moonlight card – 5½” by 3¾”
Soft Sea Foam card – 4 ½” by 3 ¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White

I began by stamping the sweet flower all over the Misty Moonlight panel in Night of Navy ink. The panel was then added to the Misty Moonlight card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. I added 2 pieces of Fine Art Ribbon across the panel using Tear and Tape to secure them.

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The sweet flower was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Batik Dies and the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful batik themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

I used Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Foam Blends to colour in the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful batik themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

The sentiment from the Party Puffins stamp set was stamped in Night of Navy ink on the smaller panel of Basic White card and die cut it out using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. I also die cut a slightly larger scalloped rectangle using the same dies and the Soft Sea Foam panel. The panels were then glued together.

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The flower was added to the rectangle with Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful batik themed card made using Stampin’ Up! products

A trio of Genial Gems was added to complete the card. So pretty. I hope you like it.

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Pretty pansy themed cards made for the June Class in the Mail using Stampin' Up! products

Pansy Petals Class In The Mail

Posted on June 15, 2021June 7, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the projects I designed for the June class in the mail using the gorgeous Pansy Petals designer Series Paper, Pansy Patch stamp set and Pansy Dies.

Colours used in these projects are:

Pansy Bud card

A pretty pansy themed card made for the June Class in the Mail using Stampin' Up! products

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet pansy card made for the June Class In The Mail and made using the Pansy Petals designer Series Paper

Fresh Freesia card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Evening Evergreen layer – 5½” by 3¾”
Pansy Petals dsp – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White – 5⅜” by 3⅝” – for the inside
Basic White label – die cut using the Scalloped Contours dies
Pansy Petals dsp – die cut flowers, stems & leaves
Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon
Basic White Envelope

Feed the ribbon through either side of the die cut label then add to the panel of dsp with Dimensionals. Secure the ribbon on the back with Sellotape.
Glue the dsp panel to the layer of Evening Evergreen layer and add the panel to the Fresh Freesia card front
Glue the bud to the stem and add to the label with liquid glue, add the leaf.

Two Pansy card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet pansy card made for the June Class In The Mail and made using the Pansy Petals designer Series Paper

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White layer – 5⅜ by 3⅜” x 2 – one for the inside
Pansy Petals dsp – 5⅞” by 1”
Pansy Petals dsp – 5⅞” by ⅜”
Pansy Petals dsp – die cut flowers & leaves
Basic White Envelope
Bumblebee Trinket

Glue the one of the Basic White panels to the card front and add strips of dsp to the card front
Stamp the sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink
Add the Leaves to the card front with glue. Place the die cut flowers on the card front on Dimensionals
Add the sweet Bumblebee Trinket

Trio of Pansies card

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet pansy card made for the June Class In The Mail and made using the Pansy Petals designer Series Paper

Evening Evergreen card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White layer – 5⅝” by 3⅞” for the inside
Pansy Petals dsp – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic White label die cut using the Scalloped Contours dies
Pansy Petals dsp 4⅛” by ⅜”
Pansy Petals dsp – die cut flowers & leaves
Envelope
Bumblebee Trinket

Add the panel of dsp to the Evening Evergreen card front.
Add the strip of dsp to the card front
Glue the bud to the stem and add to the large scalloped label with a dimensional
Add a large flower and the leaves to the panel with a glue
Place the 2 remaining die cut flowers on the card front on Dimensionals
Add the sweet Bumblebee Trinket

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – Sweet pansy themed cards made for the June Class In The Mail and made using the Pansy Petals designer Series Paper

Such pretty cards, I hope you like them.

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Season’s Blessing

Posted on June 11, 2021June 6, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet card made using the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket Dies from the new Stampin’ Up! annual catalogue.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the Season’s Blessings card, you will need:

Thick Basic White – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Hand-penned dsp – 4½” by 3⅜” – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 4¼” by 3⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Basic White

I stamped the leaf image in Soft Succulent ink onto the small panel of Basic White card. I added a flower to the centre stem using Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

I stamped the flower 3 times in Blushing Bride ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut them out using the Seasonal Basket Dies and my Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. The flowers were added to the stamped panel using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The medium sized flower centre was stamped randomly across the panel using Flirty Flamingo ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The stamped panel was added to the piece of Hand-penned designer series paper using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. It was then added to the Thick Basic White card base using Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

The sentiment from the Party Puffins stamp set was stamped in Blushing Bride ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A pretty floral birthday card featuring the Season’s Blessings stamp set and Seasonal Basket dies

I added a trio of Opal Rounds and a double bow using the Snail Mail twine combo which sadly retires at the end of this month.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A pretty card using the Meadow dies and the Scalloped Contour dies by Stampin' Up!

Monochrome Meadow

Posted on June 6, 2021May 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet monochrome meadow card made using the Meadow Dies and the Quiet Meadow stamp set

Colours used in the project are:

To recreate the Monochrome Meadow card, you will need

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Soft Succulent – 5” by 4”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic Black & Basic White

I stamped the front of the Thick Basic White card front with the text stamp from the Quiet Meadow stamp set using 2^nd generation Soft Succulent ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card in shades of green using the Meadow Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Scalloped Contour Dies I die cut a scalloped rectangle. I used Post It Notes to mask off the stitching and scallops.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card in shades of green using the Meadow Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using a Blending Brush, I added Whisper White ink to the centre of the panel using circular motions to blend the ink. I added Soft Succulent ink around the White area, the Evening Evergreen ink and finally Night of Navy ink around the outer edges to give some depth. I removed the Post It Notes and added the rectangle to the card front with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card in shades of green using the Meadow Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Using the Meadow Dies I die cut a flower from Basic Black and Basic White card. The White flower was added to the Black flower, slightly off centre to give a shadow effect.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card in shades of green using the Meadow Dies by Stampin’ Up!

The flower was added to the card front on Dimensionals and a trio of Oval Rounds added to complete the card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A sweet card in shades of green using the Meadow Dies by Stampin’ Up!

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The Hand-penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers dies used to make a sweet thank you card

Brightly Hand- Penned Flowers

Posted on June 4, 2021May 26, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a sweet brightly hand-penned thank you card made using the Hand-Penned stamp set and Penned Flowers dies and some lovely bright colours.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the brightly hand-penned card you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – Rounded upper left corner
Magenta Madness – 5⅜” by 3⅝ – Rounded upper left corner
Basic White – 5¼” by 3½” – Rounded upper left corner
Scrap Just Jade & Basic Black

I ran the Basic White panel through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. The embossed panel was then adhered to the Magenta Madness panel using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely brightly hand-penned flower thank you card made using the Hand-penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers dies

The panel was then added to the Thick Basic White card base using the same liquid glue. I added a ⅛” strip of Magenta Madness card across the front of the panel at an angle.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely brightly hand-penned flower thank you card made using the Hand-penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers dies

The gorgeous floral spray was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto scrap Basic White card and die cut using the Penned Flower dies. I also cut out some extra leaves using the same set of dies from scrap Just Jade card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely brightly hand-penned flower thank you card made using the Hand-penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers dies

I used the in-fill stamps to colour the flowers and leaves with Daffodil Delight ink, Magenta Madness ink and Just Jade ink. Don’t they look gorgeous. The die cut piece was then added to the card front on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely brightly hand-penned flower thank you card made using the Hand-penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers dies

The sentiment was stamped in Versamark ink onto scrap Basic Black, covered with White Embossing Powder and heat set using my Heat Tool. I fussy cut the sentiment using scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A lovely brightly hand-penned flower thank you card made using the Hand-penned Petals stamp set and Penned Flowers dies

To complete the card, I added some of the Matte Black Dots to the flower centres.

Doesn’t this image look great in bright colours.

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Textured Floral

Posted on June 1, 2021May 30, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Here is a softly pretty textured floral thank you card made using the Color & Contour stamp set and the gorgeous new 2021-2023 In Colors.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the textured floral card you will need:

Soft Succulent card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛” – rounded upper left corner
Polished Pink card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – rounded upper left corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 – rounded upper left corner – one for the inside
Soft Succulent card – 3” by 3”
Basic White card – 3” by 3″

I began by die cutting the Basic White circle and the Soft Succulent scalloped circle using the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, the Layering Circle Dies and the square pieces of card stock.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful textured color & contour thank you card featuring the 2013-2023 In Colors

Placing the same plain circle die onto one of the Basic White panels and drew round it lightly with a pencil. This marks out the area to stamp around. I positioned it so that it part of the circle would end up being trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful textured color & contour thank you card featuring the 2013-2023 In Colors

I inked up the outline flower image with Polished pink ink and stamped it twice around the circle. I used the fill in stamp to colour the image but stamped off to give a lighter shade of pink. I repeated this with the Pale Papaya ink and the Fresh Freesia ink.

The buds were stamped in Soft Succulent ink and coloured using the fill in stamp and the 3 colours.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful textured color & contour thank you card featuring the 2013-2023 In Colors

When the circle was covered, I ran it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine with the Tasteful Textiles Embossing Folder. Looks amazing. The panel was then glued to the Polished Pink panel.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful textured color & contour thank you card featuring the 2013-2023 In Colors

The sentiment was stamped in Evening Evergreen ink onto the Basic White circle which was then added to the Soft Succulent scalloped circle. The circle was then added to the stamped panel on Dimensionals and the overhang was trimmed off.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful textured color & contour thank you card featuring the 2013-2023 In Colors

The panel was then added with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to the Soft Succulent card base.

Such a pretty card, I hope you like it.

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A stunning black and white daisies card using the Daisy Garden stamp set and made for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Monochromatic Daisies for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

Posted on May 31, 2021June 2, 2021 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop where our theme is Black & White. I love a bit of monochrome, don’t you? have chosen to make a monochromatic daisies card using the gorgeous Daisy Garden stamp.

Colours used in this project are:

Basic Black

Basic White

To recreate the monochromatic daisies card, you will need:

Basic Black card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5 ½” by 3 ¾”
Basic White card – 3” by ½”

I mounted the large Daisy Garden stamp onto the plate of my Stamparatus. I find it easier to get a good image if I have the opportunity to re-stamp the image.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful black & white, monochromatic daisies card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I inked the stamp up with Versamark ink, stamped it onto the smaller panel of Basic Black and covered it with White Embossing Powder. The powder was then heat set using my Heat Tool.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful black & white, monochromatic daisies card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The panel was then cut into three strips, roughly equal in width. The strips were added to the Basic Black panel with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful black & white, monochromatic daisies card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

I wrapped a piece of White Baker’s Twine twice around the panel and tied it in a bow. The panel was then added to the basic Black card base using Black Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A beautiful black & white, monochromatic daisies card for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Sweet As A Peach stamp set was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto the small strip of Basic White card and added to the card front using Black Dimensionals.